Katie Rox Tours Canada

You might remember Katie Rox as Katie B, the former lead singer of industrial band Jakalope. Rox is now a folk-oriented solo artist who will tour Canada with Toronto singer/songwriter Lesley Pike.

The two are performing on a bill dubbed the Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Tour. They're playing to support of Rox's High Standards debut solo album, which came out in January, and Pike's sophomore solo release, Blink.

"I loved the big stages, the crunching guitars, all of that… but there's just something about getting out there, just me and a guitar, up close and personal with the audience… that's where the heart of it really is for me right now," says Rox (real name Katie Biever).

Rox joined Jakalope after meeting producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy, David Bowie) while working at Vancouver's The Warehouse Studio. She left the band last year to begin her solo career. Jackalope are still active despite her departure.

Here's where you can see Rox:

• July 3 Revelstoke, BC @ Regent Inn w/The Matinee
• July 4 Rossland, BC @ The Old Firehall w/The Matinee
• July 11 Wingham, ON @ The Anchor w/Lesley Pike
• July 12 Kitchener, ON @ The Boathouse w/Lesley Pike
• July 14 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah w/Lesley Pike
• July 16 London, ON @ The London Music Club w/Lesley Pike
• July 18 Guelph, ON @ Manhattan's w/Lesley Pike
• July 19 Toronto, ON @ Revival w/Lesley Pike
• July 21 Ottawa, ON @ The Mercury Lounge w/Lesley Pike
• July 23 St. Andrew's, NB @ The Kennedy House
• July 24 Rothsay, NB @ The Sessions Cafe
• July 25 Sydney, NS @ The Mersey House w/Lesley Pike
• July 26 Halifax, NS @ Ginger's Tavern w/Lesley Pike
• July 27-29 Charlottetown, PEI @ Peakes Quay w/Lesley Pike
• July 31 Moncton, NB @ Paramount Lounge w/Lesley Pike
• Aug. 21 Vancouver, BC @ The Backstage Lounge w/Lesley Pike
• Aug. 26 Tofino, BC @ TBA w/Lesley Pike
• Aug. 28 Duncan, BC @ Duncan Garage Showroom w/Lesley Pike
• Aug. 29 Nanaimo, BC @ Mermaid's Mug w/Lesley Pike
• Aug. 30 Powell River, BC @ Sunshine Music Festival