Carey Mercer formed the band Frog Eyes, which includes he and his wife Melanie Campbell, in 2001. Their 2010 album, Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph was a nominee for the Polaris Music Prize. The band has released six proper studio records in this time, and is currently working on a seventh, and Mercer has also released records as Blackout Beach and Swan Lake.

Frog Eyes has recently signed to Canada’s Paper Bag Records who will release Carey’s Cold Spring on vinyl and compact disc worldwide on June 17th. The label will also be releasing Carey’s book called Clouds of Evil, a collection of essays compiled for his son Ivan. Essay titles include: A Story about the Time I Broke Up Wolf Parade, a Popular Independent Rock Band, by Starring in Their music Video and accepting One Thousand of Their Dollars and a Few recollections of the Time my Band Frog eyes Went to Moscow.

Hello, Blue Roses is a Vancouver based duo fronted by Sydney Hermant and Daniel Bejar. Their SFU performance comes hot on the heels of their 2015 full length release WZO on local imprint JAZ Records. WZO was produced by Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes at Quadraticus Studios and bears the stamp of the cooked guitars and echoing beats associated with that room.