We are shaking our heads in disbelief.
We are beyond pleased to report that on April 29, a flash mob of 300 dancers infiltrated the public concourse of the Eaton Center, Toronto, with a mass dance to Feist's "feel it all" remix by Escort. It was International Dance Day, and the Canadian National Ballet School’s community members, choreographed by Matjash Mrozewski, took over the space, danced en masse, and just as quickly disappeared back into the de facto audience of stunned shoppers.
Any and all of these dancers are invited to do that kind of thing at any future Feist show..... just sayin'.
Opa!
The Ottawa Food Bank is auctioning off a plate decorated by Feist, and the auction has already started! Head to eBay immediately to throw your money hat into the plate ring (auction closes March 4, 2010, which in some time zones = tomorrow).
Here is the link.
Feist Wins A Gra...!!
Feist's 4 for 4 Grammy losing streak has been broken! In triumphant news for the Colbert nation, Stephen's DVD "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!", won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. The musical special featured an eclectic roster of singers, including Feist as a nail-filing angel in a headset taking messages for the big man upstairs.
Other musical performers sharing 1/7th in the victory include Jon Stewart, Toby Keith, Elvis Costello, John Legend, Willie Nelson and, of course, Colbert himself.
Maybe the halo and wings did the trick? Six more wins like this and Feist might just have a statue in her hands.
Love for Haiti
Feist is joining efforts to raise funds in support of relief efforts in Haiti. This Friday, January 31st in Hamilton, Ontario, news bulletins report Feist "may play solo, she may play duo, she may play two, or a few. She may play new." The line-up includes an ever-growing list of many.
Tickets for the event are $25 and will be available through Ticketmaster and the Copps Coliseum box office. The concert is happening at Hamilton Place.
Proceeds will be distributed to three agencies: Canadian Friends of Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Joy and Hope of Haiti and International Child Care.
Tickets for the event are $25 and will be available through Ticketmaster and the Copps Coliseum box office. The concert is happening at Hamilton Place.
Proceeds will be distributed to three agencies: Canadian Friends of Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Joy and Hope of Haiti and International Child Care.
Dipping into Oar again
Here's a new Oar song, one just released from the steady hands of Captain Beck, a worthy man helming the ship B.H. Recording Club. Feist and Jeff Tweedy sing leagues above the sea below.
Record Club: Skip Spence "Broken Heart" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
5 Rings Beckon
Beck has been uploading more video-songs from the Skip Spence Oar session. In the video below, Feist takes the lead.
In another arena, the Olympic stage, Feist also steps up to the podium. The microphone podium. Details of the British Columbia shows are emerging, as are contest details. Go West for more.
In another arena, the Olympic stage, Feist also steps up to the podium. The microphone podium. Details of the British Columbia shows are emerging, as are contest details. Go West for more.
Record Club: Skip Spence "Weighted Down" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
Harmony in blue
Feist's blue Harmony guitar is strumming for greener pastures. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have created an auction to support Farm Sanctuary through Charity Buzz. Farm Sanctuary works to end cruelty to farm animals and promotes compassionate living through rescue, education and advocacy.
Please visit the auction here to bid on Feist's guitar!
(Since I don't have a picture of the guitar, I borrowed a cow from Farm Sanctuary.)
Put your little hands together.
Rolling Stone wrote a little article about Beck's project Little Hands a few weeks ago, and have now followed with a record review. Click on the little picture to our left.S.U. Spence
A few months back, Leslie told me a story about a day, a day or two, moments which rolled into an unplanned loopy adventure, loopy like rolling tape. Every minute earned its own portrait, a fantastic memory, and I can only think that time must have felt a bit slower, if time were even a thing at all.
Beck, the Californian one-and-only, began a Record Club awhile back. His website says, in part:
Record Club is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day...Nothing is rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track is put up here once a week. As you will hear, some of the songs are rough renditions, often first takes that document what happened over the course of a day as opposed to a polished rendering...
You can read the rest on his website.
Below is a video of Beck, Feist, Wilco, Brian Lebarton and Jamie Lidell recording Skip Spence's song Little Hands from the album Oar. Feist says you also catch a glimpse of the photographer Autumn de Wilde.
But read no more until you have stopped to read about Skip Spence. Here. He led a troubled and colourful life. I didn't know he was Canadian? He was a member of Jefferson Airplane. He had a hand in The Doobie Brothers. And if ever you're going to break free from a mental institution, follow his lead. I hope his middle name started with a U, and then he would be S.U.Spence.
Beck, the Californian one-and-only, began a Record Club awhile back. His website says, in part:
Record Club is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day...Nothing is rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track is put up here once a week. As you will hear, some of the songs are rough renditions, often first takes that document what happened over the course of a day as opposed to a polished rendering...
You can read the rest on his website.
Below is a video of Beck, Feist, Wilco, Brian Lebarton and Jamie Lidell recording Skip Spence's song Little Hands from the album Oar. Feist says you also catch a glimpse of the photographer Autumn de Wilde.
But read no more until you have stopped to read about Skip Spence. Here. He led a troubled and colourful life. I didn't know he was Canadian? He was a member of Jefferson Airplane. He had a hand in The Doobie Brothers. And if ever you're going to break free from a mental institution, follow his lead. I hope his middle name started with a U, and then he would be S.U.Spence.
Record Club: Skip Spence "Little Hands" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
RED HOT and GREEN
Raise the scroll bar in your memory and venture back a few months, back to when we were announcing the details of the Dark Was the Night fundraising double-disc compilation and show(s). You will see some details and names coming into focus, memories now present again, with musicians like Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear and Feist ticker-taping in front of you. The profits have begun to tally and 4AD just announced that $668,358 American has been raised to date for the Red Hot Organization (dedicated to AIDS awareness and education).
Read complete details on the 4AD site.
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