Slowcity.ca Open Mic - HBD w/ Ponytails, Oh Susanna, Jessica Rhaye & the Ramshackle Parade, Jordan Klassen, Geneviève Racette, Black Mountain, Sigala & Becky Hill, Colour Tongues,

Will McGuirk May 27, 2019

Whatever gets you through the night as Johnny Lennon says or the day or the year, whatever gets you to celebrating another trip around the sun, thats whatever it took to get you here and you are here and I am here and that is enough of a reason to play some songs and enjoy the day which happens to be the anniversary of my birth. And considering its been a year since the last, well, it didn’t seem to take too long. Thanks to Ponytails, Oh Susanna, Jessica Rhaye & the Ramshackle Parade (covering Bob Dylan for his birthday), Jordan Klassen, Geneviève Racette, Black Mountain, Sigala & Becky Hill and Colour Tongues for the tracks. Cheers to you whenever your birthday is.

Slowcity.ca Open Mic - Here comes the rain again plus Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Esperanza Spalding, Jenn Grant, Tamino, Rhye, Rich Aucoin, Black Mountain and Ada Lea,

Will McGuirk May 13, 2019

By Will McGuirk

So I’m leaving this here because it runs parallel to the way we think here at Slowcity.ca. Its from the Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ press release; “Boujee Natives stems from our belief that everyone is an artist in one way shape or form and that we were all created to create but it’s up to us as individuals to find out what that is for ourselves. We wanted to showcase all the badass First Nations artists that have welcomed us into their worlds as we were coming into ourselves and developing our artistry into what it is today. We are the creators, we are inspired natives, not native inspired, and we like to rock our shit, we dem Boujee Natives.”

So yes its up to us, you, me, to find our creative selves within and build our own future. Music helps so here is today’s open mic which you can air while you woodshed ideas this rainy week. Dig into Esperanza Spalding, Jenn Grant, Tamino, Rhye, Rich Aucoin, Black Mountain and Ada Lea. Dig into the future, unearth yourself.

Slowcity.ca Open Mic - April Showers, May Flowers edition with Local Natives, In The Valley Below, HuDost, Russell Louder, Grizzly Coast Sasami and Black Mountain,

Will McGuirk April 15, 2019

By Will McGuirk

Thinking positively, extreme April showers should bring extreme May flowers, so lets look forward to a season in bloom, record breaking blooms.

We begin with the cheerful sounds of Local Natives. They have contemporary dancer Micaela Taylor. We move into In The Valley Below, a pop duo, we will give you an explicit warning fyi, - the Valley have a short film, ‘The Pink Chateau, which they are touring, and the album is the soundtrack. Performances feature the two playing live to the film.via headphones. Also on are HuDost, Russell Louder, Grizzly Coast, Sasami and the majestic psyche-sonics of Black Mountain.

Shows

Sasami - Thursday, April 25 @ Baby G, Toronto
Black Mountain - Thursday, May 9 @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto
Grizzly Coast, - Saturday, May 11 @ The Paddock, Toronto
Local Natives - Monday, May 27 @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto