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Join Us For A Live Online Chat
July 21, 2010
Hey Folks,
We are hosting an online chat next Monday, July 26th at 7pm ET. You can submit your questions via Facebook or Twitter. All the details are below. See you next week on our Ustream channel
The Trews
HIghway Of Heroes Available Instores Today
July 20, 2010
Hey Folks,
Today marks the release of the physical CD Single of our new single, Highway Of Heroes. You can pick it up wherever you buy music. Net proceeds from each sale will go to the Canadian Hero Fund.
To find out more or to donate to the Canadian Hero Fund, please visit www.herofund.ca or send an email to info@herofund.ca
Song For Africa Rwanda: Rises Up! In Stores Today
June 22, 2010
Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that the Song For Africa Rwanda: Rises Up! album is now in stores and available on iTunes. The track I contributed to the album is an instrumental version of our song Yearning. Using samples recorded by SFA in Rwanda last fall, Jeff Heisholt and I created a rhythm track that went along with an acoustic arrangement that I had for Yearning. Since it is technically collaboration between Rwandan musicians and myself and it is billed as John-Angus MacDonald featuring ITORERO, pretty cool eh? This is a really exciting project that I really believe in and it features all kinds of great music by a bunch of cool Canadian artists. I recommend checking it out - just click on the banner below.
Peace,
JA
The Trews Welcome A New Addition
June 17, 2010
At 11:38 last night Jack Syperek became the proud papa of healthy and beautiful 8lb.1oz baby boy. Missus Sippy is doing great, everyone is healthy and happy. However, his new paternal duties will prevent Jack from being able to join us onstage for the Burlington Sound of Music Festival tomorrow night. Big Ben Richardson, of Grady fame, has offered to step up and fill these rather large bass playin' boots. It promises to be a fun and impromptu night of music.
Congratulations again to Jack and Sarah!! See the rest of you tomorrow night.
JA
Rwanda: Rises Up!
June 3, 2010
Hey Folks,
On Thursday June 17th, Song For Africa will host an invite-only screening event of their second documentary film, Rwanda: Rises Up! at the Tattoo Rock Parlour (567 Queen Street West) in Toronto, ON.
This will be followed by an open to the public album launch party, which will include performances by a bunch of artists, including yours truly. It's only $20 (the suggested donation at the door) and all proceeds go to the non-profit organization, Song For Africa. For more information, visit www.songforafrica.com.
Hope to see you there.
JA
Thank You For The Support On Highway Of Heroes
May 20, 2010
Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to send out a big thank you to all our fans for the support we've received for our song "Highway Of Heroes". First day sales at iTunes went very well and we even hit #3 on the Rock charts, so thanks to everyone who bought the single! We wanted to especially thank Todd and April Broennle from Thunder Bay who were kind enough to match the net proceeds from the sales on Tuesday. We really appreciate your generosity and encourage all our fans to check out the Canadian Hero Fund at www.herofund.ca and make a donation.
To all the fans who've taken the time to email us and share their stories, we are grateful for your kind words and really happy this song has touched so many people.
The Trews
HIghway Of Heroes Available at iTunes Today
May 18, 2010
Hey Folks,
The wait is finally over, our brand new single, Highway Of Heroes is officially out today. You can purchase it world-wide exclusively via iTunes.
This song was co-written and co-produced by The Trews and Gordie Johnson and was inspired by the 2006 death of Captain Nichola Goddard from The Trews' hometown of Antigonish, NS, who returned from duty along Canada's Highway of Heroes, the section of the MacDonald-Cartier freeway named to honour those who have sacrificed all in service of country.
To find out more or to donate to the Canadian Hero Fund, please visit www.herofund.ca or send an email to info@herofund.ca
Brand New Highway Of Heroes Video
May 14, 2010
Hey Folks,
I hope you're all well, Colin here telling ya that we have a new video to accompany our new single Highway of Heroes. You can check it out right here!! The fella on the fiddle is our buddy Tim Chaisson from Prince Edward Island, that guy there on the Accordion is Jeff Heisholt but you guys already know him, off in the corner you'll see a pipe and drum band who hail from various parts of Eastern Ontario, and them four guys singing and playing... them's the TREWS!! Hope you dig it people!!
Colin
Acoustic Benefit Show In Toronto
May 12, 2010
Hey Gang,
Just so you know, our upcoming show at the Opera House on May 27 is to support Virgin Mobile Canada's RE*Generation movement. This special "acoustic" benefit concert will raise funds for the Toronto-based Remix Project. Doors open at 8 p.m, tickets are now available for $20 through www.ticketmaster.ca.
The RE*Generation movement expects to raise over $200,000 this year for Canadian programs that support at-risk and homeless youth. For more information visit, www.virginunite.com
THE TREWS TO RELEASE BENEFIT SINGLE
"HIGHWAY OF HEROES" AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT iTunes MAY 18
May 4, 2010
The Trews have recorded a song reflecting their patriot goodwill in the form of "Highway of Heroes", which musically captures the poignancy of the return of fallen members of Canada's armed forces serving in Afghanistan. The single will be serviced to radio May 14 and will be available for purchase exclusively through iTunes May 18. Net proceeds from sales will benefit the Canadian Hero Fund (herofund.ca), an organization that assists the families of Canadian military personnel through academic scholarships.
The song was co-written and co-produced by The Trews and Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar) and was inspired by the 2006 death of Captain Nichola Goddard from The Trews' hometown of Antigonish, NS, who returned from duty along Canada's Highway of Heroes, the section of the MacDonald-Cartier freeway named to honour those who have sacrificed all in service of country.
"This past fall, Colin and I were reminded of Nichola's story via our mother, who had taught her at school," explains guitarist/vocalist John-Angus MacDonald of the inspiration behind the single. "While writing the song we decided to zoom out from the specific details of Nichola's story and make it more general, dedicating it to all soldiers past, present and future who are carried home on the Highway of Heroes. Afterward, we further felt compelled to do something with it that might benefit those who serve and those they leave behind. The Canadian Hero Fund was the most natural place to direct the proceeds."
To donate to the Canadian Hero Fund, please go to herofund.ca. or send an email to info@herofund.ca
Greetings from the Great White North
April 12, 2010
Wow what an amazing weekend in beautiful Iqaluit, Nunavut!! Never been that far north in my life. Music is a magical thing that can transport a group of small town dudes from the Middle East to the Arctic in the span of a just couple of months... incredible really, we feel very blessed. First of all thank you to our promoter Neil Myers who gave us a thorough tour of this spectacular city. We sat in igloos, met the infamous smiling Kitty (who has appeared on the cover of National Geographic), watched uphill skidoo races, drank with the locals at the Legion, ate caribou and raw arctic char, bought soap stone souvenirs and played two shows in 36 hours (one acoustic show at the local youth center and one electric blow out at the local rink). Thank you to everyone who came and rocked out with us, we really had a blast.
