Side Projects
As of July 2010, The Waking Eyes are on hiatus, allowing the members of the band to concentrate on other musical projects. Matyas is currently touring with Imaginary Cities, a soul-pop band he formed with Winnipeg singer Marti Sarbit. Their debut CD, Temporary Resident, was released in early 2011.
Meanwhile, Peters released the debut album by his other band, Royal Canoe, on July 6, 2010. Titled "Co-Op Mode," the CD was written and recorded in 2006 and features collaborations, co-writes and performances with all of the members of The Waking Eyes, as well as Nathan Blanchard, Jo Snyder, David Wiebe, Andy Freund and Tom Keenan. Royal Canoe's current line-up includes Peters (vocals, keys, guitar), Brendan Berg (bass), Bucky Driedger (guitar), Matt Schellenberg (keys), Michael Jordan (drums) and Derek Allard (drums). The band is working on new material, as evidenced by the new demo "Exodus of the Year."
Other Waking Eyes side projects include Terrier (Matyas' solo material), The Mothers Brothers Band (Matyas' collaboration with Ewan Currie of Saskatoon's The Sheepdogs), Milk (a joke hip-hop act featuring Matyas and Peters), (pronounced "Racket in Brackets" - a Ratatat-like dance act fronted by Peters) and The Lesser Baldwins, a rumored collaboration between Peters and Winnipeg actor/musician Tom Keenan.
Peters is also heavily involved in Winnipeg's music scene, writing, recording and/or producing for/with The Liptonians, Slattern, Demetra, Ruth Moody, This Hisses and Triunfo do Gato.
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