By Will McGuirk
Vicky Von Vicky at the Dakota Tavern Friday Mar 24 2023. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: Soul Motivators at Lee's Palace
By Will McGuirk
Soul Motivators at Lee's Palace Saturday Mar 25 2023. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: Villages at the Horseshoe Tavern
By Will McGuirk
Villages at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Friday Mar 24 2023. Tickets here.
Charlotte Cornfield, photo by Brittany Carmichael
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Charlotte Cornfield, Reuben and the Dark, Le Couleur, Whipped Cream, Bodywash, Sabai & Runn, and Chris Picco,
By Will McGuirk
“A catchy love-song, with cars. Where it feels like the narrator could go anywhere and do anything.” - Charlotte Cornfield
"’YES’ is one of the band’s favourite songs to play live, so we decided to track a live off the floor version of it to capture some of that energy we give it during our show. Songs always take on a new life once you start performing them in front of an audience". - Reuben and the Dark
“Loneliness after a party transforms into a dismantling of things, and rearranging them somewhere else.” - Bodywash
Elisapie, photo by LeeorWild
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Elisapie, Eva Cassidy, Jerome Forde, New Pornographers, Half Moon Run, David Backshell, Protomartyr, and Underoath
By Will McGuirk
“Lyrically, it is very much a stream-of-consciousness story about the disease of social media and online culture,” - A.C. Newman, New Pornographers
Gigs This Week: Suitcase Sam at the Dakota Tavern
By Will McGuirk
Suitcase Sam at the Dakota Tavern Saturday Mar 11 2023. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: TV Freaks at the Horseshoe Tavern
By Will McGuirk
TV Freaks at the Horseshoe Tavern Friday Mar 10 2023. Tickets here.
Gigs This Week: July Talk at Massey Hall
By Will McGuirk
July Talk at Massey Hall Friday and Saturday Mar 10 and 11 2023. Tickets here.
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: William Prince, Arctic Monkeys, Bruce Cockburn, Orchestra GOLD, miles from nowhere, Mimi O'Bonsawin, and Ryan Wayne
By Will McGuirk
"’Easier and Harder' is about giving love a chance to mature. The lessons we learn when we get past the honeymoon stage. The benefits of not giving up and getting to love someone entirely; not only for their strengths but their shortcomings as well. There’s a comedy to it that I feel gives a peek into what long-term love is like. Live and learn. Give and take.” - William Prince
Debby Friday, photo by Chinelo Yasin
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Nat Myers, Fred Davis, Andrew Gabbard, Bohannons, The Brothers Comatose, Zoe Ackah, and Debby Friday
By Will McGuirk
“It dawned on me that the real epics were being told by these itinerant musicians from the ’30s and ’40s, even before recorded sound. That’s when I did my deep dive into the blues, so I could write my own epic,” - Nat Myers
“You meet someone and you idealize them, you project onto them and they do the same to you and it’s all fun and games until it isn’t.” - Debby Friday
Hayden, photo by Robert Georgeff
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Hayden, Braids, Sunnsetter, Abigail Lapell, Alex Whorms, The Matinee, Jacques Greene, and TEKE::TEKE
By Will McGuirk
“Reminding myself that surely everything is alright, even when I’ve tricked myself into believing otherwise.” - Sunnsetter
Justin Rutledge, photo by Jen Squires
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Justin Rutledge, Bella White, Duke & Goldie, Andrina Turenne, Begonia, quinnie, and Logan Staats
By Will McGuirk
“Most songs are trouble, they really do a number on me, but this one was kind. Songs rarely arrive this gently, although I wish they did.” - Justin Rutledge
“. . . bringing it to life by turning a valley into a peak felt deeply cathartic. It’s a heartbreaker that I hope will at least get you moving.” - Bella White
“I love going out and losing myself, but I’ve also learned as I’ve grown that I can’t do it all the time and sometimes my anxiety takes over and I just shut down. So basically I wrote this being like…’I can’t be the only one, right?’.” - Begonia
“I think the video is a perfect visual depiction of that chapter of my life and the feeling of being in that hotel room alone writing the song.” - Logan Staats
Gigs This Week: Regina Spektor at Massey Hall
By Will McGuirk
Regina Spektor at Massey Hall Thursday March 2 2023. Tickets here.