09 Novthere will come a time

and after the storm,  i run and run as the rains come and I look up, I look up, on my knees and out of luck, i look up. night has always pushed up day you must know life to see decay but I won’t rot, I won’t rot not this mind and not this [...]

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07 Augi may never sleep again

i am now the proud owner of a well worn, BEAUTIFUL Fender Squier electric guitar – many MANY thanks to this rad dude. OH YEAH BAYBEE, DID YOU HEAR THAT????  iamchanelle is READY to ROCK AND ROLL.  oh yes. i may never sleep again. nor will my neighbours. get ready world.  i am gonna rock [...]

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02 Augwords fall through me.

i recently had the immense privilege of seeing The Swell Season live in Tucson – what an INCREDIBLE show. i first found out about this band from the movie Once, and the moment the end credits rolled i added this film to my top five favourites.  truly.  though a work of fiction, the timeless story [...]

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18 Junthis is my five string serenade

photographs + vocals + guitar by iamchanelle [just a lil taste of my arthur lee & love/mazzy star 'five string serenade' cover, cut off at a really awkward point, sorry! more to come soon.] peace.

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11 Junflower veins like flame [poem]

flower veins like flame spark upward drawing eye and heart along the lines of light perfect imperfection and dreams yet unfulfilled why why onward the mind follows, the flower veins a roadmap a directive to go forward up toward wonder at the little things like flower veins sparking up like flame beginning the cycle all [...]

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10 Junbehind blue eyes

my latest cover, The Who’s ‘Behind Blue Eyes’. it’s rough, tracked just this afternoon in my bedroom on a noisy laptop, with spawn running around just outside the door, hah! but it’s from my heart to yours, and that’s all that matters. someday i will take my lil blue guitar into a studio and we [...]

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29 Maygood morning

open window.  french press.  song writing.  guitar playing.  photograph taking. what a good, good morning. *happy, thankful sigh* take a moment, a few moments, an hour even – to do something you love today. peace. xo chanelle

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28 Maythings that are awesome

finding Led Zep’s ‘Houses of the Holy” on vinyl for cheep cheep at Bookman’s…and cranking it up on the old webcor: an afternoon spent jammin on guitars and singing it up with a super talented rad friend…. [not to mention she brought me some dark chocolate with sea salt - also awesome!!!] also? sunflowers. [and [...]

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23 Mayyesterday is here

presenting……me!!!!  in all my dorktastic glory. aka:my first ever open mic night performance, filmed courtesy a super nice dude sitting up front. hope you all enjoy. debut [hee hee] from iamchanelle on Vimeo. [also on youtube now, here] xo chanelle

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23 Maygood vibes

so yeah. i totally hit up an open mic night tonight. for the first time. in my life. *gulp* i almost chickened out, sent a txt to a friend saying i was tired and insecure and was going to just skip it, and he totally got after me to GO! do it! i replied “but [...]

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