From: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org (trajectory-digest) To: trajectory-digest@smoe.org Subject: trajectory-digest V5 #43 Reply-To: trajectory@smoe.org Sender: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk trajectory-digest Sunday, July 8 2001 Volume 05 : Number 043 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: goddess in the house [meredith ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 19:03:07 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: goddess in the house Hi, Rachel added: >Actually, the conditions for Canadians musicians going south for tours have >recently worsened (well, that's subjective). A local musician here in >Winnipeg had has entire US tour killed yesterday because of the changes. >One has to apply for the papers 90 days in advance (as in, no last >minute pops down to the States for Veda, but rather cumbersone >tours must be plannes eons in advance) and risk having to pay >$1000. Yes, it's suddenly gotten very, very bad for Canadians wanting to earn money in the U.S. This is why Veda's going to need help to set things up going forward -- she really needs to make it worth her while to go through with it. >This, naturally, is set up to hinder revenue grabs for large >corporations. Naturally, the only people it really hurts is the smaller >musicians who can't afford to pay the price and who don't have >the luxury of having their tours booked two years in advance. Fun >will be had by all. No kidding. Whatever happened to NAFTA?! Eric reported: >Just that when she was opening for the Rheostatics last fall at the Commodore >Ballroom (Vancouver) she played most of her set with most of their band (and >hers) on stage and mentioned plans to record with just that group. It was >very loud and very cool so I'll be looking forward to whatever comes from >them sharing a recording studio, assuming that's still her plan. Ooooh. Veda and the Rheostatics. That would quite literally rock. Speaking of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Veda mentioned that next year she may premiere a new multimedia work she's been commissioned to do. I'm not sure of the details, save that it will involve film. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ End of trajectory-digest V5 #43 *******************************