Some of you may've heard it through the grapevine but to many of you this will probably come as a complete surprise. I am leaving the Perpetrators. J and Chris Carmichael will be rockin' as a duo. Having so much time at home these last coupla months has made it abundantly clear to me: I need to be not touring right now. I need to be home. People change, priorities change; such is life, however private or public it may be.

To answer a few questions of your questions beforehand...

- Yes, the Perps rock and it was a lot of fun to be in the band. They will continue to rock and to provide the soundtrack to some of the best nights of your life, and they will continue making kick-ass records. I still think they're a totally cool f**kin' band and I'm sure you will, too.

- Yes, I will continue making music. I've just had my fill of life on the road for now.

- Yes, I still love you and wish everybody nothing but the best,
Ry

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Alberta

3:30pm Feb. 18th - Edmonton, AB - Live on K-Rock's "The Drive" with Rob Berg(97.3FM)
Feb. 19th - Edmonton, AB - The Pawn Shop
Feb. 20th - Nanton, AB - Auditorium Hotel
Feb. 21th - Calgary, AB - Mikey's Juke Joint & Eatery
Feb. 22nd (4 p.m.)- Black Diamond, AB - Black Diamond Hotel
Feb. 24th & 25th - Banff, AB - The Rose & Crown
Feb. 26th - Canmore, AB - The Canmore Hotel
Feb. 27th & 28th - Lethbridge, AB - The Slice

The U.S.A.
Mar. 7th - Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
Mar. 11th - Laramie, WY - Buckhorn Bar
Mar. 12th - Denver, CO - Lincoln's Roadhouse
Mar. 13th (noon) - Live on KRFC Radio - Ft. Collins, CO
Mar. 13th - LaPorte, CO - Swing Station
Mar. 14th - Arvada, CO - Jake's Roadhouse
Mar. 18th to 21st - Austin, TX - South x Southwest
Mar. 26th - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads

Back in Canada
April 1st - Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
April 2nd - Ottawa, ON - The Rainbow Bistro
April 4th - Ste. Hyacinthe, PQ - Le Zaricot
April 8th - Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
April 9th - Kitchener, ON - The Boathouse
April 10th - Windsor, ON - The Phog Lounge
April 11th - house concert
April 15th - Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
April 16th - Kitchener, ON - The Boathouse
April 22nd - Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
April 23rd - Kitchener, ON - The Boathouse
April 28th - Toronto, ON - The Horseshoe Tavern
April 29th - Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
April 30th - Kitchener, ON - The Boathouse
May 8th & 9th - Winnipeg, MB - Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club

They will have copies of the new album, "Live at the High & Lonesome Club". Also, Chris Carmichael has just released his self-titled debut album. I love it; it's a thing of beauty and you should really own that, too.


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oops...
When you get your hands on your copy of the new album, you may notice there is no "credits" section. Len Milne is mentioned in the liner notes and the three Perps playing on the recording (J, Ry, MAMA) are introduced between songs but we neglected to give credit to Scott Pinder at Polyphonic Mastering Labs, a big part of the reason why the album sounds so good. Hopefully this will get Scott even more notice than a credit on the cd packaging would've. Anybody who's wondering what mastering really does should have an a/b listen to something before and after it's been to Polyphonic. He does really great work.

Scott Pinder at Polyphonic Mastering Labs
(204)478-0566
scpinder@home.com