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⚽🪩 You holla’d, we came a’trottin. The Balearic Barndance returns to the Lido on Friday 22 May for more unbridled barn-stomping knees-uppery.

Volume III will double up as a special EP launch party for Show of Hands’ incoming *WORLD CUP DUBS* remix project. With just a few weeks until Fifa’s kleptocratic gravy train rolls into town, Bobby & James have pulled together a dancefloor & pub garden-oriented EP, jam-packed with cult footy nostalgia, tailored to heads & novices alike. Something for all the family.

Exclusive run-outs of the EP will be woven into the usual Balearic Bardance globe-trotting, hip-throbbing sounds…designed to make you move & smile in equal measure.

💾 We’ll be selling the EP with custom-designed USBs, keychains & artwork (big up @_body_double ), direct from the Lido’s tropical DJ booth on the 22nd.

🚐 All profits go to local community nonprofit Distro Disco (@distro_disco), who help unhoused folks around Eastvan & the DTES get essential materials like clothes, tents, water, snacks & harm reduction supplies through their free mobile store. We hope we’re wrong but there’s a good chance these services will be needed more than ever this summer as the major event “clean-up” (read: displacement) machine kicks into gear…

📰 More backstory to the EP & details on pre-ordering in the newsletter:
https://ashowofhands.substack.com/p/its-dubbing-home

In the immortal words of Delia Smith:
“We need a 12th man here, where are you? Let’s be avin you! Come on!”

Giddy up!

Bobby, James & Tom
@bobbymyseh
@james___hearn
@how__to

⚽🪩 You holla’d, we came a’trottin. The Balearic Barndance returns to the Lido on Friday 22 May for more unbridled barn-stomping knees-uppery.

Volume III will double up as a special EP launch party for Show of Hands’ incoming *WORLD CUP DUBS* remix project. With just a few weeks until Fifa’s kleptocratic gravy train rolls into town, Bobby & James have pulled together a dancefloor & pub garden-oriented EP, jam-packed with cult footy nostalgia, tailored to heads & novices alike. Something for all the family.

Exclusive run-outs of the EP will be woven into the usual Balearic Bardance globe-trotting, hip-throbbing sounds…designed to make you move & smile in equal measure.

💾 We’ll be selling the EP with custom-designed USBs, keychains & artwork (big up @_body_double ), direct from the Lido’s tropical DJ booth on the 22nd.

🚐 All profits go to local community nonprofit Distro Disco (@distro_disco), who help unhoused folks around Eastvan & the DTES get essential materials like clothes, tents, water, snacks & harm reduction supplies through their free mobile store. We hope we’re wrong but there’s a good chance these services will be needed more than ever this summer as the major event “clean-up” (read: displacement) machine kicks into gear…

📰 More backstory to the EP & details on pre-ordering in the newsletter:
https://ashowofhands.substack.com/p/its-dubbing-home

In the immortal words of Delia Smith:
“We need a 12th man here, where are you? Let’s be avin you! Come on!”

Giddy up!

Bobby, James & Tom
@bobbymyseh
@james___hearn
@how__to

⚽🪩 You holla’d, we came a’trottin. The Balearic Barndance returns to the Lido on Friday 22 May for more unbridled barn-stomping knees-uppery.

Volume III will double up as a special EP launch party for Show of Hands’ incoming *WORLD CUP DUBS* remix project. With just a few weeks until Fifa’s kleptocratic gravy train rolls into town, Bobby & James have pulled together a dancefloor & pub garden-oriented EP, jam-packed with cult footy nostalgia, tailored to heads & novices alike. Something for all the family.

Exclusive run-outs of the EP will be woven into the usual Balearic Bardance globe-trotting, hip-throbbing sounds…designed to make you move & smile in equal measure.

💾 We’ll be selling the EP with custom-designed USBs, keychains & artwork (big up @_body_double ), direct from the Lido’s tropical DJ booth on the 22nd.

🚐 All profits go to local community nonprofit Distro Disco (@distro_disco), who help unhoused folks around Eastvan & the DTES get essential materials like clothes, tents, water, snacks & harm reduction supplies through their free mobile store. We hope we’re wrong but there’s a good chance these services will be needed more than ever this summer as the major event “clean-up” (read: displacement) machine kicks into gear…

📰 More backstory to the EP & details on pre-ordering in the newsletter:
https://ashowofhands.substack.com/p/its-dubbing-home

In the immortal words of Delia Smith:
“We need a 12th man here, where are you? Let’s be avin you! Come on!”

