Langley & Vancouver shows

Fresh off of the ol' dusty (and snowy) tour trail, there's a couple of shows coming up here at home that I should make mention of.

For the good people of Langley BC, it's a special all-ages solo show on Friday April 20th, opening for my friends The Left at the Fort Langley Hall. It's their last big show before they head off to tour Japan, and it's an early one (for the kids), starting at 7PM. You can get advance tickets here.

On Friday April 27th, it's the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver for a free show in the Lobby Lounge. I'll be joined by some special musical guests for this one — best to look sharp, as it's a decidedly James Bond-ian sort of place. 10PM.

More to come, and real soon.

Postcards of Canada

Home, after 14 shows in 14 cities, and nearly 13,000 kilo-miles of road between them. Somewhat miraculously, Joshua and I encountered only one day of old-fashioned white-out winter driving conditions on our drive from Vancouver to Montreal, and escaped even a single moose sighting. It would seem that both Canadian winters and moose populations should be added to the endangered species list.

A huge debt of gratitude is owed to all of you who came out to the shows, bought music, brought us baking, gave us directions, made us breakfast, housed or otherwise fed us along the journey. Your presence and providence was a reviving tonic for a couple of weary travelers, and having the opportunity to meet so many of you post-show this tour is at the top of a very long list of highlights. To the other bands we shared stages with, venue staff, and radio/blog personalities who played/blogged our music, thank-you for being flexible and cool, for taking such good care of us, and for supporting independent Canadian music.

There’s a photo gallery of the trip (as seen through many a dusty windshield) up if you’d like to have a closer look at life on the road. Thank-you again for the warm welcome friends. My heart is full. Hope to see you again soon.

Live and love well.

+ Z

Spring nearly-Canadian tour

Joshua Hyslop and I are hitting the road this spring, to celebrate the release of our recent EPs (his Cold Wind, and my Whitewater). It’ll be our longest trip yet — all the way to Montreal and back.

We’ll be making stops along the way to say hello and play songs for you. Just check out the tour dates section to see when and where. Any help spreading the word in towns where you know folks is always appreciated, along with offers of home-cooked food, places to sleep, and strong coffee!

March 15 Kelowna BC
March 16 Calgary AB
March 17 Medicine Hat AB
March 21 Toronto ON (CMW)
March 22 Waterloo ON
March 26 Ottawa ON
March 27 Oakville, ON
March 28 Kingston ON
March 29 Guelph ON
March 30 Montreal QC
March 31 Ottawa ON
April 2 Sudbury ON
April 4 Thunder Bay ON
April 5 Steinbach MB
April 6 Saskatoon SK
April 7 Edmonton AB

Recent reviews for 'Whitewater'

Some very kind reviews beginning to roll in of the 'Whitewater' EP. I'm humbled and floored at the same time:

"Echoes of Paul Simon and Neil Young...authoritive and humble at the same time" — The Province

"An honest and wondrous collection of songs that very well may hold the power to change people’s lives" — Mass Movement

“An undeniable little gem of an album” — This Great Society

“Whitewater shows off Pick's knack for melody” — Given & Taken in Ink