--Six Shooter Bullets --

Aug 2011, Vol. 09, No. 07

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  1. Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland announce their new band, Whitehorse

  2. Critics are ravenous for The Deep Dark Woods

  3. Wagons roll out their new album next week

  4. The Beauties make their first foray out west

  5. Trampled by Turtles wow folk festival audiences everywhere

  6. Justin Rutledge stars in a Toronto Summerworks play

  7. Martin Tielli art exhibit at the Gate 403

  8. Tour dates

Holy zoinkleberries! England is burning! Our sincerest sympathy goes out to those who have been affected by the awful rioting, and in particular to all the independent music labels and artists who have lost their stock to fire. Everyone needs to chiiiiill, summertime is for Mojitos (or Pimms lemonade), not rioting, jeez. Stop the madness and listen to Madness!

MELISSA + LUKE = WHITEHORSE

Six Shooter Records' Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet tie the musical knot with the debut of their new band, Whitehorse, marrying their talent and chemistry on stage as a smoldering duo. They already tied the knot in the smoochy way in real life, so this makes perfect sense! This kind of touring-musical-lovebirds dealio definitely reminds me of a classic Johnny and June type scenario, but without all the stuff in the movie where you are like "wow, Johnny is being such a dick to that other girl"... maybe Luke and Melissa are actually closer to the duo Laid Back and their hit song 'White Horse,’ although I do realize two German dudes making proto-techno might be a little off the mark for this project. Whitehorse’s debut recording will be released on August 30. See a fun preview for Whitehorse below.

Whitehorse are givin' 'er straight outta the gates, and will be playing a bunch of dates in the fall in Ontario, Quebec, and the USA. Also just announced is their Feb 24 concert at Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. The last time we put a show on sale via the peeps at Massey Hall, it sold out almost instantly, so get your tickets right away. The public on-sale date is Aug 15 at http://roythomson.com.

The live show is really going to trample your turtle. Luke and Melissa have been working hard at it, and if you live in (or are willing to travel to Hamilton or Waterloo), you can participate in the process. They will be performing five "live rehearsals" at the Jane Bond and the Casbah. No cover charge, renegade punk stylez.

Pre-orders for the new Whitehorse recording are up for sale now.

RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE DEEP DARK WOODS

Praise for The Place I Left Behind, the new album from The Deep Dark Woods, is streaming in from coast to coast, kind of like a very long stream that spans coast to coast... a river if you will, but "rivering in from coast to coast" sounds weird. For a band identified for their "Saskatchewanness," with this new record The Deep Dark Woods have impressed far beyond their prairie origins (not to say "Saskatchewannitude" isn't impressive on its own), with slam dunk reviews swishing from every corner (assuming the hoops are set up in the corners of the proverbial music-press B-Ball court, y'know).

I think HeroHill nailed it with this little quote: "The Place I Left Behind exceeds even the highest of expectations and remarkably pays tribute to the sound that defines our country's musical heritage without sounding dated. There's a sadness that runs throughout the 13-song affair but the uplifting harmonies and warm organ work act as the perfect counterpoint. Basically, it's the type of record that ignores seasons and trends, for the simpler and much loftier ambition of timelessness." Yeppers, that's whazzup.

After a month of festival dates, the band will embark on a national tour, bringing them to many locales across the country, which, if you want me to break down our industry jargon for ya, is why we call it a national tour (see tour dates). Meanwhile, check out this little video we made (thanks to the guys at Plan 9 Films).

WAGONS SET TO RELEASE RUMBLE, SHAKE AND TUMBLE ON AUGUST 16

The title Rumble, Shake and Tumble effectively captures Wagons' rowdy roots-rock style, a Red, White and Blue palette of rock 'n' roll, country, cabaret, psychedelia and soul. That's the Australian Red, White, and Blue of course!

Rumble, Shake and Tumble, out August 16, bursts forth with massive open chord riffing in the Tom Petty-ish "Downlow." The swampy stompy of "I Blew It" then gives way to the dark country epic "Love is Burning" (better get that checked out fellas, pretty sure your love ain't supposed to burn). Wagons' gentler side shines in the cuss-laced-yet-tender "Moon Into Sun" and heartbreaking ballad "My Daydreams," which settles somewhere between Neil Young and Roy Orbison, and still rules even though it isn't quite as cuss-laced (I have to admit, I love a good cuss lacin'). There's a special place in Six Shooter's heart for second to last track "Life's Too Short" - a feel better ditty that sums it all up while steering clear of self-help terrain. Inspired by American icons old and new, and bearing Cormac McCarthy's harrowing Western gothic fingerprint, the record holds unexpected twists, turns and moods, punctuated throughout by Henry Wagons' grunts and snarls (and sangin' of course!).

See the video for "I Blew It" and live footage of "Willie Nelson" below.

And don't miss out on their Canadian tour dates:
VANCOUVER, BC: Railway Club, September 4
TORONTO, ON: Horseshoe Tavern, September 6
OTTAWA, ON: Zaphod's, September 7

THE BEAUTIES' FIRST EVER WESTERN TOUR

Y'know, I would definitely say that I have a pretty well non-existent sweet tooth. I am one of those assholes who says things like "this is good cake... it's not too sweeeeeet", and my idea of a midnight snack is a bit of spicey lime pickle and brie on a water cracker. That being said, I totally just craved, and subsequently smashed, a big bowl of soy ice cream with Nutella on it! I still know how to partaaaaaaay!

Hot off the busiest day in Beauties history, one that started with two Hillside shows...first with the Beauties' current touring mate Serena Ryder and then with Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew, and ending with five more sets at the band's home base, Toronto's Dakota Tavern... The Beauties fiiiinally pack up for their western Canadian debut this August. This has nothing to do with my eating habits, or dessert cravings, but I thought I'd keep you in the loop anyway, since I try to keep my Twitter account free of boring-ass food posts. Check below for the deets on The Beauties upcoming tour dates, and no deets on how I made a Saskatoon berry pie for the first time the other day.

For those in Western Canada who have yet to experience The Beauties' legendarily lively shows, here's a recap of that jam-packed Hillside day, courtesy of Spinner.

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES WILL TRAMPLE YOUR TURTLE

You may have noticed at the end of the Whitehorse segment of this newsletter above, that I am now replacing the phrase "blow your mind" with "trample your turtle" in my day-to-day lexicon. Ok, maybe you didn't notice until now, and you are about to scroll back up and re-read that part. Either way, this is big news. I like this new phrase for a few reasons, please allow me to run 'em down for you:

  1. I like the visual I get of my brain being a turtle. Kind of like in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon (the turtle part of TMNT just hit me now, ignore that part), where that bad dude Krang sits inside a robot body, only, of course, in this case it's a cute wrinkly turtle buddy, and he's inside my head, and he's always smiling with his cute little turtle mouth.

  2. I like how this expression can also be used for frustration or displeasure. Ie. "you know what really tramples my turtle?! TRAFFIC!!"

  3. Trampled By Turtles are totally a mind blowing (or rather turtle trampling) band, so alluding to them every time one's turtle is trampled JUST MAKES SENSE.

For example, 3000 lucky Newport Folk Festival goers recently had their collective turtles completely trampled by Trampled By Turtles. Standing ovations (or "standing Os" as I like to call 'em) and sing-alongs led to a rare festival stage encore, where TxT delivered their take on the Pixies "Where Is My Mind," which, while I'm sure it was intended as a rhetorical question, can easily be answered with "your turtle-y Pixie mind was just trampled!" NPR was there and caught all the magic. Hear the entire freakin' set here: http://www.npr.org/newport-folk-2011.

Canadian tour dates have just been announced.
See the frenzy for yourself at these fine establishments this fall:

LONDON, ON: Call The Office, November 9
TORONTO, ON: Horseshoe Tavern, November 10
OTTAWA, ON: Mavericks, November 11

JUSTIN RUTLEDGE IS A GOLDEN GREEK GOD

Hot off his acting debut in the Michael Ondaatje play based on his novel, Divisidero, and a more recent turn on an episode of Degrassi High (OMGGGGGGG), Justin Rutledge returns to the stage to star currently in the Canadian performance debut of Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, a modern retelling of the ancient myth of Orpheus - from the dead bride's point of view. Justin will be playing the dead bride... Just kidding, he will be playing the hunky Greek dude in the toga. Eurydice plays Aug 4-13 at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace (15 Ryerson Ave, Toronto).

MARTIN TIELLI EXHIBIT AT GATE 403

Torontonians can stop by The Gate 403 (403 Roncesvalles Avenue) to check out recent art works by Martin Tielli. There might even be a catalogue available to purchase works, like last time. If you're interested, let me know, shauna@sixshooterrecords.com.

TOUR DATES

AMELIA CURRAN
09.08.11 - TORONTO ON - Hugh's Room
09.09.11 - WAKEFIELD PQ - Blacksheep Inn
09.10.11 - MONTREAL PQ - Divan Orange
09.14.11 - COLUMBUS OH - Espresso Yourself Music Cafe
09.16.11 - MADISON WI - Mother Fools
09.21.11 - HALIFAX NS - Symphony performance


THE BEAUTIES
08.13.11 - FREDERICTON NB - FredRock Festival w/Serena Ryder
08.22.11 - VANCOUVER BC - The Railway Club (show 10pm)
08.24.11 - VANCOUVER BC - Pacific National Ex w/Serena Ryder
08.25.11 - BANFF AB - The Banff Centre w/Serena Ryder
08.26.11 - CALGARY AB - The Palomino (show 10pm)
08.27.11 - EDMONTON AB - The Black Dog (show 4pm)
08.27.11 - RED DEER AB - The Hideout (show 9pm)
09.23.11 - MONTREAL PQ - Petit Campus - Pop Montreal
09.25.11 - BELLEVILLE ON - The Empire Theatre
09.30.11 - GRAND BEND ON - Huron County Playhouse Theatre


CHRISTINE FELLOWS
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 DEEP DARK WOODS
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
08.20.11 - KELWOOD MB - Harvest Sun Music Festival
08.21.11 - KELWOOD MB - Harvest Sun Music Festival
08.27.11 - WOOD MOUNTAIN SK - Wood Mountain Folk Festival, Mergel Ranch7
09.11.11 - BANFF AB - Banff Centre w/Blue Rodeo
09.15.11 - WINNIPEG MB - WECC
09.16.11 - CLEARWATER MB - Harvest Moon Festival
09.18.11 - LONDON ON - Oh! Fest
09.19.11 - STRATFORD ON - The Loft
09.21.11 - HAMILTON ON - The Casbah
09.22.11 - WAKEFIELD PQ - Blacksheep Inn
09.23.11 - MONTREAL PQ - Pop Montreal
09.24.11 - TORONTO ON - Lee's Palace
09.25.11 - GUELPH ON - Van Gogh's Ear
09.29.11 - CALGARY AB - Dicken's Pub
09.30.11 - ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE AB - Grandview Stage
10.01.11 - EDMONTON AB - Royal Alberta Museum Theatre
10.02.11 - LLOYDMINSTER AB - Vic Juba Theatre


THE GOOD LOVELIES
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
08.26.11 - PETERBOROUGH ON - Peterborough Folk Festival - Market Hall
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
10.04.11 - CHARLOTTE NC - Evening Muse
10.06.11 - RALEIGH NC - Fletcher Opera Theatre
10.07.11 - ROANKE VA - Kirk Ave Music Hall
10.08.11 - GREENBORO NC - Guilford College
10.12.11 - PHILADELPHIA PA - Tin Angel
10.13.11 - SOMERVILLE MA - Johnny Ds
10.14.11 - HARDWICK MA - Cultural Center at Eaglehill
10.18.11 - DRYDEN ON - Dryden Performing Arts Centre
10.19.11 - SIOUX LOOKOUT ON - Queen Elizabeth High School
10.20.11 - FORT FRANCIS ON - Townshend Theatre
10.21.11 - ATIKOKAN ON - St. Patrick School Auditorium
10.22.11 - GERALDTON ON - Geraldton High School Auditorium
10.23.11 - MANITOUWADGE ON - Manitouwadge High School Auditorium
10.24.11 - KENORA ON - Knox United Church
10.28.11 - MISSISSAUGA ON - Living Arts Centre - Royal Bank Theatre
11.09.11 - LEDUC AB - Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts
11.11.11 - CAMROSE AB - Scalliwags
11.12.11 - ST. ALBERT AB - Arden Theatre
11.18.11 - HINTON AB - TBA
11.19.11 - HYTHE AB - Demmitt Cultural Society Hall
11.20.11 - SLAVE LAKE AB - St. Peters Ecumenical Church
11.21.11 - RED DEER AB - Crossroads Church Chapel
11.24.11 - BROOKS AB - Griffin Park Amphitheatre
11.25.11 - BANFF AB - Banff Centre - Margaret Greenham Theatre
11.26.11 - CALGARY AB - Nickelodeon Music Club - Crescent Heights Community Hall
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
12.10.11 - LLOYDMINSTER SK - Vic Juba Theatre
12.11.11 - PRINCE ALBERT SK - EA Rawlinson Center For The Arts
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
08.12.11 - WOODSTOCK NB - River Valley Arts Festival


