Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Who's with me?

I got home from rehearsal a few heartbeats ago and I can't tell you how badly I want you to be apart of what we're creating.  The energy, the vibe, the MUSIC was all there... and all of it was in preparation for Thursday night's performance at "RAW", a monthly showcase at The Piston, 937 Bloor St West (Toronto). That's tomorrow, so break out those smart phone calendars and squeeze me in, loves :-).

I'm especially excited to share the debut performances of THREE new singles at this event: Do You Believe, Give Me Something (set to be released next month!) & Cross My Mind  (released Nov '11).


This month's edition of RAW features Jeremy Panda, Melissa Cameron & me with the band Thank The Academy feat. Mike McNeil on keys. The night kicks off at 9, I'm on after 10pm. Come, come, COME with us tomorrow! Let us take you places we've only just begun to discover ourselves.

See you there xox,

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Happy New Year! (Yeah, I said it...)

I'm one of those people who believes it's perfectly acceptable to wish someone Happy New Year right until January 31st. So Happy New Year to you and yours, I pray that you are on the verge or in the midst of creating new and beautiful beginnings for yourself. Big and small.

As for me, I've already dived head-first into 2012, setting the stage for big things to happen in the coming months! I have three shows lined up this month, starting TONIGHT (Wednesday, January 11th) at The Smiling Buddha, 961 College St. It's for an event called Spotlight: A Night of Toronto Soul, hosted by singer/songwriter (and friend) Chattrisse. I'll be doing an acoustic set around 9pm with Dave Stone on Guitar & Chris A (aka Skillz3) on percussion. The vibe has been soooo good in rehearsals, I promise to bring it to the stage this evening. So come check us out!
Next up, I'll be hitting the stage for M-Factor at The Old Nick, 123 Danforth Ave on Monday, January 16th. No cover, just a night of more acoustic soul beginning at 7:30pm with Elana Harte and my set sometime around 9pm.

On Thursday January 26th, I'll be performing at an event called RAW at The Piston, 937 Bloor St West, put on by the amazingly talented singer & songwriter Melissa Cameron, who'll also be playing that night. I'll be blessed with my  FULL BAND that night, and they go by the name of Thank The Academy, with special guest Mike McNeil on the keys. When I've got all these talented boys around me, I get loud! So if you've only ever seen me perform in an acoustic setting and want to hear me scream, this is the show to be at.

February, I'll be M.I.A. as a solo artist, as I'll be joining the cast of OBEAH OPERA, a musical by Nicole Brooks. I'm SUPER excited about this as it's my first professional theatre performance, the cast is amazing and the story is going to be out of this world. Details are in my previous blog post.

So get ready for me, as I get ready for you. I hope to see you tonight... or next week... or whenever we can make time for eachother.

Love, blessings and creativity to you!

~Lisa Michelle