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News of 1997

These are the original News taken from the official bands website back in 1997.

NOVEMBER

1996

Now that the band is officially off the road until 1997, the demos can be finished, and the album production can begin in January. As for the new material, I would describe it as 1/3 Heavy Music (read ‘Rock’) 1/3 World Influence and 1/3 Electronic Experimentation. It should a very interested album and year indeed… Stuart Chatwood Nov.1996

DECEMBER

1996

The band is taking a break over Christmas and will begin recording the record in January now that the demos are complete. Song titles include Transmission, Temptation, Alarum, Gyroscope, and Army Ants. For those of you lucky enough to be in Perth, Australia on January 2nd, Jeff Martin will be performing a solo performance. Next update will be in January when the recording gets on the way.

JANUARY

1997

Well a new year has arrived and the band has finally begun work on the album. The actual recording should take about four weeks, with the mixing being finished in the first week of March. Thing are starting to take shape with the drums sounding huge already. Working out of Jeff Martin’s home studio has it’s advantages, mainly, the lack of the dreaded clock that continually ticks in a normal studio(Read dollars), and tends to rush artists through there recordings. The record should consist of ten or eleven songs. For a preview, go to the music page and download two short demo versions. The band is also putting down the Alhambra tour versions of Save Me, Correspondences, Sister Awake, and The River. These songs will show up as B sides, or will be released in the future somehow. Please don’t Email concerning these songs, as no info will be available.

As for the web site, if you noticed above, you can check on the status of the site by checking “SITE UPDATE” above that will list the elements of change. Traffic for the site is low at the moment, around a thousand hits a week, but will pick up as the new record comes out, but email is still flooding in. Some of the most interesting mail is from the US, where people in backwater towns are discovering the Edges… and turning on entire communities to the music. Thanks for the letters and the interest, and remember to always question the world you live in…Stuart Chatwood Jan. 1997

FEBRUARY

1997

February has seen Transmission come to fruition. As I write this, we are in the process of finishing up the final vocals. I must say, this stuff sounds big, really big. After all is done here in Montreal, we are scheduled to head to Los Angeles to mix the beast. Should be interesting, very interesting. The record, which is ahead of schedule, should see a release around June 14th, with a first single appearing on radio stations around May 14th. To that end, the band has finally nailed down the US record contract that they have been looking for. It looks like the next few records in the US should be out under the Atlantic label. This creates a unique situation, with the Atlantic 50th anniversary show happening next year. As I said before, very interesting…Stuart Chatwood Feb. 1997

MARCH/APRIL

1997

The record is now finished, with Bob Ludwig of Gateway Mastering completing the mastering last Friday, April 26th. Mixing went as scheduled with three weeks in Los Angeles at NRG studios, and two weeks at Morin Heights, north of Montreal. The new record is an evolution. It’s a bringing together of all of the band’s influences. The world music aspect is seemlessly integrated with the rock side of the band and the new experiments into electronics, the last boundary for the group. Like all the prior ones, the disc is meant to be heard in a single listening session, in the sense that it is a collective whole, an album, not singles pieced together with filler. The band felt that it had explored it’s acoustic side fully, with the culmination being the Alhambra acoustic tour of Canada in the fall of ’96. The acoustic element will always be part of the band, and at any moment, we know we can return to these pieces whether it be at a concert or otherwise. The album release is set for June 24 in Canada, with US, and Australian release dates being at the end of July. The single should be available for airplay around the first week of June. A select number of Canadian dates have been announced so far, with more to come in the following weeks, including a possible big surprise for the bginning of June…Jeff Burrows April 1997

JUNE/JULY

1997

And so it begins yet again……The last few weeks have been spent talking to the press and introducing the band’s new effort. The record is being received by critics in a more positive light than the groups prior releases. Gone are the comparisons. I don’t know about post millennium rock, but the record is being understood, which, as artists, is all we ask for, communication. June finds the band in heavy rehearsals for the looming shows. If it’s possible, the songs are actually more powerful live than on the new record. We’ll be hitting Canada first, followed by Australia in August, and the States shortly after. As for the video for Temptation, it should be out at the end of June, once we finally shoot it. The band is working with Tryan George from NYC, on putting together an intense performance piece. See you at the live Transmission’s…..Staurt Chatwood June 1997

JULY

1997

Transmission has been received incredibly well from fans all the way up to the holy critic. The band finished it’s first dates without too much damage to the public impression of the band. On the contrary, the band relaxed and eventually found it’s groove, and rocked come the last Edgfest show in Ottawa. Edgefest was a great experience for all. Highlights from the tour included killer sets from other bands including Glueleg, which Jeff Burrows caught. Needless to say, the 70,000+ that caught the shows were not disappointed. For people out west, get ‘yer tickets soon, this show is not to be missed. This new show leaves the members with alot to think about. The band is set for it’s next ecounter with the country known as Australia. Following this, the band might be in Japan for a short while before returning to the west coast of Canada to begin the second leg of Edgefest…..John Spence July 1997

