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Vic Chesnutt – The Gravity of the Situation

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

For those of you who don’t know, when I am not playing shows or making records or screwing around on the Internet, I book bands at a club in Calgary called the Marquee Room. It is a small place, not very fancy, but with a [...]

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The 2010 Covers Project

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Happy 2010, all!
It is amazing to me how fast the first decade of the millennium flew by. I don’t feel all that far removed from NYE 1999 when I watched the sunset on the 14th Street bridge over the Bow River, thinking that our entire [...]

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Everyone loves a house party, or: my friends make awesome music

Friday, December 11th, 2009

This Sunday the 13th of December, I will be playing a house concert at Kate Gerritsen’s place – and she’s making spaghetti! Check the Facebook event for all pertinent deets.
Then, on Saturday Dec 19, I will be playing with Rae Spoon and Ghostkeeper at the [...]

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Ryan and me – Skatch Blues

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Ryan Boldt is the lead singer and principal songwriter in the acclaimed Saskatoon roots-rock outfit, The Deep Dark Woods:
“Dark songs of betrayal, remorse and redemption, steeped in traditional American songwriting… hinting at influences from the Band to Gram Parsons… ”
-Vue Weekly
After a busy year of [...]

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Ghosts, Cars and the 3rd World War

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Hey! Bring the whole family. Wholesome, all-ages entertainment…

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Old Reliables

Monday, October 19th, 2009

A couple shows to tell you about -
Thursday, Oct 22 – The Marquee Room(2nd level of the Uptown – 612 8 Ave SW), with my pals Shuyler Jansen and Mark Davis. We will be playing in the round, workshop style. Doors at 9 PM, $10 [...]

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From my perch high above Little Italy

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Wow. The time flies. Here I am in Toronto, in the midst of a whirlwind tour of S. Ontario. My NXNE showcase was last Friday at Mitzi’s Sister- a cool venue with a great burger on the menu. Felt good to be playing again, after [...]

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T., me, and the CBC 3

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Shows in BC last week were a ton o’ fun- was good to see some old friends and make a few new ones… here’s a lil chat i had with my pal tariq, who was good enough to invite me down to Radio 3 HQ [...]

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BC cherries

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Coupla shows to tell you about-
Tues May 5th in Kelowna at the Grateful Fed, 8 PM
Thurs May 7 in Vancouver at the Railway, 9 PM
Both dates are with my good pal, Mark Davis, and Sarah Wheeler will be joining us at the Railway.
Peas,
LM

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The ElPee

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Wow. SXSW seems like a million years ago, and I just got home yesterday. it was probably the shock of seeing the remnants of a blizzard when we touched down at home late last night that jarred my memories outta my head.
Was a great time, [...]

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