2005

December 7th

Check out the online video site iFilm.com They are now hosting the Gentleman Reg video for "The Boyfriend Song." They have a larger version of it then what was hosting here, and hence there is more to see! For the video go here.

Also, this Saturday Dec. 10th, tune into CBC Radio One at 10am and hear the Gentleman Reg band perform songs live on the program GO, with host Brent Bambury. For more info on the show go here.

November 28th

Live Video footage has been added to the sights and sounds section of the site. Check out these live video clips taken of the band and various other appearances Reg has made over the past year with the Hidden Cameras and Final Fantasy. All clips were shot by Jeff Harris.

October 26th

Gentleman Reg plays New York! This is the first NY shows for the band since their debut there last year at CMJ. You have two chances to show them some good ol' NY love.

Nov 4th at Tonic in Manhattan (107 Norfolk Street) performing at 8pm, and Nov 5th at Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg (709 Lorimer Street) performing at 10pm.

October 11th

Some new albums have just been released that feature small backing vocal guesting from Reg. Check them out, they are both amazing and beautiful albums. They are, The Constantines' Tournament of Hearts, and Kepler's Attic Salt.

There are also a few shows this week. Check the tour page for details. And Mote MGZN has also posted a new review of Darby & Joan. Read it here.

September 2nd

If you missed the June issue of ToBe magazine then you can check out the article and cover photo of Reg here.

August 2nd

The current issue of Exclaim has a great article on the label Three Gut Records, and their decision to cease releasing more music. Gentleman Reg has been a part of Three Gut Records since the beginning and has released all three of his albums on the label.
Read about it here. You can also read seperate interviews given to Micheal Barclay by a handful of band members and the head of the label Lisa Moran. Check out the Gentleman Reg interview here.

June 16th

Finally! The video for "The Boyfriend Song" is finished and ready for viewing. Go here to see the video now. A project put together with love. Kevin directed, Chris shot, Iris edited, and George tied it all up and presented it to us with ribbons and bows. Thanks to everyone who danced and kissed, and to everyone else who put time into the making, it was so much fun to film we were tempted to do it again. Trust us, it was worth the wait.

May 31st

The record label Arts&Crafts has just set up an online shop where you can purchase albums by all the bands on their label, as well as, albums by friends of the label.

Gentleman Reg is super-excited to be one of the first bands not on the label to have his album Darby & Joan available for digital download from this site. You can preview songs, then purchase single tracks, or the entire album. And, as a bonus for purchasing the whole album you also get the song 'Give me the chance to fall' which is from the last record Make Me Pretty, which Reg has frequently performed with Broken Social Scene at their shows over the past few years.

It all happens here at Gallery AC.

May 28th

Check out the June issue of OUT magazine. Gentleman Reg made it on their "Hot List" of "People, places and things that will make summer 2005 sizzle." And see the amazing photo taken by New York City based photographer Frits Berends. It's the first photo that comes up under the 'people' section. Or check out the photo here.

Also, keep checking back for the premiere of the video for 'The Boyfriend Song' as it will be up VERY soon.

April 30th

Reg ended up performing with Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) as he opened for the Arcade Fire at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. In a truly had to be there moment, they performed a cover of Mariah Carrey's song "Fantasy' on all three nights of the performances. Mimi never sounded so good!

April 14th

The very first Gentleman Reg video has been shot and is currently being edited with plans for release sometime in the coming month. It's a hot little affair, directed by Broken Social Scene(ster) Kevin Drew and shot by Chris Grismer (Arcade Fire, The Stills, Queer as Folk), and features an amazing cast of Toronto's finest art kids. It's for 'The Boyfriend Song'. Did we mention it's HOT? Stay tuned for more info.

Click here to view Chris Grismer's videos.

March 5th

Reg lends vocals to the brand new release from Owen Pallett's Final Fantasy project. It's an amazing and beautiful album. Find out more about it here.

February 14th

Gentleman Reg opens for the incredible Antony and the Johnsons at The Drake Hotel Wed. the 16th.

This is a rare Toronto apperance for Antony and is a must see, his voice is truly unbelievable. There will be two shows 7pm and 10pm. Reg opens both shows and performs solo.

Find out more about Antony and the Johnsons here.

January 27th

There are two chances to hear gentleman reg on the radio in the next week. Sat. 29th at 5:30pm on CIUT 89.5, Reg will be interviewed. Then on Wed. Feb. 2nd Gentleman Reg performs live to air on CFRU 93.3 at the University of Guelph, this performance will be followed up by an interview.

January 10th

Gentleman Reg makes it into Now magazines best of 2004 edition in the top Toronto albums of 2004. Read the review here.

2004 News Archive