The Gathering This coming August 20 through 23, 2026 Hey, it's jD here Ten years ago this August, The Hip played their final show — in Kingston. We're going back to mark the moment, together, one more time. It's called The Gathering, and it's coming together beautifully. But to lock it in, I need your help. The Gathering — Forever Hip Weekend Kingston, Ontario · Thursday, August 20 – Sunday, August 23, 2026 Here's what we're planning: Thursday — A meet & greet, right before the city's free...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Special Dispatch! Tuesday, June 3 202 Ten Years On - Let's Gather In Kingston Dudes, Ten years. This August marks ten years since The Tragically Hip took the stage in Kingston for the last time — August 20, 2016 — and since that night became something bigger than a concert for all of us. I want us to be there together for the anniversary, and I'm writing today to start figuring out who's in. Here's what makes the timing perfect: the City of Kingston and Tourism Kingston are putting on an...
26 days ago • 2 min read
The Tragically Hip On Shuffle Panel Search Hey, it's jD here. You're getting this because you've either been a panelist on The Tragically Hip On Shuffle before, or you signed up saying you'd like to be. Either way - I'm booking from May 27th onward and I'd love to have you back in the rotation. Quick refresher on the show, in case you need it. On Shuffle is the weekly live stream where a small panel of fans gathers to react to whichever Tragically Hip song the shuffle gods serve up. No prep...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Yer Letter FRIDAY, May 1st, 2026 Hey, it’s jD here, May is loud. A Forest Of Whispering Speakers is rolling out weekly, "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" closes its Hamilton run, the World Cup's coming, and somewhere in the middle of all that I'm trying to assemble podList 7 into something befitting the bands that built it in the first place. Buckle up. Here's the goods: TL;DR Boi-1da reimagined 'Ahead by a Century' with Dallas Green and Ruby Waters - it's out Steve Berlin will produce...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Yer Hipstories Reflections From The Final Tour Hey, it's jD here. Ten years ago this summer, The Tragically Hip did something no band had ever done quite like that before. They announced a diagnosis, got in a van, and played every corner of this country one last time. Fifty-six days. Fifteen cities. Millions of people who showed up knowing, on some level, that this was it. You Might Have Been One Of Them! I've been thinking about that tour for a long time. What it felt like to be in those...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Yer Letter Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 Hey, it’s jD here, TL;DR An Evening for Sara J - Saturday, April 11th at The Firkin on Yonge. Live podcast with Patrick Downie. The Forever Hip. 50/50 raffles. $25–$30 at the door. All proceeds to Sara J’s GoFundMe. tickets.tthpods.com Hip News - “It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken” stage production opens at Theatre Aquarius on April 22nd. Paul Langlois’s “Smooth Rock Falls” vinyl ships April 27th. PodList 7 - Submissions are open. Deadline: April 30th....
3 months ago • 7 min read
The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream Hey, it's jD here. If you've been on the shuffle before - or you've been thinking about it - this is your moment. I'm now booking panelists from April 29 through June and I want to fill those spots with people who love this music and aren't afraid to talk about it for an hour. That's you. That's why you're on this list. Quick refresher on how it works: The Tragically Hip On Shuffle is a weekly live-streamed panel show where we pull one Tragically...
3 months ago • 1 min read
The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream Hey, it's jD here. If you've been on the shuffle before - or you've been thinking about it - this is your moment. I'm now booking panelists from April 29 through June and I want to fill those spots with people who love this music and aren't afraid to talk about it for an hour. That's you. That's why you're on this list. Quick refresher on how it works: The Tragically Hip On Shuffle is a weekly live-streamed panel show where we pull one Tragically...
3 months ago • 1 min read