WEST COAST / PRAIRIE RUN

Alright Sons and Daughters and Everyone Who Falls In Between and Beyond,
The Highest Order is going west of Toronto
Take note: some exciting dates with old buddy Jon- Rae Fletcher

Thursday, June 13  -  Winnipeg, MB  -  The Park Theatre
Friday,  June 14 - Saskatoon, SK  -  MoSoFest
Saturday June 15  -  Edmonton, AB  -  The Empress --- early show
Wednesday, June 19  -  Lloydminster, AB  -  The Root
Thursday, June 20  -  Calgary, AB  -  Sled Island
Friday, June 21  -   Calgary, AB  -  Sled Island
Saturday, June 22  -  Vancouver, BC  -  Anti-Social - w/ Jon-Rae Fletcher
Sunday, June 23  -  Victoria, BC  -  The Copper Owl  - w/ Jon-Rae
Fletcher   Wednesday, June 26  -  Sirdar, BC  -  Sirdar Pub  - w/ Carolyn Mark
Saturday, June 29v Regina, SK  -  O' Hanlon's – w/The Besnard Lakes

LIFE'S A BEACH?

THANKS to Madi Chambers for shooting this live recording in Los Angeles, Newfoundland.

Good Show / More Shows

Toronto show was a blast. Thanks to Ehab for sending us this shot of a two headed dawg rocking out on lead.

This week we're at the APK in London on Thursday, and FM Lounge in Windsor on Friday.

SATURDAY HOME TOWN RECORD LAUNCH

Back from the East Coast. Public Thanks to the Lawnya Vawnya Festival. Private ones to come. The point is we're going to Hamilton this Friday and and then Saturday we have a record launch with a bunch of special guests:







Guests include some of these guys:

This guy

This life changer:

And more talent:

TWO SETS, LIKE THE OLD TIMES!

Stephenville

Tonight at Clancy's Pub

Old Confidence Lodge

Diego Medina's got a good thing going in the south shore of Nova Scotia. Check out The Old Confidence lodge when you get a chance.

Halifax show canceled sorry!

Dear Halifax, The Highest Order is sad to say we won't be playing Gus' tonight. Laryngitis got us down. Make up show on Wednesday April 24 - location to be determined. COME BACK HERE FOR NEWS ON THAT. Keep on rocking silently tonight. If you want a record come visit us at 6113 North St. and get it off us. Yours truly, The Highest ORder

EAST COAST

We're headed east in two days and we've just announced a new show in Wolfville NS, on Sunday.


Thursday, April 11 - Montreal - Casa Del Popolo WITH PAT JORDACHE
Friday, April 12 - Halifax - Gus' Pub
Saturday, April 13 -  Lunenburg - Old Confidence Lodge
Sunday, April 14 - Wolfville - Acadia's Manning Memorial Chapel
Tuesday, April 16 - Stephenville, NFLD - Clancey's
Wednesday, April 17 - Cornerbrook, NFLD - The White Horse Lounge
Thursday, April 18 - Lawnya Vawnya Festival
Thursday, April 25 - Sackville - The Legion
Friday, April 26 - Fredericton - The Capital
Saturday April 27 - Peterborough - The Spill
Friday, May 3 - Hamilton - This Ain't Hollywood
Saturday, May 4 -Toronto - The Horseshoe Tavern
Thursday, May 9 - London ON - APK
Friday, May 10 - Windsor ON - FM Lounge

Rest in Peace Jason Molina 1973-2013

ALBUM TEDNA

NOW TORONTO's Richard Trapunski's review of IF IT'S REAL, album of the week, translated into Slovenian and then back again to English

"NNNN - Fans of roots and country in Toronto know Simone Schmidt and Paul Mortimer as the main members of hundred dollars, but I transferred to the highest order, with drummer Simone TB (Tropics, Ell V Gore) and bassist Kyle Porter in the rhythm section. Although the group shares DNA with the previous - a penchant for gritty murder ballads and tales of loneliness and longing - this debut is a completely new beast.
TB is the background noise and garage rock to inform her drumming ensemble and gives a heavy punch power, especially in kinesiology Kraut of cosmic manipulation, the three parts are scattered throughout the album. Mortimer plays a leading role in hundreds of dollars, but it has even more attention here, it is often at the forefront of psychedelic guitar provides a spacey, stoned warmth.
As usual, though Schmidt manages most of the attention with its confident, husky vocals and lyrics, which increase with the depth of classical themes."

Original Review Here 

SIMONE TB

photo courtesy of Michael Helmer 

Just added a date in Windsor at the FM Lounge.  May 10 to be precise

STREAMY

Not to mix a metaphor, but our new record is streaming on the world wide web.  

CLICK HERE

You can pre-order it too if you click HERE
and it'll be shipped to you on March 19.

IF IT'S REAL

March 19 - New Record Also, we've added London to our May tour dates. We'll be at the APK on may 9.

COFFEE TEAM

We went to the Lupercalia Winter Music Festival and played a club called The Darkside last Saturday. Good time. Our guy Jamie Algie the boatman came along and he took this picture of us. I want to tell you that a few years ago, after years of Tim Hortons hegemony over the highways, and experiencing that unique kind of abuse only such a monopoly can dole out to a touring band, I gave myself over fully to Scarborough's very own Coffee Time, it being the sign of a healthy neighbourhood, a friendly place for loitering, for buying a better coffee or a good fried donut. Since then they've changed their font to a font much too jovial for me, and I object to their expansion into Afghanistan and Iraq. Still, I'd prefer it to a Tammy's in my hood any day. But lo and behold, on our way from the impeccable Lupercalia Sunday Brunch, we came across the old font and a better message:

Thank you Jamie Algie for developing this film so promptly. -SS

MARCH 1st W/ BBQ

we are happy to say we'll be back at the silver dollar opening for Mark "BBQ" Sultan on march first. soon. swoon.
we're also playing with the Legato Vipers (shadowy men-style surfy stuff. rad) and Chico No Face.
$10 at rotate this and soundscapes.

here's the facebook invite if you're into that stuff.
-STB

QUEST FOR FIRE : THE LAST SHOW

Chad Ross, a member of The Highest Order's Honorary Members Club, rang us earlier this week to ask us to fill in on Quest For Fire's last show.  It's tomorrow (Friday the 15th) at the Horseshoe.



It would feel like a funeral if it weren't for the fact that these musicians have other music they're gonna get to soon.

Lonely Weekends

New Jam from the record Thank You Charlie Rich Also - we announced some more shows in Eastern Canada... check out the SHOWS

TONIGHT AT THE GARRISOIN

Tonight, Friday February 1st, we're playing a PWYC show at The Garrison in Toronto, with Simply Saucer,  a band crucial to the development of one of Morty's earlier bands The Pauls, according to the other Paul in The Pauls, Paul Julian Tanti to whom I ran in today.  The show is for the launch of the Ontario Independent Music Archive.  

Party time.

GROUNDHOG DAY

Playing this show in support of Sappyfest, on February 2nd, at Double Double Land.  $6 - $infinity sliding scale.

Hamilton

Thursday December 6
This poster was made by Junkin
The show's at the Brain in Hamilton
199 James St. North

We're playing this in two weeks in Toronto. Come on, I'm talking to you, Come on.

Just Generally,
RAINBOW OF BLUES is for Sale here. 
The Highest Order is playing some shows. 

RECORD RELEASE