The Weakerthans sadly broke up last year, but here’s some news that cheers us up a bit. Frontman John K. Samson will release a new solo album called Winter Wheat on October 21 via ANTI-, and it has ...

Anyone who follows The Weakerthans probably realized they’ve been slowing down — they last played live in 2013 and last released an album in 2007 — but now drummer Jason Tait broke the news that the ...

Better Than: Waiting in line at the DMV. Lead singer of the Last Town Chorus, Meghan Hickey, has a voice that is both sultry and seductive. Hickey’s ability to handle her slide guitar is like watching ...

John K. Samson got his start playing in a politically charged punk band, but for the last decade, he’s fronted THE WEAKERTHANS, one of today’s most underrated units. After a four-year break, the band ...

In the midst of a big ol' tour to support Reunion Tour, their latest full-length record, the Weakerthans played two sold-out shows in Toronto. They were really, really sold out. Notice the ...

The Weakerthans’ John K. Samson’s newly unveiled forthcoming solo record will ironically be more like a Weakerthans’ album than Samson’s first solo album. The album was co-produced by Weakerthans’ ...

If Major League Baseball wanted to salvage poor ratings for last month's Yankees/Marlins World Series, it should've asked The Strokes to play a hometown national anthem in the Bronx. The skinny ...

John K. Samson opens with song. It's worth ten points. He carries a small travel Scrabble set with him everywhere he goes; in a small blue book he records each game, when and where, the words played ...