tired of being tired

What a crazy week. I am just recharging from the past weekend in Vancouver with the Watchmen at the Commodore Ballroom. I love the stage here. In fact I spend a fair amount of time in the afternoon just walking around remembering all the times I crossed the mountains to end up right here. This place has to be one of my all-time favourite rooms in the country. Earlier in the week Bad Intent played our hometown show at the Aron Theatre here in Campbellford. Thanks to Todd Minicola for bringing up a spectacular PA and Lighting show. It was a great night and marked the start of a period of come down from the business of the last three months.

Here are some pics from the last week…

Danny and JoeyYup, Vancouver winter (rain)The New Aron Marqueepic by Caitlin Campbell

Arbor Live TV

Last weekend at the Drake we had the crew from Arbor Live come by to shoot some footage for next season. Great bunch of folks, mostly from Manitoba, out woking on this show with host Stevie Salas. They got some great footage and we had an awesome time as usual. Monday morning I drove in to Toronto for a rather intense interview with host Stevie. Great guy. Here are some pics from that night.

As well, tomorrow is the big once a year hometown show here in Campbellford. We are all pretty stoked about this…more fun to come.

 

Ken Tizzard With Bad Intent – tonight in Toronto

KEN TIZZARD WITH BAD INTENT
SPECIAL GUESTS – AUDIO PLAYGROUND HIGH + WIDE

Ken Tizzard is a multiple Juno-nominated Canadian music legend. Between his work with The Watchmen, Thornley and with his solo material, his rock talents are vast. Besides performing solo, Tizzard reunites with The Watchmen’s lead singer Daniel Greaves on the Underground stage for their duo Audio Playground High + Wide.
Portion of proceeds from this event go to Camp Oochigeas

“Camp Oochigeas is much more than a summer camp. Camp Oochigeas offers year-round programs for children affected by childhood cancer at our site in Muskoka, at SickKids Hospital, at our Ooch Downtown facility in Toronto and in the community.”

Advance tickets available online at http://guestlistapp.com/events/75036

Venue: Underground
Type: Live
Cover: $15, $12.50 adv
Time: Nov. 19, 2011, 8 p.m.

Thanks for coming by..

Almost 200 downloads of “The Goodness Of Bad Intent” EP in the last 24 hours. Thanks for stopping by and sending us such great comments on the new tunes. Here is a compilation of pics put to the song “Other Side Of Wrong” the pretty much plays out the last year with Bad Intent.
cheers
Ken

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The Goodness Of Bad Intent – available now

Well folks

It all kinda came together really fast. Plans for a new record this coming winter gave way to ideas of having a sampler to let you all hear the new sound (pedal steel has a hold on me). These ideas melded in with a few upcoming shows and the thought of giving away free cds.

And now here we are. In less than a month we decided to record and release some music. No big hoopla, no massive planning, no major budget, just a new sound and something for all of you who have been so supportive in all my endeavours.  As well a huge thanks to John Whynot for making room in his schedule to come up and record this with us.

Thanks and here is the link to the free Ep

“The Goodness Of Bad Intent.”
www.kentizzard.com

Baby steps… new recording on way

Well it seems like forever since I have sat down to write one of these posts. Up until last winter I was doing great with the daily news as I see it. I guess for me it comes in waves. Between writing cycles, recording, touring, family and just living the life of an artist the whole idea of constant public expressions seems to come and go.

I just got back form three days in the studio down in Toronto with Bad Intent. I decided to bring up John Whynot and go back into the Woodshed for a few days to see if the trio I have been working on (and the concept of pedal steel as the only guitar) could actually fly on a recording.

Happy to announce that it worked, almost better than I had expected. For three days we worked incredibly hard at capturing the vibe the Bad Intent have been cultivating. As well John was highly entertaining between takes…

Four songs; Don’t Be Suprised, Other Side Of Wrong, For You and King Is Gone

It was not pre-determined which songs we were shooting for directly. Day one was a chance to get sounds together so we just ran songs and these four were the tracks that John gravitated towards.

