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"Album Review"

The opening track to Sire’s Calling for Echoes album, “Say Something” has a mellow “Sha la la la.” chorus that soothes and paves the way for track two; “Again”. I half expect Ilan to break out singing in French, the way he rolls his “R’s” and particular stress on certain words. Track three “Underneath” wakes you up with well-mixed piano, surprising guitar solo and in between Ilan’s weaving voice. Catchy and well executed, this track showcases the varied tones of songs Sire are able to produce. “Anthem” adds a hint of synth, or as the band calls it, UFO sounds. Perhaps inspired by Radiohead or Muse. The final song “Dot on the Highway” comes back to the opening mellow songs. This album would be perfect bonfire music; moments of peace, rock and contentment. Not a bad album at all; a band to keep an eye on.
- Lidia Vila
- Toronto Indie


"Musique Gratis"

Formation anglophone inspirée par la brit-pop, Sire offre sur son site l'excellente pièce SAY SOMETHING, incluse sur son premier album lancé le mardi 16 mai au Petit Campus à 18h. Entrée gratuite. - Voir


"Émerger du Silence à Montreal"

Émerger du silence à Montréal
Samuel St-Pierre Thériault

Sortir de l'ordinaire, se faire remarquer dans la scène musicale montréalaise, c’est ce dont nous parle Sire.
À Montréal, on dirait que tout le monde est musicien ou artiste d'une manière ou d'une autre. Dans ce contexte, il est souvent difficile de se faire une place sur la scène musicale montréalaise. J'ai parlé de musique émergente avec deux des membres du groupe pop-rock Sire.

Pour Ilan Shahin, étudiant en Sciences à McGill ainsi que chanteur et guitariste de Sire, la meilleure manière de se faire connaître est de jouer devant une foule. «Nous avons organisé notre premier spectacle en louant un hall et en invitant nos amis. Par la suite, on a enregistré un petit demo sur un ordinateur et on a envoyé ça aux bars et clubs de la région. Peu à peu, on a commencé à se faire connaître, les gens nous demandent de remplir des places, d'ouvrir pour les autres et nous on se bâtit une réputation.» Olivier Leblond, batteur du groupe, insiste aussi sur l'importance de se créer un réseau, «Jouer des concerts avec d'autres groupes c'est bon parce que tu as la chance de jouer pour leurs fans qui ne te connaissent pas nécessairement.»

Sire fait aussi usage des nouvelles technologies pour rejoindre ses fans ainsi que pour en gagner de nouveaux. Ils ont créé leur propre site Internet sireband.com. Ils ont aussi un espace sur myspace, myspace.com/siremtl. «Ce que ces sites nous ont permis de faire, c'est de se faire entendre par des gens qui ne nous écouteraient probablement pas autrement. Un disque compact ou un spectacle ça coûte quand même assez cher. Mais avec l'Internet on a un endroit où les gens peuvent venir écouter quelques chansons et juger d'eux mêmes s’ils aiment ça assez pour ensuite débourser de l'argent» me raconte Ilan. L'Internet permet aussi aux jeunes groupes de créer des liens entre eux me dit Olivier «Un groupe de l'Oklahoma nous avait trouvé sur myspace et on était supposé jouer avec eux, mais ils n'ont malheureusement pas pu rentrer au Canada parce qu'ils avaient des dossiers criminels», me raconte-t-il en riant.

Un autre outil de promotion intéressant: le concours Emergenza. Ce concours international pour groupes émergeants regroupe plus de 256 ensembles de musique et cela seulement à Montréal. Le concours est en fait une série de spectacles, chaque spectacle nous permet de découvrir de sept à neuf groupes. Les meilleures formations sont sélectionnées par le public, les groupes sélectionnés avancent aux prochaines rondes. Les gagnants du concours auront l'opportunité d'aller en Allemagne pour participer à un festival, ils auront aussi la chance d'enregistrer un album. «Même si on ne gagne pas, cela va nous permettre de rencontrer les autres groupes et d'ainsi bâtir notre réseau» me dit Olivier. «L'important n'est pas d'être fameux ou de se faire reconnaître dans la rue. Il faut vraiment aimer la musique. On a tous d'autres ambitions dans la vie, mais la musique c'est vraiment une passion» me raconte ce grand gaillard, un sourire collé aux lèvres.

Sire sera en concert le 16 novembre au Green Room, le spectacle est gratuit, ou encore vous pouvez les voir le 19 novembre au Petit Cabaret dans le cadre du Festival Emergenza, le coût est de 12$.

- McGill Délit Francais


"Live Aid Montreal helps in the fight against poverty"

Live Aid Montreal helps in the fight against poverty
Make Poverty History McGill raises funds with charity concert
By: Ida Jorgensen
Issue date: 3/29/06 Section: News
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Media Credit: Corey Narsted
Organizers hope to have raised as much as $10,000.



Media Credit: Corey Narsted
Host Justin Trudeau told students that the accumulation of small actions can have a real impact.



