Kim Jarrett Blog Posts and Journal Entries

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits is 3 Months Old!

Posted by on August 2, 2011

Come see why and join us! Bring your guitar and play a few songs yourself, too – unless you’re going to play the house keyboard or drum kit! Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits 642 Church St. (just one block south of Bloor) Toronto, ON M4Y 2G3 Every Sunday 9pm – close *house drum [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits!

Posted by on July 10, 2011

Come join us! Bring your guitar and play a few songs yourself, too – unless you’re going to play the house keyboard or drum kit! Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits 642 Church St. (just one block south of Bloor) Toronto, ON M4Y 2G3 Every Sunday 9pm – close *house drum kit and amps [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits Week 10: Special Guest The Soles

Posted by on June 29, 2011

It’s Pride Week in Toronto and Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam at Spirits is turning 10 weeks old! We had good times last week with our special guest Melanie Peterson, and there was a bonus set from Elana Harte too! The drums courtesy of Long & McQuade got a work out from myself & Mike [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits Week 6: Special Guest Tracey Gallant

Posted by on June 3, 2011

Wow! A whole month of Sundays have gone by already and we concluded May at Spirits with a rockin’ set from our special guest Elana Harte! It’s always fun to play with friends (and a really handy thing to have a live rehearsal spot). During May we also featured: Neil Blackwalk’s 3LD, Leslie Ives, Stella [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits Week 5: Special Guest Elana Harte

Posted by on May 26, 2011

Week 4 of our new Sunday Night Jam at Spirits on May 22nd was so fun with lots of music and friends. It’s exciting to watch something grow, and it’s always surprising that each venue seems to collect it’s own little community of people. Yes there’s some cross-over, but yet, it’s a new thing too. [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits Week 4: Special Guest Richard Weisdorf

Posted by on May 17, 2011

Week 3 of our new Sunday Night Jam at Spirits on May 15th came and went, unlike the rain that’s still hanging around, and we had a blast once again! Our Special Guest for the evening – Stella Rose – country-rocked the house (even with a piece of glass in her shoe!), pleasing the patrons [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits Week 3: Special Guest Stella Rose

Posted by on May 12, 2011

Fun was had once again at Week 2 of our new Sunday Night Jam at Spirits on May 8th, complete with our families for Mother’s Day. Our Special Guest for the evening - Leslie Ives – rocked some tunes (and her shoes!) as expected, and Mike once again had the room sounding GREAT! His job [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits Week 2: Special Guest Leslie Ives

Posted by on May 4, 2011

Yay! Week 1 of our new Sunday Night Jam at Spirits was AWESOME!!! Our Special Guest for the evening -Neil Blackwalk’s 3LD - was enjoyed by all, and Mike had the room sounding GREAT! The house drum kit from Long & McQuade was rocked by myself, and by our friend Lynn Phillips - the front man from most the most excellent Toronto Ska/Reggae [...] (read more)

Kim & Mike’s Sunday Jam @ Spirits Week 1: Special Guest Neil Blackwalk’s 3LD

Posted by on April 29, 2011

So here we go! About to start Week 1 of our new Sunday Night Jam at Spirits !! YAY!!! As promised, here is a wee blurb about our Special Guest for the evening -Neil Blackwalk’s 3LD: Mike & I have known Neil and his music for many years now, and I’ve always been drawn into his [...] (read more)

Sunday Night Jam with Kim and Mike at Spirits Bar and Grill

Posted by on April 21, 2011

Wow! It seems like yesterday when Mike and I started hosting Tuesday jam nights. I was so reluctant at first too… Ok, no. Reluctant is the wrong word. I believe I said, “No (insert expletive) way do I want to host an open mic”, but then, after sub hosting a few for some friends, and a friend wanting our help to start one, I [...] (read more)

Fans (soft) Rock! Thank You!

