Hey all, Western Canada is coming up sooner than ever. Bring on the Molson Canadian (I swear I like it, it’s like Budweiser but without the formaldehyde. Anyhow, tickets are still available but going fast. Especially Calgary. Oh, and besides tour, be prepared for something amazing we’re brewing here at The Oddy to pop up in the next couple of weeks… stay tuned.

Oh yeah, besides Poutine (and that’s Quebec really) does Canada have it’s own cuisine? I’m not being snide here, I’m a total foodie as they say. I love eating things. I ate a guinea pig once. Tim Hortons and Poutine. That’s all I know, but I want to know more.

The General

You’re in PDX Friday? Might consider going to the Buckman Auction Event at the Melody Ballroom. You’ll be able to see our decoupage guitar there along with all the other cool guitars from the PDX music community.

Want to help out, but for some reason you’re not allowed in the Melody Ballroom after an “incident”? Well, our guitar is on eBay. You might consider bidding on it.

We are participating in a very special compilation featuring Portland recording artist called Bridging The Distance, out now on the Arena Rock Recording Company label in PDX. Proceeds from this compilation benefits p:ear, who do great things for Portland youth.

The whole record is cover songs, with PDX bands like The Thermals, who cover Zeppelin, Blitzen Trapper, who do a take on Heart, and The Decemberists, who master Fleetwood Mac. (We’re covering The Cult’s “She Sells Sanctuary”, FYI.)

So yeah, check it out, it’s for a great cause, and the line-up of PDX artists is legendary.

Check it, dogg. We were asked to participate in this years “Art Rocks” with the Decemberists, the Shins, Modest Mouse, and other Portland big shot bands. We all decorated mini guitars and those guitars, in turn, will be autioned off and the proceeds will benefit Buckman Arts Magnetic Elementary School here in PDX.

From SPIN.COM: Shins, Modest Mouse, Decemberists Aid Art School

We’ve got a little jaunt coming up at the end of May that bleeds into the month of June. We start off at Sasquatch on May 27 (tickets now available). Then, we head Very North to Canada, taking in Calgary (May 29), Edmonton (May 30), Vancouver (June 1), and drop off in Victoria (June 2, too close to McCabe’s B-Day!). Tickets for the Canadian gigs will be on sale soon. We’ll let you know.

Later, rockers.