Read Sarah's latest journal entry, a date-by-date account of the Books & Ballgowns Tour dates that have taken place so far, here....

On either side, as far as the eye can see, Deerfoot trail is flanked by smoothly combed yellow grain fields and the vegetation just stubborn enough to flower.After such arduous winters, it can only be called a valiant act.Weather is king in these parts,...

Haven’t purchased your tickets to see Sarah out East yet? Sonic Concerts is now giving away two pairs of tickets to Sarah’s St. John’s, NF, Fredericton, NB, Moncton, NB and Halifax, NS shows......

It has just been announced that Sarah will be playing in the Montreal Jazz Festival this year! On June 28, Sarah will perform at Club Soda as part of this legendary, international festival, which is the largest of its kind. You can purchase presale tickets...

Congratulations Jerome (username 'Jro') from Brampton, ON for creating the winning video in the Sarah Slean "Get Home" Video Director Contest and scoring a trip for two to Paris, France! ...

We currently have three pairs of tickets to Sarah's May 23 show in Toronto on sale in the Store. Head over now, these definitely won't last....

Sarah will be on Vancouver's Urban Rush for an interview and performance this Wednesday, April 30 at 5pm PDT. The show will be repeated later that day at 7pm PDT and 11am PDT and on Thursday, May 1 at Noon PDT. ...

Win a pair of tickets to one of 10 shows and a meet and greet with Sarah on her upcoming Books & Ballgowns Tour by entering LouLou Magazine’s “Sarah Slean’s Concert Ticket Contest”. ...

On Tuesday, April 22, Sarah will be performing "Get Home" live with her band on CTV's Canada AM. For more information check out the show's web site....

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sarah’s May 2 show at Alix Goolden Hall in Victoria, BC, will be moved to May 1. Venue and ticket information will be exactly the same as previously announced. An email about this change has been sent to everyone who purchased...

Three more dates have just been added to the Books & Ballgowns Tour. In addition to the 12 dates that have already been announced, Sarah will also be performing in Medicine Hat, AB, St. John’s, NF, and Moncton, NB. For more details and links to tickets...

On April 6, Sarah and her band will perform "Get Home", the first single from The Baroness, on CBC News "Sunday Morning" with hosts Carole MacNeil and Evan Soloman. For more information about the show, click here. ...

Due to a refund, we have 3 tickets left to Sarah's May 24 show at The Gig Theatre in Kitchener, ON. Head over to the Store to pick them up before they're gone!...

This Wednesday, April 2, the SarahSlean.com Store will be holding best seat ticket presales for two more dates on Sarah's Books & Ballgowns Tour: Fredericton, NB and Halifax, NS. Both presales will take place at 12pm ADT. ...

ZeitgeistI have never felt what I am feeling right now. It is terror and anger and revulsion all mixed with tears.After I watched this movie, I felt like I'd been kicked in the face - like my heart had been shattered... it might have broken, if not...

A new Vitamin has been added. You will definitely want to check this out. ...

We've recently added a new feature to the site that allows you to share news, Tour information and Sarah's Journal entries with your friends through Facebook, MySpace, email and much more!...

Tune in to CBC right now to listen to Sarah on "Here and Now". Click here to listen online....

Please join us for a special taping of the "Songwriters Concert Series," which will air on Bravo! Canada. Sarah, performing with her band, will be playing songs from her newly released, top 10 record, The Baroness....

Sarah is hitting the road! ...

The numbers are in and The Baroness has debuted at #1 on the Digital Albums chart and #9 on the Top Albums chart for its first week! A big thank you to everyone who purchased the album!...

This Saturday, March 22 watch Sarah’s interview on Sun TV’s “Inside Jam!” The show airs at 6:30pm in Toronto on regular cable only and across Canada on digital cable. For a list of Sun TV cable provider and location information, click here....

Next Wednesday, March 26 Sarah will be on CBC's "Here & Now" with Matt Galloway for an interview and to perform three songs. This show will broadcast in Toronto and will take place at the CBC Studios in Toronto (250 Front St. W, Toronto) from 4-5pm and...

On Friday, March 14 Sarah will be on CBC Radio Q to perform three songs and chat with host Jian Ghomeshi. The show airs at 2pm and 10pm, as well as other times depending on region. For a full list of times click here. ...

You can now vote the "Get Home" music video your Top Pick on Much More Music. Tune in to the program at 2pm EST Monday to Friday and 6pm EST Monday to Thursday when MMM calculates the votes and airs its view-selected playlist. For more information and...

The Baroness is finally here! The much-anticipated, brilliant new album from Sarah Slean comes out today. Learn more about The Baroness by reading our recently added extended description and track-by-track walkthrough of the album, the latter written...

On March 11, the day The Baroness comes out, Sarah will be preforming at Joe's Pub in New York. Tickets for this show are still available and can be purchased here. ...

