2012

In 2012, Mammoth Cave Recording Company began a reissue campaign for the three Shadowy Men albums and convinced Don Pyle and Brian Connelly to reunite for a few shows to promote them. Dallas Good of The Sadies (and Phono-Comb) was drafted to handle the bass duties.

Here's roughly how the year's played out so far:

MARCH

• The official announcements are made for the reissues, and the shows at Sled Island and Lee's Palace.
• The official Official Shadowy Men YouTube channel is launched.
• Exclaim.ca, March 20, 2012: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Launch Reissue Campaign, Get Sadies' Dallas Good for Live Shows

JUNE

• Mammoth Cave makes the first reissue, Savvy Show Stoppers, available for pre-order.
• June 9 - SHOW #1: St. Albans Boys and Girls Club, Toronto
  • "Customized" [ExclaimTV]
  • "Musical Interlude" [ExclaimTV]
  • interview with Vish Khanna [CBC Music]
• June 20 - SHOW #2: Legion Hall, Calgary (Sled Island Festival)
  • Calgary Herald, March 19, 2012: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet to return at Sled Island
  • "Having An Average Weekend" [travelnetworkca]
  • "Having An Average Weekend" [allan16qb]
  • "Having An Average Weekend" [hamfisted]
  • "Having An Average Weekend" [lives1979]
  • "16 Encores" [hamfisted]
  • "That Wuz Ear Me Callin' A Horse" [imaginaryobserver567]
  • Band introductions and "Siesta Cinema" [ferrisjak]
  • "Good Cop, Bad Cop" [ferrisjak]
  • Sled Island Recap, with a little performance and interview [sledisland]
  • Interview with Brian Connelly on CFCR 90.5 FM [CFCRSASKATOON]
• June 22 - SHOW #3: Broken City, Calgary ("Secret" Show at Sled Island Festival)
  • "Run Chicken Run", "Egypt Texas", and "Customized" [hamfisted]

JULY

• July 14 - SHOW #4: Lee's Palace, Toronto
  • Set list scans - Page 1 and Page 2
    NOTE: The S-Men did a second encore that's not on the set list page: "Run Chicken Run", "Jackpot", and "Three Piece Suit"
  • Now, July 12-19, 2012: Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Never say never, learns the reunited Toronto band
  • BlogTO, July 14, 2012: Don Pyle sheds light on Shadowy Men reunion
  • Mechanical Forest Sound, July 15, 2012: Recording: Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
  • Complete show [UglyGoblinBoy]
  • "Good Cop Bad Cop" [funcitygirl]
  • "Good Cop Bad Cop" [PrankZabba]
  • "Good Cop Bad Cop" [Matzohball77]
  • "Egypt Texas" [funcitygirl]
  • "Egypt Texas" [PrankZabba]
  • "Egypt Texas" [kohlchak1974]
  • "Siesta Cinema" [kolchak1974]
  • "Siesta Cinema" [OwenTGwilliam]
  • "They Don't Call Them Chihuhuas Anymore" [funcitygirl]
  • "Bennett Cerf" [funcitygirl]
  • "Zombie Compromise" [funcitygirl]
  • "Zombie Compromise" [PrankZabba]
  • "Zombie Compromise" / "Musical Interlude" [OwenTGwilliam]
  • "Hunter S. Thompson's Younger Brother" [funcitygirl]
  • "Having An Average Weekend" [UglyGoblinBoy]
  • "Having An Average Weekend" [sonicmoremusic1]
  • "Magic Words" [funcitygirl]
  • "Who Painted Whistler's Mother" / "Babakganoosh" [funcitygirl]
  • "Shadowy Countdown / That Wuz Ear Me Callin' A Horse" [funcitygirl]
  • "Sugar In My Hog" [kohlchak1974]
  • "16 Encores" [funcitygirl]
  • "16 Encores" [ChernozymVideo]
  • "16 Encores" [Matzohball77]
  • "Run Chicken Run" [funcitygirl]

AUGUST

• August 2 - SHOW #5: Cameron House, Toronto (Early Show - Benefit for Mindfulness Without Borders)
  • "Having An Average Weekend" / "Customized" [ChernozymVideo]
• August 2 - SHOW #6: Cameron House, Toronto (Late Show - Benefit for Hospice Toronto)

SEPTEMBER

• September 14 - SHOW #7: Starlight Lounge, Waterloo
  • Set list scans - Page 1 and Page 2
    NOTE: The S-Men did a second encore that's not on the set list page: "Rover And Rusty" and "Run Chicken Run"
  • "Shadowy Countdown" / "Sugar In My Hog" / "16 Encores" [Mark Tolch]

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