Hey Everyone!

It was just brought to my attention that despite the discounts offered for advance ticket sales, it actually comes out to 50 cents more than the door price with the service  charges…. Well, that seems to defeat my original intentions, SO, I’m offering a $2 refund at the door to every person who purchases their tickets in advance. That means you’re  guaranteed to get in, and you have a little extra cash to buy a pack of gum, or a soda, or tip the bartender well and get great service all night! Thanks to everyone who have already purchased tickets!

Had a huge rehearsal with all the special guests last night, we barely fit into the room! (and it sure didn’t smell very good 3 hours later --- 8 people, humidity, playing hard, small room with no circulation…mmmm)

Get your tickets now by following this link or by going to www.ticketweb.ca . You can also phone your order in at 1.888.222.6608

The tour dates for the rest of Canada are almost all booked, stay tuned for tour  announcement!

n.b. I also want to say a special thanks to everyone for your overwhelming responses to my recent email about the events in Montreal at Dawson College. I received many emails, some of which agreed with my thoughts, others that disagreed, all of which were sent with a huge amount of honesty, integrity, thoughtfulness and the willingness to communicate! THANK YOU!!!

See you soon!!

Take care, Peter

I was driving on Adelaide Street today when I turned my radio to CBC and heard that  there was some kind of killing spree going on at a school in Montreal. The city name,   being my hometown caught my attention, but as the details came in, I realized that it was

at the school my brother Andrew taught at, and that just last night I had been talking to my father who had said that Andrew was now working there full-time. As those two pieces of information collided, I realized that my brother was more than likely at the school, and that there was a good chance that he was near the shooting, if not in the heart of it. I wanted to call him so badly, but I was frozen, I couldn’t stop listening for the details “What was happening?” “Was anybody killed?” “What was really going on?!”

When I had pieced together a rough idea of the situation from the scattered reports, I called my brother’s cell-phone. My mind was ablaze, I was worried that his phone might ring and draw the shooter’s attention to him or something insane to that effect, I was terrified, but I selfishly needed to know that he was o.k. My heart fell from my throat as he picked up the phone. ‘Are you o.k.?’ I asked, and he said “Yes, I was on my way there, I was 10 minutes away. I’m just at a restaurant right now, having a bowl of soup, just trying to get some comfort, take a few deep breaths”. I could hear the shock in his voice.

As I processed that my brother was safe, I fell apart. My heart fell deep into my belly and I gasped into tears, unable to contain myself. He could have been there, he would have been there, his friends are there, his students are there, his students have been shot. This has happened.

I sat in my car, on the side of the road for a long time, the same images running through my mind of my brother being threatened by the shooter, lying on the ground, running for his life. My brother: who has been with me my entire life, my best friend, my life-long companion; one of the few precious people who would always be there for me, always know me no matter what. I couldn’t handle the thoughts; I couldn’t handle the moment.

I cancelled the meeting that I was on my way to, and when I felt like it was mentally safe, I drove home, knowing that as soon as I walked in the door, I would once again collapse. And I did.

It is now several hours later, and I am finally calming down. I’ve spoken to my loved ones, shared many remarkable conversations. All are safe and I am breathing somewhat normally again. My thoughts are with all the people who were not so lucky today, and all the people that had to witness this. I am also thinking of the shooter, wishing him peace as I know he did not make it out alive.

There is no one in this world that should be left behind. There is no evil, I can’t believe that. There are people who are mentally ill, and they need to be treated, but there cannot be evil. There is only corruption, anger, emotions left unattended. There is only hatred due to ignorance and fear, protectionism, isolation. But there is no natural occurring

evil, that’s not possible. If I don’t believe that, then I am lost. If I can’t believe that we are naturally good, then I can’t believe in anything.

I don’t have a song to offer up, it’s too close at this point. But if this event is the result of an individual who felt marginalized, who somehow held so much anger that he felt

compelled to do something like this, who didn’t have the opportunity to communicate his emotions until the last moment, well then I want to react with as much communication as possible. I want to react with as much emotion, as much humanity, as much coming-together and openness as possible. I’m sure many of you have been affected by this event and I invite you to share your story of today with me, or with anyone around you. What are you feeling right now? How does an event like this make you feel? If you haven’t had a chance to express yourself about it yet, then I’m all ears. There’s no pressure of course, but if you feel so inclined, I’m here to listen. I feel like the most common way to experience an event like this is to just watch the news. I understand that need, but I want to take it further. I want to infuse what’s left of this day with humanity, with all that’s overwhelmingly good and incredible about people, with our ability to feel something deep in our gut and be affected by it. I want to support communication and the free-flow of dialogue and emotions. I want to support forgiveness, not the propagation of hate, no matter how trying the circumstances.

Forgive me for my constant public display of emotion. I don’t have any answers, and I do not intend to preach; I just want to feel connected to this world around me that I so often can’t understand, and this is all that I can think of doing.

Hoping that you’re all well, lots of love, PEter

Hey Folks!

Just a quick reminder that TICKETS ARE NOW ONSALE for the 2 nights at the Rivoli (Friday September 22^nd and 23^rd).

For this first week of sales, tix are at a discounted price of $9 per night or $16 for both nights!

Following that, they will be $10 per night or $18 for both / $12 at the door

 Just click on the image or the link below and chose your desired option.  All purchases are 100% secure.

 Can’t wait to play for you!  Take care, PEter

Link: http://ca.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=10499

Hello Mile-Runners!

It has been a while since my last update, but the quiet is only a testament to the storm of busy-ness that's been going on (and is about to happen!)

 Before I dive in, let me first say an enormous THANK YOU to  everyone who listened to ‘Forgiveness’ and passed it along to  friends. The song has received thousands of plays so far,  without any release, proper recording, funding, radio attention  or anything. That is a pretty amazing thing and I have all of you to thank for spreading the message. I also need to thank everyone who has been sending me their stories and artwork for  my writing project. I have a pile of great material for when I’m  on tour, keep it coming! (and remember, it can be about  anything, just tell me what it’s like to be you, your day to  day, your exceptional, your mundane, whatever).

Alright, MUCH to report!

RECORDING: The album is rolling along nicely. I’d say we’re somewhere in the 40-50% done range, but we’re being extremely picky and somewhat obsessive (don’t look at me…) so it’s going to take a while. Let me tell you though, I am SOOOO excited about how things are sounding. I’m in the process of editing video from the recording process which I’ll be posting in segments over the next little while to show you what we’ve been up to. This record will be considered the official 'debut', which means that the first 2 records will go out of print. There are limited copies (about 20) of 'The One Minute Mile Man' available through cdbaby.com and a few hundred copies of Split left that I'll be selling on the upcoming tour. Once those are out, that's it, so if you'd like a copy make sure you get one soon! The new release
is planned for Winter 2007!

TOURING: I’m tired of this ‘recording hiatus’, I’m DYING to be playing shows again! Well, there are a ton of shows around the corner. I’ll be doing a whack of colleges and universities for September, followed by a solo/trio tour of Ontario and then followed by a solo cross-Canada tour for end of October, November and December! Dates are up for September and some of October but there are way more still to be posted so keep checking in (as soon as I know, you’ll know!)

We are also doing a very exciting 2-night-stand at the Rivoli on Sept 22nd and 23rd! Both shows will be full band, with special guests each night as well as many different songs/arrangements from night to night. We’ll be previewing a lot of the new material from the upcoming album as well. This is definitely our biggest endeavor to date as far as shows are concerned so come on down and bring your friends! Tickets will go on-sale on Wednesday Sept 6th at 10 am through ticketweb.ca and peterkatz.com. For the first week of sales (Sept 6th to Sept 13th), we will be offering a special promotion of $9 per night or $16 for both nights! Following that window, tickets will be $10 per night or $18 for both and $12 at the door. I know that’s a little complicated, but basically if you buy your ticket early it will be cheaper and
you’ll be guaranteed a spot at the show.

