We are giving ourselves a summer of calm before our fall touring storm. It’s all night time bike rides and frisbee in the park for now… but just wait until September, when the onerous work of travelling to cool places and and partying with friends starts. We are planning a tour of Western Canada Sept. 2-12, followed immediately by a 5-week tour of Europe. We will be back in N. America for CMJ Music Marathon in New York City Oct. 20-24 and some shows around the area. The latest news for after that is a possible tour of China!
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One Tour Down
May 20, 2009 – 1:27 am
We have played a dozen or so shows to promote our new album now, from Texas to Ontario to New York to BC and Washington State. I love travelling and being away from home but I have to say the most fun shows were at home. Vancouver and Victoria were amazing!
For those of you who don’t know, our old drummer Luke quit music and was replaced by Aden Collinge. And to make things weirder, Kathryn couldn’t tour with us because of some family reasons, so my first tour for the album was without both my long-time tour mates and old friends. But Kathryn played with us in Victoria and Luke got so drunk in the audience that he shoved his way up on stage and was drumming by the finale. Great fun, I tell you.
All in all, the shows have been fantastic and I can’t wait for more. We’ll be doing some more west coast dates in the summer. Then we are off to Europe in September, followed by CMJ and some Eastern Canada/US stops.
High On Jackson Hill official release!
April 29, 2009 – 9:36 am
It is available on iTunes and Maple Music and record stores and everywhere else now. Pick it up! It’s the best thing we’ve done, in my opinion. By a long shot, too. Apparently it takes a couple listen to get used to, though, if you’re expecting to hear another Fables, so don’t judge too harshly on first listen.
We are in Ontario promoting it with some shows. We started off with a humbling all ages gig in Brantford then had a couple packed houses in Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie. Unless you’re from one of those places, you probably think I’m just making them up. Yes they are small, but disproportionately fun for their size! Don’t worry – tomorrow, we’ll be in Toronto, then Montreal, Ottawa, New York.
Although we are on tour right now, we spent our release day in Owen Sound, Ontario with a day off. We jammed a little with my uncle and my cousin. We ate at Mr. Sub which was just terrible. The employee there was a young girl who told of how the place had been robbed at gun point the previous night, so she was scared to work (maybe her sandwich artistry suffered as a result). You know what her boss told her??? So small town… he said “I hope it doesn’t happen again, but if it does, whatever you do don’t give them the money.” Crazy stuff.
High On Jackson Hill release and tour
April 14, 2009 – 6:53 am
We’re getting excited about the release of our new album. I have just seen the real copies with all the art and everything for the first time! It will be available in stores in 2 weeks, April 28, but you can order it now from Maple Music:
LP: http://www.maplemusic.com/..product.asp?dept%5Fid=2880&pf%..5Fid=2875%2D119<=EN
CD: http://www.maplemusic.com/..product.asp?dept%5Fid=2877&pf%..5Fid=2875%2D118<=EN
Buy the vinyl, I think it comes with a download and you get to see the artwork huuuge! You can wear the cardboard sleeve as a mask on halloween if you cut out where the eyeholes on the mountain are. I once did that with Neil Diamond’s Greatest Hits, kind of a lazy costume but what can you do.
We will be on tour starting April 24 in Brantford, ON. We are sad to say that Kathryn won’t be able to make it to a lot of these shows. She is tied to Victoria with an illness in the family. If you are able to come to Victoria May 9 you can see the whole crew, otherwise we will do it for you sans keyboard.
Fri Apr 24: BRANTFORD – Ford Plant
Sat Apr 25: SUDBURY – Townehouse
Sun Apr 26: SAULT STE MARIE – Arcadia
Wed Apr 29: WINDSOR – Phog Lounge
Thu Apr 30: TORONTO – The Drake
Fri May 1: MONTREAL – Club Lambi
at May 2: OTTAWA – BC Scene @ Babylon
Mon May 4: NEW YORK – Piano’s
Tue May 5: HAMILTON – Casbah
Fri May 8: VANCOUVER – Biltmore
Fri May 15: SEATTLE – Easy Street Records
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