It truly is awe inspiring to look out over the tundra, if you ever get a chance to do it....I recommend!! We've compiled a few photos of our trip we hope you dig !!
Colin
Young Artists For Haiti
March 12, 2010
Hey Folks,
Colin here, I hope all is well. A few weeks ago I was out in Vancouver playing a gig for the Olympics, it just so happened that at the same time a bunch of fellow Canadian musicians were out there collaborating on a song for Haiti. They asked me if I'd be interested in lending my voice to the chorus. It was a reworked song by K'Naan called Wavin' Flag to include specific lyrics for Haiti. It's Canada's musical contribution to help raise money for Haiti following the devastating earthquake. I was a fortunate to sing alongside Sam Roberts, Tom Cochrane and many other Canuck rockers. If you look real close you might be able to see me in the choir. It is a great song for a great cause.
If you can support this great cause, head on over to www.youngartistsforhaiti .net to purchase the digital
single. You can also get the video and single from iTunes and get more info on the Young Artists For Haiti Facebook page.
Colin
Vote For Us - The Indies
March 11, 2010
Voting is now open for the 10th Annual Canadian Independent Music Awards - "The Indies". Just make your way over to www.theindies.ca, enter your name and email address and then proceed to vote for us in the category of LIVE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR.
The Trews
Juno Nomination
March 4, 2010
Friends and Total Strangers got a Juno nomination for DVD of the Year. Super exciting news seeing how it's our first DVD an all. Hats off to director Tim Martin for doing such a stellar job and to all of you for buying it up. See you out on the road...next stops...Toronto(CMW) and Austin(SXSW) and a few shows in BC.
Cheers
The Trews
Indie Awards Nomination
February 16, 2010
We have been nominated in the category of FAVOURITE LIVE ARTIST/GROUP for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (aka "The Indies"). Click here for a full list of nominees and stay tuned for more details on how to vote.
The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards will take place on Saturday March 13, 2010 at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
The Trews & Friends Play For Haiti
January 22, 2010
We're excited to a announce our participation in a charity show to raise funds for Haiti happening at the Sound Academy on February 2nd.
Admission is whatever you can donate. Doors open at 7, the show starts at 8. Inform your circle of friends to attend and support this extremely important cause.
You can find more info about this event here.
JA
The Gibson Hummingbird Guitar Contest Winner Is...
December 22, 2009
We're happy to announce that the winner of our Gibson Hummingbird Guitar giveaway is Paul Walsh of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland.
Now this wasn't any ordinary guitar giveaway, the guitar that Paul won is the same guitar that I use every night when we're out touring acoustically. I can say from experience that it's a truly beautiful axe. Thanks to everyone who signed up for the contest, for your continued support of the band and congratulations again to our winner Paul Walsh!
Have a safe holiday and see you on the road
JA
Holiday Bundles & More
December 13, 2009
Hey Folks,
Colin here. Just wanted to fill you in on a few things...first of all, the acoustic tour has been fantastic!! We've had the chance to play some really cool venues and the audiences have been great.
We end the tour on the East Coast with a four-night stint at the Seahorse in Halifax, NS and a benefit gig in our hometown of Antigonish, NS at Piper's Pub. We're really happy with the way things are going!!
Also, seeing that we are now officially into the holiday season, we thought you would appreciate the opportunity to pick up some last minute gifts for your friends & family at our store. We’ve put together some exclusive digital and physical bundles for you but you gotta hurry if you want them shipped by xmas. Head on over to our store to see the selection of goodies.
On another note, our official photographer/street team leader/biggest fan/very dear friend Nancy Desrosiers has won some awards in an American Art competition, below is one of the winning entries. I am very honored to be the subject of two of her works submitted.
She's also been nominated twice in the Concert Photography Design Category in the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards, which includes a picture of John-Angus. Judges will pick their favorites but there's also a "People's Choice" award; that's where YOU can help out. Just make your way over to the Independent Music Awards website to register and vote. She is a brilliant painter and photographer and we are very honoured to be the subject of her work. GREAT JOB NANCY!!!
In closing I want to wish you all a safe and happy holidays from all of us here in the Trews camp. Thanks for supporting us and making 2009 a great year for us!!!
Peace, Love and Happiness
Colin
The Trews & Hulk Hogan On Bite TV
December 4, 2009
The Trews will join WWF legends Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart on The Surf this coming Tuesday, December 8 on BiteTV. The Trews will be taking over the acoustic stage and perform a few songs from their new album. It all happens Tuesday night at 10pm!
You can also chat-to-screen live to air that day by visiting The Surf's website. For more info on show, click this link.
The Trews Will Rock Studio 96
November 9, 2009
London's Best Rock FM96 wants to give you an opportunity to get in on an intimate Studio 96 session LIVE at Emac Studios. On November 13th, The Trews will perform an acoustic set at the Emac Studios to be broadcast on FM96. To get into this exclusive event, you need to become a FREELOADER and enter online!
Get all the details - click here.
Exclusive Meet & Greet For Street Team
November 3, 2009
Hey Folks,
Here's a little video about an exclusive meet & greet for our Street Team members at The Opera House in Toronto on December 11th. If you have not yet done so, you need to join our team and earn your way into this exclusive pre-show event.
For those of you that are wondering, the goal of the street team is to actively promote the band any way they can. The street team is not a fan club. Members are required to earn their rewards. With this said, I hope to see as many of you as possible out for it.
Join our street team - CLICK HERE.
Cheers,
JA
New Album Out Today & Gibson Guitar Contest
October 6, 2009
Our new album and DVD is now available nationwide online and instores. For fans living outside of Canada, you can also get it on iTunes, order a copy directly from our store or pick up a digital copy here.
We are also excited to announce a contest (for our Canadian fans) where you can win an autographed Gibson Hummingbird guitar. Get all the details at www.thetrewsmusic.com.
The Trews
Friends & Total Strangers
October 5, 2009
Dear Friends (& Total Strangers),
The hour is upon us. We are moments away from our first acoustic release and our first ever DVD release. If you've pre-ordered it then thank you! If you haven't, there's still a few hours left to do so here.
And for those of you who are old fashion (like ourselves) it'll be on the shelves of record store everywhere tomorrow!
Please tell everyone you know to rush out and buy a copy, heck buy two and give one away - you know how those suits like to see a high chart position on week one!
Also, you can help get The Trews acoustic on the airwaves by requesting it at your local radio station, MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic. Click here for a complete list of stations in your area.
Thanks again for your early support and we can't wait to get out and see each and everyone of you on the road. Check out all the latest tour dates on our calendar page.
Love,
The Trews
Pre-Sale Still Going Strong
September 30, 2009
Hey Everyone,
Just a reminder that there's still plenty of time to pre-order "Friends & Total Strangers" directly from our website or if you live in Canada, you can get a "deluxe" version from iTunes.
For anyone you know who has not yet taken advantage of this opportunity, tell them we'll continue to take orders until street date or to rush out to their favorite local record shop (hopefully you still have a favorite local record shop) and pick up a copy on October 6. We can't wait to get out and tour this material acoustically. Check out the tour dates for a show near you.
