BREAKING NEWS: Sheepdogs announce Canadian tour

I havent posted in almost two weeks because ive been so busy with my new job, but when i saw this update on my phone just now i had to immediately stop what i was doing and check it out - deadlines be damned.

Very exciting news for this enterprising concert-goer - The Sheepdogs have announced a slew of Canadian dates to close out the year. It's the second half of their winter tour through the US, their first real foray south of the border, and they should return to Canada as conquering heroes!

In case it's not clear by the opening paragraph, i LOVE this band. Up till a couple months ago id hardly given them a second thought, but seeing them at Bluesfest was a revelation. They sound just like the Guess Who and they jam like any of the best, with a very Allman Bros/Govt Mule style.

I know what some of you are probably thinking - "ive heard them on the radio and they dont sound that great, just some hard-rockin prairie dudes playing beer-drinkin music." Wrong. Their albums dont do justice to how entertaining and tight their sound is when you see them live. They are so spontaneous and raucous on stage it's impossible not to have a good time.

So check out their new album, which is phenomenal, check out these tour dates, and go to a show. They're still pretty unknown so tix tend to be cheap, but that's gonna change real soon. Im telling you. Ill be at several of these shows, for sure.

November 1 - Peterborough, Ontario
November 3 - Barrie, Ontario
November 15 - Chatham, Ontario
November 16 - Ottawa, Ontario
November 17 - Ottawa, Ontario
November 20 - Halifax, NS
November 21 - St. John, NFLD
November 22 - St. John, NFLD
November 23 - Moncton, NB
November 24 - Fredericton, NB
November 25 - Quebec City, Quebec
November 26 - Montreal, Quebec
November 28 - Kingston, Ontario
November 29 - Guelph, Ontario
November 30 - London, Ontario
December 5 - Sarnia, Ontario
December 6 - Hamilton, Ontario
December 7 - Sudbury, Ontario
December 10 - Thunder Bay, Ontario
December 11 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
December 12 - Saskatoon, Sask ------HOMETOWN SHOW!
December 14 - Edmonton, AB
December 16 - Calgary, AB
December 18 - Kelowna, BC
December 20 - Vancouver, BC
December 21 - Victoria, BC

Whew. Had to type them all out just to get the excitement out of my system.