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yegarts · 2 years ago

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“I am YEG Arts” Series: Jen Mesch

Photo by Aspen Zettel, 2021.

Contemporary dancer and choreographer Jen Mesch’s creativity is seemingly boundless. She doesn’t shy away from new adventures and challenges, whether it’s a fascinating new collaboration with an experimental musician or mastering a new artform (in recent years she’s added film to her repertoire). She’s a multi-disciplinary artist in the broadest sense and embraces cross-training not only in dance, but in other schools of thought such as philosophy and science, and by staying in tune with her community.

This week on the YEG Arts blog, we catch up with the multi-talented artist, Jen Mesch.

Tell us about your connection to Edmonton and what keeps you living and working here.

I moved to Edmonton a little over 13 years ago from New Jersey. My husband who's a composer got a job working at the University of Alberta and I started working here as a healthcare worker. I guess my sort of “Edmonton origin story” in dance is that I looked up what kinds of things were happening and found Mile Zero Dance. I saw this photograph of Gerry Morita [Mile Zero Dance’s Artistic Director] in a fake fur coat in front of a barn with these wild sunglasses, drinking a cup of tea, doing a little bit of a dance pose – and I knew I was going to be fine in Edmonton! Mile Zero has really been a great place for me, I have performed there as an independent choreographer, and since the beginning, I really was welcomed with open arms into that contemporary community and just this year I decided to be on the Board. It has been kind of a home base for me as an independent choreographer.

As a multi-disciplinary artist, is there a common thread you bring to all of your storytelling? Are there themes you find yourself revisiting time and time again?

I think people look at dance and see a story – that's a normal thing for humans to do – to look for meaning or a story, but [as dancers] we're not actually trained in storytelling. I think that's a specific skill, it's literary. People often don't ask the same thing of music, and dance is sort of uniquely situated in that we're connected very strongly to music. Obviously, we also have a strong connection with theatre and performance art. But we're also completely different from all of them. I definitely try to steer away from storytelling and I think that's hard in a big theatre town (it's a big literary and music town too.) I think it's hard for people outside of the dance community to find their way into non-narrative work. But the common themes for me are that I tend to work as a soloist as an independent choreographer. I'm pretty reclusive in my daily life so I do a lot of solo work and a lot of the themes involve solitude, organic sorts of landscapes and in the case of my current work Go Where Light Is, I guess outer space and the universe are included in an organic landscape.

What's one of the biggest professional risks you've taken, and how did it influence where you are today?

The biggest professional risk I ever took was deciding to become a dancer at age 22 because I didn't study dance as a child. [As a young adult] I did start taking dance classes, and then I went on to major in engineering. There was a talent show at my engineering university and I entered one of my little dance pieces and won first place. The $50 prize meant I could buy my chemical engineering textbook; I was so happy and relieved. Eventually, I dropped out of engineering and told my parents I wanted to be a dancer, which was, I think pretty wild of me to do. I mean, I'd had just twice-a-week classes at my community college in modern dance. I had come back from dropping out of engineering school and I asked my dance teacher what I needed to do. She said, Take as much ballet as you possibly can, and take jazz and modern – take everything. So I did. I took all the money from my minimum wage job and took every dance class that I could take. I was in classes five or six days a week. I don't see myself as a super high-level dancer at this point in my life, but I can't believe how much I've done and have been able to do. So, I guess that my advice to other people is to try. You don't know unless you do and put everything into it. It could have gone nowhere for me. I could have changed my mind, but here I am.

What's one piece of advice you wish that you had received when you were starting out in dance?

I was an adult when I started studying dance so it's a bit different than when you started out as a kid. I started with some already firm ideas of who I was and what I wanted dance to be for myself, but I think one piece of advice I wish I had (which I do anyway) is the notion of cross-training. Both physically and in terms of genres or disciplines, I think it's really important that people learn about other artforms, learn about other schools of thinking, about philosophy, and the sciences. All of those things make us more rounded human beings and should inform our practices as artists.

Photo by Aspen Zettel, 2021.

Tell us a little bit about the unique characteristics and challenges of dance in contrast with other art disciplines. What do you wish people better understood about dance?

Well, I think it's changing a little bit, but there are some biases against dance (at least in North America) that dance is sort of inherently female and that it's inherently recreational. So, I think it gets discounted. People understand that you can be a recreational photographer; you can be a professional photographer. I think people do understand that there are ballet dancers that are very highly trained, but it seems so unattainable for most people. That is a big wall that I think we're all trying to figure out how to break down a little bit – these hierarchies in dance.

Another disadvantage is that it costs a lot of money to put it on; it's very labor intensive; and it's a very personnel intensive art form. Dance is seen as being mostly for girls and women, even at young ages. It's very hard to find role models for boys who want to dance and yet it's often men who then become the major choreographers and the major directors of dance companies. Women are trying to find their voice at a time when we're also stepping aside to make more room for more kinds of people and more kinds of dancers. I think that's a challenge for everyone in the arts – to make more room.

Another significant problem for Edmonton and anywhere really, is that compared to other art forms, there are fewer dance programs at the post-secondary level. Edmonton currently has nothing like that as opposed to very fully realized theatre and music departments. It’s something that the dance community is trying to address. At the same time as we're trying to increase scholarships and increase awareness of dance, we're also trying to increase awareness of each other's dance forms and dance communities.

Tell us about your most recent dance project, Go Where Light Is.

Go Where Light Is has been a really exciting and challenging project. Because I normally work as a soloist, the larger-scale things that I've done have been with improv structures that have been quite loose. Like I construct a general timbre of the piece and they're usually people spread out over large areas so that people sort of come upon little things happening in different places in an area. With this one, I don't want to say this is my pandemic piece, but I did really miss dancing with everybody. I just had it in my heart, I wanted to do something really big with lots of people in it. I also had these really strong eerie feelings of the universe really not just being something out there in outer space or something that requires technology to perceive. That it's really just around us all of the time. And all these distances of course are relative. And even during the day, it's not something that happens at night, where we can see stars. The stars are just always there. And I just started thinking about how strange the world is as we've created these structures and systems around us. I started thinking more and more about the uniqueness of the human animal and the context of the universe without all of these constructs around us. So that's kind of where I started. There are a lot of themes that come through in the piece, the music steers a lot of it. The piece was written by my husband Scott Smallwood and his collaborative partner Stephan Moore.

Tell us more about your filmmaking.

In 2016-17, I was the artist in residence at Harcourt House. The residency is meant to support the work of an artist as they advance or emerge into a new area of their work. I was in my late 40s by then and I was dealing with lots of injuries and thinking a lot about what I wanted to be doing and about the online presence of dance. And I started thinking I would like to learn how to do dance for film and during the residency. I started taking film classes at the University of Alberta and FAVA. I made some little films in those classes, and they became part of the exhibition at the end of my residency, and then I found out that you could submit online to film festivals, so I got into a bunch of film festivals which was weird and fun. I felt a little bit upset because I'd been making films for, like, not even a year and I was getting awards for filmmaking. You could just never do that with dance! It’s said it takes ten years to make a dancer. I told my teacher that and he said, “Well it's different for you because you're already an artist.” I suppose that's kind of true, I already have strong compositional ideas and content ideas. It is a very different medium. It turns out I really love editing and it goes back to this whole thing of kind of being a person of solitude.

Can you tell us about a hidden gem in Edmonton’s dance scene that you think more people should know about?

Mile Zero Dance is opening up a new space in the next little while in the Ritchie neighborhood and I'm really excited to see how that's going to affect everything. Both in terms of having a more solid and secure location for themselves and what it's going to bring to dance. That's probably the thing I'm most excited about.

Want more YEG Arts Stories? We’ll be sharing them here and on social media using the hashtag #IamYegArts. Follow along! Click here to learn more about Jen Mesch. Listen to Jen Mesch tell her story on CBC Radio’s Radio Active show! Aired March 23, 2023.

Photo by Aspen Zettel, 2021.

About Jen Mesch

To say that dancer/choreographer Jen Mesch inhabits any performance she gives is an understatement. Described as enigmatic, unusually perceptive and artistically fearless, Mesch’s wide variety of interests often lead her to unique collaborations in unexpected places.

Mesch has created over 200 works for dance performances, film, and experimental theatre in the US and Canada. She has performed with Cindy Baker, Dawn Cargiulo Berman (Momix), Penny Hutchinson (Mark Morris Dance Group), Jack Magai (Troy Chainsaw Ensemble), Linda Mannheim (Martha Graham Dance Company), Jennifer Monson (Birdbrain Dance), Gerry Morita (Mile Zero Dance), Susan Tenney (Jane Erdman Dance) and Kimberly Young (a canary torsi). For over a decade, Mesch has worked primarily with experimental musicians and has performed with Roger Admiral, Nico Arnáez, Allison Balcetis, Stephan Moore, Will Northlich-Redmond, Scott Smallwood, and Nate Wooley. She was the 2016-2017 Artist in Residence at Harcourt House which culminated in a two month dance, film, and visual art installation in fall 2017. Her film Hard White Spring received the award for Outstanding Experimental Film or Video at FAVA Fest and it was a semi-finalist in Cinema d’iDEA festival in Rome. Her first film, Soft Red Winter was screened at the Venice Short Film Festival. Mesch also teaches dance improvisation and technique, and her writings on dance have appeared in The Dance Current (Canada) and on her own Dance Conspiracy blog.

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facesofcsl · 9 months ago

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Hailey Stubbington- Bachelor of Criminology

Hailey Stubbington (she/her/they) is in her second year at the University of Alberta. She is completing a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, a specialized degree in the Department of Sociology that studies crime and social responses. She is also on her way to obtaining the CSL Certificate.

What CSL placements have you completed?

In the Winter term of 2023, I completed a placement with The Steadward Centre in CSL 100. It was also the first CSL course I’ve ever taken. The Steadward Centre is a physiotherapy program development centre that helps with and is for people experiencing disabilities. I worked with some clients on exercises and routines, which aided in rehabilitation with movements. In the Fall semester of 2023, I worked with Food Not Bombs, a vegan-based organization that helps give food to the public while also advocating for peace. In the same semester, I also worked with L’Arche, a catholic-based community that fosters friendship and belonging for people with and without intellectual disabilities. Currently, I am in two placements this term: one is with the Foote Theatre School at the Citadel Centre, where I am working as a TA in a youth musical theater class, and the other is with The University of Alberta Emergency Management Team, where I am conducting surveys to measure classroom engagement with emergency emails.

What was your favorite CSL placement, and why?

My favorite CSL placement is definitely Food Not Bombs. Not only because it connected me with Downtown Edmonton, an area I’m very familiar with, but I also got to work with a community that not only advocates for peace and justice in marginalized communities but actively gives back to the community with sustainable food made from perfectly good food that would be otherwise thrown away. A lot of food ends up in a dumpster at the end of the day to make space for fresh, appealing food that doesn’t go to the people who need it. By helping with Food Not Bombs efforts, I saw effective action being put toward giving these people easy and free access to basic necessities. From developing programs such as Helping Humans, where we make and deliver meals for people in the Edmonton community, to providing free community meals in Downtown Edmonton’s Beaver Hill House Park to serve anyone in the area in need of food, these programs allowed me to be on the front lines seeing and supporting those living in precarious situations. Being able to help someone in that situation just by welcoming them into a space and providing them with an essential need, like a hot meal, is something I enjoyed supporting in my placement the most.

Considering current placements, there is definitely a tie between the Foote Theatre School and Emergency Management. I like singing and acting in my spare time, and I do cosplay as a hobby. I chose this placement to get to work with kids on something they and I are not only passionate about, but something they may want to make their future career or hobby. Emergency Management is another favorite placement because it is not only in the realm of what I want to do with my degree, but I got to create something I can look back on and have people build on to make it better for months or years after I’m done with my placement.

What was the most important/memorable lesson you learned?

The most important and memorable lesson I've learned is to be very adaptable. Especially because I'm involved in multiple placements that I hadn’t thought would specifically connect with my degree until I got into Emergency Management. At first, you might think some placements don't align with your degree. Or one may ask, "Why are you working with X organization? Nothing they do connects with how people are influenced by crime!" Working with these organizations sometimes forces you to think outside of your learning and use that knowledge differently.

