exciting news people: Â this riot life has made it onto the Long List for the polaris prize! Â alongside some of my very favorite records from last year as well. Â go to that link to see the exalted company. Â i’m totally chuffed.
in other events, you can watch some pretty amazing footage of a beluga whale giving birth at the vancouver aquarium just a few days ago. right here. a bit bloody of course, but exciting. they had quite an audience as well. Continue reading oh my goodness
howdy there folksens. Â at last, a few tour photos! Â taken by henning rechs in stuttgart, at our show at laboratorium. Â a really fun night among many. Â there we have p kleinenstein, and then me being a deer, and martin and skye doing their concentrated thing. Â i have yet to get my own photos out of the camera, but soon i will make a page devoted to our off-day zoo tours. Â see patsy klein with many exotic animals! Â
in other news, the word from ape is that those bonus tracks are NOT going to be on itunes after all. Â they are working on a special download situation from the ape page itself. Â i don’t have a release date yet, but of course i will alert you when i know. Â same with the video for laboratory.
oh, the heavy rain has started here in vancouver town. Â quite the coldest june that i can remember. Â i’m having the urge to make lasagna and fruit crumble, usually dishes reserved for the fall. Â of course, aside from cooking i’m down at the magnetic north/hive2 festival every night, where a bunch of bands of my own choice are playing. Â 577 Great Northern Way in vancouver, good theatre and music every night this week from tuesday thru saturday. Â including the triumphant homecoming of No Kids, playing thursday! Â i’m picking them up at the airport today, can’t wait to see their road-addled faces.
what else? Â getting ready for my last gig of the summer, playing at toronto pride on june 28 with the band. Â the band being patsy, barry, ford, shaun brodie, and scott malin this time around. Â maybe that’s when i’ll see some sun. Â til next, Â Â xv Continue reading pics and news