Until next time,
The Trews.
Thank You Upstate New York
September 28, 2009
Thank you so much to the wonderful American fans who attended our three shows in upstate New York this week. An extra special thanks to the peeps who made it to all three we're always thrilled to see you in the crowd!!
Colin
Rock the Earth Challenge & Contest
September 25, 2009
Our friends at the Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY and Rock The Earth have issued a challenge to all fans that are attending our show tomorrow night.
The fan who brings the most cell phones in for recycling will win a private meet & greet and an autographed set list. Go get collecting and we'll see you at the show.
The Trews
Pre-Sale, New Video & Acoustic Tour Dates
September 15, 2009
Hey Everybody,
To coincide with the upcoming release of our acoustic album, Friends & Total Strangers, we're offering you access to a pre-sale where you can order bundles that include the new album, digital downloads, the DVD and an exclusive t-shirt. As a special treat, we've also got some exclusive goodies - 2 bonus videos and 3 bonus songs that are not available on the CD or DVD.
Surf around, go listen to the entire new album, check out new acoustic tour dates and the video for our new single, Sing Your Heart Out.
Enjoy
The Trews
Sing Your Heart Out
September 8, 2009
Dear Trewbees,
Our new single Sing Your Heart Out is available for purchase today from iTunes. Those of you who have seen us live over the past few months will recognize this song from the set but this particular version (pulled from our Trews Acoustic- Friends and Total Strangers album due out October 6th) I'm particularly fond of as it was re-mixed by our good buddy Mike Fraser (who's credentials are too plentiful to list...google him...)
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. For those of you living outside of Canada, you can still get in on the action by purchasing our new single from the little widget above.
Enjoy.
See you on the road.
JA
New Single Now At Radio
September 2, 2009
Hey folks,
Colin here, I'm writing to let you know that as of today we're releasing a new single to radio called 'Sing Your Heart Out'. This song was written for some acoustic shows we did at the beginning of the year.
Before I go any further let me start with a bit of back story. Last November we took a trip to Japan with some other Canadian acts to showcase for the Japanese music industry. In the planning stages we realized that it would be way to expensive to ship all of our gear halfway across the world, so instead we decided to strip it down and just bring two acoustic guitars, a bass, a hand drum and our four voices.
And now for some way back story. When we first started playing all those years ago in Niagara Falls we used to busk as an acoustic four piece to make extra money, we would always make a couple hundred bucks for a an hour or two of playing, so we figured we had something good going on.
Back to the back story....we went over to Tokyo and played at the Oscar Peterson Theatre in the Canadian Embassy and it went over smashingly!! A lot of the Canadians in the audience even mentioned that they preferred us acoustically. It felt great and given the positive response we figured we should let our Canadian fans in on the action.
When we came back to Canada we immediately started planning for a couple of shows in January at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, ON. Luckily, around the same time, our manager was in contact with Tim Martin at Frame Blender, a multi media company and asked if he was interested in doing a live concert shoot of our band. We told him about our plans for upcoming acoustic shows and we both thought this would be great content for a DVD. We figured since we were going to make a CD, we might as well shoot it for a potential live DVD. After a couple of very special nights at the Glenn Gould Studio, we felt we had something really cool.
So that brings me to today. Next month we will be releasing a live 15 song acoustic CD, that features highlights from those two special nights. This CD will be accompanied by a live DVD which will have the full 23 song set list as well as some cool documentary footage and some bonus features. We think this is really cool and we hope all you awesome Trews fans will dig the hell out of it!!
Oh and if any of you beautiful people get a chance to call your local radio station and request the latest single, Sing Your Heart Out, it would be greatly appreciated!!
Peace
Colin
RIP Les Paul
August 18, 2009
In the summer of 2005, as we were preparing to release Den of Thieves, we found ourselves with a rainy Monday night off in New York City. Scouring the local rags to find something to do Jack and I discovered that Les Paul was doing his weekly gig at Iridium in Time Square. We rushed over there in the rain with my newly acquired 76 Les Paul Custom in tow (I had heard through the grapevine that if you stuck around after his show you might get a chance to meet him and I didn't want to miss a chance to have Les Paul sign one of my Les Pauls!) As we were waiting in line to get in we bumped into Mark Knopfler who was also waiting in line, this is the kind of audience such a legend attracts. We got in there and found a seat. For the next few hours we were entertained by Les and his band doing their set of jazz standards and by Les regaling the audience with the most incredible stories and jokes.
He was like rock'n'rolls' grandpa telling old stories and giving sage advice. It was fantastic! When the show finished, as promised, a queue began to form at the back of the room and, after a short wait, out came Les Paul. He sat down at he head of the line and began signing autographs, taking pictures and shaking hands. And by that time the line up had grown to include just about everybody in the house that night. He must have sat there meeting and greeting for over two hours. Imagine that! This man was 90 years old at the time and had just performed a two hour show! I know bands in there twenties who wouldn't do that (I decided on that day that I would never again be "too tired" after a show to go out and spend some time with the people who came out to see us). Finally our time came and I broke out my guitar, which he personalized (" To John-Angus, Keep Rocking LES PAUL!" -I took that advice to heart...) Unfortunately the picture posted below (which Jack snapped) was taken on my shitty cell phone camera (I remembered the guitar but not the camera!) so it's a little fuzzy but I'm glad to have it nonetheless.
I'm still floored when I think back to that night. A man who's early career accomplishments alone had already cemented his status as quite possibly the most important inventive genius in modern musics (and I don't say that simply as a huge Gibson Les Paul fan, I mean 8 track recording.... where would we be without that?) was still up there, at 90, playing his heart out and loving it!...if we could all be so lucky...or so brilliant.
Anybody who's ever recorded or performed rock'n'roll owe their career to this man.
RIP Les Paul.
JA
US Tour Update
July 27, 2009
Hey folks,
All is well in America's North East!! We've been touring to appreciative audiences throughout and we're having a blast. ZO2 are a great bunch of guys and they play great party rock'n'roll. The other night we showed up at a hotel in Asbury Park, NJ and it turned out that the hotel was hosting a diva dodge ball tournament. Just throwing that out there! After the show we went for drinks at the diva dance party, once again just throwing that out there. Every so often I'm reminded why I love this job so much.
Colin
Thank You USA!
June 30, 2009
Thanks to all the folks south of the border who came out and supported us on our last US run. Met a lot of cool people from Louisville to Grand Rapids, would love to see you all again. We've got some upcoming dates in July so come check it out.
Colin
Somewhere Between Wisconsin & Illinois
June 22, 2009
Apocalyptic death clouds where hovering on the horizon of a dark green sky. Winds where blowing in from the North throwing the rain in every direction. We were on the I 94 heading for Milwaukee, when a woman at a tollbooth told us that Tornadoes where touching down 4 miles to the southeast. The torrential rain pummeled the van and the window wipers couldn't keep up. We had no choice but to get off the highway or drive blindly down the speeding road into an inevitable death trap. We pulled off on the first available exit and proceeded cautiously down the country road.
