For the Week of May 10-15

• A new Wide Mouth Mason album should be released by the fall. The untitled album is being produced by Big Sugar's Gordie Johnson
  

• The Riff Randals are heading out on tour in support of their new 4 song 7”  that was released by Mint Records. The Vancouver rock band will be performing in the following cities:
  June 1 Edmonton, AB @ New City Likwid Lounge
  June 2 Calgary, AB @ Night Gallery
  June 3 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's
  June 5 City TBA @ Venue TBA
  June 6 Thunder Bay @ The Apollo
  June 8 Kingston @ Ida's Kitchen
  June 9 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
  June 10 Montreal, QC @ Jailhouse
  June 11 Ottawa, ON @ Venue TBA
  June 12 St.Catharines, ON @ Mindbomb
  June 13 Hamilton, ON @ Transit Union Hall
  June 14 Sudbury, ON @ Townhouse
  June 16 Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert
  June 17 Regina, SK @ Riley's Tavern
  

• Scratching Post announced last week that their new album will be finished and in stores by June 30. Look for the band to be touring this summer.
  

• Treble Charger are hoping to release their fourth album on July 25. The first single from the album, American Psycho (which I've heard is "$#*@ing 
  amazing"), is set to be released to radio in the next couple of weeks.
  

• Moist have announced a whole slew of tour dates for the next couple of  months. You can catch the band's energetic live show at the following 
  places:
  May 21, 2000 Cayuga, ON Cayuga Speedway
  Fri June 9, 2000 Oshawa, ON More info soon
  Fri Jun-23, 2000 Oakville, ON Waterfront Festival
  Sat Jun 24, 2000 London, ON London International Airport (Airshow)
  Fri June 30, 2000 St. Ephrem, QC Woodstock En Beauce
  Sat July 1, 2000 Ottawa, ON Soundwaves Waterfront Festival
  Sun July 2, 2000 Neepawa, MB Shakin the Lake Festival
  Mon July 3, 2000 Fort Erie, ON Friendship Festival
  Wed, July 5, 2000 club date More info soon
  July 7th, 2000 Mont Tremblant, QC More info soon
  July 8th, 2000 Belleville, ON Waterfront Festival
  Thu jul 13, 2000 Sarnia, ON Festival By The Bay
  
  

• Gord Downie is recording a solo album. The debut album from the Hip frontman will be the last project to be recorded at Toronto’s Gas Station. No word on when the album will be released.
  

• Mayor McCa has a new animated video for the song "Mental Carcus" off of his album Welcome To McCaLand. The Mayor will be embarking on a west-coast tour 
  this summer. Tour dates will be posted as soon as they are announced.

• Saukrates has signed a worldwide deal with a new Def Jam imprint headed by Redman. The Toronto rapper will be recording in both Toronto and New York 
  over the next few months in hopes of releasing an album by the end of the year. Along with recording his own album Saukrates will also be producing 
  work for Maestro, Michie Mee and some other U.S. artists.
  

• Howie Beck is heading out on tour. The Toronto singer-songwriter can be seen at the following places:
  Friday, May 12, Winnipeg, MN. @ the Orbit Room (opening for Sarah Harmer)
  Saturday, May 13, Saskatoon, SK. @ Louis' Pub (opening for Sarah Harmer)
  Monday, May 15, Edmonton, AB. @ The Sidetrack (opening for Sarah Harmer)
  Tuesday, May 16, Calgary, AB. @ Liberty Lounge (opening for Sarah Harmer)
  Thursday, May 18, Vancouver, BC. @ The Railway Club (opening for Sarah 
  Harmer)
  Saturday, May 20, Victoria, BC. @ Thursdays (opening for Sarah Harmer)
  June 3, Toronto, ON. @ The Rivoli (headlining, opener t.b.a.)
  June 8, Toronto, ON. (nxne showcase t.b.a.)
  

• Country musician Julian Austin has announced that he will be playing the following places over the summer:
  May 13 Grand Bay, NB River Valley Community Centre
  May 25 Ottawa, ON Straits
  May 26 Montreal, QC American Bar
  May 27 Niagara Falls, ON Blossom Festival
  June 15 Sarnia, ON Imperial Theatre
  June 16 Burlington, ON Sound of Music Festival
  July 1 Casno, NS Stan Rogers Festival
  July 8 Shediac, NS Lobster Festival
  July 14 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede
  July 21 Merritt, BC Merritt Mountain Music Festival
  July 29 Palmer Rapids Festival
  August 6 Fredericton, NB Fredericton Day
  August 17 Saint John, NB Festival By The Sea
  August 20 Havelock, ON Havelock Jamboree
  August 26 Barrie, ON Barrie Fair
  

• Knacker is preparing to release their debut full length CD, Snapshot, on May 16. The album's first single, "Latitude", has already been serviced to radio.
  
  

For the Week of May 1 - 5

• The Flashing Lights will be releasing a new EP entitled Elevature in the next couple of weeks. The Toronto band will also be heading out on tour with Limblifter in May. Tour dates will be posted as soon as they have been confirmed.
  

• Moncton’s The Monoxides will release their third album titled, The Free Release of Energy, in late June or early July.
  

• Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars released their new single, "Time Travel Tonight/More Effeminate Than You," through EMI Music Publishing 
  and Teenage USA last weekend. The band is doing a west-coast tour before Robin takes a break to shoot a movie called The Trilogy.
  

• Big Sugar is preparing to release a new album called Extra Long Life. The album which is scheduled to be released on May 9 features reworked versions 
  of songs like "Headlights" plus some new tunes will be released under the moniker Alkaline.
  

• jacksoul is heading out on tour in support of their new album, Sleepless. The can be seen performing in the following cities:
  
  May 10 St. Catherines Brock Centre for the Arts
  May 12 Toronto Lee’s Palace
  May 17 Ottawa Tulip Festival
  May 20 Niagara Falls Queen Victoria Park
  June 12 Lake Simcoe Red Barn Charity Event
  June 22 Winnipeg Pyramid Cabaret
  June 24 Saskatoon Bessborough Gardens
  June 25 Calgary Night Gallery
  June 27 Vancouver Commodore Ballroom
  June 29 Victoria Strathcona Hotel - Legends
  

• The Tea Party’s new single is “These Living Arms”. No video will accompany the song. The band is going to play a few shows in Canada before heading 
  off on a European tour. The Canadian dates are:
  
  April 27 Montreal, Que – Musique Plus
  April 28 Trois Rivieres, Que – Civic Centre
  April 30 Chicoutimi, Que – La Sagueneene
  May 1 Sherbrooke, Que – Granada Theatre
  May 12 Sarnia, ON – Sports and Entertainment
  May 13 – Windsor, ON – Windsor Arena
  

For the Week of April 24 - 28

• The Matthew Good Band are in the process of filming a video for their next single, 'Strange Days'. The band's latest CD, Beautiful Midnight, was also 
  released in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland last week. Fans can catch the band playing some shows across the country before heading to Germany 
  for a tour with I Mother Earth.
  
  April 18 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore 
  April 19 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore 
  April 21 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre 
  April 22 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre 
  April 24 - Calgary, AB - The Palace 
  April 25 - Calgary, AB - The Palace 
  April 26 - Calgary, AB - The Palace 
  April 28 - Edmonton, AB - Red's 
  April 29 - Edmonton, AB - Red's 
  May 1 - Saskatoon, Sask - Wheatland Hall A 
  May 2 - Winnipeg, Man - Rendezvous 
  May 5 - Toronto, ON - Warehouse 
  May 8 - Montreal, Que - Spectrum 
  May 9 - Quebec, Que - Dagobert (win to get in with CHOI) 
  May 11 - Ottawa, ON - Straight's
  

• Emm Gryner has released the track listing for her next album. Entitled Dead Relatives, the album will feature 12 previously unreleased songs which are as follows:
  
  1 Overdue 
  2 Half Sorry 
  3 Yellow 
  4 A Little War 
  5 Joan 
  6 Suffer 
  7 Lonely Boy 
  8 Mary Jill 
  9 Today's Rock 
  10 The Ballad of DJ 
  11 Atlas 
  12 Summerlong w/TSLC 
  

• 54-40 is planning on releasing their next album this summer. The band recently announced some tour dates which are listed below:
  
  May 04 Animals - Abbotsford, BC, Canada 
  May 05 Club XS - Vernon, BC, Canada 
  May 07 Sunshine Village - Banff, BC, Canada 
  May 08 The Palace - Calgary, AB, Canada 
  May 09 The Joint (West Edmonton Mall) - Edmonton, AB, Canada 
  Jun. 17 Sound Of Music Festival - Burlington, ON, Canada 
  Jun. 30 Dardenella - Wasaga Beach, ON, Canada 
  Aug. 06 Nelson Festival - Nelson, BC, Canada 
  

• The Frenetics recently released their "Scenery CD EP" through Grenadine Records. Look for the band to due a cross-Canada tour this summer.
  

• The Stiffs are heading to Indiana to record their new CD-EP, "Anna", to be released by Ductape Records this July. The six song album will be produced 
  by Mass Georgini (Screeching Weasel, Green Day, The Queers). The band is also going to do a full Canadian/US tour. The first batch of Canadian 
  dates are:
  
  April 21 London, Ontario
  April 22 (afternoon show!) Cobourg, Ontario
  April 22 (night) Hamilton, Ontario
  April 24 Who's Emma, Toronto
  April 27 El Mocambo, Toronto - Meligrove Band release party! w/ The 
  Meligrove Band, Mayor McCA,
  Palomar, ZFT vs. Wolfgang & Shlomo
  April 29 Brockville, Ontario
  May 3 Belleville, Ontario
  May 13(afternoon) Grimsby, Ontario
  May 13 (night) Maple, Ontario
  May 19th, 2000 Newmarket, Ontario
  

• The cover of the new Serial Joe album is being designed by Todd McFarlane. The album will be released this summer. The band is also set to appear in 
  a movie on VH1 called Out of Synch. The band will be playing themselves with singer Ryan Dennis appearing in an acting role as well. The band will 
  perform the flick's ending theme song, written by Vancouver's Mudgirl, Kim Bingham. 

*compiled by Shawn Despres

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