Cécile Doo-Kingué

Posted originally by Nico Boesten on the TribeHouse site.

Cécile Doo-Kingué absolutely rocked the Streaming Cafe the other night with her killer trio. What was most impressive was her humble approach. I've never heard anyone so appreciative and pay such close attention to making sure that everyone involved got recognition. At the end of her set, she actually thanked each barista by name along with the entire stage crew.

I caught up with her right before the show and asked her a few questions about what inspires her so you might as well just check that out now...

Ben Caplan EXCLAIM article

by Michael Donley

 If you haven't heard of Halifax's Ben Caplan before, you soon will. His intense powerhouse vocals and burly look definitely has him standing out from the crowd.  He lead me to think, If Grizzly Adams was a musician I think it would be Ben Caplan (minus the bear).

 We are very happy to be a hosting Ben Caplan & the Casual Smokers for his performance at the cafe on Saturday, December 3rd ... sure to be a great show!

Premier music paper and site EXCLAIM, just posted an article about his upcoming debut full-length release, In the Time of the Great Remembering from Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers. In the article Ben talks about his line-up of musicians, "I'm a songwriter spoiled by excellent musicians. We're usually a five-piece, but we have gone as big as 11. I live to perform with people who can play their asses off, so bringing together a group of the best talent I could find was top priority."

Have a look at the EXCLAIM article!

Cafe Chalk Art Masterpieces: Part III

by Michael Donley

Here's some more of the cafe's chalk art masterpieces from the last few months. Looking at these led me to wonder...where does chalk come from? 

"Chalk used on blackboards are made by creatures named foraminifera within the oceans and seas. They gather chalk-like minerals within the sea and create shells from them."
There's some useless information that may never come up in a conversation.
Enjoy!

If you missed the first two chalk art posts check them out below....


http://streamingcafe.blogspot.com/2011/06/cafe-chalk-art-masterpieces-part-ii.html

 http://streamingcafe.blogspot.com/2011/03/cafe-chalk-art-masterpieces.html

Cafe Art Display: Jenny Long

by Michael Donley
We've been fortunate to have some amazing pieces displayed at the Streaming Cafe for the last few weeks by local artist Jenny Long. On July 16th Jenny painted live during Ari Neufeld’s performance at the cafe where we were able to connect and have some of her works hung on our walls.
Be sure to look more into Jenny Long’s works (http://www.jennylongpainting.com/) and swing by the cafe to see some of her art in person.

Jenny Long’s Bio

Jenny Long completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003 at Okanagan University College in Kelowna (now UBC Okanagan). Before attending university, Long lived in Denmark for a year, which allowed her the opportunity to absorb a foreign culture and in traveling, realized her desire for visual expression. Upon graduation, Long was honoured with a President's Purchase Award for her painting, along with the invitation to show at the Art Ark Gallery. This commercial gallery served as a successful stepping stone in the beginning stage of Long's career as an emerging artist. Long has been busy over the last few years responding to a seemingly constant demand within the realm of both public and private commissions, one being multiple portraits for The Black Pearl Lounge & Oyster Bar in Penticton, B.C. This exposure allowed for Long to expand her market within her hometown, and opened the door to private portrait and abstract painting commissions as well as sales in limited artist prints. Long's playful, intuitive painting techniques are shared with her students she teaches privately as well as through the Okanagan School of the Arts, who in turn rejuvenate and remind her creative voice to remain true to its own unique expression.

Here’s a clip of Jenny Long painting during Ari Neufeld’s performance at the cafe.

Sarah Brendel with German yellow stockings

Our friends at TribeHouse posted an article about the Sarah Brendel show the other night so we thought we'd include it here. Isn't that nice?

Sarah Brendel traveled over to our western continent and played a great show at the Streaming Cafe last week. It was a full house and there were several people with little black devices (AKA cameras) capturing the event so we thought we could throw you a visual of the night.


It was musically pretty international with Sarah (German) playing with Graham Ord (representing England on banjo, slide, dobro), Marc Heinen (representing Hollnad on drums, percussion), and an extremely last minute violinist, Michael Fraser (Vancouver). Speaking of impromptu, it's always cool to see risks being taken by artists in a live setting by adding unrehearsed musicians to the set - maybe it's the fear or possibility of a train wreck that adds an element of suspense. In this case, no trains were heard but it was a great night with Daniel Moir opening the set.

SIDE NOTE: I had a really fascinating conversation with Daniel about his philosophy on life and particularly the subject of meditation. Don't you find that if you have some background info on an artist that it totally changes how you hear their music? I do.

Sarah's in the middle of recording a new album which will launch sometime near the end of this year - we'll be posting more about this in the coming months. This new album is particularly intriguing since it has a theme of what it means to be (and live) in community. To further solidify my SIDE NOTE, the fact that Sarah & her family have been living in the TribeHouse community castle in Dresden (Schloss Roehrsdorf) for the past couple of years gives her some authority to sing on this subject... don't ya think?

Visit Sarah Brendel's website. It'll be good for you. And while you're on the internet, why don't you go to Daniel Moir's website as well.