On The Road Again: The Hylozoists, Mayor McCa And Square Root Of Margaret

Toronto's Hylozoists are on the road in support of their La Fin Du Monde album that came out in June through Boompa Records.

The Paul Aucoin-led orchestral pop ensemble — who incorporate vibraphones, glockenspiel and flugelhorn, along with some more mundane instruments used by most other groups — will include at least seven members at all of their upcoming shows. But you never know if some of their other friends might show up on stage if they're available. Find out for yourself at these venues:

Sept. 20 Lethbridge, AB @ Tongue 'N' Groove
Sept. 21 Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel
Sept. 22 Calgary, AB @ Liberty Lounge
Sept. 23 Edmonton, AB @ Sidetrack Cafe
Sept. 27 Vancouver, BC @ Gallery Lounge (UBC)
Sept. 29 Victoria, BC @ Logan's Pub
Sept. 30 Cumberland, BC @ Waverley Hotel
Oct. 5 Kingston, ON @ Elixir
Oct. 6 Montreal, QC @ O Patr Vys
Oct. 7 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's Music Hall

Mayor McCa, the former "one-man-band singing sensation" turned "hardest working man in show business (James Brown is a chump)," is out to prove his claim with a cross-Canada tour over the next month. He's doing it to advance the word on his forthcoming Cue Are Es Tea You album, which will be released on Halloween via We Are Busy Bodies. McCa will perform his mayoralty duties here:

Sept. 20 Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richards w/Amy Millan
Sept. 22 Edmonton, AB @ Sidetrack Cafe w/Amy Millan
Sept. 23 Calgary, AB @ Hi-Fi Club w/Amy Millan
Sept. 25 Regina, SK @ Exchange w/Amy Millan
Sept. 26 Sasktaoon, SK @ Amigos w/Amy Millan
Sept. 27 Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre w/Amy Millan
Sept. 28 Toronto, ON @ Masonic Temple (MTV Live taping)
Sept. 30 Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel w/Blanche and The Bicycles
Oct. 1 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah w/Casper & The Cookies
Oct. 2 Ottawa, ON @ Clocktower Pub
Oct. 4 Montreal, QC @ La Salla Rossa w/Damien Jurado, Two Gallants and Geoff Berner
Oct. 5 Moncton, NB @ Paramount Lounge
Oct. 6 St. John's, NF @ Distortion
Oct. 7 St. John's, NF @ Rose & Thistle
Oct. 8 St. John's, NF @ TBA
Oct. 11 Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunters Ale House
Oct. 13 Halifax, NS @ Gus' Pub
Oct. 13 Halifax, NS @ Pavilion
Oct. 14 Saint John, NB @ Elwoods
Oct. 18 Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel
Oct. 19 Kingston, ON @ Grad Club

Chatham, Ont.'s Square Root Of Margaret recently released Cloud Nine Revisited, their first full-length in five years. The psychedelic pop/rock band, who took a three-year hiatus before getting back into the swing of things again last year, are heading to western Canada for the first time to promote the new album. Welcome them here:

Sept. 27 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club
Sept. 28 Sudbury, ON @ The Townehouse
Sept. 29 Thunder Bay, ON @ The Apollo
Oct. 1 Lorette, MB @ Jailhouse Fest '06
Oct. 3 Calgary, AB @ Hi-Fi Club
Oct. 4 Edmonton, AB @ Sidetrack Cafe
Oct. 5 Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel
Oct. 6 Nelson, BC @ The Royal On Baker
Oct. 7 Vancouver, BC @ Pat's Pub
Oct. 8 Victoria, BC @ Logan's Pub
Oct. 9 Duncan, BC @ The Duncan Garage
Oct. 10 Vancouver, BC @ CBC Radio 3
Oct. 11 Grand Forks, BC @ Grand Forks Art Gallery
Oct. 12 Calgary, AB @ Broken City
Oct. 13 Lethbridge, AB @ Tongue 'N' Groove