John K. Samson
The Weakerthans' John K Samson Releases Three New Songs as Vivat Virtute
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2023
John K. Samson, bandleader of Winnipeg indie vets the Weakerthans, has released three new songs as Vivat Virtute (which roughly translates...
John K. Samson Gives Us Cold Comfort That Trump's Going to Die with His New Song
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2020
With Major League Baseball now back (with fake fans at least), Weakerthans hero John K. Samson is here to give us a new song called, "Fanta...
John K. Samson Fights for Your Right to Libraries on New Song "Millennium for All"
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2020
Former Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson has returned with a new solo song in support of Winnipeg's Millennium Library. Titled "Millenn...
John K. Samson and Kevin Devine Team Up for New 7-Inch
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2018
Kevin Devine is continuing his Devinyl Splits series with a new contribution from former Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson. The pair will...
John K. Samson Shares New Version of "Prayer for Ruby Elm"
PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2017
John K. Samson has shared a new version of his Winter Wheat track "Prayer for Ruby Elm." The track was initially written back in 2013 for...
John K. Samson and the Halifax All-Stars
Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, September 2
PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2017
You don't need to tally up the U-Haul trucks or mattress-carrying freshmen in town to figure out it's "back to school" weekend in Halifax....
Craig Finn and John K. Samson Team Up for Fall Tour
PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2017
Revered as the frontmen of the Hold Steady and the Weakerthans, respectively, Craig Finn and John K. Samson both delivered new solo records...
Hear Royal Canoe's Matt Schellenberg Team Up with John K. Samson, Begonia, SMRT on the 'Lovesick' Soundtrack
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2017
Royal Canoe's Matt Schellenberg brought together a host of Manitoban collaborators to create the soundtrack for Tyson Caron's Lovesick. Ahe...