Recently, Toronto-based Beams came by the Exclaim! office to perform a song from their debut album, Just Rivers, which comes out today (May 14).
The seven-piece self-described "art-country indie folk rock band" lived up to their classification, demonstrating a tight performance despite their size. They featured a wide variety of instrumentation including a lap steel, singing saw, mandolin, and banjo, pulling them off with vigour to deliver a strong rendition of "How Wonderful."
Beams head out on tour through southwest Ontario and the east coast starting May 17. Catch them on tour through the next month, and watch their Exclaim! performance below.
5/17 Peterborough, ON - The Spill
5/18 Orillia, ON - The Brownstone Cafe
5/23 Windsor, ON - FM Lounge *
5/24 London, ON - Call the Office *
5/25 Stratford, ON - Harmony Shed *
5/26 Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange
5/28 Halifax, NS - CKDU Lobby
5/29 Sackville, NB - Strut's Gallery
5/30 Moncton, NB - Plan B
5/31 Yarmouth, NS - Th'Yarc Playhouse & Arts Centre ^
6/1 Halifax, NS - Michael's Bar & Grill ^
6/8 Toronto, ON - The Silver Dollar (CD Release)
* with The Unquiet Dead
^ with Rain Over St. Ambrose
Beams are also playing NXNE on Friday, June 14 at the Central.
Filmed by Roberto Granados-Ocon
Audio by Nash Bussieres
Edited by Matt Bobkin
The seven-piece self-described "art-country indie folk rock band" lived up to their classification, demonstrating a tight performance despite their size. They featured a wide variety of instrumentation including a lap steel, singing saw, mandolin, and banjo, pulling them off with vigour to deliver a strong rendition of "How Wonderful."
Beams head out on tour through southwest Ontario and the east coast starting May 17. Catch them on tour through the next month, and watch their Exclaim! performance below.
5/17 Peterborough, ON - The Spill
5/18 Orillia, ON - The Brownstone Cafe
5/23 Windsor, ON - FM Lounge *
5/24 London, ON - Call the Office *
5/25 Stratford, ON - Harmony Shed *
5/26 Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange
5/28 Halifax, NS - CKDU Lobby
5/29 Sackville, NB - Strut's Gallery
5/30 Moncton, NB - Plan B
5/31 Yarmouth, NS - Th'Yarc Playhouse & Arts Centre ^
6/1 Halifax, NS - Michael's Bar & Grill ^
6/8 Toronto, ON - The Silver Dollar (CD Release)
* with The Unquiet Dead
^ with Rain Over St. Ambrose
Beams are also playing NXNE on Friday, June 14 at the Central.
Filmed by Roberto Granados-Ocon
Audio by Nash Bussieres
Edited by Matt Bobkin