--Six Shooter Bullets --

Jun. 2011, Vol. 09, No. 05

Summer Touring Issue

  1. Jenn Grant in June: NXNE, Sled Island, plus way more, including Kate & William!

  2. Luke Doucet: the perennial festival favourite, plus some hot summer club dates

  3. Melissa McClelland: Winnipeg Folk Festival, Sarah McLachlan, and more.

  4. Tix now on sale for Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland at the Glenn Gould

  5. Trampled by Turtles: Canadian festival debuts

  6. The Beauties = the hardest working band in Canada (on July 24 at least)

  7. The Beauties and NQ Arbuckle play shows w/Drive by Truckers

  8. Amelia Curran: full summer festival ahead

  9. Justin Rutledge waves around his floppy Salmon Arm

  10. Martin Tielli: garage sale

  11. Shout Out Out Out Out do some things

  12. NXNE Music Meeting

  13. Like whoa!

  14. Tour Dates (ie, Christine Fellows in Paris!)

Does this newsletter work the same way as Google? If I type in seasonal queries, will they be answered by you loyal readers? I need fairly immediate (like in the next ten minutes) answers to the following: Will I get Tetanus from BBQing on a rusty grill? Does asparagus make everyone's pee smell funny (not that I have funny smelling pee, just wondering)? What about BBQing asparagus on a rusty grill? How does summer work?! Halp!

JENN GRANT HAS THE JUNE BUG

Jenn Grant continues to tour steadily following the release of her deservingly celebrated album Honeymoon Punch. After wishing CBC Halifax's Information Morning a happy birthday (Yo! HBD!), Jenn will jetset around the country to perform at NXNE, two Ontario shows with Jim Bryson, Sled Island in Calgary, club dates in Vancouver, Victoria, and, well, a bunch more. Jenn is buuuusy! She is also playing a number of festivals this summer, such as the new River & Sky Festival in Sudbury, Wolfe Island, River Valley Arts Festival in New Brunswick. oh yeah, and she's also playing Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Canada Day for the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (who I actually prefer to refer to as the Baron and Baroness of Carrickfergus)! Hopefully they bring that kid who made the poopy face in all of their wedding photos, I love a good internet meme!

LUKE DOUCET GETS FESTIVE

Apparently chives are supposed to be annual, one time only type joints, but I'll be damned if those suckers don't just come back every year once you plant 'em. Ol' Luke Doucet is totally the chive in the vast garden of festival season. He just keeps coming back for more, and, uh he goes well with baked potatoes (sorry, I didn't really think through the chive analogy). What I'm getting at though, is Luke Doucet is a perennial festival favourite and this summer is no different. With his rocking' rock band, The White Falcon, in tow, Luke kicks it off this Saturday at the Burlington Sound of Music Festival, and then over to the Harbourfront Amphitheatre (now called the WestJet stage, by mere coincidence that has nothing to do with the airline WestJet other than them paying a speculated buttload of money to rename it, maybe) on Canada Day. Other festivals Luke is going to jam include Folk on the Rocks in Yellowknife, NWT, Canmore Folk Festival, Burnaby Roots & Blues Festival, Eaglewood Folk Festival, and capping off the summer with a rocking set at the Shelter Valley Folk Festival on Labour Day weekend. Holy festivoli! He will also be playing select club dates, including Wakefield, Calgary, and Edmonton (home of the longest stretch of public parkland in North America, which will be lovely for a running enthusiast such as Luke). Yay summer!

MELISSA McCLELLAND LOVES WATERMELON

Melissa McClelland is majorly hella thrilled to be playing the Winnipeg Folk Festival, kicking things off on a bill with Blue Rodeo and the Jayhawks. Maybe after the show, they can go to that bar where you throw a rubber chicken into a bucket - does that place still exist? Winnipeggers? For the remainder of the summer, Melissa will balance her time between Sarah McLachlan and Friends shows, Luke Doucet & the White Falcon shows, her own festival slots (Canmore Folk Festival, Eaglewood Folk Festival), running through sprinklers while eating a creamsicle, and eating half of a watermelon, then wearing the empty rind as a hat while she eats the second half. Yay summer!

