Two great features! My song "So Far Apart" is available for free download through Indyish's newsletter of mixtapes. Click here to see for yourself!
Also, just got a very lovely review by Lee Levin of Knox Road Blog! The following text is taken from the article here.
Save September (Crissi Cochrane)
Save September is the solo singer/songwriter project from Crissi Cochrane, a Halifax, Nova Scotia native. If it seems we've been featuring more and more Canadians on this blog, well, it's because we have - their music is stellar (stars), and so much of it is unknown (the two minute miracles.) Cochrane is no exception.
With a precious voice and the look of an innocent high school freshman, Cochrane makes quite an impression on even the most casual of listeners. Simply from her voice and guitar Cochrane creates a sound that relaxes the body and makes the mind feel at ease - even in difficult times. She told me that people are constantly pressuring her to get a backing band together, but she's decided to avoid the conventional line up, and has been working with strings instead (see a video here). And how happy I am to hear this - she's willing to make it off her own talent instead of succumbing to the pressures of becoming just another indie band with "that cute female lead" (my words by the way.)
Cochrane is currently working on pre-production for a new release, with the hopes that she'll be on the road in support of it this fall. This release should feature some of those aforementioned strings, and well, you don't need me to get all gooey about strings for like the thousandth time. She also has a show coming up with her all-time favorite hero Mike Kinsella (of American Football and Owen fame), which she is "pretty excited/terrified about!" I myself couldn't be more excited for her, and I look forward to hearing the upcoming release. More details for you when they are available!
For background's sake, her last album (which dropped in 2006) was the five song, the Bathroom EP (which was recorded over the course of ten hours in a bathroom on a laptop.) She has shared the stage with well-known musicians such as Joel Plaskett, Amelia Curran, Caroline Keating, JP Cormier, Rob Szabo, Old Man Luedecke, and The Most Serene Republic (one of my personal favorites). Here's hoping she becomes one of those well-known musicians herself, as I expect she will based off of what I’ve heard.
Indulge in the sweetness.
April 22, 2009
Hi folks! Added two new shows to the listings - one on April 30th at a new venue here in Halifax called Minstrels (5472 Spring Garden Road, where the Thirsty Duck used to be). The show starts at 8:00PM and admission is (and will apparently always be) free, so stop by. Dartmouth's In This Style will be playing too.
The other show added will take place on June 5th at the Foggy Goggle (1667 Argyle Street) with Mary Stewart and Thomas/Richard. The fun starts at 10:00PM and costs $5.
My roommate, Ryan Patey, is hitting the road early next month to launch the third issue of his vegan magazine, TOFU. Patey will have several limited edition demos of my new material with him, which he'll be giving out for free at his shows. Better come on out and pick up a copy of his book and my free CD! Check out his itinerary on the Facebook page.
April 9, 2009
My friend Raphael Roter of the second year Music Arts program at Nova Scotia Community College arranged two of my songs for a string quartet as part of a project at school. Once all the students' compositions were finished, the college hired a string quartet of students from Dalhousie music to perform the pieces. I had the honour of performing alongside these talented young men and women today in the campus Theatre.
Updated the show listings! I'll be playing a House Show here at my apartment on Windsor Street with Kev Corbett and a vegan potlach on April 19th. Dinner starts at 6:00PM, the show starts at 7:00PM, and admission is $10 (unless you bring a vegan dish, in which case, it's only five dollars! Please email us to let us know what you'll be bringing, so we don't end up with seven pots of chili. Also, please email us if you're planning on attending so I can tell you where the house is).
Also, I'll be playing at The Carleton (1685 Argyle Street) in Halifax on April 25th at 2:00PM, also with Kev Corbett. It's a weekly songwriter's circle dubbed Sing For Your Supper, which I am incredibly excited to perform at.
FUN FACT: My great-great-great-great-great grandfather used to be Head Postmaster of Halifax and owned the Carleton House building for about seven years in the 19th century, which is pretty rad.