Giddy up!

Bobby, James & Tom
@bobbymyseh
@james___hearn
@how__to

⚽🪩 You holla’d, we came a’trottin. The Balearic Barndance returns to the Lido on Friday 22 May for more unbridled barn-stomping knees-uppery.

Volume III will double up as a special EP launch party for Show of Hands’ incoming *WORLD CUP DUBS* remix project. With just a few weeks until Fifa’s kleptocratic gravy train rolls into town, Bobby & James have pulled together a dancefloor & pub garden-oriented EP, jam-packed with cult footy nostalgia, tailored to heads & novices alike. Something for all the family.

Exclusive run-outs of the EP will be woven into the usual Balearic Bardance globe-trotting, hip-throbbing sounds…designed to make you move & smile in equal measure.

💾 We’ll be selling the EP with custom-designed USBs, keychains & artwork (big up @_body_double ), direct from the Lido’s tropical DJ booth on the 22nd.

🚐 All profits go to local community nonprofit Distro Disco (@distro_disco), who help unhoused folks around Eastvan & the DTES get essential materials like clothes, tents, water, snacks & harm reduction supplies through their free mobile store. We hope we’re wrong but there’s a good chance these services will be needed more than ever this summer as the major event “clean-up” (read: displacement) machine kicks into gear…

📰 More backstory to the EP & details on pre-ordering in the newsletter:
https://ashowofhands.substack.com/p/its-dubbing-home

In the immortal words of Delia Smith:
“We need a 12th man here, where are you? Let’s be avin you! Come on!”

Giddy up!

Bobby, James & Tom
@bobbymyseh
@james___hearn
@how__to

Back with a bang, summoning the fire for the good people at @labattoir_van - a portent for a spicy season ahead. Thanks for having me, @alexagervais!

(📸 by @nazarblog)

Second of the year: Ronda Cumbiera @ The Lido ✨
Back to the decks with Trópico for a night of nonstop dancing 💃🏻🕺🏻 Boogaloo, Salsita dura, and plenty of Cumbia, the true queen of the night ⚡
Tutorials provided if needed 😉

📍The Lido @the_lido
518 E Broadway, Vancouver
🗓️ Friday March 6
🕘 9pm-late

Second of the year: Ronda Cumbiera @ The Lido ✨
Back to the decks with Trópico for a night of nonstop dancing 💃🏻🕺🏻 Boogaloo, Salsita dura, and plenty of Cumbia, the true queen of the night ⚡
Tutorials provided if needed 😉

📍The Lido @the_lido
518 E Broadway, Vancouver
🗓️ Friday March 6
🕘 9pm-late

Second of the year: Ronda Cumbiera @ The Lido ✨
Back to the decks with Trópico for a night of nonstop dancing 💃🏻🕺🏻 Boogaloo, Salsita dura, and plenty of Cumbia, the true queen of the night ⚡
Tutorials provided if needed 😉

📍The Lido @the_lido
518 E Broadway, Vancouver
🗓️ Friday March 6
🕘 9pm-late

Next Saturday ｖ（＾＿＾ｖ）♪

Spaced Out RETURNS !
Get lost in the stars of this awesome disco journey.
Things that are guaranteed
✅Great tunes from great humans
✅Awesome Food & Beverages
✅A groovy night
✅disco…Disco…DISCO! 🪩

See you soon

🪩 Friends, strangers, lovers: it’s that time again. The first ‘Balearic Barndance’ at the Lido in November was such a barnburner that we couldn’t resist another gallop. This Friday, join your faithful hosts @bobbymyseh @how__to & @james__hearn at @the_lido for another knees-up hoedown for Balearic Barndance, *Volume Deux*. Curious cowpokes and veteran high-steppers will be welcomed by a balmy breeze of dubby grooves, breezy soca, globe-trotting funk & disco dynamite to blast away the winter blues.

The roundup starts at 9pm and stampedes into the early hours. As always: no cover, no jabronis, no problem. Bring your dancing shoes and someone to smooch, it’s time to saddle up again!

A week ago I turned 40. For what’s supposed to be a milestone, it i was a quiet affair: I was still recovering from abdominal surgery and wasn’t sure if I was up for the celebration the occasion demanded. But rounding the corner on 40 was itself occasion enough for some reflection.

Over four decades I’ve gone through multiple versions of major life plans falling apart. I’m proud of myself for pulling through some heavy adversities: heartbreaks, dissolved career ambitions, physical and mental health crises, legal conflicts, and an extended search across four cites for a meaningful role in something righteous. I’ve found fulfillment in the relationships I’ve built, the community surrounding my creative practice, and a vocation that allows me to make positive and effective contributions to a rights-based agenda. Those things give me energy and purpose to roll out of bed and face each day.

But at the same time, I turned 40 knowing I was living out of balance. Since 2020 I’ve lived in two cities - Saskatoon and now Kamloops - where I know I don’t want to be long-term. I’ve struggled to find my community in both places. While I’ve accomplished some Big Life Goals from each, my daily life hasn’t been happy in either. Maybe that’s my biggest lesson over 40 years: the fruits of one’s accomplishments can only taste bittersweet at an empty table.

Earlier this week I decided to change what I knew was an untenable situation. I’ve given up my apartment in Kamloops and signed up for one in Vancouver, where I will (finally) be living again in March. I made the change without fully knowing if I can maintain my current (dream) job, but with the full knowledge that a good job is not reason enough to stay in an unhappy place.
When I throw a 40th birthday celebration later this spring, it will also be a homecoming - because for better or worse, Vancouver really has become home for me. After several moves that felt like temporary stopovers, it feels good to commit to something durable. I’m looking forward to coming home. See you there✌️

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

2025 was wild. For me, it contained neither my lowest lows nor my highest highs. But more than any prior year, 2025 held the most rapid & extreme oscillations between very high & very low points: between moments where everything was falling into place & where everything was falling apart.

Three months ago it definitely felt like everything was falling apart. I was going through an acrimonious break-up, dealing with an emergent hernia, & faced with a nightmare choice between keeping my dream job in a place that makes me miserable or moving back to Vancouver & potentially going back into a punishing job market. Facing an uncertain future, an enshittified body, & a lonely everyday life in Kamloops, I was unhappy.

But looking back at the end of the year, such low points aren’t the most compelling or resonant parts of the story for me. In 2025 I played more shows than I have in probably the last five years combined - including some of the best I’ve ever played. I overcame some prominent antagonists in my professional life, where I learned that I’ve developed a reputation for ferocity and skillfulness. I set several personal strength records. I learned new skills about how to live more comfortably with the black dog. I reconnected with somedear friends after long absences, strengthened some of my most important friendships, & met more cool & interesting people than I have in any other past year.

Looking ahead to an imminent 40th birthday, hernia surgery, & another big life transition, I’m feeling optimistic. In 2025 I learned how to live with some pretty major contradictions & intense pressures. The road has been rocky, but I’ve still got lots of gas in the tank. Thank to everyone who has made the journey worth it: let’s keep driving this mfer until the wheels fall off.

Mentally, I am here (DJing your wedding ceremony at the foot of a mountain).

Friends, lovers, strangers: you are cordially invited to join the inaugural *BALEARIC BARNDANCE* this Friday 7th Nov at the Lido (@the_lido).

Channelling the freewheelin ethos of the ‘balearic’ sound & style, Tom Howard, James Hearn & Bobby Myseh (@how__to @james___hearn @bobbymyseh) will be guiding the Mt Pleasant dance den through a rollicking barnburner of oddball disco, globe-trotting funk, dubby dynamite and soulful sweaters.

The Balearic Barndance™️ is a high energy and open space for communal dancing—for the leftfield chinstrokers and two-left-feeters alike. So it has found a natural stablemate in the Lido. Come on down & steam up the windows with us...

The hoedown kicks off at 9pm and gallops on until the cows/crows come home. No cover, no jabronis, no problem!

Giddy up!

🎺 🍻🎂 To celebrate their 5th anniversary Superflux brewery (@superfluxbeer) will be putting on an all-day summer party in their Strathcona brewery yard. An outside dancefloor, chunky soundsystem, special beers & foodie takeovers await. The party will be soundtracked by a selection of hand-picked local DJs, curated by Bobby Myseh to bring joyous sun-soaked sounds to the brewery yard. Expect something like...

💃Kicking things off we’ve got Trópico Norte DJs Diana Mulata and Tom Howard (@d.puentes @how__to) with their trademark rhythms crisscrossing South & Central America (Cumbia, Salsa, Boogaloo & lots lots more).

