Hi! New one! It’s called “My _____ Is Full.” Very Pandemic related! You can isten to both EPs here:
https://robertdayton.bandcamp.com/
Finally after many years Robert Dayton (July Fourth Toilet, Canned Hamm, The Canadian Romantic, etc.) has released his first solo EPs entitled "Someone Is Out To Kill Me" and “My ______ Is Full.”
Both EPs are very Pandemic related.
Everything for Robert Dayton's solo EP was done by Stephen Hamm (Canned Hamm, Hamm: One Man Band, Slow, Tankhog, The Evaporators) except for lyrics and vocals.
My first solo EP!
Finally after many years Robert Dayton (July Fourth Toilet, Canned Hamm, The Canadian Romantic, etc.) has released his first solo EP entitled "Someone Is Out To Kill Me." Everything for Robert Dayton's solo EP was done by Stephen Hamm (Canned Hamm, Hamm: One Man Band, Slow, Tankhog, The Evaporators) except for lyrics and vocals.
Just a heads up, it's scary!!!! But that can be thrilling, right?
Thanks to Richard Chapman and Marc Bell and Trish Lavoie for graphic help and advice.
credits
released March 5, 2021
Stephen Hamm: everything except for lyrics and vocals
Robert Dayton: lyrics and vocals
New Patreon perk and the return of Roctober and Beachcombers art show
Exciting news!!! After a long hiatus Roctober Magazine is coming back and they are doing pre-orders for a limited print run of their next issue. I am ecstatic to have interviews in the new issue related to Canadian Glam with Clive Smith (Rock & Rule) and Melleny Melody that also gets into Rocket Robin Hood, The Bonzo Dog Band, deadmau5, Fashion Cares, and more!!! Info and pre-orders here:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/roctober-52-25th-anniversary-issue#/
Also I just added a brand new perk to the 5 dollar tie of my Patreon (www.patreon.com/CanadianGlam), check it out!
SUPER FUN VIDEO PARTY!!!!
$5 per month-Videos!!! Every month I will be making a specially selected video playlist of lots of neat stuff directly related to Canadian Glam and the chapters that i am working on!!!!
-Ask me stuff! Drop me a line! -Access to my Canadian Glam project: my exploration of Glam rock in Canada, lots of fun writing, music, and research!
So if you are already in the five dollar tier you'll be getting fun videos here on the posts every month!
$15 Mystery Package tier gets it too! And I just got some really neat stuff for next month's Mystery Package!
If you want to change tiers to be in on all this, it is super easy to do.
I have art in a Beachcombers themed art show Relics Of Our Past: The Beachcombers Reimagined on Gibson’s at Orca’s Pad featuring 20+ local, national and international artists paying tribute to the iconic Canadian TV show on the 30th anniversary of the show wrapping production in Gibsons. It runs from Monday August 17th through to the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl on the October 23-24-25 weekend.
Greetings From Isolation short film festival
How are you doing?
I am honoured to a new short as a part of this short film festival put together by programmer Stacey Donen. And I am in good company, lots of legendary Canadian filmmakers, check it out here:
https://greetingsfromisolation.com
Ed Video Booth at Material Art Fair, Mexico City
I am very excited to be part of Ed Video’s booth at Material art Fair in Mexico City with Amy Lockhart and Beth Frey! Info here:
https://material-fair.com/exhibitors/?fbclid=IwAR3GItaQ330PwkDBVg4fsxD6yDdYNugxO6FmgLU_-T5Z9NtR4cOxhRclfm4
And here:
https://www.edvideo.org/?fbclid=IwAR2M7MVer05UI-cofB9jSQdRxfWqBmxADbZSbm4xHwv8XWvmeAdvpIpLg0k
The Ace Hotel Palm Springs-Wed Nov 6, 2019
I have not been keeping up on the news here and lots has happened eeps
But:
BELLY FLOP (COMEDY) FT NEIL HAMBURGER, MAGGIE MAYE, ROBERT DAYTON
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Wednesday November 6, 2019
at The Amigo Room
Here’s pics of my last show with Neil Hamburger by Kevin Riggin:
New The Canadian Romantic video
Yesterday's Tomorrowland Today
I just returned from Frisco doing a show with the legendary Three Day Stubble and Glands Of External Secretion and Linda Hagood encouraging me to tarry forth, yes! I also saw Alan Bishop who gave me encouraging words of wisdom. “if you stop I’ll kick your fucking ass.” I truly appreciate these legends. Also one person called my set ‘diabolical.’
