--Six Shooter Bullets --

Jun. 2006, Vol. 03, No. 07

let's form a guild for the mutually inspired

Vol. 'I lost track', No. 'if I had to guess, I'd say 7'

  1. Back Lot BBQ Round-up

  2. Martin Tielli in Residence

  3. Martin Tielli leads the Six Shooter Jamboree in London, ON

  4. More Martin Tielli, less residence

  5. Festival Summer

  6. Shout out out out out amped for release

  7. Vote for videos with Luke & Justin

  8. Contestualize

  9. Tourin' Tourin' Tourin': Elliott Brood, Christine Fellows/Shary Boyle, Luke Doucet, NQ Arbuckle, Shout out out out out, Whitey Houston, Ford Pier, Valery Gore, The Weakerthans, Justin Rutledge, Martin Tielli, and VEAL!

BACK LOT BBQ ROUND-UP

We are just now recovering from our smash grand opening of the store/gallery on June 10 during NXNE. Who knew that coleslaw would leave us with such a wicked hangover? Many thanks to Ford Pier for hosting the stage, which featured performances from Oh Susanna, Selina Martin, NQ Arbuckle, Mia Sheard, Lindy, Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland, Valery Gore, Nathan Coles Outfit, Jenn Foster and Ford himself. We are so thrilled that Martin Tielli’s beautiful art graces our walls, and pleased as (spiked) punch with the response from friends and neighbours to our new store. Hats off to XM Satellite Radio and Amsterdam Brewing for sponsoring our event (beeeeer!). We’ll be back next year even bigger and better (including porta-potties! Yay!). Meanwhile, check out the photos at sixshooterrecords.com, and check out the store/gallery at 1118 Queen St. E., Toronto.

MARTIN TIELLI IN RESIDENCE

What could be more exciting than watching paint dry? Watching a painting get wet! That, and watching grass un-grow. Hmm, that almost made sense in my head. Anyway, Martin Tielli is the type of dude that is never done tweaking his creations. He’s kind of on the obsessive tip when it comes to artistic venturing (he has to pack a lot of proverbial energy bars on his proverbial hikes through the artistic mountains of life. dig?). So yeah, that’s why he’s still re-writing songs that were recorded a decade ago, and adding finishing touches to paintings already proclaimed finished. Join him live in our gallery on Wed July 12 & Thurs July 13 where you can watch Martin paint and talk to him about his work. It’ll be kind of like that tv show where the dude with the big ‘fro would tell you how to paint trees with a sponge while talking in the most soothingly hypnotic relaxed tone. Word. Refreshments will be served (6pm - 9 pm each night). These will be non-proverbial refreshments. Of course.

MARTIN TIELLI LEADS THE SIX SHOOTER JAMBOREE IN LONDON, ON

Martin is going to brave the stage for one of his first solo shows in two years on July 8 in London, ON at the Aeolian Hall. His set caps off an evening with performances by labelmates Ford Pier, NQ Arbuckle, Luke Doucet, and Elliott Brood. Now that’s a line up! Anyone who has seen Martin perform solo before knows that this will be totally slamtastic and amazing. Tix available at sixshooterrecords.com

MARTIN TIELLI STEADY POPPIN' IN THE STRANGEST OF PLACES

Speaking of Martin, which we were just up above this (in case you already forgot), you might be interested to know that the first Art of Time CD is available for sale in our store and also at maplemusic.com. Four of the eight tracks on the compilation feature some hot sing-y action from Mr. Tielli interpreting Jacques Brel and Arnold Schoenberg. On an arachnid note, we just learned that the Black Widow production he starred in with Sarah Slean and Mary Margaret O’Hara recently won a Czech Crystal, the top award in the Category of Music or Dance Programs Made for Television, at the 43rd International Television Festival Golden Prague Competition. I know that kind of sounds made up, but it’s totally not!

FESTIVAL SUMMER

We just LOVE festival season. Sunburns and acceptable daytime drinking? We’ll take it! This year is particularly exciting with the presentation of ‘Shadow Songs’, a collaboration by Christine Fellows & projectionist Shary Boyle. Check out the tour dates section below for all the deets, as well as notes on festival performances by Elliott Brood, Luke Doucet, Justin Rutledge, NQ Arbuckle, and Shout out out out out.

NOT SAYING/JUST SAYING

Start the count-down! The brand new debut full-length album from SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT will hit the streets in less than one month from now. Yeeeeek! ‘Not Saying / Just Saying’ features 9 brand new tracks from the Edmonton dancey-pantses, and features karazee drawings by Mr. Chad Vangaalen. Ooooh, it’s so good, y’all are gonna have a freakout when you get your mitts on this one. Shout out out out out will be getting themselves warmed up for the release by slamming out a few shows in NYC and Toronto. Check tha tour dates belowski for more infoski.