And for all you Hamilton-ites (?) I have a residency at the Casbah every Tuesday in Sept (well, Sept 5th, 12th and 19th) at 10 pm. I’ll be trying to mix it up each week and previewing lots of new material. I look forward to seeing you regularly this month!
 

Thanks for making it all the way to the bottom. Hope you’re all having a great long-weekend, can’t wait to get out of the specifics of recording and into the rush of performing. See you soon!

Take care, PEter

Hello hello!

All the September shows have been updated in the shows section!  October, November and December National tour dates are currently being booked so please check back regularly!

The album is rolling along nicely. All the bed tracks are done (we did them live off the floor to 2-inch tape...ooooohhhh.....so warm and sweet.....!) and now I'm doing additional guitars and vocals.  Soon we'll move on to keys, strings, brass, choir, and everything else we can think of.  I'll have some preview videos for you very very soon.  In the meantime, thanks for checking in; I can't wait to leave the 'bubble' and get back out there playing for all of you!

On another note, I've composed a new score for choreographer Meagan O'Shea's piece 'When I See You Again' which will be performed at the Harbourfront Center (!!) THIS Saturday (august 26th) at 3 pm.  It's a FREE show so come on down!

That's all for now, hope you are all doing well; I wish I could get this album out to you now (but patience is a virtue ---and I have none of it!)

take care, PEter

Hello Mile-Runners!

I just got back from a trip hiking in the deep woods of Virginia. It was SO gorgeous there... Glad to be back though; it's definitely time to catch up with all of you!

Well..NXNE was a GREAT night, thanks to all of you who came out and ‘friendly-fied’ the room for us. Since then, all our attention has been focused on pre-production for the new album. We’ve got 14 songs as contenders but ideally I’d like the album to be 10 songs (all my favorite albums are 10 songs, feels like the right number… I’m a sucker for bonus tracks though… so maybe 10 +1)

All this to say, for the first time in a LONG time, the ‘shows’ page will seem a little sparse. BUT, in a very short time I will have a HUGE touring schedule to present to you. I’m going all across this beautiful country once again in the fall, hitting everywhere I played last time + everywhere I missed (East Coast here I come!). The ever growing team is plotting a massive tour schedule, including dates in the U.S. So, please stay tuned for that.

In the meantime, I have a little project for all of you…

I recently wrote a new song for my sister and her husband for their wedding and it got me thinking… The way that I wrote the song for them was I sent them each a letter asking them to tell me their ‘story’ (about how they met, fell in love, the circumstances and details of how it all ‘happened’) What I got back from them were 2 incredible letters that left me totally inspired, pouring out pages and pages of potential lyrics for their song. Many of you also know that my song ‘The Fence’ was written using the play ‘The Laramie Project’ and the events surrounding Matthew Sheppard’s death as inspiration. Similarly, with ‘The Fence’, I used a source outside of my immediate self as my starting point. I’ve also recently done a lot of writing for modern dance which is another great source of inspiration for me.
Point made: here’s where you come in…

I’m looking for YOUR stories, your paintings, your photos, your choreography, whatever you’ve got. Whatever it is that means something to you, something that you think could inspire me and (hopefully) result in a piece of music. There’s no rush or timeline to this, just something to put away in the back of your mind, and send along when it hits you. I can obviously make no promises that I’ll write about what you send me, but I can definitely promise that I’ll really appreciate you sending it and give it the time, respect and consideration that it deserves. I basically want to compile all the stories, paintings, images,
videos, etc. and have them with me on my tour in the fall so I can have lots of source material to work from on the road. You can send them to me anonymously if you’d like, makes NO difference to me. All I’m interested in is the content. Write about what it’s like to be you, what you’ve been thinking about,
what happened to you that knocked you over, that picked you up, whatever. Don’t think about it too much; don’t perfect it if you don’t feel like it. I’m not judging the work, just taking it in. I’d really love some visual art too, that’s always a great place to work from for me. Alright, I could go on for hours here but I think I’ve made my point. Please send whatever you’ve got along to peter@peterkatz.com . If you’d prefer snail mail, then please send anything to WordWide Management attn: Peter Katz, 507 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M5M 1V1

Thanking you in advance for your time and energy!
Time to dive back into the depths of pre-production!!!

Take care, PEter

Monday, June 5th,  2006

Hello Mile-Runners!

Much to report, let’s get right to it!

NXNE is this week and our set is June 8th (Thursday) at midnight sharp at the Drake Hotel underground (1150 Queen St. W, downstairs). This is a REALLY big show for us so your smiling faces and singing voices would go a long way. You can either get a wristband for the weekend (something like $25 bucks for over 300 bands including Hawksley Workman, Amy Millan, Television, C'MON, David Celia, Valery Gore, Harmony Trowbridge and so many more!) You can also just get a pass for the individual night at the Drake for under $10 (not sure the exact price) which will get you 5 bands (including yours truly). Wristbands and such are available now at www.nxne.com hope to see you there!

For all of you in Montreal: I’m very proud to report that I have composed a 20-minute score for Andrea Spaziani’s new contemporary dance piece ‘The Stand’ as part of her show ‘From Under the Umbrella’ (a double-bill with dancer/choreographer Geordan Coupland). I have been locked up in my room tweaking knobs for many moons now and I’m really really excited about the end result. I was at rehearsal today adding the finishing touches and it’s looking/ sounding great! (it will be touring to a few locations in Canada so stay tuned for that if you don’t live in Montreal!) Show dates are: June 9, 8:45 pm/ June 10, 4:45 pm / June 12, 6:30 pm (2 for 1!) / June 14, 8:30 pm / June 16, 5:15 pm / June 17, 5:30 pm. The show is at the MAI, 3680 Rue Jeanne-Mance, tix are $9 and available through 849-FEST. Visit www.montrealfringe.ca and www.andreaspaziani.com for more details.

As an added bonus, I will be performing at the Montreal Fringe on their outdoor stage on Thursday June 15th at 2 pm sharp (Parc des Ameriques – corner Rachel and St-Laurent). I’ll be doing a 45-minute solo set so come on down if you’re up for a free outdoor show!

For all of you who don’t live in Toronto or Montreal, I have lots of new goodies posted for you here! First of all, I have posted 4 videos from the webcast I did back in April with Rob Szabo. Second of all, I’ve posted ‘Apples’ from our Revival show (with others to come soon). Third of all, there are pictures from the Revival show, and fourth of all there’s even a new poem.

The really exciting news though, is that we are in the initial stages of pre-production for our first, full-band, full-production, all the bells and whizzers album! I can’t say too much yet, but we’re rehearsing constantly, plotting and scheming….can’t wait! Also, my next national tour itinerary is underway, looks like Sept/October, I’ll be doing it all over again! (start emailing ASAP about house concerts as we’ll need to schedule them in. They were such a success on the last tour, hopefully we can do more!)

Alright, as per always, I’ve probably overloaded you with information; I can rarely help myself… Recap: NXNE this Thursday night, Fringe show next 2 weeks, online goodies, new album and tour!

‘nuff said, thanks for your continued support, take care, PEter

Hello y'all! (I just got back from Texas...my sister got married!)

Happy to report that all is well and good in 'Peter Katz Land'.  Had a great show in Mississauga the other night, something clicked about halfway through the set... felt really good about it.... 

Had an amazing time in Texas at my sister's wedding and the song I wrote for her went really well (I think I'm going to put it on the new album....which, by the way, we start recording very soon!!!)  We're gearing up now for our NXNE set at the Drake Hotel on Thursday June 8th at midnight (sharp) which we are SUPER excited about.  It's the Chart Magazine showcase and the other acts are really solid (including the band ZOX from the US who I've heard nothing but amazing things about).  Wristbands and such are available now at www.nxne.com The whole festival is going to be incredible with artists like Hawksley Workman, Amy Millan, Television, C'MON, David Celia, Valery Gore, Harmony Trowbridge and many more all included on one inexpensive wristband.  Hope you can make it out!

