Sadies to Record Live LP With Neko Case, Jon Langford

Joining the Sadies on the Lee's Palace stage on February 3 and 4 will be Case, Jon Spencer, Jon Langford (the Mekons, Waco Brothers), Gary Louris (ex-Jayhawks), Kelly Hogan, Rick White (the Unintended, Elevator) and friends from the Good Brothers, Blue Rodeo and the Deadly Snakes. What a hoedown!

Chartattack.com also reports that Sadies are trying to add past collaborator Andre Williams to the puzzle, but have had no success getting a hold of the raunchy R&B; hustler. Said the band's Dallas Good, "If anyone knows where Andre Williams is, please let us know. We've got a million different phone numbers for him, and we've tried every one. He's one of the people that we've just been absolutely unable to find. We've sent word with every mutual friend."

So if you see a guy doing a suspiciously spot-on version of "Bacon Fat" at your local karaoke bar today, book him a ticket to Toronto ASAP.

The Sadies lent a helping hand to Case's forthcoming album Fox Confessor Brings the Flood and provided the soundtrack to Ron Mann's forthcoming film Tales of the Rat Fink, a documentary on custom car sculptor and hot rod artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. The film is scheduled to have its world premiere at SXSW on March 11. Also in the cards for this year are recording a new studio album (produced by Louris) and chronic touring, as is the Sadies way. Here are the dates they have scheduled for now:

02-03 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
02-04 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
02-16 Kingston, Ontario - Queen's University Grad Club
02-23 Oshawa, Ontario - Catch 22 #

* with the Good Brothers, Blue Rodeo, Neko Case, Jon Spencer, Gary Louris, Kelly Hogan, Jon Langford, more
# with Poor Kelly & the Kent Boys, Kat Burns

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