Mobile Drummer Leaves Band For Law

02/24/09 3:19pm

by Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack)

Mobile drummer Pierre-Marc Hamelin is leaving the Montreal rock band for the bar. Wait, not that kind of bar.

"It is with regret that I bring you this news — Pierre, our drummer and most importantly our friend is leaving Mobile," guitarist Christian "Criq" Brais wrote on the band's MySpace blog on Feb. 19. "Pierre has decided after much thought, that the love for playing music isn’t there anymore and that he wants to go back to an earlier passion — law.

"It was a tough decision for him and a big surprise for us. Its also been hard for us to see him go. After all, we formed the band in his parents' basement in Lorraine where we all grew up.

"I, and the rest of the band wish him all the best as he continues on down his path."

Mobile spent the past few weeks searching for a replacement and found one in Martin Lavallee. He'll be behind the kit when the band begin their Sound Of Fiction tour on Wednesday in support of last year's Tales From The City.

"You'll then be able to see first hand this talented new member of Mobile who hits the drums so fucking loud," Brais says.

Here's a clip of Lavallee in action:

Here are Mobile's tour dates:

Feb. 25 Quebec City, QC @ Chez Dagobert w/Inward Eye
Feb. 27 Moncton, NB @ Saxby's Pub And Eatery w/Inward Eye
Feb. 28 Fredericton, NB @ Nicky Zee's w/Inward Eye
March 1 Saint John, NB @ Blue Olive Bar w/Inward Eye
March 5 Trois-Rivieres, QC @ Cafe Nord-Ouest w/Inward Eye
March 6 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda w/Inward Eye and Bend Sinister
March 12 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy w/Hinder, Default and My Darkest Days
March 13 Sudbury, ON @ The Townehouse Tavern w/Inward Eye and Bend Sinister
March 14 Thunder Bay, ON @ C2 w/Bend Sinister
March 16 Kenora, ON @ Lake Of The Woods Hotel w/Bend Sinister
March 18 Winnipeg, MB @ Silverado's w/Bend Sinister
March 19 Brandon, MB @ Houston's Country Roadhouse w/Bend Sinister
March 20 Regina, SK @ The Drink w/Bend Sinister
March 21 Lethbridge, AB @ The Roadhouse
March 22 Banff, AB @ Wild Bill's Legendary Saloon & Cookhouse w/Bend Sinister
March 24 Calgary, AB @ The Back Alley Night Club w/Inward Eye and Bend Sinister
March 25 Edmonton, AB @ Jet Nightclub w/Inward Eye and Bend Sinister
March 27 Vancouver, BC @ Bourbon Street Pub w/Inward Eye and Bend Sinister (JunoFest)
March 28: Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar w/Inward Eye and Bend Sinister
March 29 Nanaimo, BC @ The Queen's Hotel w/Inward Eye and Bend Sinister
April 1 Fort St. John, BC @ Egan's Restaurant & Irish Pub w/Inward Eye
April 2 Grande Prairie, AB @ Better Than Fred’s w/Inward Eye
April 4 Saskatoon, SK @ The Roxy w/Inward Eye