Blue Rodeo

Check out this adorable video of a young Blue Rodeo fan performing "Bad Timing". Jack performed the classic tune at his school's talent show in Nova Scotia last month, accompanied by his music teacher on guitar. What do you think of his rendition?

Buckle up Calgary, because Blue Rodeo's coming your way for the 2013 Stampede! On July 8, they'll take the stage at the Cowboys Stampede Tent. Head on over to the BlueRodeo.com Store now to get your hands on presale tickets to this show.

We are pleased to announce a new date and location for Blue Rodeo's rescheduled Stratford Cash for Splash Campaign fundraising concert! The show will now take place on Sunday, May 19, at the R.J. Burnside Agriplex in Stratford, ON.

Tickets for this concert are on sale now at the following locations: Music in Sebringville and Filsinger Music and Needles Home Appliance in Stratford. Online ticket sales begin tomorrow morning at 10 am EDT in the BlueRodeo.com Store. They are also available at TicketWindow.ca. Tickets purchased for the postponed date will be honoured as well. Please note this show is 19+.

Also still available are a handful of dinner/concert tickets, which include a BBQ chicken and rib dinner with all the fixin's, catered by Pineridge BBQ, and early entry into the venue. The dinner/concert tickets are only available online through TicketWindow.ca.

Everyone who orders tickets in the BlueRodeo.com presale for the August 17 show at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre will be entered into a contest to win one of three pairs of passes for a meet & greet with the guys on the night of the show!

Winners will be drawn at random and contacted closer to the show date. Good luck!

Blue Rodeo will be hitting the stage at the Sunderland Memorial Arena on May 24 in lovely Sunderland, ON. Tickets for this general admission show are on sale right now in the BlueRodeo.com Store so sign in, get your tickets and then kick your summer off on the right note.

Don't have a BlueRodeo.com account yet? Then create your free account now! It's quick, it's easy and your account gives you full access to the BlueRodeo.com Store including all of our many ticket sales.

Due to issues arising with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, Blue Rodeo’s March 28 show at Stratford’s Rotary Complex has been postponed.

“We are very unhappy about disrupting our show in Stratford, a community where we have always respected our audiences,” says Jim Cuddy. “Unfortunately, because of the liquor commission, it is unavoidable in this case. We will work toward finding a new date and look forward to playing in Stratford and seeing you all soon.”  

Ticket holders, please hold onto your previously issued ticket(s) as they will be valid at the rescheduled show. If you are unable to attend the new date, you will be eligible for a refund. Information on this process will be announced once the new date has been confirmed.

Did you miss out on picking up some merch during the 25 Years tour? Well, today's your lucky day! We've just added four styles of t-shirts, a ball cap and a hoodie to the BlueRodeo.com Store. Check out all the 25 Years merch available now!

Amazing news out of Blue Rodeo's home town of Toronto today. The Toronto Star reports that the band, who have a deep history in the east-end neighbourhood of Riverdale, will be honoured with their very own street! The new Blue Rodeo Drive will run along the eastern side of the new Bridgepoint Hospital, at Gerrard Street and Broadview Avenue.

Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth) told Blue Rodeo is "a band that connects a lot of people through their great music, and the street will connect a lot of people as they go through the newly revitalized site. Sometimes we don't pay enough homage to our musicians, and it's great to thank them for their tremendous music."

Construction on the street is still at least a year away, but once it's done, Blue Rodeo Drive is sure to be a Toronto destination point for Blue Rodeo fans the world over.

NOW Magazine has placed Blue Rodeo's debut, Outskirts, at #2 on their list of the 50 Best Toronto Albums Ever, published today. Discussing the classic 1987 album, NOW says it "remains a stunning debut and the launch pad for an unprecedented Canadian career that's still vibrant and vital."

Pick up you copy at newsstands today, or check the list out at NowToronto.com.

 

Great news, New Brunswick! Blue Rodeo has added another show to their upcoming Canadian tour and it's in your province. On January 21, you can catch them at The Centre at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton.

BlueRodeo.com members can log into their accounts for our ticket presales, starting November 27 at 10 am AST. If you don't already have a free account, be sure to sign up for one before then.

Two new shows have just been confirmed as part of Blue Rodeo's upcoming Canadian tour. The band will perform not once, but twice at The Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse, YK, on January 3, 2013. There'll be an early show at 5:30 pm and a late show at 9 pm.

BlueRodeo.com members can log into their accounts for our ticket presales, starting November 22 at 10 am PST. If you don't already have a free account, be sure to sign up for one before then.

It's the news you've been waiting for: The Blue Rodeo & Friends Silver Anniversary Concert will premiere tonight (November 8) on CBC Radio 2 at 7 pm as part of CBC's Canada Live concert series.

Taped last month at the Glenn Gould Theatre in Toronto, the Blue Rodeo & Friends Silver Anniversary Concert features performances by Blue Rodeo and a stellar cast of Canadian greats: Devin Cuddy; Cuff The Duke; Great Big Sea; Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson of the Skydiggers; Oh Susanna; Justin Rutledge; The Sadies; Ron Sexsmith; and Whitehorse.

If you can't tune in tonight, the show will air again tomorrow night on CBC Radio 1 and will be available to stream on demand soon.

The good folks at CBC Music have just posted a video of Blue Rodeo and Great Big Sea performing "What I Am Doing Here?" at last night's Silver Anniversary concert at the Glenn Gould Theatre in Toronto.

Head to CBC.ca now to watch the video now, and stay tuned for more clips soon!

To celebrate 25 years since the release of Outskirts, Blue Rodeo is hitting the road, like true Canadians, in January and February of 2013. The tour will kick off in Vancouver on January 5, and makes its way to another 24 cities across the country. For a look at the complete list of shows, please visit the Tour page now.

Beginning tomorrow, October 30, BlueRodeo.com will be holding ticket presales for most of these newly announced dates. You'll need to log into your account to participate in the presales. If you don't already have a free account, sign up now!

Heads up! To celebrate the release of their new box set, Blue Rodeo: 1987 – 1993, the guys will perform live on CTV’s Canada AM this upcoming Wednesday, October 24.
 