I am in the thick of Canadian Glam buying multiple versions of Roxy Roller for research purposes, trying to untangle this convoluted tale. Feel free to hit my Patreon:
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Speaking of legends I am taking part in Ann Magnuson’s zerox art show as The Mayor of Moon Town this Sunday (July 14th 3 pm). Ann as some of you may know did a tribute to Glam icon Jobriath a few years back as well as multiple Bowie connections. A very spacey art event in Silverlake of which I am honored to be a small part of as the Mayor of Moontown! It'll be a real trip to the moon! Dress: COSMIC
Yesterday's Tomorrowland Today:
A Retro-Rocket Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing!
Curated by Alexa Hunter & Ann Magnuson
Dedicated to the memory of Keith Haring
Yesterday's Tomorrowland Today is a group show of Xerox artwork (both new and vintage) by West Coast alumni of Club 57.
Club 57 was the infamous neo-Dada performance/art space that existed in New York’s East Village from 1978-1983 and was the subject of a recent retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Many of the artists featured in this new show, including the curators, had work in the MoMA exhibit which also highlighted the early careers of Kenny Scharf and Keith Haring. Haring curated many of Club 57’s first art shows, including 1980’s “Club 57 Xerox Art Invitational.” This new exhibit,Yesterday’s Tomorrowland Today is, in part, inspired by that 1980 show as well as Haring’s generous and joyful approach to creativity.
Opening the Sunday before the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the show will explore the hopes and shattered dreams of postwar America’s ‘Atomic Age’ and how that legacy affects us today.
Magnuson explains: “Much of what we did at Club 57 was informed by the optimism of post-war America that defined our childhood. The NASA moon landing was the apex of that optimism, which was ultimately eroded by Vietnam, Watergate and the recession of the 1970s. By the time Club 57 opened its doors in 1978, we were hard at work rebuilding that optimism in the crime-ridden, drug-addled dystopia of New York City. We felt a connection to the spirit of the moon landing and a yearning for new, uncharted territory.
We think the relaxed, open environment of the Winslow Garage gallery is perfect for resurrecting the DIY spirit of Club 57. Plus, in a city and era where everything - especially in the art world - is becoming progressively more high-rent and luxury-obsessed (not to mention the existence of a concurrent dystopia escalating with the homeless crisis) we wanted to revisit and perhaps revive the spirit of low-cost/high-fun ‘art for art’s sake’ from our youth. Think Just Kids meets 2001: A Space Odyssey.”
The show will also include artwork and photographs from the era (including pieces from the original Haring-curated 1980 Xerox art show) as well as Kenny Scharf’s space-themed video “Carousel of Progress” and rare video from Scharf's “Salute to NASA” event held at Club 57 in 1980. There are also plans to screen NASA footage from the Apollo moon missions and clips from Magnuson’s new music video (co-directed by Adam Dugas) for the song “I Met An Astronaut” (written about her experience meeting Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott while working on the HBO series “From the Earth to the Moon” produced by Tom Hanks.)
Participating artists include Kenny Scharf, Kitty Brophy, Bruno Testore Schmidt, Howie Pyro, Barry Shils, Kristian Hoffman, Tessie Chua, Joe Lewis, Raghubir Kintisch (FKA N.A. Kintisch), John A. Mozzer, Tony Frere, Chuck Nanney, Jerry Beck, George Haas, Joseph Szkodzinski, Maripol, Simone Gad, George Stoll, Richard Davis, Steve Doughton, Alexa Hunter and Ann Magnuson. Also represented in early work: Joey Arias, Carmel Johnson, Robert Carrithers, April Palmieri, Animal X and the late Klaus Nomi, John Sex, Wendy Wild, Tseng Kwong Chi, Coco Ugaz, Adolfo Sanchez and Keith Haring.
Sunday reception featuring live performances by Ann Magnuson, Alexa Hunter, Kristian Hoffman, Pierre Smith, Robert Dayton and Ursula Gueringer.
Winslow Garage address: 3540 Winslow Drive, LA CA 90026
Between Edgecliff and Maltman south of Sunset Blvd,
Image Above: Original collage flyer for Kenny Scharf’s “Salute to NASA” event at Club 57; (C) 1980 Kenny Scharf
Three Day Stubble in San Francisco
I highly suggest going to San Francisco on Thursday, July 4th to see a rare performance by Three Day Stubble. I have not seen them in two decades and I am excited to be opening as The Canadian Romantic. Three Day Stubble have inspired me so much. I remember a guy from Smegma standing next to me in awe at a performance in a jinkyard saying, "They're like Can meets Richard Simmons" but also oh so much more! Patterns and textures collide, the ancient art of Avi, blue flames in the dark, such catchy songs as Festival of the Wedding of the Seagoat. Plus Glands of External Secretion are performing: Bananafish Magazine was an early inspiration for me. It's gonna get freaky!
At the SF Eagle, 398 12th St, San Francisco, California 94103
La Troupe Grotesque
I am excited to announce that my extensively researched piece on La Troupe Grotesque, a wild and Glammy Canadian comedy duo with connections to The Velvet Underground, Frightenstein and more while taking some rather intensely dark turns towards the end, is up and live now on Nicolas Winding Refn’s website ByNWR.com - and I am super honoured that the legendary guest editor Kier-La Janisse, asked me to be a part of it! This piece also has lots of rare footage and pictures so if you have any interest in comedy history at all please check it out. Refn's site really is something special with a new film added each month: this month features a new 4K restoration of Bob Clark’s SHE-MAN: A STORY OF FIXATION and there's so much more. It’s all free, you just have to sign up to get access.
Signing (and Ballpoint Pen tattoos) at The Los Angeles Art Book Fair Sun April 14th, noon
This Sunday! Noon to one, April 14th, LA Art Book Fair, Museum of Contemporary Art, Geffen (152 N Central Ave) Free ballpoint pen tattoo with purchase of book yes
The Canadian Romantic in America
In this latest video The Canadian Romantic talks a touch of Snow Bird in America. Written and directed by Robert Dayton. Shot and edited by Steve Moramarco.
New The Canadian Romantic video
It’s been a while…lots happening that I don’t post here, hard to keep up…some great shows, hope to do more…trying to keep going forward..my apartment is uninhabitable and I have to move (imagine asking the landlord if the place was even weather proofed then finally getting the answer two months later: NO)…going out on great auditions…writing more Canadian Glam and getting yet another grant rejection (feel free to donate to www.patreon.com/canadianglam) ALSO a friend told me about the similarity to my character The Canadian Romantic in the new Trojan Man series of ads which I found out later were directed by Eric Wareheim (gosh, I haven’t heard from him in a while) who is more than familiar with my work. Check out this video, share away if you like. Thanks to the great Steve Moramarco for filming and editing and being a great help.
#thecanadianromantic #trojanman #canadianglam
My Own Album Discography
If you are curious as to my own background I have made 12 or so albums in the acts I have played in but don't know if I've ever posted a discography so here goes, click on links to listen, bless Bandcamp, these go all over the map, if one isn't your fancy perhaps the next one will be:
Canned Hamm:
https://cannedhamm.bandcamp.com/album/karazma
https://cannedhamm.bandcamp.com/album/canned-hamms-karazma-reimagined
https://cannedhamm.bandcamp.com/album/erotic-thriller
https://cannedhamm.bandcamp.com/album/sincerely-christmas
July Fourth Toilet:
https://julyfourthtoilet.bandcamp.com/album/something-for-everyone
https://julyfourthtoilet.bandcamp.com/album/july-fourth-toilet-presents-balls-boogie-featuring-me-and-bobby-mcgee-plus-kentucky-whore-and-many-others-2
https://julyfourthtoilet.bandcamp.com/album/white-trash-album-cassette
Points Gray:
https://pointsgray.bandcamp.com/album/offshore
Wet Dirt:
https://wetdirt.bandcamp.com/
New Horizzzons:
https://newhorizzzons.bandcamp.com/
Both Hallmark and The Canadian Romantic have great unreleased albums that I want released, for now here are snippets:
https://hallmark.bandcamp.com/
https://thecanadianromantic.bandcamp.com
Bye Bye Toronto Sale and Party Friday
Yes, I, Robert Dayton am leaving the country which explains this MASSIVE BYE BYE SALE and PARTY! At Eyesore (1176 Bloor West)
Sale: 3 pm
Show/party: 8
Everything must go! Records! Comix! Books! And even some of my own original art! MORE! Some really good stuff at good prices! I can't take it with me so take it off my hands! Deals galore! Are there friend deals? THERE ARE FRIEND DEALS! You've probably been good to me in the past so I'm going to be good to you as a way of saying thanks for being there! Is it open to the public? YES! Tell everyone! Get there early or get there late when things get marked down from desperation!
PLUS!: Ballpoint pen tattoos!
8 PM: Art auction where I auction my own art off! Now's your chance to own a Robert Dayton original! Some of it pre-shredded. Large pieces, small pieces for your completion chamber and more! I am a great auctioneer!
Then a performance by Duotard! Husband and wife unitard wearing interpretive dance duo!
The Canadian Romantic will be taking your topics!
Then Hot Breath is hosting Karaoke to ride out the evening as a Bon Voyage! Sing your heart out!
Thanks ever so much to House of Hot Breath for helping (Mike and Jen are so incredible) and Eyesore which is such an amazing event space and video store, I have been renting the most amazing stuff there for years!
I am going to miss you all.
