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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

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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