--Six Shooter Bullets --
May 2010, Vol. 07, No. 04
wait a minute, I just remembered who I am
The Beauties release beauty debut album
Royal Wood launches royal new album
Justin Rutledge slays fans/press/tough exteriors with new album
Hawksley Workman and Amelia Curran pay tribute to Bruce Cockburn
New Hawksley Workman song/video out now
Luke Doucet writes about Ian Curtis
Outlaws & Gunslingers redux at NXNE
Six Shooter teams up with Starfish Entertainment to present great NXNE panels
Kevin Hearn Art show at the AGO
I kinda want to complain about assorted TV season finales here, but y'know, who cares?! I feel about as non committal to network television as a network television writer must feel while deliberately placing a multi-denominational, stained glass window in an eye-rolling cast hugging scene.
THE BEAUTIES RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
We are just days away from the release date of the new Beauties' album, and we are like majorly hella stoked. And so are the newspapers (aka the original gangstas in this iPad bizarro world) - check out articles on the Beauties in the upcoming issues of Now Magazine, Eye Weekly, the Toronto Star, Chart, and Exclaim! Magazine. Just to prove that print media is the bee's knees, grab yourself some Silly Putty, and roll yourself out an analog copy of these wonderful reviews that you can read in a mirror! That's how we made fun in my childhood years, and I turned out okay-ish. This sweet-ass record kicks off with the jauntily snide opening track "Fashion Blues", and then continues on a rollercoaster of emotions/sobriety, from the drunken carousing on "Devil Do" to the raspy and fragile solemnity that echoes in "Heart of Stone". The Beauties handily manage to bash through ten tracks that capture their raw live energy, part 70s era rock, part bluesy strut, that makes your forget that Monday morning is just around the corner, and then makes your forget that it is Monday, and then makes you not care when you realize that it IS Monday. This album is Garfield proof! Lucky music fans in Toronto will be able to catch the Beauties at the Horseshoe Tavern on Saturday, May 29. Supporting acts are Amurrican rockers Marah, and Toronto's own New Country Rehab. It will be a night of epic chiefinosity. Get your tickets at http://www.sixshooterrecords.com. Those residing in London, ON, and Waterloo, ON, will also get first dibs on the live goodness that is the Beauties. Check tour dates. More shows to be added soon!
NO MORE WAITING FOR ROYAL WOOD
The David Gray tour is transgressing in a most tubular fashion for Royal - people have been going kookoo bananaz over how awesome he is, snapping up his newest album, "The Waiting", in droves. They might be getting in on the early scoopsies at the shows, but not to worry, the CD is now available in stores across the country. For avid Royal fans in Toronto, we are hosting a media launch for Royal's album on release day, and there are a limited number of VIP packages available (www.maplemusic.com). Or you could try your luck with a contest run by our friends at the awesome blog, NxEW. Go here: www.nxew.ca. Or you can wait until the fall, when Royal plans to putt along across the nation on a national tour... more details to come soon!
EARLY WORD ON THE EARLY WIDOWS
The press have raved like never before about Justin Rutledge's new album, "The Early Widows." I would say that a plethora of music journalists seem quite pleased with Justin's handiwork on this one, and were possibly even quite moved by said handiwork, perhaps even to tears (this is speculative, but at the very least imaginable). From the first review that appeared in the blog, Herohill, through to the fine folks at Exclaim, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, all the Canwest papers, and more, the reviews are glowing indeed, proclaiming "The Early Widows" to be Justin's best work to date. Frankly, we love all of Justin's 'eavy chunes, but we will concede that this album is decidedly bitchin'. His sold-out album release party at Lee's Palace knocked our socks off (it's cool, it was laundry day anyway). Lots more dates are in the works - check the tour dates section for more info, and please note the new venue in Montreal.
Justin will be mounting a mighty iron steed (or steel, or whatever a tour van is made of... what, do I look like, some kinda genius?) for a national tour in the fall. Until then, please enjoy Justin on-line:
Heart of a River video: www.youtube.com
CBC Radio 3 - Breakfast Club w/ Vish Khanna Podcast: radio3.cbc.ca
CANADIAN SONGBOOK
One of Luminato's most popular events each year is the Canadian Songbook, presented at Massey Hall. This year, the festival honours Bruce Cockburn, who has been giving us great music for 40 years. 40 freakin' years! Did they even have a facebooks or an ipods back then?! With no way to download playlists of trees falling in forests, how did anybody hear? Hawksley Workman was the first on board to pay tribute... fans of Hawksley know what a huge influence Bruce was on him. Six Shooterer and recent Juno winner Amelia Curran is joining in on the much deserved tribute as well. It's going to be a great night. Ticket info and more details can be gleaned here: www.luminato.com.