JUSTIN RUTLEDGE
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
09.17.11 - WAKEFIELD PQ - The Blacksheep Inn
11.25.11 - TORONTO ON - Glenn Gould Theatre


LUKE DOUCET
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
See WHITEHORSE for more dates


MELISSA MCCLELLAND
08.20.11 - WINNIPEG MB - The River Barge Festival 9pm
08.26.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.27.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
08.28.11 - PEFFERLAW ON - Eaglewood Folk Festival
See WHITEHORSE for more dates


NQ ARBUCKLE
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


TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
10.06.11 - DULUTH MN - Clyde Iron Works
10.08.11 - FARIBAULT MN - Newhall Auditorium
10.15.11 - OZARK AR - Mulberry Mt. Harverst Festival
10.17.11 - MEMPHIS TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
10.18.11 - NASHVILLE TN - Exit/In
10.19.11 - ASHEVILLE NC - Grey Eagle Music Hall
10.20.11 - CARRBORO NC - Cat's Cradle
10.21.11 - ATLANTA GA - Variety Playhouse
10.22.11 - LOUISVILLE KY - Headliners Music Hall
10.27.11 - MADISON WI - Majestic Theatre
10.28.11 - MILWAUKEE WI - Turner Hall
11.08.11 - ANN ARBOR MI - Blind Pig
11.09.11 - LONDON ON - Call The Office
11.10.11 - TORONTO ON - Horseshoe Tavern
11.11.11 - OTTAWA ON - Mavericks
11.12.11 - BURLINGTON VT - Higher Ground
11.13.11 - PORTLAND ME - Port City Music Hall
11.15.11 - NORTHAMPTON MA - Pearl Street
11.16.11 - BOSTON MA - Paradise Rock Club
11.17.11 - NEW YORK CITY NY - Bowery Ballroom
11.18.11 - WASHINGTON DC - 9.30 Club
11.19.11 - PHILADELPHIA PA - Union Transfer
11.20.11 - CLEVELAND OH - Beachland Ballroom


WAGONS
09.03.11 - SEATTLE WA - Bumpershoot Festival
09.04.11 - VANCOUVER BC - Railway Club
09.06.11 - TORONTO ON - Horseshoe Tavern
09.07.11 - OTTAWA ON - Zaphod Beeblebrox
09.08.11 - NEW YORK CITY NY - Rockwood Hall
09.09.11 - BROOKLYN NY - Union Hall
09.10.11 - PHILADELPHIA PA - World Cafe Live
09.11.11 - CLEVELAND OH - Beachland Tavern
09.13.11 - CHICAGO IL - Hideout
09.14.11 - NASHVILLE TN - The Basement
09.15.11 - CARBONDALE IL - Hangar 9
09.16.11 - ST. LOUIS MO - Off Broadway
09.17.11 - MEMPHIS TN - Hi-Tone
09.19.11 - ATLANTA GA - At The Earl
09.21.11 - LOS ANGELES CA - Hotel Cafe


WHITEHORSE
09.20.11 - MONTREAL QC - Le Petit Campus w/ Frazey Ford
09.21.11 - TORONTO ON - The Glenn Gould Studio w/ Frazey Ford
09.23.11 - OTTAWA ON - Mavericks
09.17.11 - NEW YORK NY - The Living Room w/ Frazey Ford
09.18.11 - PHILADELPHIA PA - Tin Angel 7:30pm w/ Frazey Ford
09.19.11 - BOSTON MA - Club Passim 8pm w/ Frazey Ford
09.30.11 - HAMILTON ON - The Studio at Hamilton Place

Vinyl Cafe Tour
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
02.24.12 - TORONTO ON - The Winter Garden Theatre



uuugh, why oh why did I eat dessert,
Six Shooter Eater's Remorse Club

Title track: from "Willie Nelson", track 4 from Wagons' Canadian debut, "Rumble, Shake and Tumble."


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