It is two weeks now until I leave on tour across Europe with Zucchini Drive, and there are still a number of things that need to be sorted out. First on the agenda: what books to bring. I always bring books on tour. That’s not to say I always read each of the books I… Continue reading Take a Look, It’s in a Book: What to Read on Tour
Category: Live Shows
The Grinch Who Stole Pipmas
The holidays are a two-sided coin. On the one hand, there’s the fact that winter is still kind of a nice novelty. We still have a little bit of reverence for the beauty of the snow and ice, and a feeling of playfulness that makes the cold much more bearable. It’s a small window of… Continue reading The Grinch Who Stole Pipmas
Astronautalis, Busdriver and JEL with Rob Crooks
On Sunday, December 2nd at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg, I get to open for the Astronautalis with Busdriver and JEL tour. So, put on your backpacks, your hoodies and white sneakers, and let’s hop in the time machine back to 2002 and watch some serious underground rap! Astronautalis is not a house-hold name yet,… Continue reading Astronautalis, Busdriver and JEL with Rob Crooks
Marathon of Dope Western Canadian Tour
Aw yea, aw yea! The headline is true! Later this month Pip Skid, Dj C0-op and I will be bringing our shit-show circus on the road from Winnipeg to Vancouver and back, setting off tornadoes of chaos and terror at every stop along the way. And just to up the ante on this already… Continue reading Marathon of Dope Western Canadian Tour
The Lo is Dead! Long Live the Lo!
On Saturday, I went to the last ever show at the Lo-Pub. The line-up was great, but that’s really not the reason I was there. I wanted to have one last drink with a terminal friend. I wanted to stay until the end, and see the lights go out; but unfortunately, in… Continue reading The Lo is Dead! Long Live the Lo!
Trout! Trout! Trout!
After a one year hiatus, the Rainbow Trout Music Festival is back in full effect for 2012, and I will be performing! I was scheduled to perform at it last year with Magnum KI, before some unforeseen circumstances shut it down; but everything is going and will continue to go smoothly for this year.… Continue reading Trout! Trout! Trout!
The Assiniboine River Music Armada
I like French stuff: philosophy, literature, film, music. France is pretty alright in my books. Not to mention they gave us the Golden Boy. I’m proud to live in a place with such a strong French presence and history, even if we do all pronounce Portage as “Poor-tidge.” St. Boniface is really a nice… Continue reading The Assiniboine River Music Armada
A Fond Farewell…The Dope Joints Last Episode
Last week I posted about the future; sadly, this week I am forced to post about the past. Tonight, Wednesday, July 25th 2012 will be the final episode of “The Dope Joints” show, which has aired on UMFM (the University of Manitoba’s campus radio station) since 1998. The ever-changing landscape of hip-hop will… Continue reading A Fond Farewell…The Dope Joints Last Episode
Introducing… The Future
If you’ve had the chance to catch one or more of my past few performances in Winnipeg, you’ve been fortunate enough to experience the great accompanying power of my good friend Jonathan Askholm. Jon is someone who I’ve known for so long I don’t remember meeting him. It was probably in our grade one class,… Continue reading Introducing… The Future
Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg with Rob Crooks
In less than 2 weeks I will be opening up for one of my all-time favorite artists, Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg. When I first heard Buck 65, around ten years ago, he really changed the way I thought about not only music, but so many other things as well (for… Continue reading Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg with Rob Crooks