In one of my sociology classes, I learned about Boyle Street and its place in the city of Edmonton, but by working with Food Not Bombs, I got to see hands-on why Boyle Street is the way it is by connecting theory to the fact that homelessness can put people in precarious situations and correlates how power affects the actions they take including criminal activity. Certain populations are built around limited resources, which correlates with high crime, especially on Downtown Edmonton's Boyle Street. These environments influence some of the precarious situations and the types of services they also need. The key takeaway? Be adaptable, think on your feet, and do your best with your available resources. Even if it is the best you can do in your current situation, it is still the best you can do, and don't forget to take time to appreciate that.

Community Service-Learning (CSL) is working with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), and with support of the Government of Canada, to help build foundational green skills for UAlberta students. So, with the support of the BHER’s partnership, you worked on a project in your AREC 173 class during the Fall of 2023. Can you tell us a story about your experience working with Food Not Bombs?

During my time with Food Not Bombs, one of the projects I did was to send letters to two local cafes: one on Whyte Ave, a bake shop on the way to West Edmonton Mall, and one commercial grocery store in Edmonton. Many food leftovers expire or end up in the trash because no one wants to take them home. Oddly enough, with local businesses, we found that they were more willing to lend some of the leftovers to us. For example, the bake shop gave us some of their leftovers a few weeks after the letters were sent out, brightening some people's day when they got their meal. However, we are still awaiting a response regarding the commercial grocery store. There wasn't an opportunity to speak to anyone about this opportunity to speak to anyone about this opportunity in person, but rather, I was redirected to submit questions online, where I found information about how they plan to support the community by asking for their help and the commercial grocery store wanting to the same differently. Thankfully, though, due to our connections with local businesses, we could still continue our initial goal of networking with businesses and gaining a lot of extra food to give to people in need.

Can you share what knowledge and skills you developed during your CSL placement related to climate change mitigation or sustainability activities?

I was able to network with many shareholders in the Edmonton community, especially through the letters we sent out. From the time we sent those letters until my placement was finished, we gained a fair amount of donations from Edmonton businesses. We were also able to connect with various other causes and efforts going on in Edmonton, such as Palestinian and 2LGBTQIA+ rights.

Working in terms of sustainability, the programs in place, such as having community meals, picking up food and accepting donations wherever we can, and having a community fridge where people can come drop off or pick up donations discreetly, helps mitigate some of the side effects that come with climate change, since much of the food that does end up being wasted impacts the environment, especially the food that is pre-made. By recovering and picking up food that is still good to eat and goes to the people who need it, not in landfills, going to waste, and harming the soil and other elements in the environment that we and other species depend on for survival.

What does receiving the Student Equity Award mean to you?

Last year, in the winter, I was making alternative plans for staying in Edmonton due to having issues finding adequate housing and keeping up with the new tuition hikes that had been approved on top of paying for basic necessities. After finding out I received the award that I applied for during the fall term, I was able to use some of that money to help myself immediately, as well as continue my degree and start completing the CSL certificate. By having this award, students are not only given the opportunity to have some extra money to start their certificate journey or continue doing projects that aid and enhance their degree, but it also helps students attend the University of Alberta and share the knowledge they've learned with others today. That's what the award means to me. The fact that this award is going to people who may be in the same boat as me or about to be in a precarious situation themselves means that this award makes a big difference in deciding whether to continue with education or not.

How would you sum up your experience with CSL in one sentence?

Yeah, I did it, and I’d do it again!

With support from the Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) and the Canadian federal government, CSL awards scholarships to equity-deserving students for their successful participation in an official CSL course.

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theseadagiodays · 5 years ago

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April 20, 2020

No more muzzling my words

OK, so I’m just going to say it. There are times when this really stinks. And it actually feels good to give myself permission to admit that.

One of my favorite novelists, Anne Patchett, author of Bel Canto, also wrote a memoir called Truth & Beauty about her lifelong best friendship with someone who struggled with cancer since childhood. What I remember most is her friend’s very unusual way of enduring horrific hardships that included having her jaw surgically removed, (no less in the middle of self-conscious adolescence). To feel better about her own situation, she would regularly re-read The Diary of Anne Frank in a sort of schadenfreude effort to remember that there were people who’d had it far worse than herself. However, these contrived gestures only took her so far.

I guess the truth is, there is only so much glass-half-full thinking any of us can exercise. Realizing this, I was relieved to hear Brene Brown’s recent podcast about Comparitive Suffering,

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-comparative-suffering-the-50-50-myth-and-settling-the-ball/

Here, she recognizes that while the daily news barrages us with crises much greater than our own (lost jobs, health, and even loved ones), many of us feel guilty for bemoaning our own losses at this time, because we think we should be grateful for what we have. Certainly, this universal suffering has allowed us to gain some clearer perspective on our lives and our blessings. And the fact that the entire world is experiencing some similar aspects of this reality has enabled us to build real global empathy. However, it is also true that each micro-loss deserves its own relative mouring period. So, I am going to give myself a little license to acknowledge what I am grieving at this time. But I wanted to find a creative way to do this. So, I am going to write a love letter to the time before COVID, identifying the things I truly miss. This idea came out of an exercise we led with my non-profit’s Women Rock group. They are co-writing songs to express the myriad of feelings they are having during this period. In one song, they plan to write about the solace that nature brings them right now. But they also want a vehicle to communicate their challenges. In other words, they want somewhere to “deposit the negative,” because this can actually be very healing: to name what’s wrong, genuinely feel the impact of it in your life, and then let it go. The etymological root of the word de-posit means to put (poner), away (-de). Ironically, this is similar to the origin of the word positive, which is to formally lay down (or to state absolutely). So, perhaps by absoluting stating what we feel bad about, we leave room to feel good about what’s left.

But in case this is just a little too sad for some people to read, try imagining the theme song to Jimmy Fallon’s regular Thank You Notes segment, for a bit of comic relief while you read. Here he is in his At-Home Edition, writing some with his daughters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6x2UgPVYJs

Vancouver Mural Festival on Main St

Dear pre-COVID days,

I remember how good it felt to walk down Main St and hug everyone from my neighbor, to my colleague, to the barista. You were so open in the way you invited human touch on a daily basis.

I was so grateful that you allowed me the opportunity to interact with people from all different walks of life. You let me work in so many different environments, from elementary schools, to prisons, to seniors centres, where I was privileged to hear people’s stories as they found their own creative voices.

I loved being free to spend time with my family even though they live far away. You made it possible to see my parents in Arizona, and my brother in NY, and my uncle in Colorado, and my in-laws in Ontario, every year, despite the distance.

I enjoyed all of the opportunities you gave me to experience live art. You animated my world and made it technicolor, with concerts, dance clubs, galleries, theatre performances, and different arts festivals every week.

I loved how healthy I felt running around the tennis courts at Queen Elizabeth Park. You made it so easy to exercise my lungs, my legs, my arms, my focus, my flexibility and my stamina all at the same time.

I felt so much passion for the adventures that you brought me to. You generously satisfied my infinite curiosities with music projects in Zambia, and holidays in Hawaii, and cultural immersions in Guatemala.

I miss all of the the ways you let me love and live and work and play freely. And I long for the day you return,

Laura

April 21, 2020

Neighborhood Art

There are so many signs that we are all missing connection and stimulation during quarantine. But the human spirit is extremely buoyant. So, we’ve found remarkable ways to share artistic moments through the walls of COVID.

In Rome, locals are projecting classic films against their apartment building facades: https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/lockdown-rome-lights-up-with-cinema-by-night.html

In Berlin, neighbors are displaying art installations from their balconies:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/berlin-artists-turn-their-balconies-mini-galleries-180974677/

An art installation by Raul Walch, created for the “Life, art, pandemic and proximity” project

In Ohio, kids play cello duets for an elderly neighbor:

And right here in Vancouver, people lead streetside Zumba classes as seniors home residents dance along:

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1716406851557

April 22, 2020

Earth Day in Isolation

I am hardly the first to note that while this virus has taken so much from mankind, it has also given Mother Earth the long-awaited rest she so deserves. There have been plenty of photos of Himalayan mountain tops viewed from Indian cities for the first time in decades, or Orcas returning to Vancouver’s shores to prove this.

In another gift to our planet, appropriately on Earth Day here in BC, where it has oddly not rained for 30 days, it appears that Gaia is being showered with much needed rain for her day of celebration. And even a sun-worshipper like me has been doing rain dances lately, to ensure that our city will not be shrouded in smoke from a fire-ravaged province, as we have been for the past two summers.

On a different note, a more distorted personification of nature has been touted by many a cynical observer in recent weeks, citing Covid as retribution against humans from a vengeful Mother Earth. I do not subscribe to such punitive thinking. But I do believe there are environmental lessons to be learned from this crisis if we listen closely enough.

Writer Kristin Flyntz makes this point more beautifully than I ever could, in her Greatful Web post: https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/imagined-letter-covid-19-humans Here, instead of a love letter to pre-Covid days, she has imagined the letter that Covid might write to humans. The tone is intentional and generous but also insistent. It is spoken as if from a friend not an enemy. And it proposes that we ask the hard questions: “As the health of a tree, a river, the sky tells you about the quality of your own health, what might the quality of your health tell you about the health of the rivers, the trees, the sky, and all of us who share this planet with you?”

Another letter, falsely attributed to Bill Gates, whose proven himself to be a true leader of responsiveness in this critical time, also had similar things to say. The anonymous writer claims that this time: “is reminding us that this Earth is sick. It is reminding us that we need to look at the rate of deforestation just as urgently as we look at the speed at which toilet rolls are disappearing off of shelves. We are sick because our home is sick.”

And as usual, artists are responding too. The NY-based NGO, Earth Celebrations has postponed their Virtual Earth Day Pageant for May 9th in the interest of garnering more public participation, with a callout for anyone who wants to craft a costume, mask, puppet, etc. All are welcome. And more details can be found here: https://earthcelebrations.com/?fbclid=IwAR30nj7NtS52E-RLjpvz739L-3fcp-DtnJ1YeVE8Roln4vJXPC7bzBLxew0

April 23

Virtual Festivals

If you’re looking for an alternative to Netflix and chillin’, there are endless arts festivals that have moved content online, for your streaming pleasure. So, I thought I’d recommend a few interesting ones here.

If it’s efficiency you’re after, when browsing thru infinite entertainment options, the Social Distancing Festival does all the work for you, by scouring the globe to curate the best livestreamed events they can find. Links include everything from modern dance to virtual gallery tours to musical theatre:

https://www.socialdistancingfestival.com

Myseum of Toronto’s Art in the Time of Covid - work by Evgeni Tcherkassk

For some lighter fare, this Edmonton Series hosts nightly cabaret, music, and comedy acts performed by local artists from their homes.

https://www.citadeltheatre.com/2019-2020/stuckinthehouse?utm_source=Citadel+Theatre&utm_campaign=67600c620f-Stuck-in-the-House&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_482a5c3fca-67600c620f-80741247

And if you’re looking for a bit more sophistication, Toronto’s Festival of Literary Diversity has managed to move online, and it starts next Thursday. Their line-up features many of Canada’s finest emerging and established voices. My personal favorite, Mona Awad will be reading from her new novel, Bunny, which was the funniest read I’ve had in ages. In this high art version of Mean Girls, she nails the pretentious banter of grad school writing cliques with a dash of magical realism. https://thefoldcanada.org

April 23

Creative Gratitude

Florida police thank-you

Our shared appreciation for front line workers has become a true muse for collective community creativity.

Clockwise: Navajo muralist Ivan Lee; local Vancouver sidewalk; Long Island artist, Kara Hoblin

But this one takes the cake for audacity!

https://gfycat.com/magnificentabsolutegosling-health-workers-coronavirus-thank-you-meme

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joshuahyslop · 7 years ago

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HOUSE SHOW TOUR 2017

Once again I’ve been out on a run of dates (house shows and venue shows) across Canada and, once again, I’ve returned home with a load of stories, new friends and a full heart.

A very special thank you to: The Larsen-Nantel’s - This was the first house show of the tour and it was such a great way to start things off. I’ve been friends with the hosts for a while so not only did I know them, but I also knew a few of the attending guests as well. It was a great night and I left feeling excited for the rest of the tour. The Capitol Ballroom - This was the first venue on the tour and the first time I’d played live with a drummer and a bass player accompanying me in almost 4 years. We had a great time playing and meeting everyone after the show. We thoroughly enjoyed the opening band Ocie Elliott as well. It was great to be playing back on the island again.

