.: June 24, 2009 :.

New iTunes Session Next Week!
Next week will see The Weakerthans release their recent iTunes session, recorded at Metal Works in Mississauga, Ontario, while the band was on the Rolling Tundra Revue Canadian Tour. The session includes songs from “Reunion Tour” as well as a couple of tracks from 1997’s “Fallow.” Keep an eye on your iTunes homepage - it will be released June 30th, 2009.

Track List:

1. Night Windows
2. Anchorless
3. Civil Twilight
4. Fallow
5. Reunion Tour

.: May 27, 2009 :.

Tour dates !!
More tour dates added to West Coast USA. Mid West USA and Eastern USA, on the horizon. Check our tour dates section for current concerts, more being added as they are confirmed.

.: May 14, 2009 :.

Vancouver Folk Festival & More!
The Weakerthans will be appearing at the Vancouver Folk Festival on July 17 and 18. After a couple of days at Jericho Beach Park we’ll be heading south for a string of dates in the USA. Stay tuned, as we’ll be announcing those dates soon.

.: April 15, 2009 :.

Weakerthans, Constantines Winnipeg After Show Party at the Lo Pub!
Hey, The Weakerthans and Constantines will be hosting after show parties at the Lo Pub after their Winnipeg concerts April 17th and 18th. Persons showing a Weakerthans/Cons ticket stub get in for free.

Dance parteh!

More Art and Culture of Noise and Song at the Lo
Sunday April 19th at the Lo see: Wooly Leaves, Baby Eagle, Bry Webb, and Greg Smith Sounds, (all Cons and Weakerthans side projects) for 7$. Doors 7pm.

.: April 13, 2009 :.

Celebrity Art Auction and Rolling Tundra Revue Western Dates
We’re participating in a Celebrity Art Auction! Come and bid on artwork created by one of us and many other great Canadian musicians and help us raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit organization Song for Africa! You could end up with a fantastic piece of artwork and have helped those in need all at once. Click here to participate:
http://myworld.ebay.ca/songforafrica
For more information on Song for Africa and all the great things they are doing, visit www.songforafrica.com

Don't forget that the Western Canadian leg of the Rolling Tundra Revue kicks off this weekend as The Weakerthans and Constantines head out across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, and The Yukon. Check the concerts page of our website for more details.

.: April 1, 2009 :.

Whitehorse Second Show
The Rolling Tundra lingers a little longer in the North. The Weakerthans and Constantines are happy to say that a second show has been added in Whitehorse, it takes place Tuesday May 5 at Coasters Bar. It’s a 19+ show and tickets are $20 at the venue only, on sale Friday April 3.

Support Macdonald Youth Services And Win With The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans are pleased to be supporting Macdonald Youth Services’ “One Great Contest.” MYS is a Winnipeg organization that fosters hope and opportunities to empower children, youth and families throughout Manitoba to grow and heal through safe, caring, respectful and collaborative relationships. When the Rolling Tundra Revue hits the band's hometown on April 17 & 18, they will be donating a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to this very worthy cause. Fans have the opportunity to get in on the fun too, by buying a raffle ticket in support of MYS.

The grand prize is an Epiphone G310 guitar, donated by Gibson Guitars, which will be autographed by the band and played by John K. Samson during The Weakerthans' two-night homestand. An early bird prize consists of a Weakerthans prize package: 2 tickets to The Weakerthans/Constantines/O Susannah concert at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Friday April 17, as well as dinner for 2, limo service to the show, and a photo op with the band. Tickets are only two bucks each and can be purchased from the MYS offices at 175 Mayfair Avenue and 226 St. Mary's Road in Winnipeg, as well as the CityTV studios at The Forks and the University of Winnipeg Info Booth. MYS will also be selling them at the Community Booth in St. Vital Centre (in front of Appelt's Jewellers) on April 13-15.

Winners will be notified by phone, on April 16 for the early bird prize and April 19 for the grand prize. Help support youth in Winnipeg and win with The Weakerthans!

.: March 14, 2009 :.

Rolling Tundra Revue Gets Rolling This Week!
The Weakerthans and Constantines are ready to hit the road. The tour kicks off next Thursday in St. Johns, NF, and will continue to roll across Canada until they hit Whitehorse YT on May 4. It’s a busy weekend as the bands finish the laundry, cancel the newspaper for a few weeks, and charge up the iPods before heading out on the road.

If you haven’t already picked up tickets, there are still some available. Check out our concerts page www.theweakerthans.org/concerts for full details on show dates, locations, and ticket links. You’ll also see which other bands will be joining the tour at each stop.

Rock, Don’t Drive!

Touring from one end of the country to the other is no small feat, and The Weakerthans are well aware of the environmental impact of things like tour buses which burn fuel, and audio/lighting systems which draw electricity. The Rolling Tundra Revue is attempting to control some of the environmental impact that this tour will have, and we’ve solicited advice from across Canada about how to mitigate some of these effects. As the tour progresses, we’ll be letting people know how it’s going. We don’t for a second think that we’re alleviating all of the environmental impact of our tour, but we’re hoping we can make some change and encourage others to do the same.

We’re also hoping to get the fans involved. One easy way to do this is to use transit, carpools, or human power to get to the shows. To encourage people to think about the way they get to the show we are producing a special piece of merchandise for this tour. When you’re picking up your CDs and shirts at the concerts, show our merch sellers your bus pass, your bike helmet, or even your carpool gang and we’ll give you a special button to say thanks for your efforts. These will be specially produced in Canada from North American materials, and will not be for sale.

In partnership with Macdonald Youth Services

The Weakerthans are pleased to be supporting local charity Macdonald Youth Services at their two upcoming Winnipeg shows, April 17th & 18th at the Burton Cummings Theatre. MYS fosters hope and opportunities to empower children, youth and families throughout Manitoba to grow and heal through safe, caring, respectful and collaborative relationships. In addition to donating a portion of proceeds and merchandise sales to MYS, Epiphone Guitars has donated an SG guitar that will be signed by the band and played by John K. Samson during these shows. The guitar will a given away in a contest draw; donate to MYS to enter. More info on how to get in on this contest is available at www.mys.ca

Have a great trip, don’t forget to write!

The Rolling Tundra Revue is teaming up with Exclaim.ca to keep in touch with the fans throughout the tour - check out the tour blog at http://rollingtundra.exclaim.ca. In other news, the bands will have a tour mix featured on iTunes starting this Tuesday March 17. Want to know what the guys are listening to as they roll down the highways and byways of Canada? Check out the iTunes store and listen for yourself!

.: March 10, 2009 :.

The Weakerthans team up with Macdonald Youth Services
The Weakerthans are pleased to be supporting local charity Macdonald Youth Services at their two upcoming Winnipeg shows, April 17th & 18th at the Burton Cummings Theatre. MYS fosters hope and opportunities to empower children, youth and families throughout Manitoba to grow and heal through safe, caring, respectful and collaborative relationships. In addition to donating a portion of proceeds and merchandise sales to MYS, Epiphone Guitars has donated an SG guitar that will be signed by the band and played by John K. Samson during these shows. The guitar will a given away in a contest draw; donate to MYS to enter. More info on how to get in on this contest is available at www.mys.ca

.: March 9, 2009 :.

Nanaimo date added to Rolling Tundra Revue
What do bathtub racing and the Rolling Tundra Revue have in common? They both take place in Nanaimo, BC, of course! The Weakerthans and Constantines have added a date on Tuesday April 28 at the Vancouver Island University Theatre (900 5th Street). Doors for the show open at 7:00 pm and tickets are available at Lucid and Tranceformations. Online ticket info will be announced shortly. For the full tour schedule, please see the Concerts page.

.: March 4, 2009 :.

New Webisode!
Check out the random page for the latest Weakerthans Webisode. John and Stephen are on their way to meet Jason and Greg and get the tour rolling, but they've encountered one little snag... And don't forget that voting is still on for the Indies, and the Weakerthans are nominated for both Favourite Live Act and Favourite Rock Act of the year! Vote now at www.cmw.net

.: February 20, 2009 :.

Vote now for the Indies!
Please help out The Weakerthans by casting a vote for us at the Indies Awards. We are nominated in both the "Favourite Live Artist/Group" and "Favourite Rock Artist/Group" Categories. It's free to vote, and you can do find the ballot at the Canadian Music Week website. The voting period won't last forever, so tell your friends and check it out!

