Tues. Apr. 13 - Auntie Annie's (Belfast) - 12:45am
Thurs. Apr. 15 - Cellar Bar (Galway) - 9:45pm
Fri. Apr. 16 - The Twisted Pepper (Dublin) - 12:35am
Since their inception in 2006, Sixteen Layers have been witness to some serious highs and lows of the industry.
Two years ago, after winning the Bodog Battle of the Bands, Sixteen Layers were approached by, and ultimately ended up signing with, an independent record label based out of Ireland. The band wasted no time and immediately began recording their self-penned debut album with Jim Lowe (Foo Fighters, Charlatans, Stereophonics) at The Sawmills Studio in Cornwall.
The dream, however, did not last long. Due to a loss in financial backing their label folded. Sixteen Layers found themselves at a crossroad; repair the damage that had come from the dissolution of the label and continue or give up the fight. Not ones to admit defeat, they returned home to Dublin armed with the tracks they had from the Jim Lowe sessions and set to work, picking up where they left off. Due in large part to their wealth of studio knowledge from their pasts as session musicians and work in music for film/TV, the band was able to come together and finish recording the remaining tracks for the album – mixing and mastering it themselves.
Their debut album I AM NO ONE, “a beautifully produced eleven-track stomp along the line between straight-up old school rock and modern-day anthemic indie” (State.ie), was released in March 2009 on their own No One Records. Securing distribution through Tower Records in Dublin and various mainstream online retailers, the album garnered immediate attention, selling out of stock at Tower Records within a few weeks of release, as well as receiving stunning reviews in the Irish press. The first single “Torch” did well as part of the Independents Day (UK) compilation album released a few months prior to I AM NO ONE. “Torch” and the second single “Eight Miles Down” have been added to rotation at a number of radio stations, including RTE/2FM/2XM, 98FM, I105, KCLR, KFM, Live 95FM, East Coast, Phantom, WLR, Spin FM, Beat FM and others.
In January 2009 Sixteen Layers were approached by Ten Ways Media, a production company based in Ireland who were interested in documenting the process of an independent band releasing and promoting an album on their own. Tom O’Neill and his crew stuck by the band for three months filming everything from rehearsals, shows and in-store appearances, up to and including the album launch at a sold out Crawdaddy’s in Dublin where Sixteen Layers played an incendiary set to the frenzied crowd of friends and fans in attendance.
The finished product is the short documentary “Into the Hurricane” which gives a sharp look into to the world of Sixteen Layers and the amount of work and dedication it took to bring their album to life. The documentary premiered in June 2009 prior to another sold out show by Sixteen Layers, this time The Sugar Club in Dublin.
Since the release of I AM NO ONE Sixteen Layers have been on the road wowing audiences with their unforgettable live shows. In July 2009 they won the Dublin leg of Indie Week Ireland, run by Toronto-based Promoter Darryl Hurs, allowing Sixteen Layers the opportunity to come to Toronto and showcase during the Canadian Indie Week competition in the early part of October 2009. Sixteen Layers were largely voted as the band to see over Indie Week. According to one reviewer “Sixteen Layers was brilliant, really one to remember. Sixteen Layers kicked ass and had everyone smiling. For the first time in a long time I saw a band play an encore and this encore was fully merited. I never wanted this show to end. Sixteen Layers at The Hideout, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in Toronto” (Music Vice).
Back home in Dublin, the band are now filming two music videos to promote the release of their double ‘A’ side Exile/Into the Sun to be released in early November 2009. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response from their showcases over Indie Week, Sixteen Layers are currently in talks to return to Canada in the early part of the New Year.
Sixteen Layers are gaining momentum at break-neck speed. Their reputation as a brilliant live band will carry Sixteen Layers well into 2010 winning over fans worldwide. In the rare time they have off the road, Sixteen Layers are starting to write in preparation for their follow up album due sometime in late 2010/early 2011.
http://www.sixteenlayers.com
Doors: 8pm
£5 at the door / £3 for students with valid ID
£8 for a wristband
A wristband allows access to all INDIE WEEK shows in all cities. Wristbands can be purchased at the doors of Auntie Annie's or at any INDIE WEEK showcase.
