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ATTENTION: ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC EDITORS/REPORTERS/ALL LISTINGS The ™ Paul Mercs Concerts #504 - 425 Carrall Street Storytellers Cabaret Vancouver, BC, V6B 6E3 phone: (604) 683 8762 What happens when you combine two of Canada’s most respected Juno award winning songwriters together with a jazz poet, an ex-punk, an alt-country rising star and a beatnik folksinger? You get an intimate and interactive acoustic evening of The Storytellers Cabaret. In what promises to be an regular event, this inaugural production stars Juno Award winner Tom Wilson (Junkhouse, Blackie And The Rodeo Kings), 4xJuno Award winner Paul Hyde (Payolas, Rock & Hyde), Ralph (author: “This Is For The NIght People”), Dave Rave (Teenage Head, Daniel Lanois), Kathleen Edwards (“Men With Brooms” soundtrack), and Lauren Agnelli (The Washington Squares, Brave Combo). Kathleen Edwards is on the Western leg of the tour up to Winnipeg. Lauren Agnelli joins the tour starting in Hamilton. An innovative evening of stories and songs in a casual atmosphere, The Storytellers Cabaret is comprised of two distinct parts. In the first half of the show, each artist performs in a short individual set. Following the intermission, the second half of the show is a song- writers-in-the-round format with all performers on stage, each taking a turn on a song and accompanying each other. Throughout it all there will be conversation about each artist's career, stories behind the music, the craft of songwriting, anecdotes and tall tales from the road. To conclude, the storytellers will take questions and requests from the audience. MC for the evening will be Ralph Alfonso (aka Ralph), who developed the concept with Vancouver’s Paul Mercs Concerts. “We didn’t want it to be just a bunch of disparate people on stage singing songs,” says Ralph. “Tom, Paul, Dave and myself have all worked with each other in various capacities over the years, with roots in 70s punk and 80s new music culture. There are a lot of stories to tell, both personal and about our experiences in the music industry. I can’t recommend this enough for both the music fan and the musician for a rare inside glimpse at the machinery of songwriting and the stories behind the music. But you also have the female perspective with Kathleen Edwards chronicling her rise to stardom thanks to a featured spot on the MEN WITH BROOMS film and cd soundtrack. Lauren Agnelli, on the other hard, is an accomplished New York musician/songwriter/journalist who’s travelled the world, been nominated for a Grammy and worked with such people as Patti Smith and Allen Ginsberg amongst others; she is one of the pioneering women in rock (and in the book of the same name). “The spontaneity of musical friends together, along with audience interaction means it’s a fresh show every night,” adds promoter Paul Mercs. “Honestly, that’s what attracted me to the concept. It’s exciting to hear songs at their purest level in a comfortable and intimate environment. This tour will be the start of an exciting series that we can build on and provide good value for people who like music.” “I haven’t toured across Canada in almost 10 years,” comments Paul Hyde. “This tour is fantastic, not only because it’s a great combination of people, but because it’s in intimate theatres; you can listen and be involved without the usual distractions.” The Storytellers Cabaret Tour travels across Canada April 10-May 4. For complete tour itinerary and artist biographies, see attached information sheets. For downloadable press images and online bios, please visit www.bongobeat.com (menu item: Storytellers Cabaret) A short EPK video will be available in early April with performance and interview footage. The Storytellers Cabaret performers are featured on a new cd, DRIVING IN THE RAIN:3AM (Songs to Get Lost With), coming in-stores April 2 on Bongobeat Records/Outside Music (Kathleen Edwards is not on this cd). For further tour information, please contact: Tour Publicity: Kirsten Andrews, Kirmedia, (604) 638-7047, [email protected] Please direct all interview requests to Kirsten as she is in direct daily contact with the tour. Marketing: Alicia Maluta, Paul Mercs Concerts: (604) 683 8762, [email protected] Associated Labels & Book Publishers: Tom Wilson (Sony Music Canada), Paul Hyde (EMI Canada), Ralph (Raincoast Books, Bongobeat Records/Outside Music), Dave Rave (Bullseye Records/KOCH, Outside Music), Lauren Agnelli (Outside Music), Kathleen Edwards (independent / maplemusic.com) Tom Wilson TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 16 JUNKHOUSE / BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS Paul Hyde PAYOLAS / ROCK AND HYDE The ™ Ralph BEATNIK JAZZ / CBC AFTER HOURS Storytellers Cabaret Dave Rave AN INTIMATE ACOUSTIC EVENING TEENAGE HEAD / DANIEL LANOIS the stories. the songs. the people. Lauren Agnelli WASHINGTON SQUARES / BRAVE COMBO Kathleen Edwards TOUR DATES : MEN WITH BROOMS SOUNDTRACK with TOM