In this month's From The Moon online magazine: One of the greatest explorers alive, Bill Stone.(An interview combined with music from Les Jupes' Modern Myths)The woman who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean... twice, Sally Kettle.A former prisoner who... » More.
We made these videos while participating in the Peak Performance Project. Rococode is in trouble! Who will save... » More.
Mike & Adam worked on this remix for Tim Hoover's Words from his beautiful album More Napkins. This was the first remix we've ever done ... usually we've had others remix our stuff. So it was a good learning experience, and fun to work with... » More.
Surely "where's Tom Keenan been?" has been the question on everyone's lips. "Yeah, yeah, occupy Wall Street, but when is TK going to play a show?" No? Well I'll tell you anyway. I've been fortunate enough to have a bunch of acting work lately.... » More.
The September edition of From The Moon Magazine is here! Religion is the theme. Naturally, it's kinda... » More.
On the final day of August, the August Edition of From The Moon Magazine is done! Wouldn't it be great if there were things to click on? That's how it would be if we respected deadlines in August. Instead, we released a magazine with no... » More.
It has come to my attention that Wax Mannequin has had his wallet, ID and tour money stolen in Calgary. You can donate to help him out... » More.
Last Monday saw my place's first house concert. A couple of secret special guests converged on Manitoba, and were joined by Cheering for the Bad Guy and myself. A roaring success, I'd say. Coming up is Rainbow Trout (Aug 19 & 20), where I'll be... » More.
We stopped at a refreshing mountain stream to send a love letter to our western Canadian and American friends.... » More.
While in Toronto for NXNE we climbed onto a building and shot a live video with Southern Souls. Then Gary (the lawyer who owns the building) came out and yelled at us and told us to scram. I believe his line was "What part of NO don't you... » More.
Adam bought a weird Bontempi organ off Kijiji for $10. David walked into rehearsal and said "Hey, how'd my organ get here?!" Turns out David bought the exact some one on the exact same day at a Sally Ann for $6. Very strange. How do we now have... » More.
From The Moon Magazine (Issue Five) is now online. Some of our best content yet is in this one, including three kick ass videos: - "Jocks vs Musicians" - "The World's Weirdest Baseball League" - "The Neverending Saga (of the Winnipeg... » More.
Hello! I am cooped up in a beautiful little apartment in Montreal on day 10 of our East coast Canadian tour. It is raining cats and dogs outside, and the rest of the band has gone to church. This gives me a tiny window of time to write about... » More.
From The Moon Magazine (May edition) is... » More.
Hello Everybody! Starting May 5th, I will be embarking on a 7 week Eastern Canadian tour with accordian wheeler Ingrid Gatin. Here is what we've got planned: May 5 Little Beaver Cultural Centre Fort Francis, ON Â May 7 Blacksheep... » More.
Issue Three of From The Moon magazine is now online! Check it... » More.
Chris sent us this really really beautiful email and then agreed to let us post it. Thanks so much Chris! We're glad you're finding something meaningful in what we're doing. ... ... ... This message to you is long overdue.... Purpose... » More.
As promised, the first-ever issue of From The Moon Magazine is here! It's the world's only circular digital magazine. We're really proud of it.... » More.
The launch of the first issue of our newest project, From The Moon Magazine, is near. Here is a teaser: Our first issue, focused on how we make choices about love, will be available to our email list subscribers and to the general public on... » More.
What do they expect a blind person to do, feel all the walls of the building until they stumble upon a 1 cm Braille strip that tells them they're near a toilet? Seems to me like a lot of Braille on signs is actually for people who can see. I'm not... » More.
The year has got off to a good start. This weekend I did Deb Patterson's "Pimp MY Gimp" fundraiser back to back with a special performance of R. Kelly's "Real Talk" with Royal Canoe. Makes one glad to be alive, that song. I'm still putting together... » More.
Yo! Royal Canoe is opening up for Saint Kris' mixtape release party at the Lo Pub (see shows section for more info). In celebration, we have prepared some hot club bangers for you. Here's a teaser: Royal Canoe & Saint Kris @ LoPub, Jan 8 from... » More.
Hey everyone. Getting pretty excited for the release of Modern Myths next week. If you live west of Winnipeg, we will see you in February. Check out the tour dates on this site. And if you live south or east of Winnipeg, then we will see you... » More.
