Coming Home to Grumpy’s on Friday

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I’m going to keep this post brief because there really isn’t much to say, and I really don’t feel like waxing too philosophical about the fact that it’s been 18 months since we’ve actually played at Grumpy’s Bar, despite the fact that outside our normal operating hours – more skewed for some in the band than for others – it’s usually the place to spot us having a drink, watching a show, playing darts or trivia, joining in the moonshine jam, chatting with friends, and just feeling at home.

And you know a lot has happened in this past year and a half, including the release of “I Stand in the Weeds“, successful tours of the Maritimes and Ontario, and a some big shows with tons of positive reviews. But again, pointing out things like it was one year ago this past Saturday that we opened for CCR at Jarry Park is not the point I’m trying to make with this post…

Rather, what pleases us is that we’ve been asked to be the local support for two really great bands from Ontario: The Shotgun Wedding Band, and Dany Laj & The Looks.

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These two solid rock combos are on a joint three-day tour taking them on a short spin around the block from Toronto, through Montreal, up to Ottawa and then back home. The Montreal show finds them at Grumpy’s Bar on Friday June 8 and we’ve been asked to fill in the middle slot of the line up and bring out the local crowd. So here’s a chance for our fans and friends at home to show them just how much we love our live music.

If you’re a Grumpy’s regular – and if you’re reading this then odds are you are – then you know to be there by 10 pm and to stay until the very end. Oh, and if you’re not a Grumpy’s regular but still want to come to the show, you can find it at 1242 Bishop Street.

We can’t wait to see you all, once again from the vantage point of one of the best stages in the city. Have a great week everybody and see you Friday night, back home at Grumpy’s.

Thank You, Ontario

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We’re back home in Montreal, and we have quite a few local shows coming up in the next few weeks, but before we tell you about them we first want to thank everyone who made the second half of our tour through Ontario the success that it was. We will be adding several of these names with links to their websites on our Friends page sometime in the next couple of days.

Toronto: Thank yous go out to The Swamp Yankees for letting us open for them at The Dakota Tavern, Geoffrey Glen Marshall and the entire Marshall’s Family for a fabulous night of old time country at Graffiti’s, The James Clark Institute and the wonderful staff at Mitzi’s Sister, the countless friends who opened their doors and offered us a place to stay, and CityTV for airing a live performance of “Dead Man’s Pedal” to close their news cast last Wednesday night;
Woodstock: Thank you, I guess, to everyone at the Double B Ranch for an … interesting night, and to the crazy lady at the motel for making it even more uh … interesting … Oh yeah, thank you to LA Music in Brantford for letting an out-of-province musician rent a bass amp;
Kingston: Thank you to The Tom Savage Trio for helping us put this show together, and the amazing staff at The Toucan, and of course thank you to the Sargeant’s for being so welcoming and hospitable

Thank you also to Angela Potvin for helping us book the tour, and lastly thank you Dave Kaufman for working behind the scenes, making phone calls and sending out emails on our behalf, drumming up media interest as our publicist, while fending off attacks from Montreal’s police force. Without him we don’t appear either on CityTV last Wednesday, or on CTV’s The Beat in Kitchener (air date to be confirmed).

So there you go. We will posting some photos to our Facebook page over the next few days, and as I mentioned earlier we have some local shows coming up starting Friday June 8th at Grumpy’s on Bishop Street in Montreal. For more dates, check out our Shows page.

Have a great week, everybody!