No More Canadian Voices

In Toronto, why not pick up the very last issue of The Toronto Onion and also read “Canadian Voices.” That's right, there will be no more Toronto Onion, it lasted ten months. These Canadian Voices have now been silenced…

Lenticular shoot

New photo of The Canadian Romantic by Brendan George Ko as part of a batch made for upcoming lenticular wallet size pics!!!! These pics will wink!

Poppy Family


I just got the latest issue of Galactic Zoo Dossier and wowwwweee, what a beaut!  With Plastic Crimewave I did an interview with Susan Jacks and Craig McCaw of the Poppy Family. Plastic Crimewave  hand draws and letters and designs the whole massive magazine complete with perforated sheets of trading cards and a CD! The issue also has him doing an Arthur Brown interview, Sixto Rodriguez, examples of tripped out comics, and so much more!

Carousel Issue 29 Launch Party: Thursday, July 5

Hey folks! I am doing a reading for this launch! In Carousel 29, I have an in-depth interview with David Boswell on Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman and more!

The Black Swan, 154 Danforth – 2nd floor
Doors at 7:30 p.m. - Readings from 8:00 p.m.
A PWYC Donation is Requested.
Also reading: Claire Caldwell, Emily Gordon, Katie Jordon, Josh Stewart, Elana Wolff, Talia Zajac

WET DIRT CD review

There's a really nice review of the WET DIRT CD in this month's issue of that really neat FREE Toronto-based paper OFFERINGS and guess what? The CD is available for dirt cheap (Like 5 bux) and comes with a booklet printed on a risograph done by the team at Color Code Printing...ORDER THE CD HERE:
www.inyrdisk.com

WNDW 4: Robert Dayton — The Canadian Romantic's Window Display

@ ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS (911 Davenport Road)  > Jun 09 - Jul 13, 2012 (accessible 24/7)
RECEPTION> Sun Jun 10, 2pm (see below)
http://www.wndw-s.ca/

'The Canadian Romantic' is a larger-than-life character by artist and entertainer Robert Dayton that explores the grey area of impossibilities that intersect with Canada and romance. This window display will revolve around these notions and this persona.

RECEPTION> Sun Jun 10, 2pm
Come out to WNDW 4 for a picnic in Hillcrest Park (directly across from Roadside Attractions) — featuring maple cookies, assorted goodies, and a brief in character performance by The Canadian Romantic!


http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCanadianRomantic

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WNDW, curated by Mark Laliberte, is a multi-site project that links a cross-section of Toronto’s independent street-level window galleries for the first time, exploring how vacant windows in downtown cores are being transformed into unquestionably accessible, 24-hour walk-by galleries.

Taking place throughout June, artists Robert Dayton, Larry Eisenstein, Happy Sleepy (the collaborative duo of Marc Ngui and Magda Wojtyra), Eunice Luk and Magda Trzaski take on these playful and sometimes challenging spaces, presenting five solo artworks united under a common curatorial umbrella.

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WNDW is the latest installment of the 'Carousel Exhibition Series' — occasional gallery shows that bring together groups of artists, who have, through their practice and aesthetic, strongly connected to the community developing around Carousel magazine — and each of the artists involved in this project appears in the pages of CAROUSEL 29, out on newsstands in June!

The article “The Gallery is Always Open” by Jason Paradiso also appears in the issue, as an accompaniment to the exhibition.

For more info on CAROUSEL 29:
http://www.carouselmagazine.ca/current.html

The Canadian Romantic opening for Bobby Conn and R Stevie Moore!

Wed, May 16th! Ten PM! Parts and Labour, Toronto. Strongly recommend getting adv tix at rotate This and Soundscapes
It will be good to see Bobby and Monica Bou Bou and the rest touring their new album "Macaroni"!
Yayyyy!
The Canadian romantic will be doing a short set with accompaniment by Chris Cummings (Mantler), the only Toronto act whose music makes me cry.
New vid: