Unlike real life…

I had an awful dream last night. I had an audition for something – I can’t remember what, but instead of arias they wanted two art songs. OK, I thought, and picked two that were impressive and I sing well, and put the sheet music in a binder.
The audition was in one of [...]

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Unwise Ipod blogging

So here I am, on my couch, barely able to type because there are two basset hounds lying on me, about to unwisely discuss sensitive personal and professional matters on the internet.
I blame the combination of fish & chips, beer, and anime.
So I had an audition today. For what I will not [...]

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Once I unpack the camera, I will post a picture of my legs

Until then, be patient.
But if you live in the Toronto area and are free tonight, you can see my legs in real life!
I’m playing a set of cabaret/lounge stuff at the Tranzac tonight at 7:30…just me singing and playing the piano.  Come listen and have a beer!

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Dear Josh: Or more signs that you might be a troll

Though I should probably break this blog silence by writing about the move (rainy but OK), the house (awesome!) or the phone/internet situation (bloody frustrating), this is too awesome to ignore. It’s almost as good as the time I got plagiarized.
But first, a couple more helpful signs that may tell you if you’re a [...]

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An extremely civilized Facebook flame war

One of my Facebook friends (Ali Berkok, of the excellent jazz group Arkana Music and others) posted a link today to Nina Paley’s essay, Artists are not inherently entitled to monetary compensation for their art. The ensuing flame war was both educational and relatively civilized.
Paley’s point appears to be that, like no one feels like [...]

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Extremely quick review: Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes

Last night my lovely friend Cecilia took me to see Elvis Costello. Even though I have an audition today – I have an audition this afternoon and have to go out and print off another headshot before too long, so this will be brief – I was like, “Sure!” because even though I like [...]

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Concert review: Or how to be the least liked band EVER

Karl Mohr and Ivan Blackbird, Cameron House
I must begin this review by confessing that I did not stay for all of Ivan Blackbird’s set.  Ruth Cassie (the singer/songwriter of Ivan Blackbird) writes great songs and has assembled a fantastic band, but I was operating on three hours sleep the night before, had already had two [...]

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It’s here!

The Torture Memos is more or less done – may require a few tweaks, but that’s it.
Listen to it here.
Or listen to it live tonight!

I hear John Yoo has lawyered up…

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Coming soon…

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Melancholy Inventory

Today I did something I’ve been putting off for weeks.  I wrote the third of my opera libretti (librettos?  whatever), the one about Edith Sitwell.  Here’s a little excerpt, in the style of Facade:
Melancholy Inventory
The gilded bee
The satin sea
The black sun rising over me
The honeycomb
The marksman’s tomb
The exit from the morning’s womb
The sheep-like crowd
The laugh [...]

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