In other Shout out out out out news, frontman and Edmonton-enthusiast Nik Kozub was recently recognized at The Mayor’s Evening For The Arts awards show in, um, Edmonton! Yep, Nik received the ‘Emerging Artist’ award sponsored by Enbridge. I guess that’s what you get for electro-rocking across Canada with the Edmonton area code tattooed on your arm. Nik was so thrilled that he got his first haircut in three years to celebrate. He used all the hair clippings to make the world’s largest fake moustache. No, not really, that would be gross.

LUKE & JUSTIN FOR PREZ

Maybe all those video shoots we did will count for something... cast your vote for our boys at www.muchmoremusic.com/top10/ where both Luke Doucet and Justin Rutledge are up for this pick-your-own top ten playlist thingamabobber, where MMM compile the picks and the top ones get played 7pm & 11pm ET Monday - Thursday and 7pm ET Friday

C’mon, do it! Let’s clog up the airwaves with baby-faced handsomeness!

CONTEST

Nobody won the last contest. We are going to put last month’s prize in a cage at the crossroads as a warning to future contest hopefuls.

For this issue, we gonna get crunk wit’ it. The first (or most hilarious) person to send us a sentence (or short paragraph) which correctly uses both the terms ‘ghost ride the whip’ and ‘sippin’ on a sizzurp’, wins some ghetto fabulous Six Shooter stuff.

Scroll down for tour dates & title credit.

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TOUR DATES

It’s the summer to see rare performances by Martin Tielli and Veal. Plus check out national tour dates for Elliott Brood, Christine Fellows, Luke Doucet, Shout out out out out, Whitey Houston, and more!


ELLIOTT BROOD
WINNIPEG, MB: Burton Cummings Theatre, July 1 w/ Wilco
LONDON, ON: Aeolian Hall, July 8 w/ NQ Arbuckle, Luke Doucet, Ford Pier, Martin Tielli and the Six Shooter Jamboree
OTTAWA, ON: Ottawa Blues Festival, July 13
QUEBEC CITY, PQ: Festival D‚Ete, July 14 w/ Wilco
SASKATOON, SK: Ness Creek Festival, July 15
RED LAKE, ON: Norseman Festival, July 22
WINNIPEG, MB: Times Chang(ed), July 25
REGINA, SK: The Exchange, July 26
RED DEER, AB: The Vat, July 27
CALGARY, AB: Calgary Folk Festival, July 28-30
GOLDEN, BC: Packer's Place, July 31
VANCOUVER, BC: The Railway Club, August 1 w/Radiogram
KELOWNA, BC: The Minstrel Café/Bar, August 2
SOLCAN, BC: Little Slocan Lodge, August 3
NELSON, BC: The Royal Hotel, August 4
LETHBRIDGE, AB: Tongue and Groove, August 5
COBALT, ON: Fred Eaglesmith Great Northern Picnic and Music Fest, Aug 12
WAYNE, AB: Waynefest, Sept 9
NASHVILLE, TN: AMA, Sept 20-22 (TBC)


CHRISTINE FELLOWS + SHARY BOYLE
WINNIPEG, MB: Winnipeg Folk Fest, July 9
KAMLOOPS, BC: Kamloops Concert Series in the Park, July 15
VICTORIA, BC: Logan's Pub, July 16 w/special guests
VANCOUVER, BC: Rime, July 17 w/Dawn Pemberton Trio
ASHCROFT, BC: Ashcroft Opera House, July 19 w/Salt
DAWSON, YK: Dawson City Music Festival, July 21-23
DAWSON, YK: Bombay Peggy's, July 24
HAINES JUNCTION, YK: St. Elias Convention Centre, July 25
WHITEHORSE, YK: Paddy's Place, July 26
TORONTO, ON: Brigantine Room, From The 'Peg @ Harbourfront, July 28
GUELPH, ON: Hillside Festival, July 29-30
SUMMERLAND, BC: Summerland Folk Festival, Aug. 5
WINNIPEG: Times Change(d) High and Lonesome, Aug. 10, with Kim Barlow and Kim Beggs