Thanks for your support!

.: February 16, 2009 :.

Toronto - Third Time's A Charm!
It seems the tundra rolls a little more slowly some places - so we'll be spending a few days in Toronto. The demand for Weakerthans/Constantines tickets in Toronto has become so great that we’ve added a THIRD show at the Phoenix. It takes place on Thursday April 2 and goes on sale this Thursday. Check the “concerts” page for an updated ticket link.

And don’t forget that you can win tickets to the shows by visiting Exclaim.ca. See you on the road this spring!

.: February 15, 2009 :.

The Weakerthans nominated for 2 Indie Awards!
The Weakerthans are pleased to announce that they have been nominated for two awards at The Indies, awards which “acknowledge, promote and honour achievements of Canadian and international artists in the independent music sector.” The hardware will be given out as part of Canadian Music Week in Toronto in March

The Weakerthans have been named finalists in the categories "Favourite Live Artist/Group of the Year" and "Favourite Rock Artist/Group of the Year". Fan voting for the awards begins this week at www.cmw.net, and we’ll be sure and post the information here as it becomes available.

.: February 2, 2009 :.

Rolling Tundra Revue to Roll into Charlottetown, Peterborough!
The Weakerthans and Constantines will roll across the Confederation Bridge on Saturday March 21, for a show at The Wave on the UPEI Campus. Tickets for the (19+) show are only on sale at the venue, there are no on-line sales. Less than a week after that, fans in Peterborough will be able to see the (19+) show on Friday March 27 at The Montreal House at 282 Aylmer Street. Tickets can be purchased over the phone at 705.748.2955 or picked up at Blue Streak Records.

.: January 29, 2009 :.

Win Tickets with The Weakerthans and Exclaim!
The Weakerthans and Exclaim! are pleased to announce a contest to win concert tickets for The Weakerthans and Constantines Rolling Tundra Revue Canadian National Tour 2009. Follow the link below to enter and win tickets to a show in your city! I want to win tickets! Take me to Exlcaim!

.: January 12, 2009 :.

Toronto Adds Second Rolling Tundra Show
Tickets for The Weakerthans/Constantines shows are selling like hotcakes all across the country! If you haven’t picked yours up yet it’d be best to not delay too much longer as they are in demand. Fans in Toronto who missed out have another crack at it as a second show at the Phoenix has been added. Nobody’s fooling when we say that Wednesday April 1 is the date of the show, and tickets will be available this Thursday through Ticketmaster.

.: January 6, 2009 :.

More Rolling Tundra Dates Added!
The Weakerthans and Constantines are filling up the spring calendar, with a couple more show announcements, with full ticket details coming soon. Fans in Kingston, however, will be pleased to note that the show hits The Alehouse on Sunday March 29 while in Winnipeg a second show has been added at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Saturday April 18. Check out the “Concerts” page for the full list of dates, and see you on the road!

.: December 8, 2008 :.

Rolling Tundra Revue: Canadian National Tour 2009.
The Weakerthans are pleased to announce the most expansive national tour they have ever done. Staring on March 18 in St John's NFLD, the band will rock their way across Canada from East to West and then North. By the time they reach Whitehorse Yukon, on May 4 they will have hit 21 cities between The Rock and Vancouver Island, as well as travelling north of the 60th parallel. Joining the band once again will be Toronto's Constantines, their touring mates for the inaugural Rolling Tundra Revue in 2005 (and whose 2008 album “Kensington Heights” in one of our favourites of this year). It seems rare that bands of this stature will undertake a tour of this magnitude, so gear up for an amazing concert and cultural event! See our concerts page for concert listings in your city.

.: November 27, 2008 :.

New Weakerthans Euro Merch Store
We have launched a new Weakerthans merch store at blackape: blackape.de Now Europeans have a regional place to find our T shirts etc. Still very hep and cool: Cindeblock.com carries our merch stuff for the rest of the known world!

.: October 20, 2008 :.

