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September 2001

Beauty On

Fri, Sep 28, 2001, 5:32 PM

Hello darlings,

Welcome new list members to the October issue of the Six Shooter Records newsletter...the interest is growing in leaps and bounds (hooray!). In this issue...

  1. Luke Doucet

  2. Martin Tielli

  3. Mia Sheard

  4. Captain Tractor

  5. Neville Arbuckle

  6. Eleni Mandell

LUKE DOUCET

Luke continues to be a touring machine. He's still on tour in the UK right now, and shortly afterwards he flies to the west coast of North America to do a bunch of dates, some with Sarah Slean and some with Danny Michel.

BRIGHTON, UK: Fri. Sept. 28, The Pavilion Theatre
SOUTHAMPTON, UK: Sat. Sept. 29, The Joiners
PUTNEY, UK: Mon. Oct. 1, Half Moon
LONDON, UK: Tues. Oct. 2, Kashmir Klub
LONDON, UK: Wed. Oct. 3, The Borderline, supporting Tom Russell
LONDON. UK: Thurs. Oct. 4, The 12-Bar Club
LONDON, UK: Fri. Oct. 5, The River Bar
PARIS: Sat. Oct. 6, Salle Confluences ( boulevard de Charonne, Paris 20 )
BRIGHTON: Sun. Oct. 7, The Greys, supporting Thea Gilmore

SEATTLE, WA: Thurs. Oct. 11 The Crocodile Cafe
SPOKANE, WA: Fri. Oct. 12 TBA
PORTLAND, OR: Sat. Oct. 13, The Mount Taber Pub
EUGENE, OR: Sun. Oct. 14, Sam Bonds Garage
STOCKTON, CA: Mon. Oct 15, Caffeine Den
LOS ANGELES, CA: Wed. Oct. 17, Fais Do Do (tbc), early show...7 pm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Thurs. Oct. 18, The Starry Plough
MILL VALLEY CA: Fri-Sat. Oct 19-20, Sweetwater
VICTORIA, BC: Thurs. Oct 25, Thursdays
VANCOUVER, BC: Fri-Sat. Oct 26-27, The Railway Club

Good thing Luke is so young and energetic (not to mention fabulous)...if the above schedule doesn't kill him, he'll be back for more in November, this time in Ontario, Quebec, and all over the north-east US.

MARTIN TIELLI

The release of "We didn't even suspect that he was the poppy salesman" was a huge success. It's in stores now if you haven‚t picked up your copy yet. Great reviews all around, and the performances in Ontario and Montreal were stellar, made even more special with the involvement of his amazingly fabulous bandmates: Paul MacLeod, Greg Smith, and Barry Mirochnick. The last dates of Martin's CD release tour are this Saturday and Sunday at the Jane Bond in Waterloo.

Hot after the heels of Martin's amazing solo record comes a terrific new work by The Rheostatics, titled Night of the Shooting Stars (Perimeter Records). Rumour has it that street date is October 23, with PIN as the first single. A coast to coast tour is planned (confirmed dates appear below), many of which feature Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) as the support act, with whom Martin plays guitar on both the album and on-stage. Most notable is an 12 day run at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, an idea that tips the hat to the one and only Stompin' Tom Connors, who holds the current record for consecutive sold out shows at the Horseshoe Tavern.

Here are the current confirmed dates:

EDMONTON: Tues Oct 23, U of A
CALGARY: Wed Oct 24, U of C
VICTORIA: Fri Oct 26, U of Vic
VANCOUVER: Sat Oct 27, Commodore Ballroom
TORONTO: Nov 7th through 18th, Horseshoe Tavern

MIA SHEARD

Lots and lots of dates across the country for Mia Sheard fans to check out this month, starting tomorrow night with Martin:

WATERLOO: Sat. Sept. 29, Jane Bond, opening for Martin Tielli
WAKEFIELD: Sun. Sept. 30, Black Sheep Inn, 4 pm, with taping by CBC
TORONTO: Wed. Oct. 3, C'est What?, (with full band) , Kenny Smilovitch supporting, tickets $7, showtime 10 pm.
TORONTO: Thurs. Oct. 11 "Colourkind" at Lee’s Palace, a benefit for Artists Against Racism, with Em Gryner, Kurt Swinghammer, Andrea Kozial, and special guest Jeff Healey. Tickets $10. Doors at 9 pm.
WINDSOR: Fri. Oct. 12, Fantastic Festival

Mia appears at the above performances with her full band in tow, with the exception of the Fantastic Festival, where she'll be accompanied by a percussionist. Later this month, Mia travels to western Canada where she'll brave BC and the prairies with her captivating solo performance.

WINNIPEG: Sat. Oct. 20, Ms Purdy's
EDMONTON: Wed. Oct. 24, Sidetrack Cafe, early show! 8 pm.
CALGARY: Thurs. Oct. 25, The Double Mo Cafe
VICTORIA: Fri., Oct. 26, Thursdays
VANCOUVER: Sat., Oct. 27, The Railway Club

There is still the opportunity to book a house concert with Mia on the western leg of her tour. If you’re interested, please let me know.

CAPTAIN TRACTOR

Celebrate Oktoberfest with Captain Tractor at the Sidetrack Cafe on October 12 and 13th. Tickets $10 in advance. Call the Track at 780-421-1326 for details.

Sorry to those folks in Saskatoon who were looking forward to Captain Tractor’s appearance at Screamfest. We’re working on another Saskatoon date for November.

Check out www.lodestarmusic.com for Chris's new CD soundtrack to Red Lips, which should be up this weekend.

NEVILLE ARBUCKLE

The fabulous Neville (NQ) Arbuckle played some rousing shows with west coast darling Carolyn Mark, whipping audiences into a frenzy over his upcoming CD, The Battle-scarred Pinata. But alas, Neville is in love and has been most neglectful in finishing this project, so here we are keeping our fingers crossed for a January release.

ELENI MANDELL

No, Eleni is not a Six Shooter recording artist, but she's so fabulous and hipster that I just had to let you know about two upcoming shows in Canada this month...

Toronto: Sat. Oct. 20 at The Rivoli, with Dan Bryk opening. Tix $10.
Montreal: Sun. Oct. 21 at Cafe Campus

Definitely worth checking out.


Thanks again to everyone who has signed up for this list. I’m off to the UK to schlep around with Luke...woo hoo! Until next month...


Beauty on,

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Six Shooter Records