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Thursday, October 08, 2009 

Current mood:  lonely
So. It's quite sad. But my band and I are all separated.

This is just a quick note to let you know where you can find us!

I currently writing to you from a hotel in Fargo, North Dakota, I am touring around Canada as part of Dan Mangan's band and we are on our way to Windsor, Ontario. You can check out the dates on his website here.

Andrew is on tour playing bass for Elias, you can find their dates here!

Jeffery is on tour with Sam Bradley.

and Johnny 5 is, of course, on tour with Tegan and Sara.

Come find us and say hello!

xo. Laura

ps. Don't worry this is only a temporary thing.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 
Hi friends!

After our show at the Park Theater in Winnipeg, we got to relax in Altona, MB at Andrew's parents place. Altona is probably the flattest town in Canada...so biking is a great pass time, you can go forever! (unlike here in North Vancouver).  Just as we arrived, so did their first week of summer, and with it, mosquitoes.  I have never seen so many in one place!  OFF! was my new best friend.

Post getting fed and slept and relaxed  in Altona, we headed off back West to Brandon for the Western Canadian Music Awards! (This time I did not accidentally throw out my ipod in a Brandon gas station...) The awards are a three day conference and festival with the awards show on the fourth evening. Our showcase was on Friday in a MASSIVE country bar. We did not play country music. The rest of the weekend was so amazing, Western Canada is home to many, many amazing and kind musicians. So we spent our time reuniting with old friends and making lots of new ones. Sunday Andrew got to take part in the Record of the Week Club by writing a song with Matt of the Liptonians and Leeroy Stagger to perform at the awards ceremony that evening!

After much debauchery and good times we drove home for a solid day across the four provinces that make up Western Canada to our warm and lonely beds.

xo. Laura




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Friday, September 18, 2009 

Current mood:  amorous
Since we left Rosthurn, SK, we played a heartwarming show with three other touring Vancouver bands in Regina, Joseph Blood, Shiloh Lindsay and Eldorado. Three country heavy-weight heart breakers.

Next up we played our only theater show of the tour at the beautiful Park theater in Winnipeg, MB.  For the last couple of days we have been kicking back and taking it easy at Andrew's parents house in Altona, MB. Tomorrow we head off to Brandon for the Western Canadian Music awards! very very exciting.

BUT. actions speak louder than words...here is a new video blog!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1LIoY_-OM

xo. Laura, Andrew, Jeff and Miles.


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Monday, September 14, 2009 
So we finally just made it to Andrew's aunt and uncles place where we are lucky enough to all be able to sleep on beds tonight.

There are more stars in the sky here in Rosthurn (Saskatchewan) than I have ever seen! We also tried to check out the aurora borealis, as I have never seen one growing up on the West Coast, but it was just a faint green glow on the horizon.  Still pretty cool.

We have been breaking in Miles, our drummer for the tour, pretty quickly, so things are going well.  He drove for the first time today on some little Saskatchewan back roads and did alright.  I am still not allowed to drive, due to some apparent danger that I may or may not cause to the passengers in the van. 

So far all the shows have had amazing crowds, we have met amazing new friends and been able to visit almost all the old ones, (or sleep on their floors and couches!) We just have two shows left until we are at the WCMA's in Brandon, Manitoba, one in Regina tomorrow at the Exchange, and the other in Winnipeg at the Park Theater. Come if you can or tell your friends if you can't!

Here is the link to our latest video blog! short and sweet.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kblToE4m29Q

xo. Laura





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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 
Hey you!
We had a fantastic show last night in Vancouver with City of Glass and Isobel Trigger, thanks to all who attended!

Tomorrow (September 8th) we have a busy day ahead of us and two more shows with City of Glass in Victoria;

11:30am - UVIC presidents BBQ   **ALL AGES**

3:00-4:00pm - Live interview/acoustic performance on CFUV 101.9FM or streaming live on http://cfuv.uvic.ca/

9:00pm - Logan's pub (1821 Cook St.) w/ City of Glass and We are the City (we are on at 10pm) $10 at the door

Then we hit the road again for a couple weeks and head out to Brandon, Manitoba (of all places) for the Western Canadian Music Awards where we will be showcasing and our guitarist/my songwriting partner will be performing in the awards show!

Here are the rest of our dates, if you can't make it and know someone who might want to please pass the info along;


September 10th 8:00pm The Habitat w/ Immaculate Machine, Kelowna, British Columbia **ALL AGES**

September 11th 8:00pm The Ironwood, Calgary, Alberta

September 12th 4pm-6pm The Empress w/ Colleen Brown (early show!), Edmonton, Alberta

September 14th 8:00pm The Exchange w/ Eldorado, Shiloh Lindsay and Joseph Blood, Regina, Saskatchewan

September 15th 6:30pm The Park Theater w/ Living in Red, Patrick Keenan and guests, Winnipeg, Manitoba  **ALL AGES**

September 26th 8:00pm Rifflandia - the MetroTheater w/ Jon Rae Fletcher and CHAR2D2, Victoria, British Columbia



with love!

Laura and the boys


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Monday, June 15, 2009 
We are currently sitting in the middle of Canada...well, what I consider to be relatively centered going east/west, in Altona, Manitoba.

I just posted the newest video blog, number four, here: http://laurasmith.tumblr.com

So far the tour has been fantastic! Thanks SO much to everyone who has come out to support us, put us up, and fed us, and to all our new fans who we have met along the way. Last night we played an amazing show in the Krahn Barn here in Altona with Demetra Penner and Paul Bergman. Playing in a barn never sounded so good.