Tobogganing is risky business. Let's face it, you're better off staying inside. But if you really can't convince the kids to play XBOX all afternoon, here are some tips from the Winnipeg Free Press: Wear a helmetDo not slide head-firstSliding... » More.
Next Tuesday I'll be backing up my brother, along with Kelly and Twisty, at Tom Waits' Birthday at the Times. We're doing Closing Time, his first album. Man, that guy was obsessed with nostalgia for a long time. When I was a teenager I got into... » More.
After a month of solo Romantic Fitness on the road, I'm back in Winnipeg, happy to be playing with the band again; very lucky to have Tom "Twisty" Fodey on bass. People gush excessively about how vibrant Winnipeg's music community is, often in a... » More.
Well hello there, Just wanted to let everyone know that the joint Royal Canoe and Liptonians "Slay the West" tour did indeed slay. Thanks to everyone in all the cities that came out to our show and bought our music and supported us! No thanks to... » More.
Yesterday I arrived in Toronto, and played a new moon show at the recently opened Hard Luck Bar. A fine example of the Toronto hole-in-the-wall neighbourhood bar, with an excellent bartender and sound guy, and good ol' Tankhouse on tap. Audience... » More.
So Winnipeg is putting together its own little Nuit Blanche. These all-night cross-urban art events are held in Paris, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Toronto, and over a hundred other cities. This year will see NYC's first Nuit Blanche as well: clearly... » More.
Despite recording a groundbreaking children's album for adults, From The Moon was shut out of the Western Canadian Music Awards. In the spring, when we self-nominated The Cat's Meow for Children's Album of the Year, victory seemed certain. We... » More.
What do you get when From The Moon and a classically trained singer have a baby? A country band! That joke gets weirder when you find out that what I'm actually talking about is a collaboration between my sister and I. On the other hand, maybe it's... » More.
So I'll be taking another stab at the Gas Station Patio: last time it was rained out. This Thursday it better be sunny. And Friday I'll be playing at the Rainbow Trout Music Festival and Fishing Derby:... » More.
We've been included in UK blog The Line Of Best Fit's Canadian spotlight series. You can download the whole thing... » More.
Hey everyone I know since we switched sites there hasn't been as much info for you here. Well, its time for me to remedy that. Musicians for all tracks are listed here, and I'm going to re-post the blurbs about each week's process soon as... » More.
The iconic green and black colours of the From The Moon website are based on the paint of my bicycle. The 1988 Miyata bicycle catalog calls the combination "Black/Peacock". This bike has been ridden to many From The Moon shows around town and... » More.
And now it's time for a rhyme by From The Moon. One billion dollars to patrol Fake Lake One hundred thousand for wine, beer, and cake But we understand why costs did soar A conference call would have been such a... » More.
Royal Canoe is proud to bring you double the rhythmic sensations of any band ever. With two drummers, one acousitc one electric, the band will tear up the stage on July 3rd with Library Voices at the West End Cultural Center. Here is a taste of what... » More.
Its pouring rain. I’m in the kitchen of Montreal’s Studio 451, watching videos of The National while rain pounds against the windows. I’m totally obsessed. It feels good to have a favorite band, y’know? Its been years since I devoured... » More.
It has come down to this. 11 days in Montreal to complete an album that has taken a year and a half. Funny – when Marcus first arrived in Winnipeg I had grand plans of banging out this record in a couple weeks and being onto record #2 by now. ... » More.
You may have noticed that earlier this year we began offering our entire concept album, The Cat's Meow, for free in MP3 format. Like many artists, I wrestled with this decision. I don't want to devalue the countless hours and thousands of... » More.
It's been a little while since I've had a show: I've been performing covert ops with puppets for the last month. But I will be playing a solo set on the Gas Station Theatre Patio on July 22 at 7 PM. At 6, Brian Dunn from Sudbury will be playing a... » More.
The Cat's Meow offers many insights on food and drink: peanut butter can be a legitimate self-destruction method; perogies can be pronounced with just two syllables in a pinch; corn syrup makes a popular beverage; neither strawberry jam nor... » More.
This week, TED reminded me of a photo that I hadn't thought of in a while. The image may have, once upon a time, lingered inverted on your retina too. Have look. That tiny white speck is our home, 6 billion kilometers from the camera... » More.
Two weeks ago, we hosted our first From The Moon storytelling and songs evening. With 24 hours noticed, completely inspired by The Moth, I phoned several of my most interesting friends with an assignment: tell a true story in front of an... » More.