Home from our Western Canada Tour


We just got back to Toronto from our first Western Canada Tour and it was absolutely amazing!! We managed to play 7 shows in 10 days and still spend our days snowboarding, writing music and exploring the mountains. Our first show was at one of the most amazing communal houses I’ve ever seen. There was a party of about 30 twenty-something-year-olds sharing beers and pizza and once Mikey and I hit the stage everyone took a seat to enjoy some original music. What a warm welcome to the west!!! We were blown away with everyone’s appreciation for our music and performance. After our set we sold our cds and partied with everyone until early morning! Here’s a video of us warming up for the performance:

High Winds warm up

Then we spent a day rehearsing our music with a good friend (and outstanding trombone player) Carsten Rubling.

Early morning the next day we hit the road to Canmore to play a show in Bow Valley Provincial Park for the local employees. This show was probably my favourite of them all. Everyone brought different cheese plates, fruit baskets and salads. Mike and I played 2 sets of original music and some of our favourite jazz standards and Carsten joined us on the moog for a few tunes. We could actually see the mountains from where we were sitting on our stage.

Mike and I had a breathtaking drive on Spray Lake road through hundreds of mountains.

We found a little hiking trail into Troll Falls

After that we drove into Banff to play our 4 gigs at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.

Banff was stunning and it was hard to leave but we were super excited about playing our last show in Rocky Mountain House. We were welcomed by 40 plus enthusiastic music fans who treated us so well. We sold out of our cds and filled our bellies with delicious treats and wine!

Thank you to everyone who gave us their beds, made us coffee and shared their enthusiasm about music with us. We will for SURE be back as soon as we can!

xo – ajb

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WESTERN TOUR


Howdy! The “High Winds” are due west!

Mike and I are SO excited to be announcing our first Western-Canada tour! We are starting off in Calgary for a show downtown Saturday March 9th (details TBA) and then heading to Banff to play a couple shows at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel! After we hit the slopes and spa while singing some jazz we’re headed up to Rocky Mountain House where we’ll be playing a sweet show for the locals! Then we’re off to BC!

We’re still ironing out final details so check back before Friday for an official list of our gigs!

As always, lots of love!

xo – AJB

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The “High Winds”


Happy New Year!! I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce mine and Michael Lindberg’s new project, the “High Winds”!!

live at Lee's Palace

We’ve had a great start to the new year with two shows:

January 5th at Brasseurs du Temps brewery in Hull, Québec

January 17th at Lee’s Palace in Toronto, Ontario

We’ve been writing new music and are currently booking a BUNCH of Toronto dates for the spring. We also just found out that we’ll be touring in Alberta starting March 8th in Calgary! Keep an eye out for our show dates and come hear our new sound!

xo – AJB

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Thursday Night at Lee’s Palace


If you’re looking for something awesome to do this Thursday evening stop by Lee’s Palace to hear Mike Lindberg and I open for the best Dave Matthews Tribute band in the city! I’ll also be singing a few tunes with the band after my set is done. We are SO excited and hope to see you there!

Here’s the link to the facebook invitation if you need more information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/352068974881241/

xo – AJB

CHEERS!!

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New Shows – New Music


Free this evening?

http://runningredlights.com/2012/10/rrl-feature-of-the-week-modern-day-voyagers-featuring-alanna-j-brown/

Michael LIndberg and I are so excited to be playing with Running Red Lights at the Free Times Cafe. We’ve been working on new tunes and have a great set to play for you!

Also… do you LOVE Dave Matthews Band but can’t afford to catch them on tour? Come out to Lee’s Palace on November 15th to hear the best DMB tribute band in all the land. I’ll be opening up the night with my original music before joining the band on a few tunes. It’s going to be one huge party so make sure you get there early!

https://www.facebook.com/events/352068974881241/ – for more info

xo – AJB

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Algonquin


This summer has been a blast! I’ve been writing more songs than I know what to do with!
For Labour Day my man and I took off to Algonquin Park and canoed Tea Lake and Biggar. Northern Ontario is SO beautiful.

canoeing in algonquin

What’s next??? I’m getting download cards printed for my new album. If you still haven’t checked it out, go here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/alanna-j-brown/id437436935

Mike Lindburg and I are going to be playing a private birthday party tomorrow at the Balmy Beach club in the Beaches. It has been so lovely looking back at all of the jazz charts that have been hidden away in boxes since I graduated Humber College. We’ll be playing public venues soon – hold tight!!

xo -AJB

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Cottage Times


HOWDY! I’ve been living up north in Haliburton Ontario for the past little while. A break from the city is exactly what I needed to cure my writer’s block. The lake’s warm, my beers are cold, the sun is shining and my guitar sounds better and more inviting than ever. Here’s a little instrumental tune I wrote a week ago after canoeing and swimming through some beautiful rapids.

\"The Rapids – Third Set\"

Where did August come from?? Holy smokes!

xo – AJB

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Oh yeah… it was Canada day


And I wrote a song about it….

Coming soon…

xo – AJB

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One Behind The Other


My guitarist Matt Marcoccia and I recorded a live audio video for my tune “One Behind The Other” this past weekend. Special thanks to Miles Jones, Aaron Alleyne, Trevor Falls and DJ Serious for giving us this wicked opportunity. As soon as the video is edited and ready to go I’ll put it up here!

This weekend I also saw my friend’s band Bravestation play their album release show at the Drake. If you want to hear something totally unique check our their new album “Giants & Dreamers”.

CHEERS

xo – AJB

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SUDBURY NEW MUSIC FEST


Do you live in Sudbury? Are you going to NEW MUSIC FEST? I’ll be playing live Friday night at Cranky Joe’s at midnight, and Saturday night at SRO Nightclub at 9pm!!

