LIZA & TOM FROM VANCOUVER, CANADA…

The beginning of The Wind Whistles can be traced back to early 2006, after Tom and Liza returned from an inspiring voyage overseas. Their original plan was to make a folk duo that could pull the sonic weight of a full band. With Liza on acoustic bass and Tom on acoustic guitar, she would often play the downbeat and he would take care of the backbeat. Adding their alternating and harmonizing voices to the mix, the duo crafted a sound flexible enough to grace festival stages and livingrooms alike. When the Animals arrived however, some things changed…
Tom and Liza have always had a love for heavier music. Tom came from the spazzy noise-punk outfit of The Nature of Things and Liza is currently part of the grunge band Bad Fate. Being on the road with The Wind Whistles six months of the past year, and unable to vent their edgier creative tendencies into other projects, this energy began to seep into their new songs. While songs like Turtle or Treehouse Lullaby provide a solid link to Window Sills, Animals are people too is a decidedly less folky record. The 13 song album, which has a handful of songs at just 2 minutes length, burns with a determined focus and plays like a pop-rock album begotten by acoustic instruments. With Animals, The Wind Whistles have opened up their hearts wider than ever and forged a quirky nook for themselves with a style that lacks any direct comparison.
2009 will see The Wind Whistles release two full length albums (Animals are people too and The Secret Album) and take them once again across Europe and Canada.

Release: Window Sills (aaahh.001), Animals Are People Too (aaahh.006)
Releaseinfo “Window Sills” (PDF): DEUTSCH, ENGLISH, FRANCAIS
Releaseinfo “Animals …” (PDF): DEUTSCH, ENGLISH
Fotos: Pressfoto 1 (2,5 MB), Pressfoto 2 (2,2 MB), Pressfoto 3 (1,5 MB)

Website: www.thewindwhistles.com, www.myspace.com/thewindwhistles
Email: thewindwhistles (at) hotmail (dot) com

Tourdates 2009:
Tourposter: Tourposter 2009 (7 MB)

27. Mai. 2009 Clubkeller, Frankfurt
29. Mai. 2009 Schulclub, Schleusingen
30. Mai. 2009 hinZundkunZ, Leipzig
02. Jun. 2009 Glashaus, Bayreuth
03. Jun. 2009 Noch Besser Leben, Leipzig
04. Jun. 2009 Schokoladen w/ Peter Broderick, Berlin
05. Jun. 2009 Antje Oeklesund, Berlin
06. Jun. 2009 Intersoup, Berlin
13. Jun. 2009 Fest Osecká Kytara w/ Nestíháme, Osek
14. Jun. 2009 Fest Gody 2009 w/ Nestíháme, Liberec
15. Jun. 2009 Kafe Bárka w/ Nestíháme, Ústí nad Labem
16. Jun. 2009 KASS Vltava w/ Nestíháme Kralupy nad Vltavou
17. Jun. 2009 Čajovna Šnek w/ Nestíháme Brandýs nad Labem
18. Jun. 2009 Bigbít w/ Nestíháme, Brno
19. Jun. 2009 Hlava XXII w/ Nestíháme, Bratislava
20. Jun. 2009 fest Střelické Strunobraní w/ Nestíháme, Střelice u Brna
22. Jun. 2009 D-klub w/ Nestíháme, Tábor
23. Jun. 2009 Malostatek Blatiny w/ Nestíháme, Šebáňovice
24. Jun. 2009 Čajovna Inspirace w/ Nestíháme, Strakonice
25. Jun. 2009 Hifi Klub w/ Nestíháme, Plzeň
26. Jun. 2009 Balbínka w/ Nestíháme, Praha
27. Jun. 2009 Mělník Pšovka fotbalový stadion w/ Nestíháme, Mělník Pšovka
30. Jun. 2009 Madame Claude, Berlin
03. Jul. 2009 The Bowery, Edinburgh, Scotland
13. Jul. 2009 the Slaughtered Lamb (Electroacoustic Club) w/ Telegrams, London
18. Jul. 2009 Woody Bash Festival @ Hasenschaukel, Hamburg
24. Jul. 2009 Cafe Arte w/ a Humming from the Wood, Uslar
25. Jul. 2009 Limes, Cologne
01. Aug. 2009 House Concert, Stuttgart
14. Aug. 2009 The Cambie w/ Painted Cities, Nanaimo, British Columbia
15. Aug. 2009 Logan’s w/ Painted Cities, Victoria, British Columbia
20. Aug. 2009 CD RELEASE! @ The Biltmore, Vancouver, British Columbia
21. Aug. 2009 Fireside Cafe, Surrey, British Columbia
22. Aug. 2009 House show, Port Coquitlam
23. Aug. Coquitlam Farmer’s Market, Port Moody, British Columbia
30. Aug. 2009 Music in the Park @ Lion’s Park, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

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