Year end

THE POEM

A poetry of the meaning of words

And a bond with the universe

I think there is no light in the world

but the world

And I think there is light

George Oppen

Montreal

Have your ever heard of Patrice Desbiens and Robin Aubert ?

You should.

Patrice Desbiens is a franco-ontarian poet, the bastard son of Richard Brautigan and Paul Eluard, considered by many to be the finest poet alive in Quebec today.

Robin Aubert is an amazing actor and director whose 2010 shocking and beautiful film Crying out (À l'origine d'un cri) won him exceptional critical acclaim. He also writes poetry. Poems of the north — of lost and anger, of love and strenght, torned between city and woods.

We are launching their books

POUR DE VRAI by Patrice Desbiens

&

ENTRE LA VILLE ET L'ÉCORCE by Robin Aubert

Thursday SEPTEMBER 29TH 2011

at the bookstore temporary turned waterhole

LE PORT DE TÊTE

262 Mont-Royal east, in Montreal town.

Come and celebrate with us!

Robin and Patrice will read and there will be some nice wines and a bar-b-cue.

Massachusetts

This friday july 8th there will be a celebration of our two most recent books at Mystery Train records in Amherst MA (412 N Pleasant St. --- 413-253-4776).

The event will start at 6h30 pm.

Byron Coley will be reading from his new book, "C'est la guerre" and some mysterious musical guests will be playing Michael Hurley tunes.

L'Oie de Cravan will be there, of course, with the fine publications.

Coley - Ladouceur - Hurley : May 6th, the Sala Rossa Launch

JULY 8TH ADDENDUM : THE BOOKS ARE NOW ON SALE RIGHT HERE

L’Oie de Cravan press is proud to present

— finally in Montreal—

the triple book launch of

Byron Coley – C’est la guerre (Early Writings 1978-1983)

Jeff Ladouceur – Holy Moly (amazing drawings)

The Words to the Songs of Michael Hurley

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Byron Coley will read with Glenn Jones (Cul de sac) on guitar

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With a musical tribute to Michael Hurley featuring

Gabriel Levine (Sackville, Black Ox Orkestar)

Jessica Moss (Black Ox Orkestar, Silver Mount Zion)

Nadia Moss (Frankie Sparo, The Witchies)

Thomas Hellman

Emilie Clepper

Keiko Devaux (People for Audio, Acorn)

Marcus Lobb (Burial Song)

Matt "doc" Dunn (MV & EE)

Jessica Moore (Charms)

O the fool (Justin Karas)

Marie Frankland + Myriam Gendron + Annie Goulet

& others!

Friday may 6th

doors 8:30, music 9pm

Sala Rossa, 4848 Saint-Laurent, Montreal

$10 at the door

Bringing together publisher l’Oie de Cravan, Mass. poet/critic Byron Coley and a group of acclaimed musicians in celebration of a triple book launch : a bilingual book of Michael Hurley's lyrics, an anthology of Byron Coley's early articles (with an introduction by Mike Watt) and the sweetest book of the great artist Jeff Ladouceur.

Byron Coley has written extensively about underground culture since the mid-70s. His work for Forced Exposure and Spin made him legendary. He is also an astounding poet and a great reader. Since 1989, Glenn Jones has led Boston’s “avant -garage” instrumental rock band Cul de Sac whose musical adventures are documented on nine albums to date, including collaborations with guitarist John Fahey and former Can vocalist Damo Suzuki. Tonight he'll play along Byron's hypnotic baritone.

Jeff Ladouceur will be present and will do live drawings in your copies of his book!

Two sets of music pay homage to Michael Hurley, the eccentric songwriter also known as Doc Snock, whose 40 years of songs have been seeping into the folk unconscious (including covers by Cat Power and other fans). Hurley’s melodies and words take flight into a world of plenty, inspiring wonder and humour, sin and slowness, laziness and longing. Characters include werewolves, sign-painters, tea and whiskey-drinkers, pork chops and hot dogs, wild geese, intoxicated lovers and blue navigators. The Words to the Songs of Michael Hurley is the first publication of Snock’s lyrics.



“Whether weaving a yarn about a mysterious hog or comparing the human heart to a mechanic’s toolbox, Mr. Hurley creates elaborate vistas in a musical version of outsider art” – Ann Powers, New York Times

“Hurley remains one of the elusive masters of American folk” – Chris Morris, Billboard

“…I don’t know what else to say about what he writes and sings, other than that it is gosh-darned great. What kind of music is it? Hell, what kind of weeds does God grow? Let’s just shut up and listen and go to where Michael Hurley is. After all, we can always turn around and come back. He can’t.” – Nick Tosches

"Byron Coley is the greatest rock writer that ever lived (okay, top 10)" - Blastitude

"With a finely pointed pen in black ink and a meticulous touch, [Jeff Ladouceur] draws cartoons about a bald, long-nosed, sad sack of a character called "Schmo." Our hero's struggles with ordinary existence and surrealistic encounters with cloud-creatures, tiny elephants, octopuses and an abominable snowman are funny, weird and touching." - Ken Johnson, New York Times.

