On The Road Again: Eric Clapton, Pride Tiger And Lords

Guitar legend Eric Clapton, who performed in Toronto in September, will play four western Canadian dates in March. Clapton's current album is The Road To Escondido, a collaboration with J.J. Cale. See Slow Hand at these arenas:

March 23 Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
March 25 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
March 26 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
March 28 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre

Vancouver boogie-rock band Pride Tiger have been in Los Angeles working on their new album with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed), and they're hoping to have the fruits of their labour in stores in June. You can catch a taste of what they've been up to at these clubs:

Jan. 23 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Jan. 24 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground
Jan. 25 London, ON @ Call The Office
Jan. 26 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club
Jan. 27 Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz

Louisville, Kentucky punk-metal trio Lords are touring in support of their Jade Tree debut, Swords, and are promising to leave a trail of scorched earth behind them after these shows:

Jan. 24 St. Catharines, ON @ 126 Rockwood Ave. w/Like You and Our Father
Jan. 25 Toronto, ON @ White Orchid w/Fever Out, Our Father and Like You
Jan. 26 Montreal, QC @ L'Inco w/Cobra Noir
Jan. 27 Kingston, ON @ Clark Hall (Queen's University) w/Fucked Up, Cobra Noir and Black Spokes
Jan. 28 Ottawa, ON @ End Hits
Jan. 29 London, ON @ Call The Office
Jan. 31 Sudbury, ON @ The Shrine Centre w/Like You, Our Father and Living Daylights
Feb. 1 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground w/PartyTank
Feb. 2 Guelph, ON @ Shadow w/Like You
Feb. 3 Peterborough, ON @ Underdog w/Fucked Up, Cobra Noir, Sailboats Are White and What The Shit!