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We are very excited to partner with Exclaim.ca to bring you a stream of OLD CHEETAH!
A record preview and stream can be found here!
Hawksley Workman
‘Old Cheetah’ (album stream)
By Alex Hudson,
Published May 25, 2015
In the last couple of years, Canadian songwriter Hawksley Workman has branched out by drumming with his supergroup Mounties and touring his “one-man cabaret” The God That Comes. Now, he’s back to emphasizing his solo career, and with Old Cheetah due out on June 2 through Six Shooter Records, Exclaim! has got the stream of the entire album.
The 12-song effort is theatrical and ambitious. Workman’s signature eclecticism shines brightly on songs like “1000 Miles of Atmosphere,” a nine-and-a-half-minute prog epic that’s stuffed with syncopated rhythms, star-dazzled synth twinkles and unpredictable sonic shifts.
Although not every song is quite that wildly sprawling, Workman never goes on autopilot and proves that even an old cheetah can learn new tricks. The style range from the falsetto-flecked soul of “Teenage Cats” to the piano-driven space-rock anthem “We’re Not Broken Yet,” to the salt-of-the-earth folk of “It’s Really Starting to Snow” and the cabaret psych of “Small Town Dracula.”
It’s a lot to absorb, so dive into the ambitious Old Cheetah below.
Workman has a series of summer concerts lined up, and you can see those here. You can also pre-order the album here.
“We’re Not Broken Yet”, the latest song from Hawksley’s upcoming record Old Cheetah (June 2, Six Shooter Records) as been released!
It’s available NOW on iTunes!
Exciting LIVE SHOW news… Hawksley has been announced for the following Summer 2015 festivals!
Kingston – Rockin’ the Square
Saturday June 12 @ Springer Market Square, 8:00pm
Free Event!
Beaumont AB – Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival
Sunday June 21 @ Four Seasons Park, 7:00pm
Tickets!
Ottawa Blues Festival
Friday July 10 @ Lebreton Flats, 9:00pm
Tickets!
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
July 17-19 (full schedule to come!) @ Jericho Beach Park
Tickets!
Calgary Folk Music Festival
Friday July 24 @ Prince’s Island Park
Tickets!
Interstellar Rodeo – Winnipeg
Friday August 14th @ The Forks
Tickets!
Happy Summer!!
Hawksley’s new record, Old Cheetah is now available for pre-order on iTunes and at Six Shooter Records …you’ll also get an instant download of the first single, “Don’t Take Yourself Away (Instant Nostalgia)”.
Pre-order Hawksley’s latest record, Old Cheetah.
TODAY! Video for Hawksley’s new single “Don’t Take Yourself Away (Instant Nostalgia)” has just premiered on Exclaim.ca !! This is the first single off of Hawksley’s upcoming record, Old Cheetah.
Hawksley Workman gets all nineteen hundred and eighties with a new video for “Don’t Take Yourself Away (Instant Nostalgia),” the first single from the forthcoming album Old Cheetah, coming June 2, 2015 on Six Shooter Records. Directed by Ken Cunningham, the video captures a type of melancholy and brooding gothic angst that is, weirdly, found in both Wuthering Heights AND The Breakfast Club. Both songwriter and showman, Hawksley Workman is an unpredictable musical force prone to crafting wildly catchy songs that explode fully-formed from a swirling nuclear fusion of cabaret theatricality, glam rock and wantonly pop musical elements.
We are so happy to announce that The God That Comes will be coming to both Victoria and Regina this year!
VICTORIA – Spark Festival 2015 @ Belfry Theatre (1291 Gladstone St., Victoria, BC)
Dates: Tues March 17 to Sat March 21 (8:00pm)
Tickets can be found here!
REGINA – Artisean on 13th (2627 13th Avenue, Regina, SK)
Dates: Wed April 1 to Sat April 4 (8:00pm)
Tickets can be found here!
We are pleased to announce that a fourth show has been added to the sold out run at The Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.
Tickets for Wednesday December 3rd are on sale to the general public Friday November 7th. Details can be found here!
Thursday December 4th, Friday December 5th and Saturday December 6th are sold out.
Hawksley and the team at 2b Theatre Company are pleased to announce the month-long run of The God That Comes, at the wonderful Tarragon Theatre in June 2014! The show will open on Tuesday June 3rd (sold out!) and run through Sunday June 29th.
Details on the show can be found here! Tickets are found here!
Hawksley will be performing The God That Comes at the Stratford Forum, part of the Stratford Festival, September 2014!
Location: Studio Theatre
Performance Dates: Thursday, September 11, to Friday, September 12, and Thursday, September 18, to Saturday, September 20, 11:30 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2:00 p.m.
Part play, part concert, all bacchanalian, The God that Comes is a wine-soaked rock-’n’-roll cabaret celebrating the god of wine and ecstasy. This solo performance, starring musical sensation Hawksley Workman, fuses the chaotic revelry of a rock concert with the intimacy of theatrical storytelling. The show is a tonic for a society that has lost its sense of balance, and for a people that have lost touch with their animal instincts. It is an invitation to raise a glass together, hear a story and get lost in the music for a few hours. Tickets and event details can be found here!
But first! Hawksley will be a musical guest, performing songs from The God That Comes at this year’s Shakespeare Slam in Toronto at Kroener hall on April 23rd 2014. Details on the event and ticket information can be found here!