Doors: 8pm€6 at the door
€10 for a wristband
A wristband allows access to all INDIE WEEK shows in all cities. Wristbands can be purchased at the doors of Cellar Bar or at any INDIE WEEK showcase.
Canadian Music Fest is upon us once again! Here's a list of bands that we suggest checking out who've performed at INDIE WEEK.
Wednesday March 10
A Primitive Evolution
Bovine Sex Club @ 2:00 am
Bella Clava
Horseshoe Tavern @ 11:00 pm
Brazen Angelz
Horseshoe Tavern @ 11:40 pm
Hello Beautiful
Clinton's @ 1:00 am
Sixteen Layers
Bovine Sex Club @ 11:00 pm
Teenage X
Bovine Sex Club @ 10:00 pm
Thursday March 11
Everlea
Supermarket @ 1:00 am
Sixteen Layers
The Underground Garage (Second Bar) @ 12:15 am
Static in the Stars
The Underground Garage (Second Bar) @ 10:00 pm
These Three Cities
Mitzi's Sister @ 1:00 am
Friday March 12
Girl + The Machine
Silver Dollar @ 8:00 pm
Isle of Thieves
The Great Hall @ 9:30 pm
Jay Sparrow
The Great Hall @ 12:00 am
Peter Katz
The Great Hall @ 9:00 pm
Shobha
Revival @ 12:00 am
The Fantasy Defender
Velvet Underground @ 8:00 pm
Tim Chaisson & Morning Fold
The Underground Garage (Second Bar) @ 1:15 am
Saturday March 13
A Primitive Evolution
Hideout @ 2:00 am
Cut Throat Britva
Rancho Relaxo @ 2:00 am
Darlings of Chelsea
Silver Dollar @ 1:00 am
Diana Catherine & the Thrusty Tweeters
Cadillac Lounge @ 1:00 am
Jane's Party
Central @ 1:00 am
Jay Sparrow
Liberty Bar @ 1:00 am
Mary Rose Obsession
Cheval
The Balconies
Horseshoe Tavern @9:20 pm
Indie Week ’09 was a big success for Sixteen Layers. With no idea what to expect we crossed the Atlantic into the Big Unknown! To our joy, we found a lot of love and support in Toronto. I suppose the main thing that we took away from our trip was a lot of dedicated contacts and friends who we are currently working with to get back to Canada in March.
Being an independent rock act in this day and age isn’t something entered into lightly… it’s a huge amount of work and dedication. The big thing is making connections with other indie agents and acts, this has been made a lot easier by the internet but online is no substitution for ‘face time’ and performing to new audiences. Indie Week ’09 gave us this opportunity big time. It made Sixteen Layers a whole new monster… We’ve returned to Dublin with a whole new outlook on playing internationally… YOU GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN, BABY!
While in Ontario, we got a chance to play outside of Toronto as well and it gave us a real taste for touring more extensively in that part of the world. We’ll be back, no doubt.
We’re currently working on new material with some occasional gigs to keep our chops up but our main focus is the next album. We learnt a lot through the making of our largely self produced debut album ‘I AM NO ONE’. We’ve a better idea now of where we want to be for the next one. Follow our own guidance… we’ve definitely developed a far sharper compass for where we want to go and not necessarily what various industry factions want to hear… we gotta be true to ourselves and that’s what an audience wants and what keeps a band like SL surviving.
Since we got home, we’ve also shot a vid for our tune ‘Into The Sun’, that’s in post production as I type… should be ready soon. A friend’s car got smashed up during the shoot so it’s cost a little more than we’d hoped… that’s showbiz folks!!!
We’ve also managed (finally) to get on the bill of some of the bigger Summer fests in Ireland and I’ve a sneaking suspicion that that’s something to do with having travelled further a field with the band, the joy of being an International Rock Act!
