Wilton Said... Show in Toronto in June

**Wilton Said...** · 04-30-2013

I just wanted to let people in the Toronto area know of the show the band and I are doing in June. More info below...

Wilton Said… and band perform excerpts from The Butterfly Plague.
A Concept Release which takes our character through a journey of self deceit, self discovery, and self acceptance.

Join Vocalist/Keyboardist/Songwriter Wilton and his band featuring Guitarist Chris Reid, Drummer Richard Rizzo and Bassist Deb Ray for two sets of original and dynamic Progressive Art Rock music. The majority of the first set will consist of excerpts from the thought provoking release of The Butterfly Plague, while the second set will consist of some more, dare we say, upbeat stage favorites. Overall, a carnival of aural fun.

Sat June 8th 2013
at the THE BLACK SWAN TAVERN (2nd floor), 154 Danforth Ave just east of Broadview, Toronto Ontario
Doors open at 5:00pm
All ages (18 years and below with adult accompaniment)

$8.00 at door
$5.00 Advanced
Advanced Purchases can be made at http://www.wiltonsaid.com/onlinesales
Patrons under 14 years of age are free.

"It's been almost 10 years since the release of The Butterfly Plague. However the writing for that album is around 15 years old and it was a very important statement both lyrically and musically, at least to myself, that I had to make. The music was my first attempt at writing a rock opera influenced by my new love of Andrew Lloyd Webbers "Jesus Christ Superstar", hence why so much of it has recurring themes. In the end the lyrical idea for the rock opera was abandoned and I decided to look elsewhere for lyrical inspiration.
The lyrics stemmed from a variety of places such as the Timothy Finnley book The Butterfly Plague, the so called reality talk shows which proliferated T.V. (Geraldo), a recent break-up with a girl friend who wasn't really right for me and vice versa, and my own inner demons. The event which set this whole lyrical inspiration in motion was the 1996 film "The Long Kiss Goodnight" which featured Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson.
It wasn't until I had a more solid line up of musicians that I decided to record the whole thing which was done during the Fall and Winter of 2003/2004 with the release being in the Spring of 2004. In addition to myself on Vocals and Keys, the original recording features Chris Reid on guitar, Richard Rizzo on drums and Andrew Buntain on bass.
Now almost 10 years later I thought it would be a great thing to revisit the material and play much of it in it's running order."

More info on The Butterfly Plague can be found at Bandcamp at http://wiltonsaid.bandcamp.com/album...tterfly-plague

For additional info about the show please visit http://www.wiltonsaid.com

And yes, you read correctly. Doors open at 5pm with the band and I going on around 5:15pm. It's a nice early show so that we can all still enjoy the nice sunny war, weather afterwords. Plus it seems that most of us in the band and our audience are all older farts who like to get back home and in bed early.

Thanks
Wilton

**Progatron** · 05-01-2013

Danforth just east of Broadview... that must be very close to the Music Hall..? I'd love to come see the show but unfortunately Saturdays are work days for me and near impossible to request off.

**Wilton Said...** · 05-02-2013

Originally Posted by Progatron

Danforth just east of Broadview... that must be very close to the Music Hall..? I'd love to come see the show but unfortunately Saturdays are work days for me and near impossible to request off.

It's practically right across from it. While the outside may look a little grubby, the 2nd floor area has been renovated and looks great. Nice comfy big chairs, nice hard wood floors, good sound system, and a stage area that works for the band. Plus, gotta love a p[lace that lets you arrange the show for a late afternoon/early evening. The owners and bookers have been great to me over the years both with great attended shows and not so great attended shows. They always say that I'm welcome back anytime. So it appears that The Black swan is my home for performances.

Wilton