Media Credit: Corey Narsted
Montreal-based band Sire opened at the McGill-organized Live Aid Monteal concert on Thursday.



Media Credit: Corey Narsted
Hearts of Palm was the second band to play.


Last Thursday, McGill students came together to make poverty history by enjoying live music and dancing the night away in one of Montreal's swankiest clubs.

"I feel that music is a way to get in touch with a lot of people and really hit them; hit them deep," said the director of Make Poverty History McGill, Nejeed Kassam.

The university organization used last summer's Live 8 concerts as a mold for their own, hoping to bring students out of their end-of-term funk in the spirit of charity and fun. The Live 8 concerts also benefited the Make Poverty History campaign, and may be what the campaign is most known for, along with the white wristbands that became a fashion must-have.

The campaign started in the U.K. in 2005 as a common banner for organizations that felt world leaders weren't acting quickly enough on their promise to halve world poverty by 2015. Although the Live 8 concerts did not achieve their main goal of pressuring leaders to take concrete measures at the G8 Summit, they did manage to bring the issue to public attention. With famous names like Bono of U2 and Nelson Mandela backing the campaign, the media took notice.

Make Poverty History believes poverty can be reduced through set measures such as the cancellation of the third world's debt, more and better aid, and developing a trade system that does not exploit the poor to the benefit of the rich.

Most of the proceeds from McGill's Live Aid will go to Oxfam, which manages the campaign in Canada. Kassam said he wanted to widen the scope of the campaign on a local level, including trying to create scholarships to help fund McGill students' trips to Africa for hands-on charity work.

The concert started with some shuffling of the lineup. The headlining band, Throwback, broke up the day before the concert, throwing a bit of a stick into Kassad's spokes. Nonetheless, the audience seemed pleased with the three other bands left on the bill.

The most energetic moment came as Kweku and the Movement took the stage with a funky mix of covers and originals. Lead singer Kweku Sam Kwofie said he was familiar with the charity, but his band members pled ignorance. Bassist Anna Ruddick said with a laugh that they had not even known they were playing at a charity event.

The two other bands were Sire and Hearts of Palm, both playing sets of good, old-fashioned rock n' roll.

The evening's host, Justin Trudeau, urged students not to be the leaders of tomorrow, but to "be the leaders of today!" Trudeau wanted to get on board with the project as soon as Kassam approached him about it. Currently doing his masters in environmental geography at McGill, he saw the opportunity to reach out to a large audience and tell them to get involved.

"Consistency, and the accumulation of small actions we make, can have a real impact, and real consequences," Trudeau said. "We need to start thinking long-term. Society is all about instant satisfaction, and we absolutely have to stop doing that."

For some audience members, the music was as much of a reason for coming as the charity was. English literature student, Hillary D., said she had come to watch Kweku and the Movement, but the charity was another incentive. She thought the concert was a good initiative because it would raise awareness of the charity among people that had not heard about it before.

One of the people she could have been talking about was McGill engineering student Andrew Mills, who had not even heard of the campaign and was only there because his friends dragged him along.

"Two of my friends tried to sell me tickets, so I guess that means there is involvement," he said, adding that he thought the drinks were too expensive for a charity concert.

Organizers have yet to confirm how much money the concert raised but hope to get as much as $10,000.
- The Concordian


"SIRE at CISM 89.3 FM"

2 hours special with SIRE at CISM show London Cafe hosting by DJ Melanie Lapierre on November 8th 2005 - CISM Radio


"CTV News - Montreal Live Aid"

Clip on CTV News about the Montreal Live Aid March 23rd 2006. "It was a great night at Club 1234 host by Justin Trudeau. The band Sire kicked off the evening !" - CTV Chanel News


Discography

"Calling For Echoes" EP 2006

1- Say Something
2- Again
3- Underneath
4- My Town
5- Lover Truth
6- Anthem
7- Dot on the Highway

"October Session" Pre-Production October 2005
1- Again
2- Say Something
3- Pacified
4- Underneath
5- Extreme Pleasure
6- In the Cards
7- Dot on the Highway

Sire (demo) - November 2004
1- Running Away for Good
2- This is the Story
3- With You

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Bio

Sire was formed in the spring of 2004, with Ilan and Nick meeting up to jam, with an eye for having a go at the Montreal Music scene. After some interesting candidates were met with Paul, Dan and Oliver joined to complete the sound. Sire is now a beast made up of a powerful drummer, an electrifying lead guitarist, the king of keyboards, and vocals that catch more than just your ear. The fun part about Sire, both being in it and watching it in it's natural habitat on stage, is that so many influences come together oh so well. Of course there is always an ear on the standard influences like the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, but some modern bands capture part of what Sire appreciates in music. Muse, Keane and Jeff Buckley succeed in putting spectacular vocals as the centerpiece of their music, and the new wave of bigger-than-Jesus indie bands known how to throw energetic beats at you. Sire knows this and observes, and blends it like your favorite bartender at your local watering hole.