 Wednesday, July 21st
1999
Email moist (moist@moist.ca) to give your opinion as what should be the next single off Mercedes Five & Dime.
WWW.MOIST.CA was updated yesterday (July 20th).
FINALLY, THE PROMISED MONTREAL SHOW!!!
We will be performing in a free festival in montreal, on august 21 at parc des iles. Also on the bill is Live, and there are other
bands to be confirmed.
We are now in Chicoutimi, doing our in store tour. Tomorrow we are off to rimouski, for our first time other. We are looking
forward to meeting lots of people there.
INSTORES
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JULY 20TH 1999
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CHICOUTIMI, HMV - Place du Royaume
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JULY 21ST 1999
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RIMOUSKI, POLYSONS - Carrefour Rimouski
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JULY 22ND 1999
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VICTORIAVILLE, HMV - Grande Place des Bois Francs
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JULY 23RD 1999
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QUEBEC CITY, HMV - Place Laurier
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Moist is playing at 11PM on Saturday July 31st in Dunnville.
thanks to Amy
grapes in Jeff Pearce's backyard
WWW.MOIST.CA was also updated on the 19th.
I have posted the quebec instore dates below. Also, it seems that a show in montreal will definitely happen
in mid august. We are hoping that it will be a free show, but the details are still being worked out. The
picture above doesn't have much to do with anything, except i was amazed when i got back from edgefest how
much the grapes in my backyard have grown.
Monday, July 19th
1999
WWW.MOIST.CA was updated yesterday (July 18th).
Edgefest us over and we are in the middle of a few days off. We would like to thank all the fans who came out to the shows, as
well as all the bands involved. It was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends. Starting tuesday we will be touring
through quebec, playing small free shows, so if you live in quebec, keep your eyes open for us.
Bruce from I Mother Earth has hinted that he is hoping to tour with MOIST (again) this fall.
thanks to REv
Mercedes Five and Dime debuts strongly at #4 in the nations top 50 alternative albums. It fell from #7 to #15 on the country's top 50. In St. John's it fell from #6 to #17; in MOntreal from #2 to #8; in Quebec from #3 to #7; in Ottawa from #4 to #7; in Winnipeg from #6 to #7; in Edmonton from #10 to #18 (Much at Edgefest is #17) and in Calgary from #10 to #15. It is no longer present on the Charts in Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver.
all chart information is taken from the soundscan charts for the week ending July 11th
Saturday, July 17th
1999
Breathe is #7 on MuchMusic's countdown.
MOist on RapidFax (muchmusic Saturday - 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT
and Sunday - 4:30pm and 9:30pm ET, 1:30pm and 6:30pm PT)
FAREWELL TO EDGEFEST '99
As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end", and so it was as
Edgefest '99 wound down yesterday (July 14) at Thunderbird Stadium in
Vancouver, BC, after 8 shows in 7 cities with a combined audience of 150,000
people. MuchMusic VJ RACHEL PERRY was along for the trek across Canada
and on Fax this weeekend, we wrap up all the highlights for you from the first show
in Barrie, ON to the last show in Vancouver, BC this week, including performances
by HOLE, GOB, MATTHEW GOOD BAND, SILVERCHAIR, BIG WRECK,
RSCALZ, and MOIST.
Wednesday, July 14th
1999
There are a few new concert dates to report.
Sunday, August 1st, Moist and Wide Mouth Mason play a show at
the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend. More information should follow.
Saturday, August 28 th, Moist plays with Wide Mouth Mason at Skyreach Place in Kelowna BC part of
Molson Canadian Rocks. More information should follow on this show also.
thanks in part to the OMP.
Dunnville Music Festival
The Official Moist Page reported that it was a free Concert but tickets are actually 70$ for
the entire weekend or 30$ a day. The whole thing is either happening at the Dunnville Airoport or Lundy Complex.
