nights of vision
nights of beauty
nights of music
nights of dancing
nights of ecstatic
joy
The Waking Eyes
are this and more
www.myspace.com/thewakingeyes
Rusty, Matt, Joey, Steve
and Bucky
Oh My Winnipeg
in the bitterly cold
Decembrrrrrrrrrrrr
how do we?
why do we?
i want to leave
i want to run
i want to fly
to places warm
Dharmasala
and laugh with
the Dalai Lama
nothing is
warmer
than
laughing
till you’re crying
shedding
(pouring)
glorious tears
with The Dalai Lama
anywhere
anytime
and
anyhow,
come with me?
dance with me?
India.
Bollywood.
dancing in the streets
with the (sacred)
cows
shrines every corner
temples
to Hanuman
monkey god
Ganesh
elephant god
good traveling friends
Kali
adorned by
skulls
vividly
explosive colors
smells,
lovely curry
and
horrid hells
noise cacophony
it’s all chaos
and
it all makes sense
anyone?
everyone?
here we are now
youngsters
holding onto
the life/love and
ecstasy
of
the moment
oh
my dance
and music
lovers
(i love you)
the smiles
shining
the heads, the shoulders
and the hair
bopping
(you nourish me)
swinging
hips
feet moving
asses grooving
and
swiveling
i’m dangerous
this night
so are we all
(we’re flying)
when we dance
when we shake
and shimmy
co
co
bop!
i’m a voodoo slave
to these guru
grooves
the foundation
is
The Beatles
no, they’re not quite
Lennon,
McCartney
(nearer than
most
who aspire,
keep climbing
it’s a wondrous mountain
to scale
and yes
summit)
from there
it’s the funk
and roll
of glorious
Stax soul
add a little disco
just a tiny bit
so little
you’d have to really
listen for it
and there you
go
dancing flow
The Waking Eyes
full,moon,shadow
flow
in one hour
12 songs
a few throwaways
seldom played
ones
mostly
the hits
Holding Onto Whatever It Is
Get Me To The Doctor
Run Through the Fire
Clap Clap
Digital Glue
Trouble On The Patio
Keeps Me Coming Back
Drive In Theatre
Watch Your Money
All Empires Fall
Onatraia
Wolves At The Door
and so we dance
youngsters
pressing
the stage
250 strong
young
vital
Loving
and leaving
it
on the floor
and for Wolves At The Door
we sing
we howl
we pray
We
are One
with
our beautiful
unbearably frigid
Winnipeg
and
The Waking Eyes.
www.myspace.com/royalcanoe
Royal Canoe are
Matt and Joey
from The Waking Eyes
Bucky and Matt
from The Liptonians
and Jeff on drums.
there’s a good
sounding buzz
positive vibration
chiming/humming
about this band,
i caught a very
hot
song and a half
at the end of an
opening set
a few months ago
(if memory swerves
for The Most Serene
Republic)
and this time,
in 40 minutes
and 8 songs
i hear(d) the clever,
the elastically tight
Rubber(y) Soul
Beatles grooves
any band with Matt Peters
writing songs
is going to be a contender
and no pretender
and yes,
Yes
YEs
YES
happy to shout
The News
(Carbon Silicon)
is good
Red House Row
Me Loving Your Money
Soothsayer
Dumbwaiter
How Do You Like My Body
Kasparov (songwriters, more songs about chess, please)
Fabulous Mess
Dear June
the first three songs
and last two
simply are
gorgeous
sensual layers of funky
disco with some Marley
vibrations
and yes
most importantly
there’s dancing
dancing
for me and for you
and that’s divine.
another
My Winnipeg
(Guy Maddin)
(Royal Art Lodge)
band
to see
Oh Canada,
i pity you
that you don’t
see, hear and feel
our minus 40
in the searing heat
of our dirty
filthy
indie music
clubs.
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
it’s a secret.
Winnipeg music
so much good,
good news,
in the minus
40 muse.
The Waking Eyes
Royal Canoe
The Pyramid
December 29.