Overwhelmed by the downpour of biblical proportions and narrowly avoiding a head on collision with fellow overwhelmed travelers, we sought shelter on the entranceway of what seemed to be some sort of country club. We pulled up to the locked gate and waited helplessly as the storm had its way with us. With the fear of God in our souls we made nervous small talk and irrelevant comments as the van was being pushed to its tipping point by the ferocious winds.
Being so distracted by Mother Nature's reminder of our ultimate insignificance, we did not notice the Illinois state Trooper pull up behind the van. The car pulled up to the drivers side window and asked our captain, John Angus, "what are you boys doing parked here in front of this supposed country club" John Angus responded "Sir we're just a bunch of weary travelers taking shelter from the storm. The highway had one to many near death experiences for my liking, so I figured we'd get off the dark highway and let this storm run itself out". The officer said nothing and backed up until he could get a look at our license plate. Minutes later he got out of his car with his gun drawn and approached the driver side window again. He said "dispatch has been getting calls about alarms going off at this supposed country club up the road, how do I know that you guys aren't robbing this place. What if your buddies are up the road ripping off the club and you guys are here waiting for them". With his gun in hand he asked to see all of our id. He went back to his car to check us out. In the meantime the storm had died down and another two officers showed up. We managed to replace fear of Mother Nature with the fear of the strong arm of the law. The policemen opened up the gate and drove up the road to the supposed country club. We waited for another half hour, after already being there for an hour, while they checked out the scene of the speculative crime. Upon their return, the officer's paranoid and menacing demeanor had changed to one of relief and friendliness. He said, "Sorry guys, I've made a mistake, the alarms at the supposed country club were being set off by the thunder and the lightning. Here are your id's back.
Wow talk about being at the wrong place at the wrong time!! "Well put officer and no shit and thank you, I mean thank you for pulling your gun on us weather beaten, terrified Canadian musicians" we all said in our minds. As the Comedy of errors was reaching it's 'sigh of relief' conclusion, we realized that the battery had died on our van. Luckily the officers had yet to leave and offered to give us a boost as pay back for threatening to shoot us. By then the storm had ended and we carried on to our show in Wisconsin.
Colin
We Have A New Video
May 27, 2009
The video for "I Can't Stop Laughing" comes out this week (you can catch it on MuchMoreMusic and MuchLOUD). In the meantime, we are premiering it on our You Tube channel. It was shot at our old Niagara Falls hang out "The Highland Tap" and features a whole cast of our Niagara Falls friends and family. We brought in George Vale for some directorial help and had a hell of a time shooting it. We hope it is as fun to watch as it was to make. Oh, and it stars our keyboardist Jeff Heisholt as our piper.....hilarious!
We are continuing to tour throughout the summer and hope we get to see each an every one of you out there on the road. Canada in the summer is a great thing... See you soon.
The Trews
Original Painting by Jack Syperek
May 2, 2009
Please bid on an original painting by Jack Syperek
to benefit Songs for Africa by following this link.
Bid generously, this is a great cause!
On The Road To Western Canada
April 28, 2009
Hey Folks,
Time to hit the road again in the great white north!!! We are more than happy to inform you that this week we are starting a Western swing opening for rockers Buckcherry and Papa Roach. Can't wait to get in front of our Canadian fans again, it is going to be great!!! We have some cool new merch that we will be selling at the venues so come on out and say hi!!!
Colin
Bold Concert Series This Weekend
April 17, 2009
Hey folks,
Colin here. Just wanted to let you know that on
Sunday April 19 at 7pm ET, CBC's bold will air a one hour version of our recently recorded acoustic show from the Glenn Gould Theatre. If you're wondering where to find this channel on your digital cable box, click here for a list.
Colin
Sign Up To The Trews Street Team
April 15, 2009
Hey Folks,
We've updated our Street Team store with great new Trews autographed goodies! If you would like to have a chance to get some of this great stuff just sign up to be on our street team. All you have to do is help us get the word out and you will start earning points which can be redeemed for some cool stuff! Sign up here.
No Time For Later in America
April 7, 2009
Hey folks,
Colin here writing to you from just outside Fort Collins, Colorado. We've been having a good time here in the US of A, the crowds have been small but appreciative, we're hoping they'll tell two friends then those friends will tell two friends and then those friends will tell two friends and so on and so on.....you get it.
We've been riding in style on the Gibson tour bus which has definitely been a bonus. We drove eighteen hours from San Francisco to do a show in Vail, Colorado only to find out about an hour outside of Vail that the mountain road into town was closed due to weather. Fortunately it opened later that afternoon and we made the gig. Denver was a lot of fun, we played a cool little bar called the Walnut room.
Today is the official release of No Time For Later in America. Calling all American Trews fans head down to your local record store and pick up a copy. See you on the road!!!
Colin
National TV Appearance & Performance
March 18, 2009
Dear Friends and Fans,
We'll be playing our latest single, Can't Stop Laughing on Canada AM tomorrow morning Thursday March 19 just after 8:30AM. So check out The Trews with your morning coffee and Cheerios!!
Colin
We Won Two Indie Awards
March 15, 2009
Hey Trews fans and friends,
Just wanted to let you know that we picked up two Indie Music Awards Saturday night. Seems they liked our video and our live show, we won favorite video and favorite live group. Thank you for voting, it means a lot to us!!
Colin
Journey To The Junos
March 4, 2009
Hey folks,
Looks like we're heading out to this year's Juno Awards in style on the Gibson Guitar tour bus. The band, crew and a bunch of guitars will be making their way from Toronto to Vancouver with stops at the Long & McQuade locations in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. We'll be performing in an acoustic environment at these locations, so come check it out !! Get all the details on the Calendar page.
Colin
The Tragically Hip & The Trews
March 3, 2009
Hey there Trews fans,
Colin here. The Tragically Hip just announced there touring plans for 2009. The reason I mention this is because one of the shows on their latest tour involves The Trews. On May 23, 2009, we will be opening for The Hip in Kingston, Ontario. There is also a benefit element to this gig supporting our dear friend Glen Williams, which we are honored to be a part of.
As a special offer to our fans, you can purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public. Tickets will be available as of Wednesday, March 4th. If you want to experience a night of great rock n roll, get your tickets here. Check the Calendar section of our site for all the details.
Colin
We Need Your Vote
February 25, 2009
Hey folks,
Colin here again, as JA mentioned in an earlier post, we are leading the nominations for the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards this year. Well you can vote to help us insure some wins. Just head on over to Indie Awards page to vote for yours truly. We were very flattered to be nominated for so many awards this year and it sure would be nice to win a few....but either way we'll still love you.
Colin
Paranoid Freak Widget
February 23, 2009
We have a fancy new widget to promote our US single, Paranoid Freak, which will be released tomorrow on iTunes. Our album, No Time For Later, will be available in the US on April 07, 2009. Help us out and share this widget with your friends, post it on your blog, MySpace and Facebook pages.
