Kathryn Calder, a full-time member of the New Pornographers, decided to make a career move, releasing her first solo album in 2010. Her second LP, Bright And Vivid (File Under: Music), is just that. She proves she can not only stand on her own as a musician, but that she shines at it, too. "Turn [...]
The New Pornographers' Kathryn Calder , who fills in beautifully for Neko Case when Neko can't make shows, was on World Cafe this Wednesday. Listen to the interview and performance here .Also, here's the official video for "Turn the Light On," from her latest album, Bright & Vivid .

Facebook Nestled amidst some concert announcements in a post last week were a couple of odd one-offs for No Joy and PS I Love You which were not part of any announced tour or timely promotional cycle. It didn't occur to me to ask why, but just a little bit of thought would have made the answer obvious - Wavelength . The dates of their shows corresponded to the four-day weekend of the Toronto music series' twelfth anniversary festival, and though neither of those acts is properly local - they [...]
Kathryn Calder's "Turn a Light On" is full of lush and peaceful nature scenes.
Life is full of surprises. Nobody knows this more than Kathryn Calder. After years of playing in indie darlings Immaculate Machine, she found herself in the very unexpected position of being asked to record and tour with The New Pornographers. Before she knew it, she was inducted as a full fledged member of that group. [...]

Here is part two of the Best of 2011 Canadian albums. Sorry for the delay because of the Christmas season. Hope everyone had a great holiday? Here is the ranking from #40-31. 40. The Steve Adamyk Band - Forever Won't Wait Listen to Ontario and Bored of Love . 39. Little Scream - The Golden Record Listen to The [...]

Poca presentación necesita Kathryn Calder, más que conocida por su participación en las bandas The New Pornographers o Immaculate Machine, así como por su carrera en solitario, la cual comenzaba el año 2010 con la publicación de su álbum de debut "Are You My Mother?", al que seguiría, en octubre de 2011 su segundo trabajo, "Bright And Vivid", un disco intimista, de suaves melodías, con una instrumentación muy rica en detalles, y en donde la dulce voz de Kathryn constituye uno de sus mayores atractivos. Entre los temas incluidos en el disco, destaca especialmente su nuevo [...]
This is Kathryn Calder's latest video off her album Bright And Vivid . The "Turn A Light On" video was directed by Geoffrey Tomlin-Hood and Leif Parker. Read the Kathryn Calder - Bright And Vivid Review . http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Frank Yang The baseline for any Fucked Up show is glorious mayhem. Add in factors like a hometown show, a full-album recital of their ridiculously ambitious and critically-acclaimed, concept rock opera David Comes To Life , the last gig of an insanely busy year in support of said album that took the band around the world from bars to festivals to arenas, a fundraising benefit for Barriere Lake Solidarity , and a lineup made up of some of the band's favourite acts from Toronto (and outlying regions), and expectations [...]

Justin Broadbent In an age where many young bands seek to get on the expressway to your skull immediately after their first rehearsal - assuming they rehearse instead of just uploading jams to Soundcloud - you have to appreciate a band like The Wooden Sky . They've taken the time to hone their songcraft and live show since forming as Friday Morning's Regret in 2003, and with their 2009 sophomore full-length If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone and its attendant endless touring regimen, have positioned themselves as [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield "Just back from seeing Mark Eitzel at The Knitting Factory. Intimate. Intense. Inspiring. - The Rockdoves Mark Eitzel / Kathryn Calder Mark Eitzel played between tour-mates Kathryn Calder and Himalayan Bear at Knitting Factory on Tuesday (12/6). Here are some pictures. They continue below... [...]

fanfarlo.com When it was announced earlier this Summer that Canadian Musicfest / Canadian Music Week was moving from it's traditional slot in the second week of March - right before SXSW - to the fourth week of March - right after SXSW - I was confused and concerned. Confused because, well, I dislike change, and concerned because whereas doing back-to-back festivals is exhausting no matter which way you order it, I liked that I could get into game shape with CMW, go hard through SXSW and then collapse immediately afterwards and savour my annual post-Austin [...]

Catnaps (formerly When I Was 12) make tunes about falling in and out of love that simply remind me of my first kiss over and over again. But like all first kisses, they eventually have to end, and I wish that I had their full-length album Why Don't You Whisper? to help get me through that time period, well, when I was twelve. The local twee four-piece will get their chance to woo the audience at Johnny Brenda's tonight when they open for the "bright and vivid" Kathryn Calder from The New Pornographers and Absolutely Kosher's Himalayan [...]

Mark Eitzel " For The People Who Wonder if AMC is Touring We are not. During the reunion in 2005 it was good to play with these guys again - though we had changed a lot in a decade. We made a great record - still we didn't have a Bruce Kaphan or a Tom Mallon to keep the music focused and cohesive (I'm certainly not the one to do that when my own songs are involved.) We toured a bit, played one show in 2006 [...]
New Pornographer Kathryn Calder has a new single and video for "Who Are You?" that I struggle to find issue with. Her album Bright and Vivid was released Oct. 25th, 2011 on File Under: Music ,
Is Kathryn Calder unknown New Pornographer? Maybe. Is that unfortunate? Definitely. Discover the "other" beautiful voice from Canada's all-star band - Kathryn Calder. She is down south in support of her sophomore effort, Bright and Vivid , and will be in the close confines of the Drunken Unicorn this Saturday night. Get there early to catch one of our own in support - Swing Set . $10. 18+ Kathryn Calder - Who Are You [...]
![Kathryn Calder & Himalayan Bear @ Raw Sugar Cafe [November 30, 2011]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3900725_lg.jpg)
It was the last day of November in Ottawa. Headed up to Raw Sugar Cafe to see Kathryn Calder and Himalayan Bear . It was a pretty nice standing up intimate show. Thanks to CBC Radio 1 's Q where she was a musical guest that same day. The show started off with Himalayan Bear from Victoria. It was just a solo musician by Ryan Beattie. The music was very [...]

Frank Yang There's many great things about the long-running Toronto institution of Nu Music Nites at the Horseshoe - not least of all the fact that they're free - but the fact that they often feature such random assemblages of acts that each set can feel like its own standalone show and not part of a larger bill is certainly a big part of the fun. Such was the case on Tuesday night when rather than one headline-calibre act, as you'd normally be fortunate to have, they had two - and quite markedly different ones at that. [...]

It's December and this means the holidays are in full swing. So starting today I will try to do some contest for the month of December. Might be a good idea to give a gift to someone or want it for yourself. Starting with this. Any fans of Kathryn Calder ? Thanks to her and File Under: Music . I am giving away a signed copy of her new album "Bright and Vivid". All you have to do is answer this question. What [...]