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City and Colour is the recording alias for Canadian singer
songwriter Dallas Green. The name City and Colour comes
from his own name: Dallas, a city, and Green, a colour. His
reasoning for the name was that he felt queasy “putting the
album out under the name Dallas Green” He plays melodic
acoustic and folk music. Green said that he had been writ-
ing material since he was around the age of 14. Regarding
the songs released on his first album, Sometimes, Green
said that he had been writing material for it as early as when
he was 16 years old, and finished writing songs for it in
2005. Green began recording as City and Colour in 2005,
with Sometimes, followed by 2008’s Bring Me Your Love and
2011’s Little Hell and has experienced huge success both
on the charts and the road. All three previous studio albums
have achieved platinum status in Canada, while Little Hell is
also now Gold in Australia. Additionally, Little Hell debuted
at #1 on Canada’s Top 200 Chart, #28 in the U.S., #2 in Aus-
tralia and top 40 in the U.K.
The Hurry and the Harm, 2013City and Colour announced the release of the new album
entitled The Hurry and the Harm to be released on June
4, 2013. The track listing includes 12 songs; the special
iTunes deluxe version, will include 3 extra tracks for a total
of 15 new songs. The album cover shows Dallas Green’s face
which felt weird for him, since he always wanted his music
about his songs and not about himself.
Little Hell, 2011In February 23, 2011, it was officially announced on the Dine
Alone Records website that City and Colour’s third album
will be titled Little Hell and is set for release on June 7,
2011. Green said ‘I think melodies come relatively easy to
me because I’ve been singing so long but lyrics, it’s a battle
to get to a point when I am happy with a song.’
Bring Me Your Love, 2008Bring Me Your Love is Dallas’ second full-length album. It
was released on February 12, 2008 and features a wide array
of instruments not used on his previous recordings giving
it a more folk-influenced sound. The album also features
collaborations with other musicians, such as Canadian musi-
cian Gordon Downie of Tragically Hip on the track “Sleeping
Sickness”.
Sometimes, 2005Green began releasing City and Colour songs on the Internet
for fans to download. Eventually, he compiled and rewrote
several of these songs to make his first album, Sometimes.
The full length debut was released on November 1, 2005 to
a good reception, described by one reviewer as “dynamical-
ly gentle and vulnerable”.
“he felt queasy putting the album out under the name Dallas Green”
city and colour
“ I d o n ’ t h a v e a l o t o f f a i t h i n m y s e l f ,
s o i t i s h a r d f o r m e t o h a v e a l o t o f
f a i t h i n s o m e t h i n g I h a v e c r e a t e d ” Current Touring Lineup:
Jack Lawrence Bass Guitar (The Dead Weather/The Raconteurs/The Greenhornes)
Doug MacGregor
Drums (The Constantines)
Matt Kelly Pedal Steel, Organ, Pianos (Yukon Blonde)
Dante Schwebel Guitar (Hacienda)
The following musicians have appeared as recording artists on the album Bring Me Your Love and have also toured with Dallas Green as backing musicians.
Spencer BurtonBass Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
Daniel RomanoLap Steel, Organ, Guitar, Drums, Backing Vocals
Jordan Mitchell Backing Vocals (The Rest)
Anna Jarvis Cello (The Rest)
Casey BakerRhythm Guitar (Casey Baker & the Buffalo Sinners/ex- Sleeper Set Sail)
Nicholas Osczypko Keyboards, Percussion
Dylan Green Drums (Raising the Fawn)
Scott Remila Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals (Raising the Fawn)
Haris Cehajic Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Aaron GoldsteinPedal Steel, Organ
Dallas Green began recording as City and Colour in 2005,
with Sometimes, followed by 2008’s Bring Me Your Love and
2011’s Little Hell and has experienced huge success both
on the charts and the road. He was also the guitarist and
vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire from 2001 to
2012. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often
accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock
musicians Playing guitar since age eight and crafting songs
since his teenage years, Green has always known he wanted
to write music and sing: mostly for himself, to find peace and
clarity amongst the chaos. He thinks it’s kismet that others
happen to like to listen. “At the end of the day, when I write
a song, it has to make me happy,” he says. “I have to want to
sing it again. And then the hope after that is that somebody
else will like it.”
2006 MuchMusic Video AwardsNominated for Best Pop Video for “Save Your Scissors”
Nominated for Best Independent Video for “Save Your Scissors”
Won Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist for “Save Your Scissors”
2008 MuchMusic Video AwardsNominated for Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist for “Waiting...”
Chart Magazine
Juno AwardsCity and Colour has been nominated for seven Juno
Awards and won three.
And they do, because it’s the peace of wild things.
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Biography AND Awards
2006 Artist of the Year
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all alone
im searching for a way out
i’m searching for a paradise
i’m searching for a paradise
my silhouette is fadingnow my body’s aching
a place that no one knowsplease take me away now
some place that dont feel so . . . C O L D
p a s t t h e p o i n t o f s a f e r e t u r n
b o t h e n d s o f t h e c a n d l e b u r n
m y h e a r t i s b e a t i n g
both ends of the candle burn
i t ’ s w o r n t o t h e
s l o w
b o n e
t h a t I j u s t c a n ’ t s e e m t o f i n d
f o r t h e t i m e o f m y l i f e all alone
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_Canadian Tour Dates
05.03.14
Metro Centre Halifax, NS Canada
05.05.14One Mile Centre St. John’s, NL Canada
05.07.14Bell Centre Montreal, QC Canada
05.09.14Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON Canad a
05.12.14Memorial Auditorium Kitchener, ON Canada
05.13.14K-Rock Center Kingston, ON Canada
05.14.14Sudbury Arena Sudbury, ON Canada
05.16.14Community Auditorium Thunder Bay, ON Canada
05.17.14MTS Centre Winnipeg, MB Canada
05.18.14Credit Union Centre Saskatoon, SK Canada
05.20.14Rexall Place Edmonton, AB Canada
05.21.14Saddledome Calgary, AB Canada
05.23.14Deer Lake Park Burnaby, BC Canada