On The Road Again: The Hidden Cameras, Jim Cuddy And Castle Project

The Hidden Cameras' Awoo is one of the most exuberant pop albums of the year, and the Toronto band's stage show is almost always a spectacle. So with that combination, and a European tour in the band's recent past to hone their performance chops, these concerts should be a treat:

Nov. 8 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
Nov. 10 Saint John, NB @ Elwoods
Nov. 11 Halifax, NS @ Stage Nine
Nov. 12 Fredericton, NB @ The Capital
Dec. 3 Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richards
Dec. 5 Calgary, AB @ Grand Theatre
Dec. 6 Edmonton, AB @ Power Plant
Dec. 7 Saskatoon, SK @ Christ Church
Dec. 8 Winnipeg, MB @ The Collective
Dec. 14 Toronto, ON @ TBA

Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy released his second solo album, The Light That Guides You Home, in September. He'll play songs from the record, and others, with an excellent group of musicians (guitarist Colin Cripps, bassist Bazil Donovan, keyboardist Bob Packwood, drummer Joel Anderson and violinist Anne Lindsay) at these shows:

Nov. 3 Winnipeg, MB @ Pantages Playhouse Theatre
Nov. 4 Saskatoon, SK @ Prairieland Park
Nov. 6 Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Concert Hall
Nov. 8 Banff, AB @ Eric Harvie Theatre
Nov. 9 Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre
Nov. 11 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Nov. 12 Victoria, BC @ McPherson Playhouse
Nov. 16 Moncton, NB @ Capitol Theatre
Nov. 17 Charlottetown, PEI @ Confederation Centre Of The Arts
Nov. 18 Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Nov. 20 Glace Bay, NS @ Savoy Theatre
Nov. 21 Saint John, NB @ Imperial Theatre
Nov. 23 Montreal, QC @ Le Spectrum

Vancouver pop-rock quartet Castle Project released their Diaries Of A Broken Heart debut last year and have since had three videos in rotation on MuchMusic. The album was released in the U.S. last month and the Ryan Ostiguy-led group are nearing completion of their The Crash Was So Unkind follow-up. Sample their wares here:

Nov. 7 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/Uncut and The Diableros
Nov. 8 Peterborough, ON @ Trasheteria
Nov. 10 London, ON @ Call The Office
Nov. 11 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
Nov. 15 Winnipeg, MB @ Collective Cabaret
Nov. 16 Saskatoon, SK @ O'Hanlon's
Nov. 17 Calgary, AB @ Mount Royal College
Nov. 18 Edmonton, AB @ Red Strap Art Market
Nov. 21 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar
Nov. 22 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club