(The book covers can be seen right down here, in a previous post)

Hurley - Ladouceur - Coley : April 16th, the Toronto Tranzac Launch

L’Oie de Cravan press presents

a triple book launch and musical tribute

The Words to the Songs of Michael Hurley

Byron Coley – reading from C’est la guerre (early writings 1978-1983)

Jeff Ladouceur – Holy Moly (amazing drawings)

with musical performances by

Sandro Perri

Evening Hymns

Bry Webb & Jennifer Castle

Lisa Bozikovic

Charms

Gabe Levine

Tradition

Fleshtone Aura

Matt ‘Doc’ Dunn and band

Saturday April 16

doors 7:30, music 8pm

Tranzac Main Hall

$10 at the door

Bringing together Montreal publisher l’Oie de Cravan, NY poet/critic Byron Coley and a group of acclaimed Toronto musicians in celebration of a triple book launch : a bilingual book of Michael Hurley's lyrics, an anthology of Byron Coley's early articles (with an introduction by Mike Watt) and the sweetest book of the great artist Jeff Ladouceur.

Two sets of music pay homage to Michael Hurley, the eccentric songwriter also known as Doc Snock, whose 40 years of songs have been seeping into the folk unconscious (including covers by Cat Power and other fans). Hurley’s melodies and words take flight into a world of plenty, inspiring wonder and humour, sin and slowness, laziness and longing. Characters include werewolves, sign-painters, tea and whiskey-drinkers, pork chops and hot dogs, wild geese, intoxicated lovers and blue navigators. The Words to the Songs of Michael Hurley is the first publication of Snock’s lyrics.

Along with Byron Coley, Jeff Ladouceur and translator extraordinaire Marie Frankland (who did the french translation of Hurley's and Coley's books) will also be present.

“Whether weaving a yarn about a mysterious hog or comparing the human heart to a mechanic’s toolbox, Mr. Hurley creates elaborate vistas in a musical version of outsider art” – Ann Powers, New York Times

“Hurley remains one of the elusive masters of American folk” – Chris Morris, Billboard

“…I don’t know what else to say about what he writes and sings, other than that it is gosh-darned great. What kind of music is it? Hell, what kind of weeds does God grow? Let’s just shut up and listen and go to where Michael Hurley is. After all, we can always turn around and come back. He can’t.” – Nick Tosches

"Byron Coley is the greatest rock writer that ever lived (okay, top 10)" - Blastitude

"With a finely pointed pen in black ink and a meticulous touch, [Jeff Ladouceur] draws cartoons about a bald, long-nosed, sad sack of a character called "Schmo." Our hero's struggles with ordinary existence and surrealistic encounters with cloud-creatures, tiny elephants, octopuses and an abominable snowman are funny, weird and touching." - Ken Johnson, New York Times.

(The book covers can be seen right down here, in the previous post)

Next launch for Hurley - Ladouceur - Coley: Montreal, Sala Rossa, may 6th

Michael Hurley, Jeff Ladouceur, Byron Coley

Launched on April 16th in Toronto (Tranzac)

& on May 6th in Montreal (Sala Rossa).

Paroles de Chansons de Michael Hurley

The Words to the Songs of Michael Hurley

19 songs as calligraphed by the singer.

Bilingual edition

with a french translation by Marie Frankland.

Introduction by Byron Coley.

700 offset copies.

A limited edition of 100 will be available,

with hand-typeset cover by Kiva Stimac from Popolo Press.

All copies are hand stiched by Julie Doucet in Montreal.

Holy Moly by Jeff Ladouceur.

Dark images & scared colors.

The return of a burning artist!

700 copies, many color pages.

Byron Coley. C'est la guerre : Early Writings 1978-1983.

(AKA The Moisture of Diapers)

Bilingual edition, translated in french by Marie Frankland.

Early critics and letters by Byron Coley,

A front line account of the musical life in the early eighties.

Writings on David Bowie, Devo, Fred Frith, Lydia Lunch,

Meat Puppets, the minutemen, Jim Morrison, etc...

Introduction by Mike Watt. 700 copies. Cover drawn & silkscreened by Simon Bossé.