ARCHIVED NEWS
September 29th, 2008
This is just a note to everyone interested in the recent happenings of Günther and what is to come with the release of "Nuclear Stallions". Our bass player, Scott Munro, will be moving to Vancouver for a while and our activity in terms of shows will be sparse. That being the case, we will still be working at creating music and bringing it to new audiences as we plan to tour in this time and return to the studio. You are encouraged to be patient with us. We appreciate all of the love, respect and support of everyone we have met and have known over the past few years. Rest assured we will be back in full force by next summer, so stay tuned! P.S. Buy the album.
- Zero -
July 24th, 2008
If the announcement of us finally releasing our full length, 2 years in the making, wasn't enough for all of you ardent Günther fans, we have more tasty news. We have just completed recording and mixing for a 7" vinyl release due to be released in the fall with brand new material. We have also confirmed No More Shapes as well as Lakesong Press label companions Azeda Booth for the August 30th CD release show. So keep your ears to the ground and noses in the air for more deliciously scrumptious happenings!
- Zero -
July 2nd, 2008
It has been a long time coming but the new album "Nuclear Stallions" is completed and the CD release party is now booked for August 30th. We are still ironing out the final lineup for the show but it will no doubt be an incredible show. Thanks to everyone for all the support and who helped make this cd happen. See you at the end of August.
- Zero -
October 23rd, 2007
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Günther knows not how to express these complex feelings we are experiencing. Many people + much love + boat loads of rock = awesome fundraiser! Thanks to all the bands. Thanks to F.A.R.M. Thanks to the stetson, but mostly thanks to all the people who came down to support us. It just about made me cry and it did make me puke (in a good way). Were hoping to do a CD release in Jan so stay tuned to see (or hear) where your money went. We love you.
- S1 -
September 1st, 2007
Günther needs your help! Because of the monetary difficulties in putting out an independent full length and a lot of demand by fans who want to do anything possible to get the record out sooner we are having a Günther Fundraising/Colin's Birthday extravaganza!!! We are going to have it at The Stetson and we are really excited we already have The Summerlad and Azeda Booth on the bill with maybe more bands added. It's going to be the most Bad-Ass Bash this fall so please keep Oct 13 free to come down, buy Colin a shot, and support your favorite local instrumentalists. Günther hearts you.
- S1 -
August 13th, 2007
Ok, so here's the low down on the disc.
-We are finished all the recording, including some awesome additions from Jay Crocker and his Electronic Apelings.
-We are poor.
-We're looking for a label.
-We are gonna mix right away with what we have saved so far, but we still need to master and press after that.
-We love all of you so much for supporting us by coming to shows and buying what little merch we have.
-We will continue to finish as we save up the cash and get it out as soon as possible.
Günther loves you!
- S1 -
March 14th, 2007
Guten Tag! The first stop in Medicine Hat on our mini tour was an awesome success. Thanks to the bands and especially the organizers who treated us so nice. If you happen to be from drumheller and you are reading this today, you are in luck. We are playing with Mothra again! Tonight! Then next stop, Vancouver! The Picadilly Pub on Thurs the 22nd. Plus a show with Jay Crocker and his Electrical Apelings in Kamloops the 30th! Almost too much awesome out-of-town shit to handle but hold onto your britches because we are playing another show with No Means No!!! Yes thats right get your tickets now for an awesome show at the Hi-Fi the 27th! See you there!
- S1 -
February 23rd, 2007
The site is Back! We had some difficulties with our former domain provider so we decided to get a new one to fix the problem once and for all. Thus, we now have www.guntherrock.ca. We have a lot of things coming up to tell you about so keep checking the site for updated info. Enjoy!
- Zero -
October 7th, 2006
Greetings stray cats!
In celebration of THWOMP's first show this past Thursday, I've posted a new set of Günther photos from the No Means No show back in December. How do these relate? Well, they don't, but check them out anyways.
- Chuck -
September 25th, 2006
Bam! Check out a video of our last show at Broken City on youtube. Whack! Show on Sat with Ahnabith Gish at The Underground! Thwomp! at Broken City Oct 5. Nintendo songs like you've never heard them. Zocko!
