This used to be our website.

But now this is: www.themidwaystate.com

Feel free to check out the archive on the left, and join us at our new online home.

Live in Vancouver and on TV this Sep. 30th

"Join Grant Lawrence for the countdown at 7:00pm to a Concert for Culture Days hosted by Jian Ghomeshi featuring Stars, The Midway State and  The New Pornographers."


This Friday Sept 30th - downtown Vancouver at Hamilton & Georgia. On television @CBC.

New shows posted

In Kingston and Barrie Ontario for October.

Click here to be directed to details.

Run To You on iTunes

Our version of Run To You by Bryan Adams is now gloriously available on iTunes.

Click here to be directed to the iTunes store.

That Much Closer: Behind the scenes

PARIS OR INDIA available now

Our full length album Paris or India is now available.

Purchase the iTunes LP and get exclusive content like additional music videos, photos, lyrics, remixes, and a documentary on the band and the making of the record.

You can also find it at HMV, Indigo / Chapters, Amazon.ca, Walmart, Sunrise Records, Future Shop, Best Buy, Archambault (in Québec), Puretracks, and our store.

Take a listen, and tell us what you think.

Atlantic

Run To You

We've been getting a lot of messages from people wondering where they can hear our version of Run To You by Bryan Adams. The answer is: right below. Coming soon to iTunes.

Free shows this week in Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal

Check out the shows section for details. 

We're coming, courtesy of Samsung, and we'd love to see you there.

Busking for Change

We'll be busking for change this weekend at Osheaga and we'd like to encourage you to donate as much as you can, even if it's not a lot.

For those of you who don't know War Child is an award winning charity that provides humanitarian assistance to over 250,000 children and families affected by war each year. War Child works with children in some of the most devastated regions of the world to reduce poverty, provide education and to defend and fight for their rights.

We believe in their cause and we hope you to do. Please click here and donate now.

Monday August 1st we'll be at MusiquePlus Montreal

This Monday August 1st we're going to be visiting MusiquePlus in Montreal.

We'll be performing a couple songs live between 7-7:30pm in studio.

Click here to sign up and join us.

iTunes Single of the Week

Check out iTunes Canada Single of the Week for this week. A little offering from us to you...

Q with Jian Ghomeshi tomorrow morning

The band is going to be Jian's guest tomorrow morning on Q. 

Tune in tomorrow 10am on CBC Radio One 99.1 FM.

Stream "Paris or India" in its entirety now

Wanna hear our new record in its entirety before it comes out?
Check out these exclusive sneak previews at MuchMusic and MTV:

http://www.mtv.ca/music/video_​content.jhtml?id=1667083

http://www.muchmusic.com/music​/firstspin/themidwaystate/

New Music Live performance

We're going to be performing on MuchMusic New Music Live Tuesday July 19th.

Call 416.870.6824 to be there.

Also, this just so happens to be the release day of our new record. Coincidence? We think not.

http://www.newmusiclive.ca

Livestream - July 14th, 8pm EST

Hey guys we’ll be doing another livestream on July 14th at 8pm and we’ll be previewing a few tracks from the new record, Paris Or India. This time it’s not as much about us as it is about YOU. A lot of people are asking us what the deal is with the name “Paris Or India.” Have you been there? Background story? Dream sequence? Game of geography gone wrong? Or right? …and so forth.

So we wanted to have you guys chime in, venture a guess, and send us your creative, bizarre, zany, romantic, tear-jerking hypotheses.  You tell us - what’s the deal with “Paris Or India?”

Send your thoughts to whatsthedeal@themidwaystate.com in advance.
Our favourite, most creative, wildest stories will be read to the lot of you on July 14, 8pm EST on livestream.com/themidwaystate.  A signed copy of Paris Or India will be awarded to the top musing.    

Get crackin’!

- Kirsh, Wise, Nathan, Daenen

New shows added for this summer.

August 5th at the Festival of Beer in Toronto. Click here for details.

July 25th in Edmonton at the Capital EX. Click here for details.

Livestream this Monday the 27th

We will be kicking off our summer with our very first web chat on Monday June 27th at 7pm.

We will be answering your questions, talking about our upcoming album and the MMVAs and playing an acoustic song live just for you!

RSVP here http://www.livestream.com/themidwaystate and don't forget to invite your friends! 