The Fox Cabaret - We made it back to Vancouver the next day for another show as a trio. Despite my nerves we had a great time playing for everyone. A huge thank you to Darren Parris and Ali Siadat for playing with me on those two shows. I hope to be performing with a band a lot more in the future!

The Dream Cafe - After a few days off my friend Dave Warne and I headed up to Penticton for the next show. I played two 45 minute sets to a full room of great folks. I had a terrific time and was pleasantly surprised to find out that we were being put up in the suite above the venue for the night. Great food, great people, good show.

The Almanac - We drove to Edmonton for the next show and shared the night with some incredibly talented artists. Cory Danyluk started off the evening, Barry and Michelle Patterson with their son Sam were next, then Steph Cameron played. They all played solid sets. It was great to get to listen to everyone play. I had an amazing time and I hope I get to come back again soon.

The House of Commons - Next was a house show in Calgary. The House of Commons is a great little spot where a group of people live together and are very active in their community. They put on house shows, they have free dinners for the homeless, and they just do life together. I’d played there years ago on a tour with my good friend, Zaac Pick and it was so nice to be back again. We spent the night and headed off the next morning - back towards Edmonton.

The Hoffos’ - My second cousin and his family live just outside of Edmonton and they were kind enough to come to our show at The Almanac and then put Dave and I up for two days even though we weren’t performing at their place. We had such a blast spending time with them. They are an amazing family and our two days together just flew by. Apart from the scotch, card games, great food, jam sessions, swords, and hot tubs, we also got to join my cousin in a high school science class where we saw real cow lungs being inflated and a dissection of a cows heart! It was awesome.

The Brandon’s - Our next show was back in Calgary. I’d played at this home twice before so it was great to be back again. Our host is amazing at making people feel at home and has said that she wants her home to be like a B&B for traveling musicians. Dave and I had a great time playing for them and, when they surprised us by insisting on a second full set we happily (read: nervously) obliged! It went super well and we had a great time with everyone. The McKenzie’s - We had another house show in Calgary the next night. We arrived to find a house full of lovely and welcoming people. We ate a great dinner, played the show, and had a few drinks. Even though it was our first time meeting the McKenzie’s, they quickly put us at ease and made us feel like old friends. Great folks, and a really lovely night.

Elliot Home + Lifestyle - We drove to Medicine Hat for our next show. We played in a lovely little shop on a cold windy night. The show was opened by the amazingly talented, Kyle Church (check him out!), and then we took the stage. Everyone was so attentive, it was such a fun show. We stood around afterwards swapping stories and meeting everyone before heading off and driving through the night to make it home the next day. The Parker’s - After a few days off at home, Dave and I flew out to Toronto and met up with the Parker’s. They’d also hosted me in the past so it was great to get to see them again. We played the show at their friends place where I met two of my biggest fans - the sons of our host who were around the ages of 6 and 8. We had a great time playing for everybody before heading back to the Parker’s to watch a movie in their famous garage/theatre. It was another good night. The Dakota - The next night we played a show at The Dakota in Toronto. We played two sets and had a wonderful time. We met a lot of new people and saw some old friends as well. It was such a fun night. The crowd was great, the staff were great and we just loved getting to play for everyone. Jesse Milns - The next day was a day off but my record label had been able to schedule a photoshoot with a very talented young photographer in the city. I was hesitant as I really don’t like pictures of myself but Jesse was a breeze to work with and we actually had a lot of fun. I was immediately put at ease with him and we had a great time. Chris & Heather - We didn’t play a show at their house, but Chris and Heather are friends of ours and they kindly let Dave and I stay with them for the two nights we were in town. It’s amazing how much of an impact getting to stay with friends has on you when you’re on the road. Not only does it save you the cost of a hotel, but it also helps your overall mental state. I can’t thank them (or the rest of our friends who have put us up on this tour, or any other) enough. Maxwell’s - Our next show was in Waterloo. We arrived to find a great room and lovely staff. Our opener was a really nice guy named Ryan Valentine who played a great set before we took the stage. It was a solid turnout and I was happy to get to meet just about everybody at the merch table after the show. I hope we get to come back and do it again soon. The Rosewood Room - We drove to London for our next show. I’d never been to The Rosewood Room so I didn’t know what to expect but it was a great little venue and the crowd was awesome. The openers were two local acts (Cameron Jericho and Brock Laroque) and we enjoyed listening to them before we played our set. It was so nice getting to meet everyone afterwards. Tonhof Productions - Next we made our way to Listowel for a house show. Jasmin and Tracey (the two halves of Tonhof Productions) had hosted a house show of mine on the last tour, but I’d had to leave right after the show to catch a flight back in Toronto. It had been disappointing to have had to leave right away and it had stuck with me so I was very happy when they booked another show and I knew that we didn’t need to leave right after the performance. We had a great time playing the show and were treated to a delicious dinner and breakfast the next day before heading out. They were great. The Blacksheep Inn - Our next show was in Wakefield, Quebec. I’d never been but I’d heard really good things about the town and also about the venue in particular. Once we’d arrived it became obvious why that was. The staff were amazing and the venue was incredible. We had a terrific turnout on a Sunday night and were thrilled to get to play for everybody. It was such a fun night meeting everyone, seeing a few old friends and getting to play at a wonderful spot. I hope we can do it again soon! Mel & Mark - A couple of Dave’s friends who I’d never met before (but who I’m claiming as my friends now, too) put us up in town after the show and fed us dinner and breakfast. It was so kind of them and it meant so much to me. Zach & Brie - We had the next two nights off in Montreal and had the chance to stay with more lovely friends. We stayed up late at Dieu Du Ciel enjoying some amazing beers, we went to a Nordic spa on a boat, and we got to see a bunch of our pals who live there. It was perfect. The Young’s - We drove from Montreal to Cape Breton for our next show. I was fighting a cold but we arrived to find that we’d be playing a house show in an amazing house right on a lake. The host and I had been trying to book a house show for years so I was very happy that we’d managed to finally make it happen. But I felt really bad being sick. We played the show and everyone was so kind. It was a lot of fun but I’m determined to do it again healthy! Pam, Mark, Rodney & Celeste - The next house show was in Sydney, NS. We were playing in the town firehall. Our hosts were two amazing couples who were some of the most hospitable people I’ve ever met. My cold was getting much worse and they gave me water, whiskey, Buckley’s and tissues. We played two sets that night and had a great time - but again, I felt so bad being sick, I am equally as determined to come back and play another show for them when I’m healthy! We ate like kings before heading to bed and left the next day already excited to come back. The Carleton - The next show was supposed to be in Halifax but I woke up on the day of the show and my voice was almost a full octave lower than normal. I couldn’t sing when I tried and I was very saddened to have to cancel the show. I hated letting the folks down who were planning on coming to the show but it just wasn’t possible and my health was not improving. I spent the next 2 days in a hotel eating chicken soup, drinking litres and litres of water (with some Buckley’s as well), and sleeping as much as possible. My deepest apologies again for any inconvenience cause by the cancellation of the show in Halifax. The folks from the Carleton were incredibly understanding and so kind about the whole thing. I’m already looking into how I can come back asap and make it up to everyone! Grimross Brewing, Roots & Soul Music Promotions, and Side Door - Our next show was in Fredericton. Our host was a great guy named Eddie who somehow transformed a warehouse into the most intimate room with a great vibe. It was my first time ever playing there and I was very excited for the show. I wasn’t fully better yet, but I was determined to play the show and get back to performing. Dave and I loved getting to play for everyone and the crowd was fantastic. There were a lot of friends there as Dave had gone to University in a town close by so we got to see a bunch of familiar faces and meet a bunch of new people as well. It was great. Also, Side Door is a company that puts on house shows and they were fantastic to work with. It was a good night. A big thank you to Preetam Sengupta for a great opening set as well. Greg & Linda - More amazing friends who were willing to put us up for the night. We headed out the next day for a long drive from Fredericton to Inkerman, ON. Greg and Linda were old friends of Dave’s but it was my first time meeting them. We stayed up a bit, having some drinks, telling some stories and playing some music. It was an absolute pleasure meeting them and I was so grateful to them for letting us stay over. The Keon’s/MacFarlane’s - If you’ve read any of my previous house show updates or thank-you’s then you’ve probably read about the wonderful and crazy adventures I have had with these lovely folks. Even though they weren’t scheduled to host a house show, they were willing to put us up for a night before we had to head out to Toronto the next day. We got there around 7 and had dinner before sitting out by a fire in the backyard. We had some drinks and Dave and I ended up sitting in the back of a 6-wheeler with some more beers while our host drove around the property looking for wild turkey’s nesting in the trees. It was fantastic. We didn’t get to bed until almost 4am, but it was well worth it. Chris & Heather (again!) - We drove back to Toronto and our amazing friends put us up again for another two days. I had to do a video shoot on one of our days off, but they were super flexible and accommodating. We had a great time seeing them again and the two days went by too fast. It was so kind of them to put us up. David Schuurman (Ball of Yarn Films), The Field, Nettwerk, Amber Amar, & Sarah Davidson-Gurney - All of these amazing folks came together to make it possible for me to be able to shoot two music videos on a day off while we were in Toronto. It wouldn’t have been possible without each of them and I am very grateful to everyone involved for making it happen! It was a similar thing to working with Jesse. I don’t like being on camera, but David and his team made it really easy and it went well! I can’t wait to share the new videos. Jonathan, Jon & Season - We played a house show in Toronto next and it was another great night. We had dinner with the hosts and a few of their friends and then hung out with them before the show. We had a great turnout and everyone was so kind - it was a pleasure to get to perform for them. We had lots of great conversations before heading out and staying with our friends, The Mighty River, who were also playing in town (check them out, too!). The MacDonald’s - Our next house show was in the small town of Tavistock. We met our host and had a lovely dinner with her before her guests arrived and we played the show. We stayed up talking and laughing and telling a few ghost stories - it was a lot of fun. Pyung, Scotty, & Danny - We played our next house show in London, ON. Our hosts were a couple young guys who were all attending the local university and we had a great time meeting them, playing for them and hanging out as well. There might’ve been some beer pong involved later on in the night. I can’t remember who won though.. The McPherson’s - This was a special show. It was the 4th time these lovely folks had hosted me for a house show and it was so nice to see them all again. We had a great time playing for them and their guests and it was so nice getting to see some familiar faces in the crowd. We hung out for a little while afterwards before heading out and getting some sleep. Hopefully we get to do it again at the cottage next time! The Boyle’s - This was the 2nd time I’d played a house show at this host’s home. It was another beautiful night. Our host has a knack for surrounding himself with truly amazing and loving people and that really shone through on this night. It was so good to see him again and so good to get to play for him and his friends/family. Plus, mimosa’s and jazz for breakfast the next day was pretty classy. The Huston’s - We drove to Strathroy for our next show and arrived to find a shed next to the house full of chairs, Christmas lights and a wood stove nicely warming the room. Immediately the place had a very good feel to it. I was really blown away by the hosts hospitality and their kindness - and also by the kindness of their guests. It was like stepping into a very special community and immediately being made a part of it. They’ve been putting on shows in their shed as a part of their #shedconcertseries for a little while and it was an honour to get to join the list of musicians who have played there. A special night and one I hope we can recreate again in the future! The Jillard’s and Side Door - Our next show was in Hamilton in the home of a local luthier. This was the 2nd Side Door show on the tour and we had a great time playing it. We played the show to a lovely group of folks and then the host and I stayed up for a bit sipping whiskey and having a really great conversation. It was good for the soul. Miriam, Glenn and Side Door - We headed to Peterborough for our next show. We met our hosts and set up for the show. We had some delicious Thai food for dinner and spent most of the meal laughing and taking turns telling stories. After dinner the guests arrived and we had a great time playing to everyone. It was a really nice night. The Hall’s - Our last two shows on this tour were at the Equator Coffee shops in Almonte and Westboro. The owner is related to me and she and her family were kind enough to put Dave and I up for the whole time we were in Ottawa. We had a great time at both of the shows and it was so nice to get to end the tour with family. Dave Warne - Lastly, I would like to thank my dear friend Dave for joining me on this long tour. Dave and I had never toured together before this run of dates and I haven’t spent a lot of time playing my songs with other musicians. Whatever nerves I had about our performances or about being stuck in a car with one other person for seven weeks were not just put to rest - they were blown away. Dave is a fantastic musician and a great guy but, much more than that, Dave is a very good friend. I wouldn’t have been able to make it all the way through without him on this one. Also, there’s not a long list of people who are willing (or able) to jump onto a seven week tour across Canada with less then a months heads up - to sleep in strangers homes and sketchy motels for 50 days, learning all the songs on the fly and living out of a bag the entire time, but Dave just nailed it. I can’t say thank you enough to all my hosts and the venues and to everyone else who was involved in this tour. Coming out to a show, buying some merch, sharing my songs, streaming my music or just offering a kind word means so much. It’s how I get to keep doing this and without you all I wouldn’t be able to, so.. THANK YOU! I hope to do another house show tour in 2018. More soon, -joshua