If you live in the Toronto area and would like to attend the show, you’re in luck! The folks at Canada AM have 20 pairs of tickets to give away.

To get yourself on the list, just email am40@bellmedia.ca and let them know you’d like to be in the studio audience. This is a first-come, first-serve offer, so be quick!
 

Today's the day: The Blue Rodeo:1987 - 1993 box set is now available at your favourite record store, from iTunes and in the BlueRodeo.com Store.

To mark the occasion, we've got another previously unseen video for your viewing pleasure. This clip shows the band performing the unreleased song "5 Day Disaster Week" (including in demo form on Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993) at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto in 1989.

Enjoy, and don't forget to pick up your copy of the box set today!

To celebrate the release of the Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993 box set, we've dug up this performance of "Rose Coloured Glasses" live from The Horseshoe in Toronto, ON. The footage was shot in 1989 and features a young Blue Rodeo in a never-before-seen rendition of the Outskirts stand-out.

Share the video with your friends and don't forget to pre-order your copy of Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993!

Blue Rodeo have just confirmed a series of eight dates in Spain this upcoming November. Beginning on November 6 in Madrid, the band will visit Sevilla, Valencia, Barcelona, Vitoria, Gijon, Marlloca and San Sebastian.

For more details about these shows, please visit the Tour page now. We'll be adding links for tickets as they become available, so stay tuned!

The Blue Rodeo Search & Win program will be closing on August 20. Until then, the Blue Rodeo Swag Store will remain active and prices have been lowered on all items in the store. After August 20, all your Blue Rodeo Swag Bucks will be redeemable at the Swagbucks.com Swag Store, where you can also continue to build your Swagbucks account. We are sorry for this sudden change, but Swagbucks.com will ensure that you still have the ability to earn and spend your Swag Bucks for the rewards you earn.

The two Good, Pinsent, Keelor shows we previously announced are coming up fast. Do you have your tickets yet?

Greg, along with Travis Good and Gordon Pinsent, will be taking the stages of The Glenn Gould Theatre in Toronto and the Arts & Culture Centre in St. John's this summer. Tickets are going fast, but there are still a few left for each show.

Visit Greg's Tour page for the complete list of upcoming GPK shows and ticket links.

In the meantime, get familiar with the songs they'll be performing live by picking up a copy of the Down & Out In Upalong CD, on sale now. Then, stop by the Down & Out In Upalong site for new behind-the-scenes making-of videos, lyrics and more. And don't forget to like them on Facebook.

On July 20, the whole family will enjoy seeing Blue Rodeo perform at Safari Niagara's Amphitheatre! This all-ages, general admission concert will start at 8 pm.

Tickets for the show are available starting today! Buy them online or in person at the Safari Niagara box office, which is open every day from 9 am to 5 pm.

As you know, Blue Rodeo was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as part of this year's Juno Awards Ceremony, on April 1 in Ottawa. Visit the About page to access the video tribute to the band that was played during the Junos, as well as some exclusive behind the scenes photos.

The line up for this year's Bluesfest in Ottawa has been announced, and Blue Rodeo is on the bill once again. The band will headline the main stage on Friday, July 13. Other performers at this year's festival include John Mellencamp, Alice Cooper and David Gray.

For a look at the complete list of confirmed acts, and to order tickets, please visit OttawaBluesfest.ca

Good, Pinsent, Keelor, Greg's new side project with Travis Good and Gordon Pinsent, will perform songs from their new album Down And Out In Upalong at the intimate Glen Gould Theatre in Toronto on June 19. Your first chance to get tickets to this very special show is today (April 11), when an exclusive presale begins at noon EDT. To take advantage of this offer, simply click here and enter the password: tremolo

At last night's Juno Awards in Ottawa, Blue Rodeo was inducted in to the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame. Prior to their induction, the band performed "Lost Together" with longtime friend Sarah McLachlan on guest vocals. If you missed it, you can see that performance here.

We'll have some special behind-the-scenes photos and footage from the show for you later this week, but for now, check out our newly-launched splash page, where you can get a closer look at the video montage prepared for the band's performance last night. 

Stay tuned for more soon and don't forget to congratulate the guys on Facebook if you haven't already!

MusiCounts, Canada's music education charity, associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), is pleased to announce that Jim has been named as a MusiCounts Ambassador. This news comes just days before the annual JUNO Cup, the rockers vs. the NHL greats that has become a highlight of JUNO week whose proceeds go to MusiCounts initiatives.

In Jim's words,

"I am very proud to be an Ambassador for MusiCounts. Through the program I have seen a spark light up in so many kids because they got a new piccolo or a new violin and they hear a sound they never thought they could make. I feel like I represent many musicians who would love to inspire others to follow the path into the world of music."

Jim has long been a champion for music education. In the past, he has supported MusiCounts as a participant in Band Aid Grant celebrations at local schools and represented MusiCounts at fundraising events. In addition to being a driving force behind the JUNO Cup, Jim served as a member of the MusiCounts Advisory Committee for the past seven years, providing valuable artist insight and perspective on how MusiCounts can thrive in its fundraising mission to put more instruments in schools to benefit the children. Jim is a friend of MusiCounts and a shining example to other artists of how their support can help bring music to our schools. Jim joins Nikki Yanofsky as an ambassador for the organization.

We've got two new Blue Rodeo shows to tell you about. On May 25, the band will be in Sunderland, ON, and in Edmonton, AB, on July 27.

Ticket presales for Edmonton are on now, while the Sunderland presales begin on April 2. Just a note that, for now, we're selling weekend packages for the Interstellar Rodeo in Edmonton. Blue Rodeo will be performing on Sunday, July 29, 2012 and single-day tickets for this date only will go on sale May 2.

Right now in the BlueRodeo.com Store, we've got all Small Miracles tops on sale, some at savings of over 40%! To see our full selection of discounted hoodies and short- and long-sleeved tees, visit the Clearance section. Supplies are limited, so get yours today.

As you know, Blue Rodeo will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as part of the 2012 Juno Awards ceremony on April 1. During the presentation, there will be a photo montage of the guys through the years and we need your help to create it.

