I am currently sitting in a little bit of paradise in southern Ontario called Niagara-On-The-Lake. Tonight I perform acoustically at the Jackson Triggs winery. It’s been a fun day so far – warm and relaxing. The people here are fantastic and I am looking forward to the show – primarily because I’m going to just drink a lot of Pinot Noir and wing it. I had a hard time deciding what to play, so the set list ended up being 20 or 21 songs long. ...More »

Short jaunts sort of suck. You leave home in the early afternoon and arrive back east at 10 at night. Then the challenge of trying to sleep properly happens, which, for me, results in watching movies until 5 in the morning because of the time change. Thankfully tomorrow is a rehearsal day, so I’ll get to sleep in a little, at least until check out. Then it’s off to run the show and then on to the bus and to the border for a late ...More »

A full-band stop on the current tour has been added for August 31st in Bala, Ontario. Tickets are $35, and are available online here or charge by phone at 1-866-943-8849. More »

Hotel food, Video On Demand – the usual fare. Instead of the usual I thought that I would address some of the more interesting things brought up in emails that I have received today. First, fan complaints about the recent show in Edmonton - the usual, it wasn’t this or it wasn’t that. To be honest, and this is nothing against Edmonton crowds because usually they’re pretty great, but the entire time we were up there it felt like we playing to cardboard cut outs. That ...More »

This morning I awoke to over 350 emails and Facebook messages from people all over the world. All of them, without exception, were positive, kind, and extremely supportive. I simply cannot relay how grateful I am to those of you that took the time to write me, it means a great deal. I would also like to thank the fans at Nearfantastica for their insights and comments of support. I spent a lot of time laying in my bunk last night thinking about everything and ...More »

Another full band show has been added in the late summer in Buffalo, NY. Details are below and on the Shows page. Club Infinity Aug 29 Buffalo, NY Tickets: $28 Available online here, at all tickets.com outlets (US & Canada), or charge by phone at (888) 223-6000 & the club infinity box office (716) 565-0110. More »

Crisp Giant snare hits echoed alone after something went wrong; Put Out Your Lights chords retracted and replayed, tinkering with notes nearly sussed out; Vocal destinations for Avalanche not fully attempted- no need to strain it now. I was invited out by Matt to take a peek at the rehearsal process for the upcoming full band tour, and to offer some insight about its progress. I was also there to do a little documenting, taking some photos. I would have taken more but I definitely ...More »