--Six Shooter Bullets --
Jan. 2007, Vol. 04, No. 01
then I'll dig a tunnel from my window to yours
In this issue:
Six Shooter sister Gun Street Media slings guns for new clients The Arcade Fire, Eleni Mandell, Jade, and The Slip.
Six Shooter loves Flemish Eye Records
Six Shooter artists on the lam: Justin Rutledge in NYC/Cannes; Shout Out Out Out Out in Berlin/London; Luke Doucet in Nashville; Elliott Brood in California
Six Shooter Gallery: Royal Wood in-store concert: Jan 30; Raymond Beisinger exhibit: Feb 1-25
Contest Winner!
Year-end Love
Tour Dates
Ok, so popcorn is something I understand. Cob of corn falls into fire, corn pops, caveman tries it, next thing you know we are asking for more "butter-like topping". But how in tha heck did anyone come up with olives? From what I understand, olives are pretty much inedible unless you soak 'em in embalmer's fluid or something (like sherm!), so how did anyone discover that? If I found an olive sitting in a bucket of lime (the white caustic alkaline kind, not the keylime pie kind), I'm pretty sure there is no way I'd be popping that thing in my mouth. The same goes for capers, how the heck did Fred Flintstone think to pickle the lil' buds off his bramble-like southern European shrub and add 'em to putanesca sauce? And what about cookies? Considering all the cooked food in the world, why do they get the privilege of the name Cookie?! The world makes no sense!
Happy 2007 everybody!!!!
SIX SHOOTER COMES OUT GUNS ABLAZING WITH GUN STREET MEDIA
So here we are, 2007! Six Shooter is thrilled to kick off the new year by unveiling our brand spanking new sister company, Gun Street Media, which provides marketing and publicity services to labels and artists for their releases in Canada. We are pleased and proud to launch our new company with four fantastic clients. The Fantastic Four are: Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and The Thing, none of whom are our clients, as they are fictional comic book characters. Rather, our four fantastic clients are: Zedtone Records' flagship artist, Eleni Mandell; Good Fences' newest signing, Jade McNelis; Aquarius Records imprint Studio Plateau Records' fabulous band The Slip; and we are also pleased to be sharing the PR duties in Canada with Joanne Setterington of Indoor Recess for The Arcade Fire. Woo hoo! If you are interested in working with us, please contact shauna@gunstreetmedia.com .
You may notice that both of our company names refer to firearms. In case you were wondering, this is a stealthy attempt at "street cred" and not not actually our way of condoning violence. You probably didn't even notice though, since I'm sure you've all been desensitized by television and video games. 2007 is a cold cruel world.
SIX SHOOTER LOVES FLEMISH EYE
Another new relationship for Six Shooter is with Calgary based label, Flemish Eye Records. I was going to be really funny right here and insert the flemish word for eye, but the online dictionary-translation thingy I visited for the translation was totally confusing, and I'm not even sure Flemish works like that, so um, nevermind... no funnies here. We've been swooning over Flemish Eye artist Chad Vangaalen for ages now, and we equally love the beautiful and soulful Cape May, so we're just thrilled that Flemish Eye founder Ian Russell (and all-around good guy... as long as he isn't driving a vehicle with food poisoning) took us up on our offer to provide him with label management services. On behalf of ourselves and our dancy-pants friends in Edmonton at Normals Welcome Records, we welcome Flemish Eye to our upstart fold of the young and bitchin'. Awwww yeah, we've got Alberta on lock! Distributed by Outside Music in Canada, Flemish Eye is going to be joining us at MIDEM to spread their wings worldwide. Cannes you feel it?! ...um, that was a pun by the way. Cannes / can, get it? Can I get a film fest over here? (ahem, switcharoo pun).
SIX SHOOTER ARTISTS LEAVE THE COUNTRY
It's January in Canada, so as many of us are splitting town as possible. On account of it being all chilly-styles that is.
Justin Rutledge is on his way to NYC to play Joe's Pub on January 17 with Jim Cuddy. He then jets off to Cannes, France, to meet us at MIDEM, where he and his band perform at the EMI Music Publishing sponsored Opening Night Gala at the Hotel Martinez. Zut alors!
Shout Out Out Out Out are also heading to Europe... First off to Berlin to play a show at Magnet on January 18, and then over to London, UK to dance the pants off the folks at the Barfly. Shout Out Out Out Out plays at 8:30 pm and Whitey Houston are on at midnight. Nik 7 and Jaycie Jayce will also be DJing at this show! Hopefully Nik doesn't bust his head open with a microphone like he did on New Year's Eve!