Over the years, many of you have submitted fantastic shots of the band to our Photo Gallery. Now, if you send us your best high res photo of Blue Rodeo, it may be featured in the photo montage, which will be broadcast during the ceremonies on CTV!

Since any photos used will be part of a national broadcast, please be sure to read the terms of use and click "I agree to the above" to submit your favourite shot. to submit your favourite shot. We're looking forward to seeing your photos!

Then, on April 1, tune into the 2012 Juno Awards to see if your photo makes it into the montage. Blue Rodeo will also be performing that night, so don't miss it.

Greg's not the only one who's been busy with interesting side projects. Never let it be said that Jim is one to rest on his laurels. On the latest single from Nova Scotia hip hop artist Classified, "The Hangover", Jim helps out with the vocal hook (borrowed from Diana Ross' mega hit "Love Hangover") and can be seen in the song's video, which just made its debut last week.

The track is featured on Classified's latest release, Handshakes & Middle Fingers, available now.

Bob Egan's new Kitchener, ON enterprise, Bob's Guitar Service, is featured in the business section of today's The Record. The article gives some background on the business, as well as what motivated Bob to set up shop again. Check it out!

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced this morning that Blue Rodeo are the 2012 inductees to the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame. The band will be honoured during the 41^st annual Juno Awards ceremony, set for April 1, 2012 at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place, and will be broadcast across the country on CTV.

Speaking about the band's induction, CARAS President and CEO, Melanie Barry, says: "Blue Rodeo is indisputably one of Canada's most beloved bands, and I'm pleased that they are continuing their craft and sharing their incredible gift of songwriting and musicality to yet another generation of music lovers. I join millions of Canadians in congratulating Blue Rodeo on this great achievement."

In reaction to the announcement, Jim Cuddy says: "We couldn't be more honoured to be going into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. We have always been grateful for our long musical journey above the 49^th parallel."

Please join all of us at BlueRodeo.com in congratulating the band, and make sure you tune in to the Juno Awards on April 1!

New merchandise celebrating Jim's recent release, Skyscraper Soul, is now available to pre-order! Head to the BlueRodeo.com Store's Skyscraper Soul section to see some great women's t-shirts, a cozy men's hoodie, a stainless steel water bottle, and more.

Please note that these items are being presold and will not ship until early 2012.  If you are including any items from the rest of the Blue Rodeo store with your purchase, please consider separating your orders so that shipment arrives in time for the holidays. Customers will be notified when shipping commences.

Exciting news for fans in Ontario: Another handful of 2012 dates for the Jim Cuddy Band have just been announced. BlueRodeo.com is hosting our Best Seats presales for these shows right now, but you need to be a BlueRodeo.com member to take part. Not a member? Sign up here!

One more Ontario date has been added to Jim's Canadian tour. On January 22, 2012, the Jim Cuddy Band will be playing Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.

To participate in the BlueRodeo.com presale for this show, log in to your BlueRodeo.com account beginning Wednesday, November 2 at 11 am EDT. Not a member? Sign up here at no cost!

Following the announcement of Jim's 2012 solo tour earlier this week, two more shows have been added to the schedule, in Belleville and Peterborough.

The BlueRodeo.com presale for Belleville begins Monday, but the Peterborough presale has just begun, so log in to your BlueRodeo.com account now to get your tickets. Don't have an account? Create one here!

For more details and a look at all of the Jim Cuddy Band's upcoming dates, check out the JimCuddy.com Tour page.

Here's a really quick announcement for Jim fans in Atlantic Canada: The Jim Cuddy Band has been scheduled to play two new shows in Nova Scotia. Jim will be taking the stage on November 20 at the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay and on November 24 at Marigold Cultural Centre in Truro.

Our BlueRodeo.com presales for these shows are happening right now, and not for long, so log in to your account for a chance at some of the best seats in the house. Not a member? Sign up here!

Heads up: Tickets are on sale now for the Winnipeg Jets After Burner Social, a special post-game concert event on Sunday, October 9 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Head to Ticketmaster now to get your tickets before they're gone!

Please Note: This show has an age restriction of 18 and up.

UPDATE: This presale is now over.

Head's up Newfoundland! Jim has booked a six-date run through your fair province in support of his new album, Skyscraper Soul. Kicking off November 10 in Corner Brook, and wrapping up in Labrador West on November 27, most of these dates will be intimate shows that see Jim perform as part of a trio, backed by of Anne Lindsay on violin and Colin Cripps on guitar.

The BlueRodeo.com presale for these shows has just begun, so make sure you're logged into your account and head to the Store now to get your tickets! Don't have an account? Create one now at no cost!

On Sunday, September 25 at 6 pm, Jim will be at the Drake Hotel in Toronto for a conversation with Michael Hollett, editor and publisher of NOW. Jim will answer questions and perform a few songs from Skyscraper Soul.

Tickets for this intimate event are available at Now's offices (Monday - Friday, 9 to 6), online and at the door on September 25. See you there!

Next Thursday, September 15 at 8 pm, CBC will premiere the first episode of a new two-part documentary, Life Is A Highway: Canadian Pop Music In The '90s. The program features a vintage performance of "Hasn't Hit Me Yet", as well as interviews with Greg Keelor, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane, kd lang and many more.

The second installment of Life Is A Highway will air the following Thursday, September 22. For more information, please visit CBC.ca.

Just announced: The Jim Cuddy Band will team up with nominees The Heartbroken for a very special performance at this year's Canadian Country Music Awards at Hamilton's Copps Coliseum on September 12.

The CCMAs will be broadcast live on CBC, beginning at 8:00 pm EDT, and will be re-broadcast on CMT Canada at 10:00 pm EDT the same night. For more information on the CCMAs, please visit CCMA.org. Tickets to the show can be purchased at Ticketmaster.

 

In case you hadn't heard, there's been one more show added to Blue Rodeo's upcoming US tour schedule. Starting now, you can log into your BlueRodeo.com account to purchase tickets for the September 29 show at Carrobro, NC's The Artcenter. Not a member? Sign up here at no cost!

