Hey gang, I’m looking forward to heading out East to begin a run of shows leading up to the release of the new record Time Out For Tomorrow (to be released November 8th). I’ll be in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, starting with this Thursday at Tipsy Muse Cafe in Fredericton. Check […]

Thanks so much to Rob Hughes at  UNCUT Magazine in the UK for the little write up about the anticipation for the upcoming album Time Out For Tomorrow. The album comes out November 8th on Latent Recordings / Warner (CAN) / Proper (UK&EU) / Redeye (US) produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies.

VIDEO PREMIERE! “Canvas of Gold’s world-weary country-rock weaves its magic to minimalist visuals reminiscent of The Replacements’ classic anti-videos from the ’80s.” Concept, editing and filming by LPPhotographs. Thanks to Laura Proctor, Tonisha Dumaresq, Leslie Armstrong and Sean Whelan for taking part. Exclusive premiere via Tinnitist here: https://tinnitist.com/2019/09/06/jerry-leger-canvas-of-gold-exclusive-video-premiere/ Pre-save / pre-order download the upcoming album […]

Thanks to AmericanaUK for announcing the upcoming album Time Out For Tomorrow which will be released November 8th on Cowboy Junkies label Latent Recordings and distributed throughout the UK and Europe via Proper Music. It will be distributed in Canada by Warner Music and Red Eye in the United States. Take a look at the […]

Hey folks, if you haven’t already, please follow on Spotify. When you do you’ll have a chance to win an autographed copy of the upcoming album Time Out For Tomorrow on vinyl! Link here: https://ffm.to/jerryleger_follow?fbclid=IwAR1LVlcLDHnHKw7FvagH9143cyru4upIO0rv3G933eWgudLmxy-nlZ0XHSU

Hey folks, Very excited to announce that my new album Time Out For Tomorrow produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies will be out November 8th on Latent Recordings / Warner (CAN) / Red Eye (US) / Proper (UK/EU). Thanks to Glide Magazine for premiering the opening track “Canvas of Gold.” Read a little bit […]

I’m excited to play solo this Friday August 16th at The Ship w/ David Picco Band in St. John’s. It’ll be my Newfoundland debut where my Dad is from. He grew up in Mount Pearl and I’m excited to visit family and explore his roots while there. My musican uncle Ronnie Rose is there too. […]

Hey folks, Please join us next Wednesday, July 17th at The Dakota Tavern in Toronto for an early show, doors 6pm, music 7-9. Aaron Comeau opens the show. We’ll be playing some tunes from the upcoming album and more. Adv tix: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jerry-leger-the-situation-with-aaron-comeau-tickets-63439786108?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR3Tmg83ZCy8IpoTeTug7BZoDJB-urHwVgWOsaf3iyCfXc1Q-uyuBgHz_Ow Also coming up, Saturday July 20th in Ottawa at Irene’s Pub. More info […]

Thanks to the folks who came out this past Tuesday to The Horseshoe in Toronto. I was happy to be part of a NXNE night curated by Jim Cuddy. He was a class act and we joined a gang together and put our uniforms on. My next show in Toronto will be a special full […]

Fun session with Don Stevenson (Moby Grape) & Tim Bovaconti at “Tim’s Garage” in Toronto working on a tune of mine. An honour! Maybe release it as a 45 next year.

Well, that was a fun 7-week tour in Europe & the UK. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows and everyone we worked with, our agents, promoters, writers, venue staff, etc… We’re grateful for all of our supporters. We can’t wait to do it all over again. Of course wanna thank my bandmates […]

It was great to chat with Sean Hannam for his UK blog “Say It With Garage Flowers.” Read it here: https://sayitwithgarageflowers.com/2019/04/28/ive-become-more-aware-of-what-a-crazy-life-im-living/

Well, We had a great UK tour and the beginning of our European dates couldn’t have gone better. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our Bern and Opland shows in Switzerland. We still have dates throughout Europe for the entire month of May. Take a look at the TOUR page for more […]

