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Here NB interview!
A little interview I did with Victoria Handysides at Here NB.
http://herenb.canadaeast.com/music/article/1399581
See you tonight, Moncton!
xo
Jess
At the Rainbow
Green rooms are rare at this stage of the game and while I wouldn’t necessarily call this a green room, it was nonetheless a lil’ space back stage to pause and gather oneself before performing. These rooms tend to sport the autographs of the folks that have graced the stage that the little room hides behind. Tonight for instance I found the imprint of west coast sensation Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra any very own tour mate Jeff Andrew.
I scanned the walls for more of my friends and artistic acquaintances but to no avail. In amongst the scribbles and obscenities there were but these two familiars.
It’s almost showtime and as I sit at the merch table watching folks finish line checks I am a lil’ sad that I haven’t a sticker to add to the chaos.
I guess that’s the next order of business!
….maybe a sticker design contest?
Turning wheels,
Jess
xo
The question…
What do you do after your gig on your one night in Montreal? After you’ve finished your whiskey or beer and packed the van, what would you do?
ANSWER:
Why, go for poutine of course! It proved both enjoyable and regrettable, just like that last whiskey. Definitely the perfect end to a rather entertaining evening.
Thank you for a wonderful time, Montreal! The listening ears above burden bearing shoulders, the insight and humor….you know who you are.
You are not the lowest common denominator. 😉
xo
Midnight Poutine
These fine folks added “Orchard” to their podcast for this weekend.
Follow this lil’ link to hear the whole thing!
Timber Timbre – Black Water
Malajube – Synesthésie
The F in Fresh – Top Predator of Love
Gobble Gobble – Lawn Knives
The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt – lotdwykirthbr
Paper Beat Scissors – Be Patient
Simon Schreiber – Don’t Knock It Till You Try It Again
Jess Hill – Orchard
Intensive Care – Twelve More
Imaginary Cities – Say You
Vivian Girls – I Heard You Say
Bare Wires – Don’t Ever Change
Hey Sugar – All That I Need
Tarun Nayar – Kezang La
Hope to see you tonight at Grumpy’s in Montreal!
xo
Jess
Because the spring…
Because the spring brings the birds, it bears repeating.
“A Common Bird sings, for the dawn as it brings new light to the love she has known.”
Full video coming soon! Enjoy this in the meantime, dearies.
Jess Hill Common Bird from Graeme Morgan on Vimeo.
Dreamerie Deluxe
In Ottawa this morning after dreams of splendor and surreal delight I sit, sipping tea and writing postcards.
Tonight we take to the stage in Montreal. I’ll put my hopeful melancholy under the lights at Grumpy’s. All love and la la in the belle province!
But by slumber the world was aglow. The colours warm with the tint of sepia or gold and I was far from the urban places of my waking life.
In dreams I ran the wilds of the Canadian shield with the pets of our many hosts. Luta, Hyser, Butler, and the mysterious white lab I met at the first nations gallery along the highway.
We ran in tall grasses at sunrise.
Domestic wolves howling to the sun as it lifts it light to cast a shadow on the land.
xo
Jess
Monday Magazine!
Hooray!
A lil’ love from the editor at Victoria’s Monday Magazine!
Song stuck in my head
“Stagger” by Jess Hill. Vancouver-based folk noir singer-songwriter Jess Hill has a haunting quality to her voice that perfectly complements her storytelling lyrics. Her newest CD, Orchard, is filled with stinging emotions and raw energy that skillfully moves from blues-draped guitar to folk to alt-country and back again.
Grant Mckenzie – Monday Magazine
Fort Frances and Rossport!
The highways of Northern Ontario ate my cell signal. Our resting place for tonight in Sault Ste. Marie gave it back.
Tomorrow we drive into the arms of Jeff’s parents for a night and then it’s off to Montreal to sing at Grumpy’s on Friday. The kindness of strangers and their wireless signal allow me to present you with some pictorials, my favourite being the first one. A portrait of my new friend Hyser in his yard in Fort Frances.
xo
Jess
Jess Hill 
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