On The Road Again: The Lovely Feathers, Mayor McCa And The Ryan Luchuck Band

Montreal's The Lovely Feathers will traverse eastern Canada over the next six weeks supporting their engagingly quirky full-length debut, Hind Hind Legs.

The album was produced by Metric's James Shaw, who took the young band under his wing and on the road last year, and was released earlier this month on the new Equator label. Take flight with The Lovely Feathers at these clubs:

May 3 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks w/Duchess Says
May 4 London, ON @ Call The Office w/Duchess Says
May 7 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground w/Duchess Says
May 9 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi w/Duchess Says
May 10 Trois-Rivieres, QC @ Nord-Ouest Cafe w/Duchess Says
May 11 Quebec City, QC @ Kashmir Nightclub w/Duchess Says
May 13 Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba's Lounge w/Duchess Says
May 14 Halifax, NS @ Gus's Pub w/Duchess Says
June 6 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo w/The Spinto Band
June 7 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Music Hall w/The Spinto Band

Somewhat eccentric Hamilton singer/songwriter Mayor McCa has a new album coming out in late August and, if you're really nice to him, he might play some songs from it at one of these shows:

May 4 Guelph, ON @ E-bar w/Pas/Cal
May 5 Brantford, ON @ Ford Plant w/Chad Van Gaalen and Brian Borcherdt
May 6 Toronto, ON @ Music Gallery w/Chad Van Gaalen and Dirty Projectors
May 7 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah w/Great Plains and Jenn Grant
May 8 Waterloo, ON @ Jane BondMay 9 Ottawa, ON @ TBA
May 11 Moncton, NB @ The Paramount
May 12 Halifax, NS @ The Pavilion w/Wintersleep and Lighthouse Choir
May 13 Halifax, NS @ Gus's Pub w/Healthy Collins
May 14 Saint John, NB @ Elwoods

The Ryan Luchuck Band have A Super Happy Heartbreak Sound that they want to share with the piano-pop-loving citizens of Canada. It's been three years since the release of Luchuck's debut solo EP, but the Toronto-based singer/songwriter is backed by a full band on the new album and on this tour:

May 13 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Downbeat
May 14 Thunder Bay, ON @ TBA
May 15 Winnipeg, MB @ Cavern
May 16 Saskatoon, SK @ Roxy
May 18 Regina, SK @ McNally's
May 19-20 Calgary, AB @ Tropicana
May 21 Golden, BC @ Packer's Place
May 22 Kamloops, BC @ Soprano's
May 24 Vancouver, BC @ Piccadilly
May 25 Nelson, BC @ Finley's
May 26 Lethbridge, AB @ Tongue N Groove
May 28 Saskatoon, SK @ Bassment
May 30 Winnipeg, MB @ Academy