NEW HAWKSLEY WORKMAN VIDEO
Check out Hawksley Workman's new video for the song, "Not Your Parents' Music", which is now available through iTunes. What? With all that touring and producing, how did he have time to shoot a video? Well, the truth is, he didn't! HAHAHAHA PSYCH!!! Instead we hired the multi-talented Jeremy Fisher to create a video for him. A walking you-tube meme in his own right, Jeremy created a puppet of Hawksley and made him spazz out. Check the link here: www.youtube.com
"Not Your Parents' Music" will be added to the Canadian version of the album, "Milk", which will be released this summer.
Also available on iTunes is a "clean" (sans swearing) version of "Warhol's Portrait of Gretzky".
NEW LUKE DOUCET SONG
In "The Ballad of Ian Curtis", Luke Doucet dissects and reassembles elements of classic 80s Brit rock as requiem and homage to mopey mopester Ian Curtis (Joy Division), while also featuring vocals unexpectedly reminiscent of Curtis' successor, Bernard Summer (New Order). True story, one of my favorite records of ALL TIME is New Order's 'Power, Corruption, and Lies', but I digress, as this has little to do with Luke's radical song about poor ol' Ian Curtis. On this brand spanking new Luke jam, undercurrents of melancholic melody are buoyed by catchy, effortless piano, drum and bass arrangements steered by Canadian rock stalwart Andrew Scott (Sloan). The new track is now streaming at www.lukedoucet.com, and for sale on iTunes and at www.sixshooterrecords.com. And yes, this means we have a new Luke Doucet album coming soon. About time! Man, I am very strongly planted in the "highly anticipating" camp on this one... well, really, I'm also strongly planted in the upper echelons of the Six Shooter pyramid scheme, so I've already been privy to the whole album, but lemme tell ya, it is gonna be worth the wait for the rest of you! Stay tuned! (that's a guitar joke, 'cause Luke is like a total guitar wizard dude).
OUTLAWS & GUNSLINGERS
The Outlaws & Gunslingers team (Six Shooter Records and Starfish Entertainment) is saddling up for another stellar NXNE showcase at Lee's Palace. Last year's show packed a triple punch, with three 'in the round'-style offerings from Six Shooter and Starfish stables. This year is shaping up to be another remarkable night, with the added bonus of a number of musical friends in the mix, including Andy Kim, Simone Felice (Felice Brothers) and Colleen Brown, who will join the Six Shooter/Starfish cast of characters Jim Cuddy, Hawksley Workman, Justin Rutledge, Oh Susanna, Andy Maize, Amelia Curran, Royal Wood and more. Joel Stewart & The Future Hall of Famers will close the night. Ok, lemme add that up... that would make it at least an eleventuple punch! Is eleventuple the right word? I kinda made it up. In any case, a punch made up of so many strong artists will certainly be as potent and delirium inducing as the bizarre cocktails that many graduating high school students will likely ingest at "safe grad" in a field somewhere, chaperoned by the "cool parents", who are still probably, like, SO embarrassing.
THE LINEUP:
8pm - Andy Kim - CD Release Party
9pm - Justin Rutledge, Oh Susanna, Simone Felice
10pm - Andy Maize, Amelia Curran, Royal Wood
11pm - Jim Cuddy, Hawksley Workman, Colleen Brown
12pm - SURPRISE GUEST
1am - Joel Stewart & The Future Hall of Famers
Outlaws & Gunslingers take the stage on Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ Lee's Palace. The midnight slot will feature a surprise guest, to be announced on June 1, 2010. Stay tuned for more details! Admission is free with a NXNE wristband (first come, first served), and tickets will also be available at the door.
ALERT! MUSIC BIZ TYPES PAY HEED:
Six Shooter and Starfish Entertainment are also going to flex our smarts and highly experienced opinions, on musical hooha and such, at a couple of NXNE panels this year. Get learned good!
NXNE TOWN HALL 2010
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
SECOND CITY
2-4 PM
Moderator Jake Gold is back with another esteemed panel of industry veterans to take stock of the music business in 2010, covering key issues such as copyright reform, music licensing on the web, the challenges of breaking new acts with smaller marketing budgets, and how in the end, it still all comes down to your relationships.
Moderator: Jake Gold, Management Trust
Panelists:
Stephen Carroll, The Weakerthans
Andrew Cash, Artist/Politician
Shauna de Cartier, President, Six Shooter Records
Grant Dexter, President & CEO, MapleCore Ltd.
