weezy

I shit you not.

"A few years ago, just after they’d started listening to music almost exclusively from their computers, I began to hear traditional, bluegrass and jam-band coming from their rooms. They played me Phish, Jack Johnson, Widespread Panic, Moe, Stringcheese Incident and my favorite, Yonder Mountain Stringband."

He recorded it with Tony Scherr, who incidentally played bass with Chris Brown at Evolve...

http://www.rickmoranis.com/

Saskatchewan does have a ...ahem.. "jamband"

an amazing one: Mahagany Frog

www.mahoganyfrog.ca

Everyone should check them out, especially if you're a Zappa fan.

hahaha~ that's creepy

here we go, the resemblance is shocking.

EVERYONE says I look like:

...maybe it's my acting prowess

eat your heart out biatches

We're back home now from our first cross-Canada tour and would like to thank the following people for helping make it such a huge success, (in no particular order)

Peter from Brew Bros.

Jackie + her bro & The Radical Frosh group in Montreal

Tim Hortons

Drew in Montreal, sorry for the hole in the wall, g'luck with Metric tour.

Ron and Alan at the Little Slocan Lodge

BradM for the recording excellence

Booche for the crash space and late night jam.

The Lobster Burger shack in Nova Scotia.

Jimmy Dory, Mark Wilson, Craig Mercer

Jay Cleary - thanks for all your help and hard work

Everyone in the unbelievably friendly town of Moosomin Saskatchewan for all the help when our van broke down, it couldn't have happened in a better place, Darryl is the MAN.

What The Thunder Said - you guys fucking rule, thanks Deeps for the wicked party and the crash space. Good times!

Ken @ Pepper Jacks

PJ at The Paramount in Moncton, thanks for keeping your cool during my tirade because you're bigger than me.

SLOWCOASTER!! Yaaaaaahh,fuck yaaaaah! Uhh Huh!

Deke and Yani at Upstream Entertainment and everyone in Vancouver.

Check out the Live Music Internet Archives for some live shows from this tour, more to uploaded soon.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH SEE YOU AGAIN VERY SOON!

haha, shouldn't you be breast feeding SolarGarlic?

Another show added:

September 21st - Saskatoon, Lydia's Pub

The tour has been amazing so far, we've met some great folks from coast to coast already and we're only half done! The music has evolved even more while we've been on the road so you don't want to miss the madness!

Sunday September 4th - Come Together Music Festival, Waterford ON 4pm - 5pm

Tues. September 6th - El Mocambo, Toronto w/ High Plains Drifter

Wed. September 7th - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto 9:30pm w/ Lounge and another band.

Thurs. September 8th - Vinyl, Guelph ON w/ What The Thunder Said

Fri. September 9th - Mavericks, Ottawa ON w/ Vanderpark and Lure

Sat. September 10th - Le Swimming, Montreal PQ w/ Vanderpark and Kokoro

...then we go to the Maritimes again - check out www.themasses.ca for full concert listings

Abstemious

Arsenious

Facetious

There's three. How's that for picking a nit.

I was lied to.

OINTMENT - just fun to say

FACETIOUS - only English word with all the vowels in the right order

INEFFABLE - a word to describe the indescribable "an ineffable experience"

ahh, good times...

Seattle is about 2.5 hours from here - I've been to Bumbershoot twice - it's one of the best festivals out there - so well organized and very affordable. The line up is always awesome, this year looks great! Too bad I'll be outta town.

Thanks Jay!! There's so many people and places we can't wait to see, this will be an incredible journey.

Look out O-Town!

Here's the final schedule - Kingston date was moved, second Calgary show added, Maritime run completed...

SEE YOU SOON, WE'RE SO STOKED!

August 18 - Roadhouse Tavern, GOLDEN BC

August 19 – The Soda - CALGARY AB

August 20 - Lydia's - SASKATOON SK

August 21 - The Pyramid - WINNIPEG MA

August 22 - The Apollo - THUNDER BAY ON

August 23 - Townehouse Tavern - SUDBURY ON

August 24 - The Scherzo - KINGSTON ON w/ Vanderpark

August 26-28 - Evolve Festival - ANTIGONISH NS

September 1 - Pepper Jack Cafe - HAMILTON ON

September 2-4 (Sun. 4:15 - 5:00) - Come Together Music Festival -WATERFORD ON

360 degrees in association with jambands.ca presents:

September 6 – El Mocambo Toronto ONT

With opener: High Plains Drifter

September 7 - Toronto ON - Horseshoe Tavern

September 8 - Vinyl - GUELPH ON w/ What The Thunder Said

September 9 - Mavericks - OTTAWA ON

With: Vanderpark and Lure

September 10 - Le Swimming - MONTREAL PQ

With Vanderpark and Kokoro

Below Me Music presents: Themasses in Themaritimes...

September 13 - Babba's - P.E.I.

September 14 - The Cellar - UNB - FREDRICTON NB

September 15 - Paramount - MONCTON NB

September 16 - Chuggles - ANTIGONISH NS opening for SLOWCOASTER

September 17 - The Attic - HALIFAX NB opening for SLOWCOASTER

September 22 – Brew Brothers - CALGARY AB

September 23 – Little Slocan Lodge – SLOCAN BC

Upstream Entertainment presents;

September 24 - Fairview Pub, VANCOUVER BC

Does anyone remember the 'Price Is Right' parody concert review that was done like a Dead show? If anyone can find it, please post - it's some funny shiat.

We need to find a local Kingston band to join Themasses at The Scherzo Wed. August 24th. If anyone can recommend one, or if you're in one and are interestd/available, please PM me or contact mark at themasses dot ca - thanks!!

...tell Beau to reunite Freeway Band, they ruled.

Congratulations!!

Yes but... Should Canada extradite Emery to the States where the laws governing pot are archaic and draconian compared to our own? Don't we have a moral responsibility to represent the voice of common sense and say "you're on your own" to the States? I understand the cross-border assistence thing, but that's for catching real criminals - murderers, rapists, CEO's etc.. What about the seeds coming from Amsterdam? Or anywhere else?

The demand will always get supplied and there are no victims in this crime, except for the odd American pothead not being able to score.

Oh yeah, this'll really help the battered and bruised Canada-US relations. Way to go Republicans, you've made me dislike you more - not for bustin potheads, but for once again sticking your fat, ugly nose where it doesn't belong.

Fuck off U.S. Government!

signed,

Canada

We're still trying to hook-up a Saskatoon show, but if that fails, then we won't need the floor space cuz we'll be driving driving driving driving driving.

Thanks c-towns.

ps: Are you a dad yet?

We'll fix you up right c-towns. Any heady floor space?

Well, no problem because due to unrelated issues, we have changed the venue to The Soda. I've heard it's small, but I'm sure it'll be fun.

Themasses

Friday August 19th

The Soda

211 12 Ave S.W.

Calgary, AB

I want someone to invent a digital recording unit capable of recording via mics (with separate, adjustable levels) and soundboard line-in (also with adjustable levels) simultaneously with at least 100GB storage. It would be cool if it also recorded the music into files that were totally adjustable afterwards. I guess a laptop is capable of this if paired with a mixer, but who wants to carry, set-up and be responsible for that while touring? With all the technology out there, this invention can easily be made - someone please do it, thx.