From: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org (navy-soup-digest) To: navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Subject: navy-soup-digest V2 #20 Reply-To: navy-soup@smoe.org Sender: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk navy-soup-digest Saturday, February 6 1999 Volume 02 : Number 020 In This Digest: ----------------- review of Toronto S.O.S. show in campus paper ["Julian C. Dunn" ] Re: review of Toronto S.O.S. show in campus paper [Steve I Subject: review of Toronto S.O.S. show in campus paper In the latest issue of _The Independent Weekly_, one of U of T's campus papers, appears the following review of Saturday's show: MUSIC: Sarah Harmer, Sarah Slean & Oh Susanna Rivoli, Saturday, January 30 by Martin Crawford The usually trendy and elitist atmosphere of the Rivoli softened its edge last Saturday evening as Sarah Harmer, Sarah Slean and Oh Susanna took over its stage. The three musicians are in the middle of an Ontario tour, and, as Slean put it, "a soul searching". "The three of us have been sitting around Sarah's house singing _West Side Story_," Slean told the audience during her set. Oh Susanna (Suzie Ungerleider) started the evening with a love song, then moved into her more comfortable niche of somer country-folkish murder ballads. She informed the crowd that she recorded her new CD with a backing band, and that it will contain some "rock and roll-type" songs. Sarah Slean, a former U of T music student, brought eh modd of the crowd into an introspective trance. Her music, unmistakably influenced by Tori Amos, was beautiful and captivating. Slean's inter-song banter, unlike Ungerleider's, was upbeat and amusing. "I'm always moved by male cello players, especially when they get into what they're playing and they close their eyes and lean their head back. It makes me think of naughty things. Sorry, Dad!" The highlight of the show, however, was Sarah Harmer's solo performance. I've always wondered what it would be like seeing her outside her role as singer with Kingston's Weeping Tile. Harmer, the band's songwriting force, has a talent for writing reflective songs that are both genuine and clever. Harmer started her set with an unreleased tune called "Lode Star," but quickly moved into old Weeping Tile favorites. "CoffeeStain," a new song, is a good example of Harmer's muse in action. "I loved you and I guess I still do, everything was going good. I thought something bad would happen, then it did when you came home that night. But I'll just cross my toes, and that's the way that it goes." It was when Harmer called up the other musicians to join her in her final song ("The Road" from Weeping Tile's _Cold Snap_ album), that the affinity between the three musicians became truly apparent. [ Julian C. Dunn - jdunn@aquezada.com WWW: http://www.aquezada.com/ ] [ programmer, web designer, unix user, fumbler, writer, and future engineer] [ FuE exfe94 a+++ Ifte/slc lonca r- ps++ bs+ t++/*t C+++$/C! w+++ p7 LF+++ ] [N++/N! cd260 pr++ g+++ S-/S *x++ Fa+++/Fa$/Fa! m1 b+ fc+++/ E>+ rl-- *d s!] [ "... for one human being to love another, that is perhaps the most ] [ difficult of all our tasks" - rainer maria rilke ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 15:50:17 PST From: "Tab Siddiqui" Subject: Re: Oh Susanna James wrote: >I was going over my notes and pics of Oh Susanna!, previous to this >tour, I'd seen her at Hillside '97, nearly two years ago, she's grown >a good deal and I like the direction. I'd love to chat sometime with >her about why Toronto and why not Nashville. I think she could make I think she's really smart to stay here. As Neko Case could tell you, they're not interested in any sort of real roots country in Nashville any more. Pop fluff like Shania and Faith Hill is where it's at. >it there. She also looks a lot happier, which is, well, nice! Yes, I totally also noticed that. I've seen her about 5 or 6 times opening for other acts, and her earlier shows seemed almost painful. And while her set at the Riv wasn't overly cheerful or anything , she seemed so much more relaxed and glad to be there. And I think the music has grown as well. While I can't really get my ears around the country sound of her music, the old-school folk sound mixed in there is great, and she's one of those artists that even if you don't necessarily like the sound, you have to appreciate the artistry behind it. I was really captured by the clarity of her voice at the Rivoli gig, especially since we were right up in front of her. I absolutely *adored* her last number with Sarah - that was really beautiful. And congrats are in order for Suzie, too - she won a Genie Award last night for