Countdown:: Thrush Hermit Reunion

Who's up for a Thrush Hermit post that features herohill co-founder Shawn Lapaix, WITH VIDEO! What? The Ack did exactly such a post this morning you say? Oh, well, you can never have too many posts like that in my humble, so let's get to it.

Unless you have stumbled on the hill via some kind of really-awesome random web surfage, you are aware that Thrush Hermit will be commencing their mini-reunion tour next weekend, and we've been counting down the weeks until showtime with some fun reminiscing about our experiences with our fellow Halifax West, Class of '93 (Yes, 1993, don't act so surprised, we're still hip to the jive) alumnus's. So then, more Herohill vs. Thrush Hermit fun facts!

1. Sure, Thrush Hermit was on the Mallrats soundtrack, but I once appeared in an independent film with Ian McGettigan. It's called Teddy Roper and the Jade Buddha. Ian played a French-Canadian, wife-beating tire factory employee. I wore shorts, a floor length faux-fur and a red beret. It is as amazing as it sounds.

2. Herohill co-founder Shawn Lapaix remains incredibly tight with the band to this day. No only did he go on one of their American tours as their merch guy, but he also stars in their video for On The Sneak. That's him in the yellow flipping the breakin' funk in the openning shot. (As the awesome vid in Ack's post this morning reminded me, he also starred with them in a stirring short called Thrush Hermit vs. The Drunken Master).

Great stuff right? Anyway, on to the important facts, first of all, the show dates:

March 18, Moncton, NB @ The Manhattan
March 19, Halifax, NS @ Paragon Theatre
March 20, Halifax, NS @ Paragon Theatre
March 23, Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Social Club
March 24, Peterborough, ON @ Historic Red Dog
March 25, Ottawa, ON @ New Capital Music Hall
March 26, Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
March 27, Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
March 28, Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace (all ages)

I have no cold hard facts, but I wouldn't be surprised if many of these are sold out by now, but it's certainly worth investigating (The Halifax shows are, but hopefully you'll see the Ack and I rocking out at the Friday night show). All is not lost if you can't make it to the shows, just keep your eyes peeled on Joel's New Scotland Records, as they are putting out an epic 7(!) disc box set of Thrush Hermit's complete recordings, so you can still get all the hermit you can handle. Now then, here's On The Sneak, the vid (and song) that features the afore-mentioned Mr. Lapaix, and the lesser known Take Another Drag which I just discovered and am posting because apparently it was put out by something called Bong Load Records, which is solid. Enjoy.

MP3:: Thrush Hermit - On The Sneak

MP3:: Thrush Hermit - Take Another Drag

VIDEO:: Thrush Hermit - On The Sneak

Labels: Fun Facts, Shawn Lapaix, Thrush Hermit, Thrush Hermit Reunion