Read Sarah's lastest journal entry, a wonderfully long addition, then visit the updated Vitamins page for Sarah's thoughts on La Vie En Rose, Midlake, Elle Muliarchyk, The Eraser and more. Enjoy!...

Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 by Mahler After the first three movements of this monster have thrown you around, made you cry or run for cover and then left you for dead, Mahler graciously inserts this "little Adagio" as sort of palatte-cleansing...

Mel Kadell The greatest new light in my art universe! O! go to Mel Kadel's website and enjoy the lonely, sad, Dahl-ish magic tricks... what a mind and hand can fashion with a pencil!! I believe again, all tears and drinks and cynics be damned! The...

La Vie En Rose by Oliver Dahan, starring Marion Cotillard Everything about this film is superb. The story of Edith Piaf was destined for immortalization in cinema -- swinging from tragedy to triumph as if clinging to the end of some tireless violent...

The Eraser by Thom Yorke Cedar twigs smoulder in lavender oil as I listen to you whisper about losing consciousness in that peculiar, menacing tone of yours. You computerize the air I am trying to fill with souvenirs from the natural world. Frantic,...

Elle Muliarchyk - photographer and model Model. Sheesh. Does that even qualify as an occupation? Now now Sarah, play nice. This woman should definitely list "photographer and artist" before "model" on her resume.... Originally from...

"How to Think About Science" www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/science/index.html ...

The Life and Times of George Sand, a biography by Frances Winwar All I can say is, what a life. No fiction could equal her magnificent true tale. ...

Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther One of my absolute favourite records of 2006. That's saying a lot, because frankly, that year was a wasteland, non? A rare top-to-bottom, warm, richly textured, satisfying, listenable, tuneful, (yes! TUNEFUL!)...

Dear heart, furious mind!   I feel a tornado inside of me.  I wake sometimes in the middle of the night to the sound of my rib cage rattling... like the bones of an old house sensing the coming storm - like steel quivering at the...

Watch the official video for "Get Home" now. Pick your player: Flash / Quicktime / Windows Media....

The Ottawa Citizen will be holding a listening party for The Baroness for five lucky readers and their guests on Thursday, March 6 at 7:30pm. Those in attendance will be treated to food and drinks and will receive a free copy of The Baroness.The deadline...

ETalk will be running a clip from "Get Home", the first single from The Baroness, tonight, February 4, at the end of the show....

Flare.com is now streaming The Baroness! To listen to the album, which comes out March 11, click here. ...

Tonight, March 3, MTV Canada will be airing an interview plus some behind-the-scenes footage filmed on the set of "Get Home". The piece will air on E2 tonight at 7:30pm on MTV Canada. Please check your local listings.  ...

Enter the Sarah Slean “Get Home” Video Director Contest by creating your own music video for “Get Home”, the first single from The Baroness, and you could win a trip for two to Paris! ...

The Baroness is almost here and the deadline to receive this album on or around the March 11 release date is today, February 29....

Look for Sarah in the "NEXT" section of Flare Magazine's March issue, currently out now. Pick up a copy at a newsstand near you! ...

We've just added commenting to the news. Let us and everyone else know what you think by leaving a comment!...

Don’t miss the ETalk interview with Sarah at a FLARE Magazine photo shoot, which took place last December at the ROM in Toronto. The interview airs on CTV February 20 at 7pm EST. ...

Spread the word about "Get Home", the first single from The Baroness, by requesting it on your local radio stations! For full request info click here. Thanks for your support!...

Blame it on Paris. Over the centuries, the City of Light has spawned countless wonderful works of art, and it can now justifiably stake at least partial claim to one more, The Baroness. The fifth full-length album from acclaimed Toronto songstress Sarah...

QuotesSome fuel for your metaphysical fire. Shine bright fellow soldiers.Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,gorgeous,...

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams...a grave, surging, soaring piece for double string orchestra in the Phrygian mode that premiered in the grandeur of Gloucester Cathedral... I can only imagine what that must have sounded like......

El Perro Del Mar and Asa ArneheadEl Perro Del Mar makes poetic miniatures in pop music comparable to Chopin's poetic miniatures in piano music - as lovely as tender as fragile.... I wonder if she's short and 'consumptive' like poor Frederic...

Sue Kwock KimA brilliant poet. Look up and be moved by "Leaving Chinatown" or her other Governor General's Award winning pieces... masterful. "Monologue for an Onion", what to say.... sheeeeeeesh. ...

The Sound and the Fury and Nobel Prize address by William FaulknerI didn't know very much about Faulkner before I dug right in to The Sound and The Fury, and now I plan on climbing the mountain of his output. This story didn't flatten me,...

Amalia RodriguesMany thanks to Miranda for the tip. Amalia is the goddess of Portugese traditional fado music. Basically, this sounds like passionate weeping set to music. Yes please.And pass the Wild Turkey. ...