We’re having a great time so far playing shows in the UK. You can check out the dates on the TOUR page. I also wanted to share a couple of clips. It was great to play a couple of tunes this past November before our performance at Take Root Fest in Groningen with Matthji Van […]

This Saturday we begin our next UK & European tour. We’ll be starting things off with a couple Record Store Day appearances at Music’s Not Dead in Bexhill and Union Music Store in Lewes. That night we’ll appear at The Ramblin’ Roots Revue in High Wycombe for a 9pm set. On hand we’ll have limited […]

We’re getting close to leaving and starting our first leg of the tour which will be in the UK. AmericanaUK just shared our dates and some info on the new compilation Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019. Read the article here: https://americana-uk.com/jerry-leger-and-the-situation-return-to-the-uk

Thanks to Rootstime.be for the great review of the compilation Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019. You’ll only be able to get it on CD at our UK & European tour dates such as these ones in The Netherlands: *10 mei 2019: Qbus Club Leiden, Leiden, NL *24 mei 2019: VANSLAG, Borger, NL *29 mei […]

Thanks to AmericanaUK for sharing the video for the previously unreleased “You Really Got It So Bad” from the compilation Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019 available to stream/download this Friday March 29th. It’ll also be available on limited edition CD at the upcoming UK & European TOUR DATES. Watch the video here: https://americana-uk.com/video-jerry-leger-the-situation-you-really-got-it-so-bad

This Friday March 22nd, we’ll be playing our last Toronto full-band show for a while. It’s happening at The Dakota Tavern, doors at 6pm and the music starts at 7 with our friends, Juno award-winner Julian Fauth & Ken Yoshioka. Show wraps up around 9. We’ll have some copies on hand of our upcoming compilation […]

As we gear up to play The Dakota in Toronto this Friday March 22nd(doors 6pm / Show 7pm) and then head overseas again for a 7-week tour, we’ve made another Latent Lounge video posted. This time it’s “Things Are Changing ‘Round Here” opening for labelmates Skydiggers. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/o8DCokHO1VM Thanks to The Rocking Magpie […]

Looking forward to playing the beautiful and intimate Old Church Theatre again this Friday March 15th. There are still some tickets left! Dan Mock will join me on upright bass and vocals. Hope to see you if you’re in and around Trenton. Adv tix and more info here: https://oldchurch.ca/event/jerry-leger/

WATCH! BRAND NEW VIDEO starring Charlie for the previously unreleased “You Really Got It So Bad” off of the upcoming compilation ‘Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019’ available digitally March 29th worldwide & physically (limited edition) at all April/May European Tour Dates only. Filmed & Edited by LPPhotographs. Song produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy […]

I’ll be returning to UK & Europe for 7 weeks this April & May with The Situation’s Dan Mock on bass and Kyle Sullivan on drums. Happy to add another date May 30th in Ospel, NL at the Mijl op Zeven Festival. Tickets on sale here: https://www.ticketcrew.nl/tickets/festival-mijl-op-zeven?fbclid=IwAR0SNiw54BJ6xl8bJCiZGeDG9vIzw5IcYJ3Wmlaov_UetL35kywaIT7z_sY

Hey folks, I’ll be heading back overseas this April and May for a bunch of trio shows featuring Dan Mock on bass and Kyle Sullivan on drums (both of The Situation). To coincide with the tours we’ll be releasing a compilation titled ‘Too Broke To Die : A Retrospective 2005-2019’ on March 29th. It’ll be […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey all! I want to start off by thanking everyone who helped make 2018 the best of my career so far. This year saw two European tours, cross Canada tours, the European re-release of the album Nonsense and Heartache, a full page feature in the German Rolling Stone (Nonsense and Heartache also rose […]

Hey folks! What a great year it’s been for us and thank you for the ongoing support. Tonight, Dec 15th we’ll play our last show of 2018 in our hometown at The Horseshoe Tavern, supporting Union Duke. Gavin Gardiner of The Wooden Sky opens the show. Doors at 9pm, they’re might be a few tickets […]

