Tami Neilson, photo by Mary Ellen Matthews
alt image - Killer Mike

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Killer Mike, Pierre Kwenders, Tami Neilson, Grace Potter, summersets, The Matinee, Victoria Monét, and Big Little Lions

Will McGuirk May 11, 2023

By Will McGuirk

This is a celebration of a BAD ASS BLACK GIRL from the westside of Atlanta. She’s been affectionately called OG Mama Niecy by the many people she helped stay on their path.” - Killer Mike

“Reminding us that curiosity killed the cat, everything requires moderation, and that, in love, no one wants to walk on eggshells.” - Pierre Kwenders

“I wanted ‘Kingmaker’ to feel like a movie theme that plays as the opening credits unfold so that the songs take the listener through the highs and lows of a story unfolding, more like a movie soundtrack than adhering to one genre or style.” - Tami Neilson

“In Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck called Route 66 the ‘The Mother of all roads...the road of flight.’ As I zeroed out my odometer and started west on my road trip across the US, I hoped that driving the road of flight would give me a bird’s eye view of my life. But it didn’t take long to realize that I was not flying; I was running away.” - Grace Potter

Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Denise Chaila, Rachel Beck, , Lynn Jackson, Liza Anne, Grace Potter, and Jehnny Beth

Will McGuirk June 14, 2020

Out Now: https://denisechaila.bandcamp.com/ instagram.com/denisechaila twitter.com/denisechaila Directed by Mark Logan Director of Photography - Kenneth Adam...

By Will McGuirk

Waves of karma lap the edges of the gilded palaces. Gate keepers shovel heaps of broken promises trying to stem the tide, trying to buy some time but the palaces crumble still from within.

“We are now living in a different world than we were when I wrote these songs and captured these sonic vibrations, these soul vibrations. It has been a challenging year, yet all around me I see people stepping into their power, finding their voices, and discovering their strength.” - Rachel Beck

Dancin' || Live performance by Rachel Beck || Written by Rachel Elizabeth (Beck) Colwill (SOCAN) || Rachel Beck (piano/vocals), Karine Bouchard (cello), R...

This is our video for my song Stormy Eyes off of my new album Lionheart (Busted Flat Records, 2020). BIG THANK YOU to the wonderfully talented (and all aroun...

"I Wanna Be There" available now: https://LizaAnne.lnk.to/IWannaBeThere New Liza Anne album, 'Bad Vacation,' out July 24: http://www.LizaAnne.lnk.to/badvacat...

“This song is about feeling the weight of someone else’s sadness and feeling it, inevitably, bring you down too because when you love someone, sometimes you wear their emotions like your own.” - Liza Anne

Buy/Stream "Eachother" featuring @Jackson Browne , @The Marcus King Band 's Marcus King, and Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of @Lucius here: https://found.ee/e...

'We Will Sin Together' comes from Jehnny Beth's debut solo album 'To Love Is To Live.' The album is out now, listen and order here: https://JehnnyBeth.lnk.to...

Slowcity.ca Open Mic wit the Jerry Cans, Rachel Beck, Grace Potter, Monica Lee, Carmanah, Jehnny Beth, Lost Frequencies and Joy Invincible

Will McGuirk April 22, 2020

By Will McGuirk

‘You are stronger than you know’ a new song by Rachel Beck but also a call to arms, stay home, stay still, you can do it , be it - we are learning that - for many of us we are not being asked to do much it seems but staying still is still not natural, mobility is at the essence of being - we are beings who move, who migrate, but meditate mmmmm. . . but you can do it, you can go in, deep, and listen to the stillness between the rushings, the sounds in the silences. Rachel Beck’s voice is thrilling as the transitions, her song thrives in the liminal, we are stronger than we think if we can think of the gaps as bonds.

Official music video for "SOS" by The Jerry Cans. Stream/Buy the song here: https://thejerrycans.lnk.to/sos New album "Echoes" available May 15, 2020 --- Dir...

"We'll Be Alright" - a new song and b-side from the Daylight album sessions, is written by Grace Potter, Eric Valentine and Mike Busbee. Listen to the track ...

