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

NXNE is here!

Last sunday, we were invited to play at Pearson Intl Airport for the NXNE kickoff at Terminal 1. It was so amazing to see families being reuinted at arrivals as we strummed out some songs for a group larger than I ever imagined. We were greeted warmly by applause after each song, and felt a sense of belonging. It was just an amazing gig and we're lucky to have been invited. A very nice lady asked to take out picture. Who's the dude on the far left? That's Mr. Johnny Owens, our dear friend who filled in while Toutant was rehearsing with Lame in London. We support him completely, but we're more than happy to have John play when Craig can't.

We gave out about 25 cd's, and we're now happy to announce that we're giving away our first album for free. Think of it as somewhat of a business card, I guess. If you see a member of the band and want a copy, just ask.

Tonight we rock HOLY JOES! 10pm. Mwah.

June Update...

Wow, it's been a while since I wrote on here. Nothing earth shattering to write about, but I would like to say a sincere thank you for all of the support with the shows we played in the past month or so. The Pitter Patter Festival that our dear friend Keith Hamilton put on saw us at 3 different venues in and around the GTA, and we had a shitload of fun. We met some great people, and played with some really amazing bands. I think it's safe to say that the Great Bloomers are my new favourite band. Not only do they rock, but they're really nice dudes too, and we really appreciated the chance to play with them. We also got to see our friend Rob from This is Picture right here in our home town at The Atria. He's so great. Go see him!

So we were kind of bummed because we didn't get accepted into North By North East this year, but we received confirmation that we are in fact playing! Hurrah! After our shitty time slot last year playing to our girlfriends and boyfriends, we're really stoked about the slot and venue this year:

THURSDAY JUNE 18th @ HOLY JOES

9:00 - Beekeepers Society

10:00 -The Champion Heartache

12:00 - Stereo Goes Stellar

1:00 - Joel Lightman Band

Other than that, we're not booking many other shows lately with weddings, and other domesticated events happening in out lives. We are however playing The Memorial Park Bandshell in downtown Oshawa on Thursday, July 2. Showtime is 8pm.

Oh, and the record is almost done! I moved into my new home, and the studio is somewhat setup now, and we're working on finalizing the tracks, and moving forward with mixing starting this friday evening. I've also began working on a solo project too, and hope to have some songs online soon.

Matt

xo