Today, I release the 2nd album from my wild ‘n’ wonderful side project, The Del Fi’s  titled ‘Residuals’ Follow the link to stream it and if you dig, please consider downloading or ordering on CD (comes with download). Features 10 brand new songs that I wrote, then recorded with a cast of 18 Del Fi’s […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Happy Holidays everyone! All Vinyl (w/ download), CDs (w/ download) and downloads are 50% off in our Bandcamp Merch Store for the whole month of December. It includes all the albums from the Self Titled debut to our previous release, Early Riser (not all selections are avail on Vinyl and CD). My current […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey folks, I wanted to share a track from the upcoming album Residuals by my side project, The Del Fi’s. Just like the first album it was recorded live off the floor in one day at The Trailer Studio in the East End of Toronto. It features 18 musicians (including myself) feeding off […]

It’s great to be back home in Toronto after another successful tour of Europe, our 2nd this year. Thank you to everyone who came out to the shows, we had such a great time. A big highlight was playing to a very engaged capacity crowd at the Take Root Fest in Groningen this past Saturday. […]

Hey folks, The Situation and I are very excited to return to Europe this Friday for a short run of shows including the Take Root Fest with Kurt Vile, Father John Misty, Neko Case, Trampled By Turtles (who we’ll be playing with in Amsterdam) and more. Check out the link here for dates and more […]

Hey all, We had a great time on this special tour and the last show is already happening tonight, Saturday October 20th at Trailside Inn, Mount Stewart, PEI. Doors are 6:30 / Music is 8:00 starting with us and then Liam Corcoran (of Two Hours Traffic). We hope to see. This past Monday, Kyle and […]

Kyle Sullivan and I have had a great duo tour out East, seeing old and new faces and playing off each either every night, making each show different. We have two more wonderful shows left and we’re really looking forward to them. Tonight (Oct 19) we’re at The Union Street in Berwick, NS. Sarah McInnis […]

Hey gang, Well, 10 years sure does fly by. My 3rd album, ‘You, Me and The Horse’ produced by Josh Finlayson (of Skydiggers) and Tim Bovaconti was released October 7th, 2008. Recorded when I was 22 and released when I was 23, the sound we were going for was originally inspired by the production of […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey everyone, Kyle Sullivan and I are looking forward to hitting the road next week for a string of special duo shows. We’ll kick it off in our hometown of Toronto at our old haunt, Castro’s Lounge Tuesday October 9th (John Lennon’s birthday). The dates will bring us to the East Coast of […]

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! Kyle Sullivan and I have been playing together for almost 15 years and we’ll be hitting the road for some special Eastern Canadian shows next month. It’ll take us from our hometown to PEI before meeting up with the rest of The Situation and heading back to Europe. Check out the dates below […]

Tonight I’ll be in Thornbury, ON for a house show with Raleigh, NC’s Kenny Roby, beginning a string of dates together. Kenny and his band Six String Drag we’re very important in the early years of Americana as a genre. He gained fans and supporters in Steve Earle (who signed and produced them), Ryan Adams, […]

We begin a west coast run tomorrow night (Wed July 18th) in Winnipeg at Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club. It all starts at 9pm with our special guest Richard Inman. Richard will also be joining us July 24 in Calgary at Ironwood. Check out the dates below and we’ll see you out there. Tell […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey there, The Situation and I are excited to begin a short run of shows in Western Canada including Ness Creek Music Fest in Saskatoon. The first date is Wed July 18th at Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club in Winnipeg. Check below for the full list of dates. If you’re in Toronto […]

We’re looking forward to this run of Western Canadian dates next month! WESTERN CANADIAN TOUR DATES: *July 18 – Winnipeg, MB, Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club, 8pm *July 19 – Gimli, MB, Ship & Plough, 10pm *July 20 – Regina, SK, The Mercury Cafe & Grill *July 21 & 22 – Saskatoon, SK, Ness […]

Happy to announce that I’ll be playing the Take Root Festival this November 3rd in Groningen, Netherlands with Neko Case, Father John Misty, Kurt Vile, Shakey Graves and more. We’ll be playing some shows around it as well, so keep checking back!    