- S1 -
September 15th, 2006
Sorry all, there's been a scheduling mishap and it seems we have to cancel our booking at the Castle on the 23rd of September. It's unfortunate but you can still catch us at The Underground the following week on September 30th. Also watch for THWOMP, the band dedicated to bringing you delicious soundtracks from all of your favorite old nintendo games! We play as part of the RAMP show at Broken City October 5th. Cheers!
- Zero -
August 19th, 2006
We have almost fully completed the recording for the album this past week and are quite happy with the results. There is still a lot left to do in terms of mixing and mastering but it's definately coming along. We anticipate a release early in the new year, perhaps a bit sooner but we're looking to get some support from a label as well so it may also depend on the outcome of that. On another note, it doesn't seem we are involved with the Fringe Fest this year as we had previously thought. We don't quite know what happened there but that means you won't see us live at all until early September. We could use a bit of a break anyway after recording. That's all for now, but keep checking the site for news and show updates. Cheers!
- Zero -
July 27th, 2006
Hello Champions! We have not posted any news updates for some time so we've decided to fill you in on some new happenings. First of all, our sights are set on recording the new full-length album with Arran Fisher (of Summerlad fame) in August. We have recorded pre-production demos of the songs to be chosen for the album for the sake of getting ideas and sounds for the actual recording. A sample can be heard on our myspace page (www.myspace.com/guunther). We also have some shows coming up with a couple of excellent bands from B.C. that we are excited about, so check out our listings and sample some of their music. Also, we are tentatively booked for the Calgary Fringe Festival (www.calgaryfringe.ca) taking place on 17th ave from August 11-20. We will update you with dates and times ASAP. Last but not least, we are still planning a tour once we have finished the album, so we will update you on that as well as things begin to take shape. That's all for now. Keep on truckin'.
- Zero -
May 18th, 2006
Greetings! Günther transmission incoming. First off, we are going to be live on CJSW 90.9 fm tonight from Midnight until 2 so be sure to tune in your radio dials. Second, you can now download the album off of itunes from here . It seems you can only get it by album and not song at the moments but we're looking into that. Third, we got a show on Sat at the HO in Canmore which I think is actually the first official outta town gig. And lastly we have tentative plans to record a full length album this July. Hopefully your as excited about it as we are. Rock on!
- S1 -
February 23rd, 2006
Word! The EP is now available worldwide off cdbaby.com. We'll set up a link soon but for now click here to check it out.
- S1 -
February 13th, 2006
Hey all y'all. Thanks everyone who came down to rock at the Weeds show. It's been a pretty slow year at the Günther camp so far but we have some shows coming up on the 23 and 24 of February. There has been talk of a tour at some point in the next six months or so but nothing has been finalized as of yet.
- S2 -
February 1st, 2006
Ahoy! Once again we find ourselves with a change of plans for the next Günther show on February 7th at Broken City. It has been moved to the 23rd and we will be playing with Miopus and the Suicide Boys. Just a handy reminder to avoid any unfortunate confusion. We have a few other shows coming up in February so take a good ol' gander at the shows section and see what ye might find!
- Zero -
January 20th, 2006
Good day, minions of Günther. This post is to notify you folks of a show cancellation. Our show scheduled for January 26th, 2006 at Brew Brothers is CANCELLED. We received notice that the venue is closed and has ceased all activity so that means no more shows. There will be many more opportunities for all you lovely people to see the band though, just check our upcoming shows section. Cheers.
- Zero -
December 22nd, 2005
Happy Jesus-mas Everybody! Sorry its been so long since the last post. Its been an awesome fall and now with christmas upon us were ready for a stellar 2006 of baby-tossing and font-embossing. Also, if you live somewhere besides Calgary, we may actually have plans to play your city/town soon. Amazing. Happy Holidays.
