SitDownTracy

Genre: Rock
Secondary Genre: Pop Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Contact

With sax, violin, and keyboards galore; a sound both tight and sprawling, catchy yet dense. SitDownTracy is a chorus to be reckoned with.

Artist Information

Biography

An eclectic concoction of instruments and personalities, SitDownTracy is an energetic indie pop band based in Winnipeg. Besides guitars and drums, the band’s rich sound comes from keyboards, strings and woodwinds. SitDownTracy is recognizable for their intricate vocal arrangements, which combine up to four voices at once. Within their poppy framework, the band infuses bits of classical, jazz and folk influence. The song is the thing, and SitDownTracy creates arrangements that are expansive without sacrificing tightness. This penchant is showcased on the band’s 2012 full-length release Twenty Something Winters, and can be seen by audiences throughout Canada in summer 2012.

*SitDownTracy was voted BEST LOCAL BAND, and BEST LOCAL ALBUM by Uptown Magazine readers May 2012

*SitDownTracy have appeared on Big Breakfast (Citytv) & Arbor Live (APTN)

*Three time Featured Performer at Winnipeg Fringe Fest

-----------

"The breathlessness created by Twenty Something Winters is a mighty feat— it’s a rare and visceral feeling to be suffocated by pure sound" - Jeff McAllister http://grayowlpoint.com

"Fully realized, ambitious pop record" - Jen Zoratti UPTOWN MAGAZINE

"The vocal harmonies are exceptional... quite stunning" - Jeff Monk Winnipeg Free Press

"It’s eclectic, energetic and full of personality" - Robin Schroffel Edmonton Journal

"This disc is sure to raise a few eyebrows" - Nicholas Friesen the UNITER

"Full-bodied, full-blooded, multi-instrumental.. Canadian indie pop" - John Kendle UPTOWN MAGAZINE

"The melodies are catchier, the vocals are more tuned up, the production quality is higher" - Shanell Dupras - Stylus Magazine

"The song is the thing, and SitDownTracy creates arrangements that are expansive without sacrificing tightness" - CanadaIsAMusicMec.Ca

Instrumentation

Janelle Mailhot - Vocals, keyboard, Acoustic Guitar, grand piano
Trevor Graumann - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Hand claps
Aaron Zeghers - Banjo, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Violin, Electric Guitar
Matthew Powers - Vocals, Percussion, Drum Kit, theremin, Hand claps
Sean Perkins - keyboards, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Harmonica, Tenor Saxophone, Hand claps

Discography

Twenty Something Winters - independent - (2012) (reached #3 on the CKUW charts, #4 on the CFBX charts, #5 on the CKXU charts, #7 on the UMFM charts, #13 on the CJSW charts, #18 on the CJSR charts, #33 on the !Earshot National Top 50 and #45 on !Earshots's May Top 200)

- "The Phone" (reached #8 on the KICK FM charts)

Pleasant Like Wildlife EP - independent - (2010)

- "Always When You're Not Wanted" (CKUW's TOP 20 Songs)

Roaring noon. - independent - (2009) (CKUW's TOP 20 albums, was picked by Stu Reid of CKUW in his TOP 10 OF 2010 )

- "Backfire" (reached #16 on KICK FM's Top 40)

Thesis EP - independent - (2008)

- "Sunday" (reached #4 on KICK FM's Top 40)

Official Website

http://www.sitdowntracy.ca

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

SitDownTracy - A Train.mov

SitDownTracy - All Of The Days Sing All The Time (live).mov

Photo Gallery

Press

  • SITDOWNTRACY – Twenty Something Winters [+ Show ]

    Sitdowntracy’s second album is quite an improvement from their first. The melodies are catchier, the...

  • Sit Down Sounds [+ Show ]

    Sit Down sounds Stand up and set your eyes and ears on Winnipeg indie popsters SitDownTracy. With...

  • This Weekend on Locals Only - SITDOWNTRACY [+ Show ]

    This weekend on the show, I'm joined by members of the band SitDown Tracy. We'll chat about their ac...

  • SitDownTracy [+ Show ]

    Who’s SitDownTracy? How you guys all met? SitDownTracy is an indie rock band from Winnipeg Manito...

  • Twenty-five years on the Fringe [+ Show ]

    Twenty-five years on the Fringe Winnipeg Fringe Fest returns with more shows and more fun than ev...