Photo: LPPhotographs Well, I just got back home to Toronto Monday night and what can I say? We had a very successful first tour of The Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland and England. Thank you to everyone who came out to the shows and it was wild meeting some fans that have been with […]

If you were glancing through the Saturday Star either in print or online you may noticed the very nice article Ben Rayner did on me in the Entertainment section. It’s a very honest piece that talked about my career so far, the struggle within our own country building beyond a small cult following and getting […]

Hey gang, Well, we fly out next week to begin our 21 date European and UK tour. The album Nonsense and Heartache has been getting kind reviews and airplay on BBC and more. We have a trio of shows before we leave beginning tonight (the 29th) at our Thursday night haunt in the east end […]

Hey folks, if you have a few minutes, check out the new live off of the floor video for “He’s The Lonely One Now.” It was filmed by Laura Proctor (LPPhotographs) at the Fox Theatre in Toronto. The studio version can be found on the current album Nonsense and Heartache. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/_U_L_DcSUpc It’s […]

‘Nonsense and Heartache’ is officially released across Europe and the UK today on Latent Recordings/Proper Music Distribution! Produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies. Purchase/Stream: http://smarturl.it/JerryLegerEU EU/UK April tour dates: http://www.jerryleger.com/tour/

It was a such a cool thing to see a full page feature in the March issue of Rolling Stone – German edition. Great chatting with Maik Bruggemeyer. Below is the English translation, it’s a great introduction if you haven’t heard of me or don’t know a lot about me. This is great to have […]

“Younger Than Yesterday.” Happy to have a full page in ROLLING STONE on stands in Germany today! Great chatting with Maik Bruggemeyer ahead of the ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ re-release across Europe & UK March 2nd, followed by a tour all April including 4 dates in Germany. We’ll post an English translation soon. Pre-order the new […]

“…with an upcoming tour in April Jerry Leger may be about to break in the UK. I advise you to see him: on this evidence, he will not be playing small venues for too long.” Keith Hargreaves at AmericanaUK reviews ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ out Mar 2nd across the UK & Europe on Latent Recordings / […]

Thanks to Jeremy Searle at AmericanaUK for sharing the video for “Things Are Changing ‘Round Here” from Nonsense and Heartache which sees a re-release in the UK and Europe March 2nd through Latent Recordings/Proper Music. Take a look: http://americana-uk.com/video-jerry-leger-things-are-changing-round-here The video was created and filmed by Toronto artist Shannon Gerard, made up of thousands of […]

Thanks to Roddy Hart at BBC Radio Scotland for spinning “For Hire” from Nonsense and Heartache which sees a UK/Europe release March 2nd! Nice to be in good company as well. Listen to the full show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qq6mb Check out the full list of EU/UK April tour dates and more: http://www.jerryleger.com/tour/

Hey folks, Happy to announce that we’ve been added to the lineup of Down By The River Festival in Venlo, Netherlands happening at Grenswerk Sunday April 8th! Other performers include Blitzen Trapper, The Deep Dark Woods, Kacy & Clayton, Andrew Combs and more! Thanks to Jair Hoogland at Sedate Bookings for including us. Check out […]

As mentioned earlier, Nonsense and Heartache will be re-released across Europe and the UK March 2nd. For those in those territories you can now pre-order. Follow the link below and choose your listening preference! http://smarturl.it/JerryLegerEU

Very excited to announce that the current double album, Nonsense and Heartache will be re-released overseas March 2nd through Latent Recordings/Proper Music Distribution. A tour across Europe, Scandinavia and the UK will follow for most of April and I’ll be bringing my band, The Situation. This will be my first tour overseas and I’m very […]

Happy Holidays, folks! I hope 2017 treated you well. Thank you so much to all of those who came to see us and purchased Nonsense and Heartache this year. We have one last official date left before 2018 and it’s happening this Friday night, December 22nd at The Dakota Tavern in Toronto. Doors are at […]

Next Saturday night we’re happy to be back in Sudbury, Ontario at The Townehouse Tavern for a show presented by Northern Lights Festival Boreal. Tell your friends! Follow this link to learn more and how to purchase adv tix: http://nlfb.ca/jerryleger/ In another news, the album Traveling Grey has turned 7 years old! Upon its release, […]

There have been some rumors that I might be touring overseas in the New Year, maybe they’re true, I don’t know. Anyway, it’s nice that the new LP is getting some nice things said about it. Thanks to Johnny Wilhelmsen in Norway for listing ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ as one of the best records of the […]

‘Some Folks Know’, my 6th studio release came out 5 years ago today. Featuring contributions from Ron Sexsmith, Serena Ryder (including the duet, “All Over Again”), album producer Tim Bovaconti and of course my band, The Situation (James McKie, Dan Mock, Kyle Sullivan). Most of it was recorded at my buddy and fellow singer-songwriter, Ben […]

Hey gang, Wanted to let you know that the band and I will be playing Saturday November 11th at The Dakota Tavern, part of Indie Week. Also on the bill is Andrea Ramolo, Buck Twenty and The Weber Brothers. Doors are at 9:30, our set begins at 11:30. Hope to see you out if you’re […]

Join us as we drop by Donaleigh’s in Barrie for a special performance presented by Inside The Music. Show start at 7 with a opening set by Jason McCoy of the Roadhammers. Cover is only $10 at the door. This will also act as an after party for a music summit Staying in Tune happening […]

Looking forward to a few Ontario shows this weekend. First up we’ll be back at the new spot in Collingwood, CROW.Bar & Variety Friday October 13th, 9pm / music starts at 10. The next day, Sat. Oct 14th, we’ll be part of the Orillia Jazz Festival, performing 1pm-4pm at Apple Annie’s, featuring a set by […]

Hey folks, Happy to share a live version of “Forged Check” from the new album, recorded at The Monarch Tavern in Toronto. It was part of the label’s residency called Latent Lounge and on this particular week we were opening for friends and labelmates, Skydiggers. Real great energy on this one. Take a look here: […]

The new album Nonsense and Heartache made the Polaris Music Prize longer list.Was nice to know that some jurors were rooting for it. It’s always great when people get behind these uncompromising records I make, it means a lot. Hopefully this kind of support keeps building. Thank you to everyone who has dug it, producer […]

Hey folks, looking forward to a couple shows this coming weekend. Friday, Sept 8th I’ll be back in Montreal with my buddy Li’l Andy, to play at Casa Del Popolo. Doors at 9pm and only $10. The next night on the 9th we’ll be playing The Old Church Theatre in Trenton, ON. I’ve heard nothing […]

Watch a clip of us performing “To Let Me Go” (from 2014’s Early Riser) during our sold out release show for the new album Nonsense and Heartache at The Monarch Tavern in Toronto, part of Latent Recordings Latent Lounge.  

Thanks to Elizabeth Andrews at Spill Magazine for the kind review of our show at The Horseshoe Tavern last week in Toronto. Read it here: http://spillmagazine.com/spill-live-review-jerry-leger-horseshoe-tavern/

Hey gang, We’re excited to be playing at The Horseshoe Tavern this coming Wednesday night, August 9th. Opening the show is our good buddy Graham Nicholas at 9pm and closing the night are Big Tobacco & The Pickers celebrating their 10th anniversary round 11. We’ll be handling the middle set at 10pm. Hope to see […]

We’re looking forward to playing at Bruce Wine Bar this Friday night July 21st in Thornbury, ON. We’ll be playing two sets, one at 7pm and one at 9pm. Reservations recommended. (519) 599-1112 Saturday night, July 22nd were at the new venue Crow Bar and Variety in Collingwood. Show starts at 9pm! The new album […]

We’ll be playing Saturday afternoon, July 8th in Jimmie Simpson Park at 3:30pm, part of Sounds of Leslieville & Riverside Festival here in Toronto. Hope to see you. The new album Nonsense and Heartache available now Vinyl/CD/Download/Stream: https://lnk.to/JerryLegerCA

