--Six Shooter Bullets --

November 2003

a thousand spacecraft like petals on the earth

Thu, Nov 6, 2003, 11:28 AM

Hiya!
It seems like we just sent you some news...'cause we did! We are keeping busy, so here is a brief update.
In this issue:

  1. Veal embarks on diplomatic mission to bring England and Canada closer together.

  2. Martin races to finish Schoenberg before Rheos run. Did someone say pilates party?

  3. Captain Tractor don their grey cups...it must be laundry day.

  4. Swag handlerz rule!

VEAL

The Veal tour starts friday! Nik is so excited he had to play with spray paint to keep himself occupied until then. The results can be found on the six colour stenciled posters he made for the Edmonton show, here's a link: gigposters.com

I know we already told you the tour dates a couple weeks ago, but now we have some more info (openers, etc.) so here they are again, plus there has been a change in the UK itinerary. The boys are especially excited to play a bunch of western dates with their Edmontonian friends Slow Fresh Oil, who have the best stories about getting arrested that we've ever heard ("dude, it was just bad luck...").

Come to every single one of these dates, and you will surely win a prize:

TORONTO: Fri Nov 7 @ Lee's Palace (with The Carnations, The Weakerthans). Tix $15. Showtime 10 pm.

OSHAWA: Fri Nov 8 @ The Atria (opener: the Rude Mechanicals). Tix $6. Doors 9pm.

TORONTO: Mon Nov 17 @ The Horseshoe Tavern (with The Rheostatics). Tix $12. Showtime 9:45.

TORONTO: Tue Nov 18 @ The Horseshoe Tavern (with The Rheostatics). Free admission. Veal is on at 11:00.

WATERLOO: Wed Nov 19 @ The Starlight Social Club (with D.O.A.). Tix $15 at the Door, $18 in advance. Available at Encore (519) 744 1370, Orange Monkey (519) 886 0939. Veal is on at 9.30pm.

OTTAWA: Thu Nov 20 @ Zaphod's (opener: Manpower, featuring Tom Stewart from Furnace Face). Tickets $8. Doors 8 pm (early show).

WINNIPEG: Sat Nov 22 @ The Collective.

CALGARY: Wed Nov 26 @ The Ironwood (opener: Slow Fresh Oil). NOTE: Early Show. Showtime is 8.30pm, Veal is on at 9.45pm

EDMONTON: Thu Nov 27 @ The Sidetrack Cafe (opener: Slow Fresh Oil, The Paperbacks). Tickets $8. Doors 7pm, Veal is on at midnight.

VANCOUVER: Sat Nov 29 @ The Railway Club (opener: Slow Fresh Oil).

VICTORIA: Sun Nov 30 Logan's (opener: Grace Nocturnal, and probably Slow Fresh Oil).

LONDON, UK dates:

Wed Nov 12 Buffalo Bar, London UK
Thu Nov 13 Twelve Bar, London UK 5 pounds cover (4 with flyers/e-mails), Showtime10-30 pm.
Fri Nov 14 Dublin Castle, London UK
Sat Nov 15 The ARTS CAFE,Aldgate East, E1

MARTIN TIELLI

Martin has triumphantly returned from his tour, losing his wallet and his sanity only a few times. He's frantically finishing the art for the Schoenberg CD (the second of the series), and so we should have that out to you soon, like Decemberish.

Martin is also bracing himself for the 3rd Annual Rheostatics Fall Nationals -- a 13-day stint at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern from November 10-22.

Borne from their traditional Green Sprouts Music Weeks, the FALL NATIONALS will showcase Etobicoke's Sound Ambassadors in full splendour, featuring epic two and a half hour shows at sliding prices that will draw from their illustrious twelve album career, including "Whale Music," recently named 'greatest Canadian album of all time' by CBC Radio. Holy crap! What is that, 32.5 hours of live music? Of course we all know that if the rheos were really tough, they'd play for 32 hours straight rather than splitting it up over 13 days. Sissies.

The dudes will be welcoming a phantasmagoric myriad of openers and guest stars over the course of the run, so you may want to pick up a weeklong or 13 night pass. Some passes will be raffled off at SOUNDSCAPES record depot on Nov 8th, when les 'statics will engage in an instore performance to launch their marathon of sound.

Oh, and did we mention that this event also marks the release of "Maple Serum: Rheostatics Live at the Horseshoe", a concert DVD from the Rheos' first FALL NATIONALS, produced and directed by Justin Stephenson? CASBY hall of famers indeed.

What is this, a novella?

Full show details are listed below. Also, keep checking www.rheostatics.ca (it'll be up soon, we promise!) for more information.

RHEOSTATICS FULL INFORMATION:


NOV 10th, MONDAY: Opening night. Set times: Wil (from Vancouver) @ 9:45 -10:15; Rheostatics @ 10:45. Tix $10:00 Adv/$12.00 Door.

NOV 11th, TUESDAY: 102.1 The Edge New Music Night. Set times: Andrew Haughton @ 9:45 - 10:15; The Midi Ogres @ 10:30 - 11:00; Wil @ 11:15 - 11:45; Rheostatics @ midnight. FREE show. Donations gratefully accepted on behalf of Shuron Co-op Playschool.