Paris or India, July 19th 2011

We'll be presenting at this years MMVAs

We are pleased to tell you that we'll be presenting an award at this years MMVAs. Come on down or tune in this June 19th.

Check it out.

You are cordially invited to join our street team.

What does that mean exactly?

In a nutshell, you help us spread the word about the band and in return we give you access to cool exclusives (like videos, song downloads not available anywhere else, and first dibs on concert tickets when they become available); that kind of thing.

How does it work?

You complete tasks (either online, or in the physical world - its up to you) and in return you're rewarded with activity points and store credits. Activity points unlock more exclusives, and store credits can be spent merchandise like CDs and shirts etc.

There's also forums, and the ability to share unique band related content generated by you.

So check it out, we'd love to have you on the team.

>>> http://themidwaystate.fancorps.com <<<

July 19th

The universe is constantly in a state of flux, and as such the release of our new record "Paris or India" will be July 19th.

We apologize for the confusion and promise this date won't change.

Spread the love, Part II winner

Congratulations to Beverly Bernier! The winner of the "Spread the Love" Part II contest.

Spread the love, Part II (a contest)

With so much support from you during the first "Spread the Love" contest, we thought why not do it again

Post the "Atlantic" video on your Facebook wall, send us a screen shot* and automatically be entered into a contest to win some Midway merchandise (T-shirt), the first copy of our new album "Paris or India" (as soon as its available hot off the press) and a pair of tickets to a show in your town.

All you have to do:

Post the following link on your own Facebook wall (or Twitter) encouraging your friends to check out our new music video for "Atlantic."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XarEzCV9mA

Send us a screen shot (instructions at the bottom of this post)* of your doing so to the e-mail address band@themidwaystate.com and you're automatically entered.

Winners will be contacted through their e-mail address.

That's it, and that's all. Thanks for your support.

Much Love,
Nathan, Daenen, Wise, & Kirsh.


*To do a screen shot (or screen capture)

Windows instructions: http://tinyurl.com/7nsvcj
Mac instructions: http://tinyurl.com/6leh27

P.S. Congratulations to Adrienne Houlihan for winning last time.

Atlantic music video

Congratulations to...

Adrienne Houlihan for winning our Spread the Love contest. 

Thank you so much to all of those who participated, your support is much appreciated.

Get out and vote

We teamed up with Apathy is Boring - www.apathyisboring.com - along with Jian Ghomeshi, The Most Serene Republic, Danny Fernandes, JRDN, Amanda Mabro, Lauren Toyota, Nicole Holness, and Johnny Hockin, to encourage first-time voters to get out to the polls for the 2011 Canadian federal election.

Join more than 70,000 young Canadians who've already pledged to vote on May 2nd -http://on.fb.me/iwillvote2011

Thank you

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the "Spread the love" contest. The winner will be contacted shortly.

Osheaga 2011

There's a killer line up this year at Osheaga and we're happy to be a part of it.

We're coming Montreal.

http://lineup.osheaga.com

Textuality

We're happy to share with you some new music we've made that's featured in the upcoming film Textuality.

Check out the official soundtrack on the iTunes store by clicking here. 

You might remember one of the songs from a past tour, and the other is our take on a classic tune from the 80's.

Help us spread the love and win some love in return.

Post "Atlantic" on your Facebook wall, send us a screen shot and automatically be entered into a contest to win some Midway merchandise (T-shirt), the first copy of our new album "Paris or India" (as soon as its available hot off the press) and a pair of tickets to a show in your town.

All you have to do:

Post the following link on your own Facebook wall encouraging your friends to check out our new song "Atlantic."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCe2zl57KPk

Send us a screen shot *(instructions at the bottom of this post) of your doing so to the e-mail address band@themidwaystate.com and you're automatically entered.

Winners will be contacted through their e-mail address.

That's it, and that's all. Thanks for your support.

Much Love,
Nathan, Daenen, Wise, & Kirsh.


*To do a screen shot (or screen capture)

Windows instructions: http://tinyurl.com/7nsvcj
Mac instructions: http://tinyurl.com/6leh27

Atlantic now available on iTunes

It is our pleasure to say that Atlantic is now available on iTunes.


Click here to be directed.

Toronto show March 17th.

Come celebrate St. Patrick's day with us. It's going to be a slice.

Free show, March 14th. Blue Mountain.

Its true.

Bring all your friends.