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VIBE.com: Music Search It's just possible that the "tree" spelling is a mildly scatological pun based on the fact that the core of the group was singer Laura Hubert, guitarist Pat Langer, and their dog, Tag (who appeared on stage with the group and was also listed as their manager and president of their record company). The Leslie Spit Treeo formed in Toronto in 1988 when Hubert, Langer, Tag, acoustic guitarist Jack Nicholsen, bassist Frank Randazzo, and drummer Graeme Kirkland coalesced from the remnants of several local rock, folk, and jazz groups. The album was released under the Spits name in 1994, but when initial sales were disappointing, the group reverted to its original name and reissued the disc in 1995. www.vibe.com /music/search/artist.html?id=UCAgICAyODI0Ng==   (605 words)

Leslie Street Spit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the 1960s and 1970s, development in Toronto proceeded rapidly, and the Leslie Street Spit was a convenient place to dump the endless supply of rubble and earth generated by all the building projects in the city. Indeed, the spit's status as such was secured by a number of organizations, with the citizens' advocacy group known as Friends of the Spit at the forefront of advocacy to retain the spit in as natural a state as possible. Among the birds that may be observed on the headland are the ring-billed gull, the fl-crowned night-heron, the double-crested cormorant, the common tern, the Caspian tern, and the herring gull. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leslie_Street_Spit   (801 words)

CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Leslie Spit Treeo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The Spits, as they are sometimes known, started out rehearsing at the foot of the Leslie Street Spit in Toronto (a landfill site at the Harbourfont). The making of 'Book Of Rejection' had been an unpleasant experience particularly in that EMI and the Leslie Spit Treeo had contradictory visions of the band's direction. After the initial pressing sold out, the band realized that their visibility had been affected with the misleading name, 'Spits', and they would eventually re-release the disc in 1995 as The Leslie Spit Treeo. jam.canoe.ca /Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/L/Leslie_Spit_Treeo.html   (782 words)

Leslie Spit Treeo: News Tag was with the Treeo from before the beginning, when the Leslie Spit Treeo was a pair of actors and a writer who got a gig at the DuMaurier Theatre Festival. Sorry about the delay, but the history of the Leslie Spit Treeo (as told by them and me) is now up in the FAQ. Tony Hightower was opening for the Spits, but I missed most of his show, 'cause I was in the wrong room.I've got pix of all the Treeo members now, but I still have to get some developed, and I need to scan others. www.aaronbentley.com /~abentley/treeo/noframes/news.html   (2853 words)

About Laura Hubert Most famously, she became the co-founder and lead vocalist of the Leslie Spit Treeo, the indie-rock outfit that went from busking on Toronto's Queen Street to an international record deal, a Juno award and several national tours. They took their guitars out to the Leslie Spit to learn a few more, and voila, the Leslie Spit Treeo was born, with Laura’s vocals front and centre. The rest of the Treeo story is Canadian music history, from busking on Queen Street to an international record deal, a Juno award, several national tours and a permanent spot in the pantheon of this country’s more original rock acts. www.laurahubert.com /about.htm   (717 words)

Leslie Spit Treeo : pictures, photos, wallpapers, music CD, Music DVD, photos, images, pics, posters, music videos : at ... The Leslie Spit Treeo Site is constantly under construction as we add features, so pardon the occasional dust. You brought this Leslie Spit Treeo site to where it is, who knows where we it can go... Leslie Spit Treeo is a newcomer, some people would say a one-hit wonder as the active career spans only one year to date. www.starresource.com /Star/Leslie+Spit+Treeo   (173 words)

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Created from material excavated to build toronto's new office towers and rubble from street repairs in the 50s, the Leslie Street Spit was supposed to serve as the outer harbour for a growing city. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded at the Spit, which is home to an astonishing 32 per cent of the breeding population of fl-crowned night herons (pictured) in all of Canada, and has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. The Spit is a natural migration corridor and resting place for monarch butterflies on their yearly migration to winter feeding grounds in Mexico. www.waterkeeper.ca /printableIndividualArticle/7635.php   (640 words)

CMT.com : Leslie Spit Treeo : Biography First off, there's no one named Leslie Spit (the Leslie Spit is a topographical landmark on the harbor front of the group's hometown of Toronto, Ontario) and no, it's not spelled as in a three-person group. The Leslie Spit Treeo formed in Toronto in 1988 when Hubert, Langer, Tag, acoustic guitarist Jack Nicholsen, bassist Frank Randazzo, and drummer Graeme Kirkland coalesced from the remnants of several local rock, folk, and jazz groups. The album was released under the Spits name in 1994, but when initial sales were disappointing, the group reverted to its original name and reissued the disc in 1995. www.cmt.com /artists/az/leslie_spit_treeo/bio.jhtml   (590 words)

TWAS 107: Leslie Spit Treeo, 54-40, Odds The first thing that struck me about the Leslie Spit Treeo, sometime in 1991, when they walked onto the stage at the Paradise in Boston to open for the Alarm, was that Leslie herself was wearing the single most appalling outfit I've ever seen displayed in public. Despite five years in which to ponder, I still haven't thought of a human activity for which she was properly dressed, but certainly the maniacal, high-impact onstage flailing she undertook in the course of her duties as lead singer was not one. The Treeo's folky, upbeat album, don't cry too hard, was on IRS, thus the label connection to the Alarm (although the inanity of the pairing on any other grounds had already led me to expect this). www.furia.com /twas/twas0107.html   (2079 words)

