From: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org (canadian-music-digest) To: canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Subject: canadian-music-digest V1 #135 Reply-To: canadian-music@smoe.org Sender: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk canadian-music-digest Tuesday, November 24 1998 Volume 01 : Number 135 Today's Subjects: ----------------- The Northern sounds show on sat. [rannie ] PK/Emm review in National Post [Paul Schreiber Subject: The Northern sounds show on sat. hey kids i went to the northern sounds show on saturday to see JESS WEISER play.... for those of you who have the CD, it is way better live. For those of you who don't have the CD yet.. GET ONE.. they aren't expensive. Jess is an awesome singer and songwriter... I really enjoyed the show. Her new song " Transitions" is really good GRIN.... She played a couple of songs off the CD and a tara maclean cover. Jess you are amazing.... and I am not just saying that to be nice. (I will have the pictures from the show later this week hopefully.) The other 2 performers Rayanne and Dylan, were also very good. It's really quite amazing how talented people are in Toronto (I'm so glad i live here) The Icing on the cake was having EMM Gryner at the show..... she was totally cool and down to earth and such... and i have been listening to alot of her stuff the last couple of months (it is an awesome break up album and me and emm exchanded a few words about that).... If you don't have Original Leap Year or Public... pick it up.. One or the Other (even better BOTH).... she is an amazing singer/songwriter and truly has her way with words. Side note: I also met melanie doane on friday night at chapters... unfortunately i missed most of the instore cause i was parking but i got her autograph.. grin that's it for now laters **************************************************** Rannie Turingan Toronto, Ontario, Canada ICQ:3857207 AIM:ranzTO http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Park/9850/ "We were looking for a word with ambivalence something that suggested both arousal and fear." QUIVER- Join the List - Ask Me How **************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:21:44 -0500 (EST) From: Paul Schreiber Subject: PK/Emm review in National Post (1) Someone explain this Sophia thing to me. (2) I'm suffering Emm withdrawl. (3) She won the Q songwriting award as well as the mix one? any others i'm missing? Paul shad 96c / 3A CS / mac activist / eda / fumbler fan of / jewel / sophie b. hawkins / sarah slean / steve poltz / / x-files / buffy / dawson's creek / habs / bills / 49ers / t h i n k d i f f e r e n t. Sophia wowed by Philosopher Kings Concert Review: The Philosopher Kings Danforth Music Hall, Toronto Richard Crouse National Post Saturday was a night Sophia will never forget. Plucked from the audience, she was serenaded by Philosopher King Gerald Eaton -- the singer who most certainly puts the sex into this sextet. As he sang I've Been Loving You Too Long, Sophia shook and wept, trying to steal kisses from the singer. It was a great moment, one of several highlights from a blistering show at the Danforth Music Hall. Formed five years ago in Toronto, The Philosopher Kings seemed to burst out of nowhere. They met while studying jazz in university, cribbing their name from a passage in Plato's Republic which describes the death of democracy in a world where society is ruled by compassionate philosophers and sages. Signed to Sony Music Canada after only five gigs at clubs like Lee's Palace and Clinton's, their 1994 self-named debut earned them a Juno double-header for best new group and best R&B recording. Lead by the Jamaican-born Eaton, the band brings many flavours to the table -- jazz, funk, hard-core soul, pop, R&B, even a smattering of psychaedelia. This musical cross-pollination hasn't hindered the band from placing several singles in the Top 20, an area where eclecticism is often thought of as a drawback. Singles Hurts to Love You, Cry, (a re-make of Godley and Creme's 1985 hit), You Don't Love Me (Like You Used to), and I Am the Man have turned their second album into a Paul Bunyon-sized hit in Canada, earning Platinum status along the way. The core six-piece band -- the multi-octave Eaton on vocals, brothers Jason and Jon Levin on bass and keyboards, drummer Desmond Wilson and the duel guitars of Brian West and James McCollum -- was swollen to include 11 horn and string players, for the sold-out show. This was advertised as an all-ages night. And while the majority of the audience were teenaged girls -- there to admire the obvious charms of singer Eaton -- an older contingent showed up in droves to soak up the bombastic jazz grooves. At the show's mid-point, Eaton tried to spice things up by encouraging the audience to disrobe. In a moment that would have made Tom Jones proud, a flurry of bras hit the stage, which were promptly placed over the drum kit. "We're willing to go as far as you are," teased Eaton, who remained fully clothed. Opening act Emm Gryner isn't a household name. Not yet. The Forest, Ont. native, and recipient of the 1995 Q-107 Scott Liddle Award for Outstanding Songwriting is paying her dues, serving as a warm-up for more established acts. Backed by a two-piece combo, Gryner showcased tunes from her new CD, Public, and one unexpected cover song. In her set's high point, she de-constructed Ozzy Osbourne's heavy metal classic Crazy Train, performing it as a piano-driven ballad. - - Some of The Philosopher Kings upcoming dates include performances at The Loop in Windsor Nov. 28, The Lyric in Kitchener Dec. 3, and The Shark Tank in North Bay, Dec. 4. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:21:09 -0500 (EST) From: Paul Schreiber Subject: Chapters, what a ripoff When I was in Chapters for the Melanie Doane thingee on friday, I was looking at the CDs. Jewel's "pieces of you" was like $23 (versus $16), for example. Sheryl Crow's CDs were running around the same price. What the fuck are they smoking? It's not like there isn't competition in the Toronto retail record biz. Paul shad 96c / 3A CS / mac activist / eda / fumbler fan of / jewel / sophie b. hawkins / sarah slean / steve poltz / / x-files / buffy / dawson's creek / habs / bills / 49ers / t h i n k d i f f e r e n t. ------------------------------ End of canadian-music-digest V1 #135 ************************************