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Mark your calenders: This upcoming Monday, December 3 at 7 and 11 pm EST, CMT will air Blue Rodeo: Small Miracles, an hour-long concert special capturing Blue Rodeo in performance at Toronto’s Dakota Tavern. The program also features interviews with the band members and friends like Ron Sexsmith, Oh Susanna, Justin Rutledge, Luke Doucet, Jimmy Rankin and Carolyn Dawn Johnson.

You can take a look at some photos from the evening here and make sure you tune in on Monday for what is sure to be a great show.

Good news for U.S. fans. Hot on the heels of the Blue Rodeo & Friends tour, currently winding its way down the Eastern Seaboard, Small Miracles is now available in U.S. record stores. Released on the band’s own TeleSoul Records, digital music fans south of the border can now purchase Small Miracles through iTunes and other digital retailers as well.

Here it is, the first video from Small Miracles. Now in rotation on MuchMoreMusic, make sure you request it here. Enjoy!

Heads up Toronto fans! The rumours are true; Blue Rodeo will be performing a series of surprise shows in around downtown Toronto tomorrow, Monday, September 24.

We’ve been able to tentatively confirm the following times and locations for you, but keep in mind that times may change as needed.

TIME

LOCATION

8:30am

Union Station (Bay & Front)

12:15pm

First Canadian Place (Waterfall Stage)

5:00pm

The Black Bull (Queen & Peter)

6:30pm

Air Canada Centre (Bay St Entrance, Gate 2)

And make sure you keep your eyes and ears peeled, because you never know where else they’ll pop up throughout the day.

Good news for fans who have embraced the digital download movement: Small Miracles is now available to pre-order from iTunes Canada. Everyone who buys the complete album from iTunes will recieve an exclusive bonus track: an acoustic recording of “Blue House,” while all pre-order customers will also be given an acoustic version of “This Town.”

Set your PVRs folks! Blue Rodeo are set to appear on CTV’s Canada AM on Friday, September 21. In honour of the band’s appearance, the show will be broadcast live from Ottawa’s By Ward Market, where they will perform a number of songs from the new album Small Miracles.

This is just the first in a number of exciting events planned, so keep your ears open for more announcements soon.

US fans get ready! Blue Rodeo will making a trip south of the border this October, playing a series of dates to promote the release of their new album Small Miracles.

The Blue Rodeo & Friends tour will also feature Ron Sexsmith and Luke Doucet. Check out the Events page now for more information.

Another track from Small Miracles has been posted over on the BlueRodeo.com Player. Entitled “It Makes Me Wonder,” this latest song is a Greg tune and we think you’ll love it.

News about Small Miracles continues to trickle out: we can now announce the track sequence for the new album, due out on September 25.

Small Miracles will contain the following 13 songs:

So Far Away
This Town
Blue House
3 Hours Away
It Makes Me Wonder
Summer Girls
Together
Mystic River
Black Ribbon
C’mon
Small Miracles
Beautiful
Where I Was Before

You can listen to a few samples from the new album, as well as a special message from Greg and Jim, by texting BR to 12321. Each text costs 50 cents plus any fees your cell provider normally charges.

The good people at NOW Magazine have been kind enough to give us two pairs of passes to the NOW Barge to give away to members of BlueRodeo.com. Our contest winners will get to eat and drink with other VIPs while enjoying a view of the majestic Toronto skyline from Lake Ontario before Blue Rodeo’s show at the Molson Amphitheare on August 22. And you never know, the band may came out to say hello.

To enter, all you have to do is purchase lawn tickets through the BlueRodeo.com Store. All those who have previously bought lawn tickets from us have been entered already. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, don’t delay: The sale — and this contest — closes this upcoming Sunday, August 12, at 11:59pm EDT.

UPDATE: The contest and sale are now over. We’ll announce the lucky winners soon!