Purrrrrrrrrr.

This time last year Squid Lid was in Berlin playing clubs and making new friends. We had aspirations, of course, but few expectations….the only thing we really knew for sure was that we had to keep creating work. And so we did…flash forward a few months and we’re back in Toronto.

2015 closed with the best Krampus Ball we’ve thrown yet at The Opera House:

We were happy in our cold, Squid hearts as we swam into the new year.

2016 kicked off with a bangin’ set in a packed room at The Baltimore House in Hamilton:

The whole night was killer and everyone there was hard core. Dressed up crazy and dancing till the lights came on. We loved it! Thank you Shawn Wright for the above photo.

The road is calling us again though because……..(drum roll) we were accepted to play a showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX this year. Puurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Contentment. SXSW is a huge event and we are chomping at the bit to see some hot new bands, attend conferences, hit up parties and of course destroy our set!

If you are around Austin for the festival check us out! We’re playing at Voodoo Doughnut on Wed. March 16th, 2016 in downtown Austin.

We also have some dates here in Canada to look forward to before we head out to Texas.

We’ll be at Lee’s Palace in Toronto next Saturday alongside local band Mineta:

There’s also dates at Ritual in Ottawa on Saturday, March 12th and The Toucan in Kingston on Sunday, March 13th.

You also have the latest Squid Lid music video to look forward to. It’s for the song “Manta Ray Bait” from Tackle Box. We’re releasing it tomorrow afternoon via our website, YouTube channel and Facebook. Keep your eyes peeled.

The Squid Lid waters are filled with currents…we are navigating our path and riding the waves. Who knows where we’ll end up! It’s not really important right now though…right now it’s all about the process. The creation of the show, the music, the costumes and the videos…..we’re keeping our heads in the work and trying to maintain focus.

See you on the other side!

 

x

Chloe

 

Squid Lid: Alive!

Hello there my loving Tentacles….

This summer has been a busy one. We’ve been playing live quite a bit since returning home from Europe in June and these Canadian shows have been fun.

First thing we did when we landed on Canadian soil was hop in the Squiddy mobile (it’s a black Dodge Caravan actually…am i making you horny?) and drive to Montreal to play Les Katacombes along with DJ Davide and The Scroll.

The audience was a little lighter than we like it, but their enthusiasm made up for their numbers. When i look out and see a half full room it warms my reptilian heart to at least see those people dancing their ASSSES off. Thank you Montreal for making our visit a titty shaker.

Here’s what we looked like 10 seconds after our set ended….the costuming is so different in natural lighting…weird.

Special thanks to De Courval Art and Photo for the gorgeous pics.

The following week-end we played to packed room of Phreaks and Friends at The Opera House here in Toronto as the headlining act for Sub Space’s Pride themed party. This crowd didn’t dance as much as we like (though we can admit that we’re pretty demanding that way) but they still made us feel welcome and we had an ink oozing blast playing our set. Special thanks to Five to Midnight productions for their great photos. http://www.fivetomidnight.ca

Next came The Toucan in Kingston, Ontario along with local punk rockin’ boys Owl Farm.

This show was packed to the rafters and the crowd was cuttin’ up rugs like cray-cray. Wow K-Town, you really make a Squid feel loved!

The Owl Farm set was killer as usual too. These guys are the real deal, I’m telling you. If the spirit of Punk Rock is within you, you will love seeing these boys rock a show, I promise. Great covers too. We particularly loved their rendition of Mudhoney’s “Touch Me I’m Sick”…. bad ass.

This last weekend we played Toronto again. This time as the head liners of the inaugeral Mermaid Ball at club Nocturne on Queen Street West alongside DJ Wychdoktor from Ottawa.

This show was especially fun because when I looked out into the audience I saw hot chick after hot chick wearing shell bikinis, blue sequins and glitter, glitter, GLITTER! It was great. We are super stoked that this event will be an annual one. Can’t wait for next year! Pics from that shin dig to come….

If you missed us during these last string of dates don’t worry!! We have sets coming up. We will be back to The Toucan in Kingston, Ontario on Saturday, August 22nd and we’re honoured to be a part of the Aftermath Festival here in Toronto as well! We’ll be playing The Phoenix as a part of that event Saturday, August 29th.

There are some potential gigs brewing in NYC and Ottawa but we’re still trying to get them officially nailed down, so keep your fins crossed for us.

In other news, our latest music video for “Shark Club”, from our most recent album “Tackle Box”, is finally REAAAAAADY.

We are going to officially release it via our website, YouTube channel and social media tomorrow morning my friends so BUCKLE UP, it’s gonna titillate, tingle and tease your fragile psyches…..we promise.

Until then my loves….

xo

Chloe

Berlin. Volume 2

My dearest Tentacles,

This week-end was a nice and Squiddy one. How bout you?

Friday night Squid Lid played a surprise set at bad-ass Neukölln bar Bruch.

We had some issues with the sound (the place doesn’t usually feature live music) but some how the Professor Keypressor juggled 5 jobs at once and it was a Squid soaked blast. We made a few new fans too! It warmed our deep sea hearts to chat with them after the show. Thanks again lovely tentacles, you are divine.

After our set we drank shots..

Then on Saturday night we hung out in the windows at Larry in Kreuzberg for the ArtStars Presents: Snowe White, Candy Ken, Madlick show…

Thanks to Brett Despotovich for the pictures above.

The windows were beautifully painted by Toronto artist Jack Bride, and he appeared in one himself along side fellow Toronto performance artist Holly Timpener.

Photo by: ArtStars

The whole night was a riot and we got to do some good networking…in a mask to boot! Special thanks to Nadja Sayej and ArtStars for making us a part of the fun.

Next week-end is going to be another Squid-tacular event with two dates to blow your hair back. I will be posting a few goodies from rehearsals leading up to the madness so…

….stay tuned.

Chloe