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Short Clip from Noches de Poesia, 03/02/2010

Submitted by stevenmansour on February 4, 2010 - 8:08am

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A day in Montreal, One

Submitted by stevenmansour on February 4, 2010 - 12:21am

It was a Tuesday morning, a couple of weeks ago, and it was one of the most beautiful mornings I can remember so far this winter. As I walked to Le Dépanneur Café, the biggest snowflakes you've ever seen were lazily making their descent to the ground. L'Esplanade street was mostly deserted quiet except for me and the crunching of the snow beneath my Columbia boots. Four or five hours of work fly by me like doves until my good friend Elizabeth walks in.

Benoit, the owner, convinces us to buy the CD of his newest musical crush - Erin Lang. I went ahead and paid the paltry $10 for it, while Elizabeth contents herself with a green tea cupcake, also made by Erin Lang that morning. I took a bite. It was pretty good.

I sometimes wonder what parts of my life I'll look back on with fondness in my later years. We tend to morph, twist and deform places, people and things deep in the recesses of our memories, warping proportions and exaggerating emotions. Whenever I listen to Erin Lang, maybe I'll somehow manage to remember the day where giant snowflakes fell on the plateau only to be destroyed under the heel of my even giant-er boot, worked on my laptop for many many hours and ate a dozen green tea cupcakes.

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The Girlfriend Mix

Submitted by stevenmansour on December 13, 2009 - 10:22pm

This year has had its ups and downs, relationship-wise. I've only got precious little time left as a 20-something, so I dearly hope the emotional rollercoasterness of this ending year is a vestige of times past, and not an omen of things to come. All was pretty quiet in January, pretty intense come spring, awkward in the summer, super-lame at the end of summer, contemplative in the fall, and now, somewhat interesting again.

Here are some songs to summarize - and immortalize - these times.

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Short Clip from Afro Latin Soul 2

Submitted by stevenmansour on October 26, 2009 - 12:43pm

Recorded on my Kodak Zi8 HD camcorder. Although two of the most common criticisms of this camera are the low-light noise and the lackluster internal mic, they both seem to actually be quite decent in this video. [video] Artists:

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Afro Latin Soul Tonight @ Club Lambi

Submitted by stevenmansour on September 4, 2009 - 8:10am

NYC - MTL

And yes, I know all my posts since I've been back have been to promote Climbing Poetree.

I hereby pledge to start posting lengthier articles soon.

Climbing Poetree@Noches de Poesia

Submitted by stevenmansour on September 1, 2009 - 1:37pm

Wednesday evening Tonight is the season's inaugural Noches de Poesia, and it promises to be nothing short of Epic. Brooklyn's soul sister duet Climbing Poetree - whom I wrote about back in 2007 - has finally made it to Montreal and will be sharing the stage tomorrow alongside some other amazing artists from Toronto and Montreal.

They've shared mics with the likes of Dead Prez, Alicia Keys, and Erykah Badu, and their Hurricane Season tour is continuing to receive wide acclaim.

Somehow, Elizabeth continues to wrangle some of the most talented and versatile performers to share a stage in our humble little venue, invariably with amazing results. The evenings are always intense, intimate, joyful and beautiful, and tonight's installment promises to take it to a whole new level. Be there!

Did I mention that the show is free? ;)

Le Dépanneur Café: 206, rue Bernard Ouest, @ 5:30pm

Kaie Kellough (Spoken Word en anglais)
Abstract Random, en visite depuis Toronto (Spoken Word en anglais)
Fabrice Koffy (poésic en français)
Truth Is (Spoken Word/Slam en anglais)
Jahnice (Soul poésie en français et kreyol)
Andrea Thompson, en visite depuis Toronto (Spoken Word en anglais)
Climbing Poetree, en visite depuis Brooklyn, NYC (Spoken Word en anglais et espagnol)

Full details here:
http://nochesdepoesia.com/en/noches/30e_noche_de_poesí_2_septembre_2009

Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc.

Submitted by stevenmansour on August 29, 2009 - 7:54pm

Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.

C'est trop bon, as I've been saying over the past few months. PS - I'm back. From Paris, from the real world, and from myself.

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