A Camp is going to be in three different cities in Canada over the next ten days and they want two CDAN readers to be there. If you have never heard of this group, you need to. The singer is Nina from The Cardigans and is just as catchy and just as intriguing. The song below called "I Can Buy You," is one of my favorites from the group and it is worth three minutes of your time.
Anyway, this is going to be a very quick contest. You have to let me know by midnight tonight Pacific time if you are interested in going to one of the shows.
May 31st Montreal Club Lambi June 1 Toronto - Mod Club June. 10 Richard's on Richards - Vancouver
Send an e-mail to ent.lawyer@yahoo.com and tell me the city in which you are interested in seeing them perform. The great thing is you find out tomorrow if you won. No waiting!!
So, I finally organized a contest just for the Canadian readers. Well, I take that back. I mean anyone can enter, but I am only giving away tickets to one of the Canadian shows for The Submarines. It seems like I hear that song of theirs You, Me, and the Bourgeoisie every five seconds on iPhone commercials, and lucky for us they actually have some Canada dates on their tour and have graciously allowed me to give away two tickets to one of their Canadian shows. The entire tour is below. But, if you are interested in seeing them in either Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver, send an e-mail to me by Friday at midnight to ent.lawyer@yahoo.com and tell me in which Canadian city you want to see them.
The Submarines: Jan 29 2009 - The Loft at UCSD - La Jolla, California Jan 30 2009 - Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa, California Feb 1 2009 - Club Congress - Tucson, Arizona Feb 3 2009 - Stubb’s BBQ - Austin, Texas Feb 4 2009 - The Pontiac Garage - Dallas, Texas Feb 7 2009 - Local 506 -Chapel Hill, North Carolina Feb 8 2009 - Black Cat Backstage D.C., Washington DC Feb 9 2009 - Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Feb 10 2009 - Mercury Lounge New York, New York Feb 11 2009 - The Bell House Brooklyn, New York Feb 13 2009 - Middle East Boston, Massachusetts Feb 14 2009 - Il Motore Montreal, Quebec Feb 15 2009 - The Drake Hotel Toronto, Ontario Feb 17 2009 - Schuba’s Tavern Chicago, Illinois Feb 18 2009 - Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota Feb 20 2009 - Hi-Dive Denver, Colorado Feb 21 2009 - Kilby Court Salt Lake City, Utah Feb 23 2009 - The Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia Feb 24 2009 - Chop Suey Seattle, Washington Feb 25 2009 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon Feb 27 2009 - SLIM’S (Noise Pop 2009) / San Francisco, California Feb 28 2009 - Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Now, speaking of Canada, I found this great Montreal band that I think is amazing. Plus they have a great name. Bad Flirt. As an added bonus they are readers of the site so you really know they must be great. I am posting the video from the first release off their latest CD, but seriously, their second single is called Mad, Mad, Madeleine World and it is amazing. You can click here to listen for free. I swear to you that you will be humming this thing all damn week.
So, apparently Griffin House, who has the world record for the longest song title I have ever seen, "THE GUY THAT SAYS GOODBYE” TO YOU IS OUT OF HIS MIND". is a fan of the site. I like that because I am a fan of his. So, after we got done saying I love you and hugging it out, I asked him if it would be possible for a reader to come to one of his shows. Maybe they could meet him. Take a few pictures, and in return they would maybe even write something on the site. So, if you are a fan of Griffin House or are after you watch the video below, and would like to see him in concert, this is what I need you to do.
Take a look at the dates and cities below. Send an e-mail to ent.lawyer@yahoo.com with the name of the city in which you would like to see him perform. I must receive your entries by midnight PST tomorrow (Wednesday January 14th) so that way if you live in one of the first couple of cities you can have a chance to see him. I realize there are no Canadian dates, but I have something special in the works just for all of you. So, don't worry. Be happy. Oh, and it is for you and a friend so you don't have to go alone. Right now it is just one set of tickets, but let me work on it.
JANUARY 2009
Thur, Jan 15 Boulder, CO @ B Side Lounge
Sat, Jan 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Mon, Jan 19 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Tues, Jan 20 Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door
Thur, Jan 22 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
One of the things I have noticed over the past few years is that invitations that used to always come to my door, are more often than not, being lost in the mail. I must hear that ten times a week. Well, when Carianne and her new husband Derek got married earlier this spring, I of course didn't hear about it until after the fact. So, then of course when I go looking for an explanation, what I got was the whole "we were wondering why you didn't show up. I know we invited you. The invitation must have been lost in the mail." Uh huh.
All I have to say is that I know I am not the only guy in the history of the world to get a little handsy with a new bride. So, to just permanently bar me from all weddings because of that seems a little much. Sure, there was the time that I thought the cake had already been cut so I helped myself to a little chunk of the wedding cake, but it wasn't as if there was not still enough to go around.
Well, after a guilt trip to end all guilt trips, I got Carianne who is one of the head muckety mucks at Blackheart Records to agree to have Joan Jett come play a set in my basement. Since there isn't enough room for all of you there, and even if there were, my mom doesn't like me to have people over past ten anyway, I came up with something for you as well. No, it isn't Joan in your basement, but it is someone from her record label. No, not in your basement. As you may know, I love Girl In A Coma and they are going on tour with Tegan and Sara. So, I basically cried my way into two tickets for one of their shows in the US. No Canada as of yet, but, it will come. Carianne's mom loves me. Actually all parents love me except my own.
So after you enjoy a couple of photos from Carianne's wedding and realize they invited their dog, but not me, check out the tour dates below and if you can make one of those dates, you can enter to win. Hey, and if you win, you don't even have to write about it or take photos.
