By Will McGuirk
“Ambition is what drives us to get up every day, but if we don’t nurture our relationships with friends, family, partners, etc., they may not be there for you in your darkest moments.” - Ken Yates
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Julia Jacklin, photo by Izzie Austin
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Alex G, Tyler Childers and The Food Stamps, Julia Jacklin, Ken Yates, David Myles, William Prince, and Chemical Club
By Will McGuirk
“I grew up Baptist and I was scared to death to go to hell. And a lot of that stuck with me. Filtering through that and trying to find the truth, and the beauty, and the things you should think about and expelling all that nonsense has been something I’ve spent a lot of time on.” - Tyler Childers
“These days it seems like we're waking up to a new heart break every morning, which at times is so overwhelming it becomes paralyzing” - Ken Yates
“Being willing to put your heart on the line even though it might result in pain and hurt. Understanding that vulnerability in relationships is necessary for a chance at love." - Chemical Club
Julia Jacklin plays Sept 21 2022 at the Phoenix Theatre, Toronto
Sampa The Great
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Bonnie Raitt, Margo Price, Abigail Lapell, Ada Lea, Ken Yates, JAD, Henry Chadwick, and Sampa The Great
By Will McGuirk
"all dressed up" is a fever dream of isolation and claustrophobia, circumscribed by all these obsolete media machines -- but with a semi-hopeful note, too, about making the best of an absurd situation, or at least, 'this too shall pass'.” - Abigail Lapell
“The only thing to do is ride out your last few moments with the people you love.” - Ken Yates
"We’re not going to stay in one lane, we’re going to create multiple ones. . . My truest self encourages me to explore different lanes, and go beyond what I think I know of myself.” - Sampa The Great
Ada Lea @ the Axis Club, Toronto Tuesday May 10 2022
Ken Yates @ the Cameron House Toronto Wednesday, June 22, 2022
PUP, photo by Jess Baumung
Slowcity.ca Open Mic - alone with Jesse Parent, Ken Yates, Pantayