1. 14 May


     

  2. 1 May


    We will be releasing our first full-length album, Rivers & Rust, on June 25, more than five years after Haunter’s inception. In fact, this album took nearly 10 years to live, five to write, and more than a full year to finish. It’s taken up a huge part of each of our lives, regardless of when we individually signed on to being in a band together. It has felt like a pretty massive undertaking - five different voices, working collaboratively, to put out something that represents our love for melody, early ’90s college music, guitar solos, storytelling, and, most importantly, rock ‘n’ roll. And those things are a lot less fun without you, the people who come out to see us and stay ‘til the end of the night. So thanks, you. You know who you are. You were always there. So before we even have the CDs in hand, here are some details to tide you over/get you excited: - We recorded the album with Cam Loeppky, our producer, engineer, mixer (of sounds/drinks), and brother-in-arms, who helped do a few other really fucking great albums in the past two years - Midnight Midnight by Nova, Disintegration Blues by Greg MacPherson, and Firecracker/Cloudglow by Cannon Bros. - There are a few guests on the album, who we deeply respect and are forever grateful for being a part of it - Keri Latimer from Nathan helped with a duet, Rusty Matyas and Marti Sarbit from Imaginary Cities lent their trumpet and pipes to a song, and our wonderful, incomparable friend Shannon Laliberte also sings on a track. - We’ll be releasing the first track as a single, which we hope will become the “hit song of summer ‘09,” like we promised four years ago.  - It’s coming out on Disintegration Records, obviously, which is our favourite record label, and also our good friends. There will also be a few more records coming out on Disintegration this year, but we won’t ruin the surprise(s)! - There is a guitar solo on almost every song (the way it should be). Even some guitarmonies. - We’re hoping to release a special remixed version of one of the tunes along with the album, available digitally. - We’re gonna have a party to celebrate the whole thing at the Royal Albert Arms on June 27. There will be two bands but we can only tell you one right now: The Mystics, who play bad-ass, throw-back rock ‘n’ roll for wizards and lady-wizards alike. Save the date. Here’s the track list: 1. July, 2005 2. Delilah Dreams Of… 3. Our War feat. Shannon Laliberte 4. All Winter Long 5. Trans-Canada, Bring Us Home 6. Blood & Thunder 7. Where I’m Calling From feat. Keri Latimer 8. Coyote 9. Assiniboine River Song feat. Marti Sarbit and Rusty Matyas 10. (rust) 11. Anthem For a Broken City More details can wait.  Thanks for sticking around with us all these years, and we’ll see you very soon. If anyone would like to talk to us about our favourite Kevin Smith movie, which Winnipeg neighbourhood is the best to live in, what kind of beer we like, or anything else, e-mail us at haunter.music(at)gmail.com.  Your bad influence and drinking buddy, with Love, Haunter (PS - Photo by Marie-France Hollier)

    We will be releasing our first full-length album, Rivers & Rust, on June 25, more than five years after Haunter’s inception. In fact, this album took nearly 10 years to live, five to write, and more than a full year to finish. It’s taken up a huge part of each of our lives, regardless of when we individually signed on to being in a band together.

    It has felt like a pretty massive undertaking - five different voices, working collaboratively, to put out something that represents our love for melody, early ’90s college music, guitar solos, storytelling, and, most importantly, rock ‘n’ roll. And those things are a lot less fun without you, the people who come out to see us and stay ‘til the end of the night. So thanks, you. You know who you are. You were always there.

    So before we even have the CDs in hand, here are some details to tide you over/get you excited:

    - We recorded the album with Cam Loeppky, our producer, engineer, mixer (of sounds/drinks), and brother-in-arms, who helped do a few other really fucking great albums in the past two years - Midnight Midnight by Nova, Disintegration Blues by Greg MacPherson, and Firecracker/Cloudglow by Cannon Bros.

