Woodhands Aren't Experiencing Rural Albertan Disadvantage

Paul Banwatt and Dan Werb, the nerdy-duo behind Toronto-based Woodhands have just released their second album, Remorsecapade — the follow-up to their hugely successful 2008 Heart Attack debut album.

To say they've been resting since their last disc couldn't be any further from the truth. Banwatt's once former "side-project" The Rural Alberta Advantage (perhaps you've heard of them?) have blown up, and that band have since become their own force to be reckoned with.

But don't worry. It's all going to be fine, Banwatt assures.

"We've taken a lot of steps to try and make everything work. We're all friends, which really helps," he said in an interview with CHARTAttack last week. "Like, we were all friends before either band was really doing much, so it's kind of awesome that we've managed to work it out."

It's not just The RAA that have made the last two years for Woodhands unbelievably busy. Between jet-setting across North America, Japan and China, to being interviewed by Playboy, the gentlemen behind Woodhands have been working hard to put out Remorsecapade, which they somehow managed to do (and do extremely well) all things considered.

There are rumours they have another big cross-Canadian tour in the works, but that, like the prospect of the release of Werb's solo album, may all just be a ruse for a greater plan.

As for what 2010 has to offer, we can expect more music videos, more shows, and more badass collaborations and covers.

You can see Woodhands here:

Feb. 20 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
Feb. 24 Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop
Feb. 25 Calgary, AB @ Broken City
Feb. 26 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina
Feb. 27 Winnipeg, MB @ Lo Pub & Gallery
Feb. 28 Thunder Bay, ON @ Jack's Pub
March 2 Windsor, ON @ The Phog Lounge
March 4 St. Catharines, ON @ Level 3
March 5 London, ON @ Moon Over Marin
March 6 Hamilton, ON @ This Aint' Hollywood
March 11 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House w/ K-OS (Canadian Music Week)
March 13 Toronto, ON @ TBA (Super Secret CMW show)
March 18 Austin, TX @ Speakeasy w/ You Say Party! We Say Die, Winter Gloves, Little Girls and CFCF (South By Southwest Music Festival)
March 19 Austin, TX @ South By Southwest Music Festival
March 20 Austin, TX @ Peckerheads (South By Southwest Music Festival)
March 25 Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note
March 26 Denver, CO @ Larimer's Lounge
March 27 Kansas City, MO @ Conspiracy Lounge
March 28 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
March 29 Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio w/ My Old Kentucky Blog
March 30 St. Louis, MO @ 2720
April 1 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
April 3 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
April 6 Peterborough, ON @ The Historic Red Dog
April 8 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
April 9 Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle
April 10 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi
April 17 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater w/ Lotus
April 20 Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge w/ Lotus
April 21 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues Dallas w/ Lotus
April 22 Houston, TX @ The Ballroom at Wired Live w/ Lotus
April 23 Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Lotus
April 24 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina's w/ Lotus (New Orleans Jazz Festival)