So two weeks ago I was in Halifax, Nova Scotia checking out the music scene and enjoying the Atlantic Ocean. It was a beautiful plus 15 degrees Celsius outside and for the end of October it was damn nice. Then 8 hours, 4 coffees, 3 movies, and 2 plane rides later I ended up back home in Edmonton, with a car under half a foot … Continue reading Snow Anyone? Writing & Recording update…
Founding members, and brothers, Jason and Shane Lamotte had been born and raised in Northern BC, in a small town called Fort Nelson. Jason was born on June 1 1981 and Shane on April 30th 1984 to Shirley and Murray Lamotte. The two of them began their musical training at age 6 and both performed nationally at Music Fest Canada for there talents. When Jason … Continue reading A Brief History of Living Illusion
Musicians and other artists have a responsibility in this day and age to rise to the occasion. To say the things that everyone is thinking and feeling but rarely communicate. They need to be the ones digging deeper, asking bigger questions, and bringing it all into the light for others to look at. An artist should be able to encompass it all, from the need … Continue reading Living Illusion Philosophy
No longer content to work hard only to have their fate decided by multi-million dollar corporations, musicians are beginning to take business into their own hands. More often than not musicians are now choosing to be independent, not because they have to be, but because they want to be. “With the exponential growth of technology, musicians every where finally have the tools & vehicles to … Continue reading The Future of Today’s Musician – Press Release
THIS WEEK: Shane Lamotte discusses Silverchair’s Frogstomp You have to give Living Illusion credit: the Edmonton band has not only put out an independent CD, which they just celebrated at a release party a couple of weeks back at the Sidetrack—but they’ve also accompanied it with a DVD featuring an acoustic song and an interview with the band. Pretty ballsy for a group that is … Continue reading Distant Replay – Vue Weekly
Hear I sit, listening to downloaded clips from one of Edmonton’s new rock bands Living Illusion. My editor forwarded a press release he received from the bands 21 year old marketing director, band manager and lead guitarist Shane Lamotte titled “The Future Of Today’s Musician”. Interestingly, the gist of the release was not directly promoting the recently released album by the band, but was a … Continue reading Arts & Entertainment Scene – Edson
“This disc has been a labor of love spread out over about 3 years for the Lamotte Brothers, and it is easy to hear that they’ve spent a lot of time developing their hard rock sound. There’s a good mix of soft parts leading into crunchy riffs, with great lyrics and a lot of harmonies on the disc. This band has gained a certain measure … Continue reading Living Illusion – Self Titled – CD Review – PunkTV
Where does the time go? Who thought Christmas 2006 would be coming so soon. I guess we all have to be prepared for the intense amount of holiday commercials headed our way over the next few months. Halloween, Thanks Giving, Xmas, Boxing Day, New Years… I’m just glad I gave up cable television last year. Any way, how are you doing? The band is doing … Continue reading New Album, Holiday Season & More…
Rock at the Ranch – Rangeton AB – Sept 2nd 2006 We we’re invited to play the “Band Ranch” event which happens every year and features a slew of bands. The event is organized and head up by Darryl Bowers. He saw us play at a show earlier in the year and invited us to come out. some of the other bands that we played … Continue reading Rock at the Ranch w/ Portal – September 2nd 2006
Kings Knight Pub (Jet Nightclub) – Edmonton, AB – Sept 1st 2006 This was quite the show. Why you ask? Because previous members of the first incarnation of Living Illusion were at show and it was tons of fun. Some friends from Vancouver Island were at the show, including Brody Slater, Stacy Mack and Christina Cholfi. So any way, we got the gig through the … Continue reading Kingsknight Pub (Jet Nightclub) – September 1st 2006
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