Goodnight...

Well, this is a somewhat somber message to post on such a beautiful spring afternoon, but I felt this was the right time to let you all in on the news. Sadly, it seems that The Champion Heartache will be saying goodbye. In the past three years or so, we’ve grown as a unit, and became best friends because of the shared message and passion for making music. It seems however, that over the past little while, other factors have overshadowed our original plan, and it’s time to move on. Some of us have solo records on the way, while others are simply maintaining a family, a career, and other musical endeavors. We’re all so thankful for the support and love from our families and friends, and we feel so fortunate to have graced the stages of some of our very favorite venues, with some of our favorite bands. We’ve met some really amazing people in the crowd too, and will never forget all of the amazing experiences we’ve shared with you all. You can still expect to hear a brand new album within the next few months, and we have a few shows left before packing it in. Once the album is done, we’ll celebrate together and announce a record release party, which will in turn be our final show. Dates are below.

Love, The Champion Heartache

Saturday May 29: This Ain’t Hollywood, Pitter Patter Festival, Hamilton

Thursday June 17: Comfort Zone, NXNE, Toronto

TBA: Indoor Voices Record Release Party

Indoor Voices Demos...

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The Champion Heartache Mixing New LP, Giving Away Debut Album

It’s been over a year since Oshawa’s The Champion Heartache self released their debut disc. The band is now in the mixing stage of their sophomore album, titled Indoor Voices, and to celebrate, they’re giving away their first album for free. “This is simply an effort to get more people to hear the first one. The new disc is about a month or so away, and we’d really like to get some friends excited for the new one. We just hope people haven’t forgotten about us.” Matt Holtby is the lead singer of the band, but claims the new album is strictly a collaborative effort. “This time, we just did a lot of jamming, and feel the next release is a true pop rock record. Lots of fun four minute rockers.”

The band will have a new song from Indoor Voices available within weeks, but in the meantime, download their self titled debut for free below.

Expect to see a string of spring tour dates to coincide with their release.

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Merry Christmas

Hey there!

Mixing for the new album starts on Monday....very close!

Also, we're playing THURSDAY DEC 10th, once again at Lee's Palace...

Thursday December 10: Local Indie Alt Rock‘Champion Heartache’ @ 12:00p, ‘Cavelliers’ @ 11:00p, ‘Ooh Baby Gimme Mores’ @ 10:00p,‘Revolvers’ @ 9:00p $7.00 at the door

And once again, proof that we're just a bunch of asses.

Ho Ho Ho...

Autumn Updates...

Yup, I know...it's been a while. I don't know if anyone ever reads this little blog, but I wanted to update it, if only for my benefit.

The summer sure did fly fast. I wish I could say that the band has been hard at work, or playing a lot of gigs, but then I'd be a liar, and that I am not. We've all had a lot of things going on. Firstly, I got hitched. My lovely wife Karlie and I got to take off to Jamaica for a week, which was amazing. Upon returning, we got a lot done around the house, and ended up adopted two cats, named Moose and Monkey. They are the funniest animals I've ever met. I get woken up each morning with a declawed paw to the face, and some conversational "mews" asking for breakfast. They rule. I've also had a new computer built for me by my dear friend Nathan Beaty, which now allows me to run Pro Tools, and record with some new gadgets I've aquired. This now means that we can attempt to mix the new album from my home studio. Speaking of which, the project has came to a screeching halt, but we're thinking the ball may get rolling again very soon.

Speaking for the band, our drummer Craig has opened a new music venue and bar here in town called The Green Bottle. He and his wife Jennifer have put their entire lives into this, hoping to have a platform for local music, and we all support and applaud him for it. Unfortunately it also means that Craig will be a very busy man for the next little while.

Trish has been working hard on her solo album, which I believe is in the final mixing stages. It's been a long time coming, but I assure you it's well worth the wait.

And Sean and his girlfriend Amanda have been working hard on their photography company, titled Lotus. You can see the amazing work they've done, and there's also shots from my wedding there. I'm really proud of them.

As for the rest of us, we've been really restless trying to remain a band. It's tough with so many things going on right now in our lives, but we've made the decision to tough it out for now. My thinking is that I'd rather not pull the plug on it, but just play whenever we can....which leads me to our next little piece of news: it's show time again! The Annual Shwaltz happens here in Oshawa next Saturday, and although we weren't invited to play, I'm excited to say we'll be rockin' the after party at The Green Bottle along side our friends The Stables, Lead Sled Rocket and more. Be sure to hit Memorial Park Sept 19th though. The lineup is fucking amazing!

Lastly, we've been invited to play at Lee's Palace for the first time. This is kind of a big deal to me, as I've seen so many amazing bands on that stage, and I feel it's a neat way to kick off the Fall season for us, which is by the way my favorite time of year. We'll be playing with Blacklist manifesto, Decade of Sleep, and our good friends Wildlife.

All for now. Hope to see you soon....here's some upcoming show info:

Sept 19th @ The Green Bottle

Sept 24th @ Lee's Palace

Oct 31st @ Woodlawn

Thank You...

To all of our dear friends and family who came out to support us at the Bandshell, we thank you. These past few months have been amazing and this was a perfect send off for the summer. In the next couple of months, some of us are getting married, working on solo albums, opening night clubs, and doing other "grown up" things.

This being said, The Champion Heartache are taking a break for a while. We're now digging in deep with our upcoming album, and we'll be doing our best to have this thing done by the fall.

Please keep checking back as I've picked up an analog 4 track recorder, and I'll be posted some acoustic ideas, and some other solo stuff. Hell, maybe we'll get at least one new Heartache track up too. We're not sure what to choose for the first taste, but I have a feeling it'll be really upbeat and poppy, like most of the record.

Have a great summer. Next time we play, I'll be a husband, Craig will be the owner of his new bar, The Green Bottle, and Trish Robb will have this masterpiece of a solo album cranked on your stereo. Life is great.

Matt

xo

A Night In The Park...

Well, more like early evening...As I write this, I'm looking at the forecast for this upcoming thursday and I'm hoping it's wrong. We're set to take the stage around 7pm as part of the "Concerts In The Park" series. The last time I stood on the stage there, it was to sing a song for Glen Bensley last summer at his memorial. There's something really beautiful about looking out a familiar faces from up there, so I really pray the weather holds up and that we have some friends staring at us on the lawn. We're really excited because our friend Ken Kucharic will be joining us for a few songs on pedal steel. Hope to see you there.

Other fun items to discuss...Trish's album is nearing completion! It's probably the most anticipated album for me that I can think of. It's in the final mixing stages, so prepare for some huge news once it comes out. I can't wait. Check out her page here.

More news on our album soon to come. xo