Speaking of the US, we'll be heading out a mini tour soon. If you have friends living in these tour markets, let them know that we're coming their way soon.
Colin
Thank You Buffalo!
February 16, 2009
Thank you to all the fans who made it out to our show at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York last Friday. We had an amazing time and we all feel as though it was one of the best shows we've ever played.
I couldn't get over how much the crowd was singing along to most of the tunes. You really know how to help a singer save his throat!!
Also thanks to Jay Andreeff for organizing the pre show meet and greet, it was nice seeing some familiar faces and meeting new fans. Once again we can't thank you guys enough you're all awesome!!
Colin
9th Annual Independent Music Awards
February 5, 2009
...we are feeling very...well... nominated! We are pleased to announce that we lead the pack of nominees for the 9th annual Independent Music Awards with 4 nominations! We are seriously humbled by all this critical acclaim coming our way and quite frankly are not used to it!
For more info on the CMW Indie Awards click here and here. We're looking forward to rocking London this weekend.
See ya soon,
JA
Juno Nomination
February 3, 2009
We'd like to thank all of the fans who made it out to our acoustic shows this past week. Thank you to the Hamilton and Peterborough fans for filling the bars on such short notice, you guys were great!!
As for the Toronto fans, thank you for giving us two amazing nights in a fantastic venue. The Glenn Gould theater is something else, the acoustics are superb and the vibe is really cool. Hope you guys enjoyed the ambience as much as we did. We're going to edit together audio and video from both nights and we hope to have something for you guys in the near future.
In other news we just found out this morning that we are nominated for two Juno awards!! Our album is nominated for Rock Album of the Year and we got nominated for Group of the Year. We are thrilled with this news, we've always been very proud of this album and we're very happy that it's getting recognized.
Once again, we can't thank you guys enough for the loyalty and support!!! Until next time...
Colin
We Won!!! We Won!!!
January 15, 2009
I'm happy to tell you guys that our song "Hold Me In Your AYAAAaaarms" won the "Best Hard Rock" song category at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards in the US. We are thrilled with this news, and it couldn't come at a better time seeing we are about to release No Time For Later in the coming months for our fans living south of the border.
There's more, while we were selected by a very prestigious panel of judges, we have yet to win the "people's choice" award, that's were you "the people" can help out. Just head on over to the Independent Music Awards website to register and vote.
Thanks for the continuing support.
Colin
Second Acoustic Show Added
January 9, 2009
Wow, so you want a second show do ya?? Okay we've added another show at the Glenn Gould Studio. We are very flattered that the first show sold out and we are more than happy to add another. You keeping coming we keep playing. Thanks a lot, this is awesome.
Colin
An Acoustic Evening With The Trews
January 5, 2009
Hey folks,
Hope you all had a great holiday season. I'm just dropping you a line to let you know about an upcoming Trews acoustic show at the end of this month. On January 30th we'll be taking the stage at the Glenn Gould Studio in downtown Toronto.
We'll be recording the show and releasing it this year as an official acoustic album. The set list will combine old favorites, unreleased b-sides and album tracks that we don't play at the electric shows.
We're currently writing some new material so we might even include a couple of brand spanking new tunes to showcase. The Glenn Gould Studio has amazing acoustics and the setting is cozy and intimate. There are limited tickets available so snatch em up while you can. Hope to see you there. Bye for now.
Colin
Happy Holidays
December 15, 2008
I hope everybody is enjoying the season. We have a few things happening this week I thought you all might like to know about. On Tuesday we're going to be dropping by Iceberg Radio (part of Sirius Satellite Radio) for an acoustic performance and to reprise our role as guest hosts for an hour. Iceberg has placed three of our songs in their Top 85 songs of '08 including two in the top ten! We're humbled by their overwhelming support and look forward to stopping by to say hello to everyone over there.
Also, for our fans living in Toronto, we hope you will all join us at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Thursday Dec. 18 as part of The Edge Electric Xmas concert series to raise money for the Daily Bread Food Bank. I don't need to tell you how important a cause this is, especially this time of year. Mobile will be joining us on the bill so bring your festive spirit and let's make this the rockingest Xmas party of the season!!
See you soon.
JA
Scene Contest Winner & More
December 3, 2008
Congratulations to Diane Warner of Oshawa, ON, who submitted the winning entry for the Scene content. We'll be seeing her and her friends on Wednesday, December 17th at her local Cineplex Odeon Theatre (located at 1352 Grandview St. N).
For those of you that did not win but wish to attend this exclusive show, there's still plenty of room but you need to need to be a Scene.ca member to win entry to this show. So register at scene.ca and show up at the Cineplex Odeon starting at 4pm on the day of show to win wristbands in order to get into the show. Doors are at 6pm, we hit the stage at 7pm.
It's first-come first-served for wristband distribution but you must also show your Scene membership card and bring a non-perishable food item to get in.
Hope to see you there.
The Trews
From Tokyo to Membertou
November 19, 2008
As I write this we are on our way to Membertou, NS to perform at the convention center en route from Tokyo. It was a crazy week in Tokyo, complete with an all night, full band Karaoke session and hanging and performing at the Canadian embassy. We'll post some pictures for you ASAP.
I wanted to write you to tell you about a few other cool things that are going on. First off, on Nov. 16 a new video game called Shaun White Snowboarding was released and features our song "Every Inambition", an oldie but a goodie along with several other great tunes. You can check it out here.
Secondly, when we get back from this little East Coast jaunt, on Nov. 24th we will be busking at the Eaton Center as part of Busking For Change to raise money for War Child. We will be busking in front of Sears. The area is called "Trinity Way" at 4pm for about an hour. It would be great if as many of you as possible could make it out to help raise money for this great cause.
Until next time, peace and love.
JA
From Tokyo With Love
November 12, 2008
As I write this it's tomorrow in Tokyo. We're here performing at the Canadian Music Mission to Asia conference. So far this place is blowing my mind. It's like a Buddhist New York city. We literally walked the streets yesterday for twelve hours, there is so much to see it's overwhelming. The people are amazing and the food is excellent. My first impression: a busy, peaceful and beautiful place. We're here for a few more days so I'm sure I'll have more to tell in a future blog.
So we have some wicked news on a couple of fronts folks!!! First of all we've received a nomination from the Independent Music Awards south of the border. It seems our rocking little number Hold Me In Your Arms made the short list for the best hard rock song for the 8th annual independent music awards program. This is really cool considering we haven't even released our latest album in the states (it's going to be released soon) and the song was picked from thousands of submissions. So awesome!!!
We've also just got word that the video for Man of Two Minds made it to number 1 on the MuchMoreMusic countdown. Thank you MuchMoreMusic, our fans and of course our dedicated street team for making it possible.