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2017 Bucket List - November Update (1/365) (Total: 87/365)

1. Become a homeowner

2. Do a 30 day Abs challenge

3. Reach goal weight of 120 lbs

4. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Movies of 2016

5. Build a bear at Build-A-Bear

6. Buy a new winter jacket

7. See a Sunset-Retreat Ceremony at the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina

8. Obtain regular drivers license

9. Make homemade jam

10. Get a passport

11. Make a dream catcher

12. Make a mobile with 1000 origami cranes

13. Knit a scarf

14. Make homemade basil pesto

15. Go rock climbing

16. Tour the Chicago Connection tunnel in Moose Jaw

17. Tour the Passage to Fortune tunnel in Moose Jaw

18. Make herb butter

19. Go through the Edmonton Corn Maze

20. Attend a drop-in Spin class

21. Attend a drop-in yoga class

22. Get a pair of mukluks

23. Bowl a 100+ game

24. Catch a fish

25. Go Ice Fishing

26. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Horror Movies (except the ones on the top 250 list from 2016)

27. Read “Animal Farm” by George Orwell

28. Take a ride on the High Level Streetcar

29. Read “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen and watch the movie

30. Read “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini and watch the movie

31. Read “The Ables” by Jeremy Scott

32. Attend a cooking class

33. Make Eggs Benedict

34. Make own soy candles

35. Donate $25 to a charity once a month for the year (12x)

36. Complete wedding photo book

37. Read “It” by Stephen King and watch the movie

38. Tour Candy Cane Lane

39. Find 5 Geocaches

40. Increase student loan payments to $300 each/month

41. See the stars at an observatory

42. Earn $1/day for 30 consecutive days

43. Visit the Devonian Botanic Gardens

44. Read all 36 books in the original “Dear Canada” series

45. Read all 54 books in the fictional “Magic Tree House” series by Mary Pope Osbourne

46. Read all 51 books in the Adventures of the “Bailey School Kids” series

47. Read “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers” by Mary Roach

48. Make a quilt

49. Try hot yoga

50. Watch an E-Ville roller derby bout

51. Go to a Paint Nite event

52. Read “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives” by Theresa Brown

53. Make homemade fried chicken

54. Go to an Around Midnight show

55. Read “Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner” by Judy Melinek, TJ Mitchell

56. Do the Blogilates Thigh Slimming Challenge

57. Dye my hair blonde

58. Read “Every Patient Tells a Story” by Lisa Sanders

59. Make the “Curious Confection” Alice in Wonderland drink

60. Make the “Sirens Song” Little Mermaid drink

61. Make the “Glass Slipper” Cinderella drink

62. Make the “Belle of the Ball” Belle drink

63. Read “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks

64. Donate 10 lbs of food to the food bank

65. Solve a rubik’s cube

66. Make macarons

67. Host a holiday dinner for family

68. Make coconut cream pie

69. Pick berries from a berry farm

70. Visit the Dead Sea of Saskatchewan (Little Manitou)

71. Sew a dress

72. Sew a teddy bear

73. Make a lemon beeswax candle

74. Win something

75. Hold Crow Pose (Yoga)

76. Go to dinner theatre

77. Go horseback riding

78. Hold Sirsasana (Yoga)

79. Attend the Edmonton Heritage Festival

80. Hold Kala Bhairavasana (Yoga)

81. Have a meal at Bistro Praha

82. Try ax throwing

83. Eat a Noorish

84. Eat at Café Bicyclette

85. Get a hot stone massage

86. Read all 20 books from the Royal Diaries series

87. Pose for a nude painting

88. Be in a boudoir photoshoot

89. Read all the books from the Dear America series

90. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Movies of All Time (excluding the ones from last year’s top 250 imdb movies)

91. Make my own bath bombs

92. Make homemade artisan soap

93. Make handmade coasters

94. Crochet a hat

95. Conquer my fear and hold a snake

96. Become a First Aid Instructor

97. Become a CPR Instructor

98. Learn how to play “Under the Sea” from the Little Mermaid on xylophone

99. Learn “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on ukulele

100. Make fancy homemade popsicles

101. Complete graduation photobook

102. Watch every movie on the IMDB top 250 movies list

103. Bake a chocolate chip filled beavertail

104. Make caramel-apple jello shots

105. Make homemade Bath Salts

106. Pick a pumpkin at upick

107. Crochet Christmas stockings

108. Do a cross stitch

109. Read “End of Watch” by Stephen King

110. Make homemade California rolls

111. Read “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Lawson

112. Get a position in Labor and Delivery or Postpartum

113. Complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program

114. Do 100 Consecutive Push Ups

115. Make chicken curry

116. Read “Revival” by Stephen King

117. Read “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins

118. Read “They Left Us Everything: A Memoir”

119. Read “The House Girl” by Tara Conklin

120. Make candy apples

121. Read “Fangirl: A Novel” by Rainbow Rowell

122. Complete my Wreck this Journal book

123. Jog an entire 5K

124. Have a full day Harry Potter movie marathon

125. Read “We Need to Talk About Kevin” by Lionel Shriver

126. Complete a 1000 piece puzzle

127. Try the sensory deprivation chamber at Floatique Edmonton

128. Donate 5 items to the Ronald McDonald House

129. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Documentary Films

130. Sew all badges on camp blanket

131. Make pecan pie

132. Watch The Good Dinosaur (2015)

133. Sign a petition

134. Learn how to do my taxes

135. See a play at the Fringe Festival

136. Visit the Edmonton Folk Fest

137. Go to the Muttart Conservatory

138. Have lunch at Ampersand 27

139. Fold 1000 origami stars

140. Play through Beyond Two Souls

141. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Musical & Art Movies (with exception of the ones from last year’s top 250 list)

