TOUR DATES : Yukon Blonde with The Wooden Sky, coast to coast!

With two Polaris long-listed bands, how can you lose? Vancouver's Yukon Blonde and Toronto's The Wooden Sky team up to tour across Canada, from Vancouver to PEI. Vancouverites willing to brave the fireworks crowds will be able to catch YB play a free show as part of the ShoreFest series prior to the Celebration of Lights fireworks display at English Bay.

To hype you up, here is a track each from their respective Polaris nominated albums; Yukon Blonde's self titled, released back in February, and The Wooden Sky's If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone.

Yukon Blonde - "Wind Blows"



The Wooden Sky - "Oh My God (It Still Means A Lot To Me)"



Yukon Blonde Tour Dates

7/ 31 - Vancouver, BC @ Shorefest
8/14 - Burnaby, BC @ Burnaby Roots and Blues Festival – Deer Lake Park w/ Taj Mahal , Serena Ryder & more
9/22 - Rifflandia @ Alix Goolden Concert Hall Victoria, BC, CANADA

Yukon Blonde Tour Dates with The Wooden Sky

9/25 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore
9/26 - Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat
9/27 - Nelson, BC @ The Royal On Baker
9/29 - Canmore, AB @ Communitea Café
9/30 - Calgary, AB @ Republik
10/01 - Lethbridge, AB @ TBA
10/02 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
10/03 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's
10/05 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange
10/06 - Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cltr Ctr
10/07 - Thunder Bay, ON @ Crock's
10/08 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Lop Lop's
10/09 - Sudbury, ON @ The Townehouse
10/11 - Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle
10/13 - Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunter's
10/14 - Fredericton, NB @ The Capital
10/15 - Halifax, NS @ Seahorse Tavern
10/26 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
10/27 - Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
10/28 - Peterborough, ON @ Red Dog
10/29 - Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club
10/30 - Barrie, ON @ At The Five
11/02 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
11/04 - Guelph, ON @ E-Bar
11/05 - London, ON @ Fanshawe College
11/06 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace

CBC Radio 3's Extended Play #7: Do Music Bloggers Have All the Power?

CBC Radio 3's Lisa Christiansen (that's her on the left) hosts a really interesting podcast every two weeks named Extended Play. These podcasts focus on issues concerning music, current events and so on, which veers from the Radio 3 norm of musical podcasts. Some issues that have been addressed in the past include technology and music and the "colour" of indie. The most current podcast, available here, features yours truly and focuses on the issue of music criticism and how music blogs such as this one affect the field, the artists, and the readers/music lovers. The podcast also features Carl Wilson of the Globe & Mail, as well as Vancouver band Yukon Blonde.

I encourage you to take a listen and think about the sources of musical information you take in and trust. And while on my little pedestal, make sure you support your favourite music bloggers, either with a nice comment here and there or a drop in the Paypal bucket. It goes a long way for those of us who don't write to get paid, but to support you, the music lover, and the artists. Thanks for sticking with me!

And also, I want to thank CBC Radio 3 for finding new and innovative ways to support not only artists, but Canadian music lovers such as myself as well. Grant Lawrence in particular has put me on the air several times to mention the blog, as well as provided vital advice. Please remember that when you hear about budget cuts to the CBC.