the folks at pop montreal have spoken, and the galactique records showcase (of which i’m among an extremely talented roster of musicians) is at O Patro Vys.

here’s the lineup in no particular order:
taperecorder (brooklyn)
toboggan (montreal)
Beeker (montreal)
Ryan Hemsworth (halifax)
Motrecraft (seattle)

“just when i thought i was out, they PULL me back in!” – a guy doing an Al Pacino impression…

and now i’m going right back to montreal because Galactique Recordings landed a showcase!

and this time, i’ll be playing with some friends from Seattle and Halifax! i can’t wait for this.

also, you may find me somewhere on the innernetz playing a bass solo at the Fun Fun Fun Festival press conference. that is quite a long story, and it was very fucking cool, and i was honored that they asked me to do it.

i’ll post link to the video once i find it somewhere.

and in Masonic news, there will be a Press and Radio campaign launched in September, so i expect to have stories about that as well…

so i’m not NOT doing shit.

i just don’t blog about it because it’s not 2006 anymore.

BAM!

t

OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY

i’m playin in montreal y’all!

i need to learn how pronounce ‘favourite’ because i always say it ‘favorite’ and i don’t want them thinking i’m a hick or something!

in the meantime, i’m gonna learn how to play the banjo and buy some denim overalls from Academy Sports and Outdoors!

WOW!
i’ve got a show with my two favorite canuckians: taperecorder and toboggan!

if you notice patterns as well as i do, then you’ll see that there are entirely too many words beginning with the letter ‘t’ on this bill!!

but i don’t really give a shit, because it’s gonna be wicked awesome!

and i never use that phrase!

xoxo
t

i did it.

last nite was really fun!

the rubbermaids were hot and melodic!
the attic teds were amazing and were the perfect fit for the carousel lounge!

and i’m not really sure about the details of the rest of the night but
1. there’s no blood on my clothes
2. i’m not pregnant
3. i still have a full jar of mayonnaise in my refrigerator

i don’t know why i haven’t played there in more than 4 years but the Carousel Lounge was the site of the very best show i ever had.

damon was there, Marky Mark was there, some of my closest friends were there ….

and 8 – 10 extremely unhappy regulars were there! MOST. FUN. EV-ARR!!!

right. so maybe that’s why i haven’t played there in so long.

well, guess what? it’s my triumphant return. and if it goes anything like my ‘do-over’ at the beauty bar in march, then i’ll be extremely rich.

and i promised myself that when i got rich, i would buy brad garret and destroy him.

i would disassemble him. and punch the little pieces into mush.

ta ta for now!

xoxo
t

ok ok ok, i just kinda got to work after my show last night at the most epic Bear Bar in austin, ChainDrive!
and it was magical.

photo by Matt Conant and Ivan Najera...

wow! my new EP is available now! download it for free here!

it features 2 remixes from my boys taperecorder and toboggan!! download it and put it on your ipod, zune or handspring pda. yes, i just referenced a gadget from the late 1990s. that’s how clever i really am.

now, i’m gonna drink some water, and look important as i slowly nurse this hangover into its inevitable transformation: exhaustion.

xoxoxo
t

i kicked ass last night.
at the beauty bar.
i’m redeemed.
decent crowd, good sound, tons of bourbon… which i’m still kinda paying for at this moment…

and i get to do it again tomorrow at the “GAY BAR, GAY BAR, GAY BAR…” where everyone is very friendly!

soooo

i will have a little FREEEP on my good bros’ label coming out in April

that little label is called Galactique and it’s located here…

and i got some shows this SXSW month, with some new friends, Robin & the Rubbermaids…

i also am trying out to be the new point guard for the spurs.

and then i’m gonna slay a dragon and join mensa.

but come to my shows!

i won’t stab!

i promise!

xoxox
t

so, no surprise today… i’m wrecked and hungover like a muh.
but last nite’s show was worth it!
hug rocked
coma in algiers was pere ubu-tastic
and ELVIS was fucking awesome!

i played 2 new songs… now i just need like 8 more and i’ll be totally rebooted.

i like that ELVIS decided to use that name since the dead guy isn’t really using it anymore.

i also like calling beerland ‘beertown’ or ‘beerville’ now.

xoxox
t

with the legendary HUG…
Saturday, Februrary 20, 2010 …

i’ll play first… around 1015
then ELVIS, coma in algiers, and HUG

it’s their (hug’s) CD release party.

which means they will probably go fucking nuts…

c u there?

ok
the new Diamond Dick compilation album is officially released on Galactique Records!

[here!]

not only does it feature my friends in taperecorder and toboggan, but it also has tracks from Ninjasonik and Meniscus Curve (featuring Kevin Lynn of Holy Fuck).

so what’s the story with this compilation?
marc (taperecorder) asked me to write a song called ‘diamond dick.’
that was it.
no other parameters or guidance.
so i did.
apparently, he and corey (toboggan) asked several other people as well.

the most interesting track, in my opinion, is Heather Green. she is actually an up and coming opera singer in new york, taking what is possibly the most unusual career choice of anyone on the album! i think that’s awesome! it is not unlike a dancer from the Royal Ballet Company stripping for one night at the Men’s Club.

anyhoo, i like the album and i hope you do too.

it’s free to download, which is the best part of it all.

i also have another song almost finished and hope to have 2 or 3 more by march, which is tentatively slotted for a toof EP release on galactique…

…t

i haven’t really been able to say this in the last 4 years or so, but i have a new song.

…and i hope you like it!

it’s called DiamondDick and it will be on the upcoming galactique recordings compilation called Diamond Dick.

actually, every song on the forthcoming album will be titled ‘Diamond Dick’ i think.

it will feature music from taperecorder (marc hug!) and toboggan (corey martin!) and i think ninjasonik will also have a track on there as a very special guest!

listen here

[also: galactique]

in my last post dated november 8, 2008, i forgot to mention that blogging is dead.

however…

i’ve started playing shows again …

i will regale you with anecdotes here about said shows…

xoxo
t