SIGHT

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Julie Doiron Day

I'll be making my official solo bebut as TOVAH on Tuesday June 7th 2011, in Bruno, SK. I'm especially excited to play alongside my bffs The Seahags and Jeans Boots.

The Bruno Arts Bank is a little gem that is "available to artists, musicians, writers & performers to use as a studio/living space environment to develop their practice. The residency is offered for short terms stays typically lasting one to three months. Located one hour east of Saskatoon, artists staying in Bruno will have the opportunity to live in a predominately agricultural community set in a rural Saskatchewan landscape."

And on a semi-related note, I went to see Queer City Cinema's WIDEOPENWIDE Coast to Coast 2011 tour last night. My friend Thirza Cuthand's short film 'You Are a Lesbian Vampire' was one a the featured films on the tour. Her film stars myself and my then girlfriend making-out through the entire film. Anyway, we were both in attendance which was a tiny bit awkward since we haven't talked to each other for about ten months. At the end of the screening I was questioned by a couple of people about how I felt watching the film, was it awkward, etc. Then one of the ladies asked what I was going to do if people later came up to me to tell me how cute we looked kissing each other. I think the firing squad of questions was actually more awkward than the event itself, and all I could think about was this Julie Doiron song:

Do You Know What's Awesome? Not Me Today.

Before

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After

Cunt Sleep

Tomorrow I have a friendly date with Thirza. We're going to eat fried chicken, visit the site in which Joni Mitchell lost her virginity, and hunt for UFOs. I'm totally looking forward to our adventure filled journey. If we're not too spooked or tired, perhaps we can even fit the Feral Children and Women show into our agenda too. It is after all in support of CFCR's FM-phasis.

NASA's Alien Anomalies caught on film.


Before she was Joni Mitchell she was Joni Anderson.

Sonic Youth - Hey Joni (mp3)

Feral Children - My Soul is a Disco (mp3)


Women - Eyesore (mp3)

You are a Lesbian Vampire

My friend Thirza Cuthand, is a local (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) film artist. Her films often explore topics of lesbianism, mental health, disabilities and aboriginal issues, from the first-person narrative. One of her more recent shorts, "You are a Vampire Lesbian", will be screening at the 19th Annual Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival which will run from May 14th, 2009 - May 24th, 2009. "You are a Vampire Lesbian" is one of eight films included in Dykes on the Verge of a Nrevous Breakdown program which will screen on Fri. May 22nd, at 10:00pm.

I am especially excited for this film for a few reasons. First, I believe that Thirza is truly a great filmmaker. She has a distinctive style that is all her own, and I am often moved by how personal her films are. Secondly (here's where I toot my own horn), my girlfriend and I are the actors in this short film. So, if you're going to be in Toronto during this time, you might want to check it out!

Vampire - The Gorgon (mp3)
Vampire - Antsy Pants (mp3)