09/27/08 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds 09/30/08 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/02/08 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/03/08 Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/04/08 Worchester, MA The Palladium (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/05/08 New York, NY Terminal 5 (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/06/08 New York, NY Terminal 5 (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/09/08 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/11/08 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/13/08 Denver, CO The Paramount (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/16/08 Los Angeles, CA Henry Ford Theatre (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/17/08 Los Angeles, CA Henry Ford Theatre (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/18/08 Los Angeles, CA Henry Ford Theatre (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/19/08 Los Angeles, CA Henry Ford Theatre (w/Tegan and Sara) 10/21/08 San Diego, CA The Pink Elephant 10/22/08 Long Beach, CA Alex's Bar 10/24/08 San Jose, CA The Blank Club 10/25/08 Reno, NV The Tonic Lounge 10/26/08 Salt Lake City Burt's Tiki Lounge
If you want to enter, send an e-mail to ent.lawyer@yahoo.com by August 31, 2008 with your name and the city where you want to see the show. That's it. Sometime around Labor Day weekend I will pick a winner. For the contest rules, click on the label below.
Sorry about the delay in announcing the winners of all the CDANCON giveaways but there was some confusion about what was given away at the lunch.
It turns out that only one thing was drawn at the lunch, and therefore last night I had DS draw for everything except for the one thing already drawn at the lunch.
You will get an e-mail later today from me, confirming you won.
M From Mariah -
(1) Alex' from France (person DS selected at the lunch) (2) Jennifer Dunham
Amber Tamblyn Books (if you want them signed to you, rather than just her signature, you need to let me know this week, what you want it to say)
(1) Sherri Smith (2)Karyn McKeown
Fay Aiyana CD's (if you want them signed to you, rather than just her signature, you need to let me know this week, what you want it to say)
(1)Marisa Picker (2)Eileen Kane (3)Quinn (4)Matt Pollock
Full Bloom Tea Set
First one mentioned in post (1)Jacqueline Holcome
Second one mentioned in post (1)Leslie Trewhitt
Your choice of Dominique Swain DVD autographed personally to you.
(1)Pamela Haskin (2) Sarah Brooks
Congratulations to all of you, and if you didn't win anything, don't despair because I have some things to give away next Friday that you will love. More details tomorrow.
This one is more for the readers rather than the attendees because the people who are coming can just bring whatever they want signed. But, for those of you who can't make it to the lunch, two lucky winners will receive the Dominique Swain DVD of your choice personally autographed to you or anyone else you want.
DS means a great deal to me and also to the blog. I think she provided the most fun over the first year, as well as the most intense debates, rivalries and nasty comments both for and against her existence. I'm glad that she will be able to sit down with everyone at the lunch, and just talk about herself, her life, her career, and what films she is doing over the next few months. I also know she will be happy to discuss the ins and outs of all the ZX posts, and I will make sure she signs something for "some" also.
If you haven't entered the drawing, the clock is ticking. The M perfume from Mariah, the CD's from Fay Aiyana, the Full Bloom Tea which you all seem to adore, the signed Amber Tamblyn book, the signed Dominique Swain DVD, and there may be one or two other actor/actress DVD signings also, but they haven't got back to met yet so I don't want to announce them before I am sure. By the time I find out, the deadline may have passed to enter.
So enter now by sending an e-mail to ent.lawyer@yahoo.com by 5pm PDT and no, your e-mail addresses aren't going to be given away. I might drunk e-mail you in the middle of the night sometime, but other than that, no one will know.
If you have entered for one item, you have been entered for them all. No need to send separate entries for each giveaway. Just thought I would tell you. The next thing up for grabs comes from someone who just succeeds at everything she does. She is an incredible person, poet and actress. As you can tell from the picture above, it is Amber Tamblyn. From Joan of Arcadia to The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants and Stephanie Daley, Amber can do it all as an actress, but honestly, she may even be a better poet than actress. If you have not checked out her book Free Stallion, you need to do so, and soon.
Same rules as always. One winner from the lunch and one winner chosen at random from all the entries received by 5pm PDT today will receive a copy of the book Free Stallion personally signed to them by Amber Tamblyn.
Remember, if you can't make it to the lunch, there is going to be video, photos and lots of after action reports. You may enter the drawing for this item or the many others such as the M perfume from Mariah, the autographed CD's from Fay Aiyana, the Full Bloom Tea sets, and now this great book, by sending an e-mail to ent.lawyer@yahoo.com
When the people over at Full Bloom Tea heard about the convention and luncheon this weekend, they wanted to be a part of it. I thought maybe they just wanted to give away some of their teas, but nope, they are going to contribute so much more.
One lucky winner will receive one Full Bloom Tea tea set valued at $59 which includes the 27 oz glass teapot, two glass teacups by Bodum and one dozen assorted tea blooms in a brown gift box
The other lucky winner will receive one of the Full Bloom Tea commuter tea sets which includes a clear Bodum tea mug perfect for steeping the tea and going from home to work, shopping etc, just keep adding water throughout the day. Each tea bloom makes 3 teapots full of tea so the commuter mug is great for people on the go. This set includes one dozen assorted tea blooms in a brown gift box.
So one winner will be picked from the people at the lunch and then DS will pick the winner from all those entries I have received. It's not too late to enter, although you need to do it by tomorrow at 5pm PDT. Send your e-mail to ent.lawyer@yahoo.com and your name will be put into the drawing for all the great stuff we are giving away including the M perfume, the autographed CD's from Fay Aiyana and now this great tea. Definitely more to come.
