Laura Barrett & the Phonemes Tour the West in April

Sometimes Hidden Camera and Adorable and the woman recently voted Canada's Sexiest Musician at the CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards - Laura Barrett is heading west with her friends the Phonemes who are fresh off of a Wombatty Winter.

The places you need to be are:

8 Apr 2009 Duck Creek Gallery Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
10 Apr 2009 50/50 Collective Victoria, British Columbia
11 Apr 2009 Blim (Prairie Cat Will Be at This One Too) Vancouver, British Columbia
12 Apr 2009 Little Mountain Studios Vancouver, British Columbia
14 Apr 2009 TBA Osoyoos, British Columbia
17 Apr 2009 Broken Jug Calgary, Alberta
18 Apr 2009 The Hydeaway Edmonton, Alberta
19 Apr 2009 All Citizens Bruno, Saskatchewan
21 Apr 2009 The Exchange Regina, Saskatchewan
22 Apr 2009 Lo Pub Winnipeg, Manitoba
23 Apr 2009 The Apollo Thunder Bay, Ontario

Laura Barrett - Sorting Hat



Cross Posted to NxEW.ca

Bob Wiseman On Tour: Western Canada and New Zealand

Attn: Western Canada the legendary Bob Wiseman ex of Blue Rodeo and the Hidden Cameras is headed your way. Check him and his unique audio/video experience out at the following places:


12 Mar Lydias Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
13 Mar The Exchange Regina, Saskatchewan
15 Mar Cinematheque Winnipeg, Manitoba
16 Mar All Citizens Bruno, Saskatchewan
17 Mar house concert Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
18 Mar Twin Butte Genral Store Twin Bute, Alberta
19 Mar The Slice Lethbridge, Alberta
20 Mar Ironwood Calgary, Alberta
21 Mar The Artery Edmonton, Alberta
22 Mar communitea? canmore, Alberta
26 Mar Minstrel Kelowna, British Columbia
27 Mar The Western Front Vancouver, British Columbia
28 Mar Pacific Contact Vancouver, British Columbia
2 Apr Duck Creek Gallery Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
3 Apr Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Victoria, British Columbia
4 Apr & Loan Gallery Nanaimo, British Columbia
5 Apr Duncan Garage Showroom Duncan, British Columbia
10 Apr The Quarry Arts Centre Whangarei
11 Apr Cross Street Auckland, Auckland
12 Apr Cross Street Auckland, Auckland
13 Apr the Orange Zephyr Tauranga
14 Apr Poverty Bay Club Gisborne, Gisborne
15 Apr la luna Hamilton
16 Apr the barclay New Plymouth
17 Apr the itchy toe Palmerston North
18 Apr radio wellington, Wellington
19 Apr Happy Wellington, Wellington
21 Apr fairfield house Nelson, Nelson
22 Apr highstreet Project Christchurch
23 Apr tba Queenstown
24 Apr tba Dunedin
10 May via michael holt toronto, Ontario

The Weakerthans: Touring Canada on Foot

The Weakerthans Rolling Tundra Revue Webisode!


Tour Dates:

March
19 Thu: St. John s, NL - Club One [ ticket info ]
20 Fri: Halifax, NS - The Palace [ ticket info ]
21 Sat: Chalottetown, PEI - The Wave - UPEI Campus [ ticket info ]
22 Sun: Sackville, NB - Georges Fabulous Roadhouse [ ticket info ]
23 Mon: Fredericton, NB - UNB Ballroom [ ticket info ]
25 Wed: Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle [ ticket info ]
26 Thu: Montreal, QC - Le National [ ticket info ]
27 Fri: Peterborough, ON - The Montreal House [ ticket info ]
28 Sat: Ottawa, ON - Bronson Centre [ ticket info ]
29 Sun: Kingston, ON - The Alehouse [ ticket info ]
31 Tue: Toronto, ON - Phoenix [ ticket info ]