HOLY MOLY! STOP THE PRESSES!

News flash! Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland will also be playing a duo show at the Glenn "don't rename me WestJet" Gould Theatre on September 21. Frazey Ford of the Be Good Tanyas rounds out the bill, and choreography will be non-existent (a plus in my mind). It's going to be an amazing show - tickets go on sale on Thursday at www.roythomson.com

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES TRAMPLE FESTIVAL CROWDS

Melissa isn't the only Six Shooter Artist to grace the Winnipeg Folk Festival stages. Our newest member of "the team" (that's what we call our team), Trampled by Turtles, who hail from Duluth, MN, is making their Canadian festival debut by lighting a proverbial fire (playing) under the proverbial asses (to a crowd) at the Winnipeg Folk Festival and the Ottawa Bluesfest. These guys rip it like a magic kiss, don't sleep! Also check out the scores of American festivals they are playing (Telluride, Newport, etc.) -- see tour dates.

THE BEAUTIES TRIPLE HEADER BRO

I know very, very little about sports, but I do know that if you play three games in a row it's a triple header, if you score three goals it's a hat-trick, and if you are super far away from the basket you get three points (hmmm, I may actually be a sports genius). The Beauties will qualify for all of these three/sports related accolades after this fiasco of a day (July 24th): Hillside Festival features Serena Ryder (awesome) and Kevin Drew (awesome), both who are using the Beauties as their back up band (aaaawwwwweeesoooome). When our dudes finish their set with Serena, they won't even need to pack up their gear... they can simply walk it over to the Island Stage (walking with gear! Fun!) and start rocking with Kevin. Then the whole gang will pack up and head back to Toronto, where they'll do a late night set, their third of the day, at the Dakota Tavern. We feel this day alone merits a nomination for the Hardest Working Band in Canada, aka HWBIC (but we rarely go for the acronym, 'cause it looks like the name of a bank or something). You can check out full sets by the Beauties at Mariposa and Ottawa Bluesfest this summer, as well on a few dates opening for the Drive By Truckers this week (yay them!!)!!! Check below for gory deets.

NQ ARBUCKLE KNOWN FOR BUCKLING ARRRRS

The Beauties aren't the only ones to be sharing the stage with the Drive By Truckers this week... ha ha ha, PSYCH! NQ Arbuckle also gets a chance to rock with their hallowed heroes this Saturday in Ottawa. Meanwhile, I'll be rocking out with a hallowed hero sandwich at home! Just kidding, I don't even know what a hero sandwich is really! Is it some kind of sub? Who can say?! Following that, NQ Arbuckle will be flinging themselves to Canadian destinations far and wide, including Huntsville (a ville known for its hunts), Wakefield (a field known for its wake), Winnipeg (a peg known for its wienies LOL), and Ear Falls (what?! I can't hear you!).

AMELIA CURRAN AND MANY 'M's: MARIPOSA, MUSIC, MISSION, MASSIVE

Our favourite Juno winner (aside from BIEBS), Amelia Curran, will be gracing many folk festival stages this summer, including the classic Mariposa Folk Festival, the raucous Dawson City Music Fesival (I'm going to be at that one too! Hey Amelia, let's paaartyyy!), the lovely Mission Folk Festival, and the massive Edmonton Folk Music Festival (hot tip: when they close the festival with 'Four Strong Winds', sing "strong foreskins" instead, and you'll get major larfs).

JUSTIN RUTLEDGE, BLUBBLBLBLBLBL!

Justin Rutledge and guest Jadea Kelly will be playing Hugh's Room on July 13. Get your tickets now! British Columbians will be able to check out Justin at the Salmon Arm festival. True story, whenever someone says Salmon Arm, I picture a big ol' floppy salmon arm, and I can't help but wave my arm around and go "blubblblbblbl"! See tour dates below.

