Sometimes Hidden Camera and Adorable and the woman recently voted Canada’s Sexiest Musician at the CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards – Laura Barrett is heading west with her friends the Phonemes who are fresh off of a Wombatty Winter. The places you need to be are: 8 Apr 2009 Duck Creek Gallery Salt Spring Island,…
WTF is Laura Barrett doing in the Yukon?
Ok, so maybe you didn’t know she was in the Yukon, but she is and if you want to know why or what she’s doing there, there is a Blog on Eclaim! that will explain it all to you and give you updates on what she’s up to. “For the month of February, I’m living…
Life and Times of Laura Barrett in the Globe
The Globe and Mail’s Robert Everett-Green did a lovely article yesterday on the Life and Times of Canada’s Sexiest Musician Laura Barrett. Give it a read and find things you never knew before. ” I grew up surrounded by singers and dancers,” one of whom was her mother, Barrett says. “My father ran a dinner…
Horseshoe Tonight, Laura Barrett, Valerie Gore, Josh Reichmann
I got a reminder from Fuzzy Logic that Laura Barrett is playing at the Horseshoe tonight. I can’t make it myself, but I felt it was my duty to pass this on for those of you lucky enough to be looking for something to do. Laura will be going on first, followed by Valery Gore…
The Rest of the Bucky Winners
So, the other day I mentioned the 2008 CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award winners. I also mentioned that there were a few awards left to go, but I never put them up. So watch the video below to get the last few – most notably at all Laura Barrett was voted the ‘Sexiest Canadian Musician…
Laura Barrett in Session
There are alot of “Sessions” on the CBC Radio 3 site, but once a week they take one of them and put it out as a podcast. This week’s is Laura Barrett (regular readers of this blog will, rightly, detect some favouritism). You can download the Laura Barrett Session here you can also, if you…
Laura Barrett – Consumption Video
Video from Laura Barrett’s CD release for ‘Victory Garden’ at the Tranzac in Toronto. As I’ve mentioned you can hear the entire concert at CBC Radio 2’s concerts on demand. You can also but a copy on Zunior and vote for Laura (and other great Canadian artists) at the CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards. Laura…
Laura Barrett at Concerts on Demand
If you weren’t able to make Laura Barrett‘s CD launch for the (soon to be Polaris nominated) Victory Garden now you can be (kinda). The show has been uploaded to CBC Radio 2’s Concerts on Demand! Both of the opening acts for the release were also included! So first have a listen to Dan Werb…
Run Out and Buy ‘Victory Garden’ Then Read This
Laura Barrett has fully arrived with her new CD “Victory Garden”. While her EPs Earth Sciences and Ursula were both very good there was a sense that she was experimenting and introducing all of us to the kalimba. Now that we know what the instrument sounds like she has moved on and incorporated the african…
Laura Barrett shows off her Victory Garden on Sunday
This Sunday at the Tranzac in Toronto, Laura Barrett will unveil her new album “Victory Garden” over brunch. People will gather at 11:30 a.m. for a brunch catered by Barrett herself and then at 1:30 the music starts. Dan Werb of the Woodhands and Halifax’s Ghost Bees will be joining Laura for the CD release.…