April
01 Wed: Toronto, ON - Phoenix [ ticket info ]
02 Thu: Toronto, ON - Phoenix [ ticket info ]
03 Fri: London, ON - Music Hall [ ticket info ]
04 Sat: Guelph, ON - River Run Centre [ ticket info ]
17 Fri: Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre [ ticket info ]
18 Sat: Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre [ ticket info ]
21 Tue: Regina, SK - Ridell Centre [ ticket info ]
22 Wed: Saskatoon, SK - Odeon Events Centre [ ticket info ]
23 Thu: Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre [ ticket info ]
25 Sat: Calgary, AB - Macewan Hall [ ticket info ]
26 Sun: Banff, AB - Wild Bill s [ ticket info ]
27 Mon: Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre [ ticket info ]
30 Thu: Victoria, BC - Element [ ticket info ]

May
01 Fri: Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom [ ticket info ]
02 Sat: Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom [ ticket info ]
04 Mon: Whitehorse, YT - Yukon Arts Centre [ ticket info ]

Spiral Beach: New Album, Tour and Blog

Toronto's Spiral Beach has announced that they've finished their new album, launced a a new blog and a long, long list of tour dates. The release date for the album hasn't been set yet but, after a final 14 hour session yesterday they finally called it done. Check out the list of tour dates after the video below...






Spiral Beach - Made of Stone



March 25 - Sault Ste Marie, ON - Arcadia

March 28 - Calgary, AB - The Gateway

March 30 - Victoria, BC - Logan’s

April 1 - Nanaimo, BC - Spice Lounge

April 2 - Victoria, BC - Element Nightclub

April 3 - Vancouver, BC - Pit Pub

April 4 - Kelowna, BC - UBC

April 6 - Lethbridge, AB - The Slice

April 7 - Red Deer, AB - Matchbox Theatre

April 8 - Edmonton, AB - The Pawn Shop

April 9 - Saskatoon, SK - Louis Pub

April 10 - Regina, SK - Exchange

April 11 - Winnipeg, MB

April 12 - Thunder Bay, ON - Killroy’s

April 14 - Sudbury, ON - Townehouse

April 15 - Montreal, QC - Club Lambi

April 16 - Moncton, NB - Paramount

April 17 - Halifax, NS - Seahorse

April 21 - Peterborough, ON - The Montreal House

April 22 - Ottawa, ON - Zaphod Beeblebrox

April 23 - London, ON - Call The Office

April 24 - Toronto, ON - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

April 25 - Hamilton, ON - Club Absinthe

April 26 - Sarnia, ON - Trinity Lounge

April 28 - Kingston, ON - The Living Room

May 13 - Washington, DC - The Velvet Lounge

May 14 - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio

Dan Mangan Comes Out of Hybernation

Dan Mangan, whose 2007 debut ‘Postcards and Daydreaming’ won wide critical acclaim is back for another round in 2009. First of all you can check out his new website at danmanganmusic.com where you will learn everything I'm about to tell you. If you've decided to stay here and read on anyway Dan also has a new EP on the way, and a number of live dates coming up.

The new EP 'Roboteering' coming in March, and a new full-length album "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" coming in August. Mangan also has an all-star roster of collaborators for the new project(s). The track listing for the EP reads:

1. Robots
2. The Indie Queens Are Waiting
3. Sold
4. Till I Fall
5. Tragic Turn Of Events / Move Pen Move (with Shane Koyczan)

According to an email from Mangan:

The first three tracks are from the upcoming LP and include the fine talents of Veda Hille, Mark Berube and Mark Sasso (of Elliott Brood). 'Till I Fall' is from my earliest demo, re-vamped last year with friend Julian Fane. 'Tragic/Move' is a collaboration of music, lyrics and spoken word with the wonderfully talented Shane Koyczan.

You can hear the first track 'Robots' at the close of the CBC Radio 3 Valentines Day Podcast or on his new website.

Catch Dan Live on the following dates.

Mar 10. Toronto, ON
C'est What - "In The Round" session w/ James Lamb, Patrick Brealey, Nat Jay - 9:30pm
Mar 12. Toronto, ON
The Supermarket w/ Mother Mother, The Painted Birds, Mani Khaira, We Are The City - MusicBC CMW Showcase - 12am
Mar 13. Quebec, QC
Le Moulin Marcoux à Pont-Rouge
Mar 14. Quebec, QC
Roseq - Details TBA
Mar 17. Houston, TX
Avant Garden - Details TBA
Mar 18. Austin, TX
El Sol Y Luna - SXSW Festival - Details TBA
Mar 28-29. Vancouver, BC
JunoFest - Details TBA
Apr 22. Ottawa, ON
Canada Live Taping w/ Danny Michel- Details TBA
May 13. London, UK
The Slaughtered Lamb
May 14. Brighton, UK
The Great Escape Festival - Details TBA

Dan Mangan - Journal of a Narcoleptic

Bend Sinister Tour Dates

This weeks group on Boost was Vancouver's Bend Sinister, I thought it would be a good idea to pass it along since it came with tour dates (see below)!








