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We're playing a bunch of dates around BC & Alberta this summer! Make sure to come out and party with us when we're in your neck of the woods.

July 12: Revelstoke, BC - The Last Drop Pub
July 18: Prince George, BC - Nancy O's Restaurant
July 19: Pritchard, BC - Private Party
July 23: Golden, BC - Rockwater Grill & Bar w/ The Gibson Block
July 25: Legal, AB - Kilroy's Pub
July 26: Legal, AB - Kilroy's Pub
August 7: Kelowna, BC - The Habitat w/ The Wisers

Hey all here's a quick schedule of the wee spring tour thus far:

March 14th - Kamloops, B.C. Dirty Jersey

March 15th - Prince George, B.C. Nancy O's

March 17th - Jasper, AB Whistle Stop (St. Patty's Day)

March 19th - Edmonton, AB - Richard's Pub Jam Guests w/ Canyon Rose Outfit

March 21st - Calgary, AB - Blind Beggar w/ Burlap Sac & David Michael Kemick

March 22nd - Legal, AB - Kilroy's Pub Legal Hotel

March 29th - Golden, BC - Golden Taps

April 5th - Kelowna, BC - Fernando's Pub

FEBRUARY 2014
UPDATE

IN THE STUDIO

Hello To All Our Friends And Followers,

There’s a lot of interesting things going on in the Decoys camp these day and I figured some of you might be interested in what we’ve been up to. We’re certainly at a place in our band where we feel a new chapter has started and we’re really looking forward to the future.

Hello All!

We just wanted to take a second to update everyone on the latest in the Decoys camp.

STUDIO
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We've been hard at work building our new rehearsal space and recording studio and we're very close to getting in there and recording our new songs. We're very excited about the new material we've been working up, so far we have about 10 songs and there's plenty more on the horizon. We'll be playing some of the new songs at our upcoming shows, so make sure not to miss 'em!

Matt Stanley And The Decoys are currently in the running to be named Canada's Best New Artist from CBC Radio West and It would mean a lot to the band if you voted for us. Round one of audience voting is underway right now and the grand prize winner gets $20,000 worth of gear from Yamaha Canada, an audio-video session with CBC music and a high profile gig at a music showcase in Toronto. The shortlist will be announced on February 25th so vote everyday until then!

After a few weeks off and some ups and downs, The Decoys are heading back to the rehearsal space this week to begin writing new material. Stay tuned over the next little while as we post update, photos, and videos!

Don't forget to follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mattstanleyandthedecoys and Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/matt_decoys because they usually get all the updates first and more frequently. 

On November 1st, 2011, Matt Stanley and The Decoys got together to rehearse and film some of the performances for their website. Unfortunately the keys to the jam space were missing and the band was locked out. So instead they went to the attic of drummer Sean Poissant's house and had an acoustic rehearsal. The result was "The Attic Sessions". Here is that footage:

PART 1: MEET THE BAND
http://youtu.be/utpd6dRVgDQ

PART 2: I KNOW

The store if officially open! Not a huge selection of items as of yet but currently you can download our music as well as buy a CD of 2008's "The Life & Times EP". Our new album "Stripped, Bare, And On Display" will be available to buy in CD format shortly. 

Go to http://mattstanleyandthedecoys.com/store
Stay Tuned and Enjoy,
Jarrett, Brandon, Sean, and Matt

Hey Everybody,

 We got some shows lined up for this November that we want to let you know about. We'll be returning to the Pogue Mahone Pub stage on the 23rd with 'Stellar Radio Choir'. They're a garage/psychedelic/rock & roll band out of Golden, BC. Check them out at http://www.facebook.com/stellarradiochoir?sk=info .