The Weakerthans find a wealth of Plexi glass trophies at WCMA 2008.
The Weakerthans would like to express our sincere gratitude for the honors bestowed upon on us at this years Western Canadian Music Awards. A hearty congratulations goes out to Mighty Kraken Films for their work on our music video for Civil Twilight. We were acknowledged in the following Categories. OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT ALBUM AWARD The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour VIDEO OF THE YEAR The Weakerthans ~ Civil Twilight Directors: Caelum Vatnsdal & Simon Hughes

.: October 11, 2008 :.

Weakerthans take home SOCAN Echo Prize-ize-ize-ize-ize-ize………
Congratulations to The Weakerthans for being named winners of SOCAN’s Echo prize, identifying "what’s next and what’s best in current music.” A panel of music journalists from across the county picked five songs and then public voting commenced. When the dust cleared, “Night Windows” was declared the winner. Thanks to everyone who voted for us!

.: October 6, 2008 :.

Winter Vacation with The Weakerthans
Spend your winter vacation on a music cruise with The Weakerthans from February 1st to Feb 6th 2009. The ship departs from Miami, FL, and it is hosted by the Barenaked Ladies, and features The Mountain Goats, Luke Doucet, Christine Fellows, Sloan, plus many more great bands. Should be ridiculous good fun! See details and ticket info here: shipsanddip.com

.: September 26, 2008 :.

Keewatin Arctic
John K Samson participated in the Record of The Week Project penning the song Keewatin Arctic with Nikki Komaksiutiksak (Inuit throat singer) Blunderspublik (electronic artist). Hear this beautiful song and find out more about the Record of The Week project here: http://www.recordoftheweekclub.com/downloads.php

XM US!
The Weakerthans have been awarded the XM prize for Artist of the Year. Thanks to XM and to all those who voted for us for the recognition.

.: September 5, 2008 :.

Heavy Medals
The Weakerthans album Reunion Tour continues its nomination streak. The song Night Windows is nominated for SOCAN’s Echo Prize. The Echo prize is selected through online voting, and you can vote for your favorite of the 5 nominated songs at: www.echoprize.ca Edge 102 in Toronto has nominated the album Reunion Tour for the Edge’s Casby Awards. www.edge102.com To recap, here are the awards that Reunion Tour has been nominated for so far: Polaris Music Prize http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/ Verge XM Music Awards (Verge Album and Artist of The Year) http://www.thevergexm52.com/ Western Canadian Music Awards (In four categories) http://www.westerncanadianmusicawards.ca/ SOCAN Echo Songwriting Prize http://www.echoprize.ca Edge 102 Casby Award http://www.thevergexm52.com/

.: September 2, 2008 :.

Weakerthans Nominated for SOCAN Echo Prize
From the SOCAN web site: SOCAN has launched the third annual ECHO Songwriting Prize, designed to identify what's next and what's best in current Canadian independent music. This prize will honour some of the most innovative and artistic songs created in the past year by emerging songwriters in Canada. The writer(s) of the winning song will receive a $5,000 CDN cash prize. The five nominated Canadian songs, as selected through a rigorous process by an independent panel of ten music community tastemakers, are: “Luckylucky,” written by Veda Hille, performed by Veda Hille “Night Windows,” written by Stephen Carroll, John Samson, Greg Smith, and Jason Tait, performed by The Weakerthans “Weighty Ghost,” written by Loel Campbell, Tim D'eon, Paul Murphy, and Jud Haynes, performed by Wintersleep “Double Suicide,” written by Sandro Perri, performed by Sandro Perri “You are Never Alone,” written by Josh Dolgin, Doris Glaspie, Katie Moore, and Waleed Shabazz, Performed by Socalled SOCAN invites you to listen and vote for your favourite song, up until the deadline of Sept. 29. http://www.echoprize.ca/echoen/index.jsp The Prix de la chanson ÉCHO, celebrating the songwriting talents of some of the best independent, up-and-coming Francophone songwriters in Canada, is launching concurrently..

.: August 7, 2008 :.

Bus Breakdown
The Weakerthans tour bus broke down after our Cleveland show on August 2nd and left us stranded and unable to get to Chicago to perform as scheduled at Lollapalooza August 3rd. We are looking at booking a Chicago show for Early 2009.