My little campaign from the Montreal show where I asked you to cc me on emails that you send to friends telling them about one of our shows (because word of mouth is all we've got!) went so well that I'm going to extend the offer.  Anybody who cc's me on an email telling their friends about us or one of our shows will get a hidden link to all kinds of goodness like exclusive recordings, videos and poetry.  Thanks to all of you who have already done so! 

That's all for now, I'm off to band practice.  Take care and thanks as always for your support, PEter

Hello Mile-Runners!

Just a quick reminder that all advance ticket buyers for the Montreal show will receive a FREE limited edition live disc. Tickets are available now at ticketweb.ca CLICK HERE .  They're only $9 in advance.
The show again is THIS thursday night, 9pm, Main Hall, Montreal, (5390 St Laurent) with the absolutely gripping Valery Gore (check her out at www.valerygore.com  and watch the video for 'Dancing'... SOOOO good!)

I realize that many of you don't live in Montreal (and if you don't, I'm very pleased to say that I WILL be coming to your neighborhood soon... 2nd national tour plans are underway!!) but if you know someone in Montreal and you think they might enjoy the show, please let them know about it because word of mouth is pretty much all we've got! As a little incentive, if you 'cc' me on the e-mail (peter@peterkatz.com ) I'll send you a hidden link to exclusive music and video footage as thanks!

Hope all is well with you, time for bed for me...
take care, PEter
 

Hey folks,

Just a quick one to say that I went to the Rob Szabo CD release last night at the Cameron House and was totally floored... SUCH a great show (and I even was able to get up and sing with him!)  Couldn't have  been a better night, he's got a bunch of dates left so make sure you check him out! (www.robszabo.com)  I wrote a little blog entry about it on the messageboard

Apart from that, just finished an enormous grant application for Factor (fingers crossed for the next 3 months... it's for the next album!!) 

Also, Tickets are NOW ON SALE for our full-band show in Montreal  with the unbelievable VALERY GORE! (www.valerygore.com) on Thursday May 11th.  All advance ticket buyers will receive a FREE Peter Katz live CD so get your tickets in advance.  CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

I'm taking a few days off here, it's been a mad mad week, see you soon!  PEter

Tuesday, April 11th,  2006

Hello Mile-Runners!

Well...somehow, I (we) have arrived at the end of one serious
stretch of insanity: the tour is over! We sure went out with a
bang; the show at Revival was one of the greatest nights for me
and for everyone in the band: thank you so much for being a
part of it (both in person and in spirit). Our max count at the
door was 340 people! Hopefully you all had as great of a time
as we did.

To make things even sweeter, I was treated to an 'end of tour'
surprise party on Saturday night by my band and management (funny story: some people who heard about the party but couldn't make it, thought it was all for my birthday (which it wasn't) so they baked me a cake for the following night! ---I managed to get a whole birthday weekend with no actual birthday!! Kind of nice because my actual birthday is the day after Christmas and I never really get to celebrate with friends.) All this to say, I've been feeling like a pretty lucky man these past few days and I have all of you to thank for that.

Now that I've had nearly 24 hours off, time to start thinking about what's next!

Well, I have a great Montreal show (this Friday, April 14th opening for Amanda Mabro at Main Hall) but not too much live playing for the next little while apart from that. Most of our focus will be on pre-production for the next album! We're looking around at different producers, trying to find some funding, distribution, etc. and basically just trying to do everything in our power to finally put out our official 'debut full-length release'(seems funny seeing as I've already put out 2 albums). I've been writing a ton, with much more to come out and the thought of actually doing a fully produced album is only fueling the fire. I'll also be spending some time planning the  next tour, eagerly awaiting a return to all the great cities I visited on this last one ---and especially those I haven't yet! In the meantime, we're going to be running some pretty cool contests online, releasing some recordings online.very exciting.(can't quite let the cat out of the bag yet.) and adding even more content to the website for your perusal (more photos, more videos, more poetry, more tracks, messageboard re- vamp, etc. etc.).

