Five Things To Love About Chic Gamine

If you read my earlier post about Marc Broussard's show at the El Rey Theatre, you heard me mention the Canadian group Chic Gamine, one of the opening acts. I was so impressed with their performance I hit up the merch table at the show and bought one of their CD's. After playing it all day at work, I'm more hocked than ever!

I took to the Internet to learn more about my favorite new discovery, so here are five things to love about Chic Gamine -- in addition to their music!

1) The name! "Chic" means stylish (of course) and "gamine" refers to, in the eloquent words of Wikipedia, "a slim, often boyish, wide-eyed young woman who is, or is perceived to be, mischievous, teasing or sexually appealing." These ladies have that vibe down!

2) They won a Juno Award (Canada's version of the Grammys) in 2009 for Best Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group. They were also nominated for a Juno again in 2011 and performed at the awards even though they didn't win.

3) Each of the members of the band wrote at least one song on their 2008 self-titled album, so they're all equally talented.

4) They write and perform songs in English AND French. C'est magnifique, no?

5) Marc Broussard discovered them at Strawberry Fest in Yosemite, CA and promptly asked them to join his West Coast tour.

Here's a quick video to get you ready to jump on the Chic Gamine bandwagon! Enjoy!