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    Contest and Interview: See Charlotte Cornfield in Eastern Canada I recently had a chance to chat with Montreal’s Charlotte Cornfield via email while she’s on tour. After releasing her debut album Two Horses, songwriting in Nashville, and playing at SXSW in Austin, Cornfield has taken to the road for an extensive North American tour. For the eastern Canadian dates, she’ll be supporting E&TS favourite The Weather Station, as well as Willie Stratton. Three was the theme of our questions and answers, although Charlotte bent that rule several times. But with her playful voice and her layered and whimsical songwriting, I think it’s okay to let it slide. E&TS: Describe your music in 3 words.CC: lyrical folk-rock songs E: Now describe your live show in 3 words. C: Alive, hilarious, and tragicE: Tragic… can’t say I’ve heard that before. Name 3 of your favourite live shows.C: Naomi Shelton, Wayne Shorter, Dirty Projector, Leif VollebekkE: That was definitely 4! Name 3 of your all-time favourite albums. C: Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark, Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks, The Cure - The Head on the Door E: 3 artists people say you sound like C: Joni Mitchell, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Lou Reed. I’m honoured all ‘round!E: High praise indeed! 3 favourite spots on tour… C: Kingston (!), Fredericton (!!), PortlandE: No way! You’re just trying to get on my good side. 3 must-haves when you go on tour? C: My guitar, my wallet, my combE: 3 covers you’d love to do/love doing?C: Karen Dalton - “Something on Your Mind,” Joni Mitchell - “People’s Parties,” and Neil Young - “Bad Fog of Loneliness” E: And finally, 3 favourite artists you’ve toured with?C: Leif Vollebekk, Anais Mitchell, and although I haven’t technically toured with him yet, Snailhouse — I just wanted to say how much I love his music! The first 3 (yep!) people to comment on this post, on Earbuds & Ticket Stub’s Facebook page, or send us a tweet, will get to see Charlotte Cornfield along with a guest. Please note in your comment the show below that you would like to attend. Apr. 24 @ Baba’s Lounge, CHARLOTTETOWN PEI w/ The Weather Station Apr. 25 @ The Red Herring Pub, ST. ANDREW’s NB w/ The Weather Station Apr. 26 @ Plan B, MONCTON NB w/ Willie Stratton Apr. 27 @ The Company House, HALIFAX NS w/ Willie Stratton Apr. 28 @ Wilser’s Lounge, FREDERICTON NB w/ The Weather Station Apr. 29 @ SACKVILLE NB w/ The Weather Station

    Contest and Interview: See Charlotte Cornfield in Eastern Canada

    I recently had a chance to chat with Montreal’s Charlotte Cornfield via email while she’s on tour. After releasing her debut album Two Horses, songwriting in Nashville, and playing at SXSW in Austin, Cornfield has taken to the road for an extensive North American tour. For the eastern Canadian dates, she’ll be supporting E&TS favourite The Weather Station, as well as Willie Stratton.

    Three was the theme of our questions and answers, although Charlotte bent that rule several times. But with her playful voice and her layered and whimsical songwriting, I think it’s okay to let it slide.

    E&TS: Describe your music in 3 words.
    CC: lyrical folk-rock songs
    E: Now describe your live show in 3 words.
    C: Alive, hilarious, and tragic
    E: Tragic… can’t say I’ve heard that before. Name 3 of your favourite live shows.
    C: Naomi Shelton, Wayne Shorter, Dirty Projector, Leif Vollebekk
    E: That was definitely 4! Name 3 of your all-time favourite albums.
    C: Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark, Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks, The Cure - The Head on the Door
    E: 3 artists people say you sound like 
    C: Joni Mitchell, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Lou Reed. I’m honoured all ‘round!
    E: High praise indeed! 3 favourite spots on tour…
    C: Kingston (!), Fredericton (!!), Portland
    E: No way! You’re just trying to get on my good side. 3 must-haves when you go on tour? 
    C: My guitar, my wallet, my comb
    E: 3 covers you’d love to do/love doing?
    C: Karen Dalton - “Something on Your Mind,” Joni Mitchell - “People’s Parties,” and Neil Young - “Bad Fog of Loneliness” 
    E: And finally, 3 favourite artists you’ve toured with?
    C: Leif Vollebekk, Anais Mitchell, and although I haven’t technically toured with him yet, Snailhouse — I just wanted to say how much I love his music!

    The first 3 (yep!) people to comment on this post, on Earbuds & Ticket Stub’s Facebook page, or send us a tweet, will get to see Charlotte Cornfield along with a guest. Please note in your comment the show below that you would like to attend.

