Anastasia Smith: 24, sisterless and searching.
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AGAIN. YES, OUR FAVORITE CANADIAN identical twins have a new album. I haven’t listened to it all, but I like what I’ve heard. Above is the video for their new single, Hell. Things I like about it: origami, striped shirts, old TVs, Kitty cutouts, and–of course–the sisterly vibe oozing out of those motel rooms. Interested in more sister music? Check out these past posts on sibling bands and sisterly songs. We also have a mini-directory here. Enjoy!
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WATCHING SISTERS MARIA, Lucia and Angella Ahn of Ahn Trio perform (even if it’s just on youtube) gives me the shivers. Their chemistry is palpable and powerful, and probably one of the main reasons that they’ve been asked by countless composers to premiere contemporary classical work. The trio has collaborated with dancers and pop musicians, thriving on dissolving the barriers of musical genre. They have an amazing website, chock-full of photos, recordings and videos. You can also learn more about Ahn Trio in the TSP Sisterpedia.
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T HE STORY OF COCOROSIE is a complex fairy tale, full of whimsical characters and wild history—each layer of the band’s identity peels back to reveal further webs of stories. Part of what makes CocoRosie so compelling is the very exploration of identity and narrative within the band’s music and image. Its members, sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady, draw inspiration from drag queens and cabaret stars. Their fashion style (which is very much a part of their music) is sort of Coney Island meets Little Miss Moffat meets the street. In Paris, the sisters are fashion icons, frequently gracing the covers of contemporary Parisian fashion magazines. The band’s sound is similarly juxtaposed, combining in-your-face lyrics and sounds with the noise of children’s toys and melodies on Sierra’s scratchy, baby-like soprano voice. [click to continue…]
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FEU, BY ANASTASIA SMITH, a collage in mixed media, 2007
First time here? Here's the idea: The Sister Project is a network of blogs about the many facets of the word sister, and the concept of sisterhood. A sisterhood of sister blogs, you could say. Whatever sister means to you, from identical twin to sister-in-law (or in friendship or in feminism), we’ll make room to listen in about it or express it on TSP. Like the slogan up top on our homepage says, “Don’t you have something to say to your sister?” We've got galleries of art and literature by and about sisters, and a Sisterpedia of sisterly trivia...but now we're getting ahead of ourselves. The quick study: Learn more about TSP, and how to find your way around. And oh—a giant, sisterly welcome.
No surprise, really, that sisterhood, often life’s longest relationship and always one of its most important, has been the Muse for so much creative self-expression by women, and also by men.
TSP’s Galleries were created to show off that outpouring of art and craft, poetry and prose. Come see a show or two—no ticket required, no lines to get in—and suggest others whose work we ought to showcase.
As the suffix of its name suggests, TSP's Sisterpedia is the reference section, one we’re hoping you’ll help us grow to maturity by adding your knowledge in the comments. Turn us on to new facts and figures, whether for the branch of our ‘library’ called Sistory (history from a sister point of view, from the Muses of ancient Greece to 60s Girl Groups and beyond) or the one called Sibling Science (what makes sisters tick, genetically and behaviorally). Or just click around and have a good read. See you there.
