January 29, 2007
Last summer, during the Montréal International Jazz Festival, Jim took part in a special concert entitled “A Tribute to Paul Simon.” On Thursday, February 1, CBC Television will air a recording of that show that features Jim and other musical greats such as Elvis Costello, Colin James, Holly Cole and Daniel Lanois paying tribute to Paul Simon.. Catch it on your local CBC station at 9pm local time.
January 17, 2007
We here at BlueRodeo.com want to congratulate Bob Egan on having his current solo record, The Glorious Decline, named as one of CMJ New Music‘s top ten albums of 2006. The music magazine’s review of Bob’s solo album, which also appears in the same issue, declares that the Glorious Decline “spreads his sonic repertoire out on the table, lays all its parts bare and dares the listener to have faith that the remaining eight tracks will follow through on the promise of its hypnotic nuance.” Read the complete review here.
January 12, 2007
Bob will be lending a hand on Ongiara, the second full-length release from alt-country/indie rockers Great Lake Swimmers. Their new record is set to hit stores on March 27 and will also feature Serena Ryder, Final Fantasy’s Owen Pallett and Sarah Harmer.
January 10, 2007
Merch from Jim’s The Light That Guides You Home tour is now on sale over in the BlueRodeo.com Store. We are currently selling a number of great cotton shirts for both men and women, one unisex puffy vest and even a baseball hat. So check out these great new products ASAP because before you know it, they’ll be sold out!
January 4, 2007
*Update: We have now sold out of all of our Stratford tickets.*
The BlueRodeo.com Store has placed a small quantity of tickets for the band’s Saturday, January 27 show in Stratford, ON back on sale. But hurry if you want them, we expect them to sell out soon!
January 3, 2007
Tune into Bravo at 9pm EST on January 2 and catch “Celtic Soul: The Life And Music Of John Allan Cameron.” This special documentary will feature of number of people, including Blue Rodeo’s own Jim and Greg, paying tribute to the late, great Celtic legend. For more details on the show, click here.