#weakerthans — Public Fediverse posts

"Anything that can be changed or reformed isn't allowed at Winnipeg Remand." - John Samson Fellows, Sunderland P. Gardner Lecture, Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers), 20 July 2026.

#quaker #weakerthans

I had a thought at dinner and then confirmed my suspicion: the Latin word "Virtute" does appear in the motto of the city of Winnipeg #weakerthans

My #SundaySong this week is a low-effort cover of The #Weakerthans' "Plea From A Cat Named Virtute." So sad but uplifting at the end, I promise!

Vocals and keys live as shown, my trusty #KalaUBass layered in with #AbletonLive .

https://youtu.be/xgRVn6OSF2A

#CoverSong #CoverSongs #CoverSongSinger #musician
#singer

This is "A New Name for Everything," by The Weakerthans.

Given how often I perform this song, I can't believe I've never posted it as a Sunday Song before. Maybe it's because I keep changing how I do it (and which instruments I use). This week it's a choppy uke (with a little #uke drone added in #abletonlive).

#SundaySong #SundaySongs #singer #CoverSong #CoverSongs #CoverSongSinger #Weakerthans #TheWeakerthans #KalaUkulele

https://youtu.be/piM8fI9XxRg

Happy "Reconstruction Site" album anniversary, The #Weakerthans! 🇨🇦 Thank you for making such awesome music. You are sorely missed. 🥲

@lancetay good call. #weakerthans I probably saw Tkachuk score those goals with Selanne, Zhamnov, Housley, and Numminen on the pp about 20 times in person. That was really Tkachuk’s only play.

I have achieved peak #weakerthans fandom*, or at least peak desperation for fresh Weakerthans-related output: I ordered a lil wall hanging woven by John K. Samson paying tribute to the only cat I have ever truly loved. #wpg #winnipeg #cancon

*On further thought, peak was probably flying to Winnipeg in December to see their four albums/four nights shows but this is close

@bdk YES!!
Great video, 90 minutes of excellent live music.
The Weakerthans are one of my favourite bands.

Am also listening to their frontman's solo work these days, John K. Samson.

#Weakerthans #JohnKSamson

#nowlistening

"Vampire Alberta Blues"
by John K. Samson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0BVLUW6JJw

"Oh the vampire Alberta
stalks across the money market
rates and ducks into a Hummer.
The vampire Alberta wears a bowtie and a pin that says Support the Arts.
Yeah the vampire Alberta takes a photo for another slide
in the PowerPoint of all the places we won’t remember.
1/2

#JohnKSamson #Weakerthans #music #Alberta

Ein Reblog zum #caturday

Ich habe eine #Katzen-Playlist erstellt. Bitteschön. :-) Weitere Vorschläge sind willkommen. Höre: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01FRfdnf6CNSrNex1Ymhha

I have made a #cat playlist. You're welcome. :-) See above. Further song suggestions welcome!

#catsandmusic #catplaylist #catsofmastodon #katzencontent #katze #kater #weakerthans #haydendesser #waxmannequin #arrogantworms #reinhardmey #virtutethecat

As a big fan of the Weakerthans I enjoyed this lecture a lot: https://youtu.be/Coq0rf8brZs #weakerthans #poetry

Does anybody remember the #Weakerthans? I miss them very much!