    - There are a few guests on the album, who we deeply respect and are forever grateful for being a part of it - Keri Latimer from Nathan helped with a duet, Rusty Matyas and Marti Sarbit from Imaginary Cities lent their trumpet and pipes to a song, and our wonderful, incomparable friend Shannon Laliberte also sings on a track.

    - We’ll be releasing the first track as a single, which we hope will become the “hit song of summer ‘09,” like we promised four years ago. 

    - It’s coming out on Disintegration Records, obviously, which is our favourite record label, and also our good friends. There will also be a few more records coming out on Disintegration this year, but we won’t ruin the surprise(s)!

    - There is a guitar solo on almost every song (the way it should be). Even some guitarmonies.

    - We’re hoping to release a special remixed version of one of the tunes along with the album, available digitally.

    - We’re gonna have a party to celebrate the whole thing at the Royal Albert Arms on June 27. There will be two bands but we can only tell you one right now: The Mystics, who play bad-ass, throw-back rock ‘n’ roll for wizards and lady-wizards alike. Save the date.

    Here’s the track list:

    1. July, 2005

    2. Delilah Dreams Of…

    3. Our War feat. Shannon Laliberte

    4. All Winter Long

    5. Trans-Canada, Bring Us Home

    6. Blood & Thunder

    7. Where I’m Calling From feat. Keri Latimer

    8. Coyote

    9. Assiniboine River Song feat. Marti Sarbit and Rusty Matyas

    10. (rust)

    11. Anthem For a Broken City

    More details can wait. 

    Thanks for sticking around with us all these years, and we’ll see you very soon. If anyone would like to talk to us about our favourite Kevin Smith movie, which Winnipeg neighbourhood is the best to live in, what kind of beer we like, or anything else, e-mail us at haunter.music(at)gmail.com. 

    Your bad influence and drinking buddy, with Love,

    Haunter

    (PS - Photo by Marie-France Hollier)

     

  3. 13 Jun



    The Big Smoke

    Tomorrow we (minus Cole) leave for Toronto to play NXNE. Some last minute burning, folding and printing followed by throwing fistfuls of clothing into a duffle bag and we are all ready to take flight back to the city we all like more than we want to admit to ourselves.  

    Before we get distracted with all the music, hustling and many visits to New York Subway I wanted to quickly thank everyone that came out to the fundraiser on June 1st. We never set out with a goal to reach, but we are very pleased with how it turned out. We especially want to thank our two opening bands, who played for booze. Departures and Paul Allen were present, focused and drew a considerably large female audience. 

    We are going to try and give everyone a little sample of our new album very very soon.

    Love,

    Haunter

     

  4. 19 May



    Storm-chasing

    I’m sitting here typing on a Saturday afternoon, listening to Face Value and watching Winnipeg get covered in it’s first real summer rain. It sound peaceful, and it is, but the this is the calm before the storm no doubt. Haunter’s shit is about to get real.

    We had already planned to tour in the summer and release an album in the fall but now we are also playing NXNE, Canada Day and Jazz Fest.

    Head to the shows page if you want a taste for how busy we are going to be. Not only are we going to be busy, but shit son are we going to be broke. That’s where you come in. Shortly we will be announcing the official 2012 Haunter Fundraiser. It’s a cash grab for us at Lo Pub featuring bands you love (and us), giveaways, dancing, tender-drunken-stage-banter and drinking. 

    I want you all to clear your schedule now. June 1st. Clear it. You work? Call in sick. You got a date? Dump that ball-and-chain. Sick in the hospital? Get some medicinal marijuana and get stoned to us. The point is we want you to come, and in all honesty, we really need you to come out and give us a few bucks. We promise not to spend it on liquor or drugs. We promise to make the night special for you. And most importantly, we promise if you play your cards right you might just get laid.

    Your friend and drinking buddy,

    Haunter 

     

  5. 2 Jan


    Our setlist from our New Year’s Eve show at the Lo Pub. Happy 2012, everyone.

    Our setlist from our New Year’s Eve show at the Lo Pub. Happy 2012, everyone.