June 18, 2009

I started using the internet twitter so I can tell you generous things about my own life experiences. Twitter, as it turns out, is a new piece of computer software invented by Ashton Kutcher. Actually, I almost probably have some even more interesting feelings than him. If you join me, I will give you news about all of the luxurious things that I have happening right now, and about the ways that you can make yourself have better, more refined feelings. With time, you can be a luxurious person, with nuanced feelings and an overall better face.

We all like to feel less empty when you read my messages. My messages have the power and the glory that can fill you up.

I won't send you an advertisement about anything but me and my important feeling activities. I will offer you special incentives for living with pain-free and serious abilities. I will just make you think about these things more and more all of the time. And the more you think about things, the more you will think about me. And the more you do that, the more I go inside of you... and that's good for both of us, because I can tell you many more important things about yourself and about what you should do to be more honest with your innermost parts.

May 20, 2009

Two new tracks are available from www.zunior.com. You can get them. They have a sing-song way about them. You get to dance with friends, and then you can make mistakes all over one another. Tomorrow I am visiting the House of Miracles one last time to finish my new record. It will be out in the summer. But don't forget to get those songs from Zunior. They will be on the new record, but for you, today, they are free.

March 27, 2009

I will be releasing a track from my new record soon. It will be available for download from this site, and at www.myspace.com/waxmannequin.
It is a song called End of Me. It's about traveling and decaying in this crumbling country.

December 29th, 2009

I performed two nights in Rotterdam with my friend Mark. The first was a silent disco party -- part of a ritzy festival taking place downtown. It was disorienting to walk into a room with dozens of people moving and giggling to invisible music. I was a change of pace from the dance music. The listeners stoicly bobbed their heads and made quiet grunting noises. It wasn't much different from a Toronto crowd. That made me homesick. The next night we performed at the Ridder -- a tiny folk pub that was uttlerly rammed with mature poets and artist types. There was nearly no room to open the front door, let alone bring in any equipment, yet I managed to perform, as did my friend Mark Lotterman, an opera singer, various poets and a jazz quartet. Things have a way of working here, however improbably.


December 22, 2008

There. I got this thing up and running again. We just got back from Amsterdam where Mark recorded some stuff for his new record. It's really something. I'm gonna get Mr. Lotterman back over to Canada for a tour. I'm trying to figure out gifts to bring home, but wooden shoes just won't cut it. I need something that really sums up this place and what I'm doing here. I'm in the right place. Tomorrow we'll be in Tiel at Jam Inn. A couple more shows have been added for Rotterdam too.

December 19, 2008

I skipped out on updating this site for a while, but I've still been doing lots of things. I finished my tour with Buttless Chapps, then did a run with the seering and awe inspiring Kettle Black in October. I just finished traveling through Ontario with Rae Spoon, and now I'm flying to Munich in the midst of a snow storm for a run of shows in Germany and Holland with Mark Lotterman. Check www.myspace.com/waxmannequin for dates and updates.

September 28, 2008
I'll be starting up my tour with the Buttless Chaps. By day I'm a mild mannered grade two teacher!

August 30, 2008
I'll be at the Pepperjack in Hamilton on Sept 6th with The Kettle Black. He's great. Have I really neglected this page for a full month? Impressive. I was on tour, so I didn't get to be all internetty all of the time. I'm home now. I'm going to get back into the studio soon. People with no pants on are coming to get you!!!

July 31 , 2008
We're going to be at the Sappy Fest soon in Sackville. The tour is neat. I'm traveling with a whole group of people. So much for the long lonely drives. We had to change a tire on the way to Ottawa. Rich and I did it very quickly, because we're so good at roadside calamaties. I'm heading west soon. I'll be at the Railway Club in Vancouver on August 5th. Spread the word.

July 26, 2008
Hey! I update my myspace and facebook way more than this crappy site! You should always check there first.
I'm leaving for the East with Richard L, The Burning Hell and others now. Life is super fun and scary all of the time.
I'm probably playing music near you, on you and in you soon. I hope to see you when I do.
You can help promote the parties by starting a facebook event for your town, and by printing this poster:
www.waxmannequin.com/posters/Generic August Tour.jpg
If you help, let me know and you'll get a firm
bonus!

June 22, 2008

We're in Cranbrook tonght playing at the Baker. We are leaving Nelson now. This town is different than it used to be. It's still beautiful and wholesome. They have moved the buildings all around. The people are more suspicious but say more meaningful things.

June 12, 2008

Tonight we're at the Sirdar Pub in Sirdar BC. We're not playing Cranbrook just yet... soon though (show is TBA)

June 8, 2008

You can help me put posters up for shows! Download a tour poster here: www.waxmannequin.com/posters/
BrokenFriendsTour.jpg

May 26, 2008

I'm travelling soon with Andy Magoffin. He makes thinky/feely pop songs of the finest grade. He's a neat guy. Andy will be playing drums for me on some of the shows. We're almost done making an album together. We're going west and back. The gas makes travel tough, but when we tour in pairs, it's a bit easier and cheaper.

