work in progress

the theatre zero is taking a break this winter to finish up our at home studio and record a new album. fresh paint and new equipment, the whole 9 yards. we'll keep you all up to date with pictures and songs throughout these cold months.

nuit blanche

here are a couple of snaps taken by the darling Amanda Farias of the theatre zero playing during nuit blanche. we're camped out in the middle of yonge street at gerrard. it. was. freezing.

devil's night masquerade

free times

here is just one shot by the fabulous greg mckenzie of our show at the free times last weekend. another big thanks to everyone that come out, we filled the room to the point that they wouldn't let anyone else in, so thanks for packing the joint! more picture to come later this week and we should have a couple more shows to update you with soon.

last minute jam

we tried to fit in a last minute practice session before the big show TONIGHT! as we were playing the dreaded storm descended down upon us and we shut off all the lights and littered the floor with candles. mix that with 2 bottles of wine and this is result.

photography from cadaver bells and gypsy spells

as promised, here are a few shots from last weekend from the "cadaver bells & gypsy spells" video.

new video: cadaver bells & gypsy spells

while away for the long weekend, callum and i recorded a short video for our new song cadaver bells & gypsy spells. what you can't see in the video is all the fences we had to jump to record at each location (also the holes in my pants from getting stuck on the barbed wire), the oblivious looks on our faces when we were told we were trespassing, and the sweat dripping down our faces from running from a protective eagle, watching over her decrepit house. lets hope it was all worth it. (more photots from the shoot to be posted later today)

no trespassing

here's a sneak peak of one of the shots from our new video, "cadaver bells & gypsy spells."

keep on the lookout, i'll be posting more throughout the day!

august 26, be there

rsvp HERE

going places

whoa, look who's on the cover. local music mag, guitar justice, chose the theatre zero as their featured band this issue (lucky us!). you can check out the 3 page feature after downloading the issue HERE (just scroll down a little - vol. 5).

think cold thoughts

i know back when we were shooting this photo, i was wishing and pleading for the sunniest of summer days. but now that i've just gone outside and experienced that sweaty sauna that everyone is calling summer, i'll gladly go back to the coldest photo shoot ever. i know everyone wishes for the opposite whichever season they're in, but i honestly don't complain much in the winter. it's nothing a big comfy sweater, mug of hot chocolate, and ra oaring fire can't solve.

come see ~ the theatre zero ~ at free times cafe

happy birthday meghan morrison (only a week late!)

photo via facebook

last friday callum and i paid a visit to aspetta cafe, where our friend meghan morrison was celebrating her birthday. she rented out the joint for the night and shared the stage with everyone in attendance. guests were encouraged (sometimes forced hah) to sign up for the open mic. we played cadaver bells & gypsy spells as well as the hangman's elm. aspetta is a small cafe (with a wicked patio) located in trendy kensington market. they have a stage that opens to the patio, nothing better then being able to enjoy live music while sipping a cider and chain smoking (kidding!...sort of... ew). callum and i were recently featured on meghan's weekly webcast, which you can find here.

we're goin' to america!

"stop splashin' you're getting ma hair wet," is what i was screaming.

always apply sunscreen

wilbur's obese cousin

this past sunday i visited toronto island for the first time, ward island more specifically. arms loaded up with coolers and musical instruments of every sort, we caught the ferry and were on our way. i came across the fattest pig i have ever seen and saw the closest to clean beach since i've lived in the GTA. we had a little jam session on the beach, callum on guitar, christian st-pierre on the xylophone (which he picked up for only $10 at a pawn shop and she was a beaut!) and myself on the recorder/flute. i'm sure we annoyed the hell out of everyone around us trying to sunbathe. thanks to alex for showing us the way (especially the backtracking to the right path hah!) and kyle for making it out even though we left without him.

tattoos + guitars

here are a couple more photos of our first session at oak recording studio. these were taken off of my canon, not the iphone, so the quality it a little better. there are a few shots at the end of callum playing on a vintage gibson that the studio has available and it sounds beautiful. we're heading back to the studio tonight to finish up the song with some finger snaps and all that jazz.

you can find the rest of the shots here.

at the studio: cadaver bells & gypsy spells

last night the theatre zero headed over to oak recording studio to record our new song, cadaver bells and gypsy spells. we were able to lay down the drums, guitar + piano. callum also serenaded us with his harmonica and recorded a couple tracks. we're going back on thursday to add all of the fun stuff like hand claps and wolves howling and doors creaking. you can still find the demo here. can you think of anything else we should add to the song? we might throw in some melodica soprano
(a wicked instrument we found vintage shopping, post to come) or accordion, what do you think?