Peter Katz And Rob Szabo Are Lanky Wimps

Toronto new folkie Rob Szabo is playing with like-minded Torontonian Peter Katz on the western stretch of Katz's coast-to-coast tour.

The two decided to name the collaboration The Lanky Wimps Tour, inspired by Kinnie Starr's Scrappy Bitch Tour and the stereotype that male singer/songwriters are ultra-sensitive and wimpy.

"We're also two tall, lanky guys in a tiny cramped car driving across the country, which for some reason we think is kind of funny," says Katz.

Katz released his first official LP, More Nights, in late June. The album was recorded at Metalworks Studio in Mississauga, Ont. and Toronto's The Hive. Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland and Kevin Breit were among the guest contributors.

Szabo plays more than 100 shows a year in Canada and the U.S. and drives to each performance in his '89 Dodge, which recently saw its odometer pass 450,000 kilometres. He has released three solo albums (last year's Like A Metaphor is the most recent) and six others while fronting bands, including Plasticine and The Groove Daddys.

The two musicians are working hard to promote their journey and have created a Facebook group called "I Support The Lanky Wimps Tour." After that comes to a close, Katz has two other shows in Ontario before joining with Szabo again for one more date.

Here are the dates for The Lanky Wimps Tour:

Oct. 23 Red Deer, AB @ The Vat
Oct. 24 Golden, BC @ Formerly Packers Place
Oct. 25 Kelowna, BC @ Doc Willoughby's
Oct. 26 Vancouver, BC @ TBA
Oct. 27 Victoria, BC @ TBA
Oct. 28 Enderby, BC @ Lorenzo's
Oct. 29 Prince George, BC @ The Artspace
Nov. 1 Fort St. John, BC @ Egan's
Nov. 2 Grande Prairie, AB @ Better Than Fred's
Nov. 3 Edmonton, AB @ Metro Billiards
Nov. 5 Saskatoon, SK @ Lydia's
Nov. 7 Thunder Bay, ON @ The Study

Here are Katz's solo dates:

Nov. 10 Cambridge, ON @ Groove Kitchen & Music Room w/Pat Robitaille and Mandippal Jandu
Nov. 15 London, ON @ Fanshawe College
Nov. 16 @ London, ON @ Fanshawe College w/Rob Szabo