By Will McGuirk

Here at slowcity.ca we encourage staycations, we encourage small-marts, we encourage minimizing, we encourage pausing, we say gather in groups of best friends, zig where others zag, curate your life and step out of the flow and whatever you do don’t go viral.

Margo Price plays RBC Echo Beach on Saturday May 23

“When I sing Mary Margaret O’Hara’s “Anew Day”, I feel directly channeled to the joy and sorrow embedded in the music and lyrics. The first time I covered the song was the closing night of the Holy Oak Cafe - a space in Toronto that is so deeply important to my songwriting. The song is forever tied to memories of change and rebirth. Singing “Anew Day” is always utterly present and moving for me.” - Luka Kuplowsky

Luka Kuplowsky plays the Drake Underground Saturday April 4

“I believe that shame has made my work more general, when I’ve always wanted to be specific. This record is about me finally being specific. If you listen to my music, I want you to know who you are dealing with.” Thao Nguyen

Stay” is about the moments after a breakup, you wish that it could have worked out, maybe you still think it can, but it’s obvious that it won’t. It’s about being annoyed, perplexed, exasperated and gutted by a relationship that you knew wasn’t right from the beginning but you still hoped would work out in the end." - Emily Rockarts

Friday, May 22 - Gravenhurst, ON - Sawdust City Brewing
Saturday, May 23 - North Bay, ON - House Concert
Sunday, May 24 - Uxbridge, ON - The Second Wedge Brewing Co
Tuesday, May 26 - Barrie, ON - Donaleighs
Thursday, May 28 - Kingston, ON - The Mansion - TICKETS
Friday, May 29 - Wakefield, QC - The Blacksheep Inn - TICKETS
Saturday, May 30 - Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo - TICKETS
Sunday, May 31 - Belleville, ON - House Concert
Tuesday, June 3 - Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
Thursday, June 4 - Guelph, ON - Silence - TICKETS
Friday, June 5 - Cambridge, ON - Four Fathers Brewing
Saturday, June 6 - Toronto, ON - Burdock - TICKETS