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Posted: 8/6/2006, 5:05 pm
by Kathy
think_about_it wrote:I don't know if anyone else has posted this (I looked but couldn't find it)
BUT..Raine Maida is opening for Chantal in Mississauga on Nov 18 at the Living Arts Centre!
I got tickets today and I am SO pumped to see these two together
he's opening at all her shows on this tour... it was announced awhile ago. And I'll see you at the LAC... where are you sitting?
Posted: 8/6/2006, 5:06 pm
by Kathy
Random Name wrote:I saw her new video. I was sort of expecting something better. I thought the song was really good but the video is kind of bland. Nothing really happens in it....eh.
Did you see the MMM special where they talk about the video? The concept and discussion behind it was interesting and it made me think about and appreciate the video.
Posted: 8/6/2006, 7:15 pm
by saman
so, um, i'm too lazy to actually search for this info myself, but is chantal's new cd out already? if not, anyone know when it's coming out?
Posted: 8/6/2006, 7:16 pm
by Kathy
it's out in a few weeks... I don't have the exact date
Posted: 8/6/2006, 7:16 pm
by myownsatellite
It's due out this month. Correct me if I'm wrong?
Posted: 8/6/2006, 7:25 pm
by Kathy
just checked.... it's Aug 29th
Posted: 8/6/2006, 7:37 pm
by saman
sweet, thanks
Posted: 8/6/2006, 10:29 pm
by xXeverlasting_memoriesXx
Does anyone know why she Named her record "Ghost stories" i read something about it somewhere, but i cant remember exactly!
Posted: 8/7/2006, 10:07 am
by Kathy
this is from her updated bio...
"Luckily for fans of Chantal’s reflective and personal style of lyrical songwriting, basing this work on the rhythm hasn’t come at the expense of the words. As poignant as anything she has crafted, “Asylum” tells the tale of Chantal’s nanny – a war refugee from the Congo. “She is an incredible human being and her story touches our lives every day,” says Chantal. “While the memories of war and persecution will never leave her, the joy and safety she now has in her life and in our home is such a great comfort. But I know that she suffers in silence.”
The ghosts of war are not the only spirits haunting the album. When Chantal looked over the completed record she discovered ethereal presences lurking within the shadows of several songs. “I didn’t know that there were ghosts all over the album until it came time to title it,” she remembers. Intentional or not, these spirits repeatedly dart through the lyrics and themes.
“Ghosts Of You” is the second offering (after What If It All Means Something’s “Flying Home (Brenda’s Song)”) to a very close cousin who passed away too early in life. “My cousin Brenda was such a powerful force in my world,” Chantal remembers. “Her loss seems to hurt not more, but differently, every day. I feel her and that loss just as much as when she left this world. “Ghosts of You” is about our coming of age together and the beautiful safe haven we had in each other throughout our lives prior to her passing.”
Some of the ghostly inhabitants are more symbolic. Chantal wrote “You Blame Yourself” to address lingering memories from past hard times. “I have a lot of painful memories of being confused as a teen,” she says. “This is a dark song for anyone who hurts where they are and feels like they need to break out.”
With Ghost Stories Chantal asks us to follow her to a landscape shaped by rhythm, beauty and loss. While the spirits inhabiting this realm speak with the voice of the lost and the outcast, their tales of love, war, destitution, isolation and joy demand to be heard. "
Posted: 8/8/2006, 7:08 am
by think_about_it
Kathy wrote:he's opening at all her shows on this tour... it was announced awhile ago. And I'll see you at the LAC... where are you sitting?
That's awesome! My wife and I will be sitting up in the balcony Row A. I've never been to the LAC, it looks kind of like Massey Hall, but newer.
I'll keep a look out for you
Posted: 8/8/2006, 7:37 am
by Kathy
We'll have a few people there... let me know if you're interested in meeting up before the show for dinner or drinks.
Posted: 8/8/2006, 6:23 pm
by xXeverlasting_memoriesXx
Kathy wrote:this is from her updated bio...
"Luckily for fans of Chantal’s reflective and personal style of lyrical songwriting, basing this work on the rhythm hasn’t come at the expense of the words. As poignant as anything she has crafted, “Asylum” tells the tale of Chantal’s nanny – a war refugee from the Congo. “She is an incredible human being and her story touches our lives every day,” says Chantal. “While the memories of war and persecution will never leave her, the joy and safety she now has in her life and in our home is such a great comfort. But I know that she suffers in silence.”
The ghosts of war are not the only spirits haunting the album. When Chantal looked over the completed record she discovered ethereal presences lurking within the shadows of several songs. “I didn’t know that there were ghosts all over the album until it came time to title it,” she remembers. Intentional or not, these spirits repeatedly dart through the lyrics and themes.
“Ghosts Of You” is the second offering (after What If It All Means Something’s “Flying Home (Brenda’s Song)”) to a very close cousin who passed away too early in life. “My cousin Brenda was such a powerful force in my world,” Chantal remembers. “Her loss seems to hurt not more, but differently, every day. I feel her and that loss just as much as when she left this world. “Ghosts of You” is about our coming of age together and the beautiful safe haven we had in each other throughout our lives prior to her passing.”
Some of the ghostly inhabitants are more symbolic. Chantal wrote “You Blame Yourself” to address lingering memories from past hard times. “I have a lot of painful memories of being confused as a teen,” she says. “This is a dark song for anyone who hurts where they are and feels like they need to break out.”
With Ghost Stories Chantal asks us to follow her to a landscape shaped by rhythm, beauty and loss. While the spirits inhabiting this realm speak with the voice of the lost and the outcast, their tales of love, war, destitution, isolation and joy demand to be heard. "
Thanks!
By the way. CHantal will be on Canadian idol next week.. and i think she preforms the second day.
Posted: 8/9/2006, 3:32 pm
by half jill
is this the LAC in oakville? i went there for my friend's dance competition.
Posted: 8/9/2006, 4:19 pm
by think_about_it
Kathy wrote:We'll have a few people there... let me know if you're interested in meeting up before the show for dinner or drinks.
That sounds great! How about dinner AND drinks?
Posted: 8/9/2006, 4:37 pm
by Kathy
I'm in! haha
Posted: 8/9/2006, 4:38 pm
by Kathy
there is an intimate performance tomorrow at the Sony Studios in Toronto and I'm going - weeeeeeee!!! Can't wait to hear her perform the new stuff for the first time
Posted: 8/9/2006, 4:49 pm
by Hope
will you take pictures??
Posted: 8/10/2006, 5:04 am
by Kathy
if I'm allowed to, I'm definitely taking pictures. But given that it's at Sony... who knows.
Posted: 8/10/2006, 7:21 pm
by myownsatellite
SONY SUCKS! BOYCOTT SONY! (except Playstation, in which case SUPPORT SONY)
Posted: 8/10/2006, 7:43 pm
by laurel
i don't like playstation. i'm a nintendo child.
oh. and chantal has lovely music.
but not as lovely as nintendo theme songs.