"Take back your mind. Arm your love. Avenge your world." - Art Bergman
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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Elisapie, Sean Burns, Art Bergman, Weber Brothers, the Fugitives, The Hello Darlin’s, Grandaddy, and Nyssa
“It acknowledges there's no help coming, it's only us, and that that just might be good — because one thing humans can excel at is forming and gaining strength from community.” - the Fugitives
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Matt Holtby
alt image: Katie Cruel
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Matt Holtby, Katie Cruel, Art Bergman, Allison Russell, Alana Springsteen, Andrew Bird, Nubya Garcia, and Haviah Mighty
“This guitar represents the lingering presence of something (in my case, someone) who’s gone but also very much not. Every time I think I’ve written my way past the hurt, I’m reminded that I have a long way to go” - Alana Springsteen
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Kyle McKearney, photo by Chris Doi
Slowcity Open Mic: John Borra, Redhill Valleys, JJ Voss, Cynthia Hamar, Youngtree & The Blooms, Sammy Volkov, Lily Frost, and Kyle McKearney
By Will McGuirk
This mic is brought to you by the letters JSM and the number awesome. JSM is Jason Schneider Media and the Jason in the title is an awesome supporter of music and an author. To mark his new book, ‘The Longest Suicide’, a biography of the equally awesome Art Bergman we are giving over this open mic to some of the artists Jason has been working with recently. Jason knows music and when he sends me artists I pay attention, as I think you should too. Thanks JSM for your support of Slowcity.ca.
Art Bergman, photo by David Kotsibie
Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Art Bergmann, Daniel Lanois, Chad VanGaalen, Tony Joe White, Jitensha, and spotlight on Triptides
By Will McGuirk
“Since the advent of social media, and with cameras everywhere, everybody now knows about police killings, the plague and climate catastrophe, and who these purveyors of this nightmare are. Who needs sci-fi anymore when we're living in the best Philip K. Dick novel ever?” - Art Bergman
“Our goal was to be a force for good with these songs. We wanted to remind people not to let the world steal their joy, to remind them that even during a global pandemic, it’s our responsibility to protect our spirits and find ways to keep on dancing, keep on singing, keep on teaching, keep on loving.” - Daniel Lanois
“I’ve been meditating on the nature of resilience, endurance, and grace more deeply since becoming a mother. I was trying to bridge the divide and embrace shame and my inner divinity equally with this piece…” - Allison Russell
“Go out into nature instead of watching the video” - Chad VanGaalen