Next Monday, August 15, the Jim Cuddy Band will be in Toronto to tape a forthcoming televsion special for CMT Canada, during which they will debut songs from Jim's new album, Skyscraper Soul. While taping is closed to the public, we've got 10 pairs of tickets to give away to this very special event.

To enter for your chance to see the show, all you need to do is head to Jim's page on Facebook, "like" it if you haven't already, and then post a comment sharing your favourite Jim Cuddy memory. Tell us the first Jim Cuddy song you heard or about the best JCB show you've seen, it's up to you and just that simple!

The contest closes Thursday (August 11) at 6 pm EDT. Winners will be notified via Facebook on Friday morning. Please note: this prize is for tickets to the taping only, so you must be able to get yourself to Toronto on Monday afternoon to see the show.

On September 27, Jim Cuddy's brand new solo album, Skyscraper Soul, will be released!

From now until then, we are very excited to be able to give you a look into the making of Skyscraper Soul, including blog posts by Jim and his band, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, and even an audio stream of the entire album!

While the first blog post is available right now, the rest of this exclusive content will be revealed as the release date for Skyscraper Soul approaches.

Visit JimCuddy.com to read Jim's "First Things" blog, which you can access by clicking on the July 27 window in our skyscraper landscape.

You'll see that all of the windows on that page feature a date, which tells you exactly when the content behind each window will become available. Mouse over the windows for a sneak peak at what's to come. You can also share everything on this page with your friends by clicking on the Facebook, Twitter and email icons at the bottom of each pop up.

And if you haven't purchased a copy yet, we are still preselling three fantastic versions of Skyscraper Soul. You can preorder this album on CD, as a deluxe CD, or as a vinyl+CD package. Once your preorder is placed, you will instantly receive a link to download the demo recording of demo track "Water's Running High".

Enjoy!

Update: This presale has now ended. Public sale tickets can be purchased here.  

Exciting news, Banff fans! On September 11, the guys will be playing at Shaw Amphitheatre - The Banff Centre in, you guessed it, Banff, AB.

General admission presale tickets for this show are available right now in our Store. Click here to pick up yours today.

Jamming during "5 Days".

Blue Rodeo on stage at Trafalgar Square singing "Hasn't Hit Me Yet".

The guys are playing a number of exciting shows in Europe, Canada and the US this summer and if you’ll be going to any of these dates we want to hear about it!

Send us your show review by visiting our Tour Archives page and clicking on the date of the show you attended. You can also send us any photos you’ve taken. Just email them to help@BlueRodeo.com and make sure to include the date of the show.

Your reviews and photos will then be posted on the Tour Archive page for everyone to see.

UPDATE: Blue Rodeo's set has now ended.

Click here to watch a LIVE FEED of the guys at Azkena Rock Festival  in Vitotia-Gasteiz, Spain!

On September 27, Jim Cuddy will release Skyscraper Soul, his first solo album in almost five years.

Click here to pre-order Skyscraper Soul on CD, deluxe CD, or as a vinyl + CD package now. All preorders will come with a handwritten lyric manuscript, the first 500 of which will be signed by Jim. You’ll also get an instant download of the demo recording "Water's Running High".

A note from Jim on the track "Water’s Running High":

I wrote the song for Rena’s short comedic film Four Sisters.  I was not her first choice for the music but I worked my way in by presenting her with this song which I envisioned running over the credits at the end.

Keep your eyes on JimCuddy.com for more exciting updates leading up to Skyscraper Soul’s release.

UPDATE: The venue for this show is Richmond Academy - an outdoor venue - and not Imperial Theatre as originally posted.

It's just been confirmed that the guys will be performing at the Imperial Theatre Richmond Academy for the Westobou Festival on September 30, supporting Rosanne Cash. Information about this festival and tickets can be found here.

"Lucky Ones" is an Oh Susanna duet featuring Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo). The song, has been excerpted from Suzie's Dakota Session show.

Click here to watch the video.

On Tuesday March 29 Oh Susanna shot 7 songs with CMT for The Dakota Sessions. Joining the band were Bazil Donovan (bass), Cam Giroux (drums), Gord Tough (guitar), Burke Carroll (pedal steel) plus guest musicians Kendel Carson, who was in town for The Juno celebrations and offered to join our motley crew, and Jim Cuddy who sings with Suzie on "Lucky Ones".

OH SUSANNA -- THE DAKOTA SESSIONS will premiere on Saturday May 7 at 6pm EST

On Thursday, April 21, Jim Cuddy, Oh Susanna, and a bevy of other famous Canadians, will be participating in the Toronto To Japan - Hope Blossoms charity event at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, ON.

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Blue Rodeo has just confirmed that they'll be playing on May 21 and May 22 at The Kee To Bala, in Bala, ON! These shows continue a cherished Blue Rodeo tradition, so be sure to purchase your seats before they sell out. Presale tickets are on sale NOW in the BlueRodeo.com Store.

Blue Rodeo will kick off this year's Winnipeg Folk Festival by playing Five Days in July in its entirety. This is the 38th year the festival has taken place and it is now officially a five-day affair. Other acts include k.d. lang, Tegan and Sara, The Jayhawks, and many others.

Click here to purchase your tickets and here to learn more about the festival itself.

March break is one of the busiest travel times of the year at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and to make your travel time as pleasant as possible, the folks at Pearson are putting together a number of fun performances and art pieces in various terminals starting March 10.

For the exhibit “Did Juno?” Blue Rodeo has loaned two original pieces of album cover art to Pearson Airport. Find out which ones as you go through Terminal 1 this March break.

The exhibit will run until early August. For more information, click here.

Greg’s March 6 date at Collingwood’s Historic Gayety Theatre has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 2. If you haven’t picked up your tickets yet to what’s sure to be a fantastic night of music, you can do so over here.

And don’t forget that Greg has his first solo date in some time this Saturday, March 5, at Peterborough’s The Venue. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.

Travis Good from The Sadies will be accompanying Greg at both shows.

Blue Rodeo drummer Glenn Milchem will see his band The Swallows release their fourth album Demystified on March 1.  The band will be celebrating the release with an album launch at Toronto's The Piston on March 3. 

You can download the track "Shoot Out Sparks" here.

