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Alexandra Slate got her start while still a teenager, self-releasing the Half Full LP when she was just 16. Performing as Alexandra Sleightholm -- her given name -- she began to build a buzz for her light acoustic folk-pop with numerous coffeehouse and open-mike appearances in and around her native Toronto. In early 1999, a Canadian Music Week showcase led to a deal with ...more


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