--Six Shooter Bullets --
March 2005
Every Friday night, you pass out on my floor
Hola! In this issue:
CMW
Neville on itunes: feb 22
Rheos on Zunior
New albums, great parties, fine beer, English toast
Tour Dates (CMW; Luke Doucet in Australia; NQ Arbuckle, Justin Rutledge, Ford Pier, and Valery Gore all stamp around ON; Captain Tractor in AB; and the Weakerthans trek clear across Canada).
Weakerthans & Christine Fellows go to college
Web dude art
Contests
CEEEMDUBYA
We want to remind you all to come hang out with us at our upcoming CMW shows in Toronto this weekend. Valery Gore and & Justin Rutledge kick the festival off with a show at the Rivoli from 8 pm - 10 pm, and NQ Arbuckle shines a light on Saturday at 9 pm at Lee's Palace. What we mean by that is that he will be performing, not operating the lights. He tried that once and seared off his eyebrows (you'd never guess, but he actually wears eyebrow wigs now. True story...sort of).
We promise to give away lots of bitchin' prizes...we always do...giving makes us feel warm and fuzzy...kind of like my teeth did when I woke up this morning...ew.
NQ CYBERBUCKLE 2000
No one loves the internet more than NQ Arbuckle except for maybe that sissy Bill Gates who is in my bad books right now anyway because my hotmail account is all buggered. NQ has been all slobbery about digital download sites like Puretracks.com and iTunes.com (and others like archambaultzik.com) from the beginning, and (in exchange for wiping his chin every now and then) he has really whipped our six shooter butts into shape with all this cyberweb business. Nothing would fill him with more glee than if you visited him on one of these smutty internet sites that we’ve heard so much about, and tried downloading a few tracks!
If you want to obtain NQ Arbuckle's new album the old-fashioned way, Last Supper in a Cheap Town hits the stores TOMORROW! Yeah!
ZUNIOR
You know who else loves the internerd? Zunior. Zunior may even love the internet as much as NQ. Zunior.com is another one of these Chiefin' sites where you can download tracks (in the biz we call songs tracks, cool eh?) from all your fave artists. Like the Rheostatics for example. Now available: "The Rheostatics in concert in 1992 at the Bathurst St. Theatre to launch their seminal album, 'Whale Music'". Harpoon it today!
Back in 1992, the Rheostatics actually predicted in 2005 there will be flying cars, food will be replaced by space pills, and our show this weekend will be available for download on the internet. Whaddya know, they were right (except for the first two, but we're expecting both of those by 2010). Take that nay-sayers!
MY GIRL WANTS TO PARTY ALL THE TIME
2005 is already turning out to be a tinsel and confetti type of year for Six Shooter. We started out by shaking off the January blues with an amazing Luke Doucet show at the Trinity. Then came Justin Rutledge's CD launch...a crazy sold out show featuring a great set by openers Elliott Brood followed by a mesmerizing performance by Justin and his handsome band. Many sorries to the fine folks who were turned away. The room was stuffed with more people than a cannoli has ricotta...or whatever the kids are saying these days. Please come and check out Justin's CMW show, it's gonna be bangin'. Next up is the highly-anticipated and wonderful sophomore release by NQ Arbuckle, in stores tomorrow! And then there is the party band of all time, Captain Tractor, who is so good at partying that they invented a whole new beer to christen their new album (in stores March 15). Paaaaaaaaaaarty!
See below for tour dates for all artists.
Ever had one of those parties where your neighbors are calling the police because your pictionary game is getting so intense that they think you are hosting illegal dog fights? Well our party is so loud, we're waking the neighbours...across the ocean! Whooooaaa! Our debut UK release, NQ's Hanging the Battle-Scarred Pinata, is already making fans out of the press, with airplay on BBC 2 and upcoming reviews in Mojo, Uncut, and Time Out. Man, we'll never get this place clean before our parents get home.
TOUR DATES
Six Shooter at CMW
March 3: Valery Gore, Rivoli, 8 pm
March 3: Justin Rutledge, Rivoli, 9 pm
March 5: NQ Arbuckle, Lee's Palace, 9 pm
NQ Arbuckle
March 2, Jane Bond, Waterloo (solo), with Luke Doucet
March 5: CMW showcase, Lee's Palace, Toronto, 9 pm.
March 11: Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield QC (Ottawa)
March 15: Velvet Elvis, Oshawa , (solo), w/ Carolyn Mark
March 17: Starlight, Waterloo, with the Wagon Wheels
March 31: CD Release Party at the 360, Toronto. 9:30 pm.
Captain Tractor
March 17: Roadhouse, Calgary
March 18: Patricia Hotel, Saskatoon
March19: Druid South, Edmonton
Luke Doucet
March 2: Jane Bond, Waterloo
And watch for Luke in Australia:
March 15: Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy, Melbourne, with The Vandas
March 18: Sandringham Hotel, Newtown, Sydney
March 30: Troubadour, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, with the Gin Club
March 31: Tune in to PBS-FM's "Studio 5 Live" to hear Luke Doucet perform live to air from 7-8pm on 106.7FM or www.pbsfm.org.au
April 1: In-store @ Basement Discs (24 Block Place, City), Melbourne, 12:45 pm
April 2: Cornish Arms, Brunswick, Melbourne, with Matt Walker and Ashley Davies
Justin Rutledge
March 3: Six Shooter CMW showcase, Rivoli, Toronto, 9 pm.
