Here’s What’s New

So far, this year’s been a whirlwind of good times and loud nights.

We kick off our five month Canyon Riders Summer tour 25′ back in April, playing to a packed house at the Rickshaw Theatre — huge thanks to @realtommymac and the boys from @dayofthedogonline. You guys absolutely rocked it. Always a blast sharing the stage with @pistolwhipthedevil — those gentlemen know how to party.

And if you’re into a little country, we hit up the new @barncountrybar in Surrey for a rock-solid night.

In May, the Island was calling, so we hopped the ferry and brought the noise to Nanaimo @theterminalnanaimo — stoked to make our debut on the Island music scene. Then on to @phoenixbarandgrill in Victoria for another hell of a night. What a great start to the year!

June kicked off with a weeklong road trip full of band shenanigans — Banff, a stop in Drumheller (yep, Dinosaur Capital of the World!), and a chance to roam the Badlands. Then it was our first Alberta gig at @d2barandstage in Red Deer, followed by a wild night at @therealverns in Calgary where we played all your Canyon Riders favourites.

Back on the coast, we hit the stage at @foxcabaret, joined by @hotelindieband and @storiesendofficial. It was our first time playing The Fox, and we were over the moon to play to a sold-out room. The night was hot, and the place was packed! — and we showed ’em how the Canyon Riders like to party.

July had a restful start for the band, while I (Pete) took the opportunity to solo at Taylight Brewery in PoCo and then teamed up with Okanagan musician John Michael Lind (JML) for an acoustic set at Trickster’s Hideout in Squamish and another at Thomasina’s in Princeton. Best-of-Luck John, was a real pleasure playing with you.

Mid-month the band performed at the 2025 Art Out Side @pomoarts arts festival in Port Moody, along side Ato-Mik. Then ramped up our summer tour ’25 with a huge weekend destination to perform at The Barking Parrot in Penticton. Big thanks to our man Fred and everyone at @thebarkingparrot for treating us right! What a great night and some great energy in the room. Thanks to everyone that came out. We love you Penticton! Not to mention we got to brush elbows with our pals from back home @pistolwhipthedevil after they rocked the Penticton Ribfest.

Next stop, Osoyoos for our annual August Long Beach Party, we look forward to this party all year long, hosted by an incredible group of folks. I solo’d another gig in the streets of ‘Gastown Thursday Nights’, then Lenny and I brought it back to our home stomp’in grounds at Taylight for an acoustic evening and were joined many new and long time friends. Keeping it local, the band was honoured to perform at the Port Coquitlam free summer afternoon community concert series ‘Music in the Square’. Many thanks to the City of PoCo and the PoCo community. We finished off the month with a lovely private event – thank you for letting us be a part of your special celebration – you know who you are!

We want to thank each and everyone of you that made it out to our shows. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for coming out, it means a lot to have your support! We love you all! ♡♡♡.

Pete