By Will McGuirk

Nature has been playing enough japes on us so there’s no need for the annual con on this April 1. We have a full line-up of known and new, stars and starters for the open mic. The list has Yoke Lore, Justin Wright, The Strumbellas, Close Talkers, Lydia Persaud, Tim Moxam, Jenn Grant, Radical Face, Luca Fogale, Tariq, Middle Kids on it. We are getting a lot of players as you can see and hear so we may have to add another open mic day, maybe Wednesdays. Dig in.

Buy "Chin Up" here: http://smarturl.it/yokelorechinup Stream the song here: http://bit.ly/yokelorechinup Yoke Lore - "Chin Up" (Official Music Video) Official music video for "Chin Up" performed by Yoke Lore. Video by Jakob Wandel https://www.facebook.com/yokelore/ https://www.instagram.com/yoke_lore/ https://twitter.com/yoke_lore

"I'll Wait" from The Strumbellas' new album Rattlesnake, is available now! Listen here: https://lnk.to/TheStrumbellasRattlesnakeYD http://thestrumbellas.ca https://www.facebook.com/thestrumbellas http://www.twitter.com/thestrumbellas http://www.instagram.com/thestrumbellas "I'll Wait" - video credits Directed by Christopher Warre Smets Produced by Black Fawn Creative Executive Producer Joe Kresta Line Producer Bradley Cherry Director of Photography Robert Lyte Art Director Matthew Parrish Edited by Christopher Warre Smets Colourist Troy Miller/Pendulum Entertainment Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates.

Half Past Nine by Close Talker Find the song here: https://ffm.to/halfpastnine Close Talker Tour dates: https://closetalker.ca/tour Merch: https://closetalker.ca/store Filmed and Edited by Ben Giesbrecht (https://www.benngie.com) Filmed at Florencia Bay, BC © 2019 Slow Weather Music and Sinnbus Records We recognize and thank Creative Saskatchewan (https://www.creativesask.ca) for the financial support in producing this video.

SHOWS

Middle Kids - Mon. May 27 @ the Phoenix, Toronto
Tim Moxam - Tues. April 9 @ The Burdock, Toronto
Lydia Persaud - Wed. June 19 @ the Drake Underground, Toronto
Jenn Grant - Sat. June 1 @ the Danforth Music Hall, Toronto

'More of Me' by Lydia Persaud. From the upcoming album 'Let Me Show You,' out May 10 on Next Door Records. Available now: lnk.to/letmeshowyou Photo by J. Mitchel Reed.

Goodbye, Already - From the upcoming album Marlborough Hall Music and Lyrics by Tim Moxam Directed, Shot, and Edited by Teo Weyman Special thanks to Blaise Crocker and the Weyman family

'Raven' is the first single off of Jenn Grant's forthcoming album 'Love, Inevitable' due out May 31/2019 This video was filmed in Lake Echo, NS, Canada Director: Daniel Ledwell www.jenngrant.com

This video was a pain to make. I wanted to do everything in camera, only using software to cross-fading the clips. So no post was added -- not even basics li...

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2YqCdg2 Apple Music: https://apple.co/2HKMZZE Music written and performed by Luca Fogale https://www.lucafogale.com https://www.facebook.com/lucafogalemusic https://www.instagram.com/lucafogalemusic Dance choreographed and performed by Kyle Tanguay https://www.kyletanguay.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kyletanguay Produced by opaque philly Shot by Rick Cook Edited by Hunter Siede Half-Saved discusses feelings of confusion and disorientation in regards to my relationship with the Catholic Church and the idea of being watched over by a judgemental God.

TARIQ-Coquihalla (Official Video) Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/599hKOVjadkb7Ny10pYc0M?si=y_04LbrBSRWziEjJo7_Lpg Listen on Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/tariq/1450724096 Directed by: Glen Jackson Follow Tariq: Website: https://www.tariqmusiq.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tariqmusiq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tariqsongs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tariqmusiq/ Lyrics: It started with a buzzing feeling that turned into a ringing sound. So, I fired up the head bolt heater and headed on into town.

"Real Thing" appears on 'New Songs For Old Problems', the forthcoming EP from Middle Kids - out May 24, 2019.