The Trews: Friends & Total Strangers Acoustic Tour

October 21, 2010

The Trews: Friends & Total Strangers Acoustic Tour

*Acoustic Show

The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton. The band is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.

In the early summer of 2002 the band entered a Rock Search, a high profile contest that is held annually by CHTZ-FM, a St. Catharines (Southern Ontario) rock radio station. Winning the contest would prove to be their big break as they soon landed a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada.

The newest single, "Highway Of Heroes", was inspired by the 2006 death of Capt. Nichola Goddard, the first Canadian female soldier killed in Afghanistan. It refers to the stretch of Highway 401 in Ontario, Canada, between CFB Trenton and downtown Toronto, where hundreds gather on bridges and overpasses to mourn soldiers killed in Afghanistan. The song was made available on iTunes in Canada only, with proceeds from the song are going to Canadian Hero Fund, a charity that provides academic scholarships to the spouses and children of soldiers killed in combat.

Visit ticketmaster website.

  • Organization: True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
  • Address: Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith Street
  • Phone: 204.987.7825 / 1.888.626.6673
  • URL: http://www.thetrewsmusic.com

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