Luke Doucet is kickin' it back in Nashville, where he is doing a Tuesday night residency at the Basement every Tuesday in February with full band in tow. Chances are he'll be doing some Nashville pickin', since that's what they do there! Watch for a couple of other dates here and there for the Douce, including a coveted spot on the Mountain Stage on February 4 opening for Patty Griffin (radio broadcast is syndicated by Public Radio International and XM Satellite Radio, check www.mountainstage.org for details). In other Lukey Doucey news, Americans will soon be able to see his fresh-faced mug on MTV in the USA, where Luke's video for "Broken One" has been added to the program "The Freshmen". http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/ . Please vote for Luke on eaTV's Most Wanted where Luke is currently #5 - http://fuse.tv/feature.php?id=585.
Elliott Brood seeks the warmest climes of all and will be basking in the California sun in January. The tour was originally scheduled to support the Tennessee Three; however, the band sadly had to cancel their tour due to illness. Elliott Brood is going forward with dates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Davis, Santa Cruz, and a headline theatre show in Santa Barbara which is already sold out! Say hi to the artichoke crops for us, fellas!
TURNING UP THE HEAT ON QUEEN STREET EAST
Coming up at the Six Shooter Gallery (1118 Queen St. E):
Royal Wood in-store concert: We are weak at the knees in anticipation of the upcoming in-store concert by magnificent artist Royal Wood. His new record, "A Good Enough Day", released on Dead Daisy Records, will make you swoon more than Prince William at a dirty movie (the other kind of royal wood). Can I even say that?! It hits the streets and our store on January 30. Join us at 7 pm for some refreshments and beautiful songs.
Edmonton artist Raymond Beisinger presents "Pep Rally: 36 Felt Pennants about things you can care about", February 1-25 in our back Gallery. Come on down and give three cheers for the good things in life, such as Social Democracy, Gays, Cats, AA, Lesbians, and Edmonton. Yaaaay, Edmonton! We'll wave that pennant any day!
CONTEST WINNER
Winner of the Top Ten List draw was Richard Nolet. Congratulations, Richard! Please get in touch with us and we will send you a sweet swag pack. You can check out Richard's top ten and a swack of others at www.sixshooterrecords.com.
This time around our contest is two-fold. First the winner must provide us with the correct Flemish word for eye. Second the winner must come up with a witty caption for a t-shirt depicting a cartoon raspberry doing push-ups (an image that I inexplicably can't get out of my head). Entries will be judged based on our own skewed witty-o-meter.
YEAR-END LOVELINESS
Speaking of Top Ten lists, we've had a blogtastic good time reading all the nice words written about our artists of late. Check these post-haste:
Pitchforkmedia loves Christine Fellows
http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/40298Junkmedia loves Luke Doucet
http://junkmedia.org/index.php?i=1962in Earshot's top 15 (of 200) most played albums on CDN radio: #12 Shout Out Out Out Out * Not Saying/Just Saying
http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2007/January/top200.html#1CBC Radio 3 "Top 5 Everything": top 5 shows in Edmonton: Shout Out Out Out Out w/Holy Fuck
http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2007/01/The-5-Top-5-of-Top-5-NightNeile's Life: Shout Out Out Out Out #12/50
http://neileslife.blogspot.com/2006/11/top-albums-of-2006-25-1.htmlLet's Sexy Fighting - music blog: #25/40 - top songs of the year ( Shout Out Out Out Out)
http://letssexyfighting.blogspot.com/2006/12/year-in-review-top-40-songs-40-21.htmlI heart music top bands in Canada in 2006: #10 (Shout Out Out Out Out)
