ryan mcmahon.

I'm heading out in March to open for myself.  Over the past few months I've been playing some covers w/ some local Ladysmith boys that I've known for years, in a band called the Busted Tune-Ups.  Mike Sumpter, Matt Henn, Jason Barber & Brooks Jamison have never been on a tour 'proper-like,' and I'm happy to be a part of this one.  Another Western Canadian Tour in June will follow, so if we miss your city this time out, we're probably hitting ... Read More

Well, it took us long enough... On November 1st of '09, I was joined by friends Dustin Young & Brooks Jamison @ one of Canada's finest venues, the Duncan Garage Showroom in Duncan, B.C.  The premise was to make a recording of one of my acoustic shows, so that we would have something that best represented what it is I do at my solo concerts.  We tracked nearly 30 songs that evening, and narrowed it down to the best (and sometimes funniest) ... Read More

I've been playing music for a long time.  For the bulk of those years, I always imagined that playing covers for money would make me feel icky.  Quite the opposite has turned out to be true.   Since moving back to my hometown of Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, boredom proved to be thick.  No live music scene (not nightly, at least), and very few like-minded musicians around me ... I missed having Mike & Dust from the band around for rehearsals (I still ... Read More

The need to get music to you was taking too long... a studio album is likely another 8 months+ away, so we've decided to get the songs to you, in a raw, acoustic, campfire format, by this Christmas... with a live album to be recorded @ one of the best venues in Canada, the Duncan Garage Showroom... Our hope is to completely fill the room, with loud, energized humans that don't mind their voices being lent to tape for eternity... If you've ever ... Read More