On The Road Again: Default, Oliver Black, D.O.A. And Tupelo Honey

Default and Oliver Black are launching a major Canadian tour together on Thursday night. Default, the Vancouver rock band that enjoyed considerable success with their first two albums, are on the road in support of last fall's One Thing Remains LP. Their TVT labelmates, who were originally from Toronto but moved to Austin, Texas after signing their deal in 2004, will release their debut album this spring. Oliver Black's limited-edition Live In Texas EP will be available at these shows:

February  23 London, ON @ Norma Jeans
February  24 Belleville, ON @ Matt & Joe's
February  25 Sarnia, ON @ The Industry Theatre
February  27 Owen Sound, ON @ The Harb
February  28 Guelph, ON @ Club Denim
March 1 Barrie, ON @ Foundation Night Club
March 2 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
March 3 Oshawa, ON @ Big Sexy
March 7 Kingston, ON @ Stages
March 8 Peterborough, ON @ Vibe Nightclub
March 9 Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall
March 10 North Bay, ON @ Capital Centre
March 11 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ The Canadian
March 13 Thunder Bay, ON @ Community Auditorium
March 14 Winnipeg, MB @ Cowboys
March 15 Saskatoon, SK @ Roxy
March 16 Grande Prairie, AB @ Corral
March 17 Drayton Valley, AB @ Stockyard Saloon
March 18 Red Deer, AB @ The Catwalk
March 21 Calgary, AB @ Cowboys
March 22 Edmonton, AB @ Cowboys
March 23 Kelowna, BC @ Flashbacks
March 25 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
March 27 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
March 30 Victoria, BC @ Sugar
March 31 Campbell River, BC @ Voodoo Lounge

Canadian punk godfathers D.O.A. recently returned from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where they were featured in a documentary titled American Hardcore about the early '80s punk scene. With their movie star status now in place, the group will play a series of shows in western Canada in support of War On 45 (March To The End). Joey "Shithead" Keithley and friends promise not to be dead on arrival at these gigs:

February  24 Kelowna, BC @ The Well (Okanagan University College)Feburary 25 Vernon, BC @ Sneakers
March 2 Kimberly, BC @ The Ozone
March 3 Nelson, BC @ The Fluid Lounge
March 4 Fernie, BC @ The Royal Hotel
March 15 Jasper, AB @ Pete's Night Club
March 17 Edmonton, AB @ The Union
March 31 Calgary, AB @ Broken City
April 1 Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel
April 2 Banff, AB @ Wild Bill's

Edmonton rock quintet Tupelo Honey, the 2005 Canadian Music Week Xtreme Band Slam champion, recently finished mixing five new tracks to go along with last year's six-song EP. You'll be able to hear most of that material in the coming days and weeks as the band cover the prairies and Ontario. They'll open for Theory Of A Deadman from February 23-27 and will be part of the Chart Canadian Music Week showcase at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern on March 2. Here's the group's full itinerary:

February  23 Grande Prairie, AB @ The Corral
February  24 Calgary, AB @ The Gateway
February  25 Medicine Hat, AB @ Gringo's
February  27 Saskatoon, SK @ Louie's
February  28 Winnipeg, MB @ Wiseguys
March 2 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe
March 6 Ottawa, ON @ The Observatory (Algonquin College)
March 8 Guelph, ON @ The Brass Taps (University Of Guelph)
March 9 London, ON @ Forwell Hall (Fanshawe College) (Afternoon show)
March 9 Barrie, ON @ The Foundation (Evening show)
March 14 Winnipeg, MB @ Wiseguys
March 15 Saskatoon, SK @ Louie's
March 16 Regina, SK @ The Lazy Owl
March 17 Calgary, AB @ The Gateway