SUM UP OF

1997

Transmission was received incredibly well from fans all the way up to the holy critic. The record was received by critics in a more positive light than the groups prior releases. Gone were the comparisons. I don’t know about post millennium rock, but the record was understood, which, as artists, is all they ask for, communication. The record was an evolution. It’s a brought together of all of the band’s influences. The world music aspect was seemlessly integrated with the rock side and the new experiments into electronics, the last boundary for the group. Like all the prior ones, the disc was meant to be heard in a single listening session, in the sense that it is a collective whole, an album, not singles pieced together with filler. The band felt that it had explored it’s acoustic side fully, with the culmination being the Alhambra acoustic tour of Canada in the fall of ’96, and this evolution was a logical step.

The band jumped right into the frying pan, playing a festival tour throughout Canada, while still learning the new songs. Edgefest was a great experience for all. Highlights from the tour included killer sets from other bands including Glueleg. Needless to say, the 140,000+ that caught the shows were not disappointed. The band’s next encounter was with the country known as Australia. Incredible concerts were experienced by 35,000+ people at the Horden Pavilion, & Festival Hall among other venues. After this the band finished out the year with tours of the US and Canada again.

Videos for Temptation and Babylon were shot in Toronto with Director Tryan George from NYC. Overall the year was the most successful yet for the band, even if they went 0 for 3 at the MuchMusic Awards despite an interesting live version of Temptation.

SUM UP OF

1998

It was a year of firsts. The highlight was probably the MuchMusic “Intimate and Interactive”. When the band was beginning, and through it’s various stages, they always discussed what a interesting “I&I;” show they could put on. Capped off with a string section on “Psychopomp”, the band was very pleased with this captured piece of their history.

Other highs included two shows in one day, via private plane, in Ottawa then Toronto. The Toronto show was the biggest ever with the band headlining, with 41,000 people in attendance. This was the Toronto stop for the Edgefest, which the band finally headlined across Canada(with the exception of Eastern Canada) The band was joined by the Foo Fighters, Green Day and Sloan among others, giving Canadians most combustible and successful tour of the summer. In Australia, the two sold out shows at Selinas, supported by L7 in Sydney were certainly a blast. The shows were taped for a future release. As for awards, the band went o for 3 at the Juno’s(now 0 for 9), and 1 for 6 at the MuchMusic Awards.

The springtime saw the shooting of the video for “Release” with ULF, a director from Germany at the helm. Perhaps the most interesting detail of the year is the beginning of the recording of “Triptych”, which will hopefully be the bands most successful record to date.

BACK


June 20 – Thorald, ON	1st SHOW OF THE YEAR! At “Front 54” club
June 23 – Toronto, ON	Autograph session at Tower Records
June 25 – Guelph, ON	Club Denim
June 26 – London, ON	Summersalt: a kindof warmup of the EdgeFest ’97 tour With Our Lady Peace and I Mother Earth!
June 28 – Barrie, ON	Molson Park hosts the 1st show of EdgeFest ’97 tour with Our Lady Peace!
June 29 – Montreal, QB	2nd show of EdgeFest ’97 tour at the Blue Bonnett park.
June 30 – Ottawa ,ON	3rd show of EdgeFest ’97 tour at Lansdowne Park.

July 30 – Auckland, New Zealand	The only show in NZ is at the Power Station
Aug. 1 – Melbourne	Melbourne Festival Hall
Aug. 2 – Hobart	Hobart University
Aug. 2 – Australia	Tea Party appearing on ABC’s “Recovery”!
Aug. 4 – Newcastle	Newcastle Workers Club
Aug. 5 – Brisbane’s Skinny’s Records	Special in-store appearance at 3pm
Aug. 5 – Brisbane,	The Festival Hall
Aug. 6 – HMV in Pitt Street Mall	Special in-store appearance at 2pm!!
Aug. 6 – Sydney	Horden Pavilion
Aug. 7 – Wollongong	Wollongong University
Aug. 9 – Adelaide	Thebarton Theatre
Aug. 10 + 11 – Perth	The Metropolis
Aug. 12 – Sydney	Manly Leagues
Aug. 13 – Sydney	St. George’s Leagues – ALL ACOUSTIC SHOW !!
Aug. 15 – Sydney	Revesby Workers
Aug. 16 – Canberra	Australian National Uni. (ANU)