142. Explore the Art Gallery of Alberta

143. Go to the John Walter’s Museum

144. Eat at Earnest’s at NAIT

145. Bake a Baked Alaska

146. Have a girls night

147. Visit the Reynolds-Alberta Museum

148. Have a game night at the Table Top Cafe

149. Make beef and Guinness stew with Irish Bread

150. Cook lobster

151. Make tiramisu

152. Go to a Driving Range

153. See a movie and have dinner at the VIP theater

154. Bake Boston cream pie

155. Complete a coloring book

156. Play slots at a casino

157. Go skating

158. Try to escape The Cabin at Escape City

159. Watch an outdoor movie

160. Tour the Royal Canadian Mint

161. Go on a gelato date

162. Complete Sims challenge

163. Get a BBQ and have a BBQ with friends

164. Have a yard sale

165. Make blueberry bavarian

166. Successfully do winged eyeliner

167. Have dessert from Italian Bakery Edmonton

168. Try scuba diving

169. Eat at Native Delights food truck

170. Eat at the Three Bananas Café

171. Try fried chicken and waffles

172. Try a Po’Boy

173. Grow Parsley

174. Grow Oregano

175. Watch 28 days

176. Eat deep fried ice cream

177. Camp at Elk Island National Park

178. Make homemade tootsie rolls

179. Eat at The Buckingham

180. Roast pumpkin seeds

181. Marathon the Shrek series

182. Do 100 consecutive sit ups

183. Read “Tough Shit” by Kevin Smith

184. Read “Mugged by a Moose” by Matt Jackson

185. Go to a hot springs during winter

186. Watch a parade

187. Read “The Trouble with Alice” by Olivia Glazebrook

188. Go hostelling in Nordegg

189. Take a class at Greenland Garden Centre

190. Have lunch at the Harvest Room at Hotel MacDonald

191. Take a drop in class at the Art Gallery of Alberta

192. Read “Shine Shine Shine” by Lydia Netzer

193. Get dessert from the Duchess Bake Shop

194. Complete a 52 Week Savings Plan Challenge

195. Go to a couple’s massage

196. See a live show at the Roxy

197. Read “Hope’s Boy” by Andrew Bridge

198. Attend a show at the Rapidfire Theatre

199. See a U of A varsity game

200. Play at Breakout Edmonton

201. Have dinner on the Edmonton Queen Riverboat

202. See a film at the Edmonton Film Festival

203. Complete Wedding Scrapbook

204. Go paddle boating

205. See a movie at the Garneau Metro City Theatre

206. Try La Poutine!

207. Tube down the Pembina River

208. Attend a cooking class at Superstore

209. Read “I, Ripper” by Stephen Hunter

210. Read “Happyface” by Stephen Emond

211. Learn how to edit photographs

212. Read “The Mighty Miss Malone” by Curtis

213. Visit grandma’s grave

214. Design my own deck of cards

215. Start a scrapbook

216. Finish my red recipe book

217. Send out Christmas cards

218. Make homemade lip balm

219. Do a 30 day arm sculpting challenge

220. Read “In the Unlikely Event” by Judy Blume

221. Read “Church of Marvels” by Leslie Parry

222. Read “My Secret Sister” by Helen Edwards

223. Read “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Annie Barrows

224. Read “The Book of Negroes” by Lawrence Hill and watch the movie

225. Read “Nerd Do Well” by Simon Pegg

226. Read “Wild” by Cheryl Strayd and watch the movie

227. Read “I am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai

228. Eat at Plates

229. Read “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak and watch the movie

230. Read “Welcome to Nightvale: A Novel” by Joseph Fink

231. Read “1984” by George Orwell

232. Read “Nightmares!” by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller

233. Read “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams” by Stephen King

234. Read “Finders Keepers” by Stephen King

235. Read “The Little Old Lady” series by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

236. Read “Mr Mercedes” by Stephen King

237. Read “Left Neglected” by Lisa Genova

238. Read “Doctor Sleep” by Stephen King

239. Read “Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction that Changed America” by Les Standiford

240. Read “Carry On” by Rainbow Rowell

241. Read “A Spy Among Friends” by Ben Macintyre

242. Read “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” by Rebecca Wells and watch the movie

243. Read “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova and watch the movie

244. Read “Five Days at Memorial” by Sheri Fink

245. Read “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katerine Boo

246. Read “The Haunting of Sunshine Girl” by Paige McKenzie

247. Read “Dirty Jobs” and “Second Hand Souls” by Christopher Moore

248. Read “Two Shadows Have I” by Don Banting

249. Read “My Sister’s Keeper” and watch the movie

250. Bake Lemony Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

251. Bake Cream cheese, banana & coconut pain perdu

252. Make Smoked Salmon & Fresh Dill Potato Skins

253. Make Mexican Tostadas

254. Read “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” by J.K. Rowling

255. Read “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding and watch the movie

256. Read “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” by April Genevive Tucholke

257. Read “The Good Nurse” by Charles Graeber

258. Read “Four Past Midnight” by Stephen King

259. Read “When Rabbit Howls” by Truddi Chase

260. Read “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland” by Amanda Berry & Gina DeJesus

261. Read “Anya’s Ghost” by Vera Brosgol

262. Read “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them” by J.K. Rowling and re-watch the movie

263. Read “Birdie” by Tracey Lindberg

264. Read “The Trouble with Goats and Sheep” by Joanna Cannon

265. Read “I am Haunted” by Zak Bagans

266. Read “Dad is Fat” by Jim Gaffigan

267. Read “At Home in Old Strathcona” by Gwen McGregor Molnar

268. Walk across a suspension bride

269. Read “The Tumbling Turner Sisters” by Juliette Fay

270. Read “The Dangerous Animals Club” by Stephen Tobolowsky

271. Read “The Book of Speculation” by Erika Swyler

272. Read “Seriously…I’m Kidding” by Ellen Degeneres

273. Read “The Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins

274. Get ears pierced again

275. Make 365 new recipes

276. Catch all the Pokemon

277. Go Roller Blading

278. Read “Room” by Emma Donohue then watch the movie

279. Read “Seeing the Light” and “Drowning in Amber” by E.C. Wells

280. Walk at least 20 000 steps for 3 consecutive days

281. Build a fire myself

282. Read “Scrappy Little Nobody” by Anna Kendrick

283. Build a sandcastle

284. Build a snowman

285. Write a legal Advance Directive and get notorized

286. Get all Pokemon medals

287. Make a house key print tree ornament

288. Read “The First Phone Call from Heaven” by Mitch Albom

289. Read “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” by Claire North

290. Read “Joyland” by Stephen King

291. Read “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls” by David Sedaris

292. Read “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman then watch the movie

293. Watch Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

294. Photograph a robin

295. Photograph a blue jay

296. Eat at Craft Beer Market

297. Go apple picking

298. Subscribe to Novel Tea Club boxes

299. Fully decorate apartment for Halloween

300. Go to another TWOS Dark Matters Night

301. Cook every single recipe in a cookbook

302. Tie Dye a baby onesie

303. Try an alcohol shot

304. Swap customized handmade keychains with Daniel

305. Body paint with Daniel

306. Read “AB Negative”

307. Go canoeing

308. Play a game of chess

309. Play laser tag

310. Have a Chopped competition with Daniel

311. Read “The Astronaut Wives Club” by Lily Koppel

312. Read “I Never Knew That About the Irish” by Christopher Winn

313. Reach level 40 (highest level) of Pokemon Go

314. Do a 30 day butt lift challenge

315. Make fruit sushi

316. Eat at the Sugarbowl

317. Complete a 12 Months to a Healthier You Challenge

318. Do the 30 day HIIT Challenge

319. Shoot a gun

320. Juggle 3 balls

321. Pick a door lock

323. Dance on my balcony with Daniel as it gently rains

324. Fit into size 6 pants

325. Write a love letter

326. Watch Now and Then movie

327. Complete Pocket Posh Logic book

328. Watch a hockey game from the stands

329. Watch a football game from the stands

330. Eat one of the meals at the High Level Diner that was featured on You Gotta Eat Here!

331. Use the old phone system in Alberta Government Telephone at Fort Edmonton Park

332. Make the “Sleep Cycle” Princess Aurora drink

333. Watch a film at Capitol Theatre in Fort Edmonton Park

334. Go to the Alberta Aviation Museum

335. Visit Jurassic Forest outside of Edmonton

336. Have breakfast at Under the High Wheel

337. Make the “False King” Disney drink

338. Make the “Ohana Colada” Disney drink

339. Have dessert at Block 1912

340. See a movie at the Princess Theatre

341. Go to an exhibit at the Fine Arts Building Gallery

342. Start an expense journal

343. Take a class at Purdy’s chocolates

344. Read “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston and watch 127 Hours movie

345. Make wine glass winter scene candle holders

346. Complete ACLS course

347. Read “Complications” by Atul Gawande

348. Eat Dippin Dots

349. Learn calligraphy

350. See a moose in the wild

351. Go paintballing

352. Watch Steel Magnolias movie

353. Go on a double date

354. Sew matching aprons for myself and Daniel

355. Can something with mom

356. Do a 30 Day Yoga Challenge

357. Have an entire grocery receipt with save, discount, or bonus air miles for every single item

358. Visit Dr. Woods House Museum in Leduc

359. Go on a bike ride around Telford Lake

360. Skip rocks with Daniel

361. Get free tea from DavidsTea

362. Do yoga outside at sunrise

363. Eat hungover breakfast with friends the morning after a party

364. Read “Fortune’s Bastard” by Robert Chalmers

365. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Comedy Movies

#365for365 #2017 bucket list #2017 bucket list update

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Canadian country star, Tim Hicks is back to heat up the cold winter with new music and the announcement of his 2020 Wreck This Town World Tour.

First, fans get to be excited and dig into three new songs from Hicks on the Wreck EP. Wreck This Town, No Truck Song, and Ride Or Die clock in at just under 10 minutes, making for a quick listen, but a fun triple-header. When talking about No Truck Song, Hicks said, “It’s so much fun… On every album I usually add one or two songs that are a little tongue-in-cheek, designed to give fans (and me!) a chuckle, but we’ve never released one as a single before. We smiled and laughed a lot while we wrote it, so I hope fans hear that, and it makes them do the same!”

As a single, it is a lot of fun, and like Hicks said, it’s different than the singles he’s released in the past. And guess what, that’s 100% okay and we’re here for it and artists changing things up and going for it.

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Hit play on Wreck now to listen to all three new songs, and scroll down for Wreck This Town World Tour info!

Tim Hicks, Wreck EP Tracklist

1. Wreck This Town 2. No Truck Song 3. Ride Or Die

On the tour side of Tim Hicks 2020 plans, things are also really exciting!

The Wreck This Town World Tour includes stops in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and Australia before coming home to Canada for a series of weekend warrior dates that will take him from Ontario, west to British Columbia before the end of the year. In all, there are 16 Canadian tour dates on the calendar. So far…

In a Facebook post on Friday afternoon, Tim said, “Wreck This Town World Tour coming to a city near you! More dates being announced soon. Are you ready to kick it?” And it’s that middle sentence that really caught our eye because it means the number of Canadian stops on the Wreck This Town World Tour is going to grow, and maybe Tim will even make his way south of the border to give American country fans a little taste of Stronger Beer. We’ll see soon.

It’s also great to see Tim Hicks listed on the Cavendish Beach Music Festival, Havelock Country Jamboree lineups, putting him in front of Canadian country music fans who will get to see a lot of talent on those weekends.

Related: Cavendish Beach Music Festival Announces Full 2020 Lineup

This is going to be an exciting year for Tim Hicks. There’s new music, new tours, new fans to entertain, and big opportunities to do big things.

We’re looking forward to more announcements and information as we get closer to the tour – while we listen to Wreck!

Tickets for Hicks’ newly added Wreck This Town World Tour shows (marked with ** on the list below) are available for sale starting on March 2, 2020, at 10 AM local time. Check the list, find a city and venue or festival near you, and don’t miss your chance to see Tim Hicks in 2020.

Tim Hicks, 2020 Wreck This Town World Tour Dates

03/06/2020 – Berlin, Germany – C2C | Verti Music Hall 03/07/2020 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – C2C | AFAS Live 03/08/2020 – Berlin, Germany – C2C | Verti Music Hall 03/13/2020 – London, UK – C2C | O2 03/14/2020 – London, UK – C2C | O2 03/20/2020 – Brisbane, Australia – CMC Rocks Festival 03/21/2020 – Brisbane, Australia – CMC Rocks Festival 05/21/2020 – London, ON – Start.ca Performance Stage @ Budweiser Gardens ** 05/22/2020 – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Concert Hall ** 05/23/2020 – Rama, ON – Casino Rama ** 07/10/2020 – Cavendish, PEI – Cavendish Beach Music Festival 08/14/2020 – Havelock, ON – Havelock Country Jamboree 09/17/2020 – Regina, SK – Casino Regina ** 09/18/2020 – Winnipeg, MB – Club Regent Event Centre ** 09/19/2020 – Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium ** 10/01/2020 – Edmonton, AB – River Cree Entertainment Centre ** 10/02/2020 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre ** 10/03/2020 – Saskatoon, S – Coors Event Centre ** 11/05/2020 – Montreal, Q – L’Astral ** 11/20/2020 – Ottawa, ON – Southam Hall – National Arts Centre ** 11/21/2020 – Kingston, ON – Leon’s Centre ** 11/26/2020 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre ** 11/28/2020 – Victoria, BC – The Royal Theatre **

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Tim Hicks Releases New EP, Wreck & 2020 World Tour Dates Canadian country star, Tim Hicks is back to heat up the cold winter with new music and the announcement of his 2020 Wreck This Town World Tour.

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Ten Foot Pole Announce New Tour

Ten Foot Pole have announced some new tour dates.. Sep 13 Le Trou du diable Shawinigan, QC Sep 14 Manoir Pont-Rouge Pont-Rouge, QC Sep 15 Music 4 Cancer Sainte-Thérèse, QC Sep 16 Bar le Magog Sherbrooke, QC Sep 17 House Show Lévis, QC Sep 18 La Source de la Martinière Québec City, QC Sep 19 Hôtel Le Plaza La Baie, QC Sep 21 The Working Class Timmins, ON Sep 22 Cabaret de la dernière chance Rouyn-Noranda, QC Oct 04 Slide Bar Rock N Roll Kitchen Fullerton, CA Oct 05 Evil Pie Las Vegas, NV Oct 06 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ Oct 08 Streets Of London Pub Denver, CO Oct 10 Reggies Chicago, IL Oct 11 Melody Inn Indianapolis, IN Oct 12 Fubar St Louis, MO Oct 13 Sanctuary Detroit, MI Oct 14 The Backstage Windsor, ON Oct 16 Absinthe Hamilton Hamilton, ON Oct 17 The Bovine Toronto, ON Oct 18 Rum Runners London, ON Oct 19 Dstrct Guelph, ON Oct 20 Piranha Bar Montreal, QC Oct 21 Mavericks Ottawa, ON Oct 23 The Asylum Sudbury, ON Oct 25 The Harp Sault Ste Marie, ON Oct 26 Crocks Thunder Bay, ON Oct 27 Windsor Hotel Winnipeg, MB Oct 28 The Exchange Regina, SK Oct 29 Black Cat Tavern Saskatoon, SK Oct 30 The Buckingham Edmonton, AB Oct 31 Dickens Calgary, AB Nov 02 Waldorf Wagon Wheel Saloon Leduc, AB Nov 04 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC Nov 05 The Shakedown Bellingham, WA Nov 06 The Plaid Pig Tacoma, WA Nov 07 Bossanova Ballroom Portland, OR Nov 09 The Shredder Boise, ID Nov 10 Kamikazes Ogden, UT --- Please consider supporting us so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/news/ten-foot-pole-announce-new-tour/

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backyardnomads-blog · 6 years ago

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“The value of your travels does not hinge on how many stamps you have in your passport when you get home — and the slow nuanced experience of a single country is always better than the hurried, superficial experience of forty countries.”

— Rolf Potts

Alberta’s Captial City, Edmonton has been called the City of Champions, however, it is quickly becoming a known for its incredible festivals & community events occuring year round! We have listed some of our top favorites here for you to enjoy together with your friends & family!

Read Below for 17 Activities to Try Out:

#1~ Edmonton World of Science & IMAX Theatre.

This is probably one of Edmonton’s best gems! If you are on a budget, this is great pick because it really offers so much for your money!

There are many educational, fun exhibits, a planetarium experience at the inflatable dome, discoveryland (amazing play space for babies-8years), feature exhibits, observatory, & LIVE science demonstrations!

#2~ Fort Edmonton Park.

For all history buffs, be sure to walk through the 1846 Fort & follow the recreated streets, while chatting with locals clothed in period dress! You will pass through each century until you finally arrive back to 2018! If you’re needing rest, take a ride on period streetcars & horse drawn carriages!

Also, don’t forget to enjoy a meal at the Johnson’s Cafe. Read more here.

For Admissions, Parking, & Hours, click here. For information about family & kids programs, contact them at (780) 496-7381.

#3~ Capitol Theatre.

Calling All Movie Buffs! If you’re thinking of watching a movie or live theatre this weekend, consider stepping back in time inside Edmonton’s 1929 theatre nestled inside The Fort Edmonton Park. Be sure to bring cash as it is a debit free zone to purchase tickets & snacks at their old consession stand!

Check Out: Ticketmaster & TIX on the Square for MORE music, dance, comedy, & more!

#4~ WEM or West Edmonton Mall, is one of a kind!

Attracting tourists & locals alike! WEM is a shopper’s dream with literally hundreds of stores to wander through, you can easily spend the whole day!

Additionally, there are so many other great activities to do too: WaterPark, Galaxyland, Marine Life, Ice Skating, Bowling (Toonie Tuesday’s at Ed’s Bowling) & so much more…Enjoy a packed day of fun & entertainment!

