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Heather Blush

About Me

Heather Blush and The Uppercuts are a trio of best friends who knock the socks off each new audience they meet. Based in Calgary, Alberta, their sound can be described as somewhere between the "Adult Alternative" styles of Sarah Slean and Sarah Harmer, and old "Ella/Louis-style" vocal jazz/blues. Heather’s voice is often compared to Norah Jones, Maria Muldaur, and Joni Mitchell. With energetic, audience-engaging shows, she is quickly becoming known for songwriting that covers all bases between witty sarcasm and gutwrenching honesty. With “Captain” Steve Hazlett on drums and “Cannonball” Shane Sutherland on the upright bass, this trio packs a punch and leaves a lasting impression.June 2008's release, "Vice", now has it's follow-up album. "Versa" is being launched with a cross-Canada tour right now! Check the upcoming gigs to find out when the trio is playing near you.Check out our music videos! The first was filmed with Doug Cook in summer '06, and the second was a live performance at the Calgary Folk Fest/Ship and Anchor Songwriting Contest in May 07. .. .. width="400" height="350">.. ..>..

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Member Since: 6/9/2006
Band Website: http://heatherblush.com
Band Members: Heather Blush - vocals/guitar; Steve Hazlett - drums/vocals; Shane Sutherland - bass/vocals
Influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Vance Gilbert, Stephen Fearing, Rick Fines, and so many more....
Sounds Like: Norah Jones, Maria Muldaur, Joni Mitchell,
Record Label: Stubborn Penguin Music (indy release)

My Blog

Updates!

Wow!  Guess it has been a while!  Not that there hasn't been any news!  Just too busy with all that is going on I guess.  We are just about to head out on a coast-to-coast tour.  This will promote our...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 21:39:00 GMT

new photos from BC tour!

Our tour to the west coast was a lot of fun!  Check out the pics to see photos from it, all courtesy of Colleen Tanner, band photographer, roadie, driver, and groupie!  Thanks Colleen! ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:08:00 GMT

Festivals, photo shoot, upcoming tour

Just got back from a very fun trip out east.  Played two very fun festivals: Brandon Folk Fest in Brandon, MB, and Live from the Rock! in Red Rock, ON.  Got to see some old pals in Brandon,...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:18:00 GMT

Birthdays

As we were on our way out to Banff to play for a surprise 60th birthday party (and what a fun one it was! - thanks for dancing so much, everyone), we realized we had forgotten our own birthday this ye...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:17:00 GMT

fun weekend

Just returned from Nanton where we played at the Auditorium Hotel - such a fun place, and owners Barb and Larry are just great people.  We had a blast!  Thanks for coming to the show from Na...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:18:00 GMT

new music

Yahoo!  We have finished recording three new demo tunes!  The wonderful Sir Aaron Bonney (yes, I believe we knighted him today) has done an awesome job of capturing our sound in his cozy in-...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:05:00 GMT

hilarious - my celebrity look-alikes!

Check this out!  Who would have guessed I look like Alfred Hitchcock!
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:17:00 GMT

Cannonballs can tie knots?

Congratulations to Mr. Shane Sutherland and Miss Becky (Wilford? - I think I got it this time!) on their recent engagement, and their brilliant decision to follow it through in Cuba!  Yay!&n...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:03:00 GMT

Holidays are over... ?

Trying to kickstart myself into the new year here... always a little hard to get going again after a good holiday.  But a good holiday it certainly was.  Got to spend some quality time with ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:45:00 GMT

video screening

Had a great time at our video screening party the other night.  We got a pretty big crowd down to the Ironwood, even though it was a Monday night, and it's such a busy season.  My mom came o...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:33:00 GMT