LUKE DOUCET
CANSO, NS: Stan Rogers Festival, June 30-July 1
LONDON, ON: Aeolian Hall, July 8 w/ NQ Arbuckle, Elliott Brood, Ford Pier, Martin Tielli and the Six Shooter Jamboree
OTTAWA, ON: Ottawa Blues Festival, July 14
WATERLOO, ON: Starlight Doctors Without Borders benefit, July 15
TORONTO, ON: Opera House, July 16 w/ Martin Sexton
CALGARY, AB: Calgary Folk Festival, July 27-30
NEW YORK, NY: The Living Room, Aug 10
BUFFALO, NY: Aug 12 w/Blue Rodeo
COLLINGWOOD, ON: The Village at Blue Mountain, Aug 19
HALIFAX, NS: Stage Nine Bar & Grill, Aug 26
TORONTO, ON: Horseshoe Tavern, Sept. 15
NASHVILLE, TN: AMA, Sept 20-22


NQ ARBUCKLE
EDMONTON, AB: The Black Dog, July 5
CALGARY, AB: Outdoor show, July 6
CALGARY, AB: Palomino Smokehouse, July 7
LONDON, ON: Aeolian Hall, July 8 w/ Luke Doucet, Elliott Brood, Ford Pier, Martin Tielli and the Six Shooter Jamboree
WATERLOO, ON: Starlight Doctors Without Borders benefit, July 15
GUELPH, ON: Guelph Street Festival, July 15
TORONTO, ON: Cadillac Lounge, July 21/22
WAYNE, AB: Waynefest, Sept 9
NASHVILLE, TN: AMA, Sept 20-22


SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
NEW YORK, NY: The Annex ;The Ad Lib', July 4
NEW YORK, NY: The Tank, July 6
TORONTO, ON: Toronto Street Festival, Eglinton and Yonge, July 8
EVANSBURG, AB: Motion Notion Festival, July 15
EDMONTON, AB: Starlight, July 28&29
CALGARY, AB: Hifi Club, August 8&9


WHITEY HOUSTON
TORONTO, ON: Horseshoe, July 10 w/Veal
EDMONTON, AB: TBA, August 11
CALGARY, AB: Hifi Club, August 12


FORD PIER
TORONTO, ON: Horseshoe, July 3
MONTREAL, QC: Casa del Popolo, July 7
LONDON, ON: Aeolian Hall, July 8 w/ NQ Arbuckle, Elliott Brood, Luke Doucet, Martin Tielli and the Six Shooter Jamboree


JUSTIN RUTLEDGE
WINNIPEG, MB: Winnipeg Folk Festival, July 8-10
NASHVILLE, TN: AMA, Sept 20-22


VALERY GORE
CANTU, ITALY: July 13
VARESE, ITALY: July 14


MARTIN TIELLI
LONDON, ON: Aeolian Hall, July 8 w/ Luke Doucet, NQ Arbuckle, Elliott Brood, Ford Pier
TORONTO, ON: Art "in-store performances" at Six Shooter Gallery, 1118 Queen Street East, July 12&13 6-9pm


VEAL
TORONTO, ON: Horseshoe. July 10 w/ Whitey Houston


THE WEAKERTHANS
July 9: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom, with Raising the Fawn and New Amsterdams
July 10: Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop, with Raising the Fawn and New Amsterdams
July 11: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club, with Raising the Fawn and New Amsterdams
July 12: Philadelphia, PA @ TLA , with Greg Graffin and New Amsterdams
July 13: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom , with Greg Graffin and New Amsterdams
July 14: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club, with Greg Graffin and New Amsterdams
July 15: St. Adele, PQ @ Bourbon St. North, with The Tragically Hip
July 29: Toronto, ON @ Harbour Front
European Leg
August 2: London (UK) @ Meanfiddler with Tomte
August 3: Amsterdam (NL) @ Paradiso Club with Tomte
August 4: Hannover (GER) @ Gilde Park Bühne - GHVC Festival
August 5: Trier (GER) @ Kaiserthermen - GHVC Festival
August 6: Bonn (GER) @ Museumsmeile - GHVC Festival
August 7: Heidelberg (GER) @ Karlstorbahnhof
August 8: Wien (A) @ Flex
August 9: Luzern (CH) @ Schüür
August 11: Santander (E) @ D' Manu
August 12: St. Feliu (E) @ Festival
August 13: Castellon (E) @ Groovy Club
August 15: Paris (F) @ TBA
August 16: Würzburg (GER) @ AKW
August 17: Berlin (GER) @ Kato
August 18: Erfurt (GER) @ Highfield Festival
Winnipeg
September 16: Winnipeg, MB @ The Burton Cummings Center for the Performing Arts


Title credit: From “Inspiration>Competition, track 4 from Shout Out Out Out Out’s new album, “Not Saying/Just Saying’.

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