Posts Tagged ‘The Weakerthans’

The Details hail from Winnipeg. That poor city, I swear, every time I hear it mentioned I think back to the great Weakerthans song, “One Great City” where John K. Samson utters the phrase I hate Winnipeg over and over again. I simply can not help it. Where am I going with this? Well, it’s […]

The Weakerthans live at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC last week. This video has “Reconstruction Site” and then goes right into “Aside.”

“My Favorite Chords” by The Weakerthans from Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC last week. Yes, I know…I lack a steady hand.

Hey, look who showed up at The Weakerthans show last night…none other than John Darnielle from The Mountain Goats. He joined John K. Samson up on stage for a rendition of the old Propagandhi song “Anchorless.” I got a few more videos from the show that I might post later. Sorry about the iffy quality […]

- I’m about to head out of town for the day…going to see The Weakerthans tonight in NC. It’s probably been a good four years since I’ve seen the band so I’m rather stoked about it.
- Check out Quote Unquote Records. A very cool label idea especially in this musical climate. I suggest checking out […]

Luv.

Rather than write an entire review gushing about my love for The Weakerthans or John K. Samson, I will just let his lyrics speak for themselves. As Craig Finn (an amazing lyricist in his own right) formerly of Lifter Puller and now of The Hold Steady recently stated in the Seattle rag, The Stranger, “John […]