Aug. 25 – Vancouver, BC	EdgeFest ’97 tour at Thunderbird Stadium
Aug. 27 – Calgary, AB	EdgeFest ’97 at Race City Speedway
Aug. 28 – Edmonton, AB	EdgeFest ’97 at Commenwealth Stadium
Aug. 30 – Saskatoon, SK	EdgeFest ’97 at Saskatoon Place Festival Site
Sept. 1 – Winnipeg, MB	EdgeFest ’97 at Winnipeg Stadium
Sept. 3 – North Bay, ON	The Wall
Sept. 4 – Waterloo, ON	Wilfred Laurier University
Sept. 10 – St. Catherines, ON	Brock University
Sept. 11 – London, ON	Western University
Sept. 12 – Waterloo, ON	FED Hall, University of Waterloo
Sept. 17 – Toronto, ON	The Orbit Room – Jeff Martin plays solo for a special radio show!
Sept. 18 – Toronto, ON	Much Music – One live song for the 1997 Much Video Awards!
Sept. 20 – Ottawa, ON	Molson Canadian Rocks “Blind Date” at Barrymore’s


Canadian shows are all ages & feature Econoline Crush as opener.
Oct. 21 – Boston, MA	Paradise
Oct. 22 – New York, NY	Westbeth Theatre
Oct. 24 – Buffalo, NY	Special in-store acoustic performance at New World Records!
Oct. 24 – Buffalo, NY	The Ogden Theatre
Oct. 25 – Detroit, MI	St. Andrew’s Hall
Oct. 26 – Toledo, OH	The Main Event
Oct. 28 – Cleveland, OH	Peabody’s
Oct. 30 – Rochester, NY	The Milestone
Oct. 31 – Montreal, QB	The Metropolis
Nov. 3 – Quebec City, QB	Grand Theatre
Nov. 4 – Kitchener, ON	The Lyric
Nov. 5 – London, ON	Centennial Hall
Nov. 6 – Toronto, ON	In studio appearance 6pm EST at 102.1 The Edge at 204 Yonge St.
Nov. 6 – Toronto, ON	The Warehouse
Nov. 7 – Toronto, ON	The Warehouse
Nov. 8 – Ottawa, ON	Ottawa Congress Center
Nov. 21 – Winnipeg, MB	The Convention Center
Nov. 23 – Saskatoon, SK	Centennial Hall
Nov. 24 – Calgary, AB	McEwan Hall, U. of Calgary
Nov. 25 – Calgary, AB	2nd show at McEwan Hall!
Nov. 26 – Edmonton, AB	The Agricorn
Nov. 28 – Kelowna, BC	The Boardwalk
Nov. 29 – Vancouver, BC	PNE Forum
Nov. 30 – Victoria, BC	The Royal Theatre


Feb. 24, 2017	Town Ballroom, Buffalo, USA
Feb. 23, 2017	Town Ballroom, Buffalo, USA
Feb. 21, 2017	London Music Hall, London
Feb. 19, 2017	Regent Theatre, Oshawa
Feb. 18, 2017	Capitol Theatre, North Bay
Feb. 17, 2017	Sanderson Centre, Brantford
Feb. 16, 2017	Centre for the Performing Arts, Oakville
Feb. 11, 2017	Richmond Hill Theatre, Richmond Hill
Feb. 10, 2017	Grand Theatre, Kingston
Feb. 8, 2017	Rose Theatre, Brampton
Feb. 4, 2017	Chatham Capitol Theatre, Chatham
Feb. 3, 2017	Partridge Hall, St Catharines, ON

April 5, 2017	Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, (USA)
April 4, 2017	Showbox in Seattle, Seattle, (USA)
April 1, 2017	The Commodore, Vancouver
March 31, 2017	The Commodore, Vancouver
March 29, 2017	McPherson Playhouse, Victoria
March 28, 2017	The Port Theatre, Nanaimo
March 27, 2017	Kelowna Community Theatre, Kelowna
March 25, 2017	Flames Central, Calgary
March 24, 2017	River Cree Resort & Casino, Edmonton
March 23, 2017	Red Deer Memorial Centre, Red Deer
March 21, 2017	Better Than Fred’s, Grande Prairie
March 19, 2017	O’Brians Event Centre, Saskatoon
March 18, 2017	Casino Regina Show Lounge, Regina
March 17, 2017	Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg
March 4, 2017	Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
March 3, 2017	Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
March 2, 2017	Metropolis, Montreal
Feb. 28, 2017	Impérial Bell, Québec
Feb. 27, 2017	Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa
Feb., 2017	Maxwell’s, Waterloo, ON
April 8, 2017	The Roxy, Los Angels (USA)



Nov. 10, 2017	Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Nov. 9, 2017	The Tivoli, Brisbane
Nov. 4, 2017	The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Nov. 3, 2017	The Odeon, Hobart
Nov. 2, 2017	Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Nov. 27, 2017	The Astor Theatre, Perth