March 10: The Boathouse, Kitchener, with Shannon Lyon
March 12: Montreal House, Peterborough
Ford Pier
March 2: Casbah, Hamilton, Electric Series, 10:30 pm, free.
April 7: Lee's Palace, Toronto, with The Weakerthans and The Constantines and The Bicycles.
Valery Gore
March 3: Six Shooter CMW showcase, Rivoli, Toronto, 8 pm.
March 5: W.A.R.M.'s 6th International Women's Day Event, Quality Hotel, Parkway Convention Centre, (327 Ontario Street) St. Catharines, ON, 9:30 a.m.-1:30p.m., Luba Goy performance, brunch, music, silent auction, $50, Tickets: 905-688-5550 ext. 3257
March 7: Parkdale Songwriter's Night, Mitzi's Sister, Toronto, 9:30p.m.,free.
March 20: Valery Gore Gallery Opening: Photography, Butler's Pantry Cafeacute; (484 Queen St. W), Toronto.
April 23, Staircase Cafeacute; (27 Dundurn Street N), Hamilton, ON, with Royal Wood
The Weakerthans and Constantines Transcontinental Canadian Tour
.: The Rolling Tundra Revue 2005 :.
MARCH
22 Sydney @ Steel Workers Hall
23 Halifax @ The Pavillion
24 Halifax @ Reflections Cabaret
25 Moncton @ Manhattan
26 Fredericton @ The Cellar, UNB
28 Quebec City @ Le Kashmir
29 Quebec City @ L'Anti
30 Montreal @ Cabaret Music Hall
31 Montreal @ Cabaret Music Hall
APRIL
01 Ottawa @ Barrymore's Music Hall
02 Ottawa @ Barrymore's Music Hall
03 Kingston @ Elixir
08 Toronto @ Lee's Palace
09 Toronto @ Lee's Palace (matinee: all ages )
09 Toronto @ Lee's Palace (evening: 19+)
15 Winnipeg @ Rendez Vous
16 Winnipeg @ Rendez Vous
19 Regina @ Riddell Centre, UR (matinee)
19 Regina @ Riddell Centre, UR (evening) 20 Saskatoon @ Louis Pub
21 Edmonton @ The Power Plant
22 Edmonton @ The Power Plant
23 Calgary @ Wyckham House
24 Calgary @ Wyckham House
26 Kelowna @ The Warehouse
27 Vancouver @ Mesa Luna (All Ages)
28 Victoria @ Sugar Night Club
29 Vancouver @ Richard's on Richards Cabaret 30 Vancouver @ Richard's on Richards Cabaret
Now that’s what we call a T O U R!
College Days, College Nights
Listen for The Weakerthans and Christine Fellows, whose songs are featured on College Days, College Nights, which premieres on the Documentary Channel March 1, 2, and 3rd, and will be airing on CBC sometime in the fall. You should check it out, you might learn something...about spring break partying!!! Wooo!!! Too hot for TV!!! Actually we haven't even seen it yet ourselves, so it might not have anything to do with Cancun or beer bongs (don't get your hopes up).
Web Dude Art Show
Hey! If you live in Toronto, check out the art show featuring fantastic pieces by our web dude, James Mejia. The work is mixed media collage on wood. The title of the show is: James Mejia: Selected Works.
He ignored our suggestion which was: James Mejia: Web Dude with selected works
This whole shebang is happening at SPIN Gallery: 1100 Queen Street West and it runs Saturday, February 26th - Sunday, March 20th 2005.
interwig out:
www.spingallery.ca
what the heck is a sping allery?
Dude, put your pants back on contest winners
The winner of the Tielli Day jpeg contest is...the naked guy! While we really loved all the time and effort that went into the overwhelming number of entries that we received for this contest, the guy who judged the contest this time got suckered in by the cheap laugh. The winner is Fabian, whose drunken interpretation of White Sock Day left us stunned. Well done? The photo really is priceless and reflects the true spirit of Tielli Day. Our wiener winner wins a Six Shooter t-shirt and a set of Martin Tielli Christmas cards!
Surprisingly, we also have a winner in the moldy rye bread essay contest. For her efforts in saving a Six Shooter employee from eating something truly disgusting, Lydia in Victoria will receive a lovely Six Shooter toque!
Contest
Whoever can send us the best by-line for Captain Tractor's new beer (Captain Tractor's Yellowhead Wheat Ale) wins super awesome new Captain Tractor merch.
Alternate contest:
Whoever writes the best haiku (as judged by us) about Six Shooter records taking over the world wins a copy of our latest releases. Limericks will be disqualified.
Beauty on my friends, beauty on.
Six Shooter Hoodrats
Title track: From "Maria's Last Words", written by Rob Joass, Track 10 from Captain Tractor's new album, "North of the Yellowhead".
Six Shooter Records
Box 98038, 970 Queen St. E.
Toronto, ON M4M 1J0
416-465-2459
http://www.sixshooterrecords.com
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