Blue Rodeo

Glenn Milchem’s side project, The Swallows, are set to release their third full-length album on Friday, December 8. But over in the BlueRodeo.com Store, we’re already preselling this great mix of music that shows off Glenn’s versatility and talent.

To find out what the new album sounds like, stop by Glenn’s bio page.And if you live in or around Toronto, stop by the Cameron House on December 8 for the CD release party. The cover includes a copy of the new record.

CBC Radio’s annual “Canada Reads” competition has announced its 2007 reading list and our own Jim Cuddy has been named one of the five all-star panellists. Jim, whose literary selection won “Canada Reads” several years ago, is championing Timothy Taylor’s novel Stanley Park.

Jim faces some tough competition from his fellow panellists who include the Barenaked Ladies’ Steven Page and who are rooting for such diverse selections as Gabrielle Roy’s Governor General awarding-winning Children of My Heart and the Mumbai-based The Song of Kahunsha by Anosh Irani.

Jim and the other panellists will defend their choices starting on February 26 at 11:30am and 7:30pm (half an hour later in Newfoundland) on your local CBC One station.  The competition wraps on Friday, March 2, 2007. For more details on “Canada Reads” check out its website.

It’s finally here – the 2007 BlueRodeo.com calendar. As always, the calendar is packed with great photos of the band taken by fans just like you. Attractively designed, this item is the perfect way to bring a little Blue Rodeo into you house or office space. It also makes the ideal holiday gift for a fellow Blue Rodeo fan or for yourself.

Tickets are still available through Ticketmaster and at the door for Greg’s November 3 CD release party at Toronto’s Lee’s Palace. The party will be to celebrate the release of Greg’s new solo album Aphrodite Rose, now on sale over in the BlueRodeo.com Store. *Note: The Keelor Contest is now closed. Congrats to the winners.*

Greg will also be making at appearence on November 3 at Sam The Record Man (Yonge & Gould) where he will be performing an half-hour acoustic set starting at 6pm. Afterwards, he will be signing autographs and shaking hands. All in attendence at this event will be eligiable to win an Epiphone acoustic guitar autographed by Greg himself.

To celebrate Greg’s new record, we’ve created GregKeelor.com, a site packed with all things Greg including a personalized Greg Keelor ecard and an Interact section where you can submit reviews of Greg’s solo albums and solo shows.