Eye Weekly - MUSIC: The Spits return to their busker roots - 10.27.94 Now called The Spits (having divested themselves of the "Leslie," the "Treeo" and the third member), Hubert and Langner have proved themselves masters of guerrilla recording, the subversive art of making a record without spending any of your own money. When Joe Hardy made a bundle off the Leslie Spit Treeo for producing their prophetically titled second album Book Of Rejection in 1992, he was just about the only one. By 1994, after two records, they had quit Capitol, their major label, lost a member (necessitating an appetizing name change to The Spits) and were about to leave Toronto altogether for Vancouver. www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_10.27.94/MUSIC/mf1027.php   (894 words)

INDIE BAND : Leslie Spit Treeo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The Leslie Spit Treeo are CanadaÕs original grit folk band. Formed in 1989, the band has been a staple of the music scene releasing 4 CDs and touring extensively in Canada and the United States. The ÔSpits are Juno award winners, have had numerous tunes picked up by TV shows and movies, and are considered to be one of CanadaÕs most talented and innovative bands. www.chl.ca /IndieBands/band1374.html   (111 words)

INDIE BAND : Leslie Spit Treeo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The Leslie Spit Treeo are CanadaÕs original grit folk band. Formed in 1989, the band has been a staple of the music scene releasing 4 CDs and touring extensively in Canada and the United States. The ÔSpits are Juno award winners, have had numerous tunes picked up by TV shows and movies, and are considered to be one of CanadaÕs most talented and innovative bands. www.canoe.ca /IndieBands/band1374.html   (111 words)

Imprint: Arts - Whole lot of cookies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Robinson's was treated to a dynamic performance by the Leslie Spit Treeo. The Kitchener date was part of Treeo's current tour in support of their new double CD album entitled "Chocolate Chip Cookies." The album, released a month and a half ago, contains no less than 42 tracks, of which all but two are new. With the new lineup, the Treeo have not lost their edge. imprint.uwaterloo.ca /issues/053097/6Arts/arts08.html   (245 words)

Leslie Spit Treeo: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Leslie Spit Treeo were a Canadian Canada quick summary: In geography, a spit is a deposition landform found off coasts.... (their 1994 album Hell's Kitchen was initially credited to The Spits since the band were no longer a "treeo", EHandler: no quick summary. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/leslie_spit_treeo.htm   (820 words)

Leslie Spit Treeo Albums The Treeo performs "Just Want the Proof" live at the Kumbaya festival of '94. In by of is a compilation of three albums, including In Her Dream, thus the Treeo is also on In by of. The Spits were originally discovered because they performed this version of "The Sound" on the Bruce Macdonald film ROADKILL. www.aaronbentley.com /~abentley/treeo/noframes/albums.html   (891 words)

VIBE.com: Music Search After being booked for a show at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre as part of the World Stage Festival, the trio practiced in an area of Toronto known as Leslie Spit to perfect six songs. From there, the Leslie Spit Treeo was formed. The group released four albums and were nominated for various Juno Awards, but disbanded in the late nineties. www.vibe.com /music/search/artist.html?id=UCAgIDE4ODA0NQ==   (332 words)

Leslie Spit Treeo : Don't Cry Too Hard - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Contrary to what its name implies, the Leslie Spitt Treeo didn't have a member named Leslie Spitt -- the Toronto-based unit was simply being cute by calling itself that. The real members of the Leslie Spitt Treeo include lead singer Laura Hubert, acoustic guitarist Jack Nicholsen (not to be confused with the actor) and electric guitarist/singer Pat Langner, all of whom do their part to make Don't Cry Too Hard a decent, but not stunning, collection of alternative pop-rock, folk-rock and jangly guitar music. At times, the Leslie Spitt Treeo recalls the Mamas & Papas, and some of its material hints at Jefferson Airplane's more folk-ish songs. www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,119613,00.html   (261 words)

Kumbaya 1995   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) This sixteen track disc was originally recorded live during the Kumbaya festival in 1994. Leslie Spit Treeo dynamically initiates the album with "Just Want The Proof." The Watchmen play an energetic, strong and crowd pleasing "34 Dead St." BKS and Ashley MacIsaac do the "Swamp Thing." Together they uniquely create a fast paced combination of techno-dance music with traditional fiddling thrown in. Saskatchewan prairie popsters, the Waltons, perfectly perform their song, "Simple Brain." They later croon with The Pursuit of Happiness' Moe Berg with their heart felt number, "Gretzky Rocks," a short but upbeat and amusing song about Wayne Gretzky. www.fruvous.com /kumb95.html   (316 words)