Tues. Apr. 13 - Auntie Annie's (Belfast) - 12:45am
Thurs. Apr. 15 - Cellar Bar (Galway) - 9:45pm
Fri. Apr. 16 - The Twisted Pepper (Dublin) - 12:35am
Since their inception in 2006, Sixteen Layers have been witness to some serious highs and lows of the industry.
Two years ago, after winning the Bodog Battle of the Bands, Sixteen Layers were approached by, and ultimately ended up signing with, an independent record label based out of Ireland. The band wasted no time and immediately began recording their self-penned debut album with Jim Lowe (Foo Fighters, Charlatans, Stereophonics) at The Sawmills Studio in Cornwall.
The dream, however, did not last long. Due to a loss in financial backing their label folded. Sixteen Layers found themselves at a crossroad; repair the damage that had come from the dissolution of the label and continue or give up the fight. Not ones to admit defeat, they returned home to Dublin armed with the tracks they had from the Jim Lowe sessions and set to work, picking up where they left off. Due in large part to their wealth of studio knowledge from their pasts as session musicians and work in music for film/TV, the band was able to come together and finish recording the remaining tracks for the album – mixing and mastering it themselves.
Their debut album I AM NO ONE, “a beautifully produced eleven-track stomp along the line between straight-up old school rock and modern-day anthemic indie” (State.ie), was released in March 2009 on their own No One Records. Securing distribution through Tower Records in Dublin and various mainstream online retailers, the album garnered immediate attention, selling out of stock at Tower Records within a few weeks of release, as well as receiving stunning reviews in the Irish press. The first single “Torch” did well as part of the Independents Day (UK) compilation album released a few months prior to I AM NO ONE. “Torch” and the second single “Eight Miles Down” have been added to rotation at a number of radio stations, including RTE/2FM/2XM, 98FM, I105, KCLR, KFM, Live 95FM, East Coast, Phantom, WLR, Spin FM, Beat FM and others.
In January 2009 Sixteen Layers were approached by Ten Ways Media, a production company based in Ireland who were interested in documenting the process of an independent band releasing and promoting an album on their own. Tom O’Neill and his crew stuck by the band for three months filming everything from rehearsals, shows and in-store appearances, up to and including the album launch at a sold out Crawdaddy’s in Dublin where Sixteen Layers played an incendiary set to the frenzied crowd of friends and fans in attendance.
The finished product is the short documentary “Into the Hurricane” which gives a sharp look into to the world of Sixteen Layers and the amount of work and dedication it took to bring their album to life. The documentary premiered in June 2009 prior to another sold out show by Sixteen Layers, this time The Sugar Club in Dublin.
Since the release of I AM NO ONE Sixteen Layers have been on the road wowing audiences with their unforgettable live shows. In July 2009 they won the Dublin leg of Indie Week Ireland, run by Toronto-based Promoter Darryl Hurs, allowing Sixteen Layers the opportunity to come to Toronto and showcase during the Canadian Indie Week competition in the early part of October 2009. Sixteen Layers were largely voted as the band to see over Indie Week. According to one reviewer “Sixteen Layers was brilliant, really one to remember. Sixteen Layers kicked ass and had everyone smiling. For the first time in a long time I saw a band play an encore and this encore was fully merited. I never wanted this show to end. Sixteen Layers at The Hideout, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in Toronto” (Music Vice).
Back home in Dublin, the band are now filming two music videos to promote the release of their double ‘A’ side Exile/Into the Sun to be released in early November 2009. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response from their showcases over Indie Week, Sixteen Layers are currently in talks to return to Canada in the early part of the New Year.
Sixteen Layers are gaining momentum at break-neck speed. Their reputation as a brilliant live band will carry Sixteen Layers well into 2010 winning over fans worldwide. In the rare time they have off the road, Sixteen Layers are starting to write in preparation for their follow up album due sometime in late 2010/early 2011.
http://www.sixteenlayers.com
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