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The Montreal Edgefest show: Tuesday, June 30 -Parc des Îles de Montréal, Île Ste.
Hélène.
Since it's release on March 17th, it has sold more than 49,000 copies and is approaching
gold.
i believe this is the line up for the Toronto show:
Ottawa show not completely sure yet but check the tour section.
All shows RAIN OR SHINE
For the TOUR DATES of all of EDGEFEST...click HERE
Tickets go on sale at all tickets master outlets Saturday April 25th, at 10 a.m.
David is the only one who's freedom is um...limited. The poor guy can't even take Le
Metro, people i don't think anyone likes to be confined to a box. Stop pestering him...
The new album will be out in January.
The guys are resting and writing for the next album to be released some time in the next
year. So far, they're written half the songs of the desired 30
David confirmed early this week that they are seriously thinking over playing at Edgefest.
April 15 - The BEAR, Ottawa Radio station,
presents a Rock Auction in support of CHEO
at the Hard Rock Cafe in the Byward
Market. Tickets $35 each at either Hard
Rock Cafe location. Doors prizes include a
trip for two to London, England to visit the
original Hard Rock Cafe location. Up for
grabs include signed items from Aerosmith,
The Smashing Pumpkins, Elton John, Phil
Collins and much more [supposedly moist]
Mark Makoway wrote an article on guitar
techniques in this month's Canadian Musician
Magazine.
On March 26, Moist was featured on the
Canadian drama Traders [Global, 10pm
Thursday] Gasoline was heard on a teenage
kid's Discman [who was coincidentally
sporting a Moist cap]. His father yells out "If
you keep listening to that crap you'll go deaf."
Resurrection was also heard playing at a bar
later on. Although the credits mentioned
Gasoline and Tangerine.
MOIST, ok well not exactly, won a Juno for
best video [gasoline], actually the winner was
director Javier (also responsible for Forest
Fire).
Also released today is the 30 hour famine benefit C.D. Moist's Leave it Alone is featured.
Go and buy it, all the
money goes to World Vision and their fight
against hunger. Did you know 35 000
children die of hunger every day?
Tuesday, April 28th 1998
The Ottawa Edgefest show: Monday June 29th, Lansdowne Park.
The Tea Party, Moist, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Econoline Crush, The Watchment, The
Killjoys, The inbreds and Sandbox.
*Line-up subject to change without notice
Tickets can be bought at all admission outlets, Civic Centre box office office, 237-3800
or long distance 1-800-361-4595.
Montreal tickets can be bought at all admission outlets or 790-1245, or
1-800-361-4595.
Early bird tickets [ $24,50 (+taxes & service charge)] are first 97 hours only.
Monday, April 27th 1998
The second single from David Usher's Little Songs is "Jesus was my girl". David should
be heading to the Las Vegas desert in May to shoot this video. He is hoping to squeeze in
some solo performances this summer. Sunday, April 26th 1998
the montreal edgefest will include:
On the Edge Stage: Moist, The Tea Party, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Sloan and
Econoline Crush
On the Chom stage: The Watchmen, Creed, The Killjoys, Sandbox, Refuel, Bif Naked
and The Inbreds.
The Inbreds, Creed, Sandbox, Rusty, Green Day, The Tea Party, Foo Fighters, Sloan,
Econoline Crush, The Watchmen, Matthew Good Band, The Killjoys, Bif Naked, Holly
McNarland and Moist.
Thusday, April 23rd 1998
Here is more news on the GT in Montreal. It as most of you know will be held on the
2nd of May 1998, at 7:30 [19h30] at Bacci, 3553 St-Laurent (tel#: 287-9331)[Between
Sherbrooke and Price-Arthur]
Wednesday, April 22nd 1998
A new moist song will be featured on the soundtrack from the upcoming movie
"Brokedown Palace" [or Two Girls (working title)]. The movie, produced by 20th
Century Fox, is about two women who are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in
Thailand. It's directed by Jonathan Kaplan, produced by Adam Fields and written by
David Arata. The cast includes (in alphabetical order): Kate Beckinsale, Claire Danes (in
the role of Alice), Amanda De Cadenet, Daniel Lapaine, Lou Diamond Phillips and Bill
Pullman. Production started in November of 1997, they are still filming [in Manila,
Philippines and Bangkok, Thailand] but the film should be released in the States in
December of 1998.
thanks to p.a. for all this information
Tuesday, April 21st 1998
The line up for Edgefest is confirmed...
- Econoline Crush
- Foo Fighters
- Green Day
- Moist
- Sloan
- The Tea Party
- Creed
- Matthew Good Band
- The Inbreds
- The Killjoys
- Sandbox
- The Watchmen
early bird tickets $25 [limited number] regular tickets $35.
Monday, April 20th 1998
More on Edgefest...you will be able to find the following bands at this year's summer
concerts: MOIST, Sloan, Econoline Crush, Tea Party,
Foo Fighters, Green day,
Killjoys, a bunch of other bands...
Sunday, April 19th 1998
The line up for Edgefest as of now includes: Green day, The Foo Fighters, Wide Mouth
Mason, the Killjoys and of course MOIST.
Thursday, April 16th 1998
David will be 32 on the 24th of April. Jeff will also be having a birthday, he will be
turning 31 on the 25th.
Sign a birthday card for them here
Sunday, April 12th 1998
Jeff confirmed that Moist will be at Edgefest this summer.... They will only be playing 3
shows: Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa.
Saturday, April 11th 1998
Be sure to pick up a copy of 'Watch' [free magazine] at any Music World location for an
article on either Moist and/or David.
Tuesday, April 7th 1998
There will be a GT in Montreal for moist fans on the 2nd of May. The location for this
one is not know yet [it will probably be held in a "pub"]. See this link for more info and/or
reservations or you can just e-mail by clicking here
Sunday,
April 5th 1998
Saturday, April 4th 1998
Friday,
March 27th 1998
Monday, March 23th 1998
Tuesday, March 17th 1998
David Usher's solo
album, Little Songs, is released today.
Friday,
February 13th 1998
The video for David Usher's first single Forest
Fire is already getting airplay mainly on pop
stations, and the video is on rotation at Much
Music and Musique Plus. The video was shot
last week in Mexico City by director
JAVIER.