Tonight I’ll be playing a solo opening set for Cam Malcolm & Deseronto at The Dakota Tavern. Doors at 9pm. On Thursday enjoy a free lunchtime performance part of the Indulge Festival in David Peacaut Square (Metro Hall, by Roy Thompson Hall) 12:30-1:30. That same night we’ll be carrying on our long standing Thursday night […]

Had a great time talking with Cory Price for his show “Live from Railtown” on Roundhouse Radio. It aired during our tour stop in Vancouver but you can hear it on demand at their website: https://cirh2.streamon.fm/listen-pl-10662  

Had a great time chatting with Brendan Morley at Beatroutes, you can read it here: http://beatroute.ca/2017/06/05/jerry-leger-presenting-two-sides-of-an-underrated-canadian-musician/ West Coast Dates begin this Wednesday! 06/07 Winnipeg, MB – Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club 06/08 Portage La Prairie, MB – Cafe On Prince 06/09 Dauphin, MB – Bruce’s Firehouse House Show 06/10 Saskatoon, SK – The Underground […]

Very happy to share this unique stop-motion animated video created by artist Shannon Gerard for “Things Are Changing Round here” off of the new LP. These are drawings that were cut out, pasted and brought to life on a blank gallery wall. Editing by Morgan Yew & Shannon. Special thanks to Laura Proctor. Hope you […]

Hey folks, I’m looking forward to playing with the band this coming weekend. We’ll be in Vankleek Hill at Windsor Tavern Friday night and Irene’s Pub Saturday night in Ottawa with Hundred Pacer. June 7-17 I’ll be traveling through Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC with Dan Mock joining me on bass. Check out the TOUR […]

Hey gang, That was a fun string of shows that took from Eastern Ontario to Prince Edward Island. Thanks to everyone who came out. Please keep checking the TOUR page for what’s on the way, there’s a bunch already posted. Didn’t get a chance to post it but I had a great conversation with Ken […]

Excited for you to see the new video for “The Big Smoke Blues” off of the new LP Nonsense and Heartache. Click on the link to watch the new official music video: https://youtu.be/OCHGFOZTeUU I’ll be hitting the road this week to do some solo shows: Fri. Apr 28 – The South Branch Bistro, Kemptville, ON, […]

‘Nonsense and Heartache’ is the review of the day over at Bob Mersereau’s popular blog, http://top100canadianblog.blogspot.ca/2017/04/music-review-of-day-jerry-leger.html?m=1 The review ends with “he employs powerful language that intensifies the impact. The only problem with these albums is trying to decide which to play first.” Bob has been a great supporter over the years. A little background on […]

The new album ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ debuted at #37 on !earshot Top 50  Canadian national & community charts this week! http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm      

Here we are covering Cowboy Junkies tune “To Love Is To Bury” live from the Latent Lounge at Monarch Tavern last Wednesday. The last night of the series is tomorrow and we’ll be opening for labelmates Skydiggers following a covers set featuring different Latent Recordings artists. It’s sold out! See you there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbkBPp0KRU&feature=youtu.be   “Speaks […]

First of all, thanks again to everyone who came out to the ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ release show and making it SOLD OUT. We had quite the night. Here’s a shot from the show by Laura Proctor. Had the pleasure of hangin’ and talkin’ about the new record with my buddy Jeff Woods the other week. […]

We’ve been having a grand ole time being part of the “Latent Lounge” at The Monarch. Last week we covered a song by one of my favourite artists, Lightnin’ Hopkins. I was joined by James McKie on fiddle, Dan Mock on bass and Pete Timmins on drums. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiX50ULvyMk Looking forward […]

“…navigates multiple terrains with confidence and flare. The decision to combine these short records into one album allows vastly different, but equally compelling experiences to coexist.” Read the full 8/10 ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ review from The Spill Magazine.