http://www.iheartmusic.net/serendipity/index.php?/archives/469-Hottest-bands-in-Canada,-v.-2006.htmlJustin Rutledge in the top 5 songwriters of the year:
http://www.aquietrevolution.com/archives/104Justin Rutledge is #81/100:
http://darylorette.blogspot.com/2006/12/top-100-of-2006.html
Other lists we noticed:
CJSR Radio - Shout Out Out Out Out #5/100
Chart Magazine - Shout Out Out Out Out was #5 + #9 on two separate Staff Picks Top 10 Lists
CBC Radio - nominated Shout Out Out Out Out for Best Song Title of the Year "Your shitty record won't mix itself"
McMaster Silhouette - Top Ten Best Records - Staff Picks #4 went to Shout Out Out Out Out
Vue Weekly - Shout Out Out Out Out topped 3 of 7 staff picks Best Of lists for 2006
Globe + Mail's Best Of 2006 included Shout Out Out Out Out
Exclaim Magazine's Top Ten Folk/Roots - #7 Justin Rutledge
Vue Weekly Eden Munro's #3 pick on his Top Ten of 2006 was Justin Rutledge
Three DJS from UMFM in Winnipeg put Justin Rutledge on their top ten lists
Criminal Records in Toronto posted Justin Rutledge as #7 in their top ten sellers of the year
Justin Rutledge was #86 on CBC's Top 100 Favourite Things in 2006
TOUR DATES
JUSTIN RUTLEDGE
NEW YORK, NY: Joe's Pub, Jan 17, with Jim Cuddy
CANNES, FRANCE: MIDEM Opening Night Gala, Hotel Martinez, Jan 21
MARKHAM, ON: Markham Theatre, Jan 26, with Blind Boys of Alabama
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON: The Jane Bond, Jan 27
LONDON, ON: London Music Hall, Jan 28, afternoon show
WAKEFIELD, QC (OTTAWA, ON): The Black Sheep Inn, Feb 3
ST. JOHN'S, NF: Blue Bird North, Feb 9 + 10
WHITEHORSE, YK: Blue Bird North, Feb 15 + 16
WINCHESTER, UK: The Railway Club, Feb 27
LONDON, UK: What's Cookin' Upstairs @ The Sheep Walk, Feb 28
LONDON, UK: Twickenham Folk Club, Mar 4
ELLIOTT BROOD
SANTA CRUZ, CA: The Attic, Jan 17
LOS ANGELES, CA: Hotel Café, Jan 18 (midnight)
SANTA BARBARA, CA: Lobero Theatre, Jan 20
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: The Make Out Room, Jan 21
DAVIS, CA: Delta of Venus, Jan 22
TORONTO, ON: Nathan Phillip's Square (Winterfest), Jan 27, 5:00 pm
HAMILTON, ON: The Casbah, Feb 1
BRAMPTON, ON: The Rose Theatre, Feb 17
LUKE DOUCET
CLINTON, NY: Hamilton College, Jan 18, with Natalia Zucherman
CHARLESTON, WV: Mountain Stage, Feb 4, with Patty Griffin
NASHVILLE, TN: The Basement, Feb 6, 13, 20 + 27
AUSTIN, TX: SXSW 2007
SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
BERLIN, GERMANY: Magnet Club, 12:30AM Jan 18
LONDON, UK: Barfly (Camden), 8:30 PM Jan 19 [Nik 7 + Jaycie Jayce DJ at 10:30]
CALGARY, AB: Hi Fi Club Jan 27 w/ The Spank Rock DJs
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB: Feb 18, Nighthawk Ski Resort
SASKATOON, SK: Feb 23, Louis' Pub
WINNIPEG, MB: Feb 24, Pyramid Cabaret
OTTAWA, ON: Mar 1, Zaphod Beeblebrox w/120 Days
MONTREAL, QC: Mar 2, Main Hall
TORONTO, ON: Mar 3 - Lee's Palace, w/The Two Koreas, 120 Days, DJ Andrew Allsgood
(tickets on sale at www.sixshooterrecords.com )
HAMILTON, ON: Mar 4, The Casbah, w/120 Days
LONDON, ON: Mar 6, Call the Office w/120 Days
WATERLOO, ON: Mar 7, Starlight Room w/120 Days
AUSTIN, TX: SXSW 2007
WHITEY HOUSTON
LONDON, UK: Barfly (Camden), Jan 19, midnight
CAPTAIN TRACTOR
JASPER, AB: Mighty Atha-B, Jan 19.
CANMORE, AB: The Drake, Feb 23-24.
NQ ARBUCKLE
TORONTO, ON: Nathan Phillip's Square (Winterfest), Jan 28, 12:30 pm
MONTREAL, QC: Casa del Popolo, Feb 15
OTTAWA, ON: The Edgehouse, Feb 16
ST. CATHARINES, ON: Merchant Ale House, Mar 23
RHEOSTATICS
TORONTO, ON: Massey Hall, Mar 30
Au revoir and toodle-pip,
Six Shootererererererererers
Title credit: from "Neighbourhood 1 (tunnels)", track 1 of The Arcade Fire's "Funeral".
Six Shooter Records
Box 98038, 970 Queen St. E.
Toronto, ON M4M 1J0
416-465-2459
http://www.sixshooterrecords.com
Life is too short to listen to shitty music.