“For me, music has been a safe haven in these strange times. As we learn to adapt to a new human condition, I wanted to share a couple of new recordings that feel timely. It’s so important that we not feel alone right now. More than anything else, I just wanted to send a little musical comfort out to the world.” - Grace Potter

The first single off Monica Lee's new recored 'Farewell'. Released everywhere you get your music April 17th, 2020. LIVE Release show in Vancouver BC, Canada ...

'Innocence' comes from Jehnny Beth's debut solo album 'To Love Is To Live.' The album will be released May 8th and is available to pre-order & save here: htt...

Stream Love To Go now: https://ff051.lnk.to/LTG #LostFrequencies #Zonderling #KelvinJonas #LoveToGo Follow Lost Frequencies: Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Stream Joy Invincible Feat. Jenn Johnson HERE: https://found.ee/SWITCHFOOTJoyInvincible Amigos! What a wild ride we've been on these last few weeks. Our day ...

Slowcity.ca Open Mic with nêhiyawa, Lucas Fogale, The High Loves, Golden Cinema, Pride & Glory, Grace Potter, Ariel Posen, Mondo Cozmo, Once A Tree, Bailen,

Will McGuirk October 26, 2019

By Will McGuirk

The wave is the wind’s masterpiece. The artist is as a wave swelling on the tide, the artist can break and wash and dissolve, leave a wake, be seen, be heard, move the environment, be moved by the environment. The artist is aware of the tide, sees context, place, history, the continuum, and rises.

"tommaso" appears on nêhiyawak's debut album 'nipiy' released October 24, 2019, on Arts & Crafts: https://nehiyawak.lnk.to/nipiy Maria Buffalo on her directorial debut: My vision for 'tommaso' has been in the making for years. 'tommaso' was the first track I listened to from nêhiyawak and I instantly fell in love and I felt at home.

“I felt like there is an incredible love story to be examined between Michaelangelo and Tommaso, As well to point out to some of the realities of having the master’s work commissioned required the spoils of colonial exploits. For me the idea of having another indigenous artist (Maria Buffalo) visualize concepts knowing some of the back story of the lyrics in the music, but relating that to images of Maskwacis First Nation, the body, hands, and indigenous people; I could imagine an incredible juxtaposition. The story of the song deepens with additional perspectives working their own ideas into this piece.”
- nêhiyawa

"that the fate of the water resolves in the sand, that maybe all we’re doing's for nothing.”
- Lucas Fogale

"Another Way Around", the new single from Luca Fogale. Stream here: https://fanlink.to/AnotherWayAround Music written and performed by Luca Fogale https://www.lucafogale.com https://www.facebook.com/lucafogalemusic https://www.instagram.com/lucafogalem... Directed by Michael Parrella http://michaelpaulparrella.com This video was made with support from FACTOR and the Government of Canada.

“The song's about how I feel trapped sometimes because of the overwhelming media that's all around us these days. It's discouraging because it often makes you forget what’s important to yourself. If you don't slow down and take the time to question your beliefs and the beliefs of those around you you're gonna get drained by the Vampire's Jaws.”
- The High Loves

“I was watching an old film noir when I stumbled upon the main bassline that would form our new single,”
- Golden Cinema

Uploaded by Golden Cinema on 2019-10-24.

pride & glory - pride & glory OUT NOW! Vinyl/CD/Merch: https://ffm.to/prideandglory Follow Zakk Wylde: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zakkwylde/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zakkwyldebls/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZakkWyldeBLS http://vevo.ly/8D8kad

Buy/Stream your copy of "Daylight" at your favorite music retailer or streaming music provider here: https://found.ee/GPDaylight. "Love Is Love" is off Grace Potter's new album, Daylight, produced by Eric Valentine.

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/arielposen?sub_confirmation=1 I wanted to put together a special kind of experience as a last goodbye to How Long, before I move towards putting out new music. I invited only 25 guests, made up of family, friends, to join me in Winnipeg, in a space that's very near and dear to me; Stereobus Recording.

