hey gang. if you go to this cbc page you can read more about all the gould tributes going on this month, and the show that i’m playing. you can reserve your tickets for the taping on sept 28, and also read about the broadcast sept 29.
in other news, our cat was missing for 4 days. then we found him living with a family 2 blocks away. faithless!
despite being in some kind of lockdown situation in a hotel all weekend, i managed to see two amazing shows. a simple sentence, rarely spoken. by me, anyway. maybe you already know about chad vangaalen, but he’s a new discovery for me. and check this out! he makes the cartoons! his show on thursday with fond of tigers, who blasted us with mathy goodness, got me all turned on for the rock and roll again. and then saturday, the fits had the honour of opening for geoff berner and his angry accordion and then i was rocked AGAIN by chariots of eggs. my new favorite locals, so new that they have no recordings. get in the studio, eggs!
oh, i’m tired after all that rocking and blogging.
halloo folks. the days continue to be glorious here, and my reliable september mood is steady. what’s been up? well, most exciting is the last weekend spent shooting an album cover under the artistic direction of my dear friend geoffrey farmer and photographed by una knox. geoffrey built a dada/constructivist grotto in our garage and put me in it. it is somehow simultaneously from the 20s, the 60s, and the nowies. it is always a grand moment for me when the album art takes form. a completion of the project that always surprises and delights me. we are aiming for a january release, although i can’t promise anything solid yet. at least that’s not so far away any more.
and soon (september 28) will be my show at the museum of civilization in ottawa! because i’m so darned civilized. this is the glenn gould “idea of north” tribute, where i and others have written new music inspired by the 40 year old radio piece. i’m happy to say i’ll be joined by actual northerners kim barlow and jordy walker to help me with the singing bits. i just found out that the show is FREE! you can contact caitlin crockard at cbc ottawa about it, or just email me at veda@vedahille.com and let me know how many tickets to set aside. and then you’ll be on my personal guest list. i wonder if they’ll let us wander around the museum in the night. oh, and i’m only playing a few songs. just to warn you of the concisement of it all.
is there anything better than september? i’ve had anticipatory dreams for a week now. the month of melancholy fire, the driven brisk, the beginning of the year. it’s a wet day, i have a 6 hour meeting to get to, and still i am full of excitement. here we go here we go here we go!
