NEWS
JENN GRANT @ CMW
Jenn is confirmed for a CMW appearance at Toronto’s Mod Club on Thursday, March 22 with Young Rival and Mise En Scene (9pm). The show will be full band and will include new material from an album scheduled for release in Summer 2012.
THREE JUNO NOMINATIONS
There’s no better party in Canada than Junoweek, so we’re sharpening our partying skills in preparation for all the fantastic times ahead in Ottawa this year. We’ve even built a replica Gatineau River in the alley behind our office. We are super stoked about our three Juno Award nominations this year.
OUTLAWS & GUNSLINGERS AT JUNOFEST
For the good people of Ottawa we also have a killer show in store for you. We’re teaming up with our pals at Starfish Entertainment to present the Outlaws & Gunslingers show at Junofest.
DEEP DARK WOODS INDIES NOM
In other CMW news, the Deep Dark Woods would love your votes in support of their nomination of Best Roots Album.
NEW ALBUM COMING BY TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
Trampled By Turtles has already performed on NPR’s Prairie Home Companion in anticipation of the release of Stars and Satellites, coming out April 10, 2012 on yours truly, Six Shooter Records here in Canada. They also have a jam-packed SXSW schedule, so check them out if you’re in Austin:
AMELIA CURRAN ON TOUR
She’s here, there and everywhere. And, to be specific, playing in these fine cities:
SIX SHOOTER WELCOMES HARLAN PEPPER
I know it’s not really fair, but every time I hear about a new band made up of young whippersnappers, the first thing that comes to mind is Old Skull, the punk band of yore whose members were 9 years old. Considering that such “hits” as Old Skull’s ‘Homeless’
SLEEPWALK GUITAR FESTIVAL UPDATES
So, you know about this whole Sleepwalk Guitar Festival thingy right? The only festival where Six Shooter (that’s us) enlists supreme face melter Luke Doucet to hand pick other face melters to melt your face on the official dates of shred (Nov. 4-6)?
THE DEEP DARK WOODS IN AMERICA
The Deep Dark Woods’ excellent new record, The Place I Left Behind is about to hit the streets of America on October 18 via Nashville-based Sugar Hill Records.
SIX SHOOTER AT THE AMAs
We’ll be in Nashville, too, toasting the new Deep Dark Woods‘ release with tequila shots all over town (I’m actually going to be drinking corn syrup from a tequila bottle, ‘cause I’m a lightweight but I still want to paaaartaaay).
WHITEHORSE USA RELEASE + VINYL CAFE
Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet continue to blow away audiences on both sides of the border with their new band, Whitehorse, and their self-titled debut, Whitehorse.
DAVE BIDINI LAUNCHES NEW BOOK
From acclaimed musician and author Dave Bidini comes a brilliantly original look at a folk-rock legend and the momentous week in 1972 that culminated in the Mariposa Folk Festival: Writing Gordon Lightfoot, The Man, the Music, and the World in 1972.