Also thanks to all the folks who made it out to our acoustic show in Barrie, we had a blast and I hope you did too. Also want to give a shout out to Brad Ariss for winning the remix contest. Hope you like the autographed guitar.
Colin
The Trews Takeover Your Hometown
October 27, 2008
Hey Trews fans if you are near a movie theater over the next month get there early and check out a funny little commercial for Scene.ca that runs prior to the previews featuring yours truly.
Scene.ca is running a contest where the prize is a private acoustic Trews show at a theater near you. All you need to do is tell us why The Trews should come to your hometown to play at the local Cineplex.
Get all the details and enter at Scene.ca
Also check out an interview on "Uncovered", a new feature with Alan Cross (Ongoing History of New Music) on CFOX, FM 96, Power 97 and The Edge 102.1.
And finally, we just announced a last minute acoustic show in Barrie, ON. Our shows in Japan next month are acoustic so we figured we'd warm up for the big trip by playing in front of our beloved Canadian fans. Hope to see each and everyone of yas!!
Colin
Maclean's OnCampus Virtual Fair
October 20, 2008
Hey folks,
I've been asked to be a guest speaker for Maclean's magazine online virtual fair. In case you didn't know, before I was a touring musician I was a student at STFX university in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
So this year they asked me to do a little speech about my experience at university. Check it out if you want to on Wednesday October 22 at 4pm.
You can find all the details at www.macleans.ca/oncampusfair
Colin
MTV Performance Now Online
October 10, 2008
Check out our three song performance from the MTV studio earlier this week. Click here to to view live videos.
MTV Performance & Interview
October 1, 2008
We are dropping by MTV next week for a live interview and will also perform a couple of songs. Hope to see you there.
Colin
No Time For Later Released in Germany Today
September 26, 2008
This is Colin writing you to tell you the band and I are really excited about our latest album No Time For Later has been released in Germany today. It will also be available the UK on Oct 24. We will update you on other European release dates as we confirm them.
We had a great time touring over there last fall and we are really looking forward to getting back. So get out there and pick up our album so that we have an excuse to go to a club near you and play our asses off!
Colin
MOD & New Video on MuchMusic
September 19, 2008
You can now see our brand new video for Man of Two Minds on MuchMusic and our YouTube channel.
Speaking of MuchMusic, tune in on Tuesday September 23rd when we drop into MOD for a live interview at 5:00pm to talk about this new video and more.
New Single & Video Coming
September 5, 2008
Hey everyone,
It's Colin. I'm just updating you on the latest happenings in the world of the Trews. I am sitting in a hotel room in Fredericton, New Brunswick, we are in the midst of an east coast club and campus tour... So ya we're touring for a change.
While Paranoid Freak is holding steady on the Canadian Rock Charts, we are releasing a new single from the album. This week Man of Two Minds is going to radio across the country.
You know the drill folks, we do our part by making the music and playing the shows, you do your part by calling you're local radio stations and requesting our songs. We also shot a video with acclaimed director Don Allan and co-director Sammy Rawal in downtown Toronto. That should be at the nations music station in the next couple of weeks.
We're still going hard and working our butts off, with a lot of work and a little luck we can keep kicking ass with this new record. So get on the line and request the song because "Hope won't get our motherfucking band played!!!" (little John Stewart reference).
The way I see it the more success we have at radio the more opportunities we have to come out and play for all you amazing fans!!!
All the best as always
Colin
Canadian Tour Montage # 3
August 21, 2008
Here's the third installment of our Canadian tour video done by our friends at Brother Loose. I'd like to thank Kevin Davidson (who came on the tour with us) and Nathan Warriner for putting these together. I believe the interview with me came from a sound check in Regina. Hope you like it.
We've also announced some East Coast and Quebec dates so check out our tour page to find out the where and when.
Until next time
JA
Remix Contest
July 28, 2008
So we've had an amazing summer so far. We've returned to pretty much every major Canadian city that we hit on our spring tour for some kind of summer festival and even played some new towns for the first time (hello Bonnyville!!....Brooks Rock City!).
Some highlights of the summer, so far, include meeting Gene Simmons in Edmonton last week (two members of KISS down, two to go) and rocking Trafalgar Square for a couple thousand people on Canada Day in the UK.
But I digress, I'm posting to tell you about this campaign we're launching which involves you remixing two of our songs "Paranoid Freak" and "Hold Me in Your Arms"
I will personally be checking out all the submissions and picking a winner. I'm looking for the most "out there" interpretations, as I'm pretty familiar with the tracks as they are, so feel free to get creative. I may even post one myself.
So SIGN UP HERE and happy mixing. May the best would-be producers win!
Until next time
JA
Canadian Tour Video # 2
July 1, 2008
Hey everyone,
Happy Canada Day to you all and welcome to the second installment of our tour documentary. This one features an interview with yours truly.
There will be other videos featuring interviews with the other guys in the weeks and months to come. Once again thanks to Kevin and Nathan for doing a great job conceptualizing these short clips. Hope you guys like it!!!
Colin
MMVA Nomination & Appearance This Weekend
June 13, 2008
Both Colin and I will be heading down to the MuchMusic Video Awards this weekend. We'll be walking the red carpet (this special airs between 8-9PM) and will be presenting an award during the show.
Our video for "Hold Me In Your Arms" has also been nominated in the category of MuchLOUD Best Rock Video.
JA
The Tub Magazine
June 9, 2008
We're on the cover of this month's issue of The Tub Magazine and there's an awesome spread and interview for your reading pleasure. Check it out here and remember to pass the link on to your friends.
Good Times Bad Times
June 5, 2008
We had an interesting run of gigs that led us out East a few weeks back. Everything started out on the right foot with a sold out show at the Capitol Music Hall in Ottawa that went off without a hitch.
In fact it was quite a successful sweaty little rock show. Then came Montreal. We were thrilled to get back to the biggest city in "La Belle Province" as it had been a couple of years since our last show there. It was a beautiful day and we spent most of it walking around downtown taking in the sights, sounds, and smells. The show was also good. A little lighter in attendance than we've had in the past but maybe they were just punishing us for staying away for so long - it won't happen again I promise!!
We met a cool new band called Spoon River who opened the show for us and we had a lot of fun with those who turned out. But unfortunately after the show our van was broken into. It was a real smash and grab job. The crew had only left it unattended for a few minutes during which time someone smashed the back window and made off with our guitar tech Steve's bag containing his laptop and other important things. That really put a damper on the trip as we were heading off to Gagetown (a nine hour drive) the following morning. There's something about a cardboard window held on with duct tape that's just not very comforting, Thanks a lot whoever you are!!!
5 coffees, 183 tunes, 4 pee breaks, 2 repatching jobs and nine hours later we made it to Gagetown, a military base about 30 km outside of Fredricton. They were putting on a show in honor of their 50th anniversary as a base and let me tell ya, nobody pulls of a party with more precision than the military.
We had a chance to catch up with our friends in Matt Mays and El Torpedo who were also on the bill and are in fine form. Major props to the fine folks out in Gagetown for pulling this off and for the fine job they do everyday protecting the country.
