The Might-Have-Been-Imaginary Back-On-Tour TOUR Part !

A few months ago I decided I was ready to get back on the road and set out to do so with great intention. Madda and I loaded up the Aquarius and took off to the Kootenay mountains to start the 'tour' even though there were no concerts planned and I wasn't sure if Erik actually had a ticket to Canada. I have a really hard time planning for the road unless I'm already there so this was a perfectly logical albeit insane course of action. Days and weeks and months have gone flying by and now, sat atop the Parvis de St. Gilles with just 2 days left before the 'last gig', I can scarcely believe what just happened. I got to play 60 concerts across 2 continents and come back to my favorite place in the whole world to hunker down, record, and get ready for the next part of the adventure (Part !!). Erik was there (here!) for over half of it and this Friday we will bookend Part ! feeling very much physically, musically, and generally whole as a musical duo.

Nothing further to say other than THANK YOU that was awesome.

2015-2016 Back-On-Tour Tour PART !
Friday, September 11 - The Royal on Baker - Nelson, BC
Saturday, September 12 - Kaslo Hotel - Kaslo BC
Sunday, September 20 - The Wrong Turn Tavern - Keremeos, BC
Thursday, September 24 - Skinny Fat Jack's - Vancouver BC
Friday, October 2 - Rolla Pub (Acoustic Northern Lights Set THANKS PATTY!) - Rolla, BC
Saturday, October 3 - Rolla Pub - Rolla, BC
Monday, October 5 - Nancy O's - Prince George, BC
Tuesday, October 6 - Wells Hotel - Wells, BC
Wednesday, October 7 - Dandelion Cafe - Forest Grove, BC
Friday, October 9 - 557 Artist Block - Penticton, BC
Saturday, October 10 - The Wrong Turn Tavern - Keremeos, BC
Wednesday, October 14 - Café Deux Soleils - Vancouver, BC
Thursday, October 15 - Logan's Pub - Victoria, BC
Friday, October 16 - The Vault - Nanaimo, BC
Saturday, October 17 - Char's Landing - Port Alberni, BC
Tuesday, October 20 - Jamie's Rainforest Cafe - Tofino, BC
Friday, October 23 - Royal Canadian Legion#66 - Lillooet, BC
Wednesday, October 28 - The Wrong Turn Tavern - Keremeos, BC
Thursday, October 29 - The Elite - Penticton, BC
Saturday, October 31 - Ellison's Market - Nelson, BC
Saturday, October 31 - Newkey's Place - Crawford Bay, BC
Wednesday, November 4 - Infinitea - Fernie, BC
Thursday, November 5 - The Green Door, KIMBERLEY, BC
Friday, November 6 - Elk and Oarsman - Banff, AB
Saturday, November 7 - Good Earth - Canmore, AB
Monday, November 9 - DV8 - Edmonton, AB
Tuesday, November 10 - The Ironwood - Calgary, AB
Wednesday, November 11 - Vangellis - Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, November 12 - McNally's Tavern - Regina, SK

Friday, November 13 - The Jam Space - Lemberg, SK

Saturday, November 14 - The Double Decker - Brandon, MB

Sunday, November 15 - TBA Studios - Winnipeg, MB

Wednesday, November 18 - From The Grind Up - Fort Frances, ON

Thursday, November 19 - The Apollo - Thunder Bay, ON

Friday, November 20 - Serendipity Gardens - Rossport, ON

Saturday, November 21 - Loplops - Sault Ste Marie, ON

Thursday, November 26 - Speakeasy - Sudbury, ON

Friday, November 27 - Griffin Pub - Bracebridge, ON

Saturday, November 28 - The Garnet - Peterborough
Tuesday, December 1 - Call The Office - London, ON
Wednesday, December 2 - Phog Lounge - Windsor, ON
Thursday, December 3 - Faux Pop Station - Goderich, ON
Friday, December 11 - Le Grand Balle Salé - Brussels - BE

