Singer/Songwriter Lo Carmen and Playwright, Rochelle Bright are my guests today. Australian born, Lo Carmen aka Leone Carmen is based in Los Angeles. Lo showcased at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas and is performing at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Ontario. Lo Carmen will be playing solo, showcasing old favourites and cuts from her latest album ‘Everyone You Ever Knew (Is Coming Back To Haunt You)’. The self-produced album was recorded in Australia and released on her own label, Chiquita Records – the title track will be featured in upcoming Canadian indie film ‘The Unseen’. Lo is currently based in Georgia, writing for her new album which will be recorded in Nashville.

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New Zealand playwright and co-creative director, Rochelle Bright is bringing her award-winning show ‘Daffodils’ to Australia. This bittersweet love story is set to a live indie-rock soundtrack of New Zealand’s greatest hits. Daffodils which uncovers the lives of two teenagers who first met in a field of daffodils, was inspired by true events and based on private letters, interviews and family myths. The production unfolds against a backdrop of 1960s Kodak stills, Super8 home movies and fashion photography created by one of New Zealand’s leading image makers, Garth Badger (Lorde, Nike). Daffodils features kiwi hits by bands including Crowded House, LIPS, Th’ Dudes, The Swingers and Blam Blam Blam.