Leeroy Stagger is bringing Depression River to Europe next week as he sets out on the Don’t Feed The Bear Tour. His fifth UK tour in 3 years will bring the Canadian songwriter across the pond for a month of dates in support of his latest record starting in Aberdeen, Scotland on November 4th.

Leeroy will be on the road with his Glaswegian pal Roddy Hart, heading to some remote and not so remote parts of Scotland supported in part by Tune Up.…

Depression River, Beautiful House, and the Tales From the Back Porch EP are all now available through emusic, the subscription-based service that lets you own, not rent, music in high quality MP3 format.

You can hear Leeroy and his friend Matt Hopper sing an acoustic version of “Just In Case” from Beautiful House by visiting Leeroy’s MySpace page. The song was part of Leeroy’s Sony Connects performance.

Leeroy Stagger’s third full-length album, Depression River, is in stores today in the USA. The Canadiana troubadour’s follow-up to 2005’s critically acclaimed Beautiful House, has drawn early comparisons to Steve Earle’s Copperhead Road and Neil Young’s Harvest. Out through Boompa Records, Depression River is a deep and moving album filled with heartfelt confessions and observations shaped by a not-so-idyllic childhood in the rural outskirts of Victoria, British Columbia.

“Depression River is a reference to the town where I grew up. It’s this really small town…

While Depression River won’t be available in stores in the USA for another month, you can get it now digitally through iTunes and other fine online retailers. Maybe you saw Leeroy Stagger at one of his recent American shows, but didn’t feel like carrying home that heavy CD. Now you can buy it online in its light-weight format, now with more zeros and ones!

Leeroy Stagger has another few shows in the Mid West, before returning to America’s hat for Canadian Music Week.…

Tune into Urban Rush today to see Leeroy Stagger perform a song off his latest album, Depression River.

Urban Rush airs on channel 4 in Greater Vancouver today at 5pm, 7pm and 11pm, and then again tomorrow at 1pm, 7am and noon. You can also tune in on southern Vancouver Island tomorrow at 5pm on channel 4 in Victoria, and channel 11 in the Cowichan Valley.

Leeroy Stagger, is gearing up to release his third full-length album, Depression River, on Boompa Records. The album, produced by John Ellis (Be Good Tanyas), will be released April 3, in the USA and distributed through Caroline.

“Depression River is a reference to Shawnigan Lake, the town where I grew up. It’s basically this really small town on Vancouver Island,” explains Stagger. “A lot of bad things kind of happened to me when I lived there, the most significant being the death of my…

Leeroy and Dustin Bentall recently taped a studio performance and interview together for UMFM while in Winnipeg for the Western Canadian Music Awards. They were joined by the producer of both their albums, John Ellis, and Leeroy plays songs from his new record Depression River along with some new blue grass songs he’s been working on. It’s worth a listen so go check it out here.

When people think of roots-rock, the Southern half of the USA usually springs to mind. But for the last seven years, singer-songwriter Leeroy Stagger has been spreading his own whiskey-soaked, jean-jacket-sportin’ style of Canuck-bred Americana. Now, as critics and fans gear up for the release of Stagger’s third full-length album, Depression River (Boompa/EMI) in stores today, one thing is evident — Stagger has veered away from his past mainstream pop appeal and run headlong into playing country music with the sweat, tears…

Canadiana troubadour Leeroy Stagger is back with Depression River. The follow-up to 2004’s critically acclaimed Beautiful House will be available in stores across Canada this Tuesday.

Stagger’s childhood in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley turned out to be the unintentional theme of the record. In the title track he refers to the death of his brother — a real-life tragedy that occurred when his brother drowned in the river running through their backyard when Leeroy was only 5 years old. “It was really surreal.…

This fall will see Leeroy Stagger return with Depression River. Stagger’s fourth release in as many years highlights his ability to find drama in the banality of everyday life. From full out broken beer bottle rock to the aching ballad of a broken hearted dreamer, Depression River is a whiskey-soaked, full-bodied recording of a powerful singer-songwriter only just starting to come into his own.

Upcoming Shows

09-05: Vancouver, UBC Live at Lunch
09-16: Tofino, The Legion
09-17: Duncan, The Garage Showroom
09-20: Nanaimo, Queen’s Pub
09-23: Victoria, The…