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CRIMES–the third album from White Whale Records founder Ryder Havdale’s band The Mohawk Lodge–is partially about the feeling of punching out a friend for f**king your girlfriend (a crime Havdale himself did a little time for), but, more about crimes of the heart in general.  It’s a record that runs the gamete of loneliness and pain and somehow finds a little light at the end of the tunnel: a tunnel that ended with Havdale and his label moving to Toronto this past year.

CRIMES started out like its precursor, the acclaimed “WILDFIRES”, in a cabin in Pt. Robert’s, WA with Arch, Cory Price, Rob Josephson and Paul Goertzen laying down the magic and Jordan Koop making sure it all sounded right: a few other people came and sang their hearts out: Leah Abramson, Dan Mangan, JP Carter, Larissa Tandy, Megan McDonald and Jay Arner.

Those initial recordings would’ve been the record, until the track ‘Cold Hearts’ ended up getting lyrically re-worked in the back seat of a van over a bottle of wine by Eamon McGrath.  It was the day after a month-long European tour and Eamon and Ryder headed straight to Darryl Neudorf’s (Neko Case) studio to lay it down.  Darryl played the drums and ‘Cold Hearts’, along with the freshly penned ‘Faster Than You Can’, came together live off the floor in a total of 2 hours; before rushing straight to the airport.

Going on crazy chaotic musical missions is one of Havdale’s favorite things to do and the band is about to set out on 4 months of shows including a month through Europe. There is also a video in the works for every song, to be released once a month for the next year.

The Mohawk Lodge has shared the stage with Constantines, Japandroids, Besnard Lakes, Chad VanGaalen, Athlete, Handsome Furs, Blood Meridian, Adam Franklin, and Apostle of Hustle to name a few.

“the Lodge seem to have discovered their inner Crazy Horse with this hugely impressive follow-up” UNCUT
“a crunchy, hugely melodic album. Part drowsy-daydream and part epic celebration in the moonlight – we’re loving the ragged, droning guitar pop found within” ITUNES INDIE SPOTLIGHT



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SHOWS:

15 May - Toronto, ON @ the Whale HQ
19 May - Nottingham, UK @ Spanky Van Dyke’s w/ Eamon McGrath
21 May - Liverpool, UK @ Leaf Cafe - Liverpool Sound City
21 May - Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Sound City (backing Eamon McGrath)
22 May - Liverpool, UK @ Bumper - Liverpool Sound City
22 May - Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Sound City (backing Eamon McGrath)
23 May - Bath, UK @ Moles Club w/ Eamon McGrath
25 May – Barnstaple, UK @ North Devon College w/ Eamon McGrath
26 May - London, UK @ the Windmill w/ Eamon McGrath
27 May - Northampton, UK @ the Bantam w/ Eamon McGrath
28 May - Utrecht, NL @ ACU w/ Eamon McGrath
29 May - Brussels, BE @ Madame Moustache w/ Eamon McGrath
30 May - Groningen, NL @ Zuidbroek-Uiterburen w/ Eamon McGrath
31 May - TBA
1 Jun - Ghent, BE @ Den Drummer w/ Eamon McGrath
2 Jun - Freiburg, DE @ SWAMP w/ Eamon McGrath
3 Jun - Metz, FR @ L’Emile Vache w/ Eamon McGrath
4 Jun - Offenbach @ Der Waggon w/ Eamon McGrath
5 Jun - Locarno, CH @ Cantina Canetti w/ Eamon McGrath
6 Jun - Lucerne, CH @ Treibhaus w/ Eamon McGrath
7 Jun - TBA
8 Jun – Paris, FR @ Le Pop-In w/ Eamon McGrath
9 Jun - St. Gallen, CH @ Grabenhalle w/ Eamon McGrath
10 Jun - Hasselt, BE @ Cafe Cafe w/ Eamon McGrath
11 Jun – Kassel @ Kunstochschule Underground w/ Eamon McGrath
12 Jun - Eindhoven, NL @ The Rambler w/ Eamon McGrath
14 Jun - London, UK @ Bull and Gate w/ Eamon McGrath
18 Jun - Toronto, ON @ 159 Manning Party!
19 Jun - Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz w/ Eamon McGrath
24 Jun - Wakefield, QC @ the Blacksheep Inn w/ Eamon McGrath
26 Jun - Brantford, ON @ the Ford Plant w/ Eamon McGrath
01 Jul - Toronto, ON @ the Dakota “Crimes” CD Release Party! w/ Eamon McGrath
02 Jul - London, ON @ East Village Arts Co-op w/ Eamon McGrath
07 Jul - Toronto, ON @ the Dakota “White Whale Wednesdays”
10 Jul - Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
14 Jul - Toronto, ON @ the Dakota “White Whale Wednesdays” w/ Snailhouse
16 Jul - Hamilton, ON @ This Ain’t Hollywood w/ Eamon McGrath & Wax Mannequin
17 Jul - Windsor, ON @ The Phog w/ Eamon McGrath & Wax Mannequin
21 Jul - Toronto, ON @ the Dakota “White Whale Wednesdays”
23 Jul - Montreal, QC @ Divan Orange w/ Eamon McGrath
28 Jul - Toronto, ON @ the Dakota “White Whale Wednesdays”
Aug 13 - Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar (Split Level Festival)
Aug 20 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore w/ Eamon McGrath
Aug 21 - Victoria, BC @ TBC
Aug 27 - Calgary, AB @ Broken City w/ Dojo Workhorse and Eamon McGrath
Aug 28 - Edmonton, AB @ Likwid w/ Dojo Workhorse and Eamon McGrath
Sep 24 - Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo

OCT 15 - 30: JAPAN (email us if you can help!  infoatwhitewhaledotca)


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