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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Chris Velan performs at the Railway. Next stop: my heart strings
I didn’t know what to expect when I first heard Chris Velan. His songs and his character reminded me of Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens and Bob Dylan all rolled into a cute Quebecois singer.
The best thing about this guy is he ain’t [...]
Heads On Our Shoulders
A music blog by Brandon and Sara.
Chris Velan at Phog Lounge
There was one thing that was clear about the Calgary Montreal based artist Chris Velan when he started playing at Phog Lounge. He was a master of multitasking.
As a solo musician with a loop machine, he transformed into a fully fledged guitar [...]
“Sandpaper Shoes”, one of the unreleased tracks from Solidago, has made it onto a compilation called, “1% for the Planet: The Music, Vol. 1“. Chris is among 41 artists who have donated rare and exclusive tracks to produce the first album dedicated to supporting the environment. Jack Johnson, Josh Ritter, Jackson Browne, Joseph Arthur, ALO [...]
Dec 21, 2009 – CHRIS VELAN – SOLIDAGO
Solidago is honey sweet and almost too easy to like. There’s no doubt that the same social networking, latte drinking gals that gobble up John Mayer and Jack Johnson will find much to swoon over here – Velan’s yearning, sexy voice, the warm, interesting guitars, the general coastal [...]
Welcome to instalment #8 of the Napkin Manifesto, where I deconstruct the songs from Solidago and revisit what may or may not have been in my head (and heart) when I wrote them. Today, I’ll try to make contact with “Out Of Range”.
I took a flip through my notebooks and was reminded that I [...]
Chris Velan
Solidago, New Song Recordings
B+
From the Desk of Calvin Daniels
Friday, October 2, 2009
Review — CHRIS VELAN — Solidago
CD of the Week
Welcome to instalment #7 of the Napkin Manifesto, where I perform self-surgery on the songs from Solidago and take an earnest stab at explaining what may or may not have been in my head and heart when I wrote them. Today, I’m grabbing some face-time with “A Year Can Change A Lot”.
It’s always interesting [...]
On the one road
Dave Jaffer
Velan: “Staying lean and mean makes a lot more financial sense”
Chris Velan rolls out the solo with Solidago
Montreal’s Chris Velan, a veteran of playing with bands, is going by his lonesome these days. Like some character in a country song, he’s traversing the highways and byways of Canada (in an ‘85 [...]
