Since Ajax punk rockers Not By Choice have scored their new record deal with Linus, all sorts of cool things have been happening. First off, they pulled off a great performance at NXNE in Toronto, next they held their own on the big second stage at Edgefest in Barrie, Ontario. Now the boys are ready to strut their stuff for the rest of Canada via a tour that will take them from Ontario to the East Coast and then all the way out to Vancouver.
They'll be joining Sum 41 this year on the Pepsi Taste Tour for some fizzy brown liquid fun right through until the end of September. The tour runs right clean across the country starting in Hamilton, hitting Halifax at some point and ending up in Vancouver. You have to win to get in, so if you see those friendly Pepsi people with their little taste test carts, for the love of Pete, try it out.
In other recent Not By Choice news, the band are preparing their first release for Linus, Maybe One Day, that should be out this fall. They've been working in the studio with Grammy-winning producer John Whynot � the boys are apparently loving the experience and call Whynot a "genius."
So to get yourself stoked for the new disc, check 'em out this summer � here's the dates (all dates are winner-only Pepsi Taste Test shows with Sum 41 unless otherwise noted):
July 25 Hamilton @ The Border w/Gob (not a Pepsi show)
July 26 Peterborough, ON @ The Vibe w/ Gob (not a Pepsi show)
July 27 Mississauga, ON @ The Playdium (not a Pepsi show)
September 4 Kitchener, ON @ Elements
September 5 London, ON @ The Drink
September 9 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's
September 10 Quebec City, QC @ Capitole de Quebec
September 11 Halifax, NS @ McInnes Rm. Dalhousie
September 13 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
September 14 Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
September 17 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
September 19 Edmonton, AB @ The Rev
September 20 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
September 22 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