For a tasty dining experience at BRBN Street!!

Check out current discounts here.

#5~ Catch a Eskimo Football Game!

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Catching a summer football game is a fantastic way to spend those hot days! Either you are hard core fans or just looking for something fun to do, this can make memories that your family will enjoy! With an outdoor stadium, come prepared with gear to keep you warm & dry for any weather condition!!

Check out tickets, dates, & info here.

#6~ Legislative Building of Alberta.

A beautiful, popular spot during the summer months, you can find tours, an outdoor wading pool, nearby hotdog vendors, grassy picnic areas, manicured gardens, live music & more! You can often spot wedding & graduation parties taking photos throughout the grounds!

Check out here to see the latest visitor hours & event information.

Love Saving Money?!

Browse Groupon, a fantastic online coupon site that offers major savings on local stores, restaurants, products, & activities!

#7~ City Parks.

Parks are a wonderful way to spend the day soaking in the sunshine & enjoying nature with a BBQ or picnic! You will find many Edmontonians out in the lazy afternoons sunbathing, hiking, throwing fisbees, jogging, or cooking lunch on their batchies. Find a Picnic Park near you here or playgrounds here.

Some of our favorite picks, includes: William Hawrelak Park (paddle boating, large grass area, downtown views) & Victoria Park (great downtown views).

#8~ City Rec Centres & Outdoor Pools.

Offering budget friendly fun which you’re kids will love! If going to the pool isn’t a possibility, there are several great outdoor spray parks throughout the city for the kids to stay cool.

#9~ Improv Comedy at Rapid Fire Theatre @ Cidetal Theatre.

Looking for comedy this Friday or Saturday night?! Check out Rapid Fire Theatre for fantastic comedy & Improv shows at the Cidetal Theatre!!!

Find upcoming shows & tickets here.

Family Fun Edmonton is an EXCELLENT Resource for Parents looking for kid friendly activities & events this summer!

#10~ Farmer’s Markets every Saturday.

This is becoming an increasingly popular activity for locals who religiously come out every week to buy fresh, local produce & homemade products! A definite treasure of our city vibrant with community!

Two of the largest spots to check out are: Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market at the historic district (10310 83 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 5C3) & the City Market Downtown!

Locate a market close to you here.

#11~ Roger’s Place & Ice District.

Hockey games, concerts, comedians! Click here to discover upcoming events. Learn more about the ICE DISTRICT here! Be sure to admire the beautiful art work displayed called the “Tsa Tsa Ke K’e (Iron Foot Place) by artist Alex Janvier” located inside the Ford Hall, the “Skater’s Arch by Douglas Bentham”...Click here to learn more about the various artwork throughout.

Learn More About Artist Alex Janvier!

#12~ Citadel Theatre. Love plays?!

Then this might just be the perfect fit for you! Located in the heart of downtown, you can find great restaurants & parking options listed here. If the theatre itself is of interest to you, there are actual tours you can take too! The Citadel Theatre hosts worldclass artists, which you can get to know better here.

Or call the Box Office @ 780.425.1820.

#13~ Muttart Conversatory.

If you have ever seen the skyline of Edmonton, you have probably seen those striking glass pyramids which house plants & flowers year-round! With fun adult-only nights, programs (adult classes: home, garden, photography), day tours, & kid camps.

Find more information here about admissions & hours.

#14~ Summer Festivals.

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One of the best parts of Edmonton people come from all over the province to enjoy: Folk Fest, K-Days, Edmonton Pride Festival, Latin Festival, Taste of Edmonton, Rodeo, FarmFair International...& much,much More! With festivals happening year round, planning a trip to Edmonton has never been easier & the odds of catching at least one festival are pretty high!

For winter festivals, check out INFOEDMONTON’s top list here.

#15~ The REC ROOM at South Common.

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One of Edmonton’s more new hotspots, it is a great spot for entertainment & delicious food @ THREE10, whose food is inspired by Canadian cuisine! Check out Menu! With large TV screens many people come just to catch the game. The REC Room also boost of a CXC CAR SIMULATOR, video games, carnval games where you can win prizes. Try out Ping pong, pool, or bowling!!

#16~ WATCH A MOVIE.

Watch a movie at one of Edmonton’s many Cineplex Theatres! With buttery popcorn or cheesy tacos, you can beat the summer heat for a few hours of refreshing entertainment for the whole family!

Take your movie night to the next level in a luxury & style, the Windermere & VIP Cineplex Theatre offers an exceptional, adult movie experience with a licensed lounge & comfy seating. Aside from the classic popcorn, you can also order drinks, wine, beer, & food which is then brought & served at your seat.

#17~ Elk Island Provincial Park.

Located about 20-30 mintue drive east of Edmonton, you can see herds of bison grazing throughout the park, along with stunning nature walks for hiking trails, great picnic areas, camping spots, & spend the day at the lake for canoeing & swimming. Try out stargazing, with the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve, you can enjoy the dark sky! To learn more at Explore Edmonton for the shuttle bus going between Edmonton to the Park for day trips.

Looking for budget friendly for your Family to Enjoy this Summer?! Check out these 17 Fantastic Activities in Edmonton for some Great Ideas! “The value of your travels does not hinge on how many stamps you have in your…

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#Repost @uncuredband with @get_repost ・・・ Our tour with @soulfly.official @lodykong_gram and @titdofficial starts tonight in Las Vegas! Here we go! Check out all of our dates below. Supporting Soulfly 2.23.18 Dive Bar—Las Vegas, NV 2.24.18 The Hub—Colton, CA 2.25.18 Hard Rock Lake Tahoe—Lake Tahoe, NV 2.27.18 Domino Room—Bend, OR 3.01.18 Upstairs Cabaret—Victoria, BC 3.02.18 Astoria—Vancouver, BC **SOLD OUT** 3.03.18 Status Nightclub—Kelowna, BC 3.05.18 Dickens—Calgary, AB 3.06.18 Starlite Room—Edmonton, AB 3.07.18 The Exchange—Regina, SK 3.08.18 The 40 at Trails West Inn—Brandon, MB 3.09.18 Pyramid—Winnipeg, MB 3.10.18 Crock’s—Thunder Bay, ON 3.11.18 The Working Class—Timmins, ON 3.12.18 The Townhouse—Sudbury, ON 3.13.18 Mavericks—Ottawa, ON 3.14.18 Les Foufounes Electriques—Montreal, QC 3.15.18 Rock Cafe le Stage—Trois-Rivières, QC 3.16.18 L’Anti Bar—Quebec City, QC 3.17.18 Opera House—Toronto, ON 3.18.18 London Music Hall—London, ON 3.19.18 Higher Ground— Burlington, VT 3.20.18 Chop Shop—Seabrook, NH 3.21.18 Lost Horizon— Syracuse, NY 3.22.18 Mad Frog—Cincinnati, OH 3.23.18 Growlers—Memphis, TN 3.24.18 Diamond Ballroom—Oklahoma City, OK 3.25.18 Juggernaut—Gallup, NM Supporting Cradle of Filth 3.29.18 House of Blues—Dallas, TX 3.30.18 House of Blues—Houston, TX 3.31.18 Come & Take It Live—Austin, TX 4.02.18 Revolution Live—Ft. Lauderdale, FL 4.03.18 Buckhead Theatre—Atlanta, GA 4.05.18 Theatre of the Living Arts—Philadelphia, PA 4.06.18 Baltimore Soundstage—Baltimore, MD 4.07.18 Irving Plaza—New York, NY 4.08.18 The Palladium—Worcester, MA 4.10.18 Corona Theatre—Montreal, QC 4.11.18 The Opera House—Toronto, ON 4.12.18 St. Andrew's Hall—Detroit, MI 4.13.18 The Forge—Joliet, IL 4.14.18 Music Hall Minneapolis—Minneapolis, MN 4.16.18 Summit Music Hall—Denver, CO 4.17.18 Rockwell at The Complex—Salt Lake, UT 4.19.18 The Belasco Theater—Los Angeles, CA 4.20.18 The Van Buren—Phoenix, AZ 4.21.18 House of Blues—San Diego, CA 4.22.18 The Fillmore—San Francisco, CA #uncured #pitkings #medusa #schecter @schecterguitarsofficial #deathmetal #shred #soulfly #fractal #axefx

#shred #soulfly #medusa #pitkings #axefx #fractal #uncured #deathmetal #repost #schecter

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ampsandgreenscreens · 7 years ago

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SABATON & KREATOR kick off their 2018 North American co-headlining tour this Thursday, February 8!

Mark your calendars! Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are uniting with German thrash titans and label mates Kreator for the ultimate North American co-headlining trek kicking off this coming Thursday, February 8! The 24-date tour will make stops in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Philadelphia before concluding at Jannus Landing in Tampa, Florida on March 10.

SABATON will be touring in support of their highly-acclaimed eighth album, The Last Stand. Check out a brand new live footage video for the album's title track, "The Last Stand", now here: https://youtu.be/i9BupglHdtM. The video garnered over 120,000 views in just one week! Tickets are available now via all applicable retailers and venues.

2018 SABATON & Kreator North American co-headliner tour dates:

02/08/2018 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ

02/09/2018 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA

02/10/2018 - The UC Theater - San Francisco, CA

02/12/2018 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR

02/13/2018 - Showbox - Seattle, WA

02/14/2018 - The Vogue Theater - Vancouver, BC CANADA

02/16/2018 - Union Hall - Edmonton, AB CANADA

02/17/2018 - The Palace - Calgary, AB CANADA

02/19/2018 - Revolution - Boise, ID

02/21/2018 - The Gothic Theater - Denver, CO

02/22/2018 - The Truman - Kansas City, MO

02/23/2018 - The Myth - Minneapolis, MN

02/24/2018 - Orpheum - Madison, WI

02/26/2018 - 20 Monroe - Grand Rapids, MI

02/27/2018 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL

03/01/2018 - The Phoenix - Toronto, ON CANADA

03/02/2018 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC CANADA

03/03/2018 - House of Blues - Boston, MA

03/04/2018 - The Paramount Theater - Huntington, NY

03/06/2018 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA

03/07/2018 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD

03/08/2018 - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC

03/10/2018 - Jannus Landing - Tampa, FL

03/11/2018 - Buckhead Theatre - Atlanta, GA

About SABATON:

Formed in Falun, Sweden in 1999, SABATON thoroughly researches their battle topics to ensure the songs paint accurate and objective portraits of the historical event they're singing about, which are narrated from an omniscient point-of-view or in first-person as a soldier caught in the line of fire. Like their home country of Sweden, SABATON aims to remain politically neutral in their role as musical war historians. SABATON have reached their unshaken position as heavy metal's AAA-torchbearer after releasing ingenious studio recordings and playing endless amount of unforgettable live shows with massive live production.

The Last Stand is another unquestionable and bulletproof evidence of SABATON's top class abilities. The album reached the highest US & Canadian chart entries in the bands history, debuting at #63 on the Billboard U.S. Top 200 album chart and #20 on the Canadian Top 200 album chart, as well as several other charts.

Purchase your copy of The Last Stand here: http://nblast.de/SabatonLastStandNB

Visit SABATON online at www.sabaton.net or:

www.facebook.com/sabaton

www.twitter.com/SABATON

www.youtube.com/SABATON

#Sabaton #Kreator #Adrenaline PR #The Last Stand

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yegarts · 2 years ago

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2022 Grants for Individuals & Collectives Recipients - October Deadline

Through their work, artists add inspiration, interaction, expression, and creativity to Edmonton. The Edmonton Arts Council’s (EAC) Individuals & Collectives grant contributes to a healthy arts ecosystem by providing vital support to artists. With this support, artists working as individuals or collectively can pursue work that develops their practice, advances creative thought, contributes to an art form, and provides our community with a reflection of itself.

The EAC’s Individuals & Collectives grant has three distinct streams, each with its own evaluation criteria and assessment process. For the second intake cycle of the 2022 Grants for Individuals & Collectives program (deadline October 3, 2022), more than 320 eligible applications were assessed. From these, 133 grants were recommended by the peer assessment committee for investment. Focusing on fostering experimentation, supporting artists from equity-seeking groups, and professional development and mentorship (addressing the Aims and Actions found in Connections & Exchanges: A Ten-Year Plan To Transform Arts & Heritage in Edmonton); a total of $1,498,954 will be invested in Edmonton’s arts community through this round of grants for Individuals & Collectives.