best song in a film for her song for the indie flick "The Fishing Trip". :) It was kinda funny, actually - I'm one of the few people I know who actually watches the Genies every year, but yesterday I didn't get home until it was half over, and I turned on the TV, saw Suzie at the podium and was really confused. ;-) >One song I didn't hear this tour was "Jackson Wilson", which she did >at Hillside '97, oddly its stuck in my mind this ling, I just didn't >clue in 'til just now. "Jackson Wilson" contains the lines >"...Cheyenne slaughter up at Sand Creek Road, Standin' in the water >full of six steel jacket holes." This was just a bit after I'd read >Dee Brown's _Bury_My_Heart_at_Wounded_Knee_. And, I didn't clue in >until now. Indigo Girls also have a song inspired by the book/events called "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee". It's a very powerful story that's touched a lot of artists. - - Tab :) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 19:03:20 -0500 From: Steve I Subject: Re: review of Toronto S.O.S. show in campus paper At 11:41 AM 2/5/99 -0500, Julian wrote: >In the latest issue of _The Independent Weekly_, one of U of T's campus papers, >appears the following review of Saturday's show: >Harmer started her set with an unreleased tune called "Lode Star," but quickly >moved into old Weeping Tile favorites. "CoffeeStain," a new song, is a good ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Is that true?? It seemed to me that she only did two or three WT songs, and the second song was the only WT song I remember from the whole first half of the set. Of course, I'm only really familiar with "eepee" so I can't be sure. >It was when Harmer called up the other musicians to join her in her final song >("The Road" from Weeping Tile's _Cold Snap_ album), that the affinity between >the three musicians became truly apparent. The article ended rather abruptly, didn't it? The last sentence looks like a paragraph opener to me. An inelegant editing job, perhaps? Steve ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 20:18:39 EST From: Songbird22@aol.com Subject: comments on Saturdays show (and the article...) Julian posts this article: > Sarah Slean, a former U of T music student, brought eh modd of the crowd > into > an introspective trance. Her music, unmistakably influenced by Tori Amos, > was > beautiful and captivating. Mmm... yes, it was beautiful and captivating... and I don't think she's "unmistakably influenced" by Tori, I find her work more complex and interesting than Tori's by far, and just 'cause she plays a piano, doesn't mean she always needs the Tori comparison... I see where it comes from, but I think they are very different artists. (still, it's not _bad_ to be compared to Tori or anything, but it must get frustrating for an artist :) This show was incredible and I was standing _right_ in front of Sarah and her piano in total awe. I haven't been able to get "Closer" and "Ogoni Star" (sp) out of my head all week... wishing the album would be done soon, but the delays are because they are taking their time, which is a good thing. Also, Sarah and Heather were both awesome and Sarah was like the _nicest_ person. :)) It was such a good show--definitely worth the 10 hr. trip ;) > Slean's inter-song banter, unlike Ungerleider's, was upbeat and amusing. "I' > m always moved by male cello players, especially when they get into what they' > re playing and they close their eyes and lean their head back. It makes me > think of naughty things. Sorry, Dad!" Heheh. :) I thought she said like, "it's the stuff naughty dreams are made of" or something like that. :) Sarah Harmer and Oh Susanna were great as well! :) Jessica http://adam.nettfriends.com/Jess ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 23:59:47 -0500 From: Paul Schreiber Subject: Re: review of Toronto S.O.S. show in campus paper >Slean's inter-song banter, unlike Ungerleider's, was upbeat and amusing. "I'm >always moved by male cello players, especially when they get into what >they're playing and they close their eyes and lean their head back. It makes me think >of naughty things. Sorry, Dad!" They're paraphrasing Sarah, and putting it in quotes. The above is *not* what she said. Tsk, tsk. Tab, would your j-school profs smack 'em for that? :-) Paul shad 96c / 3A CS / mac activist / eda / fumbler fan of / jewel / sophie b. / sarah slean / steve poltz / emm gryner / / x-files / buffy / dawson's creek / habs / bills / 49ers / t h i n k d i f f e r e n t. "dont forget to get perfect moments stuck between your teeth." -- jewel ------------------------------ End of navy-soup-digest V2 #20 ******************************