The artwork is finished as of today and printing has begun in order to have copies of the new four song EP for next weeks show at the Drake. John is mixing this weekend and masters arrive on Sunday. The schedule is crazy and tight but there is a great energy to working this way.

Outside of great times in the studio, we also had some time in Toronto to visit some great restaurants (Omonia and the Lakeview Lunch) and as well get a few hours sown at Danny’s place (Motel).

Thanks to those who let us crash on their couches and loaned us gear. BTW the amp that got used for the entire session was the Traynor Darkhorse with the accompanying 1×12 cabinet.

New shows and cd coming soon…

I am currently doing some recording with Bad Intent under the guidance of trusted producer John Whynot. Once again the sound is morphing and I am highly excited to capture something unique and interesting as always. Using pedal steel guitar and blending the country/folk sounds with old school rock I feel that something new and special is on the horizon.

That said, I would like to invite you to a few upcoming shows that will celebrate this new sound and recording. All concert attendees will receive a free copy of the new EP, “The Goodness Of Bad Intent.” Hope to see you out and around.

KEN TIZZARD WITH BAD INTENT
SPECIAL GUESTS – AUDIO PLAYGROUND HIGH + WIDE

Ken Tizzard is a multiple Juno-nominated Canadian music legend. Between his work with The Watchmen, Thornley and with his solo material, his rock talents are vast. Besides performing solo, Tizzard reunites with The Watchmen’s lead singer Daniel Greaves on the Underground stage for their duo Audio Playground High + Wide.
Portion of proceeds from this event go to Camp Oochigeas

“Camp Oochigeas is much more than a summer camp. Camp Oochigeas offers year-round programs for children affected by childhood cancer at our site in Muskoka, at SickKids Hospital, at our Ooch Downtown facility in Toronto and in the community.”

Advance tickets available online at http://guestlistapp.com/events/75036

Venue: Underground
Type: Live
Cover: $15, $12.50 adv
Time: Nov. 19, 2011, 8 p.m.

KEN TIZZARD WITH BAD INTENT

SPECIAL GUESTS – EXPRESS AND CO.

Ken Tizzard once again takes the stage at the legendary Aron Theater in Campbellford, Ontario. Celebrating the release of the new EP, “The Goodness of Bad Intent” Ken is joined by bandmates Ken Grant and David Fischer for a night to remember in this intimate hometown venue. Also on the bill are other local alt-country rockers Express & CO celebrating the release of their new disc.
Tickets available at:
The Stinking Rose
Ultramar
The Grindhouse
The Aron Theater
Venue: The Aron Theater
Cover: $15
Time: Nov. 24, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Cheers

Audio Playground / Bad Intent at MOTEL

Tomorrow night at MOTEL with Audio Playground High + Wide and Ken Tizzard with Bad Intent.
If there were any of you who did not get on the reservation list and are willing to take a chance drop by at 9:30.
The RSVP list will be closed at 9:30 and any empty spots will be up for grabs.
Looking forward to the evening.
ken
MOTEL 1235 Queen Street West
Queen / Dufferin
9:00 doors music at ten o’clock

Kenora Harbourfest

We had an awesome time last night playing with Thornley and Sloan. Great crowd made for a fun, although drunken, time. Thanks for singing along with all your fave tunes. And a special thanks to Randy, David, Howard, Sandra, Danno, Anthony and all the volunteers for being so helpful and putting off a great event.

Things is changin’

I am sitting poolside at the Jasper aquatic center while my kids enjoy the waterside. My mind is filled with this coming evening and a possible set list for my time onstage at Whistlers Inn. Things have certainly changed since I started coming here back in 1991 with the Watchmen. We always played to a packed house of drunk kids at the AthaB. These days it is an older crowd and the tunes are a lot quieter. That being said, twenty years have passed by. I now have a wife and two kids. A family that travels with me on tour two months of the year. I am making music and recording my own records. I still play as much as I want. Things have changed, but they have also stayed the same. I’m still living the dream. The soundtrack and characters have changed, but mostly it’s all the same.