July 1st , 2010 Tillsonburg, ON Happy Canada Day! This afternoon we rocked Tillsonburg’s Festival of Music. I mean really, how can you go wrong when you go on after the travelling reptile show? My co-pilot/bassist Lyndell Montgomery/Captain Dirt and I had a blast and are now dreaming of a hot delicious dinner at the end of the rainbow … Had…   see more…

June 18, 2010  Toronto, ON Sweetland is a grand place to be be these days … I am so love with my new neighbou rhood!. Not to mention, highly attractive and thoroughly entertaining Australian house guests don’t hurt. Have been hanging loads with the stunning Jess McAvoy this week, in from the land down yonder for NXNE and various other…   see more…

June 6, 2010 Toronto, ON Bonsoir from my beautiful new apartment. Spent the day loading vans and carrying boxes and I am all moved in at last! Thanks so much to my parents and friends who helped immensely. And of course Ursa the dog, who helped too. First thing we did was set up my badass new HD flatscreen. Um …….   see more…

May 24, 2010Toronto, ON Happy May Two-Four! My friends and I have decided to celebrate this quintessentially Canadian holiday in true Ontarian style. Yup. Beer in a can and a BBQ! Fresh Ontario pickerel awaits in the fridge next to fresh Ontario produce. We’ll grill it up after we take a wee pleasure cruise around Toronto Island. With … of…   see more…

May 17, 2010Rochester, NY I confess. After a whole week of basic cable I am so happy to see the Turner Classic Movies channel again. How I missed thee! It’s really the perfect end to a perfectly long travelling day. Along with a bubble bath. Woke up this morning and said my sweet goodbyes to Brooklyn. One serious espresso and…   see more…

May 14, 2010Brooklyn, NY Word up from the Park Slope slope! My week in New York City is already more than half over. How did that happen so fast? I’ve been having an epic time, perhaps the best NYC trip ever. Played a great show last night at Caffé Vivaldi and made some new friends. Then ran over to catch…   see more…

May 7, 2010Port Deposit, MD Greetings from beautiful Chesapeake Bay. I’ve just come in for the night after my first inaugural campfire of 2010! My hair smells positively delicious … and bed is calling. Had an amazing night in Baltimore this eve sitting in with my dear friend James Keelaghan for his gig at the Cellar Stage. Because everybody loves…   see more…

May 5, 2010Kingston, NY Quelle belle journée! The first day this year it’s been hot enough to tell that the air-conditioner in my car is broken … Ah zut. More freon s.v.p. I’m sitting atop a mountain overlooking I-87. Good thing they have wireless here. And amber lager. Am waiting for the sun to set and New York City rush-hour…   see more…

May 1, 2010Toronto, ON Happy May Day from grey and lovely Torontonia! Woke up at a reasonable hour ce matin and enjoyed a delicious Beltane champagne brunch at Eddie Levesque’s. Mmmmmm. Fontina cheese and truffle oil scramble … 4ever! Tonight, I’ll be celebrating my very favourite ancient pagan holiday with a special concert in the Fleishman Gallery @ Wonderworks. Come…   see more…

April 19, 2010 Sweetland, ON Spring is in full force here at the Sweetland family ranch.  Puppies are pouncing, pansies are pushing and I’m packing my boxes! Have a couple weeks off before my next show and will likely spend it plotting the decor for my new apartment … Sooo exciting. I’ll be liberating many things I’ve left in my parents’…   see more…