Posted by on November 15, 2010

Over the years, emails and comments from music lovers and fans have kept me going during those less than bliss-full times. Recently, one of those wonderful people discovered my song on his Philips mp3 player, and wrote to me to say how much he enjoyed it. He said, “I’m glad you wrote this song and [...] (read more)

10 cds I never get tired of hearing

Posted by on September 23, 2010

Just in case this is in question – I am a music LOVER. When I was a kid and teen I spent a lot of money on music. First it was 45′s (those were vinyl singles, kids), then tapes (!) and cds (I don’t like mp3s very much – I will always buy the cd if I [...] (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 9 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by on September 5, 2010

Wow. We’re here already… Week 9… What an amazing thing. What an amazing book! I can’t believe I made it through the whole blog challenge. It was a challenge. I won’t kid you on that. But in a good way. If there’s one thing that this book, this guide, this tool – Music Success in [...] (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 8 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by on September 4, 2010

Real live networking tips. That’s the stuff of Week 8 – Music Success in Nine Weeks. I’m a natural networker in most settings. I like to introduce people to other people, and get people talking about themselves. People fascinate me, and because I’m also polite (usually!), I tend to let others talk rather than babble [...] (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 7 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by on September 2, 2010

After 7 weeks of blogging I’m learning a few things. One is that it takes me longer than I would like to blog. Maybe I’ll get faster sooner but I think going forward, every other week might be better for me. Then I can spend one week reading and commenting on other blogs, and the [...] (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 6 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by on August 31, 2010

Holy moly. I’ve gotten so behind and off schedule with my posts! I was going to post from the road in Knoxville, TN while I was there for Indiegrrl 2010, but my hotel didn’t have free wi-fi and with 6 showcases in 3 days, and 24 hours of driving, that was a tad overly ambitious. [...] (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 5 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by on August 13, 2010

Week 5 – Fully over halfway there! It’s all about blogging and I’m so not being a good girl by blogging sort of inconsistently, but hey – I’m new to this so hopefully I’ll get the hang of it soon. When I first read the book – Music Success in Nine Weeks - I wondered [...] (read more)

Toronto The Beautiful – At Night

Posted by on August 10, 2010

An August evening 2, originally uploaded by kimjarrett. Thought you’d like to see the night-time vista! Kim xxoo (read more)

My Home – Toronto The Beautiful!

Posted by on August 10, 2010

looking west, originally uploaded by kimjarrett. So, I’m starting to use my flickr profile! Just uploaded some pics Mike took of the view yesterday from the west balcony! Toronto is beautiful! Check more out at http://www.flickr.com/kimjarrett Kim xxoo (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 4 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by Kim Jarrett on August 5, 2010

Hey! It’s Week 4. Time is zipping by over in my corner of the blogosphere. So quickly that I’m actually posting a bit late for my liking… I was trying to maintian a Sunday post schedule. Ah well, such is life. The important thing is that I’m still chugging along. Is the fact that it was a long [...] (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 3 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by Kim Jarrett on July 25, 2010

It seems like yesterday when I wrote my first post for this challenge. I guess that’s a good thing, because it means things are moving along. Here we are in Week 3, already! After last week’s challenge of crafting my perfect pitch, I was relieved upon re-visiting Week 3 to find it basically complete. As I noted in my first post, after I won a copy of the book, Music Success in Nine Weeks, I read… (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 2 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by Kim Jarrett on July 19, 2010

Award-winning soft rock with the sophistication of James Taylor, warm 70s sound of Fleetwood Mac, and rootsy edge of Sheryl Crow. Yay! Yay! Yay! I repeat. YAY! 16 weeks… 16 weeks of tearing my hair out, talking to myself in the mirror and out loud, reading it off a “practice” postcard and some of my web profiles, and finally today – Bingo. A pitch I’m happy with. My USP. My brand. Something… (read more)

Music Success in Nine Weeks – Week 1 – Blog Challenge 2.0

Posted by Kim Jarrett on July 13, 2010

So I’ve done it. I’ve gone and entered a blogging challenge for the next nine weeks, and here it is. Blog 1, Week 1. I’m slightly intimidated because I could write a whole book about this book, but I’ll keep it short and simple. Not quite as short and simple as twitter, but not as long-winded as I could be. Ah! Already blowing it! OK, back to the point: I’ve had this wonderful book Music… (read more)

Hello world!

Posted by on July 7, 2010

Welcome to the official Kim Jarrett blog. I’ll be back soon with something to say! (read more)

Kim Jarrett

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