Archive for March, 2017

Here some more articles on “Surfacing” (plus video)!

‘It’s got great legs’: Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Surfacing’ turns 20

Here’s also an article – more of a recap of Sarah’s career:
‘Music for horrific breakups, untimely funerals and teenage seduction’: In defence of Sarah McLachlan

Annnnd, National Music Centre has a new exhibition: ‘Milestones’: Sarah McLachlan

The exhibition will include the CP-80M electric grand piano she used during her Lilith
Fair performances and the outfit she wore; her Kay “Barney Kessel” electric guitar and a Kala ukulele. It will also include hand-written lyric sheets and tour books.

Read full article here.

“It’s part of the history of her as an artist, when she was just getting started and when she was really in those formative years.” Mosker said the exhibit also features a Grammy won by McLachlan in 1990 for her song I Will Remember You. “That, to me, is symbolic of Sarah’s international influence as a Canadian artist.”

Read full article here.

Here and right here some more about the exhibition, also with photos!

As Surfacing turns 20 this year, some articles popped up with stories/memories of making the album & recording it.

Sarah McLachlan will never forget how sick she was of hearing the hit songs off her 1997 smash album “Surfacing” — and that was before it was even released.

The Halifax-born singer’s record — which was loaded with hits including “Building a Mystery,” “Sweet Surrender,” “Adia” and “Angel” — was at the centre of a cultural movement, released as her touring Lilith Fair music festival found its footing 20 years ago.

Yet McLachlan couldn’t shake the resentment she felt towards the music.

“We’d been recording and mixing, fine tuning and beating them to death,” she remembers.

“By the time the album was done I was really like, ‘Ugh, I don’t even want to hear any of these songs again.'”

Read “From the studio to Lilith Fair: Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Surfacing’ turns 20” and “Sarah McLachlan and producer Pierre Marchand share stories behind ‘Surfacing’“!

Sarah will perform on May 15 in San Francisco at the Acoustic-4-a-Cure benefit and on July 01 in Edmonton for the Canada 150 Event!

About the Acoustic-4-a-Cure benefit:

Sarah McLachlan and Pat Benatar will provide some girl power at the fourth annual Acoustic-4-a-Cure benefit concert, scheduled for May 15 in San Francisco.

The concert is the brainchild of rockers Sammy Hagar and James Hetfield of Metallica, and raises money for pediatric cancer research at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. The show historically has featured artists performing acoustically, and includes unique duets, jams and surprise guest appearances.

And for the Canada 150 Event:

Canadian Music Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan will perform at Rogers Place in Edmonton as Canada celebrates its 150th birthday on July 1.

McLachlan’s appearance will be part of the finale of Canada150in150, a project designed to showcase Albertans’ ideas, experiences and stories.

Sarah will also perform at the Junos! Check/read it here.

On March 7, Sarah donated a guitar to the Vancouver Public Library!

The instrument lending library received another 30 musical instruments from members of the public during an instrument drive, so the collection is now approaching 200 guitars, drums, mandolins and other instruments.

Read the article right here, and watch below interview videos:

http://vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/video-music-icon-sarah-mclachlan-joins-vancouver-mayor-gregor-robertson-at-vpl

Gallery & media will be up soon in the tour archive.