WCMA Awards
More nominations for the Weakerthans album Reunion Tour. We have received four nominations for this years Western Canadian Music Awards. We have been honored with nominations in the categories of Outstanding Rock Album, Outstanding Independent Record, Songwriter of the Year, and Music Video of the year Categories. See.. http://www.westerncanadianmusicawards.ca/ for more information.

XM Prizes Vote for The Weakerthans for President
XM Verge Music Awards - vote for us! The Weakerthans are nominated for the 2008 XM Verge Music Prize in both the Artist of the Year and Album of the Year Categories. The prize is awarded by internet voting. Follow this link to vote for our album Reunion Tour and for us as Artist of the Year. http://www.thevergexm52.com/ (oh and if you can ask all your friends to do so as well)

.: July 6, 2008 :.

Short List
The Weakerthans have been short listed for the Polaris prize for their Album Reunion Tour. We thank the nominating committee and challenge our fellow nominees to a croquet tournament and an afternoon of G+Ts to decide the winner if this prestigious music prize (note: we would apply official rules, and not bbq play).

New Video
The Weakerthans video for their song Tournament of Hearts is now online in our Audio/Visual area. Shot in February at the Weakerthans local Fort Rouge Curling Club, the video uses lost footage of ancient peoples of Winnipeg curling and nursing their recent losses on the ice with stubby beers and squeeky popcorn.

.: June 7, 2008 :.

Change in German Concert Listings
The Weakerthans Hurricane Festival slot has been moved to Friday June 20th, Southside to Saturday June 21st and our Dresden show is now on Sunday June 22.

.: May 28, 2008 :.

The Weakerthans Announce More Summer Concert Dates
Calgary Folk Festival, Quebec City\'s Festival D’ete and a show in Cleveland see our concert listings for more info.

.: May 3, 2008 :.

The Weakerthans announce more summer dates, video, and single!
As previously reported, The Weakerthans head across the pond at the end of May. See the concerts page for dates in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Swizterland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. On various dates they\'ll be joined by pals Dawn Landes, Christine Fellows, and Felix Gebhard (home of the lame). Then it\'s back to North America for a full slate of festivals all summer long. They\'ll hit the stages at the Ottawa Bluesfest, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Vancouver Island MusicFest, Lollapalooza, Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, Regina Folk Festival, and Toronto V Fest, with more festival appearances announced throughout the summer. Check the concerts section regularly to find out when they\'ll be hitting a stage near you. More festivals and concerts to be announced shortly In other news, we\'re getting excited for the June release of The Weakerthans\' Tournament of Hearts video and European digital single (including a live version of Relative Surplus Value).

.: April 9, 2008 :.

The Weakerthans Announce European Tour 2008
See the Weakerthans live across Europe this summer. Full details are on our concerts page.

.: February 19, 2008 :.

The Weakerthans USA Open Roads Tour 2008
The Weakerthans are pleased to announce that AA Bondy will be joining them on their upcoming US tour. Please note: Liam Finn has had to cancel his appearances on the the tour. Check out AA Bondy's music at www.myspace.com/aabondy

.: January 30, 2008 :.

The Weakerthans take to the Open Roads spring 2008
The Weakerthans - along with their hometown buddy Christine Fellows as well as AA Bondy will be on tour through out the United States this coming spring.
The Weakerthans will be touring their most recent album Reunion Tour, while performing astonishing miracles and helpful cures right before your eyes. Tickets for these spectacles are on sale now. See our Concerts page for details and ticket links.

The Weakerthans shoot for the Button!
This past week the Weakerthans finished shooting a new music video for their song Tournament of Hearts. A tribute to the old fashioned spirit and salvation of the "game of inches" - curling. Look out for it drawing to a button near you.

The Weakerthans at SxSW 2008
The Weakerthans will performing at this years SXSW. See us, if you can, there on March 13th at the ANTI records showcase.

.: December 20, 2007 :.

The Weakerthans Mid Winter Shows
The Weakerthans will be playing Hillside Inside Festival, the Toronto Winter Cities Festival, and SXSW Festival 2008. We can get around, we got winter tires. Go to our concerts page for details.

The Weakerthans Merch
All our recent merchandise is available for purchase through our Cinderblock store. see w-mart link.

