New Show Announced: Baby, It’s Warm Inside!
Sunday Dec 7th-Smiling Budda,
961 College St. Toronto 7pm $5
It’s only a few times a year I get to toast Santa’s Sack within season! Come see Arlene Paculan join me on this festive tune! 🙂 xo
For one evening, 8 artists will be teaming up to kick off the Christmas season with cocktails & carols 🙂 AND all for a great cause: NEDIC (The National Eating Disorder Information Centre)! http://www.nedic.ca/ So please come out and show your support!
Each artist will be putting their own personal style into your favorite Christmas songs and also playing some of their own original Christmas songs 🙂
Admission: $5 at the door (all goes to NEDIC)
So come out to ‘The Smiling Buddha Bar’ on Sunday, December 7th @ 7pm! It’s a great opportunity to:
#1. Enjoy some live music!
#2. Get into the Christmas spirit!
#3. Do something good for charity!
Hope to see you there!!! =)
ARTIST LINE UP:
The Willows
Georgian Bay
Arlene Paculan & Kat Leonard Music
Chris Rouse
Candice Sand
Brian Corbett
Julia Bentley
Jessica Speziale
Sure hope to see you there!
🙂 xo
Your life could be a write-off – Expert advice from a rock’n’roll accountant
The art of taxes!
Songwriters Association of Canada
Creative Commons licensed image by 401(K) 2012.
In the songwriting business, “reasonable expectation of profit” can be significantly different from other businesses. The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) admits that there’s often a longer ramp-up period before a songwriter starts making a profit. That’s why it’s important for artists to work with an accountant who knows the business.
An experienced entertainment accountant knows how to ensure that your losses are allowed by the CRA year after year until you make a profit, or until you stop trying. But let’s hope you keep trying! Jae Gold (rocknrollaccountant.com) has worked with many of the songwriters you hear on radio, and graciously offers his expertise by answering questions posed by S.A.C. members.
What are the most common mistakes made by artists when filing taxes? Missing filing deadlines; under-reporting income; not claiming allowable expenses; claiming expenses that are too personal in nature to…
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PEOPLE PROFILE:Candice Sand!
Meet Candice Sand!
Candice Answers:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/against-concrete-walls-ep/id890178291?ls=1
Artist Removes One Letter from Famous Movie Titles and Illustrates the Results
I love this kind of brilliance!
Well-thunk! 🙂
Writer and illustrator Austin Light recently shared a funny series of sketches from his notebook that reimagines movie titles with one letter removed. The idea started on reddit where users were asked to, “Pick a movie, remove one letter, give a brief description“.
As a daily art project, Light took the concept one step further, drawing a scene from the imaginary film. He also penned a brief synopsis for each. You can see the entire album on Imgur. For more from Austin, check him out at the links below.
Website | Twitter | Online store
1. Obocop
The story of how a police officer works through his PTSD and adjusts to his new robotic implants with the help of the sexy soothing sound of his oboe

Website | Twitter | Online store
2. Rave
One red-haired Scottish girl. One dance floor…
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Leslieville | Living in Torontos Best Neighbourhood
Leslieville | Living in Torontos Best Neighbourhood…
…and finding the hottest new designer there too, Jacqueline Peres of Maison Jacqueline! I have seen this girl in action, and she reveals beauty overlooked every time! And with such a generous wit and charm! For real! 🙂
41 Regrets You Don’t Want to Take to Your Grave. | Rebelle Society
41 Regrets You Don’t Want to Take to Your Grave. | Rebelle Society.
I wish everyone would read this and realize that reading it is not enough.
We must also take heed. 🙂
In the spirit of collaboration – A story from the S.A.C. Songwriting/Blogging Challenge 2014
A lesson in cooperation…. a sweet sound! 🙂
Songwriters Association of Canada
Every song is a journey. At the middle of which is a compelling statement, an engaging story, an emotion. It’s your perception, your belief, what you struggle with, or towards, it’s your aspirations – set to a melody. And whether the song reveals your deepest corners or is a story captured and told through your eyes – whether it’s your song to sing or for someone else to sing – at the heart of the song, is you.
I began songwriting at the age of 8. Embedded in the folk scene at 14, I crossed the ocean at 16 to perform in Europe, spent many years as lead singer and songwriter / co-writer with various rock bands touring North America and then went on my own, focused on writing and releasing my album. I’ve written an extensive catalogue of songs over ‘a few’ decades – and…
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About | Up The Creek: Dawsons Creek Revisited
You know how some things you found so awesome as a youngin’ seem kinda less so when you’re an oldin’? The snow hill that was so high? The Disney movie that was full of horror? The Wagon Wheel that was enough for a snack?
What happens when Jen and Jenn go back up Dawson’s Creek? Punchy prose, that’s what! 🙂
Entertaining, topsy-turvy romp of political shenanigans & scandal in Ubu Mayor
Astrid Van Wieren, Richard Harte & Michael Dufays – photo by Yuri Doje
One Little Goat Theatre Company opened its run of Adam Seelig’s Ubu Mayor at the Wychwood Theatre last night. Inspired by Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi – and the wacky antics and scandals of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Councillor Doug Ford – Seelig describes Ubu Mayor as “an all-out romp of asinine absurdity. With music.” This is One Little Goat’s first production with music, and Seelig is wearing several hats for this piece – also the composer and director – with music and live band direction by Tyler Emond.
Mayor Ubu (Richard Harte) is a well-meaning, but not too bright, bicycle riding guy with a vision who wants the best for his city. He also thinks his wife Huhu (Astrid Van Wieren) is cheating on him with his older brother Dudu (Michael Dufays). The audience…
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B-Side|Wonder Women-Los Angeles
Flip it to the B-Side! Thanks once again to The Harlton Empire for their tireless support of artists! Please add them to your Reader and follow along! They are always up to super shenanigans! 🙂 xoxox
We just don’t have the time to explore everything we love. So we give you ‘B-Side‘- a random collection of things we love that we think you should explore further. Today’s post is all about Wonder Women LA and empowering female artists. Check out their press release below:
FEMALE MUSICIANS RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL CHARITY
(Wonder Women Los Angeles Will Donate Funds to the Women Like Us Foundation)
September 7th at Arcadia Blues Club, female musicians, and artists will perform at “Wonder Women Los Angeles.” The movement aims to empower young women to use their artistic voices, while raising funds for the Hollywood chapter of the “Women Like Us” Foundation.
Wonder Women was created by singer-songwriter, Arlene Paculan, to showcase female artists while supporting female-driven charitable organizations. Paculan met artist and activist April Snow on a trip to California and the two began working together to…
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