Sunday, December 13 - Lava Café - Brussels - BE

Tuesday, December 15 - Le Pop-IN - Paris - FR

Thursday, December 17 - Da Emilia - Torino - Italy

Sunday, December 20 - Botz - Torino - Italy

Wednesday, December 23 - Twiggy - Varese - Italy

Saturday, December 26 - Arci Canara - Verona - Italy

Thursday, December 31 - Da Livia! - Borgo Stremiz - Italy

Sunday, January 3 - Da Vicenzo - Modena - Italy

Monday, January 4 - House Concert - Bologna - Italy

Tuesday, January 5 - The Battle of Castello Don Pears - Verona - Italy

Wednesday, January 13 - 7(7) - Metz - FR
Thursday, January 14 - House Concert - Karlsruhe - DE
Saturday, January 16 - House Concert - Viersen - DE
Sunday, January 17 - Ehrenfeld - Koln - DE
Friday, January 22 - New Year's Drink - Gent - BE
Saturday, January 23 - House Concert - Berlin - DE

Friday, January 29 - Gourmand - Brussels - BE 

From Vancouver to... Thessalon?

After a lot of driving and a lot of concerts I'm back in Ontario! BIG thanks to everyone who came out to the shows in Vancouver, Kelowna, Banff, Canmore, Sylvan Lake, Edmonton, Christopher Lake, Brandon, Winnipeg, Kenora, Dryden, Thunder Bay, and Terrace Bay. What a long strange trip it's been! I got the beer-making supplies to RJ, loaded up on Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, The Band, Otis Redding, Buddy Holly, and even Jimmy Buffett at the flea market in Enderby and have been rocking my way across the incredible landscapes that make up this country. Here are some pictures from the road. Other highlights that can't be pictured: watching the stars from a mountaintop outside Canmore AB on my last night in the rockies; an amazing Northern Light show after leaving Edmonton that forced me to stop driving until the sun came back up and I could finally stop staring; arriving bedraggled in Thunder Bay and hearing the CBC plug the rest of my Ontario tour! At this point that means:

May 29 - The Round Barn in Sowerby

May 31 - The Old Station in Bracebridge

June 1 - The Wolf Den in Oxtongue Lake

June 2 - Farmer's Market in Kemptville

June 12 - The Spill in Peterborough (TBC)

June 13 - Milk Coffee Bar in Windsor

June 14 - London Music Clob in London

June 15 - Farmer's Market in Toronto

June 16 - The Cornerstone in Guelph

June 19 - The Sleepless goat in Kingston (TBC)

June 20 - The Griffin Pub in Bracebridge

June 21 - Relay for Life in Goderich

June 22 - Habits in Toronto

See you soon! For now, enjoy pictures from the road:

 Preparing for a big trip

Leaving the Okanagan Valley

 Tour bus shopping near Revelstoke, BC

 

 Banff Hot Springs - Thanks Jess!

 Leaving the Rocky Mountains

But not without a party with these kids...

Back in the Prairies - storm clouds move in

 Mildred does not fear storm clouds

Sunrise after the all-night Northern Light Show May 17-18

Some days I fee like Kowalski

Prairie Sky, Don't Look at me That way. Roadside Picnic Paradise.

What do I do with it?

5 sets - one night - WOW

 The stages is finally sleeping

Another roadside attraction

Come get yer Smokies

All the world is a stage

Calling all breakers

Long winding road up and over Lake Superior.

Birch trees everywhere!

There she is

 Shine your ever lovin light on me!

 Pit stop

Dead End

Blast from the past

Fill 'er up

Where am I???

Tree planting season has begun - Mildred makes friends

This waterfall is Mesmerizing! So much water. This is in Terrace Bay - home of the best home-made Gnocchi and meatballs on this side of the Atlantic!

 ....Car spotted moving east

Vast empty expanses of trees and hills and trees and hills and trees and hills and trees!

...and lakes

Please use detour

A calm evening over Lake Superior/Agawa Bay

Ojibwe pictographs! This is Mishipizheu, who can calm the waters or anger them by lashing his tail.

Four orbs and a rider.

 I forget :(

 Ripples

More Ripples

 Blue lakes and rocky shores, I will return once more

Salamanders?

Crevasse

I don't know why I like abandoned gas stations

Footprints of the giants?

 Abandonment issues

You could be my broken window

I've seen better days

 How many captions must a man create before you can call him a man

Add it up

Sun sets over Lake Superior!

That's all for now. See you soon!