Star Train or 12 Angry Men?

Discuss.

Is this thing on...?

Oh hi!

Bet you thought we had forgotten about this here bloggythinger. Well, the truth is, we almost did. Almost.

Then tonight we* decided to have a rehearsal for the show we have coming up on Monday night that you should really check out if you even care about art and stuff.

And the rehearsal was fun and silly and good and we** remembered that we like playing music and hanging out and dicking around***.

So don't fret, you'll hear more from us soon.

Just hold tight, Sally. Rain's a-comin'...

*Only 5 of us could make it to rehearsal. Come to the show and see if you can spot which ones! (HINT: it won't necessarily be the ones who play better)

**Some of us remembered. I don't know what those other jerks remembered. IF ANYTHING. Amirite??!

***Welcome back from Canada, Evan!

How we spent our summer vacations

Havin' a blast, happened so fast…

Basil did the acting thing in the feature films Grassroots and Knights of Badassdom and on the TNT series "Leverage".

Rob is directing a puppet show called "Frankenocchio".

Evan is touring a fringe show called "The History of Lost and Found"

David is writing a solo show called "Center-Cut Ham Dinner Night Slide Show". (At Annex Theater Nov. 2-17)

John O. is planning a wedding called "Johntana".

John A. is planning a baby called "Monjohn".

Kirk is.

Man Fest Dest

We shot this in Calgary between shows for a production company called (fortuitously enough) "Welcome To The West". Enjoy!

Pete's eye view of Calgary

Our friend Pete joined us as sound engineer for our trip to Calgary. It turned out to be a challenging and rewarding experience, and he even managed to snap a couple of photos along the way!

http://www.dubtrain.com/pete/travel/calgary/

Sunday Night Live!

Don't forget to come on out and join us for Chamber vs. Chamber this Sunday night the 23rd in the super-swanky Fireside room at Seattle's super-swanky Sorrento Hotel. Be warned, however, that only sexy, smart, witty arts-types will be in attendance, so you might want to wear that little number. I think you know which one I mean... **WINNNNK**

And yes, actually, we do put the "dance" in "attendance".

(Facebook event page here, if you're into that kind of thing)

Evan's new horn

kirk's new drumkit

Rob's new accordion

John's new guitar

The New York Times has come today

A shout-out from the NYT on our score of The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle.
And I quote:

"In the background, a group of musicians collectively known as Awesome lives up to its name."

So you know, we're huge in New York now, obvys.

Post-Mother's Day Discussion

I just thought this picture was awesome.  This is Dare.  She and her sister Emerald and her mom Counsel are artists.  Respect.

Post-show discussion

Like music, talking, listening and drinking? The good folks over at OnePot have invited us over for their upcoming Chamber vs. Chamber music/art/history/ice cream* social event at the Sorrento Hotel's Fireside room on Sunday, May 23rd.

Whether you missed West and want to get a little live taste of the music, or you saw it and want to know more, or you hated it and want an explanation, this behind-the-music event is for you.  It'll be a cool discussion about art, opera, indie music and other heady stuff, led by City Arts editor Mark Baumgarten and West director Matthew Richter. We're joined by our hyper-talented pals Nick Garrison and Sarah Rudinoff, so come join us and bring your party brains!

Go here for more info and ticket link.


*ice cream may not be served.

exit, stage left

Calgary is snow

Calgary: Day 2

Some quick things:

Headset mics for (almost) all!

Hot tub curfew is 11pm... uh-huh...

It is not sunny and 75 here. Sorry JZ!

Keep drinking water, we're over 5000 feet above sea level! I don't know what that is in metres, but I'm guessing it's still pretty high. Speaking of pretty high...

... um, nothing. What?

The Marx Bothers performed on this stage, like, 6 or 7 years ago. My timeline might be off there, but probably not.

Me and Evan just Skyped each other in the same room. Yeah, that means what you think.

pics from WEST

 
photo credit: me! (David Nixon)
Click on the picture to get a larger version.

WEST Goes East: 1st Dispatch

From our esteemed driver, one-man road-crew, and yard-chicken entrepreneur, John Sutton:

"6 speeding tickets, 1 drunk driving citation, 2 dead deer, a border merry-go-round (canada, america, and canada again), 65 gallons of diesel, and a broken gas pedal later I have arrived in Cranbrook BC. All is on track to meet you in Edmonton by the time you arrive. Fly safe suckers!

Forgot to charge the camera battery so you will have to imagine the wonderful sights...

With love,
John

p.s. I traded someone's guitar for a sandwich in Idaho and loaded a crate with potatoes I dug up from a field. It snowed here last night. Bring your long underwear!"

More to come, assuming wifi reaches the hot-tub at the rental house.

TONIGHT: WEST BEGINS

Wow.  It was February of 2008 that we first started thinking about this show.  It's hard to believe that it's finally happening.  I've been told that tonight's show is already sold out.

UPDATE!!! Maybe tonight's show isn't quite sold out.

GET TICKETS HERE

2 more days until West opens.

Until then, here's some snippets from the actual script:

"...Basil enters out..."

"...Evan enters, puts on his..."

"...John O, still unable to..."

"...John A grabs it, trying to keep..."

"Something catches..."

"They are far too large..."

"...Rob comes up..."

"...David is drawn..."

"...Kirk takes the lead..."

and that's all just the first act!!!

tickets available here