Pink Drink began in 2005 at Columbia University. In 2012, the band's founding songwriter and drummer (respectively, Jeremy Blackman and Abbott Segel) renewed the lease on Pink Drink, reconceptualizing the project as a fusion of experimental, psychedelic sample-collages with layered electronic and live drum beats, glued together by highly melodic pop compositions.
They've since been invited to perform at the inauguration of the upstate New York Shaolin temple with their friends, the band Loveskills. Pink Drink also recently opened for Strawberry Hands (Jacob Brunner) at Death By Audio and joined Will Phalen at Matchless Bar.
The debut EP, "Mixen Lane," produced and engineered by Jake Wagner at No Shame stduios, is slated to hit the streets late summer/ early fall

How Sad started out in the summer of 2011 in Montreal as the nom de guerre attached to a handful of personal bedroom recordings, but quickly morphed into a band playing tunes tailored towards live performance: fun, hook-laden, and driven by an old-school punk rock attitude. There's an underlying sombre tone to the lyrics, but having those themes juxtaposed with relentlessly energetic music makes for an explosive combination.
Their unpredictable live setup finds them pounding on drums, passionately shouting over laptop beats and screeching with warped guitars. After building a reputation for themselves in their hometown they set off to tour Canada and the U.S. in 2012 playing alongside acts like Purity Ring, Twin Sister, Rich Aucoin, Dom, and many more. Having played NXNE in Toronto, Sled Island in Calgary, Evolve festival in Nova Scotia, and Pop Montreal and M for Montreal, they’re back in studio working on a full length album to be released in 2013.