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When will misogynistic and homophobic ranting and raving result in meaningful repercussions in the entertainment industry? When will they be treated with the same seriousness as racist and anti-Semitic offenses? While an artist who can barely get a sentence fragment out without using homophobic slurs is celebrated on the cover of every magazine, blog and newspaper, I'm disheartened that any self-respecting human being could stand in support with a message so vile. As journalists and…

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Another Canadian summer festival to announce friends... This time it's Winnipeg! On Thursday, July 7th we will be performing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. This show is guaranteed to be fun in the sun, so get your Early Bird tickets now from the festival store in Winnipeg or online through Ticketmaster. You'll have the option to chose between a single day ticket and a full 5-day festival pass. For more info about the festival, check…

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Now that most of the media attention has turned to other matters in our crazy world, let us not forget that the people of Japan are still needing our aid to recover from the incredibly devastating natural disasters that took place there in March. We are hoping to do our part as well and have donated an exclusive live track to Download to Donate, who are raising funds for Japan, 100% of which will go…

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hello friends in our nation's capital! we are happy to be announcing another Canadian festival this summer! on Tuesday July 5 we will be performing at Ottawa Bluesfest. now we realize we are not a blues band, but when it comes to fun summer festivals across Canada, for some reason they are all called jazz, or blues, or folk something or other, but that won't stop us! tickets go on sale to the public on…

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Today is the day! We are happy to officially launch our new merch project, 2011: A Merch Odyssey! Starting today we will be launching new items in our online store every month for the rest of the year. That means plenty of cool new EE Storey designed items for you to call your own. To kick things off we have tapped into our plunk past and come up with some 90's inspired shirts and a…

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Last week we announced that we were preparing to launch 2011: A Merch Odyssey, and we are very busy getting everything ready to go for next Wednesday! Here is a little sneak peek to let you know what you are in for next week!

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Hello friends and lovers of miscellaneous items with our names and/or faces on them! As you know, we have been laying low this year, as we take some time off of full time touring and hunker down in our respective closets and cubby holes to write a new record. But here is the great news, this does NOT mean that there will be no new T+S excitement in your lives for an entire year. We…

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Hello friends! As spring weather is starting to pop up all over the country, it's exciting to think ahead to days of sunny skies and summer weather adventures. Summer fun for us means festivals, so we are happy to make our first concert announcement of 2011! We will be playing the 2011 Newport Folk Festival, at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI on Saturday, July 30th! The pre-sale starts today and our exclusive promo…

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Friends! It's been a crazy week! I managed to rally after the disappointing quick defeat of Essex County during the Canada Reads debate, and had a great time discussing fantastic Canadian literature with the panel. I am just happy to have been involved in such an amazing event that promotes reading to all Canadians, and to have given some exposure to Essex County and graphic novels as a legitimate genre in general! If you missed…

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Friends! Tomorrow I fly to Toronto for Canada Reads! I"ve spent all week in LA and Vancouver preparing my defense and resting up! I'm super nervous and hoping to be a strong convincing voice for ESSEX COUNTY. I truly love Jeff Lemire's book and I promise to give it my best! Stiff competition! Debate city! I hope you will all tune in this week!!! The debates will take place on February 7, 8 and 9…

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