Last night I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with my good friends Sick Wicked Nasty and Miles Jones at the Rivoli. Thanks to everyone that came out – we all had a blast!!

Do you have your wristbands for NXNE yet??? I’ll be rocking out with my band at the Central Thursday June 14th at 10:00pm! Make sure you plan your night wisely – there are way too many bands you don’t want to miss!!

Love you all,

xo – AJB

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SCARF plus 5 new shows!!


Remember my song “Scarf”?? Well you can download it for FREE here: www.alannajbrown.bandcamp.com

Alanna J Brown

ALSO I added 5 new tour dates!! Click on “gigs” to find out more information.

I’m SO happy to announce I’ll be playing North By North East this year at the Central. Please get your tickets and come out to hear my full band!!

xo-AJB

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FREE DOWNLOAD – “One Behind The Other”


Hey everyone! After waiting what seems like FOREEEEEVER I am finally releasing my album!! If you want to hear/download/share a freshly released track go here: http://alannajbrown.bandcamp.com/track/one-behind-the-other

If you like what you hear, please let your friends know!

Alanna J Brown

xo – AJB

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NEW TUNES every week!


Hey everyone,
So I’ve been a busy busy bumblebee fluttering around town meeting people here and there and EVERYWHERE about the release of my new album. HOLD TIGHT KIDS… it’s on the way (I promise!). I’ve put my heart and soul into this and can’t WAIT for you to hear it. In the meantime, please check out my Youtube channel to hear a new acoustic original tune posted every week. Here’s the first of the series: Song 1: I Shouldnt Care

While you’re at it, check out my Facebook Page for updates on shows and the release of my new material: Alanna J Brown

love you all,

xo – AJB

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NYC gig booked


Hey!! IT’S SPRING!!! I have some lovely news. I will be playing a show in New York City on April 27th, 2012. The venue is called “The Livingroom” and I’m on at 7:30pm. Please tell your friends and I hope to see some of you out there!

I also had the absolute pleasure to perform with a friend of mine, Cat Lewis last Thursday evening. Cat is an outstanding singer, songwriter and performer from Toronto who is about to hit the music scene BIG time once he’s done his B.Mus. I’ve been fortunate enough to sing with him for the past two years at Humber College and was delighted when he asked me to share the stage for his Final Recital at Humber College. Please check out his website and go see one of his live shows for an unreal musical experience. http://www.catlewismusic.com/

In The Beach

Enjoy the weather! Go have a patio beer and make sure to invite me with you!!

xo - AJB

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NEW LIVE VIDEO


Hey guys! I’m still alive…

https://vimeo.com/39383169

xo – AJB

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NEW VIDEOS


Hey everyone!! I have very exciting news for you!! I recently got together with Mitch Fillion from Southern Souls (www.southernsouls.ca) to film a few live videos of my band playing some of my new tunes.
Check it out: Southern Souls – Alanna J Brown

I also got my official music video back for my single “Accelerate”. Check this out too: Accelerate – Alanna J Brown

Enjoy!! Comment!

xo – AJB

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Happy Family Day!!


Happy Family day everyone!! I’ve been a busy little bee lately buzzing around from Toronto to Quebec to Ottawa and back! This past weekend was spent being a tourist at Parliament, bar and brewery hopping, eating maple sugar on a stick, teaching bartenders how to make delicious drinks, cuddling Louie – the most adorable puppy alive and playing the longest game of Catan ever.
partying in OttawaBest Friends!
in Ottawa

Ottawa – you’re fun! Merci for les bon times! Now that I’m back in TO it’s time to get down to business. My music video for “Accelerate”

alanna j brown will be released mid-week and this coming weekend I will be filming my first ever Southern Souls video with the talented Mitch Fillion. I also am lucky enough to be playing ANOTHER show at Hart House (UofT) with some selected members of the Hart House String Ensemble. We’ll be playing three tunes – The River, In My Room and One Behind The Other and then some other killer songwriters will be up to perform their tunes as well. The date is March 8th, 2012 at 8:00pm The show is free and will be filmed by a UofT TV crew so if you can’t make it I’ll post some live footage soon after.

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New Shows on the waaaaaayyyy


It’s been a busy busy start to the new year y’all! I got the opportunity to play with the Hart House String Ensemble again this past weekend. The show was headlined with Kevin Fox – a Canadian cellist/vocalist/songwriter. He arranged all of his own tunes for the strings and it was an absolutely beautiful performance. During my set I played three tunes: The River, In My Room and One Behind The Other, all arranged by Blaise Alleyne who was also playing upright bass. The show was such a success that I got asked to come back to Hart House and perform with selected members of the string ensemble on Thursday March 8th, 2012 – more info on my “gigs” page…

I’m also going to be playing a show in Quebec on Friday February 17th, 2012. The venue is TBA as we’re currently choosing between two different places. Check back for more details soon!

ALSO my first official music video is almost done being edited!! I’ll post it super super super soon!!

Stay warm out there guys! Apparently winter is on it’s way…

xo – AJB

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Hart House Show


Thanks to everyone who came out to the Hart House Strings show this past Saturday Feb 4th!! I had SUCH an amazing time and was so excited and impressed with all of the musicians I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with. I have a little clip of my last tune “One Behind The Other” right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FXBZVvLxoc&list=UUKMZFcb4Pol6qm80cgpgC2Q&index=1&feature=plcp

I’ll post some photos and more videos soon!

xo – AJB

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C’est What show is Sunday Jan. 29!


The show advertised for tonight, January 26th at C’est What is in fact scheduled for Sunday January 29th. Apologies for any confusion, and hope to see you all there.

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