Bend Sinister - Time Breaks Down



6 Mar Club Soda Montreal, Quebec
10 Mar The Horseshoe (early free 9pm set) Toronto, Ontario
12 Mar The Black Betty (CMW showcase 12am sharp) Toronto, Ontario
13 Mar Townehouse Sudbury, Ontario
14 Mar C2 Thunder Bay, Ontario
16 Mar Lake of the Woods Hotel Kenora, Ontario
18 Mar Silverado’s Winnipeg, Manitoba
20 Mar The Drink Regina, Saskatchewan
21 Mar Amigos Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
22 Mar Wild Bills Banff, Alberta
24 Mar Back Alley Calgary, Alberta
25 Mar Jet Nightclub Edmonton, Alberta
26 Mar The Habitat Kelowna, British Columbia
27 Mar The Bourbon Vancouver, British Columbia
28 Mar Lucky Bar Victoria, British Columbia

A Bookstore Crawl in Ottawa - 14 Feb. 2009

Something that recently came to mind thanks to discussions of the side effects of the transit strike written about earlier was the concept of the bookstore crawl.

I'd never heard of it before, but it seems like a good idea to steal. So I will.

Therefore...

When: February 14, 2009 - Noon to 6 PM

Where: Starting at the corner of Elgin and Somerset in Centretown Ottawa and ending at Nicholas Hoare Books on Sussex Drive, right across the street from the National Gallery and the Peacekeepers' Memorial.

If you want to suggest a stopover, there's a Facebook event listing that you can post to. Also, check out the Ottawa LJ Community Blog if you've an account at Livejournal. Run a search for the title "Bookstore Crawl" once you're there.

Hoping to see you!

Great Lake Swimmers and Kate Maki Spring Tour

The Great Lake Swimmers and Kate Maki are going to kick off a tour in March that will take them through the Atlantic provinces, northern Ontario, the prairies and the west before winding up back in Toronto on April 25.

You can have a listen to the Great Like Swimmers performing live at NXNE on this episode of the CBC Radio 3 sessions it sounds something like this:



As good as the Swimmers are I like Kate Maki better!

"Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Kate Maki has a voice as wide and expansive as its moon-like terrain. Her music is “somewhere in the magical realm of Mazzy Star, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood, and Belle & Sebastian” (San Francisco Chronicle), and "the kind you end up with a crush on and can't wait to play driving down the highway" (Edmonton Sun). When Kate is not on tour, she teaches Special Education, Science, and French to the next generation."

Read the full bio here.

March 06 - Cornerbrook - Black Thorn Stick Cafe
March 08 - St. John's - The Ship Inn
March 11 - Halifax St. - Matthews Church
March 12 - Fredericton - The Capital
March 14 - Quebec City - Le Cercle
March 19 - Sudbury - The Townhouse
March 20 - Sault Ste Marie - Loplops
March 21 - Thunder Bay - The Study
March 23 - Winnipeg - Instore Performance
March 24 - Regina - The Exchange
March 25 - Saskatoon - Amigo's
March 26 - Calgary - Grace Presbyterian Church
March 27 - Edmonton - McDougall United Church
March 29 - Vancouver - St. James Hall
March 30 - Vancouver - Norm Theatre - UBC
April 25 - Toronto - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Timbre Timbre in Store and Tour

This Thursday in Toronto Timber Timbre who are playing the Out of This Spark anniversary party tonight will be doing a free instore at Soundscapes. It starts at 7 pm, 572 College St. in Toronto and if the Facebook Event is to be believed will be pretty crowded so go early.