In truth, Milchem intended to make a sonically diverse, acoustic-based record when he first conceived of Demystified. Having collaborated with artists ranging from Change of Heart, Andrew Cash, and Holy ***, Milchem clearly has an eclectic array of musical interests and, as such, he needs an outlet to express them. So, when he gets the inkling to record his own songs, he usually does some multi-tracking and plays every instrument himself (including a yali tambur, a Turkish bowed instrument, featured on “The Day is Upon Us”).  

That’s pretty much what happened with Demystified at first, but as the sessions at Twang Recordings with co-producer Carl Petzelt progressed, it got rockier and rockier and musicians like John Borra (bass), Andrew Innanen (drums, since replaced in the live band by Brad Kilpatrick), Jonny James (guitar, since replaced in the live band by Dean Drouillard), Michael Boguski (keyboards), and special guests Bob Packwood and Julie Fader were called in to bolster a couple of songs. Otherwise, all Milchem, all the time.

Milchem sees Demystified, as his most multi-layered record yet, both musically and philosophically. He can write an uncharacteristic love tune to his wife (“Shoot Out Sparks”), as easily as he can reconsider his perspective on war after Blue Rodeo performed for the troops in Afghanistan (“Outside the Wire”). Yet he does it all really artfully and deceptively, like only the best pop song writers really can. The Swallows may only appear sporadically but, as Demystified demonstrates, when they do, they’re here to leave a definitive mark.

Two new dates have been confirmed for Greg. The first takes place March 5, at The Venue in Peterborough, ON. The second is on March 6, at The Historic Gayety Theatre in Collingwood, ON. Tickets for Peterborough on sale now and presale tickets for Collingwood go on sale February 14. To participate in the Collingwood presale, use the code: Be Mine.

For both dates, Greg will be performing with Travis Good from The Sadies.

The BlueRodeo.com Store is having its biggest sale ever!

For the entire month of February, the Store is holding a super sale on a ton of classic items, including t-shirts, jackets and hats, with many pieces priced as low as $5.99.

All super sale items are limited in quantity and once they sell out, they'll be gone forever, so don't delay.

Check out all items by visiting the Clearance section in our Store.

Anne Lindsay will launch her new CD, Hurry On Home, in concert at Gallery 345 on Tuesday, January 25 at 8 pm.

A who's who of the Canadian contemporary music scene will accompany Anne, including Jim Cuddy, Aaron Davis (Holly Cole), David Woodhead (James Keelaghan), Michael Johnston (Skydiggers), Jaron Freeman-Fox, Jason Fowler (John McDermott), Joe Macerollo, Andy Hillhouse ( Pierre Schryer), Tosh Weyman and Colleen Allen (Molly Johnson).

Gallery 345 is located at 345 Sorauren Ave. Tickets can be purchased at the door (cash only) for $20. Seniors only need to pay $15 and students can come for $10.

There's also a lovely exhibition of 19th century photographs by Carlo Naya in the Gallery , so come early and wander around.

Featuring a foreword by Jim Cuddy, Cheers! Celebrating Local Wines and Ontario Flavors is the perfect gift for the wine lover, or anyone interested in learning more about Ontario's vineyards. You can pick up a copy at your local bookstore, participating wineries, or online, at Chapters, Indigo, or Coles.

 

If you watched the episode of Star Portraits featuring Jim Cuddy, you'll know which portrait he chose.

From December 6th to 13th you can bid here on the other two portraits, along with many others being auctioned off. Proceeds from Jim's portraits will be going to MusiCounts.

The holidays are just around the corner and what better gift to give the Blue Rodeo fan in your life than some goodies from the 2010 tour. From now until December 24, use the promo code "BRTHINGS" and get 15% off all the Things We Left Behind tour merch.

Simply enter the code in the promo box when you check out of the Store and feel free to use it as many times as you want!

And that's not all! If you're looking to purchase that special someone a Blue Rodeo CD, then you'll be happy to know you will automatically receive 10% off the Things We Left Behind,
Blue Road and Small Miracles CDs when you add them to any other Store purchase.

To ensure that your purchase arrives before December 25, please make sure to order by December 12 if you live in North America, or by December 2 if you live anywhere else.

Cheers!
BlueRodeo.com

Jim Cuddy will be a presenter for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize alongside Anne Murray, Barbara Amiel Black, Linden MacIntyre and Lisa LaFlamme. Be sure to tune in on Tuesday, November 9, at 9 pm ET on Bravo!, BookTelevision or CTV.ca.

You can find out more information about the Giller Prize and its nominees here.

What are you doing on December 31, 2010? If you're in Saskatoon, SK, head on over to Prairieland Park to catch Blue Rodeo in action! BlueRodeo.com will have general admission presale tickets starting this Friday, November 5 at 10 am CST. Just sign into your BlueRodeo.com members account to make your purchase.

If you're not yet a member of BlueRodeo.com you can join here to get exclusive access to our ticket presales, fan forums and much more!

  In stores November 16, 2010, Garth Hudsons brings us Garth Hudson Presents A Canadian Celebration of The Band, with partial proceeds supporting The Hospital for Sick Children.

Blue Rodeo will be covering the classic song, "King Harvest" and are also the featured on "Sleeping" with Bruce Cockburn.

Produced by Garth Hudson and Peter J. Moore, this album features an all star cast of Canadian talent, celebrating this legendary band.

Garth Hudson also plays keyboards on all tracks:

1.  Forbidden Fruit – Danny Brooks & The Rockin’ Revelators
2.  Out Of The Blue – Mary Margret O’Hara
3.  Acadian Driftwood – Peter Katz & The Curious
4.  This Wheel’s On Fire – Neil Young and The Sadies
5.  Ain’t Got No Home – Suzie McNeil
6.  Clothes Line Saga - Cowboy Junkies
7.  You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere - Kevin Hearn & Thin Buckle
8.  Sleeping - Bruce Cockburn & Blue Rodeo
9.  Yazoo Street Scandal - The Road Hammers
10. The Moon Struck One – Raine Maida
11. The Shape I’m In - The Sadies
12. Tears Of Rage – Chantal Kreviazuk
13. I Loved You Too Much – Hawskley Workman
14. Knockin’ Lost John - Great Big Sea
15. King Harvest - Blue Rodeo
16. Move To Japan – The Trews
17. Genetic Method (Anew) – Garth Hudson
18. Chest Fever – Ian Thornley & Bruce Cockburn

From Balconytv.com

Very Important Note: Tonight's show will be at Razzmatazz, Sala 3 in Barcelona, not Rocksound. Any tickets that say Rocksound will be honoured at Razzmatazz.