The schedule is as follows:
July 30 - I Mother Earth, Finger Eleven, Made, Chore
July 31 - Moist, Edwin, Wide Mouth Mason, Wild Strawberries
August 1 - Big Sugar, David Wilcox, Grapes of Wrath, Tom Wilson (from Junkhouse), Kick
thanks to Andi
According to SoundScan Charts Mercedes Five and Dime deputed at #7 across
Canada in its first week of sale. #2 in Montreal, #4 in Ottawa, #6 in
St.John's, #12 in Halifax, #3 in Quebec, #8 in Toronto, #6 in Winnipeg,
#10 in Regina, #10 in Edmonton, #10 in Calgary and #18 in Vancouver.
Monday, July 12th
1999
Pollstar reports that Moist will join I Mother Earth, Edwin and Wide Mouth Mason July 31, 1999 in Dunnvile, Ontario for the
Up Yer Grand Music Festival
thanks to Laura and pollstar
WWW.MOIST.CA was updated yesterday (July 11th).
edmonton july 11, 1999
Today we are in Edmonton. Our friend and crew member don took this shot of david as he was out in the crowd this evening.
Now it is pouring rain for Hole's set, but the audience is having a great time. Everyone is already starting to talk about how
great a tour it was, and how quickly its going by, and plans are being made for some kind of party when we get to Vancouver.
Sunday, July 11th
1999
WWW.MOIST.CA was updated yesterday (July 10th).
Its a beautiful morning in saskatoon. All the bands are hanging out on the lawns where
the buses are, some recovering from a fun night in calgary last night, at a birthday party for courtney love. There have been lots
of opportunities for the bands to get to know each other better, which is making this travelling carnival feel more intimate
all the time.
Read an article titled Love-fest! - Hole, Silverchair and Co. wow 18,000 at Edgefest '99
by Lisa Wilton for the Calgary Sun.
Read Bands on the run by Mike Ross for the Edmonton Sun.
Breathe is #8 on the MuchMusic countdown.
Mark is writting a survival guide for indie bands and it will be out in
the fall.
Friday, July 9th
1999
Read an article titled "David Usher on stage survival" by Karen Bliss.
Read an article titled "Moist matures - Montreal-based band mellows but still can get 'loud and messy'" by Mike Ross for the Edmonton Sun.
Moist will participating in a live chat directly from the Saskatoon Edgefest tomorrow (July 10th).
WWW.MOIST.CA was updated yesterday.
We had a great show in winnipeg last night, despite some technical problems. It was an earlier show, so we were playing in
daylight, but that made it easier for us to see how great the fans were. Now we are in Swift Current, stopped for showers and
food on our way to Calgary. We are looking forward to getting in there and having a night of hanging out, experiencing all the
fun things that go on in Calgary while the stampede is happening.
Edgefest photo gallery is now up on the official site. The pictures were taken during the first three shows, mostly of Ottawa.
Wednesday, July 7th
1999
Catch highlight from Edgefest (and Moist) on MuchMusic Sunday afternoon at 2 pm.
thanks to Rev
Moist might be featured on CFMT's Nightlife (or is it Nightline?) on Thursday.
thanks to Rev (again)
Tuesday, July 6th
1999
WW.MOIST.CA has been updated.
We are pulling into winnipeg as i write this. It is a lovely site, after 30 hours of wilderness and bad coffee, although we did
revisit our favourite roadside dinner just outside of wawa. Tomorrow [today]we are playing an instore here, followed by edgefest the
following day.
Moist at Edgefest in Ottawa July 3rd 1999
thanks to www.moist.ca
Monday, July 5th
1999
Read the transcript for the June 30th interview at MuchMusic.
Sunday, July 4th
1999
Moist on the roof of the Rideau Centre in Ottawa
JAM! Music presents Edge 102.1 FM's 48 minute special
commemorating the release of Moist's latest album 'Mercedes Five and
Dime' (EMI Music Canada). You can hear it here (you need a Real Player version 5.0 or higher, click here to download)
MuchMusic's Weekend edition of RapidFAX will air highlights of the Canada Edgefest in Barrie.
RapidFAX Saturday - 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT and Sunday - 4:30pm and 9:30pm ET, 1:30pm and 6:30pm PT
MuchMusic VJ Bill Welychka yaps with RED1 of the Rascalz, Edwin, DANIEL of
Silverchair, DAVE and IAN of Big Wreck, and MARK of Moist.
