It’s our final episode of cycle 2! It’s Sagittarius season! We cap off this cycle in the best way we could possibly think of: a chat with broadcasting legend Laurie Brown. Laurie Brown has hosted The New Music, CBC’s The Journal and On the Arts, as well as serving as a seminal Much Music VJ. She notably hosted The Signal on CBC Radio 2, and now produces and hosts Pondercast, a podcast that combines music with deep ruminations about the human spirit and what it means to be alive in today’s world. We talk to her about her work in television, radio, the mission of Pondercast, and what it was like to interview Miles Davis and Whitney Houston. Listen to Pondercast here: https://www.pondercast.ca/Look out for the new Pondercast book Night that comes out this week!Follow Laurie’s ponderings on Instagram: @lauriebrownpicsThank you so much to all of our guests this season: Leah Fay, Adnan Khan, Anthems of the Void, Ronley Teper, Carmen Elle, Danielle Knibbe, Mingjia, Liz Leia, Haviah Mighty, Iskwe, Robin Dann, Felicity Williams and Laurie Brown! We’ve learned so much from you and couldn’t make this show without you!And thank you so much to all of our listeners! Look out for our upcoming Youtube channel and Patreon page! Like what you hear? Give your grils a rating and review on iTunes! Subscribe!Tell your friends about us! LOVE U IN 2020!!!-The Grils (Tara & Kira)

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Episode 024 - Laurie Brown

Hellooooooo!Today we talk to Robin Dann and Felicity Williams of Bernice!Toronto's Bernice craft weightless, genre-defying pop music that touches on indie pop, jazz, and R&B. Led by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Robin Dann and rounded out by Felicity Williams, Thom Gill, Dan Fortin and Phil Melanson, the group came into its own in the late 2010s with the ornately produced EP Puff and the minimalist pop of Puff: In the Air Without a Shape.Ft. Tara Kannangara vs. the world (Trump & Alec Baldwin edition)

Episode 023 - Bernice

HEY!This week we talk to iskwē about her new album acākosīk.iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning "blue sky woman") is, among many other things, an artist – a creator and communicator of music and of movement, of pictures, poetry and prose. And through it all, she’s a teller of stories that have impacted our past and will inform our future. Some are her own, some belong to others, and some belong to us all.acākosīk | ᐊᒐᑯᓯᐠ is the culmination of her creation and collaboration to this point. It’s a collection of seven sonic explorations that not only blur lines between sources and styles, but also between the actual and the ideal, the real and imagined. But by extension, it’s also the star around which immersive worlds of live performance, video, and visual art revolve. That includes the album’s stunning cover art by Sarah Legault, loaded with cultural allusions and featuring an individual star for each of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) to date.Check out her new single "Night Danger" at the end of the show!Follow iskwē @iskweFollow us @grilithfairC U next week!    

Episode 022 - Iskwē

This week the grils talk to Haviah Mighty! Her album 13th Floor snagged the 2019 Polaris Music Prize back in September and we talk all about it.13th Floor is Haviah’s most fully realized body of work to date following her acclaimed 2017 album, Flower City. In addition to being a member of renowned trio, The Sorority, Haviah has been releasing music independently since 2009. 13TH Floor highlights Haviah’s vast musical influences and incredible production style. She co-executively produced the record with Tim ‘2oolman’ Hill (of A Tribe Called Red) and collaborated with numerous artists including Sean Leon (Waves), Clairmont The Second (Smoke), and her sister, Omega Mighty (Wishy Washy). Production features include 2oolman, Obuxum, Robotaki, Young Dreadz, Taabu, Lambo and her younger brother, Mighty Prynce. Follow Haviah: @haviahmightywww.haviahmighty.caFollow us: @grilithfairLike us! Rate us! Review us! Share our pod with your friends!  

