well, it’s been a year. as i get out of dodge to work on some other projects (including my longtime rap-duo Hush Money’s new album, and a feature film on some non-rap ish), don’t forget to pick up my official live bootleg lootbag from this summer’s tour. it’s fucking free, don’t you get it?!?!?!

download LIVE FROM THE MEATCASE HERE.

see you next year, pals.
xxox
garbageface. 

this just made my very rainy day. i’ve never played on the back of a bike trailer before, and so it was a really novel experience… but it was also cool for a couple of other reasons. for anyone who’s seen me live, you know that i like to be IN The crowd as opposed to PLAYING AT the crowd. so, it was awesome to be surrounded by a fleet of about 50 moving bikes as we rolled through a downtown toronto residential neighbourhood. also, it was awesome because when i got to the bridge part of the song, we ended up kind of coincidentally stopping to wait for folks to catch up; as we were stopped, the bridge of the song rolled out and my bike pals added to the sound by chiming their bells rhythmically to the tune, and it was just surreal and awesome and so so great. one of the highlights of my very illustrious rap career, for sure. then we picked up the pace again and kept riding to the next destination, dufferin grove park, where the Toronto Bicycle Music Fest continued. 

if you have any other video of me playing in the back of that bike trailer, HOLLER AT YER BOY: garbagefacemusic AT gee mail DOT calm

these vids filmed very carefully on moving bikes by adam popper and james davis.

tour is over, and i’m home and scheming. the site’s been revamped, my legs keep moving. there will be a garbageface live album that documents the tour, but not sure when it’ll be out… or in what form. i was thinking of making every set available, or just the best ones, or just one complete set… i don’t know! either way, it’s going to be radtacular.

special thanks for the tour love: niles and the ottawa crew; arwen + serge + goose and the montreal folks; all of the TBA collective and the folks at messtival (especially the hippy who rubbed sandalwood oil into my third eye); luke at L’AgitéE and julia for the amazing hospitality in quebec city; aaron and the rain in cornwall; dahn, jesse, and all of the peterborough cats; the amazing crew at EVAC in london.

and last but not least, thank you to my tour pals tiny & the mountain, becka lee, and ryan ringer for being peaches and onions. nuff love.

xoxo
garbageface. 

okay folks, FIRST THING’S FIRST. TOUR:

SECOND THING SECOND:

DEFCON IS HERE

you can stream it right now, and it will be released on cassette (with download code) in the next week or so. i’ll have the physical product available on bandcamp, as well as on the road.

THIRD THING THIRD:

work on the Unicorn Birth mixtape is still underway. it’s shaping up to be a weird and wonderful ride. and who knows… maybe i’ll play some of these songs live.

annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd, I’M OUT.

Oh hey. Didn’t see you there. Look, I know it’s been a while. Howdy. How are you doing? Oh, that’s good. And how’s the family? Good? And your brother? Cool. I’m good. Just been busy, you know, same old, same old.

Alright, enough of that shit. I’M TOURING AGAIN with some of my favourite pals in Tiny & The Mountain doing some tunes and the great Ryan Ringer doing a multimedia performance:

AUGUST 6 - The Central, Toronto, ON

AUGUST 11 - Ottawa, ON

AUGUST 12 - Montreal, QC

AUGUST 13 - Messtival, Anagance, NB

AUGUST 14 - Quebec City, QC

AUGUST 15 - Cornwall, ON

AUGUST 16 - Peterborough, ON

AUGUST 17 - London, ON

Now, a few of notes about this very special run of engagements: 

1) almost exclusively house shows (except Moncton). these will not be drunken keg party ragers , but rather lovely and weird nights of food and song. each date will include a dinner cooked by the tour crew (included with the cost of admission), and will include a local opener.

2) if you want to come to these shows, watch the facebook page and this blog for updates. there will be events listed, and it will be up to the host in each city how many people can come. these are going to be packed evenings and really good times. 

3) i will have the DEFCON EP and a new mixtape with me on the road. BOOM!

it’s time to get weird. let’s do this thing.

xo
garbageface. 

spring cleaning. things gleaming. gleaming the cube. rube goldberg. kevin bacon. see? not that hard.

it’s yr old pal garbageface, back here again. in case you haven’t noticed, this website has been revamped and things are ramping up. recording is going splendidly, and though DEFCON might be delayed a lil’ bit, it is still coming hard to tear yr face off… firguratively. 

i’m really happy to announce that after much humming and hawing, the long-touted garbageface spoken word house show tour is happening. august 8th-18th, i’ll be hitting the road with some of my best pals to bring the joy of garbageface right into people’s living rooms. each house show will be accompanied by a home cooked vegan meal, some nice conversation… and who knows what else! official dates to be announced shortly, check the “performance” page for more info.

sorry for the absence in the form of blog words lately, sweet friends. it’s been a very heady time for your pal garbageface. big plans afoot. let’s see:

> > > DEFCON EP - to be released by april 1st. a collection of my very first beats i made (in 2001) and my latest lyrics (from 2011). leadoff track from that can be heard here. still not sure whether any of these songs will make it into the live rotation, but it will be a free album for all the garbageheads to enjoy. will be available in a physical form as well as a digital download.

> > > BARRAGE OF CERTAINTY EP - to be released by july 1st. a collection of really new songs from yr man GF. inspired by science, created by magic. available on CD with a limited edition GF button pak.

> > > UNICORN BIRTH MIXTAPE - that’s right folks. following the above two releases, you’ll be able to check out yr man GF leaning back a bit and rapping over some other cats’ beats about some really obscure topics. it will be party music for people who hate parties.

> > > CD RE-RELEASE of TENTATIVE TITLE

so yeah. i hope that makes up for the radio silence. bottom line: don’t sleep.

winter is almost upon us. and that means that pretty soon everyone’s gonna be having some serious seasonal affective disorder (AKA SAD) and motherfuckers are gonna be taking it out on each other. but for now, everyone is still feeling pretty good, and smiling at each other on the street. the days are shorter, but we’re holding on to those last rays and keeping them in our hearts… for now.

life in garbageville has been pretty good these days. me and my man ryan ringer organized a hip-hop extravaganza at Project 165 this past weekend, and it was seriously TO THE HILT. highlight of the night for me was doing a cover of Black Cloud with Modulok from Red Ants. ssssssshhhhhiiiiiiiitttttttt.

getting things together for a house show tour coming up soon. intimate spoken word slams from here to the east coast. keep eyes peeled.

also keep yr eyes peeled in the new year for not one, but TWO new EPs: Barrage of Certainty and Defcon. more details soon.

also also: check out my bandcamp to download all of my music at Pay What You Can Rates. 

also also also: check out the NAWLZ shop to get some exclusive goodies from my man stu, including a digital download of my latest release, “APOCALYPSE, WOW!”

the train rolls on. it’s been a really great couple of months for yr old pal garbageface. played some sweet shows (including an aneurysm inducing set at Nuit Noir II and a 6am ambient set with Gardenia), toured with buddies in Altarus, played my first show with Street Meat, and generally returned unscathed.

i’ve got a bunch of good stuff coming down the pipe, including a hot rap showcase at the end of the month, and a new double-a-side single up on the ol’ download page. and until winter solstice, all the music at my bandcamp is PWYC, or free.

GO!

it’s official, the DOOM DOOM BOOM BOOM mini-tour has shaped up, and it’s gonna be big. my friends in ALTARUS are calling it the “Lamp of Invisible Light” tour. whatever ever you call it, don’t call it late for dinner!