I'll sleep when Im dead.: June 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Summer sounds

This monday at 6pm at The Reverb

Tickets from me are $10, doors are $15

Little tunes and great company. Hope you can make it out

I'd love to see you there

www.myspace.com/scarlettrosetunes

Scarlett xx

(Photos by Victoria Ponce)

There was a time when I felt like I had been under water my whole life, and then I finally got out and took my first clean breathe. Now I feel like as I go along everything becomes smaller. There are differences between growing up, growing old and growing out. I want to find the sincerity and meaning in people again. I'm trying to keep my faith alive in the belief that there are pieces in every person that are true and authentic. We get lost but we need to keep those reminders within us.

Yesterday I was in the market with a friend playing some music and shooting some promo photos for an upcoming gig. When we were sitting down a man comes by on a bike, looking a little homeless and drunk. He began to talk to us and just then, I realize that I know this man. He was a very good friend of my fathers and didn't even recognize me. I remember him trying to to teach me chest up north a few years back. I finally mentioned my father and he lit up. He tried to remember me, but he couldn't. It was so sad, he was very wise. After awhile he goes to leave the park benches. Then looks at us and walks back. "And if you find yourself a boy, make sure he is nice. Life is too short."

Wouldn't it be lovely to make some memories
Not just fragments?

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Manifest Generation

Summer can't catch me

Late Night

When I woke up today
and you weren't there to play
then I wanted to be with you
when you showed me your eyes
whispered love at the skies
then I wanted to stay with you
inside me I feel alone and unreal
and the way you kiss will always be
a very special thing to me...

When I lay still at night seeing
stars high and light
then I wanted to be with you
when the rooftops shone dark
all alone (I) saw a spark
spark of love just to stay with you
inside me I feel alone and unreal
and the way you kiss will always be
a very special thing to me...

If I mention your name
turn around on a chain
then the sky opens for you
when we grew very tall
when I saw you so small
then I wanted to stay with you
inside me I feel alone and unreal
and the way you kiss will always be
a very special thing to me...

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Paint it black

If you haven't caught The Kettle Black, you don't know what you've been missing. This man creates a somber closed in atmosphere everywhere he goes that is out of this world. He plays all these different kinds of instruments in his set up, but he is the farthest thing from a 'one man band'. Its impossible to take your eyes off once he starts.

My first time seeing the Kettle Black was Halloween, 24 Hours at The Center Of Gravity. Including bands Spiral Beach, The Miles, Boxes And Bags, Run With The Kittens, and Inside a Mind through out the night. It was around 2am, I was tired and all the 'Native Warrior' paint was starting to rub off my face. Drunk and half dead from the mosh pit, I watched this man dressed up as the joker set up some candles in a circle, almost as if there was about to be some sort of a seance taking place. People gathered around, sitting. Then... These powerful, dark, ambiguous sounds flooded the theatre. The energy was just seeping through every pore of his skin, something so raw and surreal. It left me speechless.

He never fails to create the same mood where ever he plays. This is isn't just a performance, its so much more. Its unfamiliar and frightening. Unconditionally incredible.

http://www.myspace.com/nickjohannes

Scarlett xx

Monday, June 15, 2009

In bloom

Spring has awakened and summer is on its way

I can only remember the September sun

Thursday, June 11, 2009

19

Happy Birthday Joel!

xxxx

Young Hussie

For those of you who know me, you know that I absolutely love Slim Twig. Its no surprise that the young, handsome Toronto bred artist is getting all the hype and attention these days. He markets his eerie rockabilly stature very intelligently. Not only does the music embellish this dreamy dark castrophany, but the poetry that comes through is completely spell-binding.

I missed his CD release, 'Contempt!', at The Horseshoe a few Fridays ago to go see The Miles instead (which I don't regret because they tore The Boat a new one, of course) but I do wish I had stopped by. His last release, Direct Dialect, left me completely satisfied and wanting more.

Although many were not fans of Slim Twig after Direct Dialect, I really encourage you to try out his new mix, 'SPIT IT TWIG'. You can download it for free at www.myspace.com/slimtwig when you click on the side bar with the CD cover. I haven't stopped listening to it since I caught it at Record Store Day at Sonic Boom during his performance. The first tune, 'A Black Hollister', sets the mood for the entire mix, while the second last song, 'Phantasm Inquest-Onakazabien Remix', pushes you back into a dream and leaves you in a thoughtful trance. 'Crack Of The Whip' unleashes some interesting lyrical patterns.

All of his projects continue to inspire and impress me. Seeing his performance live alone is fascinating. You don't really know the character intill you witness it. He becomes this dark preacher, the energy completely takes over the room. The Eye Weekly did a great article on him, Ballad Of A Thin Man. http://www.eyeweekly.com/music/features/article/54372

Among other things the twig swings, TROPICS - www.myspace.com/topofthetropics - have really caught my eye. Some of the blurbs and film projects I've caught are interesting too. If the music doesn't take you, the videos might.

This artist is the real deal