POW. In support of the new album Black & Blue, we're travelling across lands and borders to make everyone feel feelings. What kind of feelings? Come to one of the shows to find out. May 21 > Hamilton > The Casbah May 22 > Waterloo >... » More.
Hey everyone We've started recording a pile of new songs for you. We're working on a 4-song EP with Rusty (Imaginary Cities) and Cam (Weakerthans' engineer). They're sounding pretty darn catchy right now. Excited to finish em off soon.... » More.
I'm pleased to announce the first in the #saysomethingright. Laine Zaharia Snapped this pic at last nights tour kickoff show....http://instagram.com/p/WGpKAFqulf/ Thanks to all of you that came out, we had a blast. -... » More.
The band has an on-going arrangement with the sanitation authorities in Reykjavik according to which the band is notified each time they receive an organ or keyboard to be recycled. After seeing AOQ on TV during a pause in recording Guns N’... » More.
We bring 2012 to a close feeling like we’ve accomplished something, and yet change is coming once again. Modern Myths came out in a few more countries – the UK, Netherlands and Belgium. We made our first trip to the UK and our second and... » More.
Some great news from the University of Manitoba: Our friends at UMFM have purchased 5 Osborne House bundles and the University of Manitoba Students Union has matched their donation. A giant thanks to the good people at UMFM and UMSU for this... » More.
Rococode is selling Guns, Sex & Glory for $5 on their website. Pretty great deal, and just in time for Christmas. Rococode's site Plus, the band is playing two holiday shows with Said The Whale. Details... » More.
I'm going through a period of self-imposed romantic solitary right now. Not out of any sort of punishment, but because I have spent most of my adult life with a partner. I thought it might be time to experience life alone as the person I am... » More.
If you are interested in purchasing the Osborne House bundle but are worried about it arriving before Christmas, have no fear. We will be hand-delivering any orders that come in between the 19th and 23rd on the afternoon of Dec. 24. If you... » More.
Hi everyone In the first few days we've had a great response. 10 orders thus far. Lets keep em coming - and help spread the word! As always, this is the link: http://headinthesand.ca/news.php?ID=106 Your support is so incredibly... » More.
Well I have finally arrived home to a very wintery Winnipeg after 5 weeks on the road touring Eastern Canada that included showcases at both the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals and Halifax Pop Explosion. All I can really think about now... » More.
This is not so much a blog entry as a collection of kind words from the press. Okay, so it's not a blog entry at all. But I find it to be excellent reading, personally. “Actually feels like a workout for the heart… a fantastic album” -... » More.
I spent the last weekend in the studio with Matt Peters (producements), Derek Allard (drums), Tom "Twisty" Fodey (bass), and Patrick "Bromo Sapiens" Keenan (3 keys to insanity). What we've done so far is pretty exciting, at least for me. Derek... » More.
Hey everyone We're excited to be putting out Oldfolks Home's sophomore album - Black & Blue. To help get it finished, they are throwing a big fundraising show at The Pyramid. Thurs Nov 15 With Keri Latimer & DJ Hunnicutt Come on out to... » More.
Biped Issue 2 is out! Biped is the magazine for noble and attractive two legged creatures who want to work less, cause trouble and become even more noble and attractive. Highlights from Issue 2: "Doughnuts": - "LIMITATIONS BREED... » More.
Excited to finally get back to Montreal. That beautiful city had so much of a role in the making of our record, and its been a shame we've only played there once - a show that was derailed by a massive snowstorm in March, no less. So, after a... » More.
There's a small subculture of affluent North Americans who never wear shoes. Biped's Lyndon Froese becomes a strict orthodox barefooter for two weeks to see what it's like. Our house photographer Jared Falk talks about walking and... » More.
It's been an exciting week for TK. If you find lying on the couch and hobbling on crutches exciting. A baseball collision with a Mahogany Frog has taken its toll. Still waiting for the MRI and its subsequent results before I know whether I'll, say,... » More.
Prairie Wind Music Festival I had the privilge of starting the summer off with the Prairie Wind Music Festival, a brand spanking new festival out of Cypress River, MB. The Festival was beautifully located and featured mostly local Manitoba... » More.
Dear Councillor _____________ Hopefully you have been approached by constituents about this issue already. Obviously, the Free Press article about the sale/demolition of the Fortune Building is speculative – but it speaks to an ongoing... » More.
We're thrilled to announce that Spinner is premiering the brand new Rococode video. Check it out... » More.
I'm heading out west with some new songs, new friends, old friends, and am looking forward to seeing your smiling faces once more. Its been such a beautiful summer, and I can't wait to see the mountains. Aug 15 > Vancouver > Cafe Soleil (w/... » More.
Really excited to go back to Sled Island in Calgary. That town goes crazy during this festival! Bands everywhere, people spilling out of bars, registration tables at the top of the Calgary Tower. Its pretty impressive how far the festival has... » More.
To kick off year two of From The Moon, our most provocative issue yet. This one features some stuff that is certainly not endorsed by the editors. - Learn how you can help solve humanity's biggest problem simply by working less. - A three-time... » More.
In 2010 Royal Canoe released CO OP MODE on Head in the Sand Records. The album is a collaboration between the band's frontman, Matt Peters and various collaborators from Winnipeg's vibrant arts community. Eventually a band was formed and became the... » More.
We made these videos while participating in the Peak Performance Project. Rococode is in trouble! Who will save... » More.
What a great first year this has been. Back in January we finally released Modern Myths at the new Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art. Couldn’t think of a more fitting joint to have the party – and we were joined by the fine This Hisses... » More.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