If you aren't able to make either event there is a good long list of upcoming dates on their Myspace Page:

Jan 16 they'll be in Guelph for another Out of This Spark anniversary party

Jan. 28 they'll be in Peterborough with Gordon Best, Bruce Peninsula & Jill Staveley

Feb. 6 they are in Ottawa

Feb. 7 they are in Montreal with Bruce Peninsula

Feb. 12 With Ghost Bees in Toronto

Feb. 13 With Ghost Bees in Waterloo

Feb. 14 With Ghost Bees in Hamilton

Feb. 15 an afternoon show in Guelph

Feb. 15 evening show with Ghost Bees in London

Feb. 21 with Ghost Bees & Sonny Baker in Buffalo

In addition to the video below check out the 3 part Camera Music series at Aux. TV

Timbre Timbre - Oh Messiah

Hey Ocean! Touring the West

Vancouver's Hey Ocean is hitting the road again. In a note they sent out today they've promised new tour dates and promised new videos are on the way. So if you're in BC, Calgary or Whitehorse - head's up!

15 Jan 2009 The Habitat Kelowna, British Columbia

16 Jan 2009 The Roadhouse Golden, BC

17 Jan 2009 ALL AGES - The Gateway @ SAIT (2pm) Calgary, Alberta

17 Jan 2009 The Gateway @ SAIT (18+) Calgary, Alberta

22 Jan 2009 Richards on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia

23 Jan 2009 Sugar Nightclub Victoria, BC, British Columbia

6 Feb 2009 Coaster’s Whitehorse, YK

Modernboys Moderngirls micro tour: Windsor, Guelph, Toronto

Modernboys, Moderngirls are heading out on tour, but just a short one because it's cold. On December 5 (tomorrow) at the Phog Lounge in Windsor, on Thursday they will be at Jimmy Jazz in Guelph and then they are hightailing it back to T.O. for the "THE MBMG TORONTO XMAS DANCE SPECIAL!" at the Supermarket in Kenzington Market on Friday December 12 (doors at 8)! If you somehow missed hearing Modernboys, Moderngirls this year you can download a few free tunes at publicbroadcasting.ca/download/mbmg/.

The New Canadian Street Team

For those of you who don't know I'm something of a supporter of Canadian Arts and Culture. Along with publicbroadcasting.ca I run Facebook group for CBC Radio 3 TV (R3TV), the CBC Radio 3 Sessions (also a page for that one), a group for the new CBC Radio 2, a group for upcoming Events in Toronto (there's a page for that one too) - then there's Friends of the CBC, the somewhat related Save CBC News and the (hopefully temporary) Against the City of Ottawa's Arts Cuts I also run a number of social and political groups but I won't go into that now.

Awhile ago, to address the lack of exposure that many Canadian artists get I started thinking about small things that people could do that would have an impact - things that didn't take alot of time or effort. I created the groups Boost: Canadian Film and Television where once a week (ish) I send out a trailer or clip that people watch and rate (driving up it's popularity on YouTube and making it more visible. Boost: Canadian Music is essentially the same (except I send out music videos).

The latest in this line is Street Team Canada - on this group I'll send out tour dates and people are asked to (when an artist is coming to their city) print and put up a poster or two or three in places they go anyway - work, school, their local pub or coffee house, their bus stop etc., If enough people do that and we can bring a few extra people to each of their shows we can help make touring a little closer to profitable for Canadian talent.

So far the response has been good and there are people who aren't in Canada offering to put up some posters for Canadian artists touring abroad. If you have a few extra minutes a week and a printer - sign up here.

The Bicycles and Hot Panda in the West

If you're in Vancouver, Victoria, Cumberland, Kelowna or Calgary you have plans. Toronto's the Bicycles are headed your way, promoting their new CD "Oh No, It's Love" along with Edmonton's Hot Panda. Both of these bands are amazing and completely fun. Go, drink, dance and buy CDs!

Saturday November 15, 2008 Di'Metric Studios (also playing Women, The Clips, and Gang Violence) - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sunday November 16, 2008 CAMAS - Victoria, BC, Canada

Tuesday November 18, 2008 The Waverly - Cumberland, BC, Canada

Wednesday November 19, 2008 Habitat - Kelowna, BC, Canada

Thursday November 20, 2008 Broken City - Calgary, AB, Canada

Elliott Brood in Session

Elliott Brood is on tour in Europe and the US right now. They'll be back in Ontario and playing some dates in Mid-November though (a list of dates is below). In the mean time you can check them out on CBC Radio 3 Sessions:

Toronto's gritty folk trio, Elliott Brood, moves from recording their foot stomping music in slaughterhouses to CBC Radio 3 sessions. Listen for their special Gearheads featuring a suitcase.

