SEPT. 12, 2005

JUST CONFIRMED!!! MUFFINS SHOW AT THE DRAKE SAT. SEPT 17TH TO BE BE STREAMED LIVE TO THE INTERNET

After their successful duo performance/webcast last February, Martha Johnson and Mark Gane will be returning to The Drake Hotel in Toronto to perform more "reinterpretations" of the Martha and the Muffins songbook on Saturday, September 17th., this time with special guests and some new songs as well.

Mark will also be heralding his return to painting with a sneak preview of his new series of artworks which will be projected throughout the venue during the performance.

Chris Tait (ex Chalk Circle) will be performing an opening set at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20.00 at the door / $18.00 in advance - as with the last show,we would HIGHLY RECOMMEND you go to www.maplemusic.com to buy tickets ahead of time as there is a very strong likelihood of this show selling out quickly. Martha and Mark will be going on at 9:30 pm. (local Toronto time) and doing an hour's set.

Purchase tickets at Maple Music's website by clicking here:

The Drake Hotel is located at 1150 Queen St. W. in Toronto. For more information phone 416.531.5042 / 1.866.372.5386 or visit www.thedrakehotel.ca

For those unable to be at the show or who live outside of Toronto, The Drake will be streaming the performance live over the Internet. The webcast address is: www.thedrakehotel.ca/webcast.asp . It's usually accessible from the main page of The Drake website if you click "happenings" when the show is on. When the show is over it is switched back to weekly listings. (Apparently it doesn't always work with Internet Explorer, you might need Firefox.).

MatM APPEARING ON BRAVO! CHANNEL'S BREAKFAST TELEVISION

Those early morning television viewers who have access to the BRAVO! channel will be able to tune into to the BREAKFAST TELEVISION show on Fri. Sept. 16th at 6:00 am (local Toronto time) to see Martha and the Muffins perform two songs from the upcoming set at The Drake. Check your local TV listings for the right cable conversion number in your area. (The first song is usually performed between 7:40 a.m. and 8:10 am with the second song at the closing of the show at 8:55 am.)

A NOTE FOR OUR DISTANT LISTENERS...

For all those people who have sent us email asking when MatM is going to tour again (hopefully to their part of the world!), the short answer is that we're starting with small shows locally (like The Drake in Toronto) just to see what happens. We're gradually adding more musicians to the mix, letting that evolve, and if the interest from all sides makes it feasible,we'll take it from there. Everybody, your patience is gratifying to say the least - you will be the first to know as things evolve.