Anita at UofC Friday March 6th

Thursday, March 5

Anita Athavale will be performing an acoustic set for the Women’s Resource Centre at the University of Calgary this Friday, March 6th from 12-1 pm. This event is in celebration of International Women’s Day and features successful Calgary women sharing their experiences and inspirations. This is a free event open to women and men: Anita will be performing at the WRC Center office on the top floor of Old MacEwan Hall at the UofC.

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Anita At Weeds on February 7th

Monday, February 2

Hello ladies and gents,
I will be performing at Weeds Cafe (a little gem) on Saturday February 7th in Calgary. I will be playing a short acoustic set in amongst other fab artists, all starting at 7pm. I roll on just after 9pm…

Weeds Feature Musician Night
1903 20th AVE NW, Calgary
7-11pm
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Food Bank Concert Dec 18/08

Thursday, December 11

You can catch Anita opening the evening with a short acoustic set as part of The Marquee Room’s “Spread the Love” Xmas Benefit Concert on Thursday December 18th. The doors open at 7pm with the show starting with Anita at 8pm on the dot. Please arrive equipped with a food bank donation or a money donation and love of songwriters.

THE MARQUEE ROOM
2nd Floor of the Uptown Theatre
612 8AVE SW
CALGARY, ALBERTA

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October Live Update

Wednesday, October 22

I wanted to put up a quick notice that I will be performing at the ATBT fall magazine launch at Artlife Gallery in Calgary on Saturday, October 25th. Join the event online through “Facebook”…
I will be playing an acoustic set at 10pm and will be musically sandwiched by DJ Isis Graham and Platinum Alibi. ATBT (all the best things) is an independent Calgary magazine which kindly reviewed a show of mine earlier this year, in it’s premier music issue.

This afternoon I will also be performing as part of the University of Calgary’s Women’s Resource Centre Gala during the awards ceremonies. I was very happy to have been asked to play a part in their event- sometimes you have no idea that people spread the word about your music until something pleasantly unexpected comes up.
October. Ghost Walks. Mini Chocolates. Wool Socks.

Namaste.

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Change Of Plans

Wednesday, June 4

Hello summer, candy, and tanlines!
I am sorry to report that due to production errors that caused some havoc to our NXNE plans, we had to make the difficult decision to cancel our trip and show for Toronto next week. This is a disappointment for sure, but we will make efforts to book another show there as soon as we can.
Namaste

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Co-Ordinates

Monday, May 19

I am very much looking forward to my upcoming show in Toronto as part of the NXNE festival and the Taylor Mitsopulos Burshtein Showcase event. The date of the show is Friday June 13th 2008 and it’s at The Rivoli on Queen St W. I have played at the Rivoli before and actually met fellow songwriter Andrew Cash there. We were part of a songwriter’s night in March of 2002 and upon mutually enjoying each others musical style, writer-heros and hair, decided to try song crafting together at some point.

Later that year, I made some time to hang out with Andrew in Toronto and we worked on and completed a song idea that I had been spinning in my head. I had previously tape recorded some melody lines and lyrics while standing in my empty bathtub at home, and mailed them out ahead of my arrival hoping he might understand my idea. And he did. And we wrote “Modest Lovely” together. He said, “This is about loving someone who doesn’t fully love themselves just yet, right?”.
I haven’t seen Andrew since, but we keep in touch and I’m so grateful for the song and for the time we spent shooting the breeze.

And now, The Rivoli awaits again. New songs to come…
Namaste

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Times Squared

Thursday, May 1

I always like to believe I can find a few minutes to write a post online after each show, but rarely in the whirlwind do I ever get the chance…so here I am- back home, jet lagged and low on clean laundry to write a little note on how my trip to NY was…

The band and I spent our first few days in lovely Jersey (and I mean that) rehearsing and telling stories and tramping around. Jersey reminded me of my birthplace-Windsor, Ontario; industrial but lush somehow. Everyone was incredibly nice and must have picked up on the fact that I too think Springsteen is a music god.

In the first few days we also travelled into Manhattan a couple of times to at least get an idea of what the city is like and also to catch The Verve (awesome) at MSG and sneak a peak at the venue. I have never seen anywhere like New York City. I don’t think all the movies and tv shows I’ve seen really do it justice. It was busy and unrelenting and cool, cramped and intense and still fun and serene and bubbly all at the same time.

On Tuesday night we rocked out our show at Pianos and had a great night. Perhaps it was the first show I’ve played where I could actually breathe and steady myself right from the start. I was painfully anxious prior to the set; for months I’ve been acutely aware of how fortunate I am to even get the chance to pull a show like this off. My manager and I were both a little nervous I’m sure right up til it was over- but it was solid and well received and really a coup for us both.
The following morning (yesterday!) I was invited to perform for MTV offices in Times Square at 1515 Broadway, just before heading back to the airport to fly home…really we did everything we set our wee minds and hearts to in terms of music/NY/good people etc. If you like, check out a low bandwidth clip of our Soundcheck on YouTube.

APRIL 29th SET:
In Your World
Passing In The Dark
In The Noise
Hesitate
My Hour
Grace Is
Beast
South Pacific
Closure

As Always,
Namaste

This great shot was taken during the show by Russell Giffen- thanks Russell!

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New York New York

Tuesday, April 15

The first time I sang in a talent show, I sang (you guessed it) “New York, New York”. I was digging my dad’s Sinatra collection and thought it would be an awesome song to sing in costume and act out…yeah well, I was thirteen right? A little foreshadowing when I write my memoirs…

I feel just as excited now as we approach only a couple of weeks until the New York debut showcase. I have never been to NY before, although through hundreds of the movies I love, I feel like it’s part of the fabric of my consciousness. This has been a whirlwind 4-5 months, and I know we’re only really just getting started.

If you can make the show and live in the area please come out. We’d love to perform for you. If you know people in the lower east side of Manhattan who might enjoy my show, please let them know- we’ll happily perform for them as well.
Namaste
~a
Tuesday April 29th 2008
Anita Athavale 7pm sharp @ Pianos 158 Ludlow St. New York NY

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Junofest! Anita Live Saturday April 5th

Thursday, March 20

Due to an administrative error, Junofest promoters needed change the date and time of Anita’s performance in Calgary during the Juno Weekend.

Her showcase is now Saturday April 5th @ 10pm, Ironwood Stage, Calgary Alberta.

Junofest is a two day music festival featuring performances by many local and national Canadian acts as well as a number of JUNO nominees. JunoFest takes place April 4th and 5th, 2008- and is capped off by the internationally broadcast Canadian JUNO awards show on Sunday April 6th.

Catch Anita Athavale Live
Saturday April 5th 2008
Ironwood Stage
1429, 9th Ave SE Calgary, AB
Show: 10:00pm
Tickets: $10 at the door
On-sale: March 1/08

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Anita At Junofest ‘08

Thursday, February 14

Anita Athavale has been invited to perform at the Ironwood Stage on Friday April 4th, 2008 as a feature act during Junofest Weekend in Calgary, Alberta.

Junofest is a two day music festival featuring performances by many local and national Canadian acts as well as a number of JUNO nominees. JunoFest takes place April 4th and 5th, 2008- and is capped off by the internationally broadcast Canadian JUNO awards show on Sunday April 6th.

Catch Anita Athavale
Friday April 4th 2008
Ironwood Stage
1429, 9th Ave SE Calgary, AB
Show: 10:00pm
Tickets: $10 at the door
On-sale: March 1/08

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