May 2006, Carla MacNeil, violin in hand, and Stephen Stanley walked on stage at a low-key gig at Mitzi’s Sister in downtown Toronto. In Carla’s own words, the night was a “glad you missed it” affair, but the rehearsal leading up to the gig excited Stanley enough to dig into a major change of musical direction. “I knew that I wanted to introduce a violin into the new songs, but I hadn’t bargained on finding someone to share lead vocals with.” Instantly, it became clear that the new duo was where it was going. Read more on Last.fm