Tomorrow Never Knows The Hylozoists
11 January 2008

This is just a quick note to let you all know that the Hylozoists will be heading to Chicago to take part in Tomorrow Never Knows 2008. The week-long event hosted at Schubas features a long list of amazing artists including our friend and countryman Cadence Weapon. The Hylozoists will be taking pa...  full story


Hylozoists on tour with The Besnard Lakes
18 September 2007

After spending most of the summer playing outdoor music festivals across Canada, Toronto's instrumental collective The Hylozoists are ready to hit to road again, in an effort to bring their special brand of orchestral-pop to the masses....  full story


New album news and more from The Hylozoists
25 June 2007

Sadly The Hylozoists, have had to cancel their appearance at the Shoreline Festival. Sorry PEI... They promise to come back in the fall. For those close enough, the band has picked up a show in Sackville on Saturday, July 14th in support of their friends the Wooden Stars. (Thank you Mr. Jones you a...  full story


La Nouvelle Gauche available on eMusic
25 June 2007

The Hylozoists' critically acclaimed, and long out of print debut, La Nouvelle Gauche, has been repackaged with 2 previously unreleased songs in digipak format. The album w...  full story


Grant Lawrence's Hylozoist fantasies
11 April 2007

It's true, Grant Lawrence's fantasies involve The Hylozoists. Sort of... They're part of his CBC Radio 3 Podcast #98 - "Join Me On My Fantasy" Go download it through iTunes now to hear the following:ProCon - "Foxhole"Sharps - "Buff the Mix"The New Deal - "Gone Gone Gone"Counter...  full story


Hylozoists play free NYC show, get Stereogum feature
29 March 2007

The Hylozoists played a handful of shows in Austin during SXSW, including a set at the beautiful Volitant Gallery stumbled upon by Joey from About, an ...  full story


Hylozoists at Volitant Gallery at SXSW
13 March 2007

On Friday March 16th The Hylozoists are playing a free gallery show at Volitant Gallery on 320 Congress Avenue. Their website is volitant.com and the show is at 8pm and the band will play for a little over a half an hour so please come out. Espec...  full story


The Hylozoists have a new website!
13 February 2007

At long last, The Hylozoists have a web site, and not just one page promising a new site in the vague and non-committal, distant/near future. You can stream La Fin D...  full story


Hylozoists play Harbourfront with Belle Orchestre
24 August 2006

This Sunday if you happen to be in Toronto you should head down to the Harbourfront Festival for the music of mostly instruments. The mainstage acts will be vibraphone love-fest The Hylozoists and Arcade Fire alumnus Belle Orchestre. The former are on at 3PM, the latter at 4:30. Says ...  full story


Hylozoists on Sounds Like Canada
08 August 2006

Paul Aucoin and Paul Lowman of the Hylozoists are dropping by the Sounds Like Canada studio at 10AM tomorrow (Wednesday, August 9). Be sure to tune into CBC Radio One and listen to the two Pauls discuss all things vibraphone and the H...  full story


Hylozoists in stores and on the radio
12 July 2006

The Hylozoists' long-awaited sophomore album La Fin du Monde, released in Canada just a few weeks ago, is out now in the USA where, just like in Canada, it is taking college radio by storm. La Fin du Monde hasn't left the top 5 on the Canadian college and campus radio charts in...  full story


Watch the Hylozoists on Zed Tunes
18 April 2006

Last month Zed host, Jenna Chow, headed east to Toronto to soak up all the musical goodness of Canadian Music Week. This week's episode of Zed Tunes is an all-access tour of CMW featuring Boompa recording artist The Hylozoists, along with Holy Fuck, Magneta Lane, Great Lake Swimmers, The Old ...  full story


Hylozoists join Boompa Records roster
06 April 2006

The music of Toronto-based instrumental band The Hylozoists lends itself well to lofty analogies: one listener might liken it to a soundtrack in search of an arthouse film, another might find it ideal accompaniment for a macabre carnival carousel, or perhaps if Fellini and Leone had started a...  full story


Festivals, Downloads and a New Band
28 February 2006

As you know that The Ladies and Gentlemen are now called Small Sins. The official name change will take place this Friday at 10pm EST at The Horseshoe Tavern, when the Ladies and Gentlemen take the stage for th...  full story


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