With Special Guests Nashville-based Southern blues rockers Parker Barrow
Celebrated Montreal four-piece rock band the Damn Truth have unveiled their new single “Be Somebody” released by Spectra Musique on Thursday October 30th. The new single dovetails The Damn Truth’s November UK tour with special guests Nashville-based Southern blues rockers Parker Barrow. The tour kicks off on Wednesday November12th at Norwich Waterfront Studio.
The Damn Truth are Lee-la Baum (vocals, guitar), Tom Shemer (lead guitar), PY Letellier (bass) and Dave Traina (drums). They have toured the UK multiple times and performed at summer festivals including Steelhouse, Winterstorm and Planet Rockstock.
“Be Somebody” was the first song we wrote for our current album ‘The Damn Truth,’ and the last one we recorded,” says the Damn Truth’s guitarist Tom Shemer. “When the final mix came through the speakers, our producer, Bob Rock, leaned back and said, ‘F***, this is good!’ We all felt it. There was this electric moment in the studio. Pure euphoria!”
Continues Shemer, “Listening to that mix, knowing the record was done, I felt this wave of pride and nostalgia hit me. It took me back to those late nights writing, digging into parts of myself I hadn’t touched before. Be Somebody is the first track on our album, but it’s really a reflection of who we are, and what we became when we made this record.“
The Damn Truth released their critically acclaimed breakout album Now or Nowhere in 2021. Produced by the legendary Grammy Award winning Bob Rock (Motley Crue, Metallica, Bon Jovi). The band continued their relationship with Bob Rock on their self-titled 2025 self-titled album The Damn Truth which features the new single, “Be Somebody.”
Bob has pushed the band in all areas of playing, writing, and refining The Damn Truth signature sound, most evident in the revelatory power of Lee-la Baum’s vocals on the mystic, almost Zeppelin-vibed “The Willow;” the full on bittersweet romance of “Better This Way;” the social conscience of “The Dying Dove;” the cautionary “If Don’t Make It Home;” and the hell yeah rabble rousing “All Night Long.”
Order the 2025 album on vinyl and CD HERE and on digital HERE.
Their current album is the culmination of 12 years of hard work and constant touring. The Damn Truth are a perpetual and unstoppable rock and roll machine. A machine that has added some extra lanes on their rock and roll highway as they explore new musical territory, however, the destination remains the same; organic loud rock experienced best in a crowded concert hall dripping in sweat.
The Damn Truth have toured extensively throughout Europe and North America. They have opened tours for Z.Z. Top, The Sheepdogs, Glenn Hughes, Styx, and Rival Sons. In 2025, they performed on the Legends of Rock Cruise alongside Alice Cooper, Styx, and others; and were the band who participated in the jam finale at the end of the cruise with the members of Blackberry Smoke, Jason Bonham’s band, and other rock royalty.
Joined them on Special Guests on this tour are Nashville-based Southern blues rockers Parker Barrow. They are led by husband-and-wife duo Megan Kane (lead vocals) and Dylan Turner (drums). The name of the band is a homage to Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow – the infamous American bank robbers during the early 1930’s Great Depression.
Nashville-based, blues-soaked Southern rockers Parker Barrow are pleased to announce the release of their new 5-track EP Hold the Mash on Wednesday November 5th. The EP is available on all streaming platforms HERE. Hold The Mash marks the band’s first release since their debut album Jukebox Gypsies (2023) and features the previously released 2025 singles “Make It” and “Novocaine”.
“The recording process for the EP was a completely new experience, unlike anything we’ve done before,” says Parker Barrow’s lead singer Megan Kane. “With guitarist Alex Bender joining the creative songwriting journey with us, everything felt refreshed and reimagined. Balancing our touring schedule while carving out time to record came with its own challenges. Watching the songs grow from voice memos, to fleshing out ideas in the basement of our house to finished recordings has been incredibly rewarding.”
That touring schedule in 2025 has seen them touring the U.S. and, in the summer, they played festivals, and headline shows in the U.K. and Spain. Now touring the UK with Canada’s The Damn Truth and no doubt we will see them back in 2026. Their live shows deliver high energy, swagger, and pure heat—a testament that rock ‘n’ roll is very much alive and well.
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Image above (c) Johnny Miodini The Damn Truth (L-R): PY Letellier (bass), Dave Traina (drums), Tom Shemer (lead guitar), Lee-La Baum (vocals, guitar)
Image below Parker Barrow (c) Ryan Alexander
