If you gave thanks this weekend for good music, you'll be happy to know that Peterborough's Birthday Boys are returning to Call The Office on October 11, and they're sharing the stage with King City guitar heavyweight Amanda Zelina, The Coppertone.

But in true Birthday Boy fashion, there's more to the story — the gig is one of two in London as a part of their October residency tour of Ontario. Fifteen gigs in six cities in three weeks, all beginning last week with a three-night stretch.

"We just figured it'd be great to do a bunch of shows all in one month," explained singer/guitarist Jordan Mack. "Get to know some people in the different communities, and then hopefully they'll keep coming out and we get to play for them again."

"I think for so long, so many bands are just doing it, where you go and you have a gig and that's it," he continued. "The main idea was just to really actually get to know people; it's so tough to sustain a following if you aren't actually meeting people."

If the band — Mack and singer/guitarist Graeme Kennedy, bassist Jeremy Boyd and drummer Matt Paige — has proven anything in the past couple of years, it's that they love a creative challenge; last fall, they hit the road on tour in support of their 30 Songs, 30 Days project, for which they wrote and filmed one new song every day for a month while they toured across the country, a gritty adventure.

Only months later, the band was on the road again, this time partnering with truthexplosion.com to produce and feature a 10-part video documentary while they toured. Time and time again, Birthday Boys find new ways of making touring interesting and performances memorable.

"That's been a big part of it for us, even just from the enjoyment side of things. We like to have fun with it, try to do it a bit differently," Mack agreed. In addition to touring draws, however, the Birthday Boys have been working hard on shaping new material.

"We've recorded a lot of new stuff in the last few months," Mack confirmed. "We've been demoing some new singles and new material with the idea that in the new year we'll probably be looking at a new record."

"We've been slow to record for a while, just trying to work the industry side of the music, so we're all really excited to get recording some more and put an actual album together. We're continually redeveloping our sound."

For more on Birthday Boys and their October residency tour, visit them online at birthdayboysmusic.com and follow them on Twitter @birthdayboys. They're performing on October 11 and 19 at Call The Office downtown, admission is only $5.