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Well, it was a journey. A true journey! But after a few months the final touches have been added to the new Lowest of the Low record Do The Right Now! Stay tuned, we’ll be keeping you posted on developments and release dates.

What a great way to kickstart 2017 –

The DGA will accompany BR on the western swing of their Canadian tour.

Better snap up your tickets quickly, this will be sure to sell out in no time.

Jan 11 – Thunder Bay – T-Bay Community Auditorium

Jan 13 – Regina – Conexus Arts Centre

Jan 14 – Winnipeg – MTS Centre

Jan 15 – Estevan – Affinity Place

Jan 17 – Saskatoon – TCU Place

Jan 19/20 – Edmonton – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Jan 21/22 Calgary – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Jan 24 – Penticton – South Okanagan Events Centre

Jan 26 – Victoria – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

Jan 27/28 – Vancouver – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Feb 3 – Toronto –  Massey Hall

AUG 17, 2016

On June 23rd my merry crew hit the Horseshoe Tavern to capture myself and the DGA opening for Art Bergmann. This live performance is part of the footage we then used to create the video for Swamp.

It’s the 3rd video from my recent record Spit Sputter and Sparkle. The video is a desert dystopia, the song inspired by months of marathon Breaking Bad sessions. Haze, dilapitated shacks, skulls and snakes.

Once again a big shout out to Jill Riley, Ruby B Hawkins, Kathleen Olmstead and Tim Thompson. And this time a huge thanks to the folks at the Horseshoe Tavern as well.

Swamp is scheduled to premiere on Exclaim Magazine’s website as an exclusive feature on Wednesday, August 17th.

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RON HAWKINS’
SPIT SPUTTER AND SPARKLE
OUT TOMORROW ON
PHEROMONE RECORDINGS

KICKS OFF TOUR DATES ON
MARCH 29th IN WINNIPEG

LOWEST OF THE LOW TAKE OVER LEE’S PALACE
FOR TWO NIGHTS

TORONTO, ON – March 24, 2016 – Canadian singer-songwriter, Ron Hawkins, will release his new album, Spit Sputter and Sparkle, tomorrow via Pheromone Recordings. The album features 11 new originals, including the first single/video, Beautiful Girl, which is sitting pretty at #12 on CBC’s R2-20, and check out the whole album today as part of First Play on CBCmusic.ca. Before Ron kicks off his upcoming tour dates on March 29th in Winnipeg, he will spend two nights at Lee’s Palace on March 25th and 26th with Lowest of the Low (full details below). Spit Sputter and Sparkle is Ron’s 15th album of original material and due to lift him onto the musical pe destal he has clearly earned. Album is available on iTunes http://bit.ly/rhsssitunes and physical at http://bit.ly/rhssscd .

What the press have been saying:

“…his latest artistic creation is a sparkling thing of beauty.”
– Winnipeg Free Press

“The Lowest of the Low frontman unveils another tightly woven solo effort.”
– Pop Forecast

“Spry, spunky and splendid.” – Sun Media

“There’s plenty here for fans of Hawkins and Lowest of the Low and if this is what he can come up with on such a quick turnover, then we’d happily receive an album every year from one of the country’s most prized artists.”
– CBCMusic.ca

As lead singer/multi-instrumentalist of Canada’s legendary Lowest of the Low, Ron has enjoyed many accolades through the years. Chart Magazine honoured the group’s 1991 debut album, Shakespeare My Butt, with spots in the top 10 of the Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time, Ron has received Toronto station 102.1 The Edge’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2000), and has been voted Songwriter of the Year by NOW Magazine’s reader’s poll in 2000 and once again in 2015. In 2008 Lowest of the Low was inducted into the Canadian Indie Rock Hall of Fame and awarded gold records for Shakespeare My Butt.

Upcoming Tour Dates:
March 25-26 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace *
March 29 – Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre
March 30 – Saskatoon, SK – The Capitol
March 31 – Calgary, AB – Palomino – JUNOfest
April 01 – Edmonton, AB – The Almanac
April 02 – Camrose, AB – Bailey Theatre
April 03 – Red Deer, AB – The Hideout
April 07 – Picton, ON – The Regent Theatre *
April 08 – Ottawa, ON – Ritual *
April 09 – Peterborough, ON – Red Dog *
April 14 – Toronto – The Rivoli SHOWCASE
April 15-16 – Toronto – The Rivoli
April 22 – Buffalo, NY – The Town Ballroom *
April 23 – Buffalo, NY – Leopard Lounge
April 29 – London, ON – London Music Hall *
April 30 – Owen Sound, ON – Heartwood Concert Hall *
May 13 – Regina, SK – Casino Regina *
May 26 – Bayfield, ON – The Ashwood *
May 28 – Niagara Falls, ON – Springlicious Festival *
* Lowest of the Low

Download Hi-Res Promo Photo: HERE
Download Hi-Res Album Cover Art: HERE
Listen to Beautiful Girl:

Official Site
iTunes

For more information, please contact:
Beth Cavanagh
Manager, National Media Relations
Cadence Music Group
O: 416.718.6549
C: 416.803.7685
beth.cavanagh@cadencemusicgroup.com

Cadence Music Group
2450 Victoria Park Ave., Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M2J 5H3

On March 13th a ragtag band of videographers (read friends) marched into a rented room at Artscape and embarked on a DIO (“do it ourselves”) project.
In three hours (and for $75) we shot the Beautiful Girl video, and after a day of editing in i-Movie we came up with this… the first video for Spit Sputter and Sparkle.
My intention is to make a video a month for every song on the album. Stay tuned.
And pop in often to see how the challenge goes.
But till then enjoy.
Thanks to Kathleen Olmstead, Jill Riley, Tim Thompson and, especially, Ruby B Hawkins (who shot %90 of the footage she didn’t appear in).