  • REVIEW - POP and ROCK Twenty Something Winters [+ Show ]

    SITDOWNTRACY Twenty Something Winters (Independent) The title of the latest release from local...

  • REVIEW – “Twenty Something Winters” – SitDownTracy [+ Show ]

    reviewed by Jeff McAllister Some albums burble comfortably on background speakers. Others slip in...

  • Pick A Side! [+ Show ]

    Model/actress. Poet/dancer. Musician/filmmaker. In Winnipeg, no one is ever just one thing. So when ...

  • REVIEW - Math + Sax + Boy/Girl Vocals = Awesome [+ Show ]

    Its pretty, its different, it at first reminded me of Pinback and Death Cab, but on further listen i...

  • UPTOWN best of Winnipeg 2012 [+ Show ]

    40. Best Local Band 1) SitDownTracy SitDownTracy’s sound has evolved significantly since its ...

  • Bands vs Filmmakers II [+ Show ]

    After last year’s amazing concert and visual event in support of Cinematheque, the Winnipeg Film Gro...

  • WATCH: Winnipeg band SitDownTracy breaking out with new CD [+ Show ]

    Manitoba Scene WATCH: Winnipeg band SitDownTracy breaking out with new CD Posted by SCENE Producer...

  • SitDownTracy – Best Friend A Go-Go (live) [+ Show ]

    An eclectic concoction of instruments and personalities, SitDownTracy is an energetic indie pop band...

  • Local Shops Put a Spin on Things for Record Store Day [+ Show ]

    Music fans anticipate sifting through the bins on April 21 in celebration of Record Store Day at loc...

  • A New Chapter [+ Show ]

    "If people haven’t seen us in a year, they have no idea." SitDownTracy multi-instrumentalist A...

  • 11 Questions with..... SitDownTracy [+ Show ]

    On Saturday, April 21st, local act SitDownTracy is releasing its second record, Twenty Something Win...

  • SitDownTracy Live Session [+ Show ]

    In advance of the CD release show for Twenty Something Winters, local act SitDownTracy came in to pe...

  • More Music This Month [+ Show ]

    Local indie pop rock five-piece SitDownTracy is about to unleash its second disc, Twenty Something W...

  • The power of the ‘stache [+ Show ]

    You’ve probably seen them around. They’ve colonized your boyfriends’, your brothers’ and your father...

  • Fringe: SitDownTracy & Mariachi Ghost [+ Show ]

    From 11:00 pm until midnight, SitDownTracy will be unleashing a musical barrage on the beer-guzzling...

  • SitDownTracy - Pleasant Like Wildlife (Independent) [+ Show ]

    Apparently this EP was recorded live in a sheep barn near Teulon and, while there aren’t any animal ...

  • More instruments, more experiments Winnipeg’s SitDownTracy is back and more diverse than ever [+ Show ]

    If you like SitDownTracy, you may not be as familiar with them as you think. After three years and a...

  • CD Review : Sit Down Tracy, “Roaring Noon” [+ Show ]

    A tepid morning breeze blows through a Winnipeg street in late summer, rustling trash and dust up fr...

  • SitDownTracy - In Store at Grooves! [+ Show ]

    SitDownTracy, another great western Canadian band pops down to Grooves on February 27th for an in-st...

  • Calling all Canadian music gurus! [+ Show ]

    Calling all Canadian music gurus! Calling all couch potatoes who are feed-up with boring, mundane ba...

  • Atonomy of a Kickass First Album [+ Show ]

    Okay, so Roaring Noon isn’t SitDownTracy’s first album. They released a demo in the summer of 2008, ...

  • Canadain Indies SitDownTracy Release Roaring noon. [+ Show ]

    Anatomy of a Kick Ass First Album Okay, so Roaring Noon isn’t SitDownTracy’s first album. They re...

  • Scene & Heard - Darryl Sterdan [+ Show ]

    "Thesis" Their MySpace page calls them a gospel band. But anyone who's seen them knows they're a ...

  • Local Heroes - Jared Story [+ Show ]

    rating: B Partially the result of a school project, Thesis, the three-song offering from SitDownT...

Setlist

SitDownTracy has two EP's and two full length albums worth of original material. Plus an ever growing number of new songs. Presently, SitDownTracy can perform two, 45 minute sets.

Basic Requirements


Calendar

There are no upcoming dates at this time.