Archive for February, 2009

chic gamine on the road again!

chic gamine on the road again!


Friends friends friends!

There is a lot going on in the chic gamine world as of late…let me give you a little run down…

1.) we just got off the road after a ten day mini tour of ontario with one stop in new york state…it was great to be back on stage and thanks to everyone that came out to the shows and made it all possible!
…it was also equally as great to have our first experience as a band in a 12 passenger van as apposed to a mini van/clown car. what a difference an extra bench seat makes…let me tell you!!

look for tour pictures and video in our photo gallery and on our youtube page! (www.youtube.com/chicgamine)

2.) look forward to some new band photos coming your way soon! we had an awesome photo shoot with the amazing Andrew Macnaughtan (www.andrewmacnaughtan.com) and we’re all really excited about the finished product. we’ll leave you in suspense a little bit longer though…keep checking back in the coming weeks..ill let you know when they are posted along with some behind the scenes FOOT-AGE!

3.) We are beyond excited to present ourselves in Montreal,Quebec…the big show is Feb.10th at La Tulipe…look around the website for more info….You won’t want to miss this friends!
Andddd for all you Montrealers…you can now purchase the Chic Gamine album at Beatnick - CD & Vinyl on 3770 St-Denis. (www.beatnnickmusic.com)

4.) Chic Gamine was reviewed in La Press in Montreal…take a look at the review on our press page!

5.)We are ALSO pleased to announce that we will be playing in Winnipeg,Manitoba at The Festival du Voyageur on Feb.16th and 19th…check www.festivalvoyageur.mb.ca for more info!! hip hip horay horay horay

so as you can see there is lots of stuff going on at the chic gamine camp…keep you ears and eyes open for chic gamine on cbc radio…and in various publications near you…
and just know that we always want to hear from you and what’s going on at your camp! how big is your bonfire?…what kind of stew are you making?…how much bug spray is too much?…loud cricket noises at night…pro or con? you know all that kind of stuff.

comments, messages, puppies and bags of money are always freely accepted.

i hope january has been good to you…and as always keep checking back for updates!!

love love love,
alexa
team chic gamine

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myspace: www.myspace.com/chicgamine

we’re also on facebook! yaaaa we are!

chic nominated for 2009 juno award!

Chic Gamine garners 2009 JUNO nomination!

Toronto, ON (February 3, 2009) – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced nominations for The 2009 JUNO Awards, including first-time nominees, Winnipeg/Montreal-based vocal/roots/pop ensemble, Chic Gamine.

With just a year and a half under their stylishly coordinated belts, Chic Gamine is nominated in the Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group category. Nominated in the same category are Elliot Brood and NQ Arbuckle, as well as fellow-Winnipeggers, The Duhks and Twilight Hotel.

Winners will be declared at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, March 28, and The 2009 JUNO Awards broadcast on CTV on Sunday, March 29 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, BC.

About Chic Gamine
By complete coincidence, the group is composed of the 5 “A’s”: singers Ariane Jean, Andrina Turenne, Alexa Dirks, Annick Brémault and drummer and percussionist Alexandre Sacha Daoud. Over the years, its members have been integral parts of a multitude of projects having garnered critical success.

With a solo percussionist as their main musical support, Chic Gamine use their voices as instruments, effortlessly launching into intricate string arrangements, bass-heavy rhythm sections and lush harmonies. These multifariously talented songwriters create a sound that resonates with soul, passion and an unabashedly random and sometimes downright peculiar brand of humour that reels audiences in and leaves them begging for more. Performance highlights include The Winnipeg Folk Festival, The California Strawberry Festival, The California World Fest and opening for the legendary Smokey Robinson at The Festival at Sandpoint, Idaho.

Chic Gamine’s debut self-titled album, comprised of twelve original tracks, was released independently in June of 2008 and is available through www.cdbaby.com and other select retail locations, to be found through the group’s website, www.chicgamine.com.

Currently, Chic Gamine is in Montreal, preparing for a series of performances and media appearances, followed by a return to Winnipeg for further performances. For more information, please visit www.chicgamine.com.

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Chic Gamine en nomination aux Prix Juno 2009!

Mardi 3 février 2009, Toronto, Ontario

L’Académie canadienne des arts et des sciences de l’enregistrement (CARAS) annonce aujourd’hui les nominations des Prix Juno 2009, y inclu la première nomination du quintette vocal Winnipego/Montréalaise, Chic Gamine.

Avec à peine un an et demi en poche, Chic Gamine est nommé dans la catégorie du meilleur album roots/traditionnel de l’année: groupe. Dans cette même catégorie se trouvent Elliot Brood, NQ Arbuckle, ainsi que les Winnipégois, The Duhks et Twilight Hotel.