The next day we drove down the road to Saint John, NB were we performed an outdoor show in Market Square as part of a telethon to raise money for the IWK Children's Hospital. Unfortunately, and in typical East Coast fashion, the weather couldn't have been and worse!
There was rain that seamed to be falling from every angle and it came down HARD! That combined with cold temperatures and high winds made for quite possibly the worst setting for an outdoor rock show. Luckily we were covered (or I may not be alive to write this) and I wish I could say the same for the people who turned out but these people stood out there through the cold rain and wind and rocked out with us for an hour and a half!! How cool is that?
I gotta say that I have nothing but infinite love and respect for those who stood outside in this weather for our entire set in support of this great cause. When it was all said and done the telethon raised 5 million dollars and we couldn't be happier to have been a part of it. And in the end it's those kinds of show that stick with you.
As I right this we're back to the US for a few more shows. Until next time...
JA
Paranoid Freak Video
May 22, 2008
Hey there Trews fans, check out our freaky new video for our current single Paranoid Freak. In case you haven't been to a show in a while, the newest Trews member on the keyboards in the opening shot is Jeff Heisholt. You might recognize our video's protagonist as the guy from the latest string of Rogers commercials. Not that we're endorsing Rogers or anything, we just thought the guy in the commercials made a good ..um.. paranoid freak.
We are thrilled to have yet another video added in heavy rotation at our nations music station...it really helps us keep the Trews bus rolling...thank you MuchMusic!!!
Now the rest of the work is up to you, our beloved fans, you can help us to keep this thing going by requesting the song at Muchmusic and at radio. Once again thank you for your continued support...we love you...no really...WE LOVE YOU!!!
The Trew Nooner
May 17, 2008
Check out a series of videos entitled "The Trew Nooner" created by Nik Sexton and CBC TV for a web based show called The Motion Show, featuring Sean Dalton.
See Sean like you've never seen before! He'll offer some insights about being in a band, shows off his unique workout regime, takes ping-pong to the streets, busks and more!
View them on YouTube.
Acoustic Performance on MTV Peaks
May 11, 2008
On Monday May 12th at 11:30pm, MTV Canada will premiere an acoustic show we recorded during our recent visit to Telus Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler, BC.
For those who do not have access to this specialty cable channel,
you can catch it on the CTV network on May 17th at 1am and May 24th at 12:30am.
Check out the TV spot promoting the show, right here.
Rescheduled Tour Dates
April 30, 2008
We are pleased to confirm the following rescheduled dates that were postponed due to weather conditions last weekend.
May 08 - Thunder Bay, ON - C2
May 20 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON - Canadian Nightclub
Tickets from the cancelled shows will be honored.
Thunder Bay & Sault Ste. Marie Shows Postponed!
April 26, 2008
The shows scheduled for tonight, Saturday April 26 in Thunder Bay, ON and tomorrow April 27 in Sault Ste. Marie, ON have both been POSTPONED due to extreme weather outside of Winnipeg, MB. Our tour bus was stopped by the RCMP who had closed the highway. All tickets will be honoured at a later date.
Canadian Tour Video
April 24, 2008
Hey all, this is a short montage documenting a few of the shows so far, it's set to the tune of Burning Wheels. It was filmed by Kevin Davidson who has been with us since the start of the Canadian tour. It's pretty fun to watch so kudos to Kevin.
Enjoy folks!!
Colin
We Love It!
April 21, 2008
Vancouver...we love it!!! Whistler....we love it!!! Kelowna...we love it!!! Edmonton...we love it!!! we love it!!! we love it!!! We've had a seriously great start to the tour out here on the West Coast.
The Commodore was a hoot despite the jet lag and it being the first show of the tour. Whistler and Kelowna where a lot of fun and I think Edmonton was the best show so far.
Thanks so much to everyone who came out and and supported us. The enthusiasm levels of the audiences have given us more energy than ten red bulls, so thank you for that. I hope you're liking the new material and the light show, it's been a blast so far, I'm looking forward to Calgary tonight!!!
Talk to you soon
Colin
Canadian Tour Starts Today ..."Alright, let's get started"
April 14, 2008
So we finished up our tour with Ace in New York City and we were stoked for it was the best response we've had from a New York crowd yet!! After the show some dude from the Kiss Army approached me to talk about our set; He said "You guys are a really great band but you should keep your politics to yourself, we don't appreciate you Canadians having opinions on our gun control laws. My sister's in the third row and she wants to kick your ass!!" and I was like "You're sister wants to kick my ass? Why don't you want to kick my ass?" So I was thinking his sister must have been a body builder or something. Luckily I didn't hear from the disgruntled fan or his potentially dangerous sister for the rest of the night...I was very glad about that, I don't know how I would deal with his sister trying to kick my ass. All in all the Frehley tour was a great experience, his band and crew where more than accommodating and most of his crowds seemed to really like us...so...cool.
Shortly after the gig we hopped on our bus to make our escape from New York and head for Toronto in order to catch a plane to Cuba. Unfortunately, like last year, it wasn't going to be that easy. We hit a couple of crater sized potholes heading under the Lincoln Tunnel and something in the bus engine blew up. So it was all about another last minute contingency plan. Once again we where stuck in New York with a trip to Cuba around the corner and we weren't sure how we where going to make it. Our road manager Tod leaped into action and managed to find us some early flights out of LaGuardia airport. The funny thing about this was that the bus had broken down ten minutes from an airport only it was Newark. So we jumped in cabs and sped off towards the airport that was about forty five minutes away. We got there fifteen minutes past the required one hour check in time and the agent wouldn't let us on the flight. After a colorful exchange between the agent and John Angus we resolved to fly stand by on later flights. We've got bad luck when it comes to getting out of New York and traveling to Cuba. We eventually got to Cuba late the next night and had a great week with some awesome friends and fans from across Canada.
Which brings me up to today. We start our Canadian tour today out in Vancouver. We're all really looking forward to it, between our new keyboard player and our new light show it should be one hell of a time. So we're looking forward to seeing some crazy canuck fans over the next few weeks. I hope we can keep our karma good and avoid any more unnecessary mishaps, but if they are to occur you'll be the first to know...Take care
Colin
# 1 Video On MuchMusic
April 3, 2008
Got to say it's pretty cool hitting number one the MuchMusic Countdown, thanks to everyone who called in to request the video. Who would of thought a bunch of scruffy dudes from the East Coast would beat out Britney... I'm sure it's the least of her worries right now.
We try not to get too caught up in the charts, cause more often than not it's a let down... but fuck it in the words of that singer from Almost Famous "I am going to enjoy this".
We played a show in Williamsville, NY last night and the crowd was off the hook, thanks so much to all who graced us with their presence. Nothing beats the feeling of a crowd singing along to every word of 'Ishmael and Maggie'.
On one more note our new single "Paranoid Freak" just shipped to radio this week so it would be super cool if you called in a requested it at your local station. Anyway I have to run, until next time, keep being your wonderful selves.