To kick things off, I want to announce the official launch of 'Peter Katz Online Tutorials'! Basically, I get a lot of requests for tabs and 'what chord is that?' questions and I'm not the greatest 'tabber' in the world so I thought I'd do something a little different. The result: I've created a series of videos (5 so far) where I awkwardly speak into the camera and show you how I play each song. I'll be adding more and more as time goes (and as your requests come in), and there's a section on the messageboard ('chords and tabs') where you can help me out by posting your own tabs, asking questions, requesting songs to be videotaped, responding to other people's questions, etc. The tutorials are located in the 'media' section of the website so go check it out and let me know what you think!

Apart from that, time to catch up on all those emails that I've been ignoring for the past 3 months, maybe clean my office (certainly my car, it's a bio-hazard right now.), visit my family, do some laundry, make rent, ...(yikes).

I need to say one final and huge THANK YOU to all of you who gave me a place to stay along the road, fed me, came out to the shows, sang along, bought cd's and t-shirts, put on shows in your living rooms, etc. etc. The only reason this whole thing was possible was because of your generosity and support, I owe you BIG time! I also need to put in an extra-special thanks to Brent Bain and WordWide Management for pulling this whole thing off on the other end ---he is one hard-working guy! Finally, to Carrie Catherine:
my tour-mate, for simply putting up with me and 'bringing the show' every night.

Well.Spring has arrived, I feel encouraged, rejuvenated and ready for more! See you soon (Montreal very soon!).

MUCH love, Peter


n.b. For those of you who missed the webcast but would still like to see it (before I put it up on the site, eventually) I just found out that it's on a perpetual loop at www.cast2net.com . Just give it a few seconds to load, it's there (though it's on a loop so you might have to wait to catch your section of choice ---Rob Szabo's set is definitely worth watching)

Hey Folks!

Played 'till my fingers bled at the Blacksheep, (click image for close-up of my blood.... Pete Townshend would be so proud...)

What a great night we had as a trio at the Blacksheep (Scottie on Bass and Mandolin, Ben on Keys)... great way to end the tour with Carrie, now just one show left! ---and it's going to be a big one!!! Rehearsals are going well, new drummer Greg is working hard learning all the old tunes (and the NEW tunes), tickets are selling fast, and the bonus CD (that you get when you buy your ticket in advance) is coming together really nicely.  It's got live tracks from NYE and from the CD release, can't wait for you to hear it!

 TICKETS ONSALE NOW THROUGH ticketweb --CLICK HERE

 All in all, much is rolling on this end, can't wait to hit the stage next week at Revival (just to clarify, people keep saying 'Rivoli', but it's at REVIVAL this time... 783 College West (at Shaw) 

Hope all is well, see you on the 7th!  much love, PEter

Greetings again from the Canadian road! (snow-bound in Thunder Bay right now…highway is closed…O Canada)

First things first, the tour blog has been updated many times since my last email with tons of photos & stories so if you’d like the whole scoop complete with over 100 photos,  just click here

In tour-related news, I’m very excited to announce a few things:

As you probably know from my mailings and tour blogs, this 2-month tour will be culminating in a BIG full-band, special guests-extravaganza at Revival (783 College St W) in Toronto on FRIDAY April 7^th at 9 pm.  I can tell you already: this will be our biggest show yet!  I already have a few special guests confirmed (including violinist Drew Jurecka of Jeff Healey’s band, guitarist Oliver Johnson (Ivana Santilli, Esthero), drummer Greg Wilkinson (Shawn Hewitt) as well as my stellar band (Scott Montgomery on Bass, Ben Harrison on keys, Sheena Turcotte on backup vocals) …with a few more surprises to be added.  I also have 2 AMAZING opening acts, Mike Evin (recently released an incredible album, produced by Jim Creegan of the Barenaked Ladies and is currently working on his follow-up with Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith, Peter Elkas)) and Disques 21/SRI Canada recording artist Amanda Mabro and the Cabaret Band.  Needless to say, I’m very VERY excited about the line-up.