Episode 021 - Haviah Mighty

Happy Halloween everybody!In honour of this spooktacular time of year we talk to Liz Leia about ~witchcraft~Liz Leia is an artist, writer, witch, activist, healer and Spiritual Director in training. Her writing explores themes of mythology, mysticism and the body. She uses archetypal wisdom and her own experiences of trauma, disability and chronic illness as catalysts for spiritual awakening and individual and collective healing. Her work examines the intersections of social justice, spirituality, shamanism, ecofeminism and sacred sexuality. Her mission on this planet is to help reclaim and reawaken the spirit of the Divine Feminine, raise the earth's vibration, and facilitate accessible, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive healing for others. She lives in Toronto with her two cats and spends her spare time dreaming, holding space, hosting moon rituals and playing her harp.Visit her website at www.mysticsisterarts.comFollow Liz @highfemmepriestessFollow us @grilithfair

Episode 020 - Witchcraft

Hello Zootopians!This week the grils talk to vocal improvisor Mingjia! A magical vocalist, composer and light being! We talk about the art of voice, inspiration, being in a band with all cis-dudes and so much more!Follow Mingjia @mingjiamusicPeace out peeps

Episode 019 - Mingjia

Oh hey there.How u doin?This week the grils talk to Danielle Knibbe about music and mental health! V. important.Check out Danielle @danielleknibbeCheck us out @grilithfairLurve,- your grils Tara and Kira

Episode 018 - Danielle Knibbe

This week the grils talk to DIANA's Carmen Elle about anxiety, $$money$$ and more!Send your ideas for Carmen's new band name to grilithfair@gmail.com or #grilithfair on instagram !!!Follow Carmen @carmenelle 

Episode 017 - Carmen Elle

This week we talk to the incredible Ronley Teper about life as a poet & a deadhead, her journey as a musical artist, controversial art, and the esoteric mystery that is the music biz.Get your votin' hats on! It's that time of year for all u Canuck bbs!BUGZ R ON UR FACE!Luv U!Follow Ronley @ronleyteper or www.ronleyteper.com

Episode 016 - Ronley Teper

This week the grils talk to Anthems of the Void - Bradford Reed, Caylie Staples and Geoff Gersh about the AOTV origin story, improvising, inspiration, and more! A beautiful convo! Plus Kira pulls a Tarot card in honour of Libra Season.Check out their instagram: @anthemsofthevoidCheck out their website: anthemsofthevoid.com ~~~HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELOVED GRIL TARA KANNANGARA!!~~~

Episode 015 - Anthems of the Void

This week the grils talk to Adnan Khan about his debut novel 'There Has to be a Knife', artistic process, love, death, race and religion. Follow Adnan on Twitter @whotookadnan Big hello to all of our new subscribers! ?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @grilithfair (& Youtube very soon!)

Episode 014 - Adnan Khan

WE'RE BAAAAACK!After a month in the dark your grils are back with a second cycle of grepisodes that will fill you with awe and wonder! To kick things off we talk to the wonderful Leah Fay of July Talk about the post-#MeToo Indie music scene, performance art and building a better world.Follow Leah on Twitter! @leah_fayyOn Instagram! @leah_fayJuly Talk! @julytalkPsssst ... don't forget to submit your Grilith drawing to us @grilithfair or grilithfair@gmail.com :D SHOW US WHAT U GOT!

Episode 013 - Leah Fay

Grilith is going dark for the month of August! It's been 12 fun-filled episodes (AN ENTIRE ZODIAC WHEEL) and we need a break! But never fear - Grilith will be back with BETTER THAN EVER episodes on September 3rd. In this episode we talk about what Grilith has meant to us so far! We also talk about our own art practices, so get comfy and get to know your grils!See you on September 3rd!Until then, you can reach us at grilithfair@gmail.com or @grilithfair on Instagram.Special thanks to all of our guests so far: T. Thomason, Charlotte Cornfield, Rachael Cardiello, Kamilah Apong, Anna Horvath, Anh Phung, Katie McBride, Christine Duncan, Jill Harris, Lydia Persaud and repeat star Cora Endean! Extra special thanks to Dave Plowman for making our theme song!ShArPeN yOuR pEnCiLs, ShArPeN yOuR dIcKs!

Episode 012 - Going Dark

On this week's very special episode of Grilith Fair the grils talk to Lydia Persaud about social media, impossible beauty standards, God + religion + sexuality, and her fantastic new album Let Me Show You.Follow Lydia @the_lydsterFollow the Grilith Monster @grilithfairFollow Kira @kiramayhemFollow Tara @tara.kannangara

Episode 011 - Lydia Persaud

This week the grils talk to Jill Harris about her projects Illyin Pipes, The O'Pears and Dwayne Gretzky! We talk about activism, sex ed, music and more!Follow Jill @illyinpipesFollow the O'Pears @theopearsFollow Dwayne Gretzky @dwayne_gretzky

Episode 010 - Jill Harris

Hosts Tara Kannangara and Kira May talk to a broad community of artists about creativity, life and WHATEVER WE WANT.

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