Rob Farina, Executive Vice President, Content for Astral Media Radio
Ralph James, President, The Agency Group
Brian Hetherman, VP of Industry Affairs, FACTOR
Mike McCarty, President, Ole Music Publishing
Riley O'Connor, Chairman, Live Nation Canada
Jeffrey Remedios, President, Arts & Crafts
Chip Sutherland, Entertainment Lawyer and Manager (Feist, Sloan)
"FM USA" - The NXNE Music Meeting
Presented by the OMDC
THURSDAY, JUNE 17
HYATT REGENCY - REGENCY C
2:30 - 4 pm
While radio formats in Canada are narrow, and only certain types of music get airplay, the US radio landscape is much more diverse. In particular, AAA and Non-Comm formats are those in which Canadians generally excel in, though ironically, Canada itself has only a handful of stations across the country in this format. Bruce Cockburn, Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Harmer, Kathleen Edwards, and many more all got their start on radio in the AAA format, and then crossed over to other formats in the USA and eventually onto commercial radio in Canada.
The Music Meeting will offer insight into the inner workings of some of America's most influential radio programs. Learn to pitch more effectively by learning what those at the top of the radio game look for in a song. Listen to new music alongside the experts and hear what works and why.
Moderator: Sean Coakley, Songlines
Panelists:
Rita Houston, WFUV (New York City)
Jim McGuinn, KCMP/The Current (Minneapolis)
Kevin Cole, KEXP (Seattle)
Kim Czornij, WUIN (North Carolina)
Admission to both panels is free with a NXNE delegate badge. Tickets will also be available at the door
KEVIN HEARN ART SHOW
Musician, artist and devoted art collector, Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies, showcases works available at AR+SG from leading galleries and independent artists that speak to his collecting interests. The exhibition, which includes Hearn’s own drawings as well as works from his personal collection, provides an intimate look at one of Canada’s leading talents. A painting from Martin Tielli will also be featured in the exhibit. Details are:
COLLECTOR'S SERIES
the happy mediums
Guest-Curated by Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies
AGO Art Rental + Sales Gallery
June 11-30
Opening Reception: Friday, June 11, 6 - 9 pm
Live musical performance by Kevin & Friends
The debut of an exciting new series of guest-curated exhibitions by notable personalities passionate about the arts.
TOUR DATES
AMELIA CURRAN
05.28.10 - KINGSTON ON - Rankin Gallery
05.29.10 - MONTREAL PQ - Inspecteur Epingle w/ Justin Rutledge
06.17.10 - TORONTO ON - Outlaws & Gunslingers NxNE showcase
06.26.10 - WOLFVILLE NS - Muir Murray Winery 4pm
07.01.10 - OTTAWA ON - Canada Celebrations
07.07.10 - TORONTO ON - Hugh's Room
07.09.10 - SUDBURY ON - Northern Lights Festival
07.10.10 - SUDBURY ON - Northern Lights Festival
07.11.10 - SUDBURY ON - Northern Lights Festival
08.02.10 - TRINITY NFLD - Twine Loft
08.06.10 - ST. JOHN'S NLFD - Newfoundland Folk Festival
08.07.10 - ST. JOHN'S NLFD - Newfoundland Folk Festival
08.08.10 - ST. JOHN'S NLFD - Newfoundland Folk Festival
08.08.10 - BONAVISTA NFLD - Garrick Theatre
08.20.10 - PHILADELPHIA PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
08.21.10 - PHILADELPHIA PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
08.22.10 - PHILADELPHIA PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
09.10.10 - TAMPA FL - WMNF Showcase
09.11.10 - SEMINOLE FL - Our Kind Of Folk
09.12.10 - TAMPA FL - Lunazoot House Concert
09.21.10 - BRIGHTON UK - The Prince Albert w/ Justin Rutledge
09.22.10 - LONDON UK - The Slaughtered Lamb w/ Justin Rutledge
09.23.10 - NOTTINGHAM UK - The Maze w/ Justin Rutledge