Interested in applying? Our next deadline is March 1, 2023. You can find more information here. 

Read on to learn about the successful applicants from the October 2022 intake and the exciting projects they are pursuing:

Stream 1 grant recipient Ivan Wilfried Ulrich Ngandjui Touko leading a dance class. Photo credit: Ken Lin.

Stream 1 recipient Keith Schooler-Callihoo will explore the origin and protocol of Kanienkehaka Traditional Tattooing to enhance the resurgence of skin markings in Treaty 6 territory and Turtle Island.

Stream 1: Exploration & Experimentation provides support to artists to work on creation, experimentation, or research activities. 54 applicants were recommended for funding (support set at $5,000 each). Congratulations to the following recipients:  

Adrian de Leeuw will explore partnering choreography and improvisational scores to dig deeper into the physical relationship between two artists.

Alicia Proudfoot will develop an inventor persona and repurpose light switch cases as foldable sculptures leading to a linocut print installation portraying asthma as a visual Iliad.

Ariana Ozga-Reinecke will film videos of significant people in her life performing self-care. Stills from this process will be used as source material for a visual arts series exploring intimacy and closeness.

Ben Smith will workshop Sweet Dreams, a new musical featuring the music of the Australian rock duo, Air Supply.

Benjamin McInnes will pen the first draft of The Blue Rocks, a novel about nonhuman subjectivities, religiosity in Canada, and migrant experiences.

Bev Ross will write the first draft of a novel exploring the question, ‘Did Scarlatti compose the harpsichord sonatas attributed to him or were they composed by his student, Spanish Queen Barbara?’

Cailey Mrochuk will enhance her painterly style through online courses designed for stained glass mosaicists.

Caitlin Sian Richards will explore and research techniques for papermaking from recycled and found materials, leading to a new series of mixed-media collages and paper-based assemblages.

Christian Pérès Gibaut will begin the initial work for a multi-media visual art series on the notion of estrangement and loss of connection to one’s country of origin.

Collin Johanson will create a series of oil paintings exploring abstraction, forested landscapes, and authoritative architecture.

David Walker will research, work on dramaturgical/conceptual development, and complete the first draft of a new experimental theatre piece, I WOULD PREFER NOT TO.

Delia Barnett will research and interview Canadian burlesque legend, Judith Stein, to create a one-woman show about the power, resiliency, and value of sex workers and women.

Dwayne Martineau will explore new techniques for the creation and exhibition of his work, primarily to create portable versions of his mirror wall exhibit, to inform the next stage of his practice and as a step toward public art projects.

Eric Awuah will research the movement and expressive structures of West African immigrant dances to develop a technique(s) for teaching West African contemporary dance and diasporic neo-traditional dances.

Eszter Rosta will experiment with performance art, photography, and video, to investigate and trace the psychosomatic manifestations, coping gestures, and processes of grief and trauma in relation to the body.

Gail Sidonie Šobat will create and experiment with the narrative forms of science fiction and speculative fiction to inform a new novel featuring a female protagonist set in a fictional, post-apocalyptic Edmonton.

Geoff Li will explore solarpunk themes through contemporary composition for string ensemble.

Geraldine Carr will write the foundational pieces of a feature screenplay called Father, My Father.

Giselle General will complete the first draft of a memoir, Living on Cliff’s Edge, of a child who became an orphan at eight years old and lived in a rural mining village in the Philippines until immigrating to Canada as a teenager.

Harley Morison will write a workshop-ready draft of a new play, REDD MEATS that explores the politics of queerness, set in the butcher shop of a rural Alberta hamlet.

Heather Hindman will study contemporary choral writing techniques that intersect unpitched sound, technology and harmony approaches for use in future compositions.

Helen Belay will research Thomas Day — who in 1786 adopted two young girls to train using Rousseau’s Emile, or on Education, as a template for how to train a wife — to inform a new theatre play.

Ivan Wilfried Ulrich Ngandjui Touko will explore ballet movements as a way to improve flexibility, dexterity, and technique, to enhance their technique and Afro groove.

Janet Savill will create a short video series based on themes uncovered in research on her family's history using recorded interviews and digitized photos.

Jeanette Ntakiruntika will learn about music video creation, and seek out specific film collaborators, in order to visually tell the stories behind the songs in her album Cocoon.

Jeff Collins will reinterpret his experience of the land he lives on through paintings, using symbols and icons, to capture the significance of the landscape’s place and time.

Jeff Stuart will write, arrange, and demo a set of songs that explore perspectives on the passage of time, in preparation to record a solo album.

Jessy Ardern will conduct an intensive revision process for R+J: Two Show Day, a new interactive theatre show that was first workshopped in spring 2022.

Jordan Rule will observe and analyze the movements of living organisms over a one-second duration and recreate them within his watercolour paintings.

Katherine Cutting will rework Transgelical, a personal film project about a trans woman's exploration into her past as an evangelical Christian; how it scarred her, and how it saved her.

Keith Schooler-Callihoo will explore the origins and protocol specific to Kanienkehaka Traditional Tattoo practices that will enhance the resurgence of skin markings in Treaty 6 territory and Turtle Island.

Kelly Ruth will explore and experiment with creating sound installations in virtual worlds, documenting the process for future projects and in support of others creating in this medium.

Krista Leddy will use beadwork in conjunction with other media, to visually express Métis identity in the contemporary world.

Kyle Parrotta will experiment to find a natural (sap-like) adhesive for use in their moss art.

Leif Oleson-Cormack will undergo the process of scriptwriting and research of a new solo performance piece, Cult of One.

Marlene Wurfel will pursue folkloric research about gnomes in support of THE GNOMINOMICON, a humorous illustrated novel for kids.

Matthew Stepanic will research emotional abuse to draft a psychological horror novella that causes the reader to feel similarly gaslit as they experience it.

Meara Kirwin will explore the histories and politics of Irish and other percussive dance on Treaty 6 territory, to deepen their engagement with both Irish dance and anti-colonial resistance.

Meghan Schech will practice daily to refine her puppet-building skills through workshops and the creation of several characters to build a portfolio and film a new demo reel.

To explore mark making, Michaela LaForge will build a drawing plotter that can use various mediums as its tool (charcoal, pen, paintbrush, etc) as a starting point for a series of new intermedia art pieces.

Michelle Robb will develop her playwriting and dance practice while researching methods of combining text-based choreography with new Canadian plays.

Michelle Schultz will research and organize studio visits with 10-15 local artists, to conceptualize projects that will connect artists to the larger art world and develop her curatorial practice.

Morgan Pinnock will commence a textile and photography-based project that examines the state of Alberta's wool industry, promoting small-scale fibre farms and highlighting the significance of textiles in our lives.

Nicholas Hertz will explore the use of fabrics and photography to research the oscillation between the objectification of the queer body and the anthropomorphizing of environments.

Paul Donald will experiment with the best technical and artistic processes to record and develop musical improvisations influenced by the ambient sound in the environment.

Rachel Gleddie will field record the natural sounds of specific locations in the Edmonton Region and use these recordings to produce songs to sound as much like the natural location as possible.

Rebecca Campbell will research and write a documentary film treatment for her film Moving Mountains, a story of women with breast implants struggling to reclaim their health.

Ryan Payne will establish a daily practice that includes analyzing composers to explore new structures for musical improvisation and composition.

Steven Pirot will assemble shorter isolated spoken word performance pieces into a continuous solo performance of approximately 50 minutes suitable for presentation at performance festivals.

Taiessa Pagola will create felt structures of rare plants and research historical and modern plant shipping containers, exploring colonial extraction, the construction of whiteness, and ecological exchange.

Veronika Marks will create a series of video works that serve as a foundation for paintings and sculptures.

Viola Sweep will teach the cultural designs used in beading and sewing to the current generation, passing on lost art forms based on Manitoba First Nations (Nisichawayasihk Cree nation), to restore family traditions.

Wayne Arthurson will create a proposal to publishers, for a non-fiction book on Indigenous War Heroes for middle-grade readers.

Zana Wensel will experiment with new materials and sewing processes, to create Meditations: a new series that aims to instill a state of introspectiveness about one’s relationship with the Earth.

"Morris Personal Survival Tent" by Stream 2 grant recipient Clint Wilson. Altered USMC combat tent silkscreen on nylon. Photo provided by the artist.

Stream 2 grant recipient Anna Pratch fire breathing.

Stream 2 of the grants for Individuals and Collectives program focuses on Skills and Career Development. This stream supports mentorship, attending a residency or other forms of professional development. The assessors have made recommendations to fund 23 applicants, for a total of $181,524. Congratulations to the following recipients:  

Angeline Manu will be mentored by Dr. Yashoda Thakore to learn nuances of the ancient Devadasi dance form.

Anna Pratch will develop her existing movement skills to expand her range as an artist through the International Stunt School’s 2023 Stunt Performer Course in Seattle.

Chris McNicoll will learn to mix, produce, and master music at an intermediate professional level through a mentorship program with experienced producer Prem Raj.

Christopher Valcin will travel to Los Angeles for the KĀOS dance convention to train with world-renowned choreographers and audition for the Kaos Aftermath show.

Clinton Wilson will attend a residency at the Kala Art Center in Berkeley, to research and produce a series of photographic works profiling lost and missing west coast species of flora and fauna. A compilation of his research will contribute to an exhibition at the McMullen Gallery.

Daniel Foreman will attend Write Over Here: Open Rezidency, a three-week self-directed residency at the Banff Centre facilitated by Eva Thomas.

Demmi Connolly will attend the Twist & Shout Balloon Convention in Glendale, California for professional development.

Emily Jan will embark on an immersion in ceramics through participation in group classes followed by guided individual study with a mentor: ceramicist KJ MacAlister of Viva Clayworks.

Fabio Henao Caviedes will attend online film-scoring courses for a greater understanding of harmonic language, orchestration techniques, and synthestration methods to complement and elevate visual storytelling. The courses will be taught by Mattia Chiappa and Mark Richards.

James Portingale will attend online colour grading courses via Mixing Light, with a focus on colour grading as it relates to media art and filmmaking.

Jesse Thomas will begin training at Sound + Vision: New Media Platforms under mentor Will Bauer at Moment Research, to acquire skills in new media platforms to be used in the creation of a series of interactive soundscapes.

Kasie Campbell will attend a two-week course at Series Summer Art School at Red Deer Polytechnic to learn about bronze casting and the lost-wax process.

Kate Boorman will participate in a month-long artists' residency, hosted by the La Napoule Art Foundation in France: a unique opportunity to be surrounded by multi-disciplinary creatives who are likewise dedicated to their craft.

Kayla Bradford, a Deaf artist, will seek peer support, professional theatre mentorship from Tori Morrison, and funding to learn how to design and execute creative captions, a way of conveying spoken dialogue and aural elements of performance in a single visual medium

Lebogang Disele will work with mentors Eric Awuah and Gaolape “Aus G” Basuhi to design and partake in a program of study, working on African contemporary dance to develop her choreographic practice.

Lucas Chaisson will be mentored by audio engineer Scott Franchuk at Riverdale Recorders in a 10-week, self-directed apprenticeship.

Maaike Kuypers will attend four 6-week sessions at Studio 72 to expand and strengthen her creative practice and ceramic skills working with mentor Emma Lakey.

Marlouie Saique will attend masterclasses, panels, and performances during the world-class International Trumpet Guild Conference in Minneapolis, MN.

Matthew Cardinal will work with mentor AJA Louden to learn how to work at a professional level with a client from start to finish and produce a mural on panels.

Max Rubin will start an intensive 20-week part-time mentorship with Sheiny Satanove of Punctuate! Theatre, focused on Canadian theatre production and artistic directorship.

Emerging dance artists Maxwell Hanic, Michelle Robb, Jason Romero, Callie Lissinna, Sam Ketsa, Sophie Arab, and Emma Brown will facilitate and participate in a studio residency to advance their skills in contemporary dance, teaching, and collaboration while deepening connections within the Edmonton dance community.

Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo will complete tutorial sessions to build her education and skills in wood flute playing to connect to her Cree spirit name Windy Woman and add to the Indigenous performing artistic disciplines that educate and inform the community.

