New album The Lost Cause produced by Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace).
Musicians on latest CD include Garth Hudson (The Band/Bob Dylan), Randy Cooke (Ringo Starr, Five For Fighting, Dave Stewart), Stan Behrens (Ruth Brown, Willie Dixon, The Four Tops, Canned Heat) and Ben Peeler (Shakira, the Wallflowers, Jacob Dylan).
Songs in film and television shows such as Radio Free Roscoe, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Collector, Make Some Noise, Ride Guide Bike, Ride Guide Snowboard, Under Attack and The Wisher.
Winner of the Georgia Straight's Reader's Choice Award for Best Band, Best Album and Best Guitarist and the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands for a spot on the Vans Warped Tour.
Extensive self-booked and publicized North American touring over the course of 6 years.
Featured Indie Spotlight and Folk Music Spotlight on iTunes Canada.
Appearances on XM Radio the Verge, MuchMusic's Going Coastal, MTVCanada, Vancouver's 99.3 The Fox, Calgary's CJSW, Winnipeg's CKUW 95.9FM, Toronto's IndieLove Radio, Vancouver's 100.5 The Peak FM, Waterloo's 100.3 SoundFM, Ottawa's Late Night With Mr. Hollywood, Vancouver's CITR 101.9 and many more.
Toured/performed with Raine Maida, Face to Face, The Vans Warped Tour, The UK Subs, Chixdiggit, The Weakerthans and more.
MSN/Sympatico Indiscover Featured Artist.
#1 and #2 on the !Earshot Loud Charts (Canada wide college radio).
4 self-released albums to date on her very own Lost Records.
And all this while remaining 100% independent!!!
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