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame presents If You Could Read My Mind an intimate performance and conversation with Ian Tyson and Jim Cuddy. Taking place on October 21, 2010 at The George Weston Recital Hall in Toronto, this event celebrates the impact of their songs on Canadian culture.

With opening performances by Wayne Petti of Cuff the Duke and hosted by CBC Radio’s Laurie Brown, this is a must-see show for any Blue Rodeo devotee.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.

Earlier today the final nominations for the 2010 CCMA’s were announced and Blue Rodeo has been honoured with a nomination for Roots Artist of the Year. In addition, the band’s album, The Things We Left Behind, is being considered for Best Album Design and the band’s studio, The Woodshed, has been nominated for Recording Studio of the Year!

The CCMA Awards will be broadcast nationally on CBC and CMT at 8pm on September 12th from Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB. Tickets for the awards show are $35, $70, and $95 and are available at all Ticketmaster locations.

Here is the full list of the CCMA nominations.

 Monday morning, BlueRodeo.com will hold ticket presales for two just announced BC shows– Vancouver’s Malkin Bowl and Nanaimo’s Port Theatre.  Log into your BlueRodeo.com account first thing Monday morning, June 21, at 10 am PDT to purchase your tickets. West Coast fans, rejoice!

In other exciting news, Blue Rodeo has been long-listed for prestigious Canadian music award the Polaris Prize with their album The Things We Left Behind. Congrats to the band and to Blue Rodeo One Degree artists The Sadies and Justin Rutledge for their nomination. Short-listed nominees will be announced July 6.

Blue Rodeo are kicking off their 15 date US tour tonight, June 1, which will take them from Boston, MA, all the way over to Bellingham, WA, with a few detours along the way. Check out the updated Tour page for all dates, including a couple of in store appearances, and some Jim Cuddy Band festival dates.  

See you out there!

The annual homecoming show at Toronto's Molson Canadian Amphitheatre has been announced.  On August 26, Blue Rodeo will once again rock the shores of Lake Ontario.  Very special guest for this show is Austin, TX, troubadour Alejandro Escovedo.  The BlueRodeo.com Best Seats ticket presale is happening right now through our Store.  Tickets will go fast, so make sure to get your tickets now! 

Starting next week, on April 28, Gunless premieres at movie theatres across Canada.  Gunless is the new Canadian comedy that pokes fun at the American Wild West, the Hollywood Western genre, and most importantly, the Canadian stereotype of a people who are passive, polite, and affable to an annoying fault.
Starring Paul Gross as The Montana Kid, the movie also features an original soundtrack composed by Greg Keelor. We here at BlueRodeo.com have a bunch of passes to give away to the following screenings:

• Toronto, Scotiabank Theatre - April 28, 7 pm
• Hamilton, Silvercity Ancaster - April 29, 7 pm
• Waterloo, Galaxy Cinemas - April 29, 7 pm
• St. Catharines, Empire Theatres Pen Center - April 29, 7 pm
• Kingston, Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road - April 29, 7 pm
• Ottawa, Empire 7 Cinemas - April 29, 7 pm
• Saskatoon, Galaxy Cinemas - April 29, 7 pm
• Regina, Galaxy Cinemas Regina - April 29, 7 pm
• Winnipeg, Silvercity Polo Park - April 29, 7 pm
• Halifax, Empire 8 Park Lane Cinemas - April 29, 7 pm
• St. John's, Empire Studio 12 Cinemas - April 29, 7 pm
• Victoria, Silvercity Victoria - April 29, 7 pm

To win a pair of passes, email contest@BlueRodeo.com with your mailing address and the desired screening city.

But before the movie premieres, the Gunless Original Soundtrack will be released on Tuesday, April 27.  The BlueRodeo.com store will have copies available for you to purchase.  Watch this space next week for more details.  

Tickets are now available to Blue Rodeo's performance at the Hearts Gathering Children's Concert in St. Catharines, ON. This very special charity event, which supports Adrie's House of Hope for Orphaned and Abandoned Children in South Africa, takes place April 11, 2010. Click here to purchase your tickets today.

More than 50 Canadian musicians lend their voices to single.

Watch the video here!

A constellation of more than 50 Canadian stars - including Jim Cuddy - gathered in Vancouver’s The Warehouse Studio last month to record a song in aid of the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Spearheaded by legendary music producer Bob Ezrin and three-time 2010 Juno Award nominee K’naan under the banner Young Artists for Haiti, the song and video – a brand new rendition of K’naan’s "Wavin’ Flag" - will be available for sale wherever music is sold digitally as of Friday, March 12 at 12:01am ET. All proceeds from the sale of the single will go to Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision Canada in support of their on-the-ground efforts in Haiti.

"I'm honoured to have experienced the soulful energies of so many talented individuals who contributed their voices and expertise to ‘Wavin’ Flag’," says K’naan. “The unity and spirit of everyone involved in the recording reminds us that we all share in the responsibility to help. We can’t let the situation in Haiti fall off the public’s agenda."

You can support this worthy cause by purchasing the single right here.

Thanks to all of the incredible Blue Rodeo fans who have helped The Things We Left Behind attain platinum certification (80,000+ units sold).  The album is currently charting at #28 on the US Americana Charts, and has been on the Top 100 selling albums in Canada for 12 weeks now!

Tune into The Hour tonight, December 21, on CBC-TV at 9 pm EST to see Jim, Greg and Kathleen Edwards kick off the show!

And just to get you in the mood, check out this video from the Holiday Jam that happened on December 17.

In the midst of a 3-month Canadian Tour promoting their new album, The Things We Left Behind, Blue Rodeo has announced its participation in performing at the 2010 Winter Olympics this February. The band will be performing in Surrey, Whistler and Vancouver for the Olympic Celebrations. Check out the Tour page for a complete listing of dates on upcoming events.