- S1 -
September 12th, 2005
Yo Yo Yo! A huge shout out for the CD Release! Man what a fucking great night we had. With the fog machine and bad suits, and wicked bands it was a night we shall not soon forget. Thanks a ton to everyone who came and bought a cd and all that, we love you guys. New shit: New pins, T-shirts soon, and a really awesome write up in FFWD if you missed it. Thanks again for making the CD Release the best Günther show ever.
- S1 -
August 8th, 2005
Hey troops! The time is coming and you'd better get your squeegee ready. We have finally set a date for the big CD release shindig supreme. The release party for "The Greatest Televised Swordsman I've Seen In Years" is set for September 2nd with guests The Rocky Fortune and Beneath These Idle Tides. Unfortunately The Summerlad could not join us on this occasion due to scheduling difficulties. Tell all yer friends and come out for the long awaited event. CD's are $5 so come down and pick up your copy in style.
- Zero -
July 26th, 2005
Howdy All. Well...(drum roll)...its here. If you can believe it, the ep is finally finished. We think it looks and sounds awesome so come out to a show near you and pick one up. No word on the official release party yet. We want to play with The Summerlad so it may be pushed back as far as late sept, but if you really want to get your hands on a copy, we'd love to sell you one. Or you can go down to everyone's favorite record store Sloth and buy one for $7, or even Megatunes or Melodia. Hope to see you out there.
- S1 -
June 20th, 2005
Make sure to add yourself to the mailing list, because sometime in the next few weeks the album will be available as a free download for subscribers only!
- Chuck -
June 15th, 2005
Huzzah! The new site is up and running!!! You can now listen to the whole unreleased EP down at the bottom there and we'll have all the photos and stuff up within the week.
- S1 -
June 4th, 2005
Hey Everybody. Man we had such a good time at Lilac yesterday, thanks to all who came out. The new site is pretty much ready to go and it looks awesome, so keep an eye out for that. Plus we are finally done mastering, (huge thanks to Dave Horrocks at Infinite Wave for his attention to detail and speedy work) so hold onto you pants because The Swordsman is almost upon us.
- S1 -
April 6th, 2005
Just thought I'd let everyone know, if you put the words 'ultimate triangle' into google, Gunther is the 2nd site! Makes you wonder how powerful that triangle calculator in 1st place really is.
- Chuck -
March 29th, 2005
Ahoy! Well, we received the newest and best version of 'televised swordsman' and we are very happy. So we had a meeting with Carbon Media and we decided the release and party should be around the last week of May, first week of June. Check back for more details soon.
- S1 -
March 6th, 2005
Howdy Kids, Günther update incoming! Well we've been working hard lately and the big news is that we get the first version of a fully mastered 'televised swordsman' tomorrow and we are very excited. Things have gone a bit slow, but I think we, and hopefully you, are going to be very sastified. We'll keep you posted on a release date and the party to go with it, hopefully featuring mattress rides.
- S1 -
January 23rd, 2005
Wow, what a sweet week! Played two awesome shows, and saw The Summerlad doing their amazing thing at the High Performance Rodeo. Plus, a preview of the new ep, including the track listing, has been added to the disco section, and a new photo album is available as well. It chronicles the recent return of Günther after our 3 month trek in the mountains. Anyways, hope to see you at Brew Brother on Fri.
- S1 -
January 16th, 2005
ShaZAM! Great show with Phil Withers! We got a bunch of new ones coming up too. Including another with The Witherses, and we're in the battle at The Shamrock. Hope to see you there.
- S1 -
January 3rd, 2005
Happy 2005, Günther is back! Hope everyone had a great holiday and are now prepared to have their faces rocked again. We have a few shows coming up for Jan and our new EP is so close I can taste it. So if you can fight your way through the cold and the herds of robot bear-sharks, we'll see you at the next show.
- S1 -
November 11th, 2004
It's that guy!
Scott needed a break, so he left for Asia a few weeks ago. Don't fret however, Günther will be back playing shows after Scott gets back in December. In the meantime, Carbon Media will be re-designing this site so check back often! Oh, and The Spring Issue have finally finished their demo, so check that out!
- Chuck -