Tickets are on-sale now!  Please visit ticketweb  $10 advance, 15 at the door.

Just to add to the excitement of the evening, there are a whole bunch of fun promo contests/events going on surrounding this concert:

1. ANYONE who buys their ticket(s) in advance (either online through ticketweb or in person from any band member/street team rep) will automatically receive a FREE, limited-edition disc at the door with unreleased recorded tracks as well as a few select LIVE recordings from our CD release and NYE show!  Not only do you save $5 off the door ticket price, you ALSO get a free CD!  Tickets are on-sale now!

2.  I will be doing an exclusive webcast in Toronto with friend/hero Rob Szabo on April 5^th as a bit of a pre-show to the 7^th,.  This will be broadcast online worldwide at http://www.cast2net.com and will feature me doing a 30-minute intimate solo set at 7:30 pm, followed by the screening of Rob Szabo’s DVD and a live performance by him.  This is a very exciting opportunity for me AND …I am allowed to bring 10 audience members! …so, I thought I’d run a little trivia contest! As an added bonus, if you win a pair of tickets to come to this live broadcast, I will give you a FREE PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE APRIL 7^th REVIVAL SHOW! 

All you have to do is answer this little question: 

“In which city on our tour were Carrie and I met with a room of rowdy English lads?”

Hint: check the tour blog for the answer...

So there you have it folks, 2 very exciting promo opportunities! The first 5 people to reply (email shapeofaboy@rogers.com) get 2 tickets each to be audience members at the exclusive webcast on the 5^th  and 2 free tickets to the April 7^th Revival show!  ALL advance ticket buyers for the April 7^th show get the free bonus disc! – and if you’re not in Toronto to participate in the contests, well you can still tune in to the webcast from wherever you may be in the world and then catch highlights, photos and such from the Revival show on the website soon after the fact.

Apart from that, the tour is going really well, just had a few great shows in a row in Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg…We’re unfortunately snowbound in Thunder Bay and all the roads are closed BUT, we’ve definitely breached the ‘hump’ and are on our way home!  We’ve added a few dates, including London on March 16 and Hamilton March 21 so please check the shows section for details.  

Last but not least, we’ve gotten some great reviews, I just posted one of them in the ‘press’ section of the website from SEE magazine. 

That’s all folks, thank you so much for your unbelievable support this whole tour, see you soon! Take care, Peter

Even MORE tour blogs are up!!

Read away!  CLICK HERE (www.peterkatz.com/blog.html)

 Take care, PEter

Many NEW PICS TOO!

Couple of new tour blogs have been posted!

Check 'em out!  CLICK HERE (www.peterkatz.com/tour.html)

 Take care, PEter

NEW PICS TOO!

Finally a chance to update!

Not really much to say here that I don't say in way more detail in my new tour blog page! 

Check it out.  CLICK HERE (www.peterkatz.com/blog.html)

 Take care, PEter

n.b. THANK YOU to those of you who have been sending emails inviting your friends in other cities out to the show!  It makes a BIG difference so please keep it up! 

Happy New Year again… (sheepishly late)

Truth be told, I didn’t get a real break leading up to the New Years Eve show so I finally took one right after (it had been a long time coming, and was MUCH needed). So I’m back, refreshed (I think) and rarin’ to go.

Before I go any further, I must say this: THANK YOU for making 2005 such a wonderful year. I rarely ever look back, doesn’t seem to be much point, but if I dare take a little glance back, a LOT has happened this year and I have much to be grateful for. I (we) played over 80 shows in 3 different countries (including 2 weeks in Mexico!), gained management with Brent Bain of WordWide Management, agency representation by Paul Gourlie of the Agency Group, recorded a new disc ‘Split’ , released it with the full-band in 4 major cities and independently sold over 850 copies since September, played at great