Without a Yard

Sadly missed Elvis Perkins‘ show last night…was wiped after late nights, catching up on 2 days off, then some half-hearted gym time…especially sad because he was one of the highlights of last year’s sxsw fest…despite the rowdy cold war kids fans in the audience at the packed Music Hall…So I’ve unfairly held a grudge vs. the CWKs ever since (tho - it’s not the band I hate, it’s the fans, should apply…) so I was happy to uncover this redeeming gem (their cover of Tom Waits’ ‘i don’t wanna grow up’ elicited very different opinions from my mp3 sharin’ buds awhile back as i recall…) w/ Elvis, Dr. Dog & CWKs guesting on a KEXP session - This Mp3 session starts with a brilliant collobo on Dr. Dog’s new track ‘California’.

In other collobo news, I’m very excited to see the final outcome of this always creative, mind-expanding & fruitful partnership:

Off to some computer triage for family friends, then *maybe* a pr thingie…maybe? we shall see…

peace
meegs

p.s. - Don’t forget about rock lottery this saturday!

A gray day, perfect for geeking out guilt-free. I’m triple (quadruple if you count that too-good-to-be-true Bruce Peninsula w/ the Acorn & Laura Barrett show that I will probably not have any chance of making in time..aie?!) booked for tonight, which makes last night’s foul ups a bit of a relief (& the Sondre Lerche concert’s cancellation - hopefully postponed! - a blessing in disguise, too)…

Got back to what now looks like an Ikea refugee camp at a reasonable hour, crashed, caught up with far-away-friends & had some sweatpants q.t. Packing is 98% done, feeling completely wiped after an action-packed week of events, shows & daytime appts, so there’s loads of maintenance work on the errands/online front…I’ve been unabashedly pillaging rcrdlbl tracks whenever I get a moment since it launched last week - can’t stop listening to the jose gonzales’ guest appearance on the junip track ‘chickens.’ Going through a mellower listening phase lately (including the aforementioned Sarah Burton’s tracks, who knew she’d be backed by a bunch of the Bebop Cowboys? what a pleasant surprise!), maybe to counterbalance the madness…gathered up all the covers/fav tracks to .zip’off to friends, in the hopes that it will - by osmosis - synthesize all the information for the ‘07 Waub list before year’s end…Thinking that I could stay on top of the hype machine was another massive joke, will be unsubscribing from that bad boy before day’s end to alleviate unread-guilt.

So the move has pretty much taken over my life (& my subconscious, been having loads of weird dreams about moving into spaces that are hybrid mashups of places I saw & didn’t like…bizarro scenes of opening up closet/cupboard doors & peeking to neighbour’s apartments…too many late nights & an archive of bjork videos floating around the id, I guess) - will be off work Monday/Tuesday, but Monday’s ‘actionable items’ keep getting pushed further & further back into the day - Could’ve sworn I was using a ‘best teams approach’ to ‘manage my expectations,’ but haven’t been able to ‘touch base’ with ‘key stakeholders’ to secure a concrete plan ‘moving forward.’ There - that buzzword bouillabaisse makes up for missing two days work.

On that snarky note…I am looking forward to end of day Tuesday, being totally unpacked & cooking again - appreciate the first coupla guinea pigs volunteering to pop over before I really get my bearings in the new space, I promise no wild forays into new recipe land until I’ve mastered the new digs…

peace
meegs

So late to link - but had to show this video some much deserved love! Mark’s video has been up on his site for over 10 days…belated congrats!

Best quote: “Car on car violence has reached an all-time high in Canada!” (& couldn’t resist posting this Mp3 - a Paul Simon cover by Jens Lenkman in honour of the lame newscaster newscaster’s second runner up quote)

peace (& come to CaseCamp!)
meegs

A new genre has to be added to last post’s mix…The binary code of life as communicated by boys through sports analogies. Last night’s debacle, which topped off a wild week in (of all places?!) Caledon, tied things up neatly - bookends of ball-related life lessons (get your mind out of the gutter). Sigh. Special thanks for those words of wisdom, gentlemen. I am still laughing/processing. Big contingent headed out for the parade today, but not feeling the xma$ spirit quite yet…need to recover from the week away, one looong harried night & a busy, busy week ahead - charity fundraisers, casecamp, housewarmings, Dakota nights, hockey games, & of course, the never-ending quest for boxes.

peace
meegs

Packing really sucks. I can’t think of anything more depressing than sifting through all of the crap I’ve accumulated by default and chunking a good 30%…Tokyo lifestyle time is just around the corner and the anti-swag policy will have to be enforced ruthlessly…with south-by 4 mos away, I’ll at least have some practice time under my belt…

Last night’s Caribou gig was completely different than what I’d expected. Watching Dan go head to head drumming centre stage was a huge highlight. Such a nice symmetry to the show, a unity in the psychedelic projections (v. different than the usual video loops, tres trippy and hypnotizing…not quite Banana Split trippy, but up there…), the band’s ability to play completely in sync w/ the backing tracks & the set progression. The vocal parts were drowned out, like the albums’ mix, but Andy chimed in every now & then with his gorgeous upper range, which was a nice surprise.

Openers Born Ruffians were worth the price of admission alone…they get tighter and hoe-down/funky/syncopated/goodness-ier every time I see’em. The new Hummingbird track sounds urgent’n'vibrant live (Amanda knows about my soft spot for this bird…someday I’ll go back…maybe) and I can’t wait for the full length to come out in February….Too late for the Waubber’s year-end list-off, but maybe I can squeeze in the EP as a contenda.

Can’t write much more as i am living the neverending errand story part II. Vital info before signing off…A lil’ birdie told me that despite not being on the list of artists for tonight’s wavelength lineup, Laura Barrett will indeed be joining the Two Koreas & the Bicycles ce soir…