Wiseman, Trachtenburg And The Phonemes Prepare For The End Of The World

Toronto's Bob Wiseman will be joined by New York-based music-vaudeville artist Jason Trachtenburg and Toronto pop trio The Phonemes on the Before The End Of The World Tour next month.

Wiseman, who first became known as Blue Rodeo's keyboard player, released his ninth solo record, Theme And Variations, last year. He's also worked with Ron Sexsmith, Edie Brickell, Bruce McCulloch and Scott Thompson from Kids In The Hall, among others.

Trachtenburg is a member of The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, who take vintage slide collections they've found at estate sales, garage sales and thrift shops and create musical exposes based on what the anonymous people in the slides are doing.

The Phonemes are comprised of Magali Meagher, Matias Rozenberg and Liz Forsberg. Like Wiseman, Meagher and Rozenberg have been members of The Hidden Cameras. The self-described "prog-folk-disco outfit" released a self-titled EP in 2004.

Here are the Canadian dates of the Before The End Of The World Tour:

May 1 Montreal, QC @ Bar St. Laurent 2
May 2 Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
May 3 Waterloo, ON @ Princess Theatre
May 5 Toronto, ON @ Whippersnapper Gallery
May 6 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club w/Daniel Johnston
May 8 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
May 9 Windsor, ON @ Phog Lounge
May 15 Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre
May 16 Regina, SK @ The Exchange
May 17 Saskatoon, SK @ Bassment
May 18 Edmonton, AB @ Metro Theatre
May 19 Calgary, AB @ Marquee Room
May 20 Fernie, BC @ Arts Station
May 22 Creston, BC @ The Snoring Sasquatch
May 23 Nelson, BC @ Capitol Theatre
May 24 Salmon Arm, BC @ Salmar Grand
May 25 Vancouver, BC @ Doxa Festival
May 26 Victoria, BC @ Metro Theatre
May 28 Salt Spring Island, BC @ Barbs Buns
May 29 Tofino, BC @ Legion
May 30 Nanaimo, BC @ TBA
May 31 Lasqueti, BC @ Jenny Vie's
June 1 Denman Island, BC @ Denman Island Clubhouse
June 2 Gibsons Landing, BC @ Heritage Playhouse