Album update! Plus a girl wears shorts WAY too small.

It's been a while.
Yes it has.
But let's look at this photo.

We all do dumb things in Vegas.
This girl thought these shorts were a good idea.
She must have shitty friends since they said nothing.
Now she has total strangers taking photos of her and posting them on their blogs.
Such horribly shitty friends.

Now look at this photo.

I hate the paper boy.


I'm still working on the new album. One more day in the studio will finish it up. Then Mixing and Mastering.
I've played some local gatherings Ecofest, A Food Bank gathering, a park festival I can't remember the name of, and I went to Vegas and learned how to gamble...by losing. I did win at first, but ultimately lost in the end.
You've got to fill the time somehow when Europe gets cancelled.

There has been a slight change in my album.
It will be in 2 parts. One in CD form the other download only.

The original plan was to have 5-6 songs full band then 3 or 4 just acoustic. 

I do travel solo quite a lot and it would be nice to have some straight acoustic tunes to help relate the album to the solo shows.

but it seems the other studios I planned to record the acoustic songs at here in Barrie are unable to fit me in.
I was disappointed at first. 

But here's the idea

I'm going to make it an EP of full band songs. 

But while on the road I will record 3-4 acoustic songs in studios across Canada. At least one in the East, one in the West and one in Central. 

They will most likely, be download only. So while I am touring across our great nation promoting the new album. I'll have new songs to record along the way. 

I'm going to try and wrangle a few guest musicians for those tracks. 

It should be fun.  New studios, new engineers(maybe new players).
I'm excited about this idea. 

And I hope you are too.

Summer Tour: I'm at 30 plus dates for the summer and I can't wait to hit the road. I'll be hitting some of the same cities and towns plus a handful of new ones. But I've got more dates with less travel time. I'm pumped. I really love hitting the road and seeing new places meeting new people. 

I'm still filling in some odd dates. So far here is the hit list
(I was just doing some editing and I realized the tour dates come out wonky. I really don't want to write them out again so they will stay wonky. Just go to my web site to see them unwonked. www.eyeswide.ca

Jul 12, 2012   Outlet              Thunder Bay, ONJul 13, 2012   Pappy's Cafe       Wabigoon, ONJul 14, 2012   Shooters           Kenora, ONJul 16, 2012   Shannon's          Winnipeg, MBJul 18, 2012   Spadina Freehouse  Saskatoon, SKJul 19, 2012   Akropol            Swift Current, SKJul 21, 2012   The Area           Calgary, ABJul 26, 2012   Haven Cafe         Sherwood Park, ABJul 27, 2012   Velvet Olive       Red Deer, ABJul 28, 2012   Rum Runner         Coleman, ABAug 01, 2012   The Storm Cellar   Banff, ABAug 02, 2012   Tonics              Kelowna, BCAug 03, 2012   The Last Drop      Revelstoke, BCAug 08, 2012   Bushwakker Brewery Regina, SKAug 09, 2012   5th Ave Cup&Saucer Yorkton, SKAug 10, 2012   Ellice Cafe        Winnipeg, MBAug 25, 2012   The Old Nick       Toronto, ONAug 28, 2012   The Spill               Peterborough, ONAug 29, 2012   Mad Cafe                Oshawa, ONAug 30, 2012   The Stinking Rose  Campbellford, ONAug 31, 2012   La Maison Tavern   Cornwall, ONSep 01, 2012   Avant Guarde       Ottawa, ONSep 07, 2012   The Loyalist Inn   Shelburne, NSSep 08, 2012   Rudders              Yarmouth, NSSep 09, 2012   House Concert      Yarmouth, NSSep 11, 2012   House Concert      Lunenburg, NSSep 12, 2012   Plan B                  Moncton, NBSep 13, 2012   The Split Crow     Truro, NSSep 14, 2012   The Cellar            Fredericton, NBSep 19, 2012   The Rainbow        Ottawa, ONSep 21, 2012   Burritoville       Montreal, QCSep 23, 2012   CJ's Cafe          Oakville, ON

Sept 24, 2012  Old Nick          Toronto, ON

check www.eyeswide.ca for continued updates

As you can see nothing in my home town yet....(update as of today I now have a gig in Barrie)

Alright I've got to continue working on the album art so in the mean time here are some photos

Here are some photos from the last time in the studio with Julien Michaud and Jeff Pelletier

I'm never in the shots because I'm always taking them.

Julien Joined me for a gig at The Brownstone in Orillia

shortly after recording

Vegas!

Playing in The Park

That is all
-Neil
www.eyeswide.ca