May 1, 2008
I worked a lot on my new record the other day. Recording with Andy Magoffin is very easy and fun. He gets up late and works till a ridiculously late hour. That's when the ideas get spooky and warm... and drunk. I'm doing a bunch of shows in Ontario with BA Johnston in May. Then I'm traveling west with Andy Magoffin in June. There are still some dates open for June. Let me know now if you want to set something up.

 

April 15
Hello again. I feel good about everything. I ran out of the feel-nice pills that the dentist gave me a while ago, so it can't be that. My normal job is proving good for my soul. It makes the rest of my life more strange and superheroish. I'm going to be heading west in June, East in August, and to Europe in September. If you're interested in helping me set something up in any of these places, now's the time to get in touch.

April 1, 08
I got a wisdom tooth out. What I lost in wisdom, I gained in little 'feel nice' pills. It's a whole bottle of them.

March 26, 08
I just woke up from a dream about a totalitarian state. There were still good ragged folk around, but we were so, so suspcious of one another. And even the most minor transgression -- the sort we thrive on -- needed to be confessed to the state. They'd probably know about the misdeed already, but they make us tell just to keep us honest, and in case they missed something.

March 18, 08
I got a normal job that goes well with my music job, but it keeps thretening to suck me in for good. I won't ever be happy again if that happens. Now I'm trying to find a way to resist its pull. Why do they make jobs so cultish? Where did my poverty go? My sweet, enabling poverty.

March 8, 08
We're in Halifax now. It's been a pretty nice little tour, but BA and I are both pretty screwed up and tired. My fingers and my voice are aching. I'm turning into a fragile old man who drinks too much... so I'm recording a lot of folky material for my new record. I'm going to try to book a tour where I don't destroy myself each night. I need to keep making shit for at least a couple more decades. I've got a pile of shows in April that I haven't announced yet. They'll be up soon.

Feb 29, 08
I'm heading east with BA Johnston. We're leaving Sunday afternoon and driving for a long, long time. We'll be in Sackville, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Halifax and other places. It's scary to know bad things, but it's really for the best.

Feb 7, 08
I just got back from Thunder Bay where mum and I set up the art at the Definitely Superior Gallery. It will be up there for a month. On the way home I crashed Joey's van. Then I got parts from a scrapyard and fixed it. I bent the frame back into place with a hammer and painted it. He'll never know. I'll be in Hamilton on the 8th at the Print Studio on James st, and I'll be in London on the 9th at Call the Office.

Jan 24, 08
I played at the Rockey Saugeen house in Hamilton the other night. The rock was anything but soggy. I stopped being sick and scared. Now I'm ready to hit the road again. I'll be heading up to Montreal for the 25th and Ottawa for the 26th. Then it's off to north western Ontario. I've got some shows along the way, but I'm mainly going becuase Mum and I are setting up an art show in Thunder Bay at the Definitely Superior Gallery. The show opens on February 1st and will be up until March.

Jan 15, 08
I'm sick in bed and I'm scared of something. It's like a breathin or sumthin. I'll get over this scare soon. I'm sure. I'll clear up my own damn skin. Now I know for sure there ain't no doctor gonna clear it for me. I got a lot more stories to tell, and I ainna gonna tell'm through sick, scared lips.

Jan 3, 08
I'm holding onto my skin with all that I have. I have a new instrument. Back in the studio soon. I'm playing some of the new songs at the shows. That helps me make them better before I record them.

3.Dec.07
Myspace made me a featured artist for this week! So if you like seeing my face all over the place as much as I do, go to myspace.com and visit the music section... and there it is. My face.

20.Nov.07
They gave me a Hamilton Music Reward the other night. They said I was the best. Try as I might, I can't help but feel nice about that. I don't believe it though... don't worry. I just feel nice about it. I'm heading east with Spiral Beach in early December. I'm putting the dates up now. I hope you'll be there with me.

30.Oct.07
New shows added. I'm playing a good few with my friends Spiral Beach in November. I'll be touring East with them in December. We moved recently, and there's a place near by that has a rotting carton of milk in the window!

15.Oct.07
Whew. I finally got this intershit happening again. This isn't really a blog site. It just looks like one. I have a bunch of shows coming up, and I've got some stories for you... some I wish I could write about, and other's I wish I couldn't.

.Sep.07
I'm recording again. I'm working with my friend Andy at the House of Miracles. My voice gets ruined whenever I'm on the road singing my loud songs. I try to use all of the clever singy techniques that I've learned over the years, but still, my voice can only hold out for so long. When I get home I always wonder if I'll ever sing again. So far it's always fixed itself, but there's still that fear... So I'm recording a lot of pretty quiet song nows. That way I'll get to keep my voice for longer. I'll also be able to trick all the folk festivals into letting me play. I think my father will really like these new songs too.

2.Sep.07
You should join my facebook group by going...

here

(log into your facebook and it'll take you to my group). That way I can harvest your information... and your spine.