MARTIN TIELLI VISUAL GARAGE SALE

We have no shows to announce, unfortunately, but Martin does want to let you know that he has some of his stunning paintings and illustrations for sale. Limited time offers are available until the end of June. As far as I know, the Canada Post strike hasn't hit Email yet, so fire one of those cyber jernts off to shauna@sixshooterrecords.com for a catalogue if you're interested in copping a Tielli original!

SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT WORK IT OUT

Our synthesizer loving Edmontonian pals Shout Out Out Out Out have been reclusively working on new material for the past little while, and will apparently have a new EP ready sometime this year! Vague, but exciting news! I'm sure you will be able to check out some of the new songs at their upcoming festival shows at Boonstock (Gibbons, AB), and the Dawson City Music Festival, where the Shoutset will be performing as well as hosting a workshop to de-mystify what all those blinking lights and knobs do on their massive mountain of electronic gear.

NXNE MUSIC MEETING / PASSING OF JUDGEMENT

After a successful debut last year, Six Shooter is pleased to bring back the Music Meeting to NXNE, which we've organized in cooperation with The Ministry of Tourism and Culture and CIMA. "FM USA - The Music Meeting" is a live event panel that features five US music directors from across the country. Simulating a radio music meeting, unreleased and new songs submitted from emerging and established artists will be played for the audience and panelists, and the songs will be given a score in real time. Each song will be discussed by the panelists like they would at a real radio station music meeting (except with less demoralizing cackles, CD throwing, and cursing). The Music Meeting panel will take place Thursday, June 16 @ The Hyatt (370 King St. W.), starting at 3:30 in the Regency Room. You have to be a NXNE delegate to attend.

FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS ON FACEBOOK

I do hope you like us, we like you! If you "Like" like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SixShooterRecords), we'll give you some free tunes. Visit us often... we'll keep changing up the song(s). Deal? If we meet you IRL, and you are way more uggers than your profile pic, we won't even pretend like we don’t know you or anything! Plus, free tunes! Where else are you gonna find that on the internet?!

TOUR DATES

AMELIA CURRAN
07.08.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.09.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.10.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.15.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.16.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.17.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.21.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
07.22.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
07.23.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
07.24.11 - MISSION BC - Mission Folk Festival
08.04.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
08.05.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
08.06.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
08.07.11 - EDMONTON AB - Edmonton Folk Festival


THE BEAUTIES
07.08.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.09.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.10.11 - ORILLIA ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
07.16.11 - OTTAWA ON - Ottawa Blues Festival
07.20.11 - ALLISTON ON - Gibson Cultural Centre w/Serena Ryder
07.21.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Algonquin Theatre w/Serena Ryder
07.23.11 - PETERBOROUGH ON - Del Cray Park w/Serena Ryder
07.24.11 - GUELPH ON - Hillside Festival w/Serena Ryder and Kevin Drew
07.29.11 - NEW YORK NY - World Financial Center Plaza, Battery Park


CHRISTINE FELLOWS
Shadow Songs collaboration with Shary BoyleÑsummer dates:
06.24.11 - PARIS FRANCE - La Maison Rouge
07.30.11 - OTTAWA ON - Ottawa Chamberfest w/ cellists Leanne Zacharias & Alex McMaster
08.18.11 - WOODY POINT NFLD - Writers at Woody Point w/ Shary Boyle
02.xx.12 - TORONTO ON - World premiere of Everything Under the Moon @t Harbourfront Centre


THE GOOD LOVELIES
07.06.11 - LAKESIDE OH - Lakeside Campground
07.09.11 - HARBOR SPRINGS MI - Blissfest
07.10.11 - HARBOR SPRINGS MI - Blissfest
07.13.11 - CARLSBAD CA - Museum of Making Music (showtime 7pm)
07.15.11 - GRASS VALLEY CA - CA World Festival
07.16.11 - GRASS VALLEY CA - CA World Festival
07.17.11 - PHOENIX AZ - Musical Instrument Museum (showtime 6.30pm)
07.29.11 - ORILLIA ON - Vinyl Cafe - Orillia Opera House (showtime 7.30pm)
07.30.11 - ORILLIA ON - Vinyl Cafe - Orillia Opera House (showtime 7.30pm)
07.30.11 - CANMORE AB - Canmore Folk Festival
07.31.11 - CANMORE AB - Canmore Folk Festival
08.01.11 - CANMORE AB - Canmore Folk Festival
08.03.11 - NEW GLASGOW NS - Second United Baptist Church
08.04.11 - HALIFAX NS - The Company House (showtime 8.30pm)
08.05.11 - ST. JOHN'S NFLD - Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
08.06.11 - ST. JOHN'S NFLD - Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
08.07.11 - ST. JOHN'S NFLD - Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
08.13.11 - HUDSON PQ - Hudson Yacht Club
08.19.11 - OWEN SOUND ON - Summerfolk Festival
08.20.11 - OWEN SOUND ON - Summerfolk Festival
08.21.11 - OWEN SOUND ON - Summerfolk Festival
09.11.11 - CARTERVILLE IL - Walker's Bluff Winery
09.30.11 - WASHINGTON NC - Turnage Theater
10.01.11 - ORIENTAL NC - Old Theater
10.03.11 - WILMINGTON NC - UNC-Wilmington
10.06.11 - RALEIGH NC - Fletcher Opera Theatre
10.08.11 - GREENBORO NC - Guilford College
10.14.11 - HARDWICK MA - Cultural Center at Eaglehill
12.01.11 - WINONA MN - St. Mary's University
12.02.11 - ABERDEEN WA - Bishop Center for Performing Arts
12.03.11 - KIRKLAND WA - Kirkland Performance Center
12.04.11 - PORT LUDLOW WA - The Bay Club
12.09.11 - FAIRMONT MN - Fairmont Opera House
01.21.12 - COLUMBUS OH - Lincoln Theatre
01.25.12 - MALIBU CA - Pepperdine University
02.03.12 - FOX ISLAND WA - Chapel on Echo Bay
02.04.12 - FOREST GROVE OR - Pacific university
02.09.12 - SANDPOINT ID - Panida Theater
02.10.12 - HELENA MT - Myrna Loy Center
02.11.12 - BOZEMAN MT - Ellen Theatre
02.14.12 - NAMPA ID - Nampa Civic Center
02.15.12 - IDAHO FALLS ID - Colonial Theater
02.17.12 - NEW ALBANY IN - Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center
02.18.12 - PORTLAND IN - Hall-Moser Theater
02.24.12 - CHICAGO IL - College Du Page
02.25.12 - CHICAGO IL - College Du Page
04.20.12 - YERINGTON NV - Yerington Theatre for the Arts


JENN GRANT
06.22.11 - Calgary AB - Sled Island
06.23.11 - LETHBRIDGE AB - Tongue'n'Groove (doors 8pm, show at 930)
06.24.11 - VICTORIA BC - Lucky Bar
06.25.11 - VANCOUVER BC - The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Wool on Wolves (showtime 8.45pm)
06.28.11 - KINGSTON ON - Chalmers Church w/ Jim Bryson (showtime 8pm)
07.14.11 - BAYFIELD ON - Bayfield Town Hall
07.17.11 - SUDBURY ON - River & Sky Festival
08.06.11 - MARYSVILLE ON - Wolfe Island Festival
08.12.11 - WOODSTOCK NB - River Valley Arts Festival


JUSTIN RUTLEDGE
07.13.11 - TORONTO ON - Hugh's Room (showtime 8pm)
07.14.11 - TORONTO ON - Botanical Gardens (showtime 7-9pm)
08.19.11 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Festival
08.20.11 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Festival
08.21.11 - SALMON ARM BC - Salmon Arm Festival


