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The Park Theatre proudly presents: We Are The City w/ Special Guests HIGHS live at The Good Will - Social Club on February 21st. The WATC guys have been touring like madmen in support of their great new album 'Above Club,' and we are happy to have them here in Winnipeg. So grab that new album and grab some tickets to the show. 

We Are The City with guests February 21st 
Doors 7:00. Show 8:00. Ticketts $17.50 at The Park Theatre, Music Trader or online.

Tickets on-sale Friday November 27th at 10:00am

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Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, We Are The City has steadily gained the reputation of being Canada’s consistently exciting, yet markedly unpredictable, cult-bands.

We Are The City took an impulsive and experimental approach to their third full-length album, Above Club, released on November 13th. From an undisclosed location above a club, the band live streamed the entirety of the writing and recording process of their new album on an embedded video player on their website. The stream aired 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and gave a window into the creation of their music, even allowing the viewer to listen in on conversations yet at other times was a baffling piece of visual art that filled with analog distortion, low-tech interference, and absurd, hard-to-believe sequences that question the legitimacy of the entire broadcast. 

With their always progressive, boundary-pushing music, We Are The City are navigating their career in an about face, non-traditional manner and embarking on an idea with the intent to outdo all that the band has previously created. Above Club delivers exactly that with its own modern version of cleverly written pop. First it seems to be noisy, loud and intense but inside it shines of beauty that is above anything else. Recorded above a club, mixed by Ryan Dahl (Limblifter, Mounties) and Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties) it creates a new genre that is a bit above everything. And, if we’ve had you along for the ride this far, don’t you want to see what happens next?

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Described by Exclaim! as a band “that seem destined to go places quickly,” Toronto’s HIGHS have been rapidly building momentum with their unique approach to pop music.

Fast-becoming the darlings of Toronto’s vibrant music scene, alt-pop creators HIGHS’ much-acclaimed musical blend has taken them from bedroom demos to festival stages in a matter of a few short years.

The band’s self-titled EP – a 6 tracker that reflects growing up, the concept of home and spirituality – was produced and engineered at Verge Music Lab by Steve Major (Death From Above 1979, Island, Whitehorse, Great Lake Swimmers) and lead to the band inking a recording deal with Montreal-based Indica Records (Half Moon Run, Phantogram, The Gaslight Anthem) in 2014.

“Nomads” of the bands’ debut EP saw a major sync placement in the movie trailer for John Cusack’s Adult World, while international recognition has lead to placement in the Top 30 Hype Machine charts, CMJ Top 200 charting positions, and single “Summer Dress” reaching the #1 spot on CBC Radio 3 for 6 consecutive weeks.

Having shared stages with Cold War Kids, Twin Forks, Hey Ocean, Kopecky Family Band and Rich Aucoin across their native Canada, HIGHS recently played slots at the UK’s Focus Wales and The Great Escape. This summer the band played WayHome Music & Arts Festival, Wolfe Island Music Festival, and more.

Following a busy fall that saw them joining Modest Mouse & Royal Canoe for some shows and heading out west to perform at Rifflandia festival, the band will be releasing their full-length debut album Dazzle Camouflage. The album was crafted during a spring studio session with producer Luke Smith (Foals, Lily Allen), and is due for an early 2016 release.