Colin
Access Magazine Contest
March 28, 2008
Access Magazine has just launched a national contest in conjunction with Mazda and Motorola offering a lucky fan a chance to win a Motorola prize pack, take a test drive with us (well, maybe not all of us) in a new Mazda and shoot your own video of the day's events!
Click Here to view the contest page.
Hello From Sunny SoCal
March 23, 2008
Hey everyone how's it going? It's Colin here just dropping you a line from sunny California. It's Easter Sunday and we're heading into San Diego for a day off, I think we're going to hit up a zoo or something. The shows have been going well and the weather is beautiful....life is good.
We had a great four date headlining run through Alberta, all the shows where sold out, so I'd like
to thank all the Albertans who made it out to the gigs.
The Canadian tour is just around the corner we're looking forward to seeing more great Canadian crowds, nothing beats rocking in the homeland. Anyway I really don't have much
else to say I guess I'm just checking in to make sure you're all okay!
Peace
Colin
Nights with Alice Cooper
March 17, 2008
Some great news, we just confirmed that Alice Cooper will play one of our songs on his syndicated rock radio show called Nights with Alice Cooper. This is excellent exposure for us in the U.S. His show airs on 90 stations south of the border and it also runs on 7 Canadian, 9 Australian and 1 station in Ireland.
Make sure to tune in on March 20th, Alice Cooper will talk us up as he back-announces the track he plays. Click Here for a complete list of stations where you can tune in.
The Trews
Another Update From The Road
March 11, 2008
Hey Everyone,
Trews here checking in from the road, somewhere between Minneapolis and Fargo, narrowly avoiding death at every turn. We're back on the Ace train and the going is good. We played Detroit Rock City the other night and the crowd was off the hook. Our set is getting pretty slammin' as we get familiar with the Ace crowd and them with us. Their band and crew are amazing too. They're keeping us well nourished and well furnished with the finest of rock'n'roll DVDs for our bus. Just yesterday NightBob (Aces' sound guy) gave us 60's Yardbirds, 70's Jeff Beck and some early Who TV appearances. Good stuff to keep you inspired.
As we continue to head west through the snowy flatlands we really look forward to hitting the West coast as this long-ass winter has definitely taken its toll on our health and we could really use some fun in the warm California sun.
On another note, thanks to everyone who rushed out to buy the new album so promptly. Things are really going well and it's all thanks to you guys! You really do rock.
After we wrap up this US run with Ace we'll be heading to Cuba (more fun in the sun) to re-charge our batteries for the Canadian tour. We'll be pulling out all the stops for the tour and there will definitely be some new surprises in the set so we're going to need our strength. Until next time, stay cool.
The Trews
Get Your Tickets Early
March 4, 2008
For fans living in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto and Ottawa we are happy to announce that you can purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public.
The pre-sale will begin Wednesday March 5th @ 10am and run up until Thursday March 6th @ 10pm. Check the Calendar section of the website for links, the password is TREWS.
Canadian Tour Annoucement
March 3, 2008
As you heard on MOD just a few moments ago, we've just announced the first leg of our Canadian tour. Check the Calendar section of the site for a complete list of dates and cities near you.
Check back tomorrow for more news regarding an exclusive window to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public.
Jeff Healey
March 3, 2008
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Jeff Healey. The world has lost a brilliant musician. He was certainly the greatest guitar player we have ever had the honor to share the stage with. Our thoughts and prayer are with his family. He will be missed.
The Trews
MOD Performance
March 2, 2008
We're dropping into MuchMusic on Monday March 3rd for an interview and a two-song performance on MOD. If you would like to attend, call 416.870.6824. You should tune in, you might hear some good news about a Canadian national tour...
Hope to see some of you at the MuchMusic studio tomorrow.
The Trews
Update From The Road
February 26, 2008
Hey Everybody,
We are currently in the back of a tour bus heading to Sauget, IL on the first week of our American tour with Ace Frehley. Last Wendesday was our first show with Ace in Baltimore. MD and it was pretty cool. It took the audience a few songs to warm up to us but by the end of the set, they were digging it. Ace and his band are great, they are doing all kinds of Kiss classics, Ace even does the smoking guitar bit.
Thank you to everyone who came out to our CD release party last Tuesday. As you may or may not have noticed Colin had bronchitus so he was unable to really sing and he mentioned it about forty times during the show!
We appreciate you guys helping him out by singing along, it really made the show great. We know every band says this but we're going to say it anyway, you are the best fans in the world, we couldn't have done it without you. That being said you won't be getting paid for your vocal duties but um...let's just leave it at that!
We'll keep you updated as the tour progresses through the Americas. Hope you're liking the new CD, can't wait to see each and every one of you at a show sometime soon.
The Trews
New Album & Tour
February 19, 2008
To kick off the release of our new album we're going to celebrate with a show at the Mod Club this evening. All the new material has been sounding great in rehearsal and we can't wait to get out there and play it of you. We've added a keyboard player to our gang to help cover some of the B3, organ and piano parts from the new record as well as to help shed some new light on some of the old ones. His name is Jeff Heisholt and we think we can safely say that you're in for some nice surprises at the Mod Club.
Immediately following that show we're heading out on a marathon US tour with former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, which is awesome because he's always been our favorite member of Kiss. The tour spans the entire country in five weeks with over 20 shows! It's gonna be great. After that - we all fall down - then go to Cuba.
But not to fret Canada, we are currently working on a massive headlining Canadian tour, which would see us (in typical Trews fashion) hit every nook and cranny. It is due to start in mid-April, which will give you all plenty of time to get familiar with the songs from No Time For Later.
Make sure to check out our Media page where you can listen to the entire new album. Feel free to grab the code and add the player to your MySpace page, blog or website.
If you like what you hear, you can get the exclusive bonus track Mistress Misery only if you purchase our new album from iTunes (Canada only). This song will be available on the Canadian iTunes store for now but we are working on making it available world-wide as well. For our fans living outside of Canada, we're happy to report that our new album is available across the globe on iTunes.
To celebrate the release of our new cd, we are offering a copy of our new album bundled with a styling tee shirt for only $24.99. This offer is available for a limited time only and exclusive to our official online store. Quantities are limited, so order your bundle now.
Also check out an exclusive live performance from The Orange Lounge Sessions. The song list includes Paranoid Freak, No Time For Later, I Can't Say, Poor Old Broken Hearted Me and Hold Me In Your Arms. Click here to access the The Orange Lounge Sessions. You can also download these tracks here.
So until we meet again take care and (in the words of our friend Dave Rave) stay cool.
Paranoid Freak Video
May 23, 2007
Our new video for Paranoid Freak was added into a HEAVY rotation at MuchMusic this week. Expect to see it on MuchMusic as of 1pm today. In other MuchMusic news, we received a MMVA nomination in the category of "MuchLOUD Best Rock Video" for Hold Me In Your Arms