WILSON, PAUL HYDE, RALPH, DAVE RAVE, KATHLEEN EDWARDS TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Wednesday April 10th Victoria Alix Goolden Performance Hall McPherson Theatre, 250-386-6121 Thursday April 11th Nanaimo Malispina Theatre Port Theatre Ticket Centre, 250-754-8550 Friday April 12th Courtenay Sid Williams Theatre Sid Theatre Ticket Office, 250-338-2430/1 1-866-848-8499 Saturday April 13th Vancouver Vancouver East Cultural Centre Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444 Sunday April 14th Kelowna Performance Centre Ticketmaster, 250-860-1470 Tuesday April16th Banff Margaret Greenham Theatre Banff Centre Box Office, 403-762-6301. and Ticketmaster, 403-777-0000 Wednesday April 17th Calgary Garry Theatre Ticketmaster, 403-777-0000 Thursday April 18th Edmonton Timms Centre for the Arts Ticketmaster, 780-451-8000 Friday April 19th Saskatoon Broadway Theatre Broadway Theatre Box Office Saturday April 20th Regina Jacqui Shumiatcher Room Sask Centre of the Arts Box Office also at CBO, 306-525-9999, 1-800-667-8497 Sunday April 21st Winnipeg West End Cultural Centre Ticketmaster, 204-780-3333 with TOM WILSON, PAUL HYDE, RALPH, DAVE RAVE Monday April 22nd Thunder Bay The Outpost The Outpost with TOM WILSON, PAUL HYDE, RALPH, DAVE RAVE, LAUREN AGNELLI Wednesday April 24th Hamilton Studio Theatre, Hamilton Place Hamilton Place Box Office, 905-546-3050 Thursday April 25th Guelph Co-Operators Hall, River Run Centre River Run Centre, 519-763-3000 Friday April 26th Ottawa Alumni Theatre / Carlton Univ Ticketmaster, 613-755-1111 Saturday April 27th Brockville Brockville Arts Centre Brockville Arts Centre, 613-342-7122 Sunday April 28th Kingston KCVI Auditorium Grand Theatre Box Office, 613-530-2050 Monday April 29th Toronto Glenn Gould Studio Glenn Gould Studio, 416-205-5555 Wednesday May 1st Halifax du Maurier Theatre at Neptune Theatre Box office, 902-429-7300, 1-800-565-7345 Thursday May 2nd Fredericton Ecole St Anne Playhouse Box Office, 506-458-8344 Friday May 3rd St John Gothic Arches Imperial Theatre Box Office, 506-674-4100 or 1-800-323-7469 Saturday May 4th Charlottetown MacKenzie Theatre at the Confederation Centre of The Arts Centre of the Arts Box Office, Aliant Telecom 1-800-565-0278 The Storytellers Artist Cabaret Bios Tom Wilson Tom Wilson is a veteran of the Canadian music scene; a larger-than-life figure of a man whose unstoppable personality can fill a room. His dynamic solo performances are legendary. He has electrified audiences on recent shows with Jann Arden, Joe Strummer, Ron Sexsmith, David Gray, Ronnie Hawkins, Colin James, Jeff Beck, Big Wreck, David Usher, and others. Tom Wilson’s eclectic, character-driven musical style has run the gamut from the psychobilly punch of Hamilton new wave stal- warts the Florida Razors, the folk-blues sensibilities of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings (2 cds), to the funk/blues inspired hard rock of Junkhouse (3 cds). The Juno-award winning Wilson is currently on the charts with his biggest hit to date, the incen- diary “Dig It” from his debut solo lp, Planet Love (the title track is also on the soundtrack of the hit comedy film, MEN WITH BROOMS). A prolific visual artist, Tom’s paintings are currently on exhibit at the Spin Gallery, Toronto, alongside work by Michael Stipe and Chris Stein (Blondie). Tom Wilson is the consummate storyteller; a master narrator and chronicler of life’s margins, defeats and triumphs. NEW: Tom just won a 2002 Canadian Radio Music Award for Best New Solo Artist (Rock). Paul Hyde Paul Hyde burst on the music scene in 1979 as the voice of the Payola$, a band he formed with guitarist and co-writer Bob Rock. With well-crafted pop songs and powerful lyrics, the Payola$ released six albums, garnered gold and platinum records, considerable air play and scores of music awards, most notably four Junos. The group dissolved in 1988 (including one lp as Rock and Hyde) and Hyde, a native of Yorkshire, England, went to work on a solo project and in 1990 released Turtle Island. After a leave of absence, he returned in 1996 for his second solo effort Love and the Great Depression. Fall 2000 saw the release of a third album, Living off the Radar, which reunited Hyde with old partner Bob Rock, one of the most sought after producers in music today. “It felt really good,” says Hyde about working with Rock, adding they may do so again soon. “We have a lot of respect for each other.” Aside from his own projects, Hyde has produced several artists such as Spirit of the West and Art Bergmann. Most recently Paul has turned a different, more acoustic ear towards his music. He has been busy writing new material as well as playing live, including recent dates with the legendary Everly Brothers. Ralph With two books and four cds, Ralph Alfonso celebrates life’s moments with understated snapshots of everyday victories, longings and nostalgia wrapped in musical morsels of jazz, folk, funk, and garage rock.
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