    Apr. 24 @ Baba’s Lounge, CHARLOTTETOWN PEI w/ The Weather Station
    Apr. 25 @ The Red Herring Pub, ST. ANDREW’s NB w/ The Weather Station
    Apr. 26 @ Plan B, MONCTON NB w/ Willie Stratton
    Apr. 27 @ The Company House, HALIFAX NS w/ Willie Stratton
    Apr. 28 @ Wilser’s Lounge, FREDERICTON NB w/ The Weather Station
    Apr. 29 @ SACKVILLE NB w/ The Weather Station
    04.23.12
    In anticipation of the second annual Shivering Songs Festival in Fredericton, NB, we spoke with organizer Kyle Cunjak, who also plays in trio The Olympic Symphonium. The festival boasts a stellar line-up which includes Postdata (Wintersleep’s Paul Murphy), Catherine Maclellan, Snailhouse and more. Local favourite David Myles will host the songwriters and storytellers’ matinee. And if all of thatdoesn’t tempt you, perhaps the Bluegrass Brunch at the market on Sunday morning will! Click through the logo above for ticket information. E&TS: What was the response like for the inaugural edition of Shivering Songs? KC: Response for the first year was completely overwhelming. It was a rewarding feeling to see the community come out in droves and support us and our event. We decided that it needed to be an annual festival. That energy was put into planning right away and it has continued to exceed our expectations. E&TS: “Shivering Songs” evokes such a sensory image… KC: We called it ‘Shivering Songs’ because it’s a festival in the middle of Winter. There are literally shivering songs happening. E&TS: What role do you hope Shivering Songs can play in the city and the region? KC: We are committed to bringing beautiful music to New Brunswick and putting on intimate shows to best experience these artists. We want people to trust us. Although you may not have heard their names before, we know you’ll enjoy the shows. If the public supports us, we’ll keep stepping up our game and bringing in great stuff. One of the unique aspects of the festival is our ‘Songwriters and Storytellers’ event where we bring in an author to read thus switching up the format of your typical songwriters circle. This worked really well last year with Grant Lawrence and we’re incredibly honoured to have David Adams Richards reading in 2012. Another one of our initiatives this year is to begin a partnership with the state of Maine. Being neighbours, we’re constantly talking about how it’s a shame there isn’t more music crossing the borders. We’re bringing in an artist from Fort Kent, Micah Blue Smaldone, and have invited some folks in the ME music community to attend. Hopefully this will spark some cross-cultural growth. Shivering Songs Festival will run from February 3-5. Weekend passes, $60 although valued at over $100, are available online, at Read’s and Backstreet Records.

    In anticipation of the second annual Shivering Songs Festival in Fredericton, NB, we spoke with organizer Kyle Cunjak, who also plays in trio The Olympic Symphonium.

    The festival boasts a stellar line-up which includes Postdata (Wintersleep’s Paul Murphy), Catherine Maclellan, Snailhouse and more. Local favourite David Myles will host the songwriters and storytellers’ matinee. And if all of thatdoesn’t tempt you, perhaps the Bluegrass Brunch at the market on Sunday morning will! Click through the logo above for ticket information.

    E&TS: What was the response like for the inaugural edition of Shivering Songs?

    KC: Response for the first year was completely overwhelming. It was a rewarding feeling to see the community come out in droves and support us and our event. We decided that it needed to be an annual festival. That energy was put into planning right away and it has continued to exceed our expectations.

    E&TS: “Shivering Songs” evokes such a sensory image…

    KC: We called it ‘Shivering Songs’ because it’s a festival in the middle of Winter. There are literally shivering songs happening.

    E&TS: What role do you hope Shivering Songs can play in the city and the region?

    KC: We are committed to bringing beautiful music to New Brunswick and putting on intimate shows to best experience these artists. We want people to trust us. Although you may not have heard their names before, we know you’ll enjoy the shows. If the public supports us, we’ll keep stepping up our game and bringing in great stuff.

    One of the unique aspects of the festival is our ‘Songwriters and Storytellers’ event where we bring in an author to read thus switching up the format of your typical songwriters circle. This worked really well last year with Grant Lawrence and we’re incredibly honoured to have David Adams Richards reading in 2012.

    Another one of our initiatives this year is to begin a partnership with the state of Maine. Being neighbours, we’re constantly talking about how it’s a shame there isn’t more music crossing the borders. We’re bringing in an artist from Fort Kent, Micah Blue Smaldone, and have invited some folks in the ME music community to attend. Hopefully this will spark some cross-cultural growth.

    Shivering Songs Festival will run from February 3-5. Weekend passes, $60 although valued at over $100, are available online, at Read’s and Backstreet Records.

    2 ♥ 01.27.12

    interview with Shad during his time in Rwanda.

    young-gifted-n-lifted:

    illume sessions: shad k (by illumecreativestudio)

    Shad you beautiful and intelligent man.

    9 ♥ 12.05.11

    Feist's Solitary Road to New Album "Metals" (New York Times)

    “I feel like I’m on this solitary lifelong path,” she [Feist] said. “No matter who weaves in and out of your life, regardless of the quality of those deep friendships and familyships, I’m the only common denominator at this point who’s been with me the whole time. And there’s this sense of trying to make sense of that ultimate solitude. It’s not a negative or even a positive. It’s just a fact.”

    “If you spend your entire life doing something, you should come up with resonating things that you know to be true,” Feist said. “You can just sing a ditty and not feel it. But when you feel a song, and you wrote it from a place that was honest — or was as honest as you were able to be at that moment — it keeps refreshing you.”

