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The Skinny Hey Folks, The Truth About Us - A 20 Year retrospective May 26th marks the release of The Truth About Us (on our good friend Kim Cooke's new label, Pheromone Recordings www.pheromonerecordings.com ) - a twenty-year retrospective album featuring 22 songs remastered from the original session tapes. The CD comes with a bonus 6 song DVD recently recorded and filmed at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto, plus a 16 page booklet full of memories and essays including tributes from Jim Cuddy, Sarah Harmer, Gord Downie and Paul Cantin, and a song by song narrative from the band. You can wait to pick it up from yer favourite record store starting May 26th or you can pre-order your very own autographed copy from MapleMusic.com at this link - http://www.maplemusic.com/dept.asp?dept_id=5 The Truth About Us - Album Launch - May 25 -30, 2009 The Dakota Tavern We're going to be celebrating the album release with a week long engagement at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto, May 25th - 30th www.thedakotatavern.com . You can order a ticket here, http://www.maplemusic.com/dept.asp?dept_id=15 or order a ticket and an album and pick up the album at the show and save yourself a couple of bucks. In the biz, we call that bundling! The Monday - Wednesday shows are going to be early ones - we'll be onstage at 8:00pm and finished by 10:30pm, so you'll be home in plenty of time to get your beauty sleep (and it won't be a late night for your babysitter...). FYI - The Dakota is a cozy (and terrific) venue, so tickets are limited. Summer Shows! We've got a bunch of summer shows to tell you about in addition to the Dakota Tavern gigs... June 20th, 2009 - The Mississauga Waterfront Festival http://www.mississaugawaterfrontfestival.com/ July 3-5, 2009 - Mariposa Folk Festival, Orillia, Ontario http://www.mariposafolk.com/ July 24-26, 2009 - Hillside Festival, Guelph, Ontario http://www.hillsidefestival.ca/ August 1, 2009 - North Bay, Ontario, opening for The Tragically Hip http://www.thehip.com/shows/ August 7, 2009 - interPLAY Festival - Fort McMurray, Alberta http://www.interplay.ca/home.htm August 6-9, 2009 - Edmonton Folk Festival, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.efmf.ab.ca/ July 15, 2009 - Ottawa Blues Fest, Ottawa, Ontario http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/en/ It's Spring. We're pumped. Hope you are, too. See ya soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howdy Folks, We're excited to be opening for the Jim Cuddy Band at the grand old gal of Toronto venues, Massey Hall, on February 14th. We've posted a live version of "Everybody Wants" on our myspace site from our November 1st, 2008 show at the Mod Club Theatre for your dining and dancing pleasure. Enjoy! See ya 'round! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archived News: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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