For a full list of Radio 3 Sessions available for download visit http://www.publicbroadcasting.ca/sessions.html - You can also join the Sessions Facebook Group or add the page.

Here are those Ontario dates:

11 Nov Club Vinyl Guelph, Ontario

14 Nov 2008 The Montreal House Peterborough, Ontario

15 Nov 2008 Casbah Hamilton, Ontario

20 Nov 2008 Capital Music Hall Ottawa, Ontario

21 Nov 2008 The Grad Club Kingston, Ontario

22 Nov 2008 Call The Office London, Ontario

Elliot Brood - Second Son

Bicycles and Diableros on the Road

Summer touring season may be over, but that just means that fall touring season is starting. the Diableros and the Bicycles are both hitting the road (note the Bikes also have a new album coming on November 4.) Check out some of Toronto's finest wherever finer shows are sold (or at least inexpensive beer.)

Diableros

October 21 | Sydney | Maxwell's w/ Rich Aucoin

October 22 | Halifax Pop Explosion | Coconut Grove w/ The Spades, Shortpants Romance

October 23 | Fredericton | Capital w/ Matthew Barber, The Spades

October 24 | Charlottetown | Baba's Lounge w/ Parlovr

October 25 | Ottawa | Zaphod's w/ My Dad Vs. Yours

October 26 | Toronto | Pedestrian Sunday 5pm set outdoors on Augusta

Bicycles

October 23rd - Ottawa @ Zaphods

October 25th - Halifax @ Coconut Grove (part of Halifax Pop Explosion)

October 26th - Fredericton @ The Capital

October 27th - St. John, NB @ Backstreet Records (instore performance)

October 28th - Moncton @ The Paramount

October 29th - Sackville @ Mount Allison campus pub

October 30th - Quebec city @ Le Cercle

October 31st - Montreal @ Friendship Cove

November 1st - Kingston @ The Grad Club

November 4th - Toronto @ Soundscapes (instore performance)

November 6th - Peterborough @ Montreal House

November 8th - Toronto @ Lee's Palace (CD release show!)

November 11th - Thunder Bay @ The Apollo

November 12th - Winnipeg @ Lo's Pub (tentative)

November 13th - Saskatoon @ Amigo's

November 14th - Edmonton @ The Pawnshop

November 15th - Vancouver @ Di'Metric Studios

November 18th - Cumberland @ The Waverly

November 19th - Kelowna

November 20th - Calgary @ Broken City

November 22nd - Regina @ The Club

November 23rd - Kenora @ Inn of the woods

November 24th - Marathon @

November 28th - Waterloo @ Trepid House

November 29th - Brantford @ The Ford Plant

New CDs From Bicycles, Jill Barber and Serena Ryder.

The first shout out on this list goes to the Bicycles for having the coolest CD release party.

"VERY excited. Our second album, Oh No It's Love, will be in stores November 4th. We've been working hard on it for the past year, and we're very proud of it. Run right out and get a copy! Or, better yet, come to our CD Release Party at Lee's Palace in Toronto! Saturday November 8th. Young Rival, our friends from Hamilton, will be opening and celebrating the Toronto release of their awesome self-titled EP. Then we'll play every song from our new album, as well as a very special reprise of "The Last Schmaltz": the Bicycles backing up great local bandleaders. We're still finalizing the list but here's who we have so far: Luca Maolini (The Old Soul), Brent Randall, Gravity Wave, Forest City Lovers, Matt Murphy, Sandro Perri, Nick Flanagan (Brutal Knights),$100, Hooded Fang, Laura Barrett, Green Go, Henry Fletcher (Henri Fabrege and the Adorables), Sebastien Grainger. Come out and celebrate with us!"