    7 ♥ 09.19.11

    Dan Mangan: no more Mr. Nice guy (Georgia Straight)

    “It’s a very different record from Nice, Nice, Very Nice. I feel that this record is less flashy—right out of the gate, it doesn’t have as polished a feel. But I feel it’s a deeper record. It takes longer to get to know than Nice, Nice, Very Nice, but in the end I think it’s going to be a longer-lasting record.”

    — Dan Mangan, on upcoming album Oh Fortune

    1 ♥ 08.27.11

    Hannah Georgas interview & “Ode to Mom” (Definitely Not the Opera)

    Hannah Georgas Interview & “Ode to Mom” by DNTO

    Sook-Yin Lee of Definitely Not the Opera on CBC Radio interviews Hannah Georgas about swimming, music, her father and more. Hannah also plays live.

    1 ♥ 06.21.11
    INTERVIEW: Joel Plaskett talks career highlights, vinyl, and tackling heavy metal (for The Broken Speaker) Joel Plaskett and I chatted over email about his new rarities album, his own New Scotland Records and the many accomplishments he’s achieved over his long and illustrious career. For the full interview, head to The Broken Speaker. Brenda: “Romantic Riot” (from EMERGENCYs) is a pretty apt description of your music. What do you think is the role of humor in music, and in particular, yours?Joel: I’ve always appreciated the relationship humour and sadness have with each other. It works well in movies and I think it works well in song too. Guys like Nick Lowe, Vic Chestnutt and Al Tuck have all inspired me in that regard and I think it shows up in my music. I want to party with my heart on the rail. B: [Your label] New Scotland Records is releasing a series of 7”. How do you keep a vinyl series relevant in the digital age? J: Vinyl holds its own because it’s still the ultimate collectors format. It has superior sound and superior artwork that CDs, mp3s and websites simply can’t touch. You have to engage vinyl and that brings you closer to the music. B: You draw your influences from a wide variety of music genres, from R&B to Celtic folk to pop. “Blood in My Veins” (EMERGENCYs) sounds like Buddy Holly on horns. What style of music would you like to tackle next? J: I could get seriously into making a Sabbath-style heavy metal album if there were a few more days in the week. B: You’ve been playing several new songs during live shows. Any plans for the next solo or Emergency album? J: In the fall. Emergency is on deck and there will be some rockers. B: One last lighthearted question: who’s taller, you or Matt Mays? J: Depends on who you ask, Louis Thomas or Sheri Jones. Matty’s certainly built of tougher stock but we’re both guitar playing slouchers. I think Neil Young is taller than both of us.

    INTERVIEW: Joel Plaskett talks career highlights, vinyl, and tackling heavy metal (for The Broken Speaker)

    Joel Plaskett and I chatted over email about his new rarities album, his own New Scotland Records and the many accomplishments he’s achieved over his long and illustrious career. For the full interview, head to The Broken Speaker.

    Brenda: “Romantic Riot” (from EMERGENCYs) is a pretty apt description of your music. What do you think is the role of humor in music, and in particular, yours?
    Joel: I’ve always appreciated the relationship humour and sadness have with each other. It works well in movies and I think it works well in song too. Guys like Nick Lowe, Vic Chestnutt and Al Tuck have all inspired me in that regard and I think it shows up in my music. I want to party with my heart on the rail.

    B: [Your label] New Scotland Records is releasing a series of 7”. How do you keep a vinyl series relevant in the digital age?
    J: Vinyl holds its own because it’s still the ultimate collectors format. It has superior sound and superior artwork that CDs, mp3s and websites simply can’t touch. You have to engage vinyl and that brings you closer to the music.

    B: You draw your influences from a wide variety of music genres, from R&B to Celtic folk to pop. “Blood in My Veins” (EMERGENCYs) sounds like Buddy Holly on horns. What style of music would you like to tackle next?
    J: I could get seriously into making a Sabbath-style heavy metal album if there were a few more days in the week.

    B: You’ve been playing several new songs during live shows. Any plans for the next solo or Emergency album?
    J: In the fall. Emergency is on deck and there will be some rockers.

    B: One last lighthearted question: who’s taller, you or Matt Mays?
    J: Depends on who you ask, Louis Thomas or Sheri Jones. Matty’s certainly built of tougher stock but we’re both guitar playing slouchers. I think Neil Young is taller than both of us.

    1 ♥ 06.14.11

    Sam Roberts talks industry pressures, rejects title of “iconic Canadian” (AUX)

    How can you make creative decisions that revolve around a flailing industry? Who are you going to pander to at this point?
    — Sam Roberts

    06.09.11

    Shad, In His Own Words (Brooklyn Bodega)

    A cool feature on Shad featuring his own answers from various interviews.

    1 ♥ 06.05.11

    Jill Barber on the Royal Wedding and Marrying Her 'Own Prince' (Spinner)

    That is a romantic idea, that you can put on a song and it can carry you away. That’s the kind of music that I’m attracted to listen to and, therefore, also the kind of music that I love to make.

    — Jill Barber

    3 ♥ 05.25.11