Martin Streek, longtime radio announcer on CFNY The Edge in Toronto, has passed away. Martin was an establishment in the Toronto music scene. He will be missed dearly.

For the first time in a long time i dont feel cynical about politics. Hope and Progress don't seem like cliches anymore. They're tangible and were pouring out of mine and millions of people's eye's last night. Absolutely historic!!!! R.Maida

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Raine Maida has been scheduled to play this year's Ed Fest in Edmonton on Sunday, July 20th! For show information, please click here. To reserve your tickets for this special event, please click here.

Raine's new full length, The Hunters Lullaby will be released physically in the states on August 26th.

on the day after my NY show i left my cell phone in the taxi on my way to the airport. it was actually a blackberry with all my email contacts,phone numbers etc...
essentially my connection to the world was on that device. it was amusing how panicked everyone around was that it was potentially GONE. it brought out the opposite in me. a real sense of calm ensued and it has only been recently that i have a new phone and am reconnected to the outside world. i took a break from cellular use,myspace and television pretty much for a month and slowly am coming around to engage with this world again on that level. i apologize for any important messages i may have missed and will slowly catch up on my inbox however i do recommend this to everyone,if only for a short while.
be well.
best
Raine

it’s here. the final show of this tour. Mercury Lounge in NY tomorrow night. as i sit in my hotel room here in NY i find myself able to have some perspective on this past month on the road.

To everyone who’s attended the performances:you guys blew my mind!!! thank you for taking this trip with me. to all the US fans ..were’ gonna get the hard copy of the Hunters Lullaby out for you soon.
To Billythe Kid:you killed it and made a lot of new friends.( look for her music this summer)
To David Ford:although our time was brief you are a true talent and good lad.
To Jared Paul: damn.... what can i say. you bring it. on stage and every minute you’re off. in all my years performing i have never been so inspired and charged to take the stage then after after watching Jared perform his spoken word pieces. man’s a bullet of knowledge, truth and beauty.
To Chantal,Kevin and Randy:an absolute honor.period!

we recorded and filmed 3 shows and i’m gonna get to mixing these soon. keep you posted on when the live stuff is available and by what means.

safe to say... this is just the beginning.
R

i have been overwhelmed by this tour so far. the fans have been extraordinary! a simple thank you seems to fall short. coming up are the Ontario dates which i’m really looking forward to. Jared Paul is hopping off his US spoken word tour to hang/perform for these 3 dates. im going to try and talk Jared into sitting down with me for a taped interview on life/politics/art. hopefully he agrees and we can post it on this site and the rainemaida.net site for your viewing pleasure. until then, be well and i’ll see you on the road.
R