Vismaya Bhagavathi Parambath will begin a mentorship under Dr. Yashoda Thakore, to learn the foundation of the Devadasi tradition, specifically Abhinaya and Taalam.

Still from video documenting the development phase of "Go Where Light Is". The evening-length dance work by Stream 3 grant recipient Jennifer Mesch will go live in early 2023. Photo provided by the artist.

"Returning Home (Churchill Station)", a mural by Stream 3 recipient Carla Rae Taylor. Photo provided by John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights.

Stream 3 of the grant program invests in Major Artist-Driven Projects. These funds are allocated to support artist projects materially ready for production and/or presentation. 56 projects were recommended for funding, for a total of $1,047,430. Congratulations to the following artists and collectives:  

Aboud Salman will create seven paintings about remarkable women from the Middle East to shed light on the influential roles Middle Eastern women have played over the course of history.

Adrian (AJA) Louden will create and present a new Afrofuturist-inspired mural on the Avenue Theatre building on 118 Avenue.

Adriana Onita (Founding Editor) and collective members Karrie Auger, Luciana Erregue, Candice Joy Oliva, Gian Marco Visconti, and Medgine Mathurin will publish two issues and debut five chapbooks of the multilingual magazine The Polyglot featuring Edmonton poets and artists who are experimenting with their Indigenous and heritage languages.

Anna Hawkins and co-programmer Elisabeth Belliveau will screen a series of artist-made moving-image works in dialogue with cinematic feature films, exploring the narrative, experimental, conceptual, and symbolic roles that flowers play on screen.

Anthony Goertz will produce and distribute the short romantic comedy film, Apocalypse Book Club.

Aretha Tillotson will record a full-length album of original jazz compositions featuring a quintet.

Ashleigh Hicks will debut their new play, MINE, a historical drama that focuses on a small coal mining community on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the turn of the twentieth century as a staged reading as part of RISER Edmonton 2023.

Brandon Baker, a Métis singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist performing under the name Electric Religious, will record a new full-length album to be released in 2023.

Braxton Garneau will produce new mixed-media works incorporating asphalt, raffia and cowrie shells for their first international solo exhibition at GAVLAK Gallery in Los Angeles.

Brian Raine will produce, and curate multi-disciplinary artworks intertwined with the music of Ways in Waves to present as a combined art show and album release.

Carla Rae Taylor in collaboration with the Dreamspeakers Festival Society will blend urban art techniques and traditional acrylic painting to create a mural that celebrates being Indigenous, to be mounted on the WhiskeyJack Art House.

Chris Bullough and co-creator Laura Raboud will research, experiment and create a new song cycle under the mentorship of David Kennedy.

Christine Lesiak will continue the development of the original play The Spinsters through rehearsal and workshops with co-writers, designers, and performer collaborators in Edmonton, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.

Courtney Loberg will complete the fifth graphic novel in her surreal, folktale-inspired series, We Don't Go Through the Angelgrass. Dakota aka Psi McIvor will publish a multi-disciplinary art anthology based on visual and written creations, supported by merchandise and a book release event.

Dan Davis will record a live album at the Yardbird Suite with the Way Back Whens, an Edmonton-based traditional jazz band.

Darren Jordan will curate and produce 5 Artists 1 Love (5A1L), an annual immersive arts event celebrating the cultural diversity and vibrancy within Edmonton's Black communities.

Dustin Chok will complete post-production and publicly present Wave Riders, a short documentary that follows a teacher-student story between Edmonton dancer Sekou Sonko-Boisclair, and legendary New York dancer, Future.

Erina Harris will complete and publish their poetry manuscript, Trading Beauty Secrets with the Dead, an Abecedarium of Other Rhymes and Nonsense Versus.

Chamber music trio Frank Ho (violinist), Vladimir Machado Rufino (violinist), and Fabiola Belarmino de Farias Amorim (violist) will record an album of 19th, 20th, and 21st century works.

Gary James Joynes will create a high-resolution visual-sound photo series exploring the postulation of Nicola Tesla that Cymatic Farady sound wave tones have potential healing properties.

Hemali Boorada will present the dance production, Art of Asthapadi's, an exploration of a Canadian-raised artist choreographing Sanskrit hymns from the 12th century with Kuchipudi repertoire.

Jamie McRae will create Found, a 16mm based film, presented as a 4x4 collage (16 frames) display of edited found footage from the Film and Video Arts Society (FAVA) darkroom over the years.

Jennifer Mesch will complete the development of choreography, rehearsal, multimedia design and build, set design-build, and performance of Go Where Light Is, an evening-length dance work.

Jinzhe Cui will complete and self-publish a book containing a new series of paintings and fairy tales inspired by Edmonton’s river valley.

Jordan Abel will complete the first draft of the visual poetry book Welcome to the world, dear [son/daughter name]! which explores what it means to be a dad when one’s own dad was absent, and how to continue existing within the inherited traumas of Residential Schools.

Kelsey McMillan will complete a full-length folk album exploring themes of growth, expression and conflict, working with a local producer, session musicians, and a mastering technician.

KJ MacAlister a ceramicist/writer, and illustrator Stephanie Simpson, will self-publish their children’s book Little Otter Becomes a Potter.

Kyle Armstrong will go from pre-production to post-production of a micro-budget feature film following a couple through the experience of a miscarriage, based on an original screenplay.

Laena Anderson, along with fellow members of The Debutantes, Michael Vetsch, Robyn Slack, David Rae, Shanni Pinkerton, and Glenna Schowalter, will re-mount Odd Wednesday, a monthly sketch comedy showcase.

Lauren Brady (Artistic Director) and Zachary Strom (Artistic Producer), will develop and present the multidisciplinary and mixed media clown show, InterWEBBED.

Liam Monaghan will rehearse and produce the Edmonton premiere and Lethbridge tour of a new original play, Strange Familiar, exploring queerness, adoption, and family belonging.

Lora Brovold will write, produce, and direct the short documentary, Finding Friendos: one woman’s endometriosis survival story.

Mac Brock will produce and direct their original play Boy Trouble, as part of the 2023 Edmonton Fringe Theatre Season.

Marco Claveria will record a third studio album in Edmonton, exploring Latin rhythms and Celtic elements at Homestead Studios with Lane Allen.

Marek Orszulik will record music for classical guitar by Polish composers, encompassing works from the Renaissance to the present day, for CD and digital release.

Maria Fekecz-Mangan will present Face2Face, a multimedia performance integrating momentary synchronization between video, live dancers, and music.

Marie Carrillos-Avalos and Bashir Mohamed will continue working on their play about Charles Daniels, incorporating the stories of Lulu Anderson and Ted King.

UltraViolet Ensemble members Mark Segger, Chenoa Anderson, Allison Balcetis and Roger Admiral will commission and perform two new works by Sointu Aalto and Rio Houle in late 2023, as part of a concert featuring six new pieces by Edmonton composers.

Filmmaker Matthew Gooding will complete post-production work (editing, colour, visual effects) on a music video for Edmonton band Wares.

Morgan Smith, Spenser Pasman, Stuart Lindsay and Zachary Parsons-Lozinksi will re-mount the 2022 Edmonton Fringe hit The House That F*cks at the SoHo Playhouse in New York City.

Neima Siyo will make two music videos for Laammii Koo (“Our Society, Our People”), from their latest album release.

Noor Dean Musani will compose, rehearse, record, mix and master a new full-length album under their moniker Freetrayed, combining field recordings, granular sampling, and traditional synthesizer techniques.

Ntwali Kayijaho will produce, develop and release four songs with corresponding visual content, including music videos and cover art.

Olivia Elel Enanga will self-publish Chanson Chez Nous: a songbook of traditional music for voice from Cameroon, Africa.

Rebecca Merkley will hire seven artists to learn, sing and record two singles of an original musical comedy spoof based on the Scooby-Doo cartoon series.

Robin Alex McDonald will program and facilitate (Dis)respect Des Fonds, a one-night screening of eight short films and a discussion event exploring artistic interventions into public archives.

Ryan Leedu will receive funding to cover film festival submission fees for two recent short films: Portrait of the Con-Artist as a Young Man and No Bedroom.

Sean Davis Newton will record the debut LP Nobody Lives There, at Riverdale Recorders, exploring our relationship with the environment, politics, and each other.

Sharon Rose Cherweniuk in collaboration with Jason Symington will create a series of eight floral beadwork panels/large-scale photographs, portraits and audio, exploring intimate and loving relationships, to re-contextualize and decolonize the stories of Indigenous womanhood.

Steven Teeuwsen will curate and present an exhibition of sculptural outdoor play structures by artists and designers at Lowlands Project Space.

Co-creators and showrunners Sydney Campbell and Elena/Eli Belyea will edit and complete post-production of their queer sketch troupe’s web series’ first season, GENDER? I HARDLY KNOW THEM.

Titilope Sonuga will complete the arrangement and production of the spoken word album Sis, which fuses performance poetry and music.

Collective members Trevor Duffy, Sonja Garette, Lisa Nobel, Pete Nuygen, Danny Jaycock, Brendon Boyd, Thomas Ohara, Bryan Cooper, and Simon Gushulack will complete Tree Island, a series of six short videos, depicting puppets, to help educate and enable children to identify and express emotions through storytelling.

The Vaughan String Quartet (Vladimir Machado Rufino, Fabiola Belarmino de Farias Amorim, Mattia Berrini, and Silvia Buttiglione) will launch a chamber music festival celebrating the Quartet’s 10th year, collaborating with established and emerging musicians from the Edmonton music community.

Yong Fei Guan will create and present an eco-public art exhibition at Fort Edmonton Park, focusing on the history and use of goji berries in Edmonton.

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ICYMI: Every Time I Die Release Statement About Drummer Daniel Davison’s Departure

A post shared by Every Time I Die (@everytimeidie) on Sep 30, 2017 at 7:45am PDT

Just in case you haven’t been paying close attention to Every Time I Die’s social media accounts lately, the longtime hardcore/metalcore outfit has revealed this past weekend that drummer Daniel Davison (ex-Norma Jean, ex-Underoath) will be stepping down from the band.

“Daniel‘s time with ETID was the greatest time in its long history,” shared the band on Instagram. “That is not a coincidence. Replacing him won’t be easy but nothing we do ever is.

The band continued to add, “Thank you for being a friend, Daniel. We traveled down the road and back again. Your heart is true. You’re a pal and a confidant. Currently, drumming duties are being handled by a man called Goose (formerly of NJ and FBTMOF). With only 4 days notice he flew out to us and learned 17 songs. If you’re seeing us on our Canadian tour, know it only happened because of his insanely hard work and sacrifice.”

As for Davison’s statement, the talented percussionist also took to Instagram saying:

“As some of you may have already heard, I am no longer playing drums in ETID. On the recent tour with TBS I let the guys know that it would be my last tour. It wasn’t an easy decision, as I absolutely loved playing and creating music with them, however the amount of touring wasn’t sustainable for me anymore. So after much consideration, I felt it was best that I move on. It was an extremely amicable exit – I’m happy for the future of ETID and I am excited about starting a new chapter for myself.

I’ll never forget the incredible experiences that made up my time in ETID. The shows were absolutely unbelievable, life giving. The time spent writing and recording LOW TEENS together was one of the most prolific, focused, and enjoyable experiences that I’ve ever had as a musician. I’m very grateful for my time spent with Andy, Jordan, Steve, and Keith – I love and respect them all very much as people and musicians and I wish them the best. Thank you so much to all of you who have supported ETID – past, present, and future – it truly doesn’t go unnoticed.”

Every Time I Die is currently wrapping up a Canadian run with Knocked Loose and Hollow Earth. For remaining tour dates, see below.

Tour Dates:

10/04 Quebec City, QC – L’Anti Bar 10/05 Sherbrooke, QC – Le Magog 10/06 Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre 10/07 Timmins, ON – The Working Class 10/09 Thunder Bay, ON – Crocks 10/10 Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre 10/12 Saskatoon, SK – Louis’ Pub 10/13 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall 10/14 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom 10/15 Missoula, MT – Top Hat Lounge 10/16 Billings, MT – Pub Station 10/18 Fargo, ND – Sanctuary Events Center 10/19 Sioux Falls, SD – Icon Lounge 10/20 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon