Hey everyone,

Just Wil here with some interesting news, I will be heading to China on May 27 to perform 7 shows in 5 cities with just a guitar, albums, my voice and stories in tow. It is organized by Transmit Now
( http://www.transmitnow.com/transmitchina2010 ), they bring Canadian artists over to perform beautiful venues in front of allot of people. The intent is of course for exposure in another country however i am also very much looking forward to experiencing a new and different culture as Americanized as some of it seems to be, definitely won’t  be looking for a cheeseburger or any cliche’ items like a Mao Zedong bobble head. I will be trying to take in as much as possible even though it seems to be a pretty steady go once we arrive in Hong Kong, have learend a few basic phrases in Mandarin and Cantonese and i figure if i get lost i will simply be ” Lost in China ” ( translation sounds better though ) This could yield another records worth of experiences, hmmmmmm.

See you in June?

Cheers,

wil.

www.ibreakstrings.com

Hey Folks!

I got a great review in Guleph Mercury from my show with Matt at the Boathouse, CLICK HERE to read it.

We also have a new video up so check it out – WATCH Music is the Message

Andersen took the stage after Wil — a Calgary raised roots singer/songwriter with one missing “l” and no last name now living in British Columbia — won over the packed house. Strumming an old, battered and beaten acoustic guitar, he introduced seven songs of love and death spanning 200 years. His voice — which is a dead ringer for American roots artist Ray LaMontagne’s — had the effect of making the audience, many of who who still eating, pin-drop quiet in a matter of a few bars.rreid@therecord.com

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Source: The Record-Kitchener, ON

Author: Robert Reid

Roots-rock artist Wil opened for (Matt) Andersen.

Like Andersen, Wil is an intense performer and knows how to pace a song — many of them about strained relationships — to coax every drop of drama from it.

A tall, lean man, he steps back from the mic between lines to bob and weave and frequently jerk a leg back and up, as though it’s attached to a string.

It makes for a distinctive performance, one that suggests his own total engagement in the song and, rather than distancing his audience, drew us in Thursday night.

His set included the dark tune Baby, Baby. It was the first time he’d played it in public, he said, and he accompanied the song with another concert first: whistling.

The latter was a tad ragged, but, his comment about always starting and finishing his shows on time suggesting a touch of obsessiveness, he’ll doubtless work on the whistling.

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Source: Ottawa Citizen

Author: Patrick Langston