By Will McGuirk
Belgian/ Egyptian singer Tamino is at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Wedneday Sept 21 2022. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala at Massey Hall
By Will McGuirk
On Saturday September 24, 2022, The 2022 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala presented by The El Mocambo, will induct Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, David Foster and Daniel Lavoie.
Hosted by singer-songwriter Marie-Mai, there will be performances by Corey Hart, Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake of Nickelback, Alessia Cara, JP Saxe, Charlotte Cardin, Jessie Reyez, Serena Ryder, Deborah Cox, Pierre Lapointe, Neil Donell of Chicago, Maurice Moore, Bobby Bazini, Bruno Pelletier, Ruby Waters, Clerel, and others. Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo will make a special appearance.
Jadea Kelly will play the Biltmore Theatre in Oshawa Sunday Oct 2 2022
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Jadea Kelly, Dan Mangan, Bells Larsen, Sampa The Great, Reuben and the Dark, Elle Celeste, Mimi O'Bonsawin, and Kodaline
By Will McGuirk
“It was important for our new music to be positive and to show our fans that we needed Life After to talk about our experiences in 2020/2021, but that we're back touring, traveling the world, making new music, and ultimately, we're good!" - Young D, Snotty Nose Rez Kids
“The music is steeped in queer love, young love, and lost love. I knew I wanted the aesthetic of the ‘Teenage Love’ music video to reflect all of these things.” - Bells Larsen
“This is a song about shooting yourself in the foot, told from the foot’s perspective. There’s barely any gray area left in the middle ground. We are so averse to seeing the other side achieve a win, we would rather that all sides lose.” - Dan Mangan
Ruby Singh And The Future Ancestors
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Charlie Houston, Shintaro Sakamoto, Léonie Gray, Ruby Singh And The Future Ancestors, Ouri, Sunglaciers, and Show Me The Body
By Will McGuirk
“When I’m sad, anxious, nervous, or confused my posture gets worse, and I clench my jaw. I hold so much of my emotion in my neck and jaw.” - Charlie Houston
“When I wrote "Easy", I was thinking about a situation in which I was during a couple of years, trying to please someone without any guidance from the other side, not knowing if I was doing the right thing.” - Léonie Gray
“The pressures we feel from the outside mutate into something we perceive to be coming from within, endlessly pursuing things we don't need, or even want, while trudging through existence. But it works the other way too - misinterpreting the outside world to fit our egoistic desires.” -Evan Resnik
Gigs This Week: Graven at the Dakota Tavern
By Will McGuirk
Graven at the Dakota Tavern Saturday Sep 17 2022. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: BEAK at Lee's Palace
By Will McGuirk
Beak at Lee’s Palace Monday Sep 19 2022. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: Autumn Kings at the Horseshoe Tavern
By Will McGuirk
Autumn Kings at the Horseshoe Tavern Thursday Sep 15 2022. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: Tom Jones at Massey Hall
By Will McGuirk
Tom Jones at Massey Hall Monday Sept 19 2022. Tickets here.
Nerima
Gigs This Week: Nerima, Bridge of Sand, Midnight Moments at Kops Oshawa Sep 10
By Will McGuirk
Nerima, Bridge of Sand, Midnight Moments at Kops Records Oshawa Saturday Sept 10. Free show.
Julia Jacklin, photo by Izzie Austin
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Alex G, Tyler Childers and The Food Stamps, Julia Jacklin, Ken Yates, David Myles, William Prince, and Chemical Club
By Will McGuirk
“I grew up Baptist and I was scared to death to go to hell. And a lot of that stuck with me. Filtering through that and trying to find the truth, and the beauty, and the things you should think about and expelling all that nonsense has been something I’ve spent a lot of time on.” - Tyler Childers
“These days it seems like we're waking up to a new heart break every morning, which at times is so overwhelming it becomes paralyzing” - Ken Yates
“Being willing to put your heart on the line even though it might result in pain and hurt. Understanding that vulnerability in relationships is necessary for a chance at love." - Chemical Club
Julia Jacklin plays Sept 21 2022 at the Phoenix Theatre, Toronto
Gigs This Week: Al Cole Tribute at the Biltmore Theatre
By Will McGuirk
Soul Motivators, Spectacular Crash play the Al Cole Tribute at the Biltmore Theatre Sat Sep 10 2022.
Gigs This Week: Vinyl Hero at the Atria
By Will McGuirk
Vinyl Hero, Queens & Kings, Wyntr, at the Atria Friday Sep 9 2022. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: FemBots at the Dakota Tavern
By Will McGuirk
Fembots at the Dakota Tavern Saturday Sep 10 2022. Tickets here.