🪩 David Haynes (@heydave_questionmark) will then tag in, taking dancers & listeners on a journey through his deep vinyl crates, overflowing with soulful disco, funk and boogie gems.

🌇 As the sun goes down Show of Hands DJs Bobby Myseh & James Hearn will step in and go B2B with Body Double (@bobbymyseh @james___hearn@_body_double), bringing balearic hip-wigglers, globe-trotting funk and summery streetsoul to the good people of east van.

Free entry all day, food & drink on tap, 2-10pm, 19+.

Seya in the yard x

🎨 by @_body_double

Looking forward to sharing some deliciosa Cumbia , Salsa, Boogaloo and other tropical delights at @public_discotomorrow from 12:30 - 2:30pm with Tropico Norte at 14th Water St!

Come enjoy a huge selection of culinary treats and stellar DJs playing at the Garage Stage and all around Gastown throughout the day 🎶🎶🌞🎶🎶

Big thanks to pal Jamal for inviting us ! ✨🤠✨

Looking forward to sharing some deliciosa Cumbia , Salsa, Boogaloo and other tropical delights at @public_discotomorrow from 12:30 - 2:30pm with Tropico Norte at 14th Water St!

Come enjoy a huge selection of culinary treats and stellar DJs playing at the Garage Stage and all around Gastown throughout the day 🎶🎶🌞🎶🎶

Big thanks to pal Jamal for inviting us ! ✨🤠✨

Looking forward to sharing some deliciosa Cumbia , Salsa, Boogaloo and other tropical delights at @public_discotomorrow from 12:30 - 2:30pm with Tropico Norte at 14th Water St!

Come enjoy a huge selection of culinary treats and stellar DJs playing at the Garage Stage and all around Gastown throughout the day 🎶🎶🌞🎶🎶

Big thanks to pal Jamal for inviting us ! ✨🤠✨

Looking forward to sharing some deliciosa Cumbia , Salsa, Boogaloo and other tropical delights at @public_discotomorrow from 12:30 - 2:30pm with Tropico Norte at 14th Water St!

Come enjoy a huge selection of culinary treats and stellar DJs playing at the Garage Stage and all around Gastown throughout the day 🎶🎶🌞🎶🎶

Big thanks to pal Jamal for inviting us ! ✨🤠✨

Life is moving fast lately! So fast that I neglected to mention I’m back like a heart attack for 1-2-3-4-5️⃣ shows in Vancouver this week, what the hell?

First on deckington is Sat, July 19 w master curator/secret amazing dancer/all-around-nicest-guy @dennisthefoodie . We are bringing a breezy balearic jam of Italo, funky house, and whatever else tickles our fancy to soundtrack your patio delight from 2-6pm at @superflux - homies welcome, jabronis are not!

Monday (July 21) is the first of 4️⃣ sets this week (⁉️) with mis hermanas hermosas @ofoffoof and @d.puentes , when we bring the usual salsa/cumbia/b-b-b-boogaloo vibes back to el gran @the_boxcar .

Thursday, July 24 we are bring el tren de la cumbia to @the_lido with special guest @papifimbres joining us from Portland, Oregon! Bring your dancing shoes and book the next morning off for a “doctor’s appointment” - this will be one for the books! 😉 💃🏿

I had to reschedule my B-Sideshow from earlier this month, but I am doing a special Trópico Norte-themed version this coming Saturday, July 26 with Ana and Diana. Tune into @bsidedotradio between 6-8, or stop by @thebeaumontstudios to get in on the action.

The final set (for this week) is on Sunday, July 27 as a special @public_disco x Gastown Streetside Session with Ana y Diana again! Follow the Latin rhythms to where Water/Powell Street meets Carall for some public grooves between 12:30-2:30pm!

There is more coming in August that I am excited to share. Things keep heating up! I should probably take a break … or maybe just move back to Vancouver to make things easier? More on that soon 💅😉

Life is moving fast lately! So fast that I neglected to mention I’m back like a heart attack for 1-2-3-4-5️⃣ shows in Vancouver this week, what the hell?

First on deckington is Sat, July 19 w master curator/secret amazing dancer/all-around-nicest-guy @dennisthefoodie . We are bringing a breezy balearic jam of Italo, funky house, and whatever else tickles our fancy to soundtrack your patio delight from 2-6pm at @superflux - homies welcome, jabronis are not!

