NEWS: The Provincial Archive in The Provincial Archives Tour Comes To Halifax
May 28: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management Evening Performance (No Cover)
Sometimes great ideas are sitting right on your doorstep, or so it would seem for pop-folk darlings, The Provincial Archive. This spring the band will make Canadian tour history with one such great idea: travel coast-to-coast performing in Canada’s Provincial Archives.
“We had the idea last fall, when the Provincial Archives of Alberta asked us to perform in-house. We couldn’t help but laugh at the confusion that would ensue from the band playing a venue by the same name,” says lead archivist Craig Schram. Months of work were dedicated to planning the logistics of a tour that will see 27 performances in 30 days from St. John’s, NL to Victoria, BC. This is no small feat considering the additional complexity required to get the archives on board.
As if this weren’t enough, the band is releasing a new single, “Drive,” to mark the beginning of the tour. This single represents the first major song writing collaboration with the band’s drummer, R. Bramwell Park, and will be available as a free download from the band website. “We’ve always felt that there is a strong connection between the idea of Archiving, and writing songs. So for us, this tour is more than just a name.”
Indeed. But what a name.
http://www.theprovincialarchive.com/
Provincial Archive Tour Dates:
May 07: Edmonton, AB - The Provincial Archives of Alberta
Evening performance in the front room (No Cover)
May 13: Saskatoon, SK -The Saskatchewan Archives Board
Afternoon in-archive (private show.)
Additional evening performance at Louis Pub. Open to the general public. Presented by the Saskatchewan Archives Board. (No Cover)
May 14: Winnipeg, MB -Archives of Manitoba
Evening performance in the Reading Room (No Cover)
May 15: Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
May 17: Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
May 18: Windsor, ON – The Phog Lounge
May 19: St Catherines, ON -Mansion House
May 20: Toronto, ON - C'est What
May 21: Kingston, ON - The Mansion
May 23: Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo
May 24: Quebec City, QC - TBA
May 25: Fredericton, NB - The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
Evening performance in the Exhibition Hall (No Cover)
May 26: Saint John, NB -The Sunstar Lounge
May 27: Moncton, NB - Plan B Lounge
May 28: Halifax, NS - Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
Evening Performance (No Cover)
May 30: St. John's, NL - The Rooms Provincial Archives
Evening theatre performance (No Cover)
May 31: Charlottetown, PEI - Baba's Lounge
June 02: Ottawa, ON - Zapphod's
June 03: Wakefield, QC - Kaffe 1870
June 04: Sault Ste Marie, ON - Lop Lop's
June 05: Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
June 06: Winnipeg, MB - Lo Pub
June 07: Regina, SK - The Saskatchewan Archives Board
Afternoon in-archive (private show.) Additional evening performance at The Exchange. Open to the general public. Presented by the Saskatchewan Archives Board (No Cover)
June 09: Calgary, AB - Broken City
June 10: Kelowna, BC - TBA
June 11: Vancouver, BC - TBA
June 12: Victoria, BC - The British Columbia Archives at the Royal BC Museum
Afternoon outdoor performances (No Cover)
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