--Six Shooter Bullets --

Oct. 2006, Vol. 03, No. 11

my house is built on broken telephones

Holla! In this issue:

  1. In-store concerts at Six Shooter Gallery: Justin Rutledge (tonight!), The Cape May (Oct 21), Awkward Stage (Oct 24)

  2. Upcoming gallery exhibit: Beverley Hawksley's "Candor" (Oct 27)

  3. Call for submissions: Wax & Wood

  4. Six Shooter USA releases Luke Doucet & Christine Fellows

  5. Shout out out out out heads out out out out out

  6. Valery Gore turns Japanese (we really think so)

  7. Six Shooter welcomes Eli Klein to our staff

  8. Luke Doucet Free video

  9. Luke Doucet featured on Live on XM compilation

  10. Six Shooter Europe releases Ford Pier, Martin Tielli, Captain Tractor + more

  11. Dave Bidini launches website

  12. Tour dates

Ok, seriously, what is the deal with the internet? It's like TV crossed with a well stocked ipod crossed with crack/nicotine. Who's great idea was this? How is anyone supposed to get anything done?

IN-STORE CONCERTS COMING UP

After killing it at his slamtastic CD release at the Horseshoe Tavern, Justin Rutledge and the Junction Forty bring a little love to the east siiiide this Tuesday (as in TODAY...Oct 17). Join us at the Six Shooter Gallery for a free in-store concert at 7 pm. Justin's show kicks off an official triple-whammy of concerts in one week at our little store...next up is The Cape May, an absolutely amazing act on Flemish Eye in Calgary on Saturday, Oct 21 @ 2:30 pm, and then Mint Recording artists The Awkward Stage from Vancouver (featuring members from the New Pornographers) on Tuesday, October 24 @ 7 pm. Yep, that is indeed three whammies! All concerts are free...don't miss out!

This week's in-stores will also feature an appearance by celebrity soundguy John Rubuliak. Ruby, as he's commonly known, will surely stun the crowd with his amazing multi-tasking abilities as he simultaneously mixes live sound and bums smokes off of anyone within 5 feet of him. That's some raw Edmo talent right thurr boyee!

For those of you who would like to reminisce about the beautiful Lily Frost and her in-store concert recently, you can check out photos at: http://TorontoLiveClubHub.com/Chronicles/chronicles.html.

SIX SHOOTER GALLERY

Heather Goodchild's "Fairest Among Thousands, Altogether Lovely" show opened with the most sparkly reception we've had since our Back Lot BBQ, and the show itself is indeed lovely. Those in Toronto have until Sunday to take it in... prints are $150.

Up next, Beverley Hawksley dresses for the weather and starts putting some clothes on her usually stark subjects. Don't miss the opening night for her upcoming exhibit, "Candor" on Friday, October 27 at 7 pm. We are looking for volunteers to help out with this event... anyone willing to don one of Beverley's handmade creations for the evening should contact shauna@sixshooterrecords.com.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

In more gallery news, we are putting out a call for submissions for our show running in December, the show will likely be titled "Wax & Wood", although we have been tossing around the more streetwise "Vinyltarded", cheeseball entry "groovey acoustics", and the quite literal "records and guitars with paint on 'em". This show will surprisingly feature works of art painted on old vinyl records and acoustic guitars. Art made from other music-related items are also welcome, ie, compact discs, guitar strings, nose-whistles, egg shakers, etc. The exhibit will open December 7. Get your crafty on, you awesome artist types.

We are also setting up our 2007 schedule in the gallery, so artists interested in exhibiting solo or group shows should contact shauna@sixshooterrecords.com.

SIX SHOOTER USA LAUNCHES LUKE & CHRISTINE

Our new friends at Red Eye Distribution have been hard at work to get Six Shooter CDs in the stores south of the border. Starting things off with Luke Doucet's "Broken (and other rogue states)", this re-launch features a never before released acoustic EP entitled "Foke Star", which includes the awesome track, "Long Haul Driver" that you might have heard him perform at recent shows in Toronto or Nashville. The bonus disc has also been getting good response from Pepsi fans, so really we're covering all the bases. You know how we do.

To celebrate life, Luke kicks of the first of three residencies today in New York City. Up next are week-long runs in Chicago and Los Angeles. See tour dates for details. Homie has Amurrica on lock son.

Christine Fellows' fabu disc, "Paper Anniversary", hits the stores November 14. New Yorkers can also take in a Christine Fellows performance at CMJ at the Rockwood Music Hall on November 3. Christine will be joined by the equally fabu Leanne Zacharias on cello, and they'll be reprising their magical show performed in front of two sold out Bowery Ballroom shows recently with the Mountain Goats. Of course by magical we mean it was totally dope, not that they pulled bunnies out of top hats... but you probably knew that right?

SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT HIT NYC & TORONTO

Good thing our Shoutset boys scored some new jeans (thanks MX!) in Montreal on their bumpin' tour with Holy Fuck and Land of Talk last month since too many scissor-kicks had our own Nik7 hurtin' for un-split pants after the very first show. Dude's jeans totally exploded in Kingston! The tour was amazing, thanks to everyone who came out to the shows. Apparently Canada loves a good dance party. Shout out out out out leaves the comforts of home for another trek across the TransCanada once again later this month. First up is a killer 4-show schedule at the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC, followed by a short tour of Montreal/Ontario/Chicago (see tour dates below). SO4 has been ripping up the airwaves lately too, charting on CMJ, Earshot, and CHART charts, as well as holding down the number #1 spot on the CBC Radio 3 top 30! Holla!

VALERY GORE SAYS "YO" TO TOKYO

Our own Valery Gore will be turning heads in Japan next month with a string of four ivory ticklin' shows in Tokyo (see tour dates for deets). If anyone wants her to bring back some underwear from a vending machine, give us a holla.

WOO HOO FOR ELI KLEIN

The girls in the Six Shooter office are jumping for joy that Eli Klein will be joining the ranks at long last. We have been watching him from afar for quite some time now... Eli started promoting all-ages punk rock gigs at the tender age of 15, and now with years of experience under his belt in the trenches of the remarkably strong Edmonton scene, he's poised to makes some noise in Toronto. Ok, basically we stole him from Edmonton when they weren't looking, but we are over the moon that Eli will be making Six Shooter his new home. Hooray! Call him here on Oct 23 at 416-465-2459 to welcome him to his new digs. We hear he likes heavy breathing.

NEW LUKE DOUCET VIDEO FOR "FREE"

We were just thrilled with the video that our Los Angeles compadre Luke Hutton made (on the freebie tip) for Luke Doucet's song 'Wallow', and holy cow, give the man a tiny budget and watch him make a masterpiece! That is exactly what he's done (with the help of Videofact) for the Luke's song 'Free'. The video flows like an episode of Six Feet Under or something, and yes that means Luke dies in it. Is that what they call a "spoiler"? Sorry suckas! Check out this beautiful work here: http://www.lukedoucet.com/luke/music/free.html.

LUKE DOUCET FEATURED ON XM LIVE COMPILATION

On October 31, our good friends at XM 52 "The Verge" are releasing a compilation of live tracks recorded in their studios. Check it out and listen for an acoustic version of "Broken One" by Luke Doucet. It's a beauty. Hopefully given the date, you will be sitting there in your pumpkin suit and black nailpolish while you listen. Har har, I like that visual, it makes me larf.

UPCOMING SIX SHOOTER EUROPE RELEASES

Our friends at Bertus in Benelux (a place which we have long declared is its own country, and a benevolently deluxe one at that) are itchin' to get more Six Shooter titles out thurr, so they are going to be givin'er all autumn long. NQ Arbuckle's "Last Supper in a Cheap Town" comes out Oct. 31, Captain Tractor's "North of the Yellowhead" hits the streets on Nov. 7, Ford Pier's "Pier-ic Victory" on Nov 14, both Martin Tielli discs cross the Atlantic on Nov 21. I do believe the proper term is "booyakasha".

Fashion note: In Benelux they dress "Euro", it's true!

DAVE BIDINI LIVES ON-LINE

Check out www.davebidini.ca , the beautylicious new site designed by James Mireau and Michael Evans (aka Lil' Mikey Evz), our good friends and webmasters for the Rheostatics and Martin Tielli. Dave's new site features all kinds of juicy nuggs about upcoming gigs, readings, books, recordings, and more. In fact, he is traveling around the country right this very second (he's really fast... whole country in one second... get it?), so you should immediately visit tha new site to find out where you can meet up for doppio espressos and ginger bread. Or whatever.

