Sandbag Records is proud to announce the signing of Rich Hope - Canada’s number one “dirty blues” troubadour.  Coast to coast, Hope has been lickin’ the grease off southern BBQ grills with lightning fast fingers that keep the G chord sizzling with juicy slide guitar treats for all to swing and shake.  After his high ranking in London’s prestigious “Blues Matters Top 50 Blues Albums of 2006”, Hope has recently finished recording his much anticipated third record, to be released in late 2008 under Sandbag Records.  With city-slickin’ sidekick, and self proclaimed conspiracy theorist Adrian Mack, bashing a vintage Grestch kit by his side, Rich Hope is a blues man for, by, and of the people – a new face for old dirty Blues – the way it’s supposed to be. 

"There's a bunch of people who play what they call "Blues" who just play Blues clubs and play just like every other band. It's not really my scene. It's a bit stale. I prefer it a little shittier. The Blues is a dirty girl...”
–Rich Hope (Darren Howells - Blues Matters, London).

The Manvils are in the studio (May-July ‘08) recording their second full-length album with producer Ryan Dahle and engineer Terry Murray.  Please check out the artist page to listen to a pre-release demo version of “Strange Disaster.”

Strange Disaster Tour Dates
09/18th  Kelowna BC - Doc’s
09/19th  Fernie BC - The Northern 
09/20th  Saskatoon SASK - Lydia’s
09/22nd  Medicine Hat AB - The Silver Buckle
09/25th  Thunder Bay ON - The Apollo
09/28th  Toronto  ON - Bovine Sex Club
10/01st  Ottawa ON - Zaphods                                  
10/05th  Montreal QUE - Petit Campus
10/06th  St. Jerome QUE – L’esprit
10/10th  Winnipeg MAN - The Zoo
10/11th  Red Deer AB - The Vat
10/12th   Edmonton AB - Velvet Underground
10/13th  Calgary AB – The Hi-Fi
10/16th  Medicine Hat AB - The Doghouse                                   
10/17th  Lethbridge  AB - The Slice
1018th   Canmore AB - Canmore Hotel
10/19th  Banff AB - Wild Bills
10/20th  Moose Jaw SASK – WCMA Festival
10/27th  Vancouver BC – Media Club