UPDATE: The Coast has an interview with Tanya today: Tanya Davis’ Gorgeous talk

Says Tanya:

I made a record, over one long Halifax winter. I invited all of my talented musical friends to play on it with me. I arranged some grandiose songs, and some simple ones. I sang words both forthright and true. I didn’t scheme style nor genre nor strategy… perhaps the record will surprise some of you as much as it surprised me. It was a great project and I am very pleased to release this record, to present this piece of work to you. Please join me in celebration.

advance tickets available at lost and found (corner of harris and agricola) - cash only

Says Rob:
The album is beautiful. It ends on a very strong note with two of my favorite songs from Tanya.

“us this day” is a beautiful meditation on religion and differences of opinion and how we should celebrate and accept those differences [my take anyways].

“Do More” is a upbeat ending [gang vocals…kinda…] to “gorgeous morning” and great song to start your Friday with via your very own copy purchased Thursday night.

There will also likely be a who’s who of the local music scene in attendance performing with Tanya as there was quite a line up that recorded the album with her.

Upcoming Shows
Jun 19, 2008 8:00 PM North Street Church - CD Release! Halifax, NS
Jun 21, 2008 8:00 PM Kings Playhouse - Vinyl Cafe Live Taping Georgetown, PE
Jun 22, 2008 8:00 PM Kings Playhouse - Vinyl Cafe Live Taping Georgetown, PE
Jun 26, 2008 8:00 PM Blacksheep Inn w/Amelia Curran and Don Brownrigg Wakefield, QC
Jun 29, 2008 7:00 PM Toronto Pride - Paul Kane Parkette Toronto, ON
Jul 1, 2008 8:00 PM Art Bar - Poetry reading Toronto, ON

http://tanyadavis.ca/

CKDU 88.1 MHz - Halifax

* indicates Canadian artist.
** indicates local artist.

Chart ranking reflects airplay during the week ending 17-Jun-2008.

Top 30
17-Jun-2008
RANK ARTIST TITLE (LABEL)
1 TOMCAT COMBAT**
I’m Okay You’re Okay (Noyes)
I love the “sound” of this album. Great recording
2 DAVID MYLES**
On The Line (Little Tiny)
3 URBAN SURF KINGS**
Bang Howdy Partner (Independent)
4 BOB WISEMAN*
The Legend (Blocks)
5 BETTE & WALLET*
Voici… (Saspooray)
6 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY
Lie Down In The Light (Drag City)
7 DIE BRUCKE**
Who Gets The Kids (Independent)
8 HAWKSLEY WORKMAN*
Between The Beautifuls (Universal)
9 MAHOGANY FROG*
Mahogany Frog Do 5 (Independent)
10 THE PRIDDLE CONCERN*
The Priddle Concern (Sparks)
11 DUBMATIX*
Renegade Rocker (7 Arts)
12 AMOS GARRETT*
Get Way Back: A Tribute To Percy Mayfield (Stony Plain)
13 IRON GIANT*
Creator Of Scars (Diminished Fifth)
14 SHEARING PINX*
Haruspex (Divorce)
15 DL INCOGNITO*
A Captured Moment In Time (Urbnet)
16 CRYSTAL CASTLES*
Crystal Castles (Last Gang)
17 FOREST CITY LOVERS*
Haunting Moon Sinking (Out Of This Spark)
18 IRONICO ORKESTRA*
Passeggiata Dei Buddies (Dame)
19 KATE MAKI*
On High (Owom)
20 VARIOUS
Real Authentic Reggae: Volume One (BBE)
21 MATES OF STATE
Re-Arrange Us (Polyvinyl)
Still going through this album, but I do love the re-arrangeable liner notes….
22 CUT COPY
In Ghost Colours (Modular)
23 THE MICROPHONES
The Glow: Pt. 2 (K)
24 SUPERGRASS
Diamond Hoo Ha (Parlophone)
25 MUDHONEY
The Lucky Ones (Sub Pop)
26 HONEYBOY EDWARDS
Roamin’ And Ramblin’ (Earwig)
27 BETTY HARRIS
Intuition (Evidence)
28 CHRISTINA MARTIN**
Two Hearts (Independent)
29 JOURNALISTS, WOLF**
In Love (Radiator Collective)
30 OLD MAN LUEDECKE**
Proof Of Love (Black Hen Music)

International and Loud charts follow: (more…)

For some reason this didn’t post as intended via my experimenting with delayed/timed publishing of posts [why did I not clue in to the use of such a great tool before]…..so…..

Quickly as the show is upon us….TOMCAT COMBAT have a new album out on Noyes Records.
It is excellent. The recording done by Charles Austin and Dave Ewenson at the Echo Chamber does the band proud. This album simply sounds great [I find myself enjoying instrumental albums a fair bit lately too….]

But the band and I want you [well two of you] to enjoy the album as well.
A la radio call in programs from my youth I will take emails 6 and 16 [or the highest number otherwise depending on replies] at info@aquietrevolution.com for your copy of “I’m Okay, You’re Okay”

Powerful well done video in support of MTV’s Exit Campaign

End Exploitation and Trafficking

A SECOND DATE HAS BEEN ADDED FOR THE 15th
Tickets are $32.50 in advance and $37.50 day of show (including tax) and go on sale this Saturday, May 31 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at all Ticketpro outlets, including United Bookstore (1669 Barrington Street) Greenlyph Computers (1078 Queen Street), CD Heaven (118 Wyse Road), Halifax Forum (2901 Windsor Street), Alderney Landing (Dartmouth Ferry Terminal), Duly Noted Publishing (6224 Quinpool Road), Newsbreak Café and Newsstands (287 Lacewood Drive, 100 Ilsley Avenue, 6015 Lady Hammond Road and 900 Windmill Road), by phone at 1-888-311-9090 and online at www.sonicconcerts.com.

I like hip-hop [loving the new Herbaliser right now] and I enjoy chess.
So I was quite curious about the RZA’s new hip-hop chess site.
Too bad I will never see what it is all about. $48 a year for membership without even a taste of what you actually get for signing up….weak.

CKDU 88.1 MHz - Halifax

* indicates Canadian artist.
** indicates local artist.

Chart ranking reflects airplay during the week ending 03-Jun-2008.

Top 30
03-Jun-2008
RANK   ARTIST  TITLE  (LABEL)
1       SHEARING PINX*
Haruspex (Divorce)
2       DIE BRUCKE**
Who Gets the Kids (Independent)
3       HEY ROSETTA!*
Into Your Lungs (Sonic)
4       THE MICROPHONES
The Glow: Pt. 2 (K)
5       OLD MAN LUEDECKE**
Proof Of Love (Black Hen Music)
6       GHOST BEES**
Tasseomancy (Youth Club)
7       THE SUICIDE PILOTS*
War On Satire (Independent)
8       MOBY
Last Night (Mute)
9       NO AGE
Nouns (Sub Pop)
10      JOE JACKSON
Rain (Rykodisc)
11      JESSE DANGEROUSLY**
Verba Volant (Independent)
12      DAVID MYLES**
On The Line (Little Tiny)
13      URBAN SURF KINGS**
Bang Howdy Partner (Independent)
14      ELIZABETH SHEPHERD*
Parkdale (Do Right! Music)
15      FEUERMUSIK*
No Contest (Standard Form)
16      FUAD AND THE FEZTONES*
Beeramid (Ricochet Sound)
17      THE VIOLET ARCHERS*
Sunshine At Night (Zunior)
18      IRON GIANT*
Creator Of Scars (Diminished Fifth)
19      PENN POUTANEN AND LORRIE MATHESON*
Rebels United (Independent)
20      DUCHESS SAYS*
Anthologies Des 3 Perchoirs (Alien8)
21      CRYSTAL CASTLES*
Crystal Castles (Last Gang)
22      THEE SILVER MT ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA AND TRA LA-LA BAND*
13 Blues For Thirteen Moons (Constellation)
23      THE TOM FUN ORCHESTRA*
You Will Land With A Thud (Company House)
24      RICHARD UNDERHILL*
Kensington Suite (Stubby)
25      PORTISHEAD
Third (Island)
26      CLINIC
Do It! (Domino)
27      RICHARD YOUNGS
Autumn Response (Jagjaguwar)
28      CAT POWER
Jukebox (Matador)
29      CHRISTINA MARTIN**
Two Hearts (Independent)
30      BRENT RANDALL AND HIS PINECONES**
Strange Love (Just Friends)

Loud
03-Jun-2008
RANK   ARTIST  TITLE  (LABEL)
1       SHEARING PINX*
Haruspex (Divorce)
2       DIE BRUCKE**
Who Gets the Kids (Independent)
3       THE SUICIDE PILOTS*
War On Satire (Independent)
4       IRON GIANT*
Creator Of Scars (Diminished Fifth)
5       DUCHESS SAYS*
Anthologies Des 3 Perchoirs (Alien8)
6       SECRET FIRES*
I Only Want What I Can’t See (Independent)
7       BLACK SHIPS*
Low (New Romance For Kids)
8       CANCER BATS
Hail Destroyer (Distort)
9       THE NYMPHETS*
Feels Like Motherfuckers (Psychic Handshake)
10      PAROXYSM*
Scars Of The Art (Prodisk)

Siobhan