09.24.10 - WINCHESTER UK - The Railway w/Justin Rutledge
09.27.10 - SHEFFIELD UK - The Grapes w/ Justin Rutledge
09.29.10 - WAKEFIELD UK - Henry Boons w/ Justin Rutledge
09.30.10 - NEWCASTLE UK - Cluny 2 w/ Justin Rutledge
10.27.10 - BELFAST IRELAND - The Real Music Club @ the Errigkle Inn w/The Once
10.28.10 - DERRY IRELAND - The Playhouse, Oct 28 w/The Once
10.29.10 - NORTH COUNTY DUBLIN IRELAND - The Seumas Ennis Centre Naul w/The Once
10.30.10 - RATHFRILAND IRELAND - The Bronte Music Club w/The Once
10.31.10 - COLERAINE IRELAND - The Flowerfield Arts Centre w/The Once
11.03.10 - OMAGH IRELAND - The Strule Arts Centre w/The Once
THE BEAUTIES
05.28.10 - LONDON ON - Call The Office
05.29.10 - TORONTO ON - The Horseshoe w/Marah and New Country Rehab
06.01.10 - WATERLOO ON - Starlight
06.19.10 - TORONTO ON - Toronto Island w/Broken Social Scene, Pavement, Band Of Horses 1pm
07.23.10 - GUELPH ON - Hillside
07.24.10 - GUELPH ON - Hillside
07.25.10 - GUELPH ON - Hillside
BIDINI BAND
05.28.10 - TORONTO ON - The Cameron 6-8 pm,
05.28.10 - TORONTO ON - Castro's
05.29.10 - TORONTO ON - The Local
06.05.10 - TORONTO ON - Cadillac Lounge 12-5 pm
06.15.10 - HALIFAX NS - Carleton Tavern w/ Colleen and Paul
06.16.10 - HALIFAX NS - Carleton Tavern w/ Colleen and Paul
06.16.10 - HALIFAX NS - reading @ The Halifax Club noon
06.19.10 - WOLFE ISLAND ON - reading @ Wolfe Island Literary Festival w/ Joseph & Amanda Boyden, Bill Kennedy, Billie Hollies, Stephen Heighton, Brian O'Dea
06.24.10 - TORONTO ON - The Cameron House 6-8 pm
08.06.10 - WOLFE ISLAND ON - Wolfe Island Music Festival
ELLIOTT BROOD
06.17.10 - Toronto ON - Horseshoe Tavern - KEXP NXNE showcase
06.19.10 - Burlington ON - Sound Of Music Festival
06.25.10 - Sarnia ON - Paddy O'Flaherty's
06.26.10 - Appin ON - Appin Community Centre
07.01.10 - Ottawa ON - Confederation Park, OLG stage 5pm
07.09.10 - Orillia ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.10.10 - Orillia ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.11.10 - Orillia ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.16.10 - Dawson YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.17.10 - Dawson YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.18.10 - Dawson YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.21.10 - Buffalo NY - The Tralf w/ Calexico
07.22.10 - Toronto ON - Phoenix w/ Calexico
07.23.10 - Bengough SK - Gateway Music Festival
07.24.10 - Bengough SK - Gateway Music Festival
07.25.10 - Bengough SK - Gateway Music Festival
07.31.10 - Bala ON - Kee To Bala w/Sam Roberts Band
08.01.10 - Bala ON - Kee To Bala w/Sam Roberts Band
08.07.10 - Portland OR - Pickathon
08.08.10 - Portland OR - Pickathon
09.03.10 - Hoom NL - Huis Verloren
09.05.10 - Winchester UK - Railway Inn
09.09.10 - London UK - The Borderline
09.10.10 - Dorset - End of the Road Festival
09.11.10 - Dorset - End of the Road Festival
09.12.10 - Dorset - End of the Road Festival
00.00.10 - Middelburg NL - De Spot
HAWKSLEY WORKMAN
06.16.10 - TORONTO ON - Luminato Bruce Cockburn Tribute
06.17.10 - TORONTO ON - Outlaws & Gunslingers NxNE showcase
06.30.10 - LONDON UK - Club 229
07.01.10 - LONDON UK - Trafalgar Square Canada Day Celebration
07.03.10 - BANFF AB - Performance in the Park, Cascade Gardens - Administration Grounds w/ Matthew Barber
07.10.10 - OTTAWA ON - H.O.P.E. Volleyball, Mooney's Bay Beach
JUSTIN RUTLEDGE
05.28.10 - Burnstown ON - The Neat CafŽ
05.29.10 - Montreal PQ - The Green Room w/ Amelia Curran
05.31.10 - Hamilton ON - The Casbah
06.01.10 - Waterloo ON - Starlight Room w/The Beauties
06.02.10 - Windsor ON - Phog Lounge
06.03.10 - London ON - Aeolian Hall
06.04.10 - St Catharines ON - Mansion House