Monday (July 21) is the first of 4️⃣ sets this week (⁉️) with mis hermanas hermosas @ofoffoof and @d.puentes , when we bring the usual salsa/cumbia/b-b-b-boogaloo vibes back to el gran @the_boxcar .

Thursday, July 24 we are bring el tren de la cumbia to @the_lido with special guest @papifimbres joining us from Portland, Oregon! Bring your dancing shoes and book the next morning off for a “doctor’s appointment” - this will be one for the books! 😉 💃🏿

I had to reschedule my B-Sideshow from earlier this month, but I am doing a special Trópico Norte-themed version this coming Saturday, July 26 with Ana and Diana. Tune into @bsidedotradio between 6-8, or stop by @thebeaumontstudios to get in on the action.

The final set (for this week) is on Sunday, July 27 as a special @public_disco x Gastown Streetside Session with Ana y Diana again! Follow the Latin rhythms to where Water/Powell Street meets Carall for some public grooves between 12:30-2:30pm!

There is more coming in August that I am excited to share. Things keep heating up! I should probably take a break … or maybe just move back to Vancouver to make things easier? More on that soon 💅😉

Life is moving fast lately! So fast that I neglected to mention I’m back like a heart attack for 1-2-3-4-5️⃣ shows in Vancouver this week, what the hell?

First on deckington is Sat, July 19 w master curator/secret amazing dancer/all-around-nicest-guy @dennisthefoodie . We are bringing a breezy balearic jam of Italo, funky house, and whatever else tickles our fancy to soundtrack your patio delight from 2-6pm at @superflux - homies welcome, jabronis are not!

Monday (July 21) is the first of 4️⃣ sets this week (⁉️) with mis hermanas hermosas @ofoffoof and @d.puentes , when we bring the usual salsa/cumbia/b-b-b-boogaloo vibes back to el gran @the_boxcar .

Thursday, July 24 we are bring el tren de la cumbia to @the_lido with special guest @papifimbres joining us from Portland, Oregon! Bring your dancing shoes and book the next morning off for a “doctor’s appointment” - this will be one for the books! 😉 💃🏿

I had to reschedule my B-Sideshow from earlier this month, but I am doing a special Trópico Norte-themed version this coming Saturday, July 26 with Ana and Diana. Tune into @bsidedotradio between 6-8, or stop by @thebeaumontstudios to get in on the action.

The final set (for this week) is on Sunday, July 27 as a special @public_disco x Gastown Streetside Session with Ana y Diana again! Follow the Latin rhythms to where Water/Powell Street meets Carall for some public grooves between 12:30-2:30pm!

There is more coming in August that I am excited to share. Things keep heating up! I should probably take a break … or maybe just move back to Vancouver to make things easier? More on that soon 💅😉

Life is moving fast lately! So fast that I neglected to mention I’m back like a heart attack for 1-2-3-4-5️⃣ shows in Vancouver this week, what the hell?

First on deckington is Sat, July 19 w master curator/secret amazing dancer/all-around-nicest-guy @dennisthefoodie . We are bringing a breezy balearic jam of Italo, funky house, and whatever else tickles our fancy to soundtrack your patio delight from 2-6pm at @superflux - homies welcome, jabronis are not!

Monday (July 21) is the first of 4️⃣ sets this week (⁉️) with mis hermanas hermosas @ofoffoof and @d.puentes , when we bring the usual salsa/cumbia/b-b-b-boogaloo vibes back to el gran @the_boxcar .

Thursday, July 24 we are bring el tren de la cumbia to @the_lido with special guest @papifimbres joining us from Portland, Oregon! Bring your dancing shoes and book the next morning off for a “doctor’s appointment” - this will be one for the books! 😉 💃🏿

I had to reschedule my B-Sideshow from earlier this month, but I am doing a special Trópico Norte-themed version this coming Saturday, July 26 with Ana and Diana. Tune into @bsidedotradio between 6-8, or stop by @thebeaumontstudios to get in on the action.

The final set (for this week) is on Sunday, July 27 as a special @public_disco x Gastown Streetside Session with Ana y Diana again! Follow the Latin rhythms to where Water/Powell Street meets Carall for some public grooves between 12:30-2:30pm!

There is more coming in August that I am excited to share. Things keep heating up! I should probably take a break … or maybe just move back to Vancouver to make things easier? More on that soon 💅😉