TOUR DATES

LUKE DOUCET
NEW YORK, NY: Joe's Pub, Oct 16 w/ The Guggenheim Grotto
NEW YORK, NY: Googie's Lounge (upstairs at the Living Room), Oct 17, 18, 19, & 20 at 9:30 pm
NEW YORK, NY: Living Room, Oct 21, 10:00 pm with full band
PHILADELPHIA, PA: World Café Live, Oct 22 w/ Jeff Daniels
ANN ARBOR, MI: The Ark, Oct 24 w/ The Guggenheim Grotto
CHICAGO, IL: Schuba's, Oct 25 w/ The Guggenheim Grotto
CHICAGO, IL: Fitzgerald's Side Bar, (BERWYN, IL) Oct 26, 27, 28 at 9pm
NASHVILLE, TN: The Basement, Nov 3 w/ Curt Perkins
LOS ANGELES, CA: Molly Malone's, Nov 7, 9, 10
LOS ANGELES, CA: Hotel Café, Nov 8 w/ Dan Bern
TORONTO, ON: The Last Waltz - Glen Gould Theatre, Nov 22 & 23
OTTAWA, ON: Zaphod's, Nov 24 w/ Melissa Ferrick
KINGSTON, ON: The Grad Club, Nov 25


ELLIOTT BROOD
REGINA, SK: The Exchange, Oct 16
LONDON, ON: Main Street, Oct 28
KINGSTON, ON: The Grad Club, Nov 9
MONTREAL, PQ: Petit Campus, Nov 10
OTTAWA, ON: Barrymore's Music Hall, Nov 11


CHRISTINE FELLOWS
HALIFAX, NS: Halifax Pop Explosion, Oct 18
FREDERICTON, NB: University of New Brunswick, Oct 19 w/ The Weakerthans
NEW YORK, NY: CMJ Music Marathon - Rockwood Music Hall, Nov 3


JUSTIN RUTLEDGE
On tour with Jim Cuddy:
LONDON: Cowboys, Oct 25
GUELPH: Cowboys, Oct 26
BELLEVILLE: The Empire Theatre, Oct 27
PETERBOROUGH: Showplace Theatre, Oct 29
BRANTFORD: Sanderson Centre, Oct 30
THUNDER BAY: The Community Auditorium, Nov 2
WINNIPEG: Pantages Theatre, Nov 3
SASKATOON: Prairieland Park, Nov 4
CALGARY: Jack Singer Concert Hall, Nov 6
BANFF: Eric Harvey Theatre, Nov 8
EDMONTON: Winspear Centre, Nov 9
VANCOUVER: Commodore Ballroom, Nov 11
VICTORIA: McPherson Theatre, Nov 12
OTTAWA: National Arts Centre, Nov 14
MONCTON: Capitol Theatre, Nov 16
PEI: Confederation Centre, Nov 17
HALIFAX: Rebecca Cohn Theatre, Nov 18
GLACE BAY: Savoy Theatre, Nov 20
ST. JOHN, NB: Imperial Theatre, Nov 21
MONTREAL: Spectrum, Nov 23
TORONTO: Danforth Music Hall, Nov 24
PEMBROKE, ON: Pembroke Festival Hall, Nov 27
BROCKVILLE: Brockville Arts Centre, Nov 28
KINGSTON: AJ's, Nov 29
MISSISSAUGA: Living Arts Centre, Nov 30
WHITBY, ON: Johnny B's, Dec 2
KITCHENER: Centre in the Square, Dec 3


SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
SASKATOON, SK: Louis' Pub, Oct 27
WINNIPEG, MB: Pyramid Cabaret, Oct 28
NEW YORK, NY: The Annex, Oct 31 AM Only
NEW YORK, NY: Lit Lounge, Nov 1 Musebox
NEW YORK, NY: Fader party, Nov 3
NEW YORK, NY: The Annex AM Only party , Nov 3
MONTREAL, PQ: Les Saintes, Nov 5
WATERLOO, ON: Starlight Social Club, Nov 7
BARRIE, ON: The Foundation, Nov 8
LONDON, ON: Call The Office, Nov 9
TORONTO, ON: Horseshoe Tavern, Nov 10
WINDSOR, ON: Avalon, Nov 11
CHICAGO, IL: The Empty Bottle, Nov 12


VALERY GORE
TOKYO, JP: Shimokitazawa Club440, Nov 9
TOKYO, JP: Shibuya Classics, Nov 10
TOKYO, JP: Kichijoji Mandara2, Nov 11
TOKYO, JP: Akasaka Grafiti, Nov 12


NQ ARBUCKLE
TORONTO: Horseshoe Tavern, Nov 11 w/ The Silver Hearts
TORONTO: Cadillac Lounge, Dec 15 (NQ's xmas show)
TORONTO: Horseshoe Tavern, Dec 22-23, w/ The Skydiggers

THE WEAKERTHANS
Halifax, NS: University of Dalhousie, McInnis Room (Halifax Pop Explosion), Oct 18
Fredericton, NB: University of New Brunswick, SUB, Oct 19, w/ Christine Fellows

RHEOSTATICS
Toronto: Massey Hall, March 30, 2007.


Holla holla holla if you want toooo, we love yoouuuuu!
Six Shooter Posse

Title credit: From "Robin's Tune", track 2 from Justin Rutledge's new release, "The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park".


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