06.10.10 - Peterborough ON - Red Dog
06.12.10 - Wakefield PQ - The Blacksheep Inn
06.13.10 - Wakefield PQ - The Blacksheep Inn (matinee)
06.17.10 - Toronto ON - Outlaws and Gunslingers NxNE showcase
06.22.10 - Los Angeles CA - The Mint w/Blue Rodeo
06.23.10 - San Francisco CA - The Independent w/Blue Rodeo
06.25.10 - Portland OR - Mississippi Studios w/Blue Rodeo
06.26.10 - Seattle WA - Nordstrom Recital Hall w/Blue Rodeo
06.27.10 - Bellingham WA - Fairhaven Pub w/Blue Rodeo
07.16.10 - Yellowknife NWT - Folk On The Rocks
07.17.10 - Yellowknife NWT - Folk On The Rocks
07.18.10 - Yellowknife NWT - Folk On The Rocks
07.22.10 - Bayfield ON - Town Hall
08.06.10 - Regina SK - Regina Folk Festival
08.07.10 - Regina SK - Regina Folk Festival
08.08.10 - Regina SK - Regina Folk Festival
08.20.10 - Philadelphia PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
08.21.10 - Philadelphia PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
08.22.10 - Philadelphia PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
09.21.10 - Brighton UK - The Prince Albert w/Amelia Curran
09.22.10 - London UK - The Slaughtered Lamb w/Amelia Curran
09.23.10 - Nottingham UK - The Maze w/Amelia Curran
09.27.10 - Sheffield UK- The Grapes w/Amelia Curran
09.29.10 - Wakefield UK - Henry Boons w/Amelia Curran
09.30.10 - Newcastle UK - Cluny 2 w/Amelia Curran
LUKE DOUCET
05.08.10 - BAYFIELD ON - Old Town Hall
08.17.10 - HOUSTON TX - The Mucky Duck w/Melissa McClelland
10.19.10 - WINCHESTER UK - The Railway
10.20.10 - LONDON UK - Luminaire
10.21.10 - BRIGHTON UK - The Prince Albert
10.22.10 - BRISTOL UK - Bonaventure
10.27.10 - WAKEFIELD UK - Henry Boons
10.28.10 - SHEFFIELD UK - The Grapes
MELISSA McCLELLAND
08.14.10 - AUSTIN TX - Lilith Fair
08.16.10 - DALLAS TX - Lilith Fair
08.17.10 - HOUSTON TX - The Mucky Duck w/ Luke Doucet
NQ ARBUCKLE
07.14.10 - CALGARY AB - The Ship & Anchor w/Carolyn Mark
07.15.10 - TWIN BUTTE AB - Twin Butte General Store w/Carolyn Mark
07.16.10 - CALGARY AB - CJSW Stampede at Olympic Plaza w/Carolyn Mark
07.17.10 - FORT McLEOD AB - South Country Fair w/Carolyn Mark
07.18.10 - BEAVER MINES AB - Stella's w/Carolyn Mark
07.22.10 - WINNIPEG MB - Times Change(d) w/JD Edwards
07.23.10 - BRANDON MB - Brandon Folk Festival
ROYAL WOOD
05.28.10 - HALIFAX NS - Halifax Metro Centre w/David Gray
06.17.10 - TORONTO ON - Outlaws & Gunslingers NxNE showcase
06.19.10 - BURLINGTON ON - Sound of Music Festival
07.02.10 - CANSO NS - Stan Rogers Festival
07.03.10 - CANSO NS - Stan Rogers Festival
07.04.10 - CANSO NS - Stan Rogers Festival
07.17.10 - LONDON ON - Home County Festival Ð Aeolian Hall
07.23.10 - GUELPH ON - Hillside Festival
07.24.10 - GUELPH ON - Hillside Festival
07.25.10 - GUELPH ON - Hillside Festival
08.14.10 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Fairground
08.15.10 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Fairground
SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
06.25.10 - GIBBONS AB - Boonstock
07.03.10 - CALGARY AB - Sled Island
WENDY MCNEIL
07.16.10 - FORT MACLEOD AB - South Country Fair
07.17.10 - FORT MACLEOD AB - South Country Fair
07.18.10 - FORT MACLEOD AB - South Country Fair
07.23.10 - LESSER SLAVE LAKE AB - Sasquatch Gathering XV
07.24.10 - LESSER SLAVE LAKE AB - Sasquatch Gathering XV
07.25.10 - LESSER SLAVE LAKE AB - Sasquatch Gathering XV
08.12.10 - HALDERN GERMANY - Haldern Pop Festival
08.13.10 - HALDERN GERMANY - Haldern Pop Festival
08.14.10 - HALDERN GERMANY - Haldern Pop Festival
Has anyone figured out how magnets work yet?
xo,
Six Shooter Crue
Title track: From "Heart of Stone", track 4 from The Beauties new self-titled album.
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