Breathe is #12 on the MuchMusic Countdown.
Read Life at the edge an article by Joshua Ostroff for the Ottawa Sun.
Moist is mentioned (and David has a picture) in the today's Ottawa Citizen. The following are referances to the band...
16,000 FANS FLOCK TO EDGEFEST
ROCKFEST HAS IT ALL: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE TRULY OUTRAGEOUS
If it all boils down to great songs, Edgefest 99 can be summed up this way: Hole, Moist Matthew Good Band, Wide Mouth Mason and Treble charger have 'em; Silverchair, Big Wreck and Len have a couple each; Edwin, Big Wreck and Finger Eleven need'em. The details: ...
After a prolonged absence from the road - it's been at least a year - Moist proved they're still a force on the Canadian scene. They're back.
Back in Black, in fact, with a scorching version of the AC/DC song shoved into Push. The band rocked hard, cleraly deserving the second-highest spot at the top of the bill. Songs from teh new, mellower album meshed well with the cranked-up older hits, and singer David Usher was his old manic self, even venturing into the seething crowd.
Edgefest.net has summaries of concert dates. Read about the first Barrie date and the second date.
Edgefest.net has also posted band performance notes.
Canada Day!
July 1, 1999
Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario
Moist
Moist have definitely proven
they're back.
A year off can mean some rust,
maybe even some tension for a
band, given idle time. Seeing
how this was Moist's first live
show in a year, there may have
been worry. But there was no
rust or dissention when Usher,
Wilcox and the rest of them
rockers hit the stage. Weaving
together a mix of both their old
and new (they've just released a
new record Mercedes Five And
Dime), the band managed to
keep riveted an audience which
should have been more
concerned with finding warm
socks in the wet, wild Park
grounds.
Things began to steamroll for
Moist right from the get-go of
"Tangerine," easily recognizable,
it set a hard-rock singalong
mood. What would then follow
would be more of the same.
"Silver" was solid, "Breathe"
proved Moist are indeed evolving
as artists, and "Push," well, just
continued to show Moist at their
intense peak. Welcome back.
see it here
July 2, 1999
Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario
Moist
The battle to do the coolest
cover song has officially begun.
With Hole doing Bryan Adams,
Helix and Sloan and Big Wreck
doing The Police, The
Lemonheads and Led Zepplin,
now Moist is getting in on the
act. Tonight, in addition to their
regular complement of
super-hits ("Breathe," "Silver,"
etc), Usher and company sent
many jaw a-gape by pounding
out none other than AC/DC's
"Back In Black." The future's
looking pretty good for the
Western acts if this all keeps
up...
see it here
Saturday, July 3rd
1999
Edgefest in Ottawa
Friday, July 2nd
1999
Edgefest in Barrie
Mark Makoway on Much's Rapid Fax
Friday July 2, 1999 @ 12:40 - 1:40 - 2:40 - 3:40 - 4:40 pm ET
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!
Edgefest 1999 started in Barrie, ON yesterday in honour of our great nation's
birthday. HOLE is the big name on the bill, but there are also a slew of other
mostly Canadian acts. In case you missed MuchMusic's extensive live coverage
yesterday, we bring you a highlight package to bring you up to speed, with
performances from BIG WRECK, SILVERCHAIR, WIDE MOUTH MASON,
RASCALZ, EDWIN, MATTHEW GOOD BAND, MOIST and Hole. MuchMusic
VJ BILL WELYCHKA caught up with RED1 of the Rascalz, Edwin, DANIEL of
Silverchair, DAVE and IAN of Big Wreck, and MARK of Moist.
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The editors and staff of Chart Magazine will be
travelling with EdgeFest again this
summer, and all the news that's fit to
print will be posted on
DAMN. You can expect daily updates
on the tour, live reviews and gossip
from the backstage compound every
day until the mighty festival closes up shop in Vancouver July 14.
There will be all kinds of photos uploaded to both ChartAttack and
EdgeFest.net for the next two weeks.
