Greg MacPherson

March 1, 2010

Greg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:52:53 +0000

It’s finally March! Another marathon Winnipeg winter in the home stretch and only 30 days until this new record of mine comes out. Our tour dates are finally solidifying too, please check the ‘shows‘ page for details.

There should be a new song up on our myspace page soon. In the mean time, I’ve been keeping busy playing in a few side bands and one of them has a show on March 13th at the West End Cultural Centre here in Winnipeg. My friend Pip Skid, one of the most uncompromising, hardest hitting and original artists in Canada is releasing a new record that night and I have the honour of being in his live band and am a guest on a few album tracks. More details on that here.

January 26, 2010

Greg — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:24:08 +0000

Okay, this stuff is finally happening. Life is good. There’s a new song posted for free download on THIS site. Hope you like it. I’ll have some tour dates up soon too. About time!

January 23, 2019

Greg — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:33:27 +0000

So much news, so little of it posted on my website! My apologies friends, it’s been a hectic few months and I haven’t been as diligent about posting as I’d like to be. My excuse is that I’ve been busy preparing for the release of a new record, Mr. Invitation, which comes out March 30th. Mike, Ryan and I have been practicing a couple times a week for a while now getting back into shape and revisiting some of the old songs in anticipation of getting back on the road. Things are sounding better than ever and I can’t tell you how excited I am to get back on stage. I’ll have tour dates posted and some new music up on ‘myspace’ and here on my website in the next month, so please drop by again soon.

In the mean time, here’s an interview I just did with exclaim.ca. My first interview in while…

September 23rd, 2009

Greg — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:41:29 +0000

I got hit in the head with a board at work today and had to get stitches in my face… I’m fine but it’s been a long time since I got stitches or hurt myself to the point of needing medical attention. This got me thinking, I need to play music instead of working with my hands so I don’t lose a finger or something before my next record finally gets released! I also thought about how nice it would be to play some shows again after a long summer of working too much and concentrating on recording music instead of playing it. I blow off a lot of steam performing and when I take a long break from it I end up doing stupid things like getting hit in the head with boards. Needless to say I booked some shows when i got back from the hospital. See the ’shows’ page.

In other news, the new record is finished. I got the master back just the other day and it’s sounding as good as I hoped it would. Derek and I did the art work for it and will be putting the finishing touches on it within the next week or so. Hopefully we can get some new mp3s up on this site or at myspace.com/macphersonband before too long. No word yet on a release date, probably not until late winter/early spring at this point though as touring in Canada in December, January or February is even crazier than demolishing stuff without safety glasses on. Some of us learn these lessons the hard way unfortunately.

May 29,2009

Greg — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:20:58 +0000

I’ve got 14 new songs recorded and they’re about 95 percent mixed at this point. It’s been a long process with people flying in and out of town and me working a few day jobs lately but this new recording should be finished and ready to release by the fall. I’m not known for trumpeting the work that I’ve done but in this case I feel more excited than I’ve ever been at the end of recording a record and I’m really proud of what we’ve done… hopefully you will like it too. I’ll get some mp3s posted on the myspace page as soon as we have it mastered!

In the mean time, it’s spring, I have half a dozen new songs to try out live and some friends have been kind enough to help book a few shows down east next month. Please have a look at the Shows page for details.

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Greg — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:36:23 +0000

A few weeks ago I recorded a version of a song written by my old friend Jared Ozuk. Jared, who grew up in Transcona and moved all over the country, played in a number of under appreciated Canadian bands over the years and is maybe the best lyricist I’ve ever met. I recorded the song ‘Houses’ for a brand new compilation disc that Winnipeg community radio station, CKUW is releasing shortly. All local artists covering other locals who inspired their work.

I’ll be performing that song and maybe one or two of my own originals tonight at the CKUW fund drive kick-off party. First time playing in a few months… I can’t wait!! If you’re in town, be sure to drop by and help support local radio.

November 8, 2008

Greg — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:36:24 +0000

It’s been snowing here in Winnipeg this past few days… makes me feel like either hiding away with someone close and warm or shutting the whole world off and playing music. I’ve been at this a long time, it’s official… like a compulsion or one of those seasonal instincts, I held up in my room last night and wrote a new song: first days of winter always makes new music, every year since I was a kid. Some people see the beauty in everything, even the slush, the cold wind and the terror in the skies. I’m not sure I’m one of those people but I do see the rose faced women coming in from outside, all their clothes too heavy for early winter, the furnace on fresh and the heat pounding under ankle length coats and clean mittens. None of us have the rhythm yet, at least not outside. Stay in here and write, that’s what the wind on the walls outside are telling me.

As far as updates go for those of you been asking: the studio’s booked, the musicians are coming back to town, me, Mike and Ryan are practicing on Sunday and I’ve got 30 unreleased songs to weed through for the best 10 or 12. I’ll be playing a few shows here and there over the winter, just to keep from going crazy but mostly the doors are tight, the woods all cut and the music machine’s on full blast waiting for spring. See you all soon.

Monday, May 12th 2008

Greg — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:47:05 +0000

I’m finally getting back on the road! This time next month I’ll be in Atlantic Canada and Quebec trying out new songs in advance of a record I’ll be recording this summer. Lots of new songs… See the ’shows’ page for details and drop by www.myspace.com/macphersonband to hear a new song or two.

Monday, March 31st

Greg — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:45:26 +0000

I just recorded new music… lots of new music, for a release later this year. Not sure how I will release it but it’s coming. Check myspace.com/macphersonband to hear something new. There are upcoming shows on the shows page as well. See you soon.

November 28th 2007

Greg — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:31:47 +0000

Welcome to the latest new and improved greg macpherson website! Derek Hogue, the web-master, has been out on the icy shores of the north Atlantic holed up in his windowless computer bunker intercepting top secret messages from satellites and listening to people’s cellphone conversations looking for new ways of designing top-quality websites for rock musicians. I think he may have outdone himself. See for yourself, there’s information to be absorbed and photos to look at and songs to listen to and a list of upcoming shows to consult, among other things! Not bad eh?

On top of all this website business I have shows coming up and recording plans in the works. It should be an exciting year around here.