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Evenin' All.

Iron and Wine Canadian Travel Itinerary:

• Vancouver...October 7th
• Calgary....October 8th
• Edmonton...October 9th
• Winnipeg...PLEASE
  

So earlier I learned Iron and Wine is playing the above Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton dates in October. Surely this is an auspicious sign for a possible Sam Beam Winnipeg stop. After all, it only makes sense to roll through Regina and/or Saskatoon after Edmonton then stop in for a date in our beloved city before heading down to say, Fargo.

So I need you all to do me a colossal favour: press your bladed hands together and pray to The Divine Architect of Winnipeg Music to bring him to our city. Heck, I'd even settle for a Fargo date. Stay tuned.

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Did anyone catch The Hold Steady do double duty last night on Letterman? Craig Finn & co. were involved in a segment with comedian Andy Kindler and later performed "Sequestered In Memphis" off their new record Stay Positive. It was refreshing to see Letterman's writers giving some indie rockers added and much deserved exposure.

The performance was great. The segment quite funny (see below).

Oh and don't forget, they're in Fargo next week if you're up for some border-crossing and a quick jaunt south.



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Sugar Minott is at the Pyramid on August 21st.

SubCity Dwellers play the King's Head on August 22nd.

Amon Amarth rock the Garrick on October 11th w/ Ensiferum, Belphegor, and The Absence.

Anti-Flag is there on September 6th.

Ian Tyson plays the Burt on Halloween.

We Are Wolves stop by the Albert on September 22nd.

Zimmers Hole the next night.

Great Big Sea play The MTS Centre on November 27th.

James Blunt returns there on November 21st. I haven't been following his career: Did he ever have another hit?

Current rotation: The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America