Myles and the Fuzz have hit the road today with the Sleepless Nights, bound for Ontario and the Pitter Patter festival.

The festival founded by Keith Hamiliton [booker at the Boat in Toronto, a dj, leader of his band Hamilton Trading Co. - probably lots of other stuff I don't know about] has a pretty great vision that is hard to not get behind:

The Pitter Patter Music Festival is based on a simple set of principals:
Fair compensation to the artists
Easy access for the patrons
The need to discover and cultivate new Canadian talent
The desire to expand the radius of support for new music outside of Toronto
By sticking with the above principals and the not-for-profit ideals on which the festival was founded Pitter Patter hopes to continue expanding and ultimately envisions itself as a national festival, setting the standard for how Canada supports the arts.

See that point about easy access for the patrons? Well if you have heard of any of the bands playing but maybe are tight for cash, don’t worry. The festival is now an entirely pay-what-you-can affair for the patrons!

Check out the Pitter Patter site for: A Brief History of the Pitter Patter Music Festival and the complete schedule

For Fuzz fans, this tour will also be the first chance to grab a preview copy of their new album “You Can’t Heal a Sick Riff” which was produced by Mike O’Neill. The album will be officially released this fall.

http://www.myspace.com/mylesdeckandthefuzz
http://www.myspace.com/thesleeplessnights
Facebook Event page for the guys’ tour

Complete Tour Dates:
22 May House Show Moncton
23 May Raw Sugar Ottawa
25 May Black Shire Pub London
27 May Red Dog Peterborough
28 May Marcello’s Toronto
29 May The Boat Toronto
31 May Trepid House Waterloo
1 Jun The Ship Hamilton
2 Jun The Jupiter Room Montreal
4 Jun The Capital Fredericton
5 Jun The Seahorse Halifax