It has been a very busy month of November for Blue Rodeo with no signs of stopping. Tonight, November 24, the guys are in Victoria, BC followed by two nights this Thursday and Friday in Vancouver, BC.  Jim and Greg will find time to be guests on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos this Wednesday, November 25.  And then this Sunday, check out the CFL Grey Cup to hear Blue Rodeo on the halftime show.

If football is not your thing, and you're a SiriusCanada satellite radio subscriber, tune into the Iceberg85 Sunday night to hear a recording of Blue Rodeo live from the Molson Amphitheatre this past August.

And a reminder for all of you holiday shoppers.  To ensure that anything you order from the BlueRodeo.com Store arrives before December 25 international customers should place orders no later than December 1, and customers in North America should order by December 11.  While we try our very best, we can't guarantee delivery dates, so please do your shopping as soon as you can!

Ladies and Gentlemen..."Arizona Dust"!

To celebrate the launch of their new double album, The Things We Left Behind, Blue Rodeo are throwing a street party in their hometown of Toronto. The band will perform selections from the new album from the roof of the Diesel Playhouse (55 Blue Jays Way) at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, November 10. The City of Toronto is closing off both Blue Jays Way and Mercer Street that afternoon for the special public performance.

Congratulations to BlueRodeo.com members getfit, Ann, Cruisegirl93, Virginia and paisleee who each won a pair of tickets to be on the roof for this show.

If you weren't lucky enough to get on to the roof, you're welcome to come on down and join the party on the street. You'll be able to watch the performance on large screens set up in front of the venue.

BlueRodeo.com is proud to announce that Jim and Greg will be embarking on a unique promotional tour in support of the band’s new album, The Things We Left Behind.  For the first time ever Jim and Greg will perform as a duo in five Canadian cities and, starting Monday morning, October 26, you will be able to buy tickets to these very special events right here through BlueRodeo.com!

As the band will be playing in intimate venues, total available tickets are limited so there will be a maximum of two tickets allowed per order. These shows will sell-out fast, so make sure that you are logged in to your BlueRodeo.com account in plenty of time before the sales start.   Blue Rodeo has also arranged for $5 from every ticket sold to be donated to local charities.
 
If you haven't yet bought your copy of The Things We Left Behind, we'll make it a little bit easier for you. Purchase a pair of tickets to any one of these shows and we'll send you a promo code for $2 off the regular price of the CD or the LP/CD combo.  

Visit the BlueRodeo.com Tickets page for show details including what time the presale starts in your timezone. 

Canadian football fans and Blue Rodeo fans rejoice because your two favourite things are coming together on November 29.  “I’ve been watching the Grey Cup all my life and it’s really exciting to be playing the Half-time show,” said Jim Cuddy.  The CFL announced today that Blue Rodeo will play this year's halftime show, and you get to choose which songs the band plays! 


Visit the "Name Your Playlist" contest at GreyCupHalfTimeShow.ca and select three songs from the following list of hits:

• Lost Together
• Hasn’t Hit Me Yet
• Rose Coloured Glasses
• Heart Like Mine
• Diamond Mine
• Trust Yourself
• C’mon
• Til I am Myself Again
• Walk Like You Don’t Mind
• Head Over Heels

Contest is open until November 20, with great weekly prize packs available to be won.

While music is undoubtedly Cuddy's and Keelor's bond, football also brought them together – literally.
 
“I was the quarterback of the junior team at our high school, and Greg was a senior defensive end, and somehow he missed the memo about not rocking the quarterback during a scrimmage,” Cuddy joked.

“To this day, I tell Jim that I knew back then: as quarterbacks go, he was going to be a great musician. It’s funny to think that 30 years later that we’re actually playing the Grey Cup,” Greg explained.

Blue Rodeo's new album The Things We Left Behind is due to be released November 10, and we can now reveal the track listing for this double disc / double vinyl recording.  Read on after the jump for the full run down.

CD One
Vinyl A	Vinyl B
All The Things We Left Behind	One Light Left In Heaven
One More Night	Million Miles
Waiting For The World	Gossip
Never Look Back
Sheba
CD Two
Vinyl C	Vinyl D
Don't Let The Darkness In Your Head	You Said
Arizona Dust	And When You Wake Up
In My Bones	Venus Rising
Candice
Wasted

 

 

It has been announced that Blue Rodeo will take part in Whistler Live!, a free concert presented by the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.  The performance is schedule for February 28, 2010, in the Whistler Village Square. You can visit the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad website for more information, and please also visit the Official Website of Whistler.  Some good advice: take the Sea to Sky Highway shuttle bus from Vancouver as this will be the best way to get into Whistler during the Olympics.  

Canada's Walk of Fame unveiled our very own Blue Rodeo's star on the walk yesterday in a Toronto ceremony. BlueRodeo.com members Bluegirl and julesheart won a chance to be there.  For the rest of us that weren't able to be part of the action, Global Television and Slice will be airing last night's festivities TONIGHT at 9 pm EST. It is almost like being there!

CBC-TV has a couple of very interesting documentaries airing on Thursday nights for the next few weeks.  Each of these programs take a look back at the Canadian music scene in the 1970s and 1980s.  This Beat Goes On focuses on the ground-breaking era of great sounds, from glam and progressive rock to punk and reggae of the 1970s.  From Gordon Lightfoot and Burton Cummings to Trooper and Loverboy, by the end of the decade the Can-rock revolution had arrived.

The second documentary, Rise Up puts the spotlight on the 1980s, an era of big hair and bigger shoulder pads.  MTV and MuchMusic have arrived, giving homegrown artists the ability to take off internationally. The late 80s sees the rise of some diverse new sounds, including the alt-country of our own Blue Rodeo and Cowboy Junkies and the hip hop beats of Maestro and Michie Mee.

Follow and join in on the conversation about these documentaries right now in the BlueRodeo.com forum.   And check your local CBC-TV (and CBC Newsworld) schedules for dates and air times.

