Coco Love Acorn is touring nationally to support her latest album, Play.
Her journey brings her to Joe’s Garage in Courtenay on May 25.
Released in March of 2011, the new CD was almost entirely performed, recorded and produced by Coco and is available at live gigs and cocolovealcorn.com.
A skip, hop and a jump through Coco’s favourite genres, Play
is a collection of free-spirited songs delivered with acoustic
intimacy. Her new daughter Ellie is the muse.
Her 2009 album Joyful (Sound of Pop/Fontana North)
has been a hit with fans and industry alike.
Indie radio stations all across Canada have shown good support spinning many of the tracks with Intellectual Boys often charting. Revolution has become a favourite with many CBC hosts and was awarded a videofact grant.
I Got A Bicycle topped the charts at a jazz station in Quebec City and has helped to garner strong support for Coco in the cycling community. She shared the bill with Molly Johnson at the
2010 Toronto Bike Union Gala and also graced the cover of
Momentum magazine in the spring of that year.
Having toured across Canada numerous times playing
many a music festival (including the female-inspired Lilith
Fair), Alcorn has gained an incredible and loyal fanbase.
Over the years she has shared the stage with a diverse and
notable list of artists including Ani DiFranco, 54.40, Burton
Cummings, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jesse Cooke, Chin Injeti
(Bass is Base), Kinnie Starr and Loudon Wainwright III.
She has enjoyed success in the realm of music licensing, with
multiple television song placements in The Dead Zone and
The L Word.
Her diverse musical influences include jazz, pop, R&B and folk. Her voice is hailed as ‘extraordinary’ (Vancouver Province), ‘beautiful’ (Canadian Musician) and ‘stunning’ (Star Phoenix).
Her playful and witty character, love of improvising and her willingness to engage fearlessly with the audience has made Coco Love Alcorn a mainstay on the Canadian music scene.
Tickets for her May 25 gig at Joe’s cost $15 at Bop City Records. The Joe’s kitchen opens at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting just after 8:30.
More info is at www.joeson5th.ca.
— Joe’s Garage