Leslie Spit Treeo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) With the first quarter of this year supporting the strongest lineup of artistically satisfying major label releases in some time, it says much that the top cream is still being delivered by your Independent Artists Ltd. For this Toronto treeo (charter partners Laura Hubert and Pat Langner plus their dog Tag), abetted by a cast of some 30 friends and colleagues, "concept" album is perhaps too conventional a term. The Spits do not skimp on chocolate chips in the recipe, although the source of supply is diverse and far-reaching. www.rocknet.com /apr97/leslie.html   (536 words)

Imprint Online: New Revolutions - The Leslie Spit Treeo - Chocolate Chip Cookies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) This new album by the Leslie Spit Treeo is also a double CD offering, obviously following in the footsteps of Smashing Pumpkins. They do songs about dogs, cookies, rejection, and they even cover "O Canada" and "How Much Is That Doggie?" by Bob Snider, all with the lead singer's nasal croon. Yeah, this may sound more harsh than it should be against the Leslie Spit Treeo, but you didn't have to sit through it. imprint.uwaterloo.ca /issues/112897/6Arts/New_Revolutions/newrev04.shtml   (225 words)

The Bruns Online 97-98: Issue 10, November 14, 1997 From their Juno win in 1990 for Most Promising Band, through four albums, leaving a major label and record deal behind to have more creative control and going through one hell of a legal mess over their latest album's packaging, the Treeo has maintained their sense of humour. Getting their latest release to the public has been somewhat of a challenge for the Leslie Spit Treeo. Then Mr.Christie hit the Treeo and Sam the Record Man with a Cease and Desist order, and all unsold packages had to be destroyed. www.unb.ca /bruns/9798/issue10/ent/cookies.html   (1005 words)

Eye Weekly - DIGESTIVE - 04.17.97 Leslie Spit Treeo busk at Toronto City Hall at noon today (April 17) and headline at the Horseshoe Friday (April 18) to relaunch Chocolate Chip Cookies, newly available via Page. The first batch of the double-disc was incinerated in High Park last fall after the original packaging was deemed inappropriate by parody-impaired officials at Nabisco Ltd., manufacturers of Chips Ahoy! The Treeo's follow-up, McCain Pizza Pops, is rumored to be released in the fall. www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_04.17.97/music/digestive.html   (683 words)

Outer Harbour East Headland - Tommy Thompson Park, also known as the Leslie Street Spit, is a man-made peninsula in Toronto, Canada, extending from the city's east end in a roughly southwesterly direction into Lake Ontario. The common name will be used throughout this article. Indeed, the spit's status as such was secured by a number of organizations, with the citizens' advocacy group known as Friends of the Spit possibly being the most important. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Leslie_Street_Spit   (772 words)

[No title] Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 12:41:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Leslie Spit Treeo Laurel was asking about the Leslie Spit Treeo: > I bought an album by the group a few years ago, which really surprised me. > Liked it a lot. The Leslie Spit Treeo had another album which I like much, much better than _Don't Cry Too Hard_: _Book of Rejection_. They lost someone and changed their name to the Spits and just released another album that has had worse distribution than either of the two previous albums. www.smoe.org /lists/ecto/1995-1996/v02.n222   (4004 words)

NOW: Matinee idol, Nov 6 - 12, 2003 He was one of the quartet of actors who premiered Robin Fulford's Steel Kiss, a powerful piece about homophobia, in 1987. In 1988 he co-founded the Leslie Spit Treeo, and music took precedence over acting for about six years. Back when the Leslie Spit Treeo first took off, he found it hard being onstage without having a character to portray. www.nowtoronto.com /issues/2003-11-06/stage_theatrefeature.php   (791 words)

SEE Magazine:Thursday, May 8th.,1997 Like a mover-and-shaker wannabe talking on a fake cell phone, Toronto's Leslie Spit Treeo has created a fake interactive CD. Chocolate Chip Cookies is obviously a parody of the multi-media genre, but at a whopping 42 tracks (most of them of the musical variety), you can't help but think the Treeo got a little wrapped up in its own self-importance. A moving live recording of Book of Rejection is ironically followed by a 21-second lament about the music industry's single-driven character. www.seemagazine.com /Issues/1997/970508/releases.html   (873 words)

Stem MP3 Downloads - Stem Music Downloads - Stem Music Videos Toronto-based alternative folk rockers Stem is closer to the eclectic, sometimes abrasive sound of fellow Torontonians the Leslie Spit Treeo (lead singer Terri Quayle sounds uncannily like Leslies... Formed in 1994 by Quayle, guitarists Anne Francis and Michael Griffin, and bassist Ray Gould, Stem played the thriving Toronto folk scene for a couple of years, slowly adding more rock-oriented elements to their sound. Although the album did well enough locally to be picked up and reissued by the Canadian distributor AVA, the group, unfortunately, split up before a follow-up could be issued. www.mp3.com /stem2   (291 words)

The Leslie Spit Treeo The Leslie Spit Treeo are a rock duo from Toronto, Canada, comprised of Laura Hubert and Pat Langner (plus their dog Tag). At the time of their third album, Jack left the full time music business and they changed their name to The Spits, but have apparently changed back since. Hell's Kitchen, Tag Records 1994 as The Spits, rereleased 1995 as the Leslie Spit Treeo. www.gweep.ca /~edmonds/music/spits.html   (246 words)

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