Kelly McMichael @ LIVE! on Elgin

Kelly McMichael Band at LIVE! on Elgin
With Special Guest Landon A.R. Coleman
November 5th, 2022
220 Elgin Street, 2nd Floor
7pm Doors \\ 8pm Show
Tickets $20
Kelly McMichael:
Kelly McMichael (from Peterborough ON, based in St. John’s NFLD), is known for her commanding presence and versatile songwriting. Kelly’s debut LP ‘Waves’ made the 2022 Polaris Prize Shortlist. It was recorded in St John’s NL with co-producer/ engineer/ drummer/ inventor Jake Nicoll (The Burning Hell). As a multi-instrumentalist and vocal chameleon Kelly’s skills in studio and on the road have been shared with Sarah Harmer, Rouge, Regina Gently, Gentleman Reg, The Burning Hell, Allie X and The Hidden Cameras and more, helping to create a well-refined music veteran. At a live show, Kelly delivers a great performance with unique side players who capture the joy of rock and roll together. ‘Waves’ received international praise for rich production, displaying a timeless range of rock and pop sounds with playful melodies and dreamy textures that touch on retro psychedelia. Clever, sensitive and defiant lyrics push past pain and struggle to celebrate friendship and resilience. The content flows between heavy and light, moving through pleasing and thoughtful sonic arrangements like mixed weather with cathartic release. LHM Records, a Newfound land label signed Kelly and released ‘Waves Deluxe’ May 2022 to keep up the album’s momentum. After Two MusicNL Awards and the East Coast Music Award for Best Rock Album and The Polaris nod, Kelly McMichael is poised for action.

Landon A.R. Coleman:
An Albertan living in Ottawa, Coleman plays highly-stylized, elegant pop. “I love Nat King Cole, Jim Reeves, John Denver… give me strings, horns, a strong melody.” says Coleman. His sound, played by a rotating cast of band-mates recalls the retro-tinged eclecticism of Belle and Sebastian or Rex Orange County and the modern torch songs of Father John Misty. Like Losing a Fight EP I and II, Coleman’s second and third releases (early 2023) are sonically rich and collaborative efforts, including background vocals by members of Polaris-nominated Bernice and drums by Andy Shauf sideman Olivier Fairfield.
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