Amy LaVere on love, loss, her upcoming film, and ‘Stranger Me’

Amy LaVere has worked through some heavy stuff over the last few years, to say the least. She broke up with her boyfriend of six years (who was also her drummer), and her musical mentor and producer, Jim Dickinson, suddenly died. LaVere has powered through her pain, anger and anguish, though. She’s back with a fine album, Stranger Me, produced by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, The Suburbs)).

We spoke with LaVere and asked about what she does in her downtime, how her tour is going, and what other artistic endeavors she has delved into recently.