Facebook and Webisodes
The Weakerthans band page is up on facebook, see all our webisodes there or here on our site's random entries page.

.: December 1, 2007 :.

new Audio/Visual content
The Weakerthans Civil Twilight Video is now available to view in our Audio/Visual section.

.: November 28, 2007 :.

Weakerthans to Buy Tampa Bay Lightning:
In a "sure to hit the news wire" story, Winnipeg band The Weakerthans have begun preliminary discussions to purchase the Tampa Bay Lightning. Band spokesman Stephen Carroll has neither confirmed nor denied the story, leaked by baysports.com this morning. When pushed, Carroll would only say, "We cannot confirm, but I will say, if the band was to buy a hockey team, we would not be motivated by the desire to move them to Winnipeg. This is not a plot."

.: November 27, 2007 :.

The Weakerthans take the High Road to the USA
The Weakerthans are pleased to announce that our US Bookings are now handled by Frank Riley and Lisa O'Hara of High Road Touring. We are thrilled to be a part of their roster. See highroadtouring.com

.: November 5, 2007 :.

Left and Leaving and Fallow Re-released
On November 6th, The Weakerthans albums Left and Leaving and Fallow are being re-released in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Europe on Epitaph/Anti Records. These two records were on various labels throughout the world way back at the turn of the century and had fallen out of print in some countries. They live again, thanks to our fine friends at Epitaph and Anti records. We hope you may easily find them your local record store.

.: October 19, 2007 :.

The Weakerthans in print and in video format
Magnet magazine is profiling the Weakerthans in their latest issue. See it at yer news stand or magnetmagazine.com The Weakerthans New Video for their song Civil Twilight has it's international debut today on spinner.com - follow the link to watch it.

.: October 17, 2007 :.

Christine Fellows added to Ontario dates
Celebrating the release of her fantastic new record Nevertheless, Christine will be playing 1st for our Toronto and London, ON shows. See christinefellows.com for links to buy her album.

The Weakerthans Live on XM
Catch a performance we did on XM Canada here...

.: September 29, 2007 :.

The Weakerthans world tour has begun. The New Album: Reunion Tour is out now.

The Weakerthans Announce 2nd Toronto Show
We have added a second Toronto show at the Phoenix on November 7th. See the concerts page for details.

.: September 23, 2007 :.

The Weakerthans Announce Winnipeg Concert.
The Weakerthans will return home after their up coming world tour to play at Winnipeg's Burton Cummings Theater on December 22rd. Tickets go on sale Tuesday September 25th.

.: September 21, 2007 :.

Pre-order signed copy of Reunion Tour
Maple Music has 100 signed copies of Reunion Tour. To pre-order a CD please visit Maple Music by clicking here: MapleMusic.com.

.: September 14, 2007 :.

European Tour Dates.
The Weakerthans are pleased to announce the European leg of their 2007 World Tour
Opening for us across Europe will be Brooklyn New York's own House and Parish.
See our shows page for details for our complete fall tour schedule.

.: July 26, 2007 :.

More North American Tour Dates:
We will be continually adding more dates for our album release tour as they are confirmed.

Check the concerts page to see if we are coming to your town and pre-order your tickets.

Bands that you will love:
We are very pleased to announce that we have a bunch of great bands joining us on stage through out the fall tours.
You can see:
The Last Town Chorus on almost all of our North American dates.
Jeremy Fisher, for the Western USA.
Jenn Grant for our Quebec and Ontario dates.
Jim Bryson for NE United States.
More dates and great opening bands will be announced shortly.

.: June 16, 2007 :.

New Album Out This Fall.
The Weakerthans are pleased to announce the worldwide release of
our 4th album, Reunion Tour, on September 25th 2007 (September 24th for Europe).
Here is a link to the Epitaph/Anti page with the cover art and track listing: link!

Concerts across the planet Earth.
The Weakerthans, in support of their new album (Reunion Tour), will be playing
concerts across the planet Earth. Concert announcements have already begun.
See our concerts page for full details.
Note: Pre-release tickets are available to those on our email mailing list.
Sign up to our e-list.

Summer in the Fields
The Weakerthans will be playing at the Field Festival in Saskatchewan on August 18th

Full details on the concerts page