The Bicycles are also on the road this fall all over Canada. Check them out at

23 Oct 2008 Zaphod’s w/ Young Rival Ottawa, Ontario

25 Oct 2008 Coconut Grove for Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax, Nova Scotia

26 Oct 2008 @ The Capital with Young Rival Fredericton, New Brunswick

27 Oct 2008 Backstreet Records - Instore! Saint John, New Brunswick

28 Oct 2008 @ The Paramount with Young Rival Moncton, New Brunswick

29 Oct 2008 Mt. Allison campus pub with Young Rival Sackville, New Brunswick

30 Oct 2008 @ Le Cercle with Young Rival Quebec City, Quebec

31 Oct 2008 Friendship Cove w/ Young Rival Montreal, Quebec

1 Nov 2008 @ The Grad Club with Young Rival Kingston, Ontario

6 Nov 2008 Montreal House with Young Rival Peterborough, Ontario

8 Nov 2008 Lee’s Palace!! OH NO IT’S LOVE!!! CD Release Party!!! TORONTO, Ontario

11 Nov 2008 Apollo Thunder Bay, Ontario

12 Nov 2008 Lo’s Pub Winnipeg, Manitoba

13 Nov 2008 Amigo’s Cantina Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

14 Nov 2008 The Pawn Shop Edmonton, Alberta

20 Nov 2008 Broken City Calgary, Alberta

22 Nov 2008 The Club/Exchange Regina, Saskatchewan

23 Nov 2008 Inn of the Woods Kenora, Ontario

24 Nov 2008 Marathon High School (all ages) Marathon, Ontario

28 Nov 2008 Trepid House Waterloo, Ontario

29 Nov 2008 Ford Plant Brantford, Ontario

Beyond the Bikes Serena Ryders new CD "is it o.k" will have it's CD release show at the Mod Club on November 19. Serena too has other tour dates but they are all in the U.S. so who cares?

Finally Jill Barber's new CD 'Chances' will ship on October 14. Barber's disc, written with Ron Sexsmith and Les Cooper is getting strong reviews (and justifiably from what I've heard off the CD)

You can catch Jill on tour (on the good side of the border) at

Oct. 24 Sackville, NB @ Sackville United Church w/Meaghan Smith, Bruce Guthro and Catherine MacLellan

Oct. 26 Fredericton, NB @ Fredericton Playhouse

Oct. 29 Summerside, PEI @ Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre

Oct. 30 Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Dalhousie University)

Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Antigonish, NS @ Bauer Theatre (St. Francis Xavier University)

Nov. 2 Chester, NS @ Chester Playhouse

Nov. 4 Margaretsville, NS @ Evergreen Theatre

Nov. 5 Liverpool, NS @ The Astor Theatre

Nov. 6 Shelburne, NS @ Osprey Arts Centre

Nov. 7 Wolfville, NS @ Festival Theatre

Nov. 8 Port Hawkesbury, NS @ Strait Area Education And Recreation Centre

Nov. 9 Glace Bay, NS @ Savoy Theatre

Nov. 14 Calgary, AB @ Knox United Church

Nov. 15 St. Albert, AB @ The Arden Theatre

Nov. 18 Regina, SK @ The Exchange

Nov. 19 Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre & Movie Cafe

Feist Fall Concert Tour for Charities

Feist is on tour across Canada this fall and is asking for people who attend her shows to bring food, and buy merch in support of three different charities:

"Feist is inviting you to bring more than your Fall coat to her upcoming Canadian tour; unlike many party hosts, she is asking you to bring food. The Feist concert food drive (in tandem with the Canadian Association of Food Banks) will take place at each tour stop along her upcoming 13-city tour. Feist encourages attendees to bring food donations and/or monetary contributions to help benefit their local Community Food Bank. Each month more than 720,000 Canadians access food banks, of which 39 per cent are children. Those who contribute will be rewarded with a chance to win a special prize from Feist.

Feist has also announced that all proceeds from her merchandise sales throughout the tour, will be donated to the following Canadian-based initiatives: CARE Canada, MSF (Doctors Without Borders) and War Child Canada. We will be posting more information on all of these initiatives in the weeks that follow, but please spread the word."

