“Intimacy is the art and practise of living from the inside out.” - David Whyte

“All you can do is face the world with quiet grace and hope you make a sliver of difference. - Brian Doyle

"We need to drive to the environmental protest. We have to spend eight million dollars on the echo-chic pants. Our lattes cost $12 and we’re not giving the change to the people sitting outside the coffee shop. So ‘Street Names and Land Claims,’ even the song title is very time-appropriate as we tear down statues." - Adam Sturgeon, OMBIIGIZI

“This road has been travelled by many and has many stories to tell. My song is just one of those stories.” - Nadjiwan

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Ontarians, Chris Gostling, Bob Sumner, Ada Lea, His His, Mia Kelly, and Charlotte Cornfield

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Ryan Wayne, Julian Taylor, OMBIIGIZI, Sunset Rubdown, Bob Sumner, Petunia & The Vipers, Abigail Lapell, and Craig Robertson

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Equal, Cuff The Duke, Charlotte Day Wilson, Busty and the Bass, Dan Mangan, Nap Eyes, Clothesline from Hell, and Jeremy Dutcher

It all felt novel and it stirred a desperate desire to soak in every moment of the fleeting spring and summer, as if I might not get the chance again, wanting to remember it and wanting to be remembered in it." - Rose Cousins

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Rory Taillon, Judgement, OMBIIGIZI, Julian Taylor, Peter Dreams, Sleepkit, Old Man Luedecke, and Thin Lizzy

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Katie Cruel, Ryan Wayne, Joel Plaskett, Leif Vollebekk, Astral Swans, Homeshake, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

“When life gets heavy and the future feel overwhelmingly out of our control, we can learn to turn inwards and build a home inside of ourselves” - Katie Pruitt

Some fine alt-country on today’s stage incl. Darren Roy Clarke, and Denim Daddies.

“Sometimes a sad song is just what we need to feel less alone." - David Myles

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Julian Taylor Band, Tauro, Geoffroy, Ryan Wayne, Fraser Teeple, Yves Jarvis, Hildegard, and Scenic Route to Alaska

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Three Days Grace, Shane Pendergast, Patrick Watson, young friend, Clothesline From Hell, The Holy Knives, AV and The Inner City, and Cracker

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: OMBIIGIZI, CJ Wiley, The Discarded, The Matinee, Jennifer Castle, Boreal, Payphones, and Oba

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Joel Plaskett, The Matinee, Raven Reid, Coraline James, Margo Price with Billy Strings, Kim Beggs, Nadjiwan, and Housewife

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Ontarians, Chris Gostling, Bob Sumner, Ada Lea, His His, Mia Kelly, and Charlotte Cornfield

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Ryan Wayne, Julian Taylor, OMBIIGIZI, Sunset Rubdown, Bob Sumner, Petunia & The Vipers, Abigail Lapell, and Craig Robertson

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Equal, Cuff The Duke, Charlotte Day Wilson, Busty and the Bass, Dan Mangan, Nap Eyes, Clothesline from Hell, and Jeremy Dutcher

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Mike Boguski, Rose Cousins, Sierra Ferrell, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Homeshake, Waash, and Jennifer Castle

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Rory Taillon, Judgement, OMBIIGIZI, Julian Taylor, Peter Dreams, Sleepkit, Old Man Luedecke, and Thin Lizzy

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Katie Cruel, Ryan Wayne, Joel Plaskett, Leif Vollebekk, Astral Swans, Homeshake, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Dead Root Revival. Ryan Wayne, David Myles, Local Natives, Union Duke, Katie Pruitt, Kaïa Kater, and Tara Kannangara,

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Katie Tupper, Darren Roy Clarke, Kyp Harness, Colour Film, Denim Daddies, Bankes Brothers, Basement Revolver, and Half Moon Run

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Nathaniel Rateliff, David Myles, Chris Caderet, Secret Beach, Shannon and the Clams, Frank Turner, Gravel-Aires, and July Talk