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07/11/27 - New reviews of Thunder and Dust posted on press page.


07/10/15 - New CD is out. Get it at Soundscapes in Toronto or online at CD Baby or Maple Music.

 

06/04/11 - Check out Greg's myspace.com page at www.myspace.com/greghobbs

 

06/01/29 - Due to the theft of a couple of computers, Greg's email list needs to be rebuilt from scratch. Please send an email and re-join the list. Thanks. info@greghobbs.com .


06/01/27 - Greg's song "Beautiful Girls" has made it to the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition.

 

05/07/15 - Greg Hobbs T-Shirts and Buttons are now available.

 

05/05/15 - THANK-YOU to all those who helped with Roots Music for Africa. Here are some pictures.

 

05/03/09 - Tickets for Roots Music for Africa now available at maplemusic.com, The Tranzac, Soundscapes and I'm With Stupid.

 

05/03/07 - Roots Music for Africa announced to the press. For details on this fundraising event check out the press release.

 

04/11/27 - The live hit Beautiful Girls is now available for free download! Also see Audio page for more downloads.

 

04/11/21 - Review and pictures from November 19th show at Hugh's Room (Opening for Eric Andersen).

 

04/10/01 - Review of Threats & Promises posted on rootstime.be (in Dutch).

 

04/09/18 - New review of Threats & Promises by Kevin J. Hosey posted on buffaloroots.com.

 

04/08/15 - Greg will be playing at the first annual Toronto City Roots Song Celebration in Toronto's Distillery District. He'll be on at 7.30 sharp in the Gibsone-Jessop Song Gallery. It'll definately be a great weekend of music.

 

04/07/17 - New review of Threats and Promises posted on audiogrid.com.

 

04/06/20 - New reviews of Threats and Promises are now posted. One from Sawna Biamonte of Penguin Eggs Magazine and another by Pastor Ben Squires, of the Redeemer Lutheran Church. I'm as surprised as anyone by this one. Both critics really seem to understand the disc.

 

04/03/18 - Check out today's articles in the Ottawa X Press

 

04/02/19 - Check out today's articles in Eye Magazine and The Toronto Star

 

04/02/19 - Threats & Promises and other Hobbs CDs now available online at Maple Music. Click the logo.

 

04/02/14 - Threats & Promises is this week's Disc of the Week on CBC Radio's Bandwidth. You can listen to Matthew Crossier's glowing review here: http://ottawa.cbc.ca/bandwidth/discofweek.html

 

04/01/30 - Check out the press release for info on the CD Release show for info about the show. Also click here for info on Threats & Promises.

03/10/26 - Click here to hear a song from the upcoming release Threats & Promises. It's called Gospel Barroom.

 

03/08/10 - Click here for some pictures taken by Neil Graham, Dan Purdy and others during the latest recording sessions. You'll also find a little info on the upcoming CD, Threats & Promises.


03/06/10 - Greg and the band are hard at work at Chemical Sound Studios working on the next disc. More info to come soon.

 

03/05/01 - CBC Radio's recording of the Black Sheep Inn show from February will be broadcast this Saturday between 5-6pm. Check out http://ottawa.cbc.ca/bandwidth for more info .

 

03/04/07 - New pictures from the Showcase at Clinton's last November, outdoors last summer, and Roots on the Rails last month.

 

03/02/26 - Good News. You can now get to this site by typing in "greghobbs.com". This is handy when you can't remember how to spell "thief".

 

03/01/01 - HAPPY NEW YEAR! Things are starting off well. The first three months will bring lots of gigs, including a live recording for CBC Radio and a trip to New York City. Check it all out on the live page .

 

02/11/13 - New MP3 from recent studio session now available on the Audio page. Me, This Girl, This bar is a little country tune about falling in love with a waitress. Enjoy.


02/11/01 - Greg has been writing frantically, and has just recorded a three song demo. These songs and others will be showcased at Clinton's Tavern on November 28th. Nicole Dueck will be playing a set too. Click here for details.


 

02/08/11 - JUST ANNOUNCED - Greg will be playing the Fred Eaglesmith Charity Picnic on Saturday, August 17th at 1:50 pm sharp. For those of you that don't know, Fred is Canada's greatest troubadour. Come for a weekend of camping and country-folk. Check this fredpic page for more info.

 

02/06/14 - A song tentatively titled "You Came Along" has been added to the audio page. It's from a live recording at Prisma Sound. Cobain engineered and mixed it. Staig played dobro. Check it out on the audio page.

 

02/05/26 - New live mp3s have been added to this site. You can either go to the audio page or go to the live page and click on the date of the performances. An mp3 from Nicole Dueck's new CD is also availabe. Click here for info.

 

02/05/18 - More Greg Hobbs web presence out there now!! Go to audiosurge to post a review of Drake Motel or the downloadable MP3 of Country Music. Check out the newly posted links for other Greg Hobbs related web sites.

 

02/03/20 - JUST ANNOUNCED - Bob Egan (the excellent pedal steel player from Blue Rodeo) will be sharing the bill on Saturday, April 13 at C'Est What? with Hobbs. Doors open at 9:30 - come early to ensure a spot.

 

01/11/18 - GHB Christmas gig at The Old York on December 7th! More of a party than a show. Check out the info on the Live page. ALSO - notice a couple of new MP3s from the last show at C'Est What.

 

01/07/28 - Last minute acoustic show just announced for next Saturday at the NOW Lounge in Toronto. Check out the Live page for details.

 

01/06/21 - Greg will be playing an acoustic show in New York City in July. Check out the Live page for details.

 

01/06/16 - Check out photos from last night's gig at The Rivoli. Thanks to Brian G. Duff and Taxi Chain.

01/06/14 - Greg will be hosting the excellent open stage at the Gladstone Art Bar for the first two weeks in July (4th & 11th). Come on out and bring your talent. (Queen and Gladstone)
01/05/10 - A nice article on Greg appeared in the Toronto Star today. Check it out by clicking on this picture.
01/04/21 - Watch for an appearance on CITY TVs Breakfast Television on Wednesday, April 25, between 7 and 9. Greg will be playing with the band.

01/04/10 - New Dates have been added to the live page. Greg Just returned from California, where he took time out from vacation to wow a coffee house crowd in Santa Rosa. Thanks to Dani Linetz for the gig.

01/03/7
- Drake Motel Charted #1 at CIUT (U of T Radio) for the week of March 2, 01. Also - praise for the album is coming in - check out the press page

01/03/04
- Both CD release parties were smashing successes. The Toronto show was SOLD OUT!! Sorry to those who waited in line and didn't get in. Thanks to Taxi Chain and Invisible Inc.

01/02/08
- Excellent Toronto band Taxi Chain has confirmed they will open the Hamilton CD release p
arty at the Casbah on March 2.

01/01/11 - The new CD is mastered. Dan is finishing off the layout. Everything goes off for printing and pressing early next week. Click on the Drake Motel painting below for info and preview MP3s.


00/12/15 - Hamilton CD release is set for March 2, 01 at The Casbah.

00/12/04 - Toronto CD release is set for March 3, 01 at C'Est What. There are also more shows in January. For info check the live page.

00/11/28 - Mini bios of the current band members have finally been added. Check them out by clicking here

00/11/20 - Work on the new album has begun. It is going very well. Click on the picture for info and photos from the studio.