Dates

14 Oct South Okanagan Events Centre Penticton, British Columbia
16 Oct Rexall Place Edmonton, Alberta
18 Oct Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, Alberta
19 Oct Brandt Centre at IPSCO Place Regina, Saskatchewan
20 Oct MTS Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba
24 Oct John Labatt Centre London, Ontario
25 Oct National Arts Centre, Southam Hall Ottawa, Ontario
1 Nov Massey Hall Toronto, Ontario
3 Nov Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario
5 Nov Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec
6 Nov Harbour Station Saint John, New Brunswick
7 Nov Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia
9 Nov Mile One Stadium St. John’s, Newfoundland
10 Nov Confederation Centre of the Arts Charlottetown, Prince Edward

Happy Birthday to Hot Panda

One of my favorite bands from the rapidly emerging Edmonton music scene, Hot Panda are now officially two years old. If you're on Facebook, join their group and wish them a happy bday! Also, they are struggling through the terrible twos on tour:

8 Oct The Grittsmill w/Awkward Stage Waterloo
9 Oct Call The Office w/Young and Sexy, Awkward Stage London
10 Oct The Ford Plant w/Awkward Stage Brantford
11 Oct Phog Lounge *early all ages show* w/Awkward Stage Windsor
11 Oct Phog Lounge *Late Show* w/Awkward Stage Windsor
12 Oct Merchant Ale House w/Awkward Stage St. Catharines
13 Oct The Casbah w/Awkward Stage Hamilton
14 Oct Albion w/Awkward Stage Guelph
15 Oct Montreal House w/Awkward Stage Peterborough
16 Oct The Artel w/Awkward Stage Kingston
17 Oct Irene’s w/ Awkward Stage Ottawa
19 Oct Zoobizarre w/Awkward Stage and Vancougar Montreal
21 Oct Horseshoe Tavern Toronto
24 Oct CMJ @ Fat Baby (Mint Records Showcase) New York
20 Nov Broken City w. Bicycles Calgary

Hot Panda

Said the Whale Tour Dates

It seems like they just finished a tour but Said the Whale is hitting the road yet again. This time they've added keyboard player Jaycelyn Brown to the mix, which should make for a slightly different sound for the band. You can get an idea of what Jaycelyn might bring with a listen to some of her solo work at myspace.com/jaycelynbrown. Although they seem to be on the road constantly you can also read a bit about the band and their love of home here.


September 25th, 2008 Vancouver, BC | Chan Centre (Telus Studio Theatre) @ 5pm **ALL AGES**

October 9th, 2008 Calgary, AB | The Gateway @ SAIT

October 10th, 2008 Regina, SK | The Distrikt w/ Sylvie

October 11th, 2008 Winnipeg, MB | The Lo Pub w/ Sylvie

October 12th, 2008 Thunder Bay, ON | Jack's w/ Sylvie

October 14th, 2008 London, ON | Call The Office w/ Sylvie

October 15th, 2008 Hamilton, ON | The Casbah w/ Mother Mother & The Wooden Sky

October 16th, 2008 Toronto, ON | Horseshoe Tavern w/ The Awkward Stage, Sylvie and Vancougar

October 17th, 2008 Ottawa, ON | Zaphod's w/ Sylvie

October 18th, 2008 Montreal, PQ | Club L'Ambi

October 21st, 2008 New York City, NY | Piano's (CMJ Music Marathon)

October 22nd, 2008 New York City, NY | Arlene's Grocery w/ Shad K & Hey Rosetta! (CMJ Music Marathon)

October 28th, 2008 Saskatoon, SK | TBC

October 29th, 2008 Regina, SK | TBC

October 30th, 2008 Lethbridge, AB | TBC

October 31st, 2008 St. Albert, AB | TBC

November 1st, 2008 Edmonton, AB | TBC

November 2nd, 2008 Calgary, AB | TBC ***ALL-AGES***

Said the Whale - "This City's A Mess"

Reminder: Nathan and Kate are Coming

Nathan Lawr and Kate Maki are about to whip through Southern Ontario and Quebec starting tonight in Guelph.

Friday, September 5 @ 10:00pm - Carden Street Cafe - Guelph, ON
Saturday, September 6 @ 10:00pm - The Cameron House - Toronto, ON
Sunday, September 7 @ 4:00pm - The Black Sheep Inn - Wakefield, QC
Friday, September 19 @ 9:00pm - House Concert - Sault Ste. Marie, ON (email: ewainio@shaw.ca for ticket info)
Saturday, September 20 @ 11:00pm - Townehouse - Sudbury, ON
**Wednesday, October 15 @ 10:00pm - Casa Del Popolo - Montreal, QC
**Saturday, October 18 @ 8:30pm - Gordon Best Theatre - Peterborough, ON (**new dates, not in the summer, but...)