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another oscar year

well folks, once again the oscars served as a fabulous excuse to drink fancy cocktails and yell about fashion. head on over to what we’re wearing to catch a glimpse of our own choices, as well as some examples of fetching winter ensembles.

speaking of winter, i’m heading up to whitehorse on thursday with the fits and the vh band to play at the canada winter games. it’s -40 up there today. and we’re playing in a tent downtown. but when we play with kim barlow we’re indoors, thank heaven, both at the cultch in vancouver on feb 28 and at the yukon arts centre on march 1. i’m happy to have a week of playing ahead. oh, and of course i’ll be doing research at the winter games for the new theatre replacement show yufo, which involves alien abduction, slow food, and the olympics in its convoluted plot. plays in vancouver at performance works in late march! Continue reading another oscar year

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and another thing

duplex will be playing a quick and incisive set at the wise hall next monday, feb 26th. the band goes up at 6:30, and then there’s a screening of Kids Can’t Wait, a film on childcare in BC that we made the music for. and then a community discussion! and while i have your attention, i can remind you of the fabulous kim barlow, great aunt ida, fits gig on feb 28th at the vancouver east cultural centre, and then the very next night (sans ida) in whitehorse yt. thank god they’ve finally invented the teleportation machine. Continue reading and another thing