Hey gang, Very excited that my new album, the 2-record set, ‘Nonsense And Heartache’ produced by Michael Timmins is officially available today via Latent Recordings/Warner Music Canada. My 8th release is the most ambitious record I’ve made so far, a bit of a concept showcasing the two main sides of me musically. ‘Nonsense’ is a […]

The first review of the new double LP ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ (out tomorrow, March 31st) has come in, written by Kyle Mullin at Exclaim! “He stays true to his own direct style, which makes the poetic moments here all the more poignant…the chemistry between him and his backing band is combustible…no shortage of elaborate artistry […]

This Saturday I’ll be at Long & McQuade in Kingston discussing writing & performing, playing a few tunes and taking questions during a free songwriting clinic. It starts at 2pm. That night I’ll stick around in Kingston to play during earth hour 8:30-9:30 for Mill St. Lights Out at The Pilot House. Of course I’ll […]

Hey gang, Happy to let you know that the new 2-record set ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ can be streamed over at Exclaim! ahead of its March 31st release. Read a bit about the album and stream it here: http://exclaim.ca/music/article/jerry_leger-nonsense_and_heartache_album_stream Also, there’s still some tickets left for the Toronto release show at The Monarch Tavern April 5th, […]

Hey folks, Excited to say that Nonsense And Heartache is now available to pre-order on Vinyl, CD or Digitally. Just click on the link here: https://lnk.to/JerryLegerCA You can also listen to the song “The Big Smoke Blues” on Spotify or Google Play Nonsense And Heartache is officially available March 31st!

With the release of Jerry Leger’s upcoming double-album, Nonsense And Heartache, just around the corner and new tour dates added to his cross country run, the acclaimed songwriter is sharing the lyric video for “Troubled Morn”. From the Heartache side of the new record Leger says the song “mysteriously showed up. Don’t remember much about […]

Thanks to ET Canada for including the upcoming new LP, ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ in their list of most anticipated releases for March! The album will be available everywhere March 31st! Follow the link to read more: http://etcanada.com/photos/208056/12-hotly-anticipated-march-albums/#image-208104 Listen to “The Big Smoke Blues” if you haven’t checked it out yet! https://soundcloud.com/latent-recordings/01-05-the-big-smoke-blues

Latent Recordings will be celebrating their 35th anniversary with a residency at The Monarch Tavern March 22, 29, April 5th and 12th. I’m happy to say that our April 5th headlining performance will also be our hometown release show for the new album, ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ (available for sale March 31st). We will also be […]

Thanks to Sarah Murphy and Exclaim! Magazine for announcing the release of the upcoming 2-record set, ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ out March 31st. Click on the link to read the article which gives a little background on the concept as well as the tour dates that have been announced so far. More to come. Read the […]

Hey folks, Excited to announce that my next album, ‘Nonsense And Heartache’ will be released March 31st via Latent Recordings/Warner Music Canada. It’s essentially two records packaged into one double album, produced by Michael Timmins and featuring my longtime band, The Situation with singer Angie Hilts on a few tracks. You can stream a song […]

It’s a fun month for us, tonight we play our last Wednesday at The Cameron House. We’re on at 10, followed by our special guest, Matt Cooke at 11 and The wild and wonderful Del Fi’s close the night. Like to thank everyone who has come out to the shows, our special guests, The Cameron, […]

Latent Recordings has just posted another video in their ‘Latent Uncover’ series of us performing The Velvet Underground’s “What Goes On”, written by Lou Reed. If you haven’t already, join my mailing list located on the homepage of this site to automatically get a free download of the recording. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/C3O7MS71LI8 Tonight […]

Our January residency in the front room of The Cameron House continues tonight. We’re on at 10, followed by our special guest, Hamilton-based singer/songwriter, Ben Somer. The Del Fi’s close it at midnight. Hope to see you!

When I was 10 or 11 I got my first Bowie album ‘Space Oddity’ ’cause I knew the title track. Ended up loving the whole record and things went from there. This is a tune from that album that I also used to cover when I first started playing live at a coffee shop down […]

The band and I recently filmed some covers for Latent Recordings series “Latent Uncovers”. Here’s us performing a tune from Leonard Cohen’s album ‘Various Positions’. He’s been one of my favourites ever since I was a kid when my Dad came home from A Goodwill trip with “Songs of Leonard Cohen” and the poetry book […]