NEW HORIZZZONS EP, final Toronto shows
Hi pals, here's stuff about my projects before I vacate Canada. Enjoy this listen of a never before heard E.P. of my old Toronto band with Craig Daniels and Michael Comeau. Recorded by Nyles Misczczyk and mastered by J.M. Ladd. May you find it pleasurable, it's a real trip! Listen/download/etc here: https://newhorizzzons.bandcamp.com/album/r-i-p-e-p
I host karaoke tonight (Sunday) at The Beaver (1192 Queen Street West) and plan to host loads more before I leave Toronto because I love The Beaver so much. Here's the write up:
Inside of me is avast bounty. Ha ha, avast! Which reminds me I used to drink something strong and cheap called Bounty (I only ever drank it once) and it had a delicate etching of a pirate ship rocking on the waves which is how it made me feel (how do you feel atm? and by atm I mean automated teller machine, there is one located near the wc's at The Beaver...it feels relatively smooth) let's sing sea shanties tonight! ahhh the quicker picker upper. Ok ok. Inside of me is a vast bounty emanating forth. One of the places it emanates from is my mouth and out of that mouth spews a bounty of sounds! Musical sounds! Perfect for karaoke! Maybe you have your own bounty! Celebrate that! At Bounty Karaoke this Sunday! Heads up: Monday does not exist. Hosted by Robert.
I also have upcoming performances by my character The Canadian Romantic. Next Sunday Sept 14th 8ish PM at BATHHOUSE & BODY WORKS (Oasis, 231 Mutual Street)- A Quite Investigative Monthly Queer Bathhouse Night of Drag, Performance, and Fetish where Diet Ghosts (who I love, best drag) are hosting murder mystery!!!
Listen to The Canadian Romantic's preamble to set you in a mood. Catch each Diet Ghost show for clues. Talk to your two butlers (Fisher Price & Adam Cowan) for guidance. Because murder goes well with eating food off of a naked person, come partake in the nude buffet. It's food off of a naked person. It all ties together, I think! I dunno, my childhood was weird. Ballots will be handed out at midnight. The murderer will be revealed, and if you guessed right, you win a skanky prize!
This is participatory as you'd like it to be. If you'd like to hide in a dark corner or the gloryhole in the dungeon, that's cool too! Anyway, hope you come to this murder mystery drag show sex & fetish party because no party has this many adjectives. (pic and write up by Adam Cowan)
The Canadian Romantic is also doing a short solo set at the terrific comedy night Slam Dunk at The Comedy Bar on Oct 25th at 8 PM.
And then....
^^^^Probably the last time you will see The Canadian Romantic accompanied by Marker Starling for a while, a truly special occasion! For the EP release of longtime kindred spirits The World Provider! From Montreal! A special musical show! Buy tickets ➡ http://burdockto.com/shows/?show=1445 $8 advance // $10 door doors at 9pm, show at 9:30pm
Canadian Glam Patreon
Hi! I have started made my Patreon be about my Canadian Glam book. Getting Canadian grants has proven impossible, even with my long CV and MFA and this project which is a Canadian cultural history of Glam involving music, fashion, performance and gender play! So Patreon is a way for me to try to raise funds via subscription so I can focus on writing the book and even spend money on research! There are perks for subscribers such as YOUR NAME IN GLITTER!!! Link here:
Drawing in D.I.Y. resistance/American Devices show Friday
Hi! I have a drawing of Vaclav Havel in the new book D.I.Y. Resistance by Anthony Alvarado published by Seven Stories Press, Jason Mclean has a drawing too:
www.sevenstories.com
I DJ and MC this Friday in Toronto at Owls Club on Dovercourt for the American devices show, they haven't played Toronto since the 80s, cartoonist Rick Trembles is in the band! Here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1751959371560686/?active_tab=about
Interview with me by the delightful Clint Enns
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/bed-interview-with-robert-dayton/3995
Updates: Ballpoint Pen tattoos and store and deleted page
Hi! I have added a brand new Ballpoint Pen Tattoo section and some original art to the store for you to enjoy!!! As well I have added a page that was deleted from my book The Empty Bed (see below). Why was it deleted? As an artist and comedian and writer and human etc etc I believe that I have to be responsible for what I put out into the world. I am far from perfect. I was being extra cautious...too cautious. My book is not a poison pen but unfortunately there is more self-pity than anger in it for those reasons. Anger is a very real feeling that happens when one goes through heartbreak. I didn't want to hurt anyone -even though those people that The Empty Bed is vaguely referencing won't be reading and will never be in my life again (they don't want to be and I don't think I want them to be and I am grateful for the wonderful people -including other exes- who are in my life). I am still very much proud of the book and rather pleased with everyone's responses to it. I don't think of this overly cautious omission as some glaring flaw.
The Empty Bed is available for order in my web store 'Love For Sale' as well as these shops...
Vancouver: Luckys, Paper Hound, Dandelion Records, Pulp fiction
New York: Spoonbill, Desert Island, Printed Matter
Montreal: Monastiraki
Toronto: Eyesore, Type, June, Art Met, Weird Things
Kitchener: Open Sesame
