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Kates Outlaw celebration set for the CUP

Published on Wednesday, 06 May 2026 09:42

Kates Outlaw has a new album coming out soon and will celebrate with an album release party, June 6, at Credit Union Place.

Echo of the Engines will feature 10 songs and fans can expect to hear a bit of a different sound from the band.

“It’s mostly a whole new thing as far as I’m concerned, a variety of country to rock and even some blues and folk influence in on it,” said Kyle Neault, adding their first album, Longrider Religion, was a little more straight forward.

“This one has got a lot going on. It’s not a whole new sound, but it’s kind of a level up in the song crafting,” he said.

When the first album dropped, the band knew they were going to work on a second album right away.

“At that point, we just started collecting songs and throwing them at the wall and see what would stick,” Neault said, adding he wrote about half of the songs, while his brother Dylan, the band’s bassist, wrote the other half, with guitarist Levi Winters contributing to one or two, as well.

“As far as that process, we don’t really try to tailor the songs. We just kind of write songs and just whatever comes out of us. And then we present them to the band and at first, it might seem a little bit odd for us. But once we bring it to the band and play it as a band, they seem to evolve and all of a sudden they start to stick,” Neault said, adding they will sometimes tweak a song when it comes to the arrangements.

“Because it goes from an acoustic singer-song writer-style song to a rock band song. So there’s always some little changes. Not every one, but I think every single song is different. The same process is almost never applied twice,” he said.

The decision to book Credit Union Place stems from their first album release party, which was held at the Watson Arts Centre over two nights, because the first show sold out.

“And there was enough demand for a second night,” Neault said.

“So we just thought we would bet on ourselves and throw a bigger party.”

Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, with children five-and-under free.

Neault hopes to see a large crowd or at least the same number as the show at the Watson.

“It’s always nerve-wracking,” he said.

Opening the show will be The Brothers G, a band out of Hafford, Sask.

“I think we just came across them on Spotify. A friend of mine had recommended them to me and I think other guys in the band found them their own way,” he said.

“But they’re just a really cool band that we thought would be great to have them out here and showcase them in this region. I’m sure they would like to play in front of our fans, because we usually get a good crowd out and lots of support.”

The band has been releasing singles over the past few months, which will be featured on the album.

After the show, an after party will be held at Obsolete Brewery.

Tickets for the show can be purchased online at tobatickets.ca or in person at the Dauphin Recreation Complex, which is cash only.



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