I’m Playing SCENE Music Festival….Sort Of.

 

   In the same theme that brought to life the C&B Records Official – Unofficial Acoustic Main Stage at the Burlington’s Sound of Music this year,  Strega Cafe’s UN-SCENE Music Festival this June 29th during the SCENE Music Festival in St. Catharines, ON. will be doing the same thing,  kicking down the the barriers, letting in lesser known artists and doing thier own stage.  And I will proudly be partaking in it.

Steve and Kelly over at Strega have the same mentality we at C&B Recs have and with 5000 people to be at SCENE this year, “Why The Hell Not?”.

Steve & Kelly, I commend your effort and  lets hope the passerby’s dont pass us by at Strega this Sunday.

So if you are going to the festival, swing by Strega Cafe while your in St. Kitts and check out the UN-SCENE side of SCENE.

Heres the Line-Up for the Day at Strega:

1:00pm Paul

2:00pm Kirby - yeah I bolded my name, so what?

3:00pm Trevor/Steve

4:00pm The Regards

5:00pm Joe L

6:00pm Sea of Gold and Burgundy

See you guys there.

PS Check out my buddy Alex’s band Sun Satellite,  http://www.myspace.com/sunsatellite  . These boys are at SCENE as well, check the listings for the venue.

JUNE 28th Show CANCELLED…..

Hey guys,

I’ve had to back out of the June 28th show in Toronto. 

My uncle Tad, one of the greatest people I’ve even known passed away recently from Leukemia. 

I met Tad for the first time many moons ago at, from what I can remember was a family Christmas or Thanks Giving at my Aunt Linda’s. Being new to the family, Tad showed us kids(6 of us) some hokey magic tricks and introduced us to a game called “Barn Yard Snap”, a game for which he will, at least in my eyes always be remembered for. 

I never really got to know the full story of his life though I knew he gave our family a great change, one that can’t be specifically explained but one that was felt by all of us.

I will miss him terribly.

If you feel so inclined a donation can be made to support Cancer Research Here.

Thanks to all of you for your condolences and support.

I will see all of you in Toronto on July 15th at The Boat for the Kirby and Blind Mule West Coast Tour Kick Off.

Cheers

Kirby

 

The last day on the Road…

We we’re back in Sudbury for our final road show of the tour. 

Ashleys back has gone into a spasam so shes napping and applying A535 LIBERALLY. 

I’m sitting here at The Townehouse for the second day after another long ass drive in from Thunder Bay. Our show at Arcadia was unknowingly cancelled so we headed the 3 extra hours down to Nickletown and we’re lucky enough to crash here for an extra nite.

Walked around Sudbury today, grabbed some strings and have mostly been hanging out in the bar.  All my friends thought tour was going to be this crazy non-stop party, but all its been is playing and driving.

Granted we’ve had some awesome nites with some killer people. But the fact remains that the road is work, and for the most part, unappreciated work. Sure theres a few people who get into you, and yes EVERYONE at EVERY venue we have played has been beyond awesome. But your first time out, for me anyway, has been a lesson in what this life is really like. 

I’m stoked I have almost completed my first jaunt into a life I have wanted to experience since I was 16. I’m excited to be heading home to do the C&B Records stage, a stage that has only been possible because the crew at C&B are amazing. But I know that if I am to make anything of this music career, I will be back out here on the road for a long time.

I love it, but I’m delirious most of the time, tired and cant seem to let go of this apprehension of “Do people even like this shit?” 

Hope everyones doing well. See you guys in Burlington tomorrow.

Kirby

Saskatoon to Thunder Bay Caffeine Caffeine All The Way!!!

Sitting here in one of the many Thunder Bay Starbucks Coffee Houses… exhausted from our 14hr+ drive from Toon town back to good ol’Ontario. 

Lydia’s Rocked in Saskatoon, again solid cats at the venue and hands down the most interesting band room ever… they had an orgy room… enough said.

Just gearing up for our show tonite at Black Pirates Pub in Thunder Bay, Sloggs and I are heading over to the radio station to do a quick in studio interview then off to the venue…man my eyes are sore.

 

Cheers

 

Kirby

Guhh… Big Country makes me tired…and loose stuff.

Well after some killer partying with my boy Matt in Golden BC, a long drive into Vancouver, the solid people we’ve met… the long drives. I’m beat.

Still motoring along here but beat… few more days til we’re home but so far so good. 

Played in Sirdar BC last nite…possibly the most beautiful place ever.

Almost lost my computer, wallet, camera and mind so far.

Tour is truely an experience.

Talk to you guys soon.

Kirby