Come On (Official Video) Song available here: https://ffm.to/comeon Connect with Mondo Cozmo: https://www.facebook.com/MondoCozmo https://www.instagram.com/mondocozmo https://twitter.com/mondocozmo Directed by Michael Barrett Produced by BobWasHere Productions

"So often we can find ourselves feeling trapped in the mundane cycles of life. This song is a reminder to take a step back and shake things up,” - Once A Tree.

Uploaded by StrictlyHits on 2019-10-25.

Buy/Stream The Way I Could here: http://found.ee/bailenmixtapevol1 BAILEN - The Way I Could from Mixtape Vol. 1 Official Website: http://found.ee/BailenWebsite Tour Dates: http://found.ee/BailenTourDates Instagram: http://found.ee/BailenInstagram Facebook: http://found.ee/BailenFacebook Twitter: http://found.ee/BailenTwitter Siblings David and Daniel (twins), & their sister Julia have been playing together their whole lives.

Slowcity.ca Open Mic - turning inwards with Grace Potter, Jordan Klassen, Laurent Bourque, Yoke Lore, The New Pornographers, Close Talkers, Geneviève Racette and Reuben and the Dark

Will McGuirk September 29, 2019

By Will McGuirk

Change is constant but there is reoccurrence, there is pattern, season, cycles and revolutions. It is time again to settle inside, to pull closer the elements of warmth, all that which brings comfort and look forward to the curve which brings it all back round again.

Pre-order / pre-save your copy of "Daylight" at your favorite music retailer or streaming music provider here: https://found.ee/GPDaylight.

“It's so easy to just assume that the narratives we're telling ourselves about ourselves are true and that can be pretty debilitating. The song is about those moments when you're quiet and present and suddenly you realize that the story you've been telling is false, and there's this tremendous relief that maybe you'll be ok, that everything will be ok.” - Jordan Klassen

Performance by Kathleen Laziza Song written and performed by Jordan Klassen Lyrics: I follow you to the park cumbersome and muted remember when we were young the water undiluted our lungs were balloons filled with mirth didn't need persuading I reckon you've given up by now all of your interest fading and don't I know so well?

"but when you move quickly, you miss certain aspects of the journey. I could be missing out on some really wonderful information that I would get if I stopped to smell the roses once in a while. I worry that when something or someone really important comes around, I will be moving too quickly to catch it or them." - Adrian Glavin, Yoke Lore.

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Dead Ringer · Yoke Lore Dead Ringer ℗ 2019 Yellhouse Records under exclusive license to Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. Released on: 2019-09-27 Producer: Yoke Lore Composer Lyricist: Adrian Galvin Composer Lyricist: Ariel Loh Auto-generated by YouTube.

The New Pornographers - Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile (Music Video) Directed by Mitchell deQuilettes New album 'In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights' out September 27, 2019.

'Carefully in the Dark' by Close Talker From the brand new album 'How Do We Stay Here?' Listen now: https://ffm.to/hdwsh Directed by Corey Meyers Animated and Edited by Carol Aldrighi © 2019 Slow Weather Music and Sinnbus Records We recognize and thank Creative Saskatchewan and Factor for the financial support in producing this video.

Buy / Stream - https://reubenandthedark.lnk.to/UNLOVE Reuben and the Dark ON TOUR - https://reubenandthedark.com/tour/ Directed by Brock Mitchell / Deluxe Design Group "faultline" produced by Marcus Paquin and Reuben and the Dark, mixed by Marcus Paquin LYRICS: lets get out of the city i want to drive into the dark i

Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Rose Cousins, Dave Sampson, Grace Potter, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Wild! and Logan Ledger,

Will McGuirk September 16, 2019

This eve, post-Full Moon, Fall beckons, and a wistful night ahead so some songs with the lonesome pining at the core of this country, perhaps this is all the cri de coeur of a nation of comefromaways, and the soulful leanings of nostalgia, but not just for a past recently closed but a deeper past, one generations old and the impulse of a people, strangers still in this strange land of long winters and the prying eyes of peering wendigos.

