BIRD IN THE APARTMENT

PEACE TO MJ

I wrote this jam for Michael Jackson today.
Simone

Color Changing King
oh you my color changing king
i must admit i had my doubts
i wished for more, i wished for more
yeah we wall wished for more
but you gave us quite enough

and from my second story room
i read 300 miles south
they played you loud and danced around
your old stomping grounds
yeah what you gave was quite enough

and i know through out the time
a million empaths wished you'd rest
it's what we had to give with reason
while the rest committed treason
to the color changing king

in your open air prison you chose your food
moved your feet, made gestures crude
no i wouldn't call it captive, but you did
and now you're free

no i wouldn't call it captive, but you did
and now you're free

SHORT

Manhattan, Williamsburg, Bovina

People of the USA,

We we are coming to play a few shows. Do you know anyone in Vermont who would book us one? Or Boston?

One Hundred Dollars

22 Jul 2009 21:00	The Living Room	Manhattan, New York
23 Jul 2009 21:00	Bruar Falls	Brooklyn, New oYrk

TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY

terrible

David Waldman / PERFECT STRANGERS TOUR

This got taken by David Waldman, when we were in Texas.

We are embarking on the PERFECT STRANGERS TOUR with our perfect strangers, Deep Dark Woods.

11 Jun 2009 9:00	Towne House Tavern	Sudbury, Ontario
12 Jun 2009 10:00	Horseshoe Tavern	Toronto, Ontario
13 Jun 2009 21:00	Pearl Factory	Hamilton, Ontario
14 Jun 2009 20:00	Stone House	Peterborough, Ontario
16 Jun 2009 22:00	The Living Room	Kingston, Ontario
17 Jun 2009 20:00	le divan orange	Montreal, Quebec
18 Jun 2009 20:00	Black Sheep Inn	Wakefield, Quebec
20 Jun 2009 20:00	Wally’s	Guelph, Ontario

Comeau, Michael and Azzopardi, Tara

If you live in Toronto Ontario Canada, you're lucky today. The sun is smiling down, it's teeth blinging rays on the greyness that's been for half a year, disappearing the cold. Look to a vicious Spring, as insidious and all pervasive as its predecessor, the name of whom we need no longer curse.

If you live in Toronto, take time to check out a bit of Michael Comeau and Tara Azzopardi's work at this gallery, where there is a group show. If you live here, you probably have Michael and Tara's work for ages on the streets for years- Michael's the printer who's inspired a generation of new printers and new work from these new generations of kids who are drawing like him and printing around town - but his shows are less frequent than many and he isn't mangled in the interweb by his own intent, and so it's lucky to be in his real physical vicinity, for you get to see it all in real life, vivid, and really weird. Tara Azzopardi's drawings are beautiful and creepy, and the ones shown are in part drawn from the Missed Connections section of craigslist. She's more on the net so if you're into it search her. As if you want my words to describe visual art. snore. Go look.

-s

Black Gold

Co co (aka Colin Medley) shot this the other night at the shoe. Black Gold is a jam we'll be releasing in Alberta as part of the Regional 7" Series- about Fort McMurray.

Do you know what? we are going to Austin, Texas next week for SXSW. We're trying to find Willie Nelson. Please, if you know him, or are him, e-mail us.

Mortimer the Album by Mortimer the Band, featuring Mortimer's Theme

Little-known work by $100 Bassist Paul James Mortimer, and a major impact on the band's sound today. The second track, "Dragons Guard the Gates", was the original inspiration for the the B-side to "14th Floor".

We're hoping to bring attention to some of Paul's earlier projects on this blog, stay tuned!