Winnipeg based folk punk Greg Rekus is used to doing things his way, writing his own music and booking his own tours.
So he was delighted to get a Sept. 11 tour date at the Owl Acoustic Lounge in support of his new CD. “ Greg Rekus and the inside Job Sibling Cities.”
“I’ve done a lot since I was last in Lethbridge last January in January,” he said.
“ I just released ‘Sibling Cities”, so I’m touring a lot in the United States and I’ll be going to Europe for six weeks,” he said, adding he enjoyed playing a big punk festival, Pouzzafest in Montreal back in May.
“It had a lot of punk bands from the ’90s and 2000s,” he recalled.
“ So it’s been great,” he said.
“I have a good career doing sound, so I have really busy seasons in June, July and August, and then I can take six months off to tour,” he said, adding he released “Sibling Cities” in April with a band, but he will be touring with it as a solo artist.
“ I’m touring by myself with my big stomp box. It’s a Monday night, But I love playing the Owl Acoustic Lounge,” he continued.
“They have always been supportive of independent musicians. And Steve (Foord, Owl owner) is a really good musician,” he said.
Greg Rekus hosts the Owl Acoustic Lounge’s Monday night open mic, Sept. 11.