Filmed by Mitch FIllion (Southern Souls) at Coup De Tete Hat Makers / Dust Leather in Toronto, ON. Written By: Dave Sampson, Sam Ellis, Dylan Guthro Follow me on Spotify!

Pre-order / pre-save your copy of "Daylight" at your favorite music retailer or streaming music provider here: https://found.ee/GPDaylight.

This clip connects behind-the-scenes footage during the band's 3-night run at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on their Signs 2019 world tour this past spring with the studio version of "High & Mighty." "High & Mighty" appears on the 4-song "High & Mighty EP" available on digital music services beginning September 27th (order here: https://found.ee/TTBHighAndMightyEP).

The Wild! - Playing With Fire Vinyl/CD/Merch: https://eone.ffm.to/playingwithfire Apple Music: https://apple.co/34hubJB Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LhzH6e Follow The Wild!: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewild_band/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildrocknroll/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWild_band http://vevo.ly/ZkKsHh

Logan Ledger (feat. Courtney Marie Andrews) "Oh, Sister" from the forthcoming EP I DON'T DREAM ANYMORE, produced by T Bone Burnett Pre-order here: https://found.ee/LLSister Pre-save on Spotify: https://found.ee/LLDreamSpotifyPreSave Lyrics: Oh, Sister WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN AND JACQUES LEVY Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms You should not treat me like a stranger Our Father would not like the way that you act And you must realize the danger Oh, sister, am I not a brother to you And one deserving of affection?

Slowcity.ca Open Mic - Start me up with Les Stroud, Raphael Saadiq, Mondo Cozmo, Saffron A, Common, Grace Potter, Juke Ross, Christian French and The New Pornographers

Will McGuirk August 26, 2019

By Will McGuirk

I took a stroll to the lake today, the water is high, the waves were loud, the lake seemed more like an ocean but I thought Yr Not The Ocean, the sun was low and there was the feeling of summer’s end. But it is not an end, it is a beginning, it is always a beginning.

The visual and lyrical message about oceans and environment within Les Stroud's new single "One Giant Farm" is disturbing and compelling. No one with a heart can remain complacent after viewing it. Les Stroud will never be accused of pulling punches when it comes to the reality of what we are doing to our planet and the creatures that inhabit it.

Official video for "Something Keeps Calling" by Raphael Saadiq. Listen & Download Jimmy Lee the album by Raphael Saadiq out now: https://found.ee/raphaelsaadiqjimmylee Director - Elliott Sellers Production Company - Doomsday Entertainment Follow Raphael Saadiq Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/raphaelsaadiq/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/raphael_saadiq/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/raphaelsaadiq https://www.raphaelsaadiqmusic.com/ #RaphaelSaadiq #SomethingKeepsCalling #JimmyLee

Black Cadillac (Official Video) Song available here: https://ffm.to/blackcadillac Connect with Mondo Cozmo: https://www.facebook.com/MondoCozmo https://www.instagram.com/mondocozmo https://twitter.com/mondocozmo Directed by Joshua Ostrander & Marcello Ambriz Produced by Joshua Ostrander http://vevo.ly/5ssa17

When I became a parent, I thought that I would be the one teaching my daughter. Boy was I wrong! My daughter has become one of my favorite teachers along with LIFE. This is a special one. Let Love, out on Aug 30th!

"Love Is Love" is off Grace Potter's upcoming new album, "Daylight.'" Pre-order / pre-save your copy of "Daylight." at your favorite music retailer or streaming music provider here: https://found.ee/GPDaylight. Grace's new album "Daylight" is available on October 25, 2019.

"We Never Die" out now!

bright side of the moon EP out now https://disruptor.lnk.to/CFBSOTMEP Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfrench/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/christianfrench Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christianfrenchmusic/ Directed and edited by: Mattias Russo-Larsson @mattiasirl Video Produced by: Lewis Atallah @fluwis Written by: Christian French, Sam Fischer, Jesse Finkelstein, Dru Decaro, and Imad Royal Produced by: Imad Royal and Falconry Lyrics: