New tunes from some fab voices this week; Darren Roy Clarke, Dan Mangan, Aysanabee, Morgan Toney, Allison Russell, Lori Yates, Bells Larsen, and Cadence Weapon
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Hannah Georgas
alt image: Evangeline Gentle
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Hannah Georgas, Bells Larsen, Rae Spoon, Shane Ghostkeeper, qiyuapik, Evangeline Gentle, Sasha Cay, and Dan Mangan
“We’re still here trying to make the best out of life. I mean, we gave up a lot of our culture and traditions, but we've also adopted a lot of beautiful things from other cultures, from other traditions. Sometimes I ask myself, ‘What am I? What does that make me?’” - qiyupaik
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Haviah Mighty
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: The Odds, Danny Michel, Haviah Mighty, Haley Blais, Bells Larsen, Matt Paxton and the Pintos, The Sextones, and Johnny Eaton
"I want people to feel they’re not alone, and still find hope in things that are painful,” - Danny Michel
“Anytime I listen or play this song, I can smell the basement of my childhood home, or my best friend’s cigarettes (she quit now), and I can see myself, talking to myself in the mirror, doing my best Late Night show wisecracks” - Haley Blais
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
Crystal Shawanda
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Crystal Shawanda, Mimi O'Bonsawin, The Beaches, PUP, Bells Larsen, Living Hour, Geneviève Racette, and the Secret Beach
By Will McGuirk
“It’s about watching someone grieve and being in awe of their ability to keep going, despite being in a lot of pain.” - Bells Larsen
“a track about “getting stuck with yourself, forever, like an assigned middle name, or DNA. Some of it’s already built in, but mostly you’ll be walking around as you, doing dishes, meeting people, untangling what it means, being busy being busy.” - Sam Sarty, Living Hour
Alvvays, photo by Eleanor Petry
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Alvvays, Bells Larsen, UWUW, Megan Nash, Jesse Northey, the TFD, the Flamingos Pink, and Miloe
By Will McGuirk
“It’s about watching someone grieve and being in awe of their ability to keep going, despite being in a lot of pain.” - Bells Larsen
“the song is about gambling, getting rich, and a dog being put down.” - Jesse Northey
Bells Larsen at the Drake Underground Tuesday Sept. 13 2022
Jesse Northey at the Garrison Friday Sept. 2 2022