Anne SextonSo clear, fierce and potent. There is something so resonant for me in her work - the search, the struggle the aching, the frustrated urgency. Her throaty, dramatic-yet-leaden readings are absolutely captivating - like Burroughs but beautiful,...

Viola Concerto by William WaltonViola concerto? Really, viola? Really... by an English twentieth century composer ... and it is sublime... a bit Bernstein, a bit cinematic-film-score, a bit poetry.... massive at the end... with extraordinary melodic lines...

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThis book is a tour-de-force eye-opener. I've described Steven Pinker's "How the Mind Works" as an epiphany-a-page. The same applies to Dawkins' latest book. I've read some of his science writing,...

Mind Wide Open by Steve JohnsonWhere do all sciences, arts and faiths meet to perform an elaborate ballet? The brain, of course, the mysterious, bewitching brain. Mind Wide Open is an expertly written, highly readable nugget on my favourite subject....

Winter's Tale by Mark HelprinWhere have you been all my life Mr. Helprin. 'Peter Lake' is unforgettable... the most vivid character I've encountered in fiction since Holden Caulfield. So many moments from this book are still bright in...

Funny FaceStarring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire; music of the GershwinsSigh.... supremely cheesy , gag-worthy, pie-eyed optimism - irresistibly charming!!You can't not love it... love her! love him! the dancing! the Disney-ness! and the woman who...

Les ChoristesA beautiful film about an orphanage in rural France with a foul tyrannical, beast as headmaster. At first the troubled lads aren't too impressed with a new staff member... but with patience and respect, he wins their trust, and --...

Richard Feynman lecturesI love this physicist as much as the linguist Steven Pinker. Sometimes when one's world view succumbs to the myopia of despair or apathy, listening to one of these lectures is like a cold dish of water in the face. Expansion!...

Joyeux NoelAn invitation to great waves of beautiful emotion. This picture is the story of soldiers in the trenches during WWI who mutually agree to a cease fire for Christmas Eve, but they don't stop there.... I won't give it all away, but suffice...

The Pillowmaker by John SouthworthOh. Oh oh oh. Be good to yourself and walk into this beautiful landscape..."Life is Unbelievable", "Eyes are the Flowers" and "River Rations" make me catch glimpses of gnomes, skip and click...

Who's Got Trouble by ShivareeWhat Gwen Stafani would be if she hadn't hired a stylist, made that last joke of an album and married a rock star. She would be, yup, human, and therefore all her stories and music would wound us and lift us in a beautiful...

GandhiBen Kingsley so completely disappears into the walking, talking, living essence of Gandhi that I couldn't tell what was historical footage and what was movie-making. Gandhi won India's independence from Britain with persistent non-violent...

The Singing DetectiveThis story, based on the writings of Dennis Potter, completely charmed me. Robert Downey Jr. is so good he makes a great script take flight into "even greater" territory. Keep off the booze Rob! You are too great! His character...

Leontyne PriceA voice from heaven. ...

Coming Through Slaughter by Michael OndaatjeCareful. When closing his books you will suffer, and suffer wildly. The aftershock is deep. Only because the book is gone and can't ever be new to you again. It's somewhat like the drawbridge closing...

Dark Age Ahead by Jane JacobsUrban planner, philosopher and Torontonian Jane Jacobs will scare you silly about the future of cities. Sometimes, while reading this cautionary tale, I wanted to drop everything and start an organic farm - jump off the grid...

Elbow (whole catalogue)Sounds like a sleepy lovesick Peter Gabriel backed by Talk Talk (later days). I love this band. And the recordings sound so good it's creepy. ...

The Milk- Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom.....one of the most unusual, beautiful voices I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. The closest approximation would be Lisa Simpson meets Melanie..... verse like fine scultpure - must have been a poetry major........

A History of ViolenceI do. I admit it. I love Cronenberg. Just love him.... he examines human darkness without the filter of pity.... thus - not for the squeamish.... can't fathom how one could manage the lead role in this absorbing story (based on...

Neil Farberwww.richardhellergallery.com. I love this man's mind. He's now using weird gels and wax... so beautiful.... So L.A. is good for something, who knew? ..... kidding...... ...

The VillageI thought this was going to be a typical creepy Hollywood thriller... camera tricks and some gore. It turned out to be a thought-provoking meditiation on the nature of truth, innocence, how to live nobly in the modern world's chaos and...

Charles SimicWhen one of your writing heroes highly recommends another writer, you run to the library like your clothes are on fire. Well, if you're me you do. That is how I discovered Charles Simic. Poems like "A Book Full of Pictures",...

Necessary Secrets and On The Side of the Angels: The Journals of Elizabeth SmartMs. Smart - the unsung Canadian hero of poetic prose - records her struggle to write, her garden's progress, and the course of her tragic, doomed love affair with poet...