We played on a train between Edmonton and Winnipeg a short while ago.  Is it real rock and roll when everything is shaking back and forth?!

Tonight we’re headin’ down to one of our favorite spots in Calgary — King Henry the VIII. There will be a full line-up of punchers prepared to entertain.  And it’s Friday so let’s party!

Tomorrow we’re off to Saskatoon to meet Harley’s crew and play Lydia’s. If you have family out there, which you probably do, warn them that a bunch of Calgarians are about to take over their province.

We’re in the middle of finishing the new album. The light is at the end of the tunnel. New year, new songs.

Who’s coming to Medicine Hat for our first show at The Ottoman?

Who?

Who?

We’re returning to the ‘ol King Henry’s this Friday. Then back to Beatroute for the weekend to lay down the last few songs for the record.

Jan 16 – Medicine Hat – The Ottoman – Medicine Hat, AB.
Jan 20 – 25 – Train Tour

We had a great run of shows, from spending the afternoon at CBC, to helping Scott buy some new teeth. The highlight for us was the party down in Twin Butte that Jen and Clint put on for their staff appreciation night. They bought food and booze for their favorite 200 or so customers from 2pm until 2am. When the full band took the stage at about 10pm the crowd starting rockin’ so hard that the Twin Butteers we’re knocking in to the band nearly smashing the microphone into my teeth. I ended up having to kick (as friendly as I could) 3 different people in the first song in order to keep playing.

CBC called yesterday and we’re going to be appearing on air next Thursday from 3 – 6. I guess we get to play a couple of songs and we have to do some Christmas instrumentals here and there. They specifically said no songs with swearing so this is going to be interesting.

Then of course it is the Fundraiser for Scott Ross that night down at The Broken City.

Friday December 18, we’re at the Rum Runner down in Coleman.

Saturday December 19, is the Twin Butte store.

We’ve been recording our butts off over the last little bit down at the new Beatroute office, which just happens to be at an abandoned recording studio. Things are sounding great and we can’t wait to get some new tunes out on the streets.

We’re going in for another round this weekend.

Due to an accounting error we are going to be playing this Thursday, November 19th at the Palomino.

http://www.myspace.com/theschombergfair

$8 Cover.

Let’s call in sick for work on Friday.

Last minute show out at The Canmore Hotel with the boys (and perhaps the gal) from Dojo Workhorse. Should be a long, fun night that’ll take years off all our lives.

New T-shirts ordered! They should be ready for the show at King Henry’s on Friday.

We got a new PA. Life is going to be much, much easier now that we have our own fully functioning noise machine.

Matt Olah got to perform ‘Carry It All’ Dudes style at The First Waltz last Friday. The First Waltz was a reimaging of The Bands’ The Last Waltz. The Dudes covered ‘Carry It All’ and invited Matt to sing it with him. Ryan Kelly snuck on stage 2 during the night.

Cowpuncher Train tour – Via Rail has invited some of the members of Cowpuncher to tour around the country playing music on the train. We’ll be doing the inaugural trip to Winnipeg and back in late January.

Upcoming shows:

October 23 – King Henry VIII
October 25 – Murcochs’
October 31 – Fat’s Bar and Grill
November 13 – King Henry VIII
November 28 – Tracks, Olds, AB
December 18 – Rum Runner’s, Coleman, AB
December 19 – Twin Butte Store, Twin Butte, AB

Video from Jay’s last show at the Ironwood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aULox3YLffk&feature=player_embedded#