Mark your calendars! *Friday, Sept 29th* Better yet, get your tickets in advance: Tickets available now: https://alyshabrillastarlight.eventbrite.ca/ Alysha Brilla & The Brilltones invite you to come celebrate Brilla’s fourth studio album release, “Rooted”; a rhythmic collection of songs with themes of inner strength, empowerment and spirituality. Let’s get Rooted. This hometown show will be part of […]
Post-production on my album is almost complete. The release date is Jan 21st worldwide! I will also be performing a release tour from Toronto to Victoria, so check my gigs page! Pre-order digital download or hard copy CD here
I wrote a new song. Fall is here and I fear winter winds will send everyone into hibernation prematurely. Come out to my show this Thursday Sept 25th at Cafe Pyrus! 16 Charles St W, Kitchener, 7pm $6-10. -Janice
My band Janice Lee and the Free Radicals has put out our first music video. This is very exciting!! The video is a comment on the security culture and police state that spies on our communities. The video was inspired by the intense surveillance activities by the police on social justice organizers in Kitchener-Waterloo before […]
Lindsay Jack and I have been having a great time out West. Lindsay Jack has decided to head home early so I will be performing at the Vancouver and Victoria slams solo. Will miss you LJ! Also, I have been booked to play some music shows while I’m out here in the prairies and mountains. […]
A Portrait of Janice as a Young Artist: Banff Fundraiser with guests Sean Gallagher, Richard Garvey, Jessalyn, Brockenshire and Organic Groove Sunday March 17th, 7-9pm (short and sweet) Cafe Pyrus, 16 Charles Street West, Kitchener Suggested admission is a donation to Janice`s Banff Fund All are welcome! Featuring: Sean Gallagher – groove train Richard Garvey […]
I filmed a new episode of my youtube show Janice Lee Goes Outside. This time I was in Montreal I played a show with Adam F. Lewis at BBAM! Cafe. Two amazing Montreal-based bands The Ukeladies, and Fruiting Bodies also performed. I lost the key to my U-lock and had to break the lock with my good […]
New video blog and song. Music starts at 2:43 if you want to skip to the song. On another note, I ate some quinoa puffs with some coconut beverage and a teaspoon of amber maple syrup – it was delicious!
I finally fulfilled my dream to mash up Britney Spears and The Tra La Las
A new song I performed at the View From Here monthly arts night, at the Branches, Waterloo back in February 2011. Note that no one laughed at my anti-beer joke. What can I say? It doesn’t taste good.
So the ol band, The Tra La Las, we are back together, after a 15 month hiatus. It was supposed to be over over, but now we all happen to be in town, and wanting to make music, and feeling good vibes about it, so here we are! We had our comeback show at Cafe […]
I am currently in Montreal, having a swell relaxing time. Came straight from the Hillside Festival in Guelph. My favourites from Hillside: Sam Doores and the Tumbleweeds myspace.com/samdoores They came straight from New Orleans, and Sam is from Oklahoma. He was wearing a sweet cowboy hat and jeans and cowboy boots. As soon as they […]
This is for my friends who have enriched my life and helped me become who I am today. Where I Was Born Janice Lee This is where I was born, in the grass Beneath the stars I found happiness, with you, my friends We sighed, we cried, we laughed We sang, we loved, our lives […]
Wed April 14th, music with our newly formed band (myself, Adam Lewis, Laura Ashfield), now called The Pedal Pushers! at the Boathouse, opening for Wilmott Redd, Von Krippen, and Nick JD and the Whale. 9pm. Cover is $3. The Pedal Pushers will also play the next week, Monday April 19th, at Maxwell’s Music House, Battle […]
I am in the cast of Eve Ensler’s (editor of the Vagina Monologues) latest collection of monologues called A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, A Prayer at UW. I think it really overcomes some of the limitation of the VMs – including male voices, moving into different kinds of violence. There are two performances Monday […]
I have written many songs. Still figuring out who I want to play with, how I will record. But here’s a list of the 27 songs that are finished and ready to go. How will I chooose.. He has Penelope Well well well Stay Sunshine Flake The Solution Lies, All Lies! How do we fall […]
I did a rough recording of a new song I wrote. Here it is. More music at myspace.com/jazzyjanice