It does sound like a dream come true, doesn't it?
One of Canada's most delicious breweries, Big Rock Beer, has announced the finalists for their Big Rock Untapped CD Vol. II. Out of over 500 submitted songs, Walk Away by the Dust Poets made the cut and will be included along with 14 other tunes by unsigned Canadian artists on this compilation CD which will be distributed in 30000 specially marked cases of Big Rock beer beginning in February 2009. Continue reading 'Dust Poets Inside 30000 Cases of Beer?'
Winter has hit Manitoba with a vengeance, and we're not ready. So it's off to BC for 10 days of gigs and seasonal readjustment. The eight-show tour starts on Nov 13 at our favourite downtown Courtenay hotspot Joe's Garage and then heads inland from there. We'll be playing in far-flung and exotic locales such as Ashcroft, Quesnel, Grand Forks, Vancouver, and many others. Get the full sked over here.
In other news, we're very close to being finished with tracking for the new album. We're very excited that the 13 new songs are almost ready for mixing and we're shooting for a release in March. Stay tuned for release dates, and also info on how you can pre-order the CD. Check out our MySpace to preview a couple rough mixes of the new tunes!
"Get your cans on and let's roll some tape." That is to say, "pass me the headphones and press record on the computer." We've been spending time with our good friend and producer Peterson, in his well appointed and oh so comfy home studio, working on the next Dust Poets record. Murray has been pumping out some great new tunes and the performances so far have been thrilling - and we haven't even got to the tambourine parts yet. It is always amazing to watch a new record come together and we're working hard and having fun. With everyone's crazy summer schedules - book stores to run, weddings, etc. - it's taking some time. But every day we've spent in the studio has been a blast and we're looking forward to getting back at it early in the fall.
Our early May New England tour is in the books, and a very excellent time was had by all. Too bad our gig in Cambridge at the Harvard Square Mayfair was cancelled due to flaming manholes. We briefly considered changing our band name in honour of the blazing metal discs, but thought it was probably already taken. Binghamton rocked as usual, we saw our friends Callie and Jen in New Paltz, we LOVED hanging out in Vermont - the folks in Ripton know how to have a good time and treated us like family. Since our agent had clearly done the tour routing while drinking heavily, we drove through Albany about 14 times that week - but found great coffee, serious Mexican food, and some wicked architecture in the NY capital.
We're happy to let you know that the Dust Poets recent concert at the West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg is going to be broadcast live on CBC Canada Live, on February 28 - dial in CBC Radio Two starting at 8 PM. Then on Saturday, Manitoban's can relive the live experience on Shaken Not Stirred on CBC One at 5 PM.
