The Weakerthans

Weakerthans Show They're Universal

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By Shayne Stephens (CHARTattack) April 2, 2009 1:14 pm
Despite music writers' obvious affinity to taxonomy, there are some bands that manage — frustratingly — to remain unclassifiable. Winnipeg's now decade-old darlings The Weakerthans are one such conundrum. The band boast a seismic catalogue of catchy, mostly chorus-less tracks that somehow successfully capture the universal experience via...
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VFest Toronto Day Two

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) September 9, 2008 1:58 pm
Day two of the Virgin Festival started out a little shaky as a light but annoying rain threatened to keep up all day. I got to the island rather painlessly this time, and reached the Virgin Mobile Stage just as Spiral Beach began. They played a pretty solid power-pop set for a bunch of teenagers on a pylon-littered stage, but their age shone...
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Stereophonics (photo by Chris Ramey)

The Weakerthans Etching Place In Can-rock Storybook

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) November 9, 2007 2:00 pm
In many respects, Winnipeg is the rock 'n' roll hub of the central Canada. From The Guess Who right through The Watchmen, The Waking Eyes and that throaty dude from Crash Test Dummies, the city holds a special place in Canadian rock folklore. The Weakerthans occupy a chapter in that story and although, 2007's Reunion Tour is only their fourth...
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The Weakerthans — Reunion Tour

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) September 25, 2007 11:57 am
Once one of Canada's most promising rock acts, Reunion Tour marks the third time The Weakerthans have regurgitated the template of their debut. Worse, the albums have progressively gotten more and more timid. The best tracks are all retreads of songs from Reconstruction Site, while the worst — and here I have to single out the inclusion of the...
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Greg Graffin — Cold As The Clay

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By Pras Rajagopalan (CHARTattack) July 11, 2006 3:28 pm
Best known for politicking and agitating with SoCal punk stalwarts Bad Religion, vocalist Greg Graffin has unplugged his guitar, hired The Weakerthans as his backing band and recorded a roots and country album. Cold As The Clay is a hodgepodge of Graffin's original compositions and his interpretations of traditional banjo and guitar standards. He...
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The Tragically Hip Go Hot And Cold

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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) June 26, 2006 4:30 pm
The only way last Friday's Tragically Hip concert could have been more Canadian was if it took place on Canada Day. The show was outside, at the Historic Fort York — the same spot where the battle of York took place during the war of 1812 — on a warm summer night. The CN Tower was to the right of the stage while Toronto's busy Gardiner...
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The Weakerthans — Reconstruction Site

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) August 26, 2003 9:14 am
There’s nothing I can say about this record that it doesn’t already say for itself. Trying to pin The Weakerthans down with words is a near impossible feat, but a girl’s gotta try. Reconstruction Site is a triumphant effort after the three-year gap from 2000’s Left And Leaving. It blends poetry, punk rock, country and folk into a mix of something...
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The Weakerthans — Watermark EP

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) February 6, 2001 10:34 am
The two live tracks included on this single for Left And Leaving's punchy "Watermark" further showcase the Weakerthans' sublime ability to sound devilishly punky one minute and achingly heartfelt the next. "Watermark" itself is a playfully crunchy, punk-pop number with a taste of John K. Samson's penchant for penning...
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I Read The News Today... For July 13, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 13, 2011 4:13 pm
The Drums are back with a sophomore album called Portamento on Sept. 13. Regardless of what it'll sound like, Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire will probably still say there's "no soul in that band." The third in Radiohead's series of 12-inch vinyl remixes of tunes from this year's The King Of Limbs is out "in two weeks." Yeah, there's no...
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I Read The News Today... For April 11, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 11, 2011 4:34 pm
TheScore sports television network is releasing a compilation called TheScore Rocks on April 19. It'll feature all the jock rock jams you'd expect to hear at sports games, like tunes from Nickelback, Disturbed, Billy Talent, Shinedown and more. Limp Bizkit's Gold Cobra album has been pushed back to June 28. Can't they just push the release date...
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Jim Bryson, Weakerthans Threw Out The Clock For The Falcon Lake Incident

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 17, 2011 4:24 pm
At the end of November, Jim Bryson was tired and had just gotten over a very scratchy Movember moustache, which had been tickling him a few days before. He was growing it for prostate cancer research, and had raised over $1,000 for the cause. Luckily, said 'stache was no longer itching the dickens out of him when he took the time to talk to...
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Jim Bryson (Photo by Graham Kennedy)

I Read The News Today... For Jan. 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 27, 2011 2:01 pm
Toronto's Dinosaur Bones will release their My Divider debut album on March 8 through Dine Alone. It was produced by Jon Drew, who's handled discs by Tokyo Police Club, Fucked Up and Arkells, so hopefully it'll be pretty good. Born Ruffians have just announced a Canadian tour that'll take place from mid-March to early April. They're out in support...
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Jim Bryson's Head Is In The Stars

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 26, 2011 3:44 pm
If you picked up a copy of Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans' The Falcon Lake Incident album when it came out late last year, you might have noticed something about its cover. The artwork features a shot of the Manitoba lodge where Bryson and the band recorded the album, but it's looking up at the sky. A map of the constellations has been digitally...
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Weakerthans Playing All Four Albums On One Night

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 3, 2010 3:38 pm
Earlier this year, The Weakerthans announced a series of Winnipeg shows in which they said they'd play all four of their albums in entirety, tackling one each night. They've since said on the fourth evening they'll perform all their albums in reverse order, starting with their 2007 Polaris Music Prize short listed Reunion Tour and ending with...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 16, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 16, 2010 3:12 pm
Silverstein have signed with Universal Music and will release a new EP, Transitions, on Dec. 7 through the label. Their next full-length album will come out in the spring. Here's a trailer: Jason Collett's fourth annual Basement Revue series will return to Toronto's Dakota Tavern on Tuesdays this December. Previous guests and performers...
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Song Of The Day: Jim Bryson And The Weakerthans' "Wild Folk"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 14, 2010 1:08 pm
Ottawa singer/songwriter Jim Bryson holed himself up with The Weakerthans at Manitoba's Falcon Lake in January to record what would eventually become The Falcon Lake Incident, on which Bryson is backed by the Winnipeg indie rock heroes. "Wild Folk" probably best exemplifies the sound of Bryson and The Weakerthans working together. It's full of...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 22, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 22, 2010 1:36 pm
Bedouin Soundclash and Sloan will play a free show tomorrow at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square beginning at 7:30 p.m. It's part of a full day of CBC-related activities, which will also include Jian Ghomeshi hosting his Q Live program with appearances from Zeus and City And Colour's Dallas Green, among others. —The Stroumboulopouli Montreal DJ CFCF's...
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Weakerthans Frontman Named Winnipeg Art Ambassador

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 25, 2010 2:16 pm
When I was in second-year university, a woman in the dorm directly opposite mine had a sign in her window which read, "John K. Samson is the poet of my heart." While this sign was more about this young lady professing her love for her (probably) favourite musician than pointing out that he's a poet in his own right, I'm sure there are...
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I Read The News Today... For June 15, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 15, 2010 11:37 am
The full lineup for this year's SappyFest, which takes place July 30 to Aug. 1 in Sackville, N.B., has been announced. —sappyfest.com The Weakerthans and Jim Bryson will perform songs from their upcoming collaborative record at the Winnipeg Folk Festival this July. —jimbryson.org CBGB Holdings LLC, which bought New York's legendary CBGB punk...
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