New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On a just-wrapped concert tour of Europe,
Allison Crowe showed how and why she�s so vital. Absence of anything corporate or calculated about the artistry of Crowe and her band, so rare today, is, naturally, welcome. Still, such integrity matters to audiences most because it�s in service of a marvellous musicality twinned by thrilling virtuosity.
Through Germany, Slovenia, Italy, England and Belgium, whatever the language+ of listeners, Crowe�s combo communicated directly. Viscerally. Profoundly. Advancing cultural traditions with a fresh originality the combo represents the best from the land of Joni Mitchell,
Leonard Cohen and Oscar Peterson+.
Home in Canada for the Summer, Crowe is once again Musical
Director for Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador�s rollicking stage-hit, �Newfoundland Vinyl�. As well, for the first time in the show�s history, Crowe joins the cast for performances running June 11 �
September 2, 2016 at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival.
Before
Allison Crowe (vocals, piano, guitar, fiddle, bodhran) physically reunites with her bandmates � C�line Greb (cello, vox),
Sarah White (mandolin, vox), Dave Baird (bass) � the group�s debut, double-album (one live + one studio set), �Introducing / Heirs + Grievances� enjoys full release alongside a web-based video album.
Mainstream recording artists from
Beyonce to Weird Al have recently focused on integrating music videos and audio albums.
Radiohead is making individual song statements via visual media. Crowe�s own video aesthetic marries her song recordings with footage from home-movies, vintage documentaries and silent film classics of cinema pioneers and visionaries (impressionists, surrealists, Dadaists, avant gardists, animators+).
A visual collection of tracks from �Heirs + Grievances� is peopled by family archives and such iconic characters as Olive Oyl, Popeye the Sailorman,
Lois Lane and Clark Kent/Superman. The 13-song video series for
Allison Crowe and Band's debut album is now underway on Vimeo @ https://vimeo.com/album/3932431 The album's complete when the song �Silence� posts online Friday, June 3, 2016.
PRAISE for
Allison Crowe and Band�s debut:
"Heirs + Grievances is a gorgeous, full circle showcase of Allison�s growth as a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Her extraordinary voice is unrestrained and beautifully accompanied by her bandmates." ~ Muruch (USA)
�In the past, Crowe has devoted herself to trad folk, contemporary rock, Christmas songs and music of Leonard Cohen, all of which have merged into these two discs to create a portrait of an idealist � with the addition of her between-songs talk on the live recording revealing a bubbly personality.� ~ Tom Harrison, The Province (Canada)
�I don�t believe Crowe ever sings a song without an absolute personal commitment... This is an album that should and could develop a greater audience for Crowe beyond those who already adore her.� ~ Some Diurnal Aural Awe (UK)
https://music.allisoncrowe.com/album/heirs-grievances
