The CanCon Catalogue

Thank goodness for laundromats.

Because if I hadn't stopped in at one, I would have totally missed this show. But I went into a laundromat and there, amidst old calendars and invitations to walk your dog for cash, was notice that Cape Breton's the Tom Fun Orchestra would be bringing their Tom Waits goes to the the East Coast sound to Victoria in the form of the Pan(Handling) Canadian Boxcar Crusade. Their album, You Will Land With a Thud, deserves to be far more popular than it is, even in indie-rock circles. This tour has all eight of their members squeezed into a van, and based on some of the reviews of their shows so far, tonight's show should be a good one. They're playing tonight at the Upstairs Cabaret, and here's some of their songs for you to enjoy.




More songs here and here.

Further Reading:
tomfun.ca
See Magazine, the Gauntlet, the Hour, punktv.ca interview.