December 05, 2014
Chic Gamine. Credit: Janine Kropla.
Winnipeg soul-pop outfit Chic Gamine’s latest EP, Christmas Vol. 1, is a sugary sweet addition to this year’s bounty of holiday albums.
The five-track collection features some of the band’s own yuletide favourites, along with two original jams, including “Noël (au coin de Portage et Main),” a rockin’ homage to the group’s hometown and its most well-known intersection, and a slow and sultry take on Wham’s 1984 holiday hit “Last Christmas.”
The band is currently trekking through Canada as part of the Vinyl Café Tour with Stuart McLean. Check them out in a city near you. Tour dates below.
Vinyl Cafe Tour Dates:
Dec. 5, Calgary, Alta., Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Dec. 6, Banff, Alta., Eric Harvie Theatre
Dec. 7, Edmonton, Alta., Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Dec. 9, Regina, Sask., Conexus Arts Centre
Dec. 10, Saskatoon, Sask., TCU Place
Dec. 12, Toronto, Ont., Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Dec. 13, Toronto, Ont., Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Dec. 15, Hamilton, Ont., Hamilton Place
Dec. 16, Kitchener, Ont., Centre in the Square
Dec. 17, Kitchener, Ont., Centre in the Square
Dec. 18, London, Ont., Centennial Hall
Dec. 19, London, Ont., Centennial Hall
Dec. 20, Ottawa, Ont., National Arts Centre Southam Hall
Dec. 21, Ottawa, Ont., National Arts Centre Southam Hall
Dec. 22, Montreal, Que., Theatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts
–Julijana Capone
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