LUKE DOUCET
07.15.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NWT - Folk on the Rocks w/ White Falcon
07.16.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NWT - Folk on the Rocks w/ White Falcon
07.17.11 - YELLOWKNIFE NWT - Folk on the Rocks w/ White Falcon
07.22.11 - WAKEFIELD PQ - Blacksheep Inn w/ White Falcon
07.23.11 - BURNSTOWN ON - Neat Cafe w/ White Falcon
07.28.11 - CALGARY AB - The Republik w/ White Falcon
07.29.11 - EDMONTON AB - The Starlite w/ White Falcon
08.26.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.27.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.28.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
09.02.11 - GRAFTON ON - Shelter Valley Folk Festival w/White Falcon
09.03.11 - GRAFTON ON - Shelter Valley Folk Festival w/White Falcon
09.04.11 - GRAFTON ON - Shelter Valley Folk Festival w/White Falcon
09.21.11 - TORONTO ON - The Glenn Gould Studio w/Melissa McClelland

Vinyl Cafe tour w/Melissa McClelland
10.11.11 - PETERBOROUGH ON - Showplace
10.13.11 - BELLEVILLE ON - Empire Theatre
10.14.11 - PERTH ON - Mason Theatre Perth Collegiate
10.15.11 - BROCKVILLE ON - Brockville Arts Centre5
10.16.11 - KINGSTON ON - Grand Theatre
10.17.11 - STRATFORD ON - Avon Theatre
10.19.11 - MISSISSAUGA ON - Living Arts Centre
10.20.11 - NORTH BAY ON - The Capitol Centre
10.21.11 - SUDBURY ON - Fraser Auditorium
10.23.11 - SAULT STE. MARIE ON - Kiwanis Community Theatre
10.25.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Algonquin Theatre


MELISSA MCCLELLAND
07.06.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.06.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.07.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.08.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.09.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.10.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.17.11 - SARATOGA CA - Mountain Winery, July 17 w/Sarah McLachlan
07.19.11 - WOODINVILLE CA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, July 19-20 w/Sarah McLachlan
08.26.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.27.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.28.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
09.21.11 - TORONTO ON - The Glenn Gould Studio w/Luke Doucet

Vinyl Cafe tour w/Luke Doucet
10.11.11 - PETERBOROUGH ON - Showplace
10.13.11 - BELLEVILLE ON - Empire Theatre
10.14.11 - PERTH ON - Mason Theatre Perth Collegiate
10.15.11 - BROCKVILLE ON - Brockville Arts Centre5
10.16.11 - KINGSTON ON - Grand Theatre
10.17.11 - STRATFORD ON - Avon Theatre
10.19.11 - MISSISSAUGA ON - Living Arts Centre
10.20.11 - NORTH BAY ON - The Capitol Centre
10.21.11 - SUDBURY ON - Fraser Auditorium
10.23.11 - SAULT STE. MARIE ON - Kiwanis Community Theatre
10.25.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Algonquin Theatre


NQ ARBUCKLE
06.18.11 - OTTAWA ON - Salon's Landsdowne Park w/the Drive by Truckers
07.29.11 - HUNTSVILLE ON - Legion Hall
07.30.11 - WAKEFIELD PQ - The Blacksheep Inn
08.12.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Times Changed w/ Carolyn Mark
08.12.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
08.13.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival
08.14.11 - EAR FALLS ON - Trout Forest Music Festival


SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
07.01.11 - GIBBONS AB - Boonstock
07.15.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.16.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival
07.17.11 - DAWSON CITY YT - Dawson City Music Festival


TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
06.24.11 - OWENSBORO KY - ROMP Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival
06.25.11 - CHICAGO IL - Green Music Festival
07.02.11 - DETROIT LAKES MN - High Plains Festival
07.06.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.07.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.08.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.09.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.10.11 - WINNIPEG MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
07.13.11 - OTTAWA ON - Ottawa Blues Festival
07.15.11 - BELLVUE CO - Michawaka Amphitheatre
07.16.11 - WINTER PARK CO - Winter Park SolShine Music Festival
07.23.11 - MINNEAPOLIS MN - Cabooze Outdoor Plaza
07.27.11 - NEWPORT KY - Southgate House
07.28.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.29.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.30.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.31.11 - FLOYD VA - Floyd Fest
07.31.11 - NEWPORT RI - Newport Folk Festival
08.06.11 - DULUTH MN - Bayfront Festival Park

Yay Summer!
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