The High Dials want to thank all the fans who came out to catch them live at the Osheaga Festival in Montreal yesterday afternoon.

The band received an enthusiastic hometown welcome and performed a memorable 30-minute set of fan favorites, featuring special guest and frequent studio addition Josh Fuhrman on saxophone in “A River Haunting”, “Uruguay” and “Invisible Choirs”.

After a special acoustic set to help raise money for War Child Canada, the boys capped off their eventful day hanging out with the very cool and generous Mr. Elvis Costello- yeah!

(Photo by Marieve Petit, left to right: Josh Fuhrman, George Donoso, Elvis Costello, Trevor Anderson).

With the exception of a brief flurry of shows in March, the High Dials have been on hiatus from playing live while they continue to work on a film soundtrack (more news on that to come soon). Working on instrumental music collaboratively has opened up new doors of creativity in the band, about which all the members are excited. Time will tell how this new approach influences a future album. Singer-songwriter Trevor Anderson also took advantage of the break to return to Colombia, a recent place of inspiration, where he’s been working on new tunes for the group.

The band is about to come out of their creative cocoon for some select dates in July, culminating in a not-to-be-missed appearance at the OSHEAGA FESTIVAL in Montreal July 30. Catch them live on the following dates:

July 10th, 2011 – Sorel-Tracy, QC (Festival de la Gibelotte)

July 16th, 2011 – Toronto, ON (The Silver Dollar)

July 27th, 2011 – Ottawa, ON (Zaphod Beeblebrox w/ guests TBA)

July 30th, 2011 – Montreal, QC OSHEAGA MUSIC FEST (w/ Eminem, Flaming Lips, Elvis Costello and more!)

The High Dials are excited to announce they will be performing at this year’s Osheaga music fest in Montreal (July 30th). Headlining acts at the major outdoor event include Elvis Costello, the Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie and Eminem! We’ll be posting more details here at High Dials HQ as they become available (including further summer live appearances). Mark the date and get your TICKETS now. Don’t miss out on a chance to see the High Dials take the stage at one of North America’s best music fests with some of their musical heros (like Cypress Hill!).

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The High Dials stopped in at the studio at Balcony TV in Toronto during Canadian Music Week for an impromptu performance of “Snowed In” off the newest album “Anthems for Doomed Youth”. Check it out below.

On Thursday, the High Dials get sucked into the margarita-flavoured vortex known as SXSW along with the rest of the indie rock world.

Trevor reflected on SXSW amongst other things in a recent interview.

In a bid to be the hardest-working band in show-business, the band will perform 5 times in two days in Austin, Texas, with sets at multiple parties in addition to their March 18th outdoor showcase on the Easy Tiger Patio.

There are plenty of chances to catch them live, don’t miss out if you’re attending!

Get the latest updates on their SXSW happenings via the band’s Twitter page.

Current gig locations and set times are:

March 18– Paisley Umbrella party @ Spiderhouse, w/ Soundtrack of Our Lives. 1:30pm (2908 Fruth St.)

March 18– Fontana’s NYC party @ Ale House, 3:45pm (
310 East 6th St.)

March 18– South by South West OFFICIAL SHOWCASE @ Easy Tiger Patio 10:00 PM (709 E. 6th Street)

March 19– HOPE fundraiser party @ Project Imagine, 5:00pm (
3421 Cesar Chavez)

March 19– Psych party @ The Eastern 11:00pm (1511-B, East 6th St.)

The High Dials kicked off the new year with some guerilla-style touring, parachuting into places like Dayton, Ohio pizzerias and America’s oldest bowling alley in Detroit to blast out sets of loud and colorful pop to both dedicated High Dialians and casual passers by alike. Cheers to every American fan who was a part of the experience and the excellent support bands. Good times were had by all.

The High Dials even found time to wind around a couple of gigantic Great Lakes and drop in on Toronto for a gig with UK buzz band The Vaccines before collapsing their way home.

There’s more to come, as the boys beeline across the border for a New York City appearance on January 29th, following their headlining hometown set (Jan. 28th). All the details are HERE. Don’t miss ’em!

There are three chances to catch the High Dials live before their new record hits stores Nov. 2:

Oct. 14- Montreal, QC (@ L’Esco)

Oct. 22- Hartford, CT (@ Arch Street Tavern)

Oct. 23- CMJ SHOWCASE, New York, NY (@ Local 269) Facebook event

The band will be premiering several new songs from “Anthems for Doomed Youth”.

Advance copies of the album will also be available.

Thanks to all who came out for the band’s jaunt down the US east coast these past days. There’s still plenty of time to catch the killer new line-up this week, as they do the second leg of their tour with Asteroid #4. Don’t miss out!

June 16- Burlingon, VT @ The Metronome (9:30 pm sharp)
June 17- Montreal, QC @ O Patro Vys (early 8pm start. 356 Mont-Royal)
June 18- Kingston, ON @ The Mansion
June 19- Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo (midnight sharp)

The day after The High Dials perform in Toronto, Trevor will drag his bones out of bed to compete for The Rockers as they take on the Canadian music media in the annual NXNE “Put the Boot In” charity soccer match. The game is open to all at 1pm, BMO Field (wow!), June 20th. Teammates include soccer “stars” from bands like Broken Social Scene, Bedouin Soundclash and Great Big Sea.

All money collected benefits the Right to Play organization, an international charity that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Right to Play trains local community leaders as coaches to deliver its programs in countries affected by war, poverty, and disease in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America.