Lykke Li never cease to amaze

So... I managed to get tickets to see Lykke Li, the swedish blond gypsy queen, at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on Friday. The show was amazing, and everything I thought it would be and more. The venue was rush seating, and we managed to get fifth row to the side, although by the second song I was mashed up with the rest of the keeners at the front. With the stage draped in black cloth and her band scattered about with drums, Lykke emerged in all black, with her bun tied tightly, ready to share her incredibly clever pop songs and deep melodic love ballads.
I've been in love with her music since 2008 when I attended a music festival and was introduced to her song 'Little Bit'. It is still a favourite to this day and one of her most memorable songs of the evening. Although her show weighed heavily on her most recent album 'Wounded Rhymes', one that I have yet to purchase and give a fair chance, the show blended perfectly together. She is a vision of beauty.

Set to write for Sandbox Magazine

Just wanted to share my excitement. I'm going to be writing an article about my experiences at Bonnaroo Music Festival for Sandbox Magazine. This is a publication based out of Winnipeg and run by some fellow Cre Commers ( the program I graduated from in 2009). These are the types of articles I dream of writing. Stay tuned with the results :)

'Field Songs'

'Field Songs', Great title for the new album by William Elliott Whitmore set to release on July 12th, 2011. My musically gifted bff Carla introduced me to Whitmore's classic, country voice over two years ago when he was set to play Bonnaroo 2009. Songs like Old Devils and Hell or High Water became my new summer camp fire jams, and has become one of our trademark cover songs. His raspy voice sounds like he just finished smoking two packs of Malboros, and transport you to a wooden shack surrounded by hay bails and night stars. Just to top it all off he's covered in tattoos, and is a smokeshow. Can't wait for this album :)

Sharon Van Etten

I'm really digging the heartfelt sound of Sharon Van Etten right now, and I'm so stoked on seeing her play at Bonnaroo. This will be the latest song to my repertoire on the guitar. Love

Helplessness Blues

So it's been longer than a month since the last time I posted. WIth Spring comes along visitors and frequent walks in Stanley Park and visits to the beach, which inevitably leads to neglecting my beautiful blog. Sorry! I promise to put forth much more of an effort from here on out. My parents were in town from Winnipeg last weekend, and reintroduced me to my sophisticated palate for expensive wine, and rich foods. We drove up to Lost Lake past Whistler with a couple bottles of wine and sat in the melting snow taking in all of the the mountains and their beauty. Being up in the mountains with nature really refocuses my attention on the reasons I moved out west in the first place.
So now I'm back on the straight and narrow, well, sort of, (remember, VISITORS), saving money for my trip down to Tennessee to Bonnaroo Music Festival. I'm dying of excitement, and have started going through all of the bands I'm unfamiliar with to discover some new tunes to sway to in the southern swelter. That is truly the best part of music festivals, and why I will be going to them forever. Discovering new music. They will be pushing me in my wheel chair to festivals when I am 80. :)
Before I leave I have to tell you, the new Fleet Foxes album, Helplessness Blues, was released today, and I am so happy to have my summer soundtrack, as their self-titled debut album was for me last year. These hippies never disappoint. LOVE.