We have another exciting concert announcement for you.  The Jim Cuddy Band will be performing Wednesday, February 11 at the Showplace Theatre in Peterborough, ON.  And once again, BlueRodeo.com is the only place you can buy your best seat tickets before the general public.  Make sure you are a BlueRodeo.com member today because this presale happens TODAY – Thursday, December 4 at 11am EST.  Buy your tickets through the BlueRodeo.com Store.

Blue Road CD/DVD Bonus Offer

We have added a nice little bonus for everyone that purchases Blue Road from BlueRodeo.com – an exclusive video!  After you have bought the live CD/DVD, you will receive an email with your instructions to download your very own copy of “Good Year For The Roses” – unedited and in its entirety.

Cheers!

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!

Arrepentido (Bad Timing)

Just announced – two shows for Blue Rodeo fans in the Lindsay, ON and Cobourg, ON areas.  On December 6 Blue Rodeo will be performing at the Lindsay Agricultural Society Exhibition Building.  Presale tickets will be available through the BlueRodeo.com Store on Thursday, October 30. On November 19 get yourself to the Park Playhouse Theatre in Cobourg, ON for an evening with the Jim Cuddy Band. This show will also be available on Thursday, October 30 to BlueRodeo.com members through our Store. But hurry as these limited, very exclusive seats won’t last long!

And while you are in the BlueRodeo.com Store, we’ve put together a couple of gift packages just in time for the holiday season.  Keep yourself warm this winter with a BlueRodeo.com toque and scarf.  Or pick up our “Small Miracles” concert bundle – t-shirt, CD and tote bag.  These gift sets will be on sale for the remainder of the year, but get your orders in soon to ensure Christmas delivery.  More details on holiday cut-off dates can be found here.

We have been given a very limited number of tickets to a private screening of the Blue Road DVD.  Check out a trailer of this documentary below. The DVD captures an intimate jam session as we sit in on the band playing a few of their favourite cover songs as well as two new tracks. The Blue Road documentary also includes footage of the band on the road and backstage during their Small Miracles Tour.

This screening party will be happening at Toronto’s Camera Lounge (1028 Queen Street West – just west of Ossington) on November 9 (time still to be announced).  We have three pairs of tickets that we will give to three randomly drawn entries. To enter, send your name, address, and daytime phone number to help@BlueRodeo.com by November 4 at 11:00 pm EST.  Winners will receive two passes to the screening where there’s a chance they might bump into a band member or two.

The fine print: only one entry per household, tickets non-transferable, transportation / accommodations are not provided, winners must be 19+.

The moment you have all been waiting for is finally upon us.  The brand new release from Blue Rodeo, Blue Road, is now available for presale through the BlueRodeo.com Store.  This is a CD/DVD package that contains ten acoustic songs recorded live at Massey Hall in February 2008; live video of those same songs; and a documentary by Juno-winning video director Christopher Mills. Check out the video trailer of this documentary.
Here is the track listing of both the live CD and DVD portions of the release:

• 5 Days In May
• Crying Over You
• Rebel
• Blue House
• 3 Hours Away
• Try
• To Love Somebody
• Know Where You Go
• Bad Timing

Also included is a never-before released, Cuddy/Keelor co-write called “Losing You”.  This new song will be in your head for days!

Canadian customers who pre-order this item can expect to receive it on or about the October 28 release date.  All other locales will follow as soon as possible.

Hurry over to the BlueRodeo.com Store to order your copy today!

Earlier this year, at the end of February, Blue Rodeo played three wonderful shows at Massey Hall in Toronto, ON.  For those of you lucky enough to be there on those bone-chillingly cold winter nights, you witnessed the guys warming the hometown crowd with a couple of hours of classic Blue Rodeo.

On October 28, Blue Rodeo will release Blue Road, a live recording of select songs from those performances.  In fact, it’s the first ten songs of the night, all performed acoustically. Track list includes “Try”, “5 Days in May”, “Rebel”, “Bad Timing” and more.

But that’s not all!  Blue Road also has an accompanying DVD – Live at Massey Hall Bootleg.  Those ten songs were captured and are presented on this DVD for you to relive those nights.

Would you like more? How about a documentary by Juno-winning video director, Christopher Mills.  See behind-the-scenes outtakes in Greg’s home studio and the guys performing a handful of cover songs, “in the round”.

We’ll have a presale for you right here at BlueRodeo.com coming up very soon, and will have a little something extra for those that purchase the CD/DVD.  All the details will be released in a couple of days so watch the news section, subscribe to the newsletter, and get on the Boards – make sure you don’t miss this great sale!

Blue Rodeo has announced three upcoming dates at the end of October and early November, and BlueRodeo.com is your place for ticket presales.  General public have their opportunity to buy tickets on Friday, September 19, but BlueRodeo.com members can buy them starting this Wednesday, September 17.  Here are the details:

October 24    General Motors Centre    Oshawa, ON
October 25    K-Rock Centre                Kingston, ON
November 8   Sleeman Centre              Guelph, ON

Watch the tickets page tomorrow morning (Wednesday, September 17) at 11 am for your opportunity to buy tickets.

UPDATE: The JCB has been confirmed as the opening act for the entire tour. Check out the link below for a full list of shows.

Just announced: The Jim Cuddy Band will reactivate to open a series of three shows on Sheryl Crow’s upcoming Canadian tour this fall. The dates in question are:  September 23 at Kingston’s KROQ Centre, September 24 at the John Labatt Centre in London, ON and September 25 at Sault St. Marie’s Steelback Centre. These shows are already on sale, for ticketing info, check out JimCuddy.com.

Blue Rodeo went three for three at  the 2008 Juno Awards this past Sunday, taking home the hardware for Group of the Year (for a record-setting fifth time), Adult Alternative Album of the Year (for Small Miracles) and Video of the Year (for “C’Mon”). Congrats to the band!

This just in: Taking advantage of a little down time from touring with Blue Rodeo, Glen Milchem’s magnificent side-project The Swallows will peform at Mitzi’s Sister this Saturday, March 29, at 10 pm. Cover for this show is pay-what-you-can. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Glen and the band!