A huge thank you, and plans for the future!

Well friends, what a fun tour!

We really enjoyed every show, and we have a big list of thank-you's to send out... Marc Audet & The Woodrunners, Jeremy, Erin & Amber from Nightwood, Johnny & the boys from First In Space, Stevie Parkinson & The Stoney boys, Nat at The Elmdale Tavern, Kevin at The Boathouse, Jason & Chris at The MoHo, David Bash & Pop Overthrow, everyone associated with The Junction Arts Festival, Sara Collaton, and of course all the fans who have come out to support our music!

We love you all!

A very special mention goes out to Pete, Keith, Mike, Jordan and Ian.  The Diableros have been one of our favorite bands for a long time, and made great tour buddies.  Thank you so much guys!

We also have a new show to announce in support of a great band, Imaginary Cities from Winnipeg.

"Imaginary Cities is the musical duo of Marti Sarbit and Rusty Matyas. Marti had moved to Winnipeg from Brandon, MB, and was playing in a Motown cover band called, The Solutions.  Rusty was no stranger to the Canadian music scene himself. His former band The Waking Eyes was signed to Warner Records, and he's currently the multi-instrumentalist in The Weakerthans.  The band began playing live in May 2010, but made its big debut at Toronto’s NXNE music festival opening for Young Galaxy in June. Touring with a full band of musicians who lift the songs to new heights, it's still Sarbit’s voice that's known to shake the room. The band now has a full Canadian tour set up for fall 2010 opening for a number of reknown acts, such Rural Alberta Advantage and Ra Ra Riot. They head to Europe in January 2011."

 We'll be playing a free show in Oshawa at The Thirsty Monk on December 4th, then the studio beckons as we begin the prep for our debut into the world of vinyl with a limited edition 7" single.  We'll be following this up with a new album toward the end of next year, also on vinyl, CD and download.

We're very excited for the next few months, and we hope you are too.

To start off the new year with a bang, we'll be hooking up with two of our favorite bands, The Woodrunners and The Ethers for a three show mini-tour of The Dakota Tavern in T.O., The Montreal House in Peterborough and The Elmdale Tavern in Ottawa on the 27th, 28th and 29th of January.

See you out there!

Back on the road, and some more Portland love...

As we get back on the road this week, The Decline has made the 2010 honors list over at Dagger 'Zine from Portland, Oregon alongside great records from The Posies, Weezer, Owen Pallett and Nada Surf!

"THE DECLINE-(SELF RELEASED)- This is one of the more enigmatic records I’ve listened to in years. In a good way, that is. Because the band relies on simple song structures and even-simpler lyrics about simple topics (found love, lost love, desired love), I really want to hate it. Yet the record, a straight-ahead power-pop issue reminiscent of the Posies, is likable at its core and endearing at its very best. The secret lies in the halting hooks delivered by Ryan Beerman (who also plays lead guitar, a neat trick employed by few bands this side of the Apples in Stereo). Beerman’s outstanding voice, a low-tenor/high baritone, never wavers, holding its own alongside the band’s at-times attacking guitars and dead-on harmonies. The Decline does, indeed, decline a bit after the first half — making it like an LP dominated by Side One — but the first four songs are nonetheless especially strong. Special honors goes to “Lotta Lies,” with a beautiful guitar riff from REM’s Reckoning-era playbook, and “Don’t Leave, Don’t Go,” which, if there’s any pop justice, would be widely covered by some major-label artist who could make this band a mint - Andy Geigerich"

Wow, thanks guys! 

The Decline Tour continues this week in Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston and Peterborough.  We can't say enough great things about the bands that we have the privilege of playing with over the next few weeks...  The Diableros, of course, with new material being showcased and sounding better than ever.  The mighty Woodrunners from Ottawa, perfect roots rock grit and tunefulness. First In Space, from Ohio are getting some great buzz for their new disc, Geronimo... Alert The Medic, Nightwood, The Fine Print... So amazing.

See ya out there!

Tour Updates!

Hi everyone,

Hope you're all enjoying your summer! Elvyn are busy behind the scenes getting ready for a busy Fall of music and excitement! The tour van is getting overhauled, guitars set up and press and posters worked on...

Booking for our Ontario tour is underway. We'll be making a quick visit to Ohio to play a couple of shows with a great band, First In Space, who will also be joining us for a handful of Ontario shows. We'll be on the road with a fantastic Toronto band, The Diableros, as well as meeting up with The Woodrunners in Ottawa and more! Look out for tour dates to be posted in early September.

We're also looking forward very much to working with a great organization, Swim, Drink, Fish, Music. They are involved with great bands and artists such as The Great Lake Swimmers, Broken Social Scene, Gord Downie, The Sadies, Bill Frisell and Pete Seeger!


Here's some information from their website;

"The Swim Drink Fish Music Club is an online music and audio experience developed by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper in collaboration with other Waterkeeper organizations across Canada.

The Swim Drink Fish Music Club brings together artists, activists, and citizens just like you who care about clean water. By celebrating the Club's exclusive and rare music, you are contributing to the fight for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water in your community."

Elvyn will be releasing an exclusive track through the Swim, Drink, Fish, Music Club, so stay tuned for developments! You can visit their website by clicking the banner above.