Tomorrow we are heading early to start the long haul out to Toronto.

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Here are the last few dates of the tour, hope to see you there!

Tues  June 16 Sault Ste. Marie - Loplop Gallery   

Wed. June 17 Toronto  - C’est What - with Dave Ward

June 18  Toronto NXNE showcase - 12 am at Cabin

Tues.  June 23 Thunder Bay - The Apollo   

Thurs. June 25 Saskatoon -  Lydia’s   

Sunday, June 28 Vancouver - Vancouver Jazz Festival  - Granville Island at 5pm  

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not to make this a super long update, but here are some more links to press we've been getting along the way!

CBC Radio 1 - Daybreak interview with Russell Bowers
http://cbc.ca/calgary/media/audio/homestretch/20090607laura_smith_edit_136864_CGY.ram

Regina Leader article/interview
http://www.leaderpost.com/entertainment/whats-on/Hard+rocking+band/
1684592/story.html


Sault Star article/interview where you can follow our touring adventures!
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1610207

much love and ice cream,
Laura and a band of boys.
 
http://www.laurasmithmusic.com
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Monday, June 08, 2009 
So we are on day four of our cross Canada tour and so far so good! We have a day off and will be doing some hiking in Canmore...hopefully we won't run into any Grizzlies!!

We have been taking tons of footage of the tour so far, and I am just waiting for our second video blog to process as we speak! The first is up and ready to roll....you can check it all out here: http://laurasmith.tumblr.com

We will keep posting videos every couple of days...and all I can say is...there are some good ones on the way!

xo. Laura and band.
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Friday, May 29, 2009 
So a good friend of ours Ronatron put together a FABULOUS montage of us playing and talking from earlier in the spring. It is finally finished and I am so excited to share it with all of you!!

here is the link
http://www.ronatron.net/laura-smith-soundboard-edition-2/

Ron also had us play at his showcase last night so thanks so much to everyone who came!

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We've been getting a lots of nice press lately for our upcoming tour,  here are some of the links!

Kelowna Capital
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=84555534891&h=2Qp34&u=fCKIp&ref=mf

Winnipeg Uniter
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=96619918696&h=shAOq&u=XVLae&ref=mf

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AND last but not least, we are leaving on tour with new songs and a new band member, Johnny Andrews!  Johnny will be replacing our dear friend Greg Bevis who has decided to take a hiatus from drumming for the time being.  We are VERY VERY excited to be finally hitting the road again, and have lined up many other talented bands to join us in each city!

Here are the dates! Spread the word!


Thurs. June 4  Kelowna  Habitat – with Treelight Room & Carnival Knights       

Friday June 5 Calgary  Palomino – with Axis of Conversation & Thighs

Sat. June 6  Edmonton Haven Social Club – with Hector Fector & Darren Frank

Sunday, June 7  Canmore The Drake 

Tues. June 9  Calgary The Stetson  - with Where Echoes Revive

Wed.  June 10 Lethbridge  The Slice – with Darby and the Joan Club 

Thurs.June 11 Regina McNally  Tavern  - with These Estates

Friday, June 12 Winnipeg Lo Pub – with Paul Bergman and Sitdown Tracy

Sat. June 13  Altona  The Barn – with Paul Bergman and Demetra Penner

Tues  June 16 Sault Ste. Marie Loplop Gallery  

Wed. June 17 Toronto  C’est What - with Dave Ward & Jennifer Plummer 

June 18 - 21  Toronto  NXNE

Tues.  June 23 Thunder Bay The Apollo  

Thurs. June 25 Saskatoon  Lydia’s – with Massey and the Fergusons  

xo. Laura and the band
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 

CBC Radio 3 Track of the Day for May 25th, 2009: Laura Smith "Break"

posted by Tariq Hussain


A few weeks ago, a friend called me from a garage sale to tell me there was a banjo for sale.  Only forty bucks! The name on the headstock couldn't be deciphered so there was no way of knowing what brand it was but my friend said it looked okay from the perspective of someone who knew nothing about banjos.

If I could go back in time, that's the point where I should have said:  okay, buy it!!!  Forty bucks for a new instrument to experiment with is cheap. 

Adding a new instrument to one's arsenal, even one you don't really know how to play, can open up some creative possibilities.  Take for example Vancouver songwriter Laura Smith's brush with the accordion.  According to her (pun intended) she can only play this one song on the accordion.  Actually, she had written Break before she even found her trusted instrument on Craigslist. 

The opening chords are quite captivating in this song, sparse with just the vocal and a bit of tambourine.  The accordion sets and maintains the perfect melancholic tone in this delicate love song that speaks of cold streets and awkward steps.  

By the way, I missed out on the banjo.  I tried riding my bike over there to view it myself, but it was gone by the time I arrived twenty minutes later.


http://www.cbcradio3.com/podcast/trackoftheday/

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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 
It's been a while!

I just received two wicked CD reviews this week for 'sea of stars';

1. Spill Magazine review

2. Party In Kingston review

We are just getting ready, doing the things we do to get ready, for our first cross canada tour! woot woot.

MOSTLY we have been busy crafting and perfecting a BUNCH of new songs that we are super excited to share! Not to mention we are busy getting our newest playmate Johnny Andrews (of the Tegan and Sara band) up to speed.

I hope spring is being good to you.

xo. Laura and the boys.
Currently listening:
Ruby Jean And The Thoughtful
By Ruby and the Thoughtful B Jean
Release date: 2009-01-20
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