Gigs This Week: Springtide Music Fest in Uxbridge runs July 21, 22, 23

By Will McGuirk

At the core of Springtide, a music festival which runs July 21 to 23 in the Township of Uxbridge, is a community; an arts and music community which, with this annual festival, celebrates first and foremost its local voices using intimate, locally owned venues throughout the downtown. Restaurants, pubs, parks, sidewalks, the Music Hall, and even a bookstore, will host events at this family-friendly festival.

Springtide Music Festival will welcome Bedouin Soundclash after a ten-year hiatus. The Indie rock reggae outfit are on the road again, creating new tunes and making a stop at the opening celebrations at Uxbridge Music Hall on Thursday, July 21, along with two-time Juno award nominee, Julian Taylor, and two-time Oshawa Music Award winner, Tania Joy.

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Springtide Music Fest share full line-up; Elliott Brood, Jerry Leger, and Ellevator added

By Will McGuirk

Well well Springtide Music Fest just gets better and bigger. And lets not forget the community of Uxbridge, host to the fest, has been hit hard by the recent tornado touchdown, including a key venue, the Second Wedge Brewery, . But as befits the trail capital of Canada the music community et al are blazing a trail out of the destruction with the power of creation.

The three day festival taking place July 21, 22, and 23, has moved the main outdoor area from the Wedge to Centennial Park. While the fest features the return of Bedouin Soundclash, as well as other notables, Elliott Brood, Julian Taylor, Danny Michel, among them, there is also a very broad selection of acts from the area, many of whom were regular players at the brewery, including Rory Taillon, Matt Gunn, Mattie Leon, Brooklyn Doran, Tania Joy, EDITH, Hollowsage and the Three Mile Islanders, Wooly, and Cassie Noble.

Tickets here.

Kalle Mattson and Jim Bryson make stop at Uxbridge's Springtide on the Road to Riverfest tour.

By Will McGuirk

Ottawa-based artist Kalle Mattson has been pushing the boundaries of what this whole singer/songwriter moniker is since the get-go. He started out as folk singer, moving into folktronica and now full-on techtronica with this remix from Rainer & Grimm, folks have worked with Drake and The Weeknd. Mattson will be playing the Springtide Fest in Uxbridge Apr 26 2019. Its a stop on a roadtrip to Elora’s Riverfest. Jim Bryson will be onboard.