Canadian Blast Showcase – NYC

~the cmj showcase is official. i’ll be playing with some great canadian acts: Hunter Valentine, Cadence Weapon, Wintersleep and Uncut on Oct. 18th in NYC.

~i’ve spent hours this last week on google earth trying to get familiar with manhattan.  looks like i’ll be staying just a few blocks south of central park.  here’s the good news: I was recently told that Bowen Island (my home) is geographically the same size as Manhattan.  Simple!

my new phone

-i have a new phone.  it has a camera on it.  I’ll be sure to take more pictures for the blog.

-today i’m spending most of my time in front of the computer getting all sorted out for CMJ in October.

-ever known someone who’s dropped off the face of the earth?   i have a new song.  it’s called “what’s your fucking problem?”.  look for it (and others) on the next record.  i’m writing, lots.

CMJ in New York

-I’m going to New York for the CMJ Music Festival. CMJ is NYC’s largest music festival and attracts more than 100,000 industry types, artists and music enthusiasts every autumn. i’ll be playing at the “Fat Baby Bar” in the lower east side on Oct. 18th. full band.

-spent most of the day getting my passport sorted out.

-i’ve attached a photo of me playing the backstage lounge last week. it appears my knee is improving.

the city

-the songwriter-in-the-round show at the backstage was a lot of fun.  nice to see some familiar faces in the crowd, and meet some facebook friends in person.  finally!

- i’ve been in the city for 4 days now.  i’m missing the island.  I think i miss cooking.

-i have a new cell phone arriving this week.  finally i’ll have one of those fancy cameras on my phone.  i’ll be sure to take and post more pictures.

yesterday and today

-i’ve got a drumkit in the bunker now.  so, i demoed some new songs yesterday and tried my hand at drumming

-made breakfast for dinner last night. delicious.

-tried to get through my copy of planet earth before returning it to the library today

-today I’m going to get myself organized for the weekend.  I’m comin’ to town!

Facebook and Painkiller Jane

-great session with John Pippus at the bunker yesterday. check him out here.

-spent most of my day on Facebook and answering emails. by the way, you should join and come be my friend:

-great new show on the Sci-Fi channel: Painkiller Jane. I’m featured in two separate episodes: episode 17 (season one) you’ll hear “Nobody Sleeps” from Passengers at around 11:48. “Love It Up And Fell” can be found in episode 19.

 

 

wine

i’m drinking wine.  red.  i deserve it after all the vacuuming and cooking i did today.  tomorrow, i’m back to normal:  in the bunker and doing a demo for John Pippus.

wok?

-I seasoned my wok today and had a long shower. if you’ve never seasoned your wok before, here’s some instructions: http://www.ehow.com/how_1176_season-wok.html

-also, my roasted chicken from yesterday is now a chicken soup. amazing.

the new blog

hi and welcome.

sorted 3 months of recycling today.  my knee is finally feeling better.  not perfect yet, but better.  I currently have a chicken roasting in the oven.

seen the new video yet?