ARCHIVES - March 2011
March 28, 2011
My album "Darling, Darling" is number one on CJAM 99.1fm in Windsor/Detroit tonight! Check out the chart online here!
March 23, 2011
The album is OFFICIALLY ON iTUNES with all of the correct tracks! Songs are 99 cents each, or $7.92 for the whole album.
This is my last update for a few days - I'm going to Toronto tomorrow. I'll be attending the Junos on Sunday night, and several great events leading up to the big night. I'll be tweeting nonstop, surely - be sure to follow @CrissiCochrane for all the juicy details!
March 22, 2011 (part 2 - 8:00PM)
Voting ends tomorrow for CJAM 99.1fm's annual Jammy Awards! If I win Best Local Musician, Windsor gets a free show and four dozen free cupcakes. I'm sad the voting is ending so soon - I made this cute little advert with cupcakes on it and didn't get to use it :(
Vote online here! Be sure to answer at least three questions for your ballot to be valid. For best local venue, I recommend the Phog Lounge, Milk Coffee Bar, or Taloola Cafe. The awards show will be at the FM Lounge on April 1st.
The proper mix of Coming Home has not yet been uploaded to iTunes. I've decided that it isn't that much of a crisis.... hopefully the right track will be up there soon though.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, read the post below.
March 22, 2011 (part 1 - 2:00AM)
One of the things about being an independent solo artist is that sometimes you are alone, pulling your hair out, feeling crazier than a bag of wet mice, trying to figure out what to do when you mess something up.
Welcome to 2AM, CD release on iTunes day. I noticed that I have mistakenly submitted an old mix of "Coming Home" to iTunes. This track includes a lap steel part that we had painstakingly removed late in the production of Darling, Darling. I had to pay money for that damn re-mix, so by god, you're going to get the damn re-mix.
So, I'm hoping to have the proper track up within the next 24-48 hours! You can buy the album right now if you like, and consider the lap-steel version of Coming Home as your very own exclusive little bit of data history, or you can save your 99 cents and wait on that one for a few days.
I'll post as soon as it's all fixed! Time for bed!
March 20, 2011
Yesterday, I sent out my second newsletter. I try to send em only once a month, so I'm not annoying anybody. Feel free to check it out online, and subscribe in the box on the right hand side of this page if you'd like the news right to your inbox! In this letter: Darling, Darling on iTunes, Coming Home in the CBC Radio 3 Podcast, upcoming live on-air performance on CJAM, and upcoming Windsor show on April 3 at Milk.
March 17, 2011
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - my album, Darling, Darling, will be available on iTunes as of March 22, 2011 - this coming Tuesday! (Or within 24-48 hours of them if things get wonky somehow.)
MEDIUM ANNOUNCEMENT - I will be performing live on CJAM 99.1fm in Windsor/Detroit on Monday, March 21, at 11:00am! You can tune in online at www.cjam.ca.
SMALL ANNOUNCEMENT - Darling, Darling is also now available at Dr. Disc in Windsor, Ontario (471 Ouellette Ave) for $12. So, if you can't make it out to a show sometime, you can grab the CD there! The local section is pretty decent, so I recommend a good look-through!
March 15, 2011
Dear WINDSOR: win a FREE SHOW and CUPCAKE PARTY!
Here's how: every year, CJAM holds their annual Jammy awards, where voters pick their favorite radio shows across several categories, as well as the best local venue and best local musician. If I win as "Best Local Band/Musician", I'll be hosting a free show (hopefully either at Milk or Phog) featuring lots of tasty, tasty cupcakes to thank you with!
VOTE ONLINE HERE: http://jammies.cjam.ca/index.php?sid=31468
Be sure to vote in at least three categories!
And most importantly: vote "Crissi Cochrane" as Best Local Band/Musician!
March 13, 2011
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT #1: Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 has used my song in R3's podcast this week! I adore R3 and listen in all day at work, so I'm incredibly pleased to be involved.
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT #2: My CD will be available on iTunes very soon - within the next two weeks! I'll be posting the confirmed date ASAP. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow me on Twitter!
March 11, 2011
Operation: CUPCAKES FOR THE GET UP KIDS was a success. At first I realized I had no idea how to go about completeing my mission. My friend Katie figured it would be smart to ask the merch kids, who told me Matt would be out to talk to fans afterwards.
So, the cupcakes sat in my bag through the night, only getting sort of displaced. It was an incredible show. They played pretty much every song I could have ever wanted them to: Holy Roman, Campfire Kansas, Mass Pike, and more than half of Something To Write Home About. It was very clear when a song was new - the audience looked a bit subdued, bobbing along but not singing. Then they'd immediately pivot back to a classic anthem and the entire audience would sing along. It was so wonderful to just be in a room full of people singing.
Afterwards, I met Matt and Jim at the merch table and gave them my cupcakes. I didn't tell them about the CD in the bottom (I tried to, but it was loud, I don't think they heard me). Matt and Jim are super friendly. They asked if there was hash in the cupcakes and pretended to be dismayed when I said I couldn't get any. Jim said he liked my glasses! He got me a free poster in exchange for the cupcakes! He asked if it was okay to keep my tupperware! (Of course.) When we told him we were from Canada, he said we must be, because Candians are so chill. I picked up a copy of their new LP There Are Rules in VINYL for some reason, although I don't even own a record player, and so far I've been keeping it in my sock drawer to protect it from EVERYTHING. Jim said he's always wanted to do a Canadian tour (!!!).
March 10, 2011
Operation: CUPCAKES FOR THE GET UP KIDS.
I have loved The Get Up Kids for years. They were the soundtrack to some of the best times I had, growing up. I always wanted to see them live, and when they broke up a few years ago, I thought I'd never get another chance to see them. I thus decreed that if I should ever become president of anything, my first order of business would be to demand a reunion show.
Fortunately for me, they got back together! They're from Kansas and not big on playing Canada a whole lot, so I had no chance to see them on the East Coast. But now that I live just across the river from Detroit, I am FINALLY going to see them. I am giddy like a schoolgirl. I am so excited.
So I made them some cupcakes. I've never baked cupcakes for a band before. But I hear they're friendly guys! I don't even need to meet them. I just hope that my cupcakes make their way to them.
Fingers crossed! I will let you know the final status of the mission in the morning!
March 9, 2011
After the wonderfully packed show at Taloola, I'm pleased to announce that I'll be performing another all-ages show on Sunday, April 3rd! Accompanying me will be Mike Hargreaves. He'll soon be on the road with Michou, so this might be his last solo show until the summer! Not to mention - it'll be three days before my 22nd birthday. So, come party! Hang out!
Also, I painted that lion. :)
March 6, 2011
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to see me play at Taloola on Friday, March 4th! I had a wonderful time. I can't wait to play another all-ages show! I'm hoping to maybe line up another one at the end of March or early April. I'll keep you posted!
March 3, 2011
My show at Taloola Cafe (396 Devonshire Road, Windsor) is tomorrow, Friday, March 4th! I'll be playing from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. There's no cover - we'll be passing around a hat at the end of the evening though! I'll have lots of cute little goodies for sale - like flower brooches ($5) and birdies ($10)!
