The Rural Alberta Advantage 25 tracks

HearYa: An Indie Music Blog — The Rural Alberta Advantage self-released their debut album, the appropriately-titled Hometowns, in 2008, which registered as one of the pleasant surprises of last year. RAA are a three-member group based out of Toronto, although their lead vocal... read more »

The Futurist — We were fortunate enough to have a doubleheader in the Lounge, catching both The Spinto Band and their touring partners The Rural Alberta Advantage on an otherwise cold & gloomy April day in Cincinnati. Both bands were following up a successf... read more »

HearYa: An Indie Music Blog — The Rural Alberta Advantage self-released their debut album, the appropriately-titled Hometowns, in 2008, which registered as one of the pleasant surprises of last year. RAA are a three-member group based out of Toronto, although their lead vocal... read more »

HearYa: An Indie Music Blog — The Rural Alberta Advantage self-released their debut album, the appropriately-titled Hometowns, in 2008, which registered as one of the pleasant surprises of last year. RAA are a three-member group based out of Toronto, although their lead vocal... read more »

HearYa: An Indie Music Blog — The Rural Alberta Advantage self-released their debut album, the appropriately-titled Hometowns, in 2008, which registered as one of the pleasant surprises of last year. RAA are a three-member group based out of Toronto, although their lead vocal... read more »

i (heart) music — Now that we're at the fourth annual Hottest Bands in Canada poll, I've come to a conclusion: years like this past one are a lot of fun. Nothing against 2005 and 2007, but the winners in both years basically seemed like foregone conclusions. 2008, ... read more »

Captain Obvious — SIDE A1. Fanfarlo - A Minor Place (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Cover)2. The Low Anthem - Dignity (Bob Dylan Cover)3. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor Cover)4. Wilco - Any Major Dude Will Tell You (Steely Dan Cover)5. Califone - F... read more »

Captain Obvious — Conducted by Capt. ObviousObvious: So, what exactly was the advantage of growing up in rural Alberta?Edenloff: I guess the whole idea of it came after moving to Toronto. It wasn't until I left that I realized how much of an impact the experiences ... read more »

Captain Obvious — 10. Why? - Fatalist Palmistry(from Alopecia)9. Samamidon - Wedding Dress(from All Is Well)8. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain The Blood(from Hometowns)7. Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook(from Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust)6. Bonnie 'Prince' Bill... read more »

inkiostro — Il disco d'esordio dei Rural Alberta Advantage Hometowns è stato senza ombra di dubbio uno dei migliori dischi usciti lo scorso anno. Molti, come il sottoscritto, col tempo se lo sono un po' dimenticato perchè in realtà l'album risale (almeno) al... read more »

Burgeoning Metropolis — First, let me say that I am completely unimpressed with the weather today (in TO we're supposed to be getting 2 - 5cms) of snow, but, at least I don't have to leave the house today!Anyhow, I came across this live set from the Rural Alberta Advanta... read more »

Radio Exile — Everyone seems to talk to about Thanksgiving as if it is their favorite holiday. It makes sense: when it all boils down, no one loves gluttony more than an American. We can justify spending money on food (over presents), knowing that we will pa... read more »

Captain Obvious — Here is a compilation of some highlights from the Daytrotter sessions. If you haven't checked out daytrotter.com, then get to it. It's one of the best resources for good, free music. -- CapSIDE A1. A.A. Bondy - The Mightiest Of Guns2. The Rural Al... read more »

Wolves, Hawks and Kites — Here we are folks: I’ve finally gotten off my festively-enlarged ass (seriously, between Mom’s holiday treats and Dad’s beer I gained about 8 pounds) and finished my top albums of 2008. As per usual, these are all Canadian releases, as that’s wher... read more »

Chromewaves — Photo by Frank YangThings not to do ever again - book myself for shows seven nights out of eight. Especially when three of those nights are extended, club-hopping affairs such as NxNE. As it was, my brain was about 80% fried before the festival... read more »

The Futurist — We were fortunate enough to have a doubleheader in the Lounge, catching both The Spinto Band and their touring partners The Rural Alberta Advantage on an otherwise cold & gloomy April day in Cincinnati. Both bands were following up a successf... read more »

i (heart) music — The first time I heard Green Go, I was a little less than impressed. Blame it on the high expectations caused by the combination of everyone telling me they were a band I had to hear, coupled with their pedigree (the band features several former... read more »

das klienicum — hier wie gewohnt die playlist der gestrigen stone.fm sendung, auch wie gehabt der versuch, mittels videoaufnahmen unter beweis zu stellen, dass diese songs tatsächlich existieren, diesmal war es besonders schwierig, zu exponiert die auswahl, desha... read more »

inkiostro — [continua da qui]     E così l'Estate è ormai finita -ammesso che sia mai davvero iniziata- e da queste parti sul piatto continuano a girare dischi niente affatto spensierati e balneari, come succedeva già a Luglio. Quest'anno è andata così, e vi... read more »

B(oot)log — photo taken at the Gladstone by Marc Hodges. Hey everyone. I hope you all had a smashing Canada Day. To celebrate I’m going to give a quick shout out to a great, Canadian band, The Rural Alberta Advantage, who shared the bill with Entire Cities a... read more »

ipickmynose: a San Francisco Bay Area-centric, mostly indie music blog — Like a fair number of bands I write about these days, this may not come as a surprise, as I’ve been obsessed, twittered twice and put them on a mixtape, but I thought I should write a bit more about Toronto’s the Rural Alberta Advantage (myspace).... read more »

Chromewaves — Photo by Frank YangThings not to do ever again - book myself for shows seven nights out of eight. Especially when three of those nights are extended, club-hopping affairs such as NxNE. As it was, my brain was about 80% fried before the festival... read more »

Chromewaves — Photo by Frank YangThings not to do ever again - book myself for shows seven nights out of eight. Especially when three of those nights are extended, club-hopping affairs such as NxNE. As it was, my brain was about 80% fried before the festival... read more »

Chromewaves — Photo by Frank YangThings not to do ever again - book myself for shows seven nights out of eight. Especially when three of those nights are extended, club-hopping affairs such as NxNE. As it was, my brain was about 80% fried before the festival... read more »

A Bulldozer With A Wreckingball Attached — As we enter the sixth month (someone's having a birthday!), we here at ABWAWBA are pausing to look back at the tracks we've brought to you so far this year and highlight some of our favourites from each month.January: "Don't Haunt This Place" by t... read more »