One For The Weekend: Lily Frost

Watch the video for Lily Frost's new single "Nightbird-Lilith." Lily plays the Witches Market (25 O'Hara) Saturday (Dec 13) at 2 pm. 

    

Lily Frost shares "Nightbird–Lilith" in advance of Castro's show, Nov 16

Lily Frost will be performing her new single "Nightbird-Lilith" at Castro's Lounge on Sunday at 8 pm. 

Here's the press release...

Toronto chanteuse, songwriter, performer, producer, and radio host Lily Frost is bringing myth to music with the release of her new single "NIGHTBIRD-LILITH" (via KMG Distribution) today (Friday, November 14th).

She'll be performing the song, along with originals and vintage covers accompanied by her Right-Hand Men at Castro's Lounge (2116 Queen St East) on Sunday, November 16th at 8:00 pm, The song will be out on all major platforms. Watch the video followed by the audio clip below. 

The scrappy pagan feel of "NIGHTBIRD-Lilith" rides on an acoustic guitar riff and hand drum and is produced to bring elements of Celtic mystique through harp, accordion, percussion, and Lily's stark vocals. Frost honours the glory and ubiquity of the feminine divine: whether siren, demon, goddess, or nightbird, who "lives within you" and offers "refuge in the night." The subject matter is unintentionally timely, with the recent release of a documentary about Sarah McLachlan's feminine-positive Lilith Fair festival of the 1990s.

Lily Frost has earned her place in Canada's music scene elite, moving deftly from jazz to Latin to pop to balladry, with the ease and fluidity of an expert vocalist (check out her version of "Bang Bang" accompanied by guitar slinger deluxe Nichol Robertson right here). Constantly evolving as an artist, Frost had this to say about the new single: "'Nightbird-Lilith' was born out of a year of deep study. After spending a year immersed in the history of pre-Christian goddesses from pagan Celtic and Greco-Roman traditions, I found myself deeply drawn to the exploration of the feminine divine. I wanted to resurrect the myth of Lilith - now a feminist icon (who refused to lie beneath Adam), and the woman who came before Eve - and bring her voice to life in this song." 

Lily Frost and her band plays Sauce, Wednesday

Lily Frost and her band perform an intimate set of vintage and original tunes at Sauce (1376 Danforth) tonight from 8 pm to 11 pm. 

Outlaw Divas sing Willie Nelson @ Lula Lounge, Thursday

Toronto's Lily Frost, Angie Gunn, Suba Sankaran, Tyra Jutai and others sing Willie's songs backed by an all-star country band. Get tickets here.

Lily Frost & Her Kelvinators swing into The Cameron House, June 23

Lily Frost & Her Kelvinators plan to release a new song each month, starting with Witchdoctor available now.

Lily Frost & Her Kelvinators on tour
June 17th - The Garnet, Peterborough, ON 9:00 pm
June 23rd - The Cameron House, Toronto, ON 10:00 pm
June 25th - Castros Lounge, Toronto, ON 6:00-8:00 pm
August 5th - Heartwood Concert Hall, Owen Sound, ON 9:00 pm
August 13th - River Rock Festival, St. Mary's, ON 12:00-10:00 pm
October 5th - Orillia Jazz Fest, Orillia, ON 4:00 pm

LINKS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officiallilyfrost/
Twitter: @Lily_Frost