Jason Collett back at the Dakota this December

CBC Radio 3 reports that Jason Collett is heading back to take up residency at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto this December.

"Specifically, he's bringing his "Basement Revue" back to Toronto's Dakota Tavern every Tuesday in December.

The concert series includes performances by Collett, as well as appearances by guest musicians, writers and more.

At last year's first-annual Basement Revue, concertgoers got treated to a Broken Social Scene jam, a poetry reading from Andrew Whiteman, a sneak preview of Charles Spearin's The Happiness Project, an interactive cooking demonstration from celebrity chef Michael P. Clive and more."

Collett won't be available on December 9 so Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew is filling in as host.

R3TV Visits the Regina Folk Festival

There is also a video at the end for Kevin Drew's "Safety Bricks". If you think you might have missed an R3TV somewhere I have a full list with descriptions and links at publicbroadcasting.ca/r3tv.html#eps

Breaking Books!

According to the National Post, and CBC Radio 3 a book on the history and origins of Broken Social Scene "Penned By Kevin Drew, Jason Collett, Brendan Canning and other members of Broken Social Scene, along with Eye magazine senior editor Stuart Berman." is in the works. It will include information on side projects like Death From Above 1979, Metric, Peaches, Do Make Say Think and others. The books is reportedly going to be called "This Book is Broken" and will be published by Anansi Press.

Spirit If...As If There Was Any Doubt

To those of you going to the Kevin Drew/ B.S.S. show at Lee's next week, I'm jealous. As to the quality of the album - it almost goes without saying. If you like Broken Social Scene you will like "Spirit If..." - After two years in the making and featuring many of the people that made Broken Social Scene happen including Feist, Andrew Whiteman (Apostle of Hustle), Brendan Canning (who is due next for a solo effort), Emily Haines, Amy Millan, Ohad Benchetrit and Charles Spearin of Do Make Say Think and....well the list goes on and on.

If there is a safe bet in Canadian Indie music this year, Spirit If.. would be it. The CD simply never falls short of brilliance for a moment. I think it's even safe to say that there are only 9 spots left on next year's Polaris short list. If you're still unsure you can hear a few tracks and download a free copy of TBTF at Kevin's Myspace but seriously, why postpone the inevitable, go get the album.