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

Scattered Clouds, photo by Jamie Kronick

Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Winona Forever, Keb' Mo', Rhye, Yoke Lore, Union Duke, Bruce Cockburn, half•alive, White Elephant Orchestra, Auras,

Will McGuirk June 17, 2019

By Will McGuirk

No raining on any parades, just celebrate with everyone out on the streets taking back the streets, owning the streets and their city, making it theirs again, its a good thing and it needs a soundtrack so here you go. . . Winona Forever, Keb’ Mo’, Rhye, Yoke Lore, Union Duke, Bruce Cockburn, half•alive, White Elephant Orchestra, Scattered Clouds and Auras.

Gazing is the latest project by Winona Forever and the final single off our upcoming album "FeelGood" - available June 7th!

Listen to "Oklahoma", featuring Robert Randolph, from the album Oklahoma - out now on Concord Records Illustrations by Julie Wilson | http://www.juliewilsonillustration.com/ Animation by Mertcan Mertbilek |https://mertcanmertbilek.com/ Signed & Exclusive Merch: https://found.ee/Keb_StoreHome Spotify: https://found.ee/KebMo_OKSpotify Apple Music: https://found.ee/KebMo_OKApple Google Play: https://found.ee/KebMo_OKGoogle See all upcoming tour dates here: https://kebmo.lnk.to/tourID Follow Keb' Mo':

Rhye #Spirit #Piano "These are songs about love in my life, but also about the love for piano brought back into my life."

We met up with Union Duke at the Lunenburg Seaport as they toured through eastern Canada in March 2019 and played a few songs amongst this collection of maritime memorabilia. Audio recorded by Marc Montanchez, mixed by Union Duke. http://unionduke.com

The first single from Bruce Cockburn's upcoming instrumental masterpiece "Crowing Ignites" available September 20th, 2019 Courtesy of True North Records! Pre Order Now!: https://smarturl.it/crowing-ignites

half*alive's music video for "RUNAWAY" Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube Music: https://smarturl.it/HArunaway Debut album 'Now, Not Yet' available august 9th Pre-order now: https://smarturl.it/nownotyet *world tour 2019 dates and tickets are ready for you now at http://halfalive.co australia & new zealand aug 16 * sydney, aus * metro aug

The official lyric video for Tremolo, the second single by Andy Stochansky's White Elephant Orchestra. Co-produced by Andy Stochansky and Joel Stouffer of Dragonette. Lyric video by Ben Spivak.

Tiré du deuxième album de Scattered Clouds TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER disponible le 27 juin via Boiled Records.

Auras // Binary Garden // out 7/12/19 Vinyl/CD/Bundles: https://ffm.to/binarygarden Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PhePO2 iTunes: https://apple.co/2GslReC Momenta: As we look in the mirror We gaze upon a concrete path We always seem to forget (forget) A fragment of what we once were; A child; a portrait Painted by the ones that held us

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: No jokes just great tunes from Jenn Grant, The Strumbellas, Yoke Lore, Justin Wright, Luca Fogale, Tariq, the Middle Kids and more

Will McGuirk April 1, 2019

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.