V Fest - Citadel Hill, Halifax, NS
Place des Festival - Montreal Jazz Fest, Montreal, QC
Salty Jam, St. John, NB
Festival D'été de Québec, Québec, QC
Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL
V Fest - Deer Lake Park, Vancouver, BC
Regina Folk Festival, Regina, SK
Patrick Watson to play free outdoor show at Montreal Jazz Fest
The world tour for Wooden Arms has just wrapped, but that doesn't means Patrick Watson is going back into hibernation just yet. We're pleased to announce that Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms will be performing a very special free outdoor show on July 5th as part of the 30th Anniversary edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. You can find all the details here.
New Patrick Watson Take Away show
"Over the past 3 years, we have filmed more than 150 bands, inside/outside/acoustic/electric, fun for most, boring sometimes. Never any band made us such a great impression as Patrick Watson and the Wooden Arms. It was a year ago, it’s finally online, and it still remains one of my favourite movies, and probably the best Take Away Show ever." (Vincent Moon)
Overwhelming praise for Wooden Arms...
People love Wooden Arms. Response to Patrick Watson's latest offering has been nothing less than staggering, with glowing reviews and praise coming in from SPIN, the Toronto Star, KCRW, NME, La Presse, and NPR, just to name a few.
Take a look at what people are saying ...
Wooden Arms is out today in Canada!
Wooden Arms is out today in Canada! Our new web store is just about ready, but in the meantime, there's a bonus version available on 
right now.
The band played their first show of the release tour last night in Quebec City. Reviews are starting to pour in about the album and consensus seems to be pretty fantatsic. NPR and KCRW are already singing it's praises, La Presse called the album 'Magnifique' and gave it an unheard of 4.5 stars ... and Eye Weekly came in with a 4 star review. We suspect that's just the beginning.
We're really pleased that people seem to be responding to a record that's maybe more difficult, but also more rewarding ... especially because it does such a good job of representing what Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms (yes, you can call them that) are all about.
Wooden-Arms.com launches, complete tour announced
We're pleased to announce that Wooden-Arms.com—the official website for Patrick Watson's new album—is now live, and also streaming a new song from the album. The website will be growing as the year progresses, and will be one-stop location for every single and video we release.
Wooden Arms is out in just over a month in Canada, and the rest of the world follows suit closely after (you can see all of the various international release dates on the album site). That's how the Wooden Arms tour is going down, too, as the full international tour has now been announced. If you don't see your town here, don't worry, the band will be playing plenty more shows as the year goes on. But this is the first leg. Dates below...
Patrick Watson Canadian dates
Wooden Arms is on the way, and so is a whole new Patrick Watson tour in support of the record.
The madness starts at home. There's lots more to come on an international whirlwind tour, but to whet your appetite, check out these Canadian dates. Details and ticket information (these are on sale Friday March 6th at noon!) is in the shows section.
April 27 - Quebec City @ L'Imperial
April 29 - Montreal @ La Tulipe
April 30 - Montreal @ La Tulipe
May 2 - Toronto @ Trinity St. Paul's
May 13 - Vancouver @ Richard's on Richards
May 15 - Calgary @ Grand Theatre
May 16 - Edmonton @ McDougall United Church
Wooden Arms is coming...
Wooden Arms is coming. It's been a while since Patrick Watson's last record. Close to Paradise was Secret City's first ever release way back in 2006, and we're pumped to be able to announce it's follow-up, which is due on April 28th in Canada and May 5th in the USA. (We'll have more news soon on the European release, too).
We also think this record is going to win over quite a few new fans. Stay tuned!
New Human Highway video
If you're reading this you've probably already seen it, but Human Highway just debuted their first official video, for Moody Motorcycle's catchy lead track "The Sound". There are two versions courtesy of director Olivier Groulx: the straight up Norman McLaren NFB throwback, and the full on interactive, move-it-yourself version. Check them out at moodymotorcycle.com. Human Highway, by the way, is hitting the road shortly, including dates in Montreal and Toronto. Check it:
Plants and Animals nominated for two JUNO Awards
Plants and Animals have been nominated for two JUNO awards. One for Alternative Album of the Year (for Parc Avenue), and the other for New Group of the Year. The awards will take place March 29 in Vancouver. Go P&A!
Plants and Animals on tour
Hey folks, happy New Year from all of us at Secret City.
We've got a big Plants and Animals update for you, as the band plays their first show of the year tonight in Los Angeles at the Natural History Museum. At the end of the month they'll do a mini-tour of Canada's East Coast with Wintersleep. Then the big tour gets rolling at the end of February with two shows supporting Blitzen Trapper in New York / Brooklyn, and continues all the way through March, with shows on both U.S. Coasts, some big cities in between, and more dates in Western Canada. The band is already working on the follow-up to Parc Avenue, so expect to hear some fresh material at these shows. Check full dates and details in the shows section. More will be added in the coming days, too.
Patrick Watson
Wooden Arms (2009)
SCR012 CD
Human Highway
Moody Motorcycle (2008)
SCR011 LP CD
Plants and Animals
Parc Avenue (2008)
SCR008 LP CD
Plants and Animals
with/avec EP (2007)
SCR007 CD
The Go! Team
Proof of Youth (2007)
SCR005 LP CD
Patrick Watson
The Great Escape (2007)
SCR010 SV
Patrick Watson
Luscious Life (2007)
SCR009 SV
Miracle Fortress
Five Roses (2007)
SCR004 CD
Patrick Watson
Close to Paradise (2006)
SCR002 LP CD
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