On October 6, the Jim Cuddy Band will perform at the Grand Theatre in London, ON, for A Concert for the Kids, a fund raising event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Bethany's Hope Foundation and the George Bray Sports Association. Tickets for this very special show go onsale Monday, August 10 at 10 am EDT.

You must be a BlueRodeo.com member to take advantage of our presales, so create an account now if you don't have one already. And for a look at the complete list of upcoming JCB and Blue Rodeo shows, check out the Tour page.

On June 11, Jim Cuddy will co-host with Doug Gilmour the 6th Annual Dougy, Cuddy & Friends Celebrity Bowl for Special Olympics Canada Foundation.  This is always an inspiring afternoon of great fun and all for a very worthwhile cause. You can also be involved by submitting your own team, sponsoring a celebrity, or by contributing to Dougy's or Cuddy's pledge goals.  Visit the Dougy, Cuddy & Friends Celebrity Bowl website for all of the details.

BlueRodeo.com has two concert announcements to make, which means two more presales this week.  Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas, tickets for the June 13 show at the Region of Waterloo International Airport go on sale Tuesday morning, May 12 at 11am EDT. 

And for everyone in the Greater Calgary Area, you'll want to be logged in to BlueRodeo.com first thing Wednesday morning, May 13.  Tickets for the July 2 show at Flames Central will be on sale at 10am MDT.

Check the Store Tickets page for links to the respective sales. 

Kenora, Ontario's biggest summer party will take place on the Harbourfront July 31, August 1 and 2. And you know that it just wouldn't be a summer party without Blue Rodeo! The band is confirmed to play on Sunday, August 2, and BlueRodeo.com will have general admission tickets available for presale tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 29 at 10am CDT.

BlueRodeo.com has two presales happening on April 15 for two very exciting shows! On May 30, Blue Rodeo will return to The Kee in Bala, ON.  A favourite destination for both the band and the fans.  Tickets for this show are on sale here at 12pm EDT noon on April 15.

And the other exciting concert announcement is June 26 at the Cultural Festival 2009 in Miramichi, NB.  This marks the first time that Blue Rodeo will be performing in Miramichi.  Tickets for this show are on sale here at 11am ADT on April 15.

See all upcoming concerts on the Tour page. 

River Place Park in Ayton, ON, is THE place to be on June 20 for all Blue Rodeo fans. That's when the Saugeen Summer Nights festival will be presenting a terrific line-up including Johnny Reid, Serena Ryder, Corb Lund, The Sadies, Mark Benson, and the Jim Cuddy Band.  More to be announced.

As always, BlueRodeo.com gives you the chance to get tickets before the general public.  Tomorrow morning, March 26 at 11am, presale tickets will be available for BlueRodeo.com members.

It is now confirmed - Blue Rodeo will be coming back to Sunderland just in time to usher in summer! Friday, May 29, is the date to mark on your calendars, but more importantly, make sure that you are right here at BlueRodeo.com this Thursday morning (March 19) for the official presale. Tickets will go on sale at 11am EDT through the BlueRodeo.com store.  If you haven't registered as a BlueRodeo.com member, you can follow this link.

This is always a popular concert on the Blue Rodeo tour, and has sold out the past few years in a row.  

 

The Jim Cuddy Band performed at Massey Hall this past Saturday night (February 14), and the best way to capture the feeling at this Valentine's Day show would be with three S's: Smiling, Singing and Swooning!  Read reviews from the BlueRodeo.com community in the forums here and here, and check out this terrific article published in the Toronto Star just before the concert.

As you can see, we have a brand new look here at BlueRodeo.com.  We hope that you like the new changes.  We felt that it was time for the site to get a bit of a polish - spruce it up a bit!

We'll have some nice new features for you in the coming weeks, and you'll still find all of your old favourite things about the site.

Have a look around, and let us know what you think.  Use the poll on the side of the page here, and leave a comment in the forums. 

If you have some personal comments, please feel free to email us at help@BlueRodeo.com.

 

War Child Canada is excited to announce another exceptional night of music, An Evening with Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, which will take place at The Dakota Tavern in Toronto on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.  This special night will be the third Dakota Nights for War Child benefit, a unique monthly concert series featuring very intimate performances by celebrated artists, hosted by The Dakota Tavern and War Child Canada.  All proceeds from these events will go to support War Child Canada, a registered charity that provides humanitarian assistance to war-affected children in some of the most devastated regions of the world. Tickets for An Evening with Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor are $50 and can be purchased at the door on the night of the show.

Twenty some years after the formation of Blue Rodeo, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor are widely respected as one of Canada’s best songwriting teams. Since the release of their debut album Outskirts in March 1987, Blue Rodeo has established themselves as one of the most successful and well known contemporary bands in Canadian music history. Over the course of their stellar career, Blue Rodeo has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, a Greatest Hits collection and an award winning DVD, selling in excess of 4 million copies around the world.  Blue Rodeo has won numerous Canadian music awards, including eleven Juno Awards. 

War Child Canada is an award-winning charity which provides opportunities and long term solutions for war-affected children, focusing on education, strengthening children's rights, reducing poverty and fostering self reliance.  War Child Canada works in partnership with local people and organizations to build sustainable programming that empowers children and their communities. War Child Canada currently provides active support to communities in Afghanistan, Sudan (Darfur), Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka and Georgia. For more information please visit www.warchild.ca.

The Dakota Tavern is one of Toronto's newest live music venues, located just north of Dundas Street West on Ossington Avenue.  Set downstairs in a dimly-lit basement with character in every corner, The Dakota Tavern serves up live music, serious drinks, and simple, good food seven nights a week, plus a Bluegrass Brunch on Sundays. For more information please visit www.thedakotatavern.com.

In celebration of Mr. Cuddy's birthday today is an exclusive to iTunes Canada release of "Arrenpentido".  This is Alex Cuba's Spanish adaptation of "Bad Timing".  The story of how this song came together is quite interesting - you can read about it here. Listen to CBC Radio 2 Drive this afternoon, Tuesday, December 2 as Alex Cuba is Rich Terfry's special in-studio guest.

Meanwhile, here is the link to the iTunes Store where you can purchase your own copy of this song.  Happy Birthday Jim!