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The rooftop concert in Ottawa next Sunday will performance and autograph session lasting from noon to 2 pm.
  
this pictures were taken July 1, 1999 by Mark O'Neill for Toronto Sun and are posted on the Jam! Edgefest '99 Photo Gallery
Thursday, July 1st
1999
Canada Day Edgefest in Barrie
The Ottawa Moist performance on July 4th at the Rideau Centre will not be in the HMV but on the roof-top of the mall downtown.
Wednesday, June 30th
1999
Moist at Musique Plus June 28th 1999
thanks to www.moist.ca
Today's Moist in-store performance at Tower Records in Toronto will be broadcast live on the radio station CFNY
102.1 FM - The Edge - from 7:30pm (EST).
The release dates for MERCEDES FIVE AND DIME in the United States and the United Kingdom have not yet been
determined officially. The new album is rumoured to be released early next year in the States.
rumour:
a new Moist Fan Club CD will be produced shortly.
thanks to Andrea K.
Tuesday, June 29th
1999
Mercedes Five and Dime is released in Canada today.
BREATHE is #16 on the MuchMusic Countdown.
View the EdgeFest.net chat session transcript with David Usher here.
$10 off coupons for all Edgefest tickets are available at HMV.
www.moist.ca has been updated. In-store appearances have been released such as
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JUNE 29TH 1999
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AUTOGRAPH SESSION
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5 PM @ ARCHAMBAULT IN DOWNTOWN MONTREAL
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JUNE 30TH 1999
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PERFORMANCE & AUTOGRAPH SESSION
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7:30 PM @ TOWER RECORDS IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO
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JULY 4TH 1999
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PERFORMANCE
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12 PM @ HMV IN THE RIDEAU CENTRE IN OTTAWA
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JULY 6TH 1999
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PERFORMANCE
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5 PM @ HMV IN THE POLO PARK MALL IN WINNIPEG
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JULY 13TH 1999
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PERFORMANCE
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TIME T.B.A. @ A & B SEYMOUR ST IN VANCOUBER
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click on image for a better view
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Moist in the July issue of Chart Magazine (feature article)
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MuchMusic will be broadcasting live from the Canada Day Edgefest in Barrie from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST time.
Click here to read the transcript of MuchMusic interview with Moist of June 4th 1999.
rumour:
Moist will be playing a show with the Tea Party, I Mother Earth and Serial Joe August 6th 1999.
thanks to Laura and Serial Joe: addicted to noise
The Official Moist Page has gotten a new facelift.
wondering where all the updates went? Check the news archive for the month of June 1999.
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none for now
Mercedes Five and Dime is in Canadian record stores presently.
EdgeFest '99 CD is in stores now. The song contributed is Morphine.
Go here to listen to tracks off the album
The soundtrack for Brokedown Palace should be
in stores around August 13th (the films release date). Moist contributes Leave It Alone in Thai to the album.
Moist's new single Breathe will appear in the new Kevin Bacon film "Stir of Echoes" due in theatres September 1999.
The soundtrack will be in stores mid-August. A second version of the video for the single will include shots from the film.
David and Jeff announced June 8th @ MuchMusic that
EdgeFest will be followed by a tour in
Canada and the States as well as Europe.
- JULY 1st 1999
Edgefest in Barrie
- JULY 2nd 1999
Edgefest in Barrie
- JULY 3rd 1999
Edgefest in Ottawa
- JULY 7th 1999
Edgefest in Winnipeg
- JULY 9th 1999
Edgefest in Calgary
- JULY 10th 1999
Edgefest in Saskatoon
- JULY 11th 1999
Edgefest in Edmonton
- JULY 14th 1999
Edgefest in Vancouver
- JULY 31st 1999
Up Yer Grand Music Festival in Dunnvile
- AUGUST 1st 1999
Grand Bend Motorplex
- AUGUST 21st 1999
Parc Des Iles -free festival in Montreal
- AUGUST 28th 1999
Skyreach Place - Molson Canadian Rocks
- DECEMBER 31st 1999
Millennium House Party in Ottawa
July 3rd 1999
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