Patricia Deslauriers is the Quebecois jazz contrabassist spearheading the Patricia Deslauriers Trio, whose recording debut is a reverent tribute to the songs of beloved Quebec songster Richard Desjardins (read the Voice review here). Recently Patricia took the time to answer Wanda Waterman’s questions about her beginnings. ?Anyone can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making… Read more »

You say, ?It’s not working out? You say you can’t cope But when you give up on me You’re putting into words what I feel inside You’re proving to me that I was right: I can’t do it It’s too hard Why should I even try? Are you surprised when I get frustrated? Are you… Read more »

Film: Keyhole (2011) Director: Guy Maddin Cast: Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Keir, David Wontner, Kevin McDonald ?She was so naked. No one’s ever been so naked. I’ve kind of lost it. Where are we? we’re in a locked room.? from Keyhole Ulysses is in the House (But Is That Really a Good Thing?) This… Read more »

Missy Mazzoli is a New York composer who recently completed Song from the Uproar, an opera based on the life and writings of Isabelle Eberhardt, an eccentric 19th-century Swiss aristocrat who moved to Algeria and converted to Islam (read the Voice review of Mazzoli’s album here). Mazzoli’s compositions have been performed by the Kronos Quartet,… Read more »

This feature originally appeared September 7, 2012, in issue 2034. You’ve got your books. You’ve got your supplies. You’ve carved out time and finances and a space to work, and now You’re ready to begin the school year. Except that You’re not, really. You sit at your desk and stare at the schedule?and stare and… Read more »

This article originally appeared April 27, 2012, in issue 2016. As interest in alternative health grows, natural health practitioners seem to be springing up everywhere. But how credible is your natural heath provider? Has she attended and passed an accredited course at a reputable school and been licensed for practice by a third-party licensing body… Read more »

The holiday spirit is everywhere: bows and wrapping, lights galore, and seasonal music piped into malls. The topic of health doesn’t come up too often, unless we’re joking about how many cookies we ate at the party. It may come as a surprise, then, that several holiday traditions have a connection to the world of… Read more »