Les lauréats seront dévoilés lors du Gala des Prix JUNO, le samedi 28 mars, 2009 et les Prix JUNO 2009 seront diffusés à l’antenne ..V, le dimanche 29 mars 2009, à la Place General Motors, à Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique.

Biographie—Chic Gamine
Chic Gamine se compose tout à fait par hasard des 5 « A » : les chanteuses Ariane Jean, Andrina Turenne, Alexa Dirks, Annick Brémault et le batteur/percussionniste Alexandre Sacha Daoud. Ces anciens membres des formations musicales little boy boom, Gaïa et Madrigaïa se sont produits sur les scènes locales, nationales et internationales.

En Chic Gamine, le jeu de l’harmonie à quatre voix est redéfini et rafraîchi; la percussion est leur unique support musical et leurs voix sont les instruments qui volent du pizzicato des cordes, aux tons bourdonnants et rythmés de la basse ou encore aux élans des choeurs Gospel des années 50 et 60. Ces fabricants de chansons créent ensemble une musique et un spectacle rempli de « soul », de passion et d’un humour rieur et imprévisible. Leur feuille de route comprend des prestations au California World Music Festival, au California Strawberry Folk Music Festival, au Festival Folk de Winnipeg et un spectacle en première partie de l’étoile de Motown, le légendaire Smokey Robinson, au Festival at Sandpoint, Idaho.

Lancé en juin 2008, le premier disque éponyme de Chic Gamine est composé de douze plages originales. Le disque est disponible au www.cdbaby.com et dans certains magasins à travers le Québec et le Canada. La liste complète de ces magasins se retrouve au www.chicgamine.com.

Chic Gamine se trouve actuellement à Montréal et se prépare à participer à de nombreux spectacles et prestations radio et télédiffusées, notamment Le Studio 12 (5 février), le Festival Voix d’Amériques (6 février) et un spectacle au La Tulipe (10 février). Pour plus de renseignements, visitez le www.chicgamine.com.

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chic gamine on radio-canada!

Hello friends…

Chic Gamine has been quite busy in Montreal over the past week..filming tv shows, doing interviews, being reviewed in various publications and generally performing their little faces off…it’s been busy but believe me it’s been awesome.

This message is just to let you know when you can see or hear their french cbc performance on the show “Studio 12″ featuring Bïa with special guests, Coral Egan and Thomas Hellman.

The programs, dates and times are as follows:

Espace Musique (100.7):Sunday, February 8th at 4:30pm

on the general Radio-Canada Television station:Sunday, February 8th at 10:30pm

ARTV on Monday, February 9th 8:00pm

and all of these performances can be found at all times on the Radio-Canada website. (www.radio-canada.ca)

so check it out if you get the chance!

talk to you again soon!!

love,
team chic gamine

1)CBC RADIO 2)NEW VIDEOS 3)YOU HEARD ME.

!!!NEW VIDEOS UP!!!

check out the media section…we just posted some new live foot-AGE (As Sacha would say…emphasis on the AGE)

The videos are taken by Chic Gamine’s good friend Ben Benvie and are from a show at the River Run Centre in Guelph,Ontario on their January 09′ mini tour.

You can also see those videos and many many more on the Chic Gamine YouTube channel : www.youtube.com/chicgamine .

ALSO…

!!!CHIC GAMINE ON CBC RADIO ONE’S Definietly Not The Opera!!!

Chic gamine will be appearing on CBC Radio One’s program “Definitely Not The Opera” hosted by Sook-Yin Lee on Saturday,February 28th. The show airs from 1pm-3pm on CBC Radio One during which Chic Gamine will be interviewed and also play two songs from their self titled debut album!

Look forward to Chic Gamine telling some great stories…we don’t want to give anything away here but one may even involve crying polar bears…YA I SAID IT…now i’ve hooked you!!

Be sure to check it out!

Go to www.cbc.ca/dnto if you’re interested in more details!!

Other than that…the team here at Chic Gamine has been hard hard hard at work over the past month…between Montreal appearances and a show at La Tulipe…to coming back to Winnipeg for various radio and tv appearances and finally capping it off by playing Winnipeg’s own “Festival Du Voyageur”.

Thanks to everyone that came out to the voyageur park for some Chic Gamine performing action! We had an awesome time festival-ing it up with ya’ll!

Next up for us? Some much needed down time before our next lil’ American tour at the end of March…we’ll keep you posted on all those details!!

And As Always…keep checking back for new videos,pictures and blogs…things change fast here on the interweb…it’s hard to always keep “abreast” if you will. and we will. so that means you should too.

If there is anything else you’d like to see around here…go to our guest book page and let us know! we’re always open to feedback…unless it’s something like “hey chic gamine, why don’t you light yourself on fire and jump out of a moving train?”…we generally draw the line there.

love love love to you!
team chic gamine