NOV 12th, WEDNESDAY. Set times: Serena Ryder (from Peterborough) @ 9:45 -10:15; Rheostatics @ 10:45. Tix $10:00 Adv/$12.00 Door.

NOV. 13th, THURSDAY: Twenty Guest Vocalists! Featuring a posse of guest singers leading the band in their favourite Rheostatics' tune, including Jose Contreras (By Divine Right), Andy Maize (Skydiggers), Tamara Williamson, Selina Martin, Reid Jameson, Amer Diab, Dennis Ellworth (Rude Mechanicals), Dillon (BDR), Paul MacLeod, Paul Linklater (Cougar Finds Baby), Matthew Cowley, Silas White, Jonathan Seet, Steve Stanley, Alun Pigguns, Greg Smith, Mia Sheard, Mike Bell (Chore), Ford Pier, Ron Koop, Brian Borcherdt, Justin Rutledge, Serena Ryder, Lily Frost, Sean MacDonald, Les (Universal Honey), Dottie Cormier, Kurt Swinghammer. Set times: Serena Ryder @ 9:45 - 10:15; Rheostatics & Friends @ 10:45. Tix $13.50 adv/$16.00 door.

NOV 14th, FRIDAY. set times: Serena Ryder @ 10:00 - 10:45; The Imponderables @ 11:00 - 11:20; Rheostatics @ 11:30. Tix $13.50 adv/$16.00 door.

NOV 15th, SATURDAY: featuring Tim Vebron and RHEOSTAR. Classic Rheostatics characters make an appearance at this EuroFutura Electronic Extravaganza. Set times: Ford Pier (from Vancouver) @ 10:00 - 10:45; The Imponderables @ 11:00 - 11:20; Rheostatics @ 11:30. Tix $13.50 adv/$16.00 door.

NOV 16th, SUNDAY: All-ages matinee. Opener: teenage band, Hip Lingo, making their big city debut. Showtime: 5 pm. Tix $8.50 adv/$10.00 door.

NOV 17th, MONDAY: Solo Static night. Spoken word by Dave Bidini, solo songs by Martin Tielli and Tim Vesely, featured performance by the Faceless Forces of Bigness (sound and motion picture feast created by Michael Philipp Wojewoda, Justin Stephenson, and Chris Stringer). Opener: Veal (Edmonton/Winnipeg/Toronto).

Set times: Veal @ 9:45 - 10:15; Dave Bidini @ 10:30 - 11:00; Martin Tielli @ 11:15 - 11:45; Tim Vesely @ 12:00 - 12:30; Faceless Forces of Bigness @ 12:45 - 1:15.Tix $10:00 Adv/$12.00 Door.

NOV. 18th, TUESDAY: 102.1 The Edge New Music Night. set times: Crowned King @ 9:45 - 10:15; The Midi Ogres @ 10:30 - 11:00; Veal @ 11:15 - 11:45; Rheostatics @ Midnight. FREE show. Donations gratefully accepted on behalf of Alpha Alternative Public School.

NOV. 19th, WEDNESDAY: Spin the Wheel, Make the Set List! Set times: Neutron Stars (Guelph/Montreal) @ 9:45 - 10:15; Rheostatics @ 10:45. Tix $10:00 Adv/$12.00 Door. Tix $12.00 adv/$14.00 door.

NOV. 20th, THURSDAY: Covers, all night long. Set times: Neutron Stars @ 9:45 - 10:15; Rheostatics @ 10:45. Tix $13.50 adv/$16.00 door.

NOV. 21st, FRIDAY, featuring Brain Man. Set times: Jim Bryson (from Ottawa) @ 10:00 - 10:45; The Imponderables @ 11:00 - 11:20; Rheostatics @ 11:30. Tix $13.50 adv/$16.00 door.

NOV. 22nd, SATURDAY. Closing Night. Set times: Barmitzvah Brothers (from Guelph) @ 10:00 - 11:00; 10:45; The Imponderables @ 11:00 - 11:20; Rheostatics @ 11:30. Tix $13.50 adv/$16.00 door.

TICKETS are available at Ticketmaster, Horseshoe Tavern, Soundscapes, and Rotate This. There are also FULL RUN TICKET PACKS available for $75 and ONE-WEEK TICKET PACKS available for $40.

AUXILIARY EVENTS

NOV. 8, Saturday: The two-week festival kicks off with an in-store performance at Soundscapes, 7 pm, where full 13-day passes will be given away. Free admission.

NOV. 17th, early evening MONDAY: The official release of the concert DVD entitled MAPLE SERUM: RHEOSTATICS LIVE AT THE HORSESHOE. Tentatively scheduled at Chapters (Richmond & John) for 8 pm.

Check www.rheostatcs.ca for details (it'll be up soon, promise!).

VOLUNTEERS

Many thanks to all the fabulous people who donated their time and smiles at the various Martin Tielli merch tables across the country. We are once again looking for peeps to help out Veal on their upcoming tour, and the Rheostatics also need some help at the Horseshoe on the following dates: Nov 11,12,13,16,18. If you're game, please let me know.

Beauty on,

Shauna (and Nik)

Title credit: From "Aliens (Christmas 1988)" track 2 from the Rheostatics' "Melville".