July 8: The Bent Family thanks You
for an amazing Summer Solstice celebration

Well the Bent Family Summer Solstice Celebration was a great success! The weather held out for most of the day, and was a welcome break even when it did come down. So thanks to everyone who was a part of the day - artists, bands, volunteers, and supporters of live, independent music and art. CLICK HERE to check out a photo gallery featuring pictures from various people throughout the day. We look forward to putting on another great party next year. Solstice T-shirts and posters are still available, GO HERE to order now before they're all gone!

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Tripping Hazard to join the Get Bent family

Get Bent is super proud to bring on Toronto band Tripping Hazard in 2010. The band is well known to the Get Bent family, having played many shows with the Micronite Filters, the DGB, and more over the last few years. TH will release their next record with Get Bent, and their latest disc will be available from zunior.com starting July 13th.
LISTEN TO TRIPPING HAZARD HERE

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June

Oshawa band the Recroom to play final show at Summer Solstice

Ladies and gentlemen... Oshawa trio the Recroom are calling it a day, and you can see their final set together at this year's Bent Family Summer Solstice Celebration. In 2007, their debut album Wake Up the City was a big hit locally, and across the province on college radio. The CD is currently out of print, but you can still download it in high-quality lossless audio from our webstore

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Get Bent at NXNE: the Polymorphines June 18, the DGB June 20

NXNE hits Toronto next week, and Get Bent is well represented with both the Polymorphines and the DGB playing showcases on Friday and Sunday. The Polymorphines will be on at Rancho Relaxo, Friday at 9pm. The DGB will be at the same venue on Sunday, 11pm. Its a rock and roll sandwich weekend, with the Summer Solstice as the killer filling.

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MAY:

NOW AVAILABLE:
RON WARNE - GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME

On May 2nd we celebrated the release of Ron Warne's debut album Good Enough for Me at the Snug in Newcastle. Ron Warne is a folk-rock singer/songwriter from Newcastle, Ontario. His regular appearances at the Village Inn open mic in Bowmanville over the last few years have inspired more than an album's worth of original, home-grown songs. His debut album Good Enough For Me is full of great story-telling, catchy melodies, and backed by a local soon-to-be-named band. The album is available now exclusively at Get Bent Records.com. Listen and download right here

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April 26: the DGB release new free single DAMN THE RISE

Well kids, strap on your r'n'r dancin' shoes because The DGB have a brand-spanking new single ready to smack you in the eardrum - its called Damn the Rise and you're hearing it right now! You can download it exclusively here at Get Bent Records.com so you can take it with you and rock out anywhere you like...in your car, on the street corner, even at work.
click here to download NOW!

Click here to watch the new video for Damn the Rise!

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April 17th Record Store Day at Star Records, Oshawa

Bradleyboy helped celebrate Record Store Day at Star Records in Oshawa with a special curbside performance. Great times had by all!

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COMING SOON...

The highly aniticpated upcoming release from Oshawa songwriter Doug Hell is well on its way... we'll have a preview of the tunes up really, really soon, so stay tuned. For now, visit Doug on myspace here: www.myspace.com/doughell