Small Talk: OLENKA KRAKUS
Who are you and what do you do: Olenka Krakus. My band is called Olenka and the Autumn Lovers. We play music… play being the operative word. We play, which is a real privilege as an adult. I guess I work too. I run the band, so I spend a lot of my time at the computer being a diligent… Continue reading
Small Talk: THE ELWINS
Who are you and what do you do: Travis: My name is Travis and I am in a band called The Elwins. I along with the others members of the group perform the music we create together. Feurd: I am Feurd and I play in The Elwins! We jam/vibe. Current obsessions: Travis: I just got on the ol’ Twitter so… Continue reading
Small Talk: DONLANDS & MORTIMER
Who are you and what do you do: Carmen Elle: I’m Carmen, I work at a restaurant. Johnny Spence: I am the shadow of the waxwing slain. I make music with my friends in an attempt to make myself, and the people around me, happy. Current obsessions: CE: Coffee, playing pool, watching TV, saving money, drinking evian, worrying. JS: Dried… Continue reading
Small Talk: HANDS & TEETH
Who are you and what do you do: JP: My name is Jeff Pinto and I play keys and sing in a band called Hands & Teeth. NP: I am Natasha Pasternak. AKA Peanut. I’m a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in Hands & Teeth. Current obsessions: JP: I’m currently obsessed with Bob Dylan’s early catalogue. I listen to Bob Dylan a… Continue reading
Small Talk: SAMIR KHAN (TUSKS)
Who are you and what do you do: I am a male-shaped human living and working in Toronto. I occasionally play in a band called Tusks. When the time comes, I’ve also recently found myself playing with Jim Guthrie and with Nate Doucet’s ADO project. I also work full-time for a polling company. I have two cats. Current obsessions: I… Continue reading
Small Talk: VICTOR VILLARREAL
Who are you and what do you do: Name – Victor Villarreal , Occupation – Singer/Songwriting guitar player that occasionally plays bass and other musical instruments. Current obsessions: My current obsessions begin with cantaloupe and end with trying to disassemble Criss Angel’s art of extreme levitation (there has to be a cable involved in there somewhere) A song or a… Continue reading
Small Talk: COUSINS
Who are you and what do you do: We are the band COUSINS and we play music. Current obsessions: Science podcasts & cleaning house. A song or a record that will always put you in a good mood, without fail: African Brothers Dance Band International or State Trooper by you know who. Tell us about an album or artist you… Continue reading
Small Talk: JON McKIEL
Who are you and what do you do: Jon McKiel- pizza cook, band member (Jon McKiel, Klarka Weinwurm, sometimes Shotgun Jimmie) local tuff. Current obsessions: Audio recording, food, internet. A song or a record that will always put you in a good mood, without fail: Men At Work “Who Can It Be Now” Tell us about an album or artist… Continue reading
Small Talk: JULIE FADER
Who are you and what do you do: Julie Fader. I am a (new) mother of a daughter, I am a musician, I play my own songs, I play my friends songs with them, I tour around, I paint paintings, and I cook when I am home. Current obsessions: Mastering hot plate/toaster oven cooking (our house is under renovation), hanging… Continue reading
Small Talk: TEENAGE KICKS
Who are you and what do you do: Peter: My name is Peter van Helvoort and I play guitar and sing. Jeff: I’m Jeff and I play bass/sing back-ups in Teenage Kicks. Current obsessions: Peter: I’m currently obsessed with being in a never ending cycle of demoing songs, but since I’ve recently become unemployed I’ve gotten pretty heavy into the Uncharted… Continue reading
Small Talk: DAVID SIMARD
Who are you and what do you do: My name’s David Simard and I’m a singer. Why do you do what you do: I always sang. Not because my parents made me join a choir or anything. They even let me quit piano lessons after a few years. I think it was just a steady progression from wanting to sing,… Continue reading
Small Talk: TAMARA LINDEMAN
Who are you and what do you do: Tamara Lindeman. I have my own thing, The Weather Station, and I sing with Bruce Peninsula. I once played with Entire Cities. Why do you do what you do: Probably because I think too much. Current obsessions: My new guitar, a 20’s parlour creature. Story told to you when you were a child that… Continue reading
Small Talk: BEN GUNNING
Photo by John Packman Who are you and what do you do: I’m Ben Gunning – I write music and lyrics. I also play guitar and sing. I eventually arrange the various instruments’ parts in order to record (Beigy Blur LP, Mal de Mer LP, High Road b/w Destructive 7″) and to perform those songs with other musicians. I’ve been… Continue reading
Small Talk: BARZIN
Photo by Denise Nouvion Who are you and what do you do: My name is Barzin. A musician I am. But sometimes I am not. Why do you do what you do: Love? Sickness? Inferiority complex? Need for order? I was born this way? I have thought about this very question for years, and I have never arrived at an… Continue reading
Small Talk: MAYLEE TODD
Who are you and what do you do: My name is Maylee Todd aka nardo. I create different forms of art through music and video. I also work with people at different capacities; children ages 5-7 at an afterschool program, focusing on music, art and dance. And I work as a freelance personal trainer rehabilitation to function ages 25-91. Current… Continue reading
Small Talk: GREGORY PEPPER
Who are you and what do you do: Gregory Pepper. I’m mainly known for the singer / songwriter thing, but i also work on other people’s records and make art. . Why do you do what you do: I guess mainly to stave off boredom, but there’s also that sense of contentment you get from creating something new, be it… Continue reading
Small Talk: AFIE JURVANEN
Who are you and what do you do: I’m a joker, I’m a smoker, I’m a midnight toker. I play my music in the sun.. . Why do you do what you do: My friends were all musicians when I was young. If they had of been jocks, things might have turned out differently. . Current obsessions: 80′s Dylan. It’s… Continue reading
Small Talk: CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD
Who are you and what do you do: MI’m Charlotte Cornfield. I write songs and sing and play them all over the place with lots of different people and often by myself. I also play the drums. . Why do you do what you do: I love music. My bones are made up of millions of little pixels of musical… Continue reading
Small Talk: PARLOVR
Who are you and what do you do: AC: My name is Alex Cooper, I’m a 29 year-old guy who lives in Montreal and plays music in a couple of bands and works a vapid office job to support this and other mysteriously-driven endeavors. LDJ: I’m Louis-David Jackson and I regurgitate POP music. I have musical bulimia. JM: Jeremy MacCuish, I play… Continue reading
Small Talk: CARLEIGH AIKINS
Who are you and what do you do: My name is Carleigh Aikins. I am an artist, a student, a lover, a friend, and in between all that stuff, I am a vocalist. For several years I sang in a band called Fox Jaws with a family of musicians that came together in my youth. Currently I can be seen… Continue reading
Small Talk: AIDAN KNIGHT
Who are you and what do you do: My name is Aidan Knight. I’m a performer of songs, a lover of cereals, and an owner of cat. Just one cat. I’m guessing that I’m here to talk music, though. . Why do you do what you do: I’m not the world’s smartest dude, but I’m certainly not the dumbest; An… Continue reading
Small Talk: KRISTA MUIR
Who are you and what do you do: My name is Krista Muir and I’m a composer, performer, producer, print maker, and costume designer. . Why do you do what you do: I was born to pursue these passions so here I am! Hermit’ing away in a studio layering vocals and re-arranging lyrics or traveling the world with my suitcase… Continue reading
Small Talk: EAMON McGRATH
Who are you and what do you do: My name is Eamon McGrath, I’m a musician born in Edmonton and apparently raised in Toronto. . Why do you do what you do: I think that that question is best reserved for my years in university when I talked to Marx and he told me and no one else that the… Continue reading
Small Talk: WOODPIGEON
Who are you and what do you do: I am Mark Andrew of the Hamiltons, and I perform as Woodpigeon. . Why do you do what you do: I suppose because I couldn’t imagine my life without doing this. Everyone finds their voice somehow, and this is mine. . Current obsessions: Juliana Barwick, laundromats, learning German. . Story told to… Continue reading
