
Almost two months ago I shared an all female "Six Songs" post . I thought it might be a good idea to do another dedicated to the fairer of the sexes. One reason that I wanted to do this again is to inform folks that a friend of mine is trying to sell a bunch of back issues of Playboy magazine and, well, I'll use anything as an excuse to feature more ladies. He doesn't have an eBay account, so I did [...]
Jess Hill is a unique singer-songwriter risen from the talented denizens of East Vancouver. She is a storyteller whose delicately constructed lyrical worlds captivate, standing firmly with her blues-draped compositions.Her music will smash your heart, pinch you in your sweetest nerves, give pause to the present and sing you to sleep all in one gently fierce moment. Jess invites the audience into
This is the story of NXNE told through the perspective of its softer moments, of the things that were there before and will remain to stay long after the last hashtag.
![Jess Hill @ The Painted Lady [NXNE 2011]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3536017_lg.jpg)
When I was the Garrison seeing parts of Lower Den during NXNE . My friend Tiffany told me to check out what was happening at the Painted Lady. A venue I have never been and was just around the corner from The Garrison. Playing at the venue was Jess Hill from Vancouver. It was just her and a guitar. Music she plays was acoustic indie folk pop. Here are [...]

Toronto – Ahhh NXNE, my favourite Toronto festival pure random music discovery. Like CMW, it's one of those festivals that I enjoy planning my itinerary on the fly. I love to choose a venue or an act to focus my night on, and then largely cast myself to the wind and see where I end up. This year found me at the Painted Lady for opening night. I arrived for Vancouver-based Jess Hill , a singer-songwriter with a country & blues feel. Her set started with some laid-back tunes. While enjoyable, from the back of the [...]

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 50 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by The Five One, Times New Viking, Big Freedia, Rebirth Brass Band, Mother Mother, Gomez, Geoff Berner, Atari Teenage Riot and more! So much more! DATE: 04-07-11 WRITER: Don Loder Happy Fiftieth Junky! So we made it this far, an' none of us is dead'r busted, so's we mus' be doin' somethin' right, right? Good, good shit - I say, an'a hits jus' keep on comin' too - I managed ta boost [...]