MacEwan Hall

2500 University Drive NW

Calgary

April 21, 2008, Monday 7:00 PM

Buy Tickets online: CA $25.00

THE TREWS

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The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton. The band is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.

The band started their career with the name One I'd Trouser, before changing their name to Trouser, and eventually The Trews. They released an EP as One I'd Trouser, and a second EP under the name The Trews.

In the early summer of 2002 the band entered the CHTZ-FM Rock Search, a high profile contest that is held annually by the Southern Ontario rock radio station. Winning the contest would prove to be their big break as they soon landed a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada.

The release of their first full-length CD House of Ill Fame, soon followed in 2003. The album contained the hit singles "Every Inambition", "Not Ready to Go", "Tired of Waiting", "Fleeting Trust" and "Confessions". "Not Ready to Go" hit number one on Canadian rock radio and was the most played song of 2004 in that format. House Of Ill Fame has been certified gold in Canada. In the past three years the band have racked up six Top 10 rock radio singles, including two chart-toppers.

The song "Hollis and Morris" on their first album, refers to an intersection in the nearby city of Halifax, and not an intersection in Antigonish as previously speculated. John-Angus has mentioned during concerts and in the online Trews diary, that the corner of Hollis and Morris is notorious for prostitution.

The band has released a follow-up to House of Ill Fame with producer Jack Douglas. The album, Den of Thieves, was released on August 16, 2005. The first single, "So She's Leaving", was released to radio June 28, 2005 and was followed by the singles "Yearning", "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me", and "I Can't Say". The album was released April 18, 2006 in the United States on Red Ink and Sony BMG.In 2005, the band was featured in several episodes of Radio Free Roscoe.

Their new album, called No Time for Later, is to be released in February, 2008. The first single will be "Hold Me in Your Arms" and will be available on November 25, 2007. It premiered at the 2007 Grey Cup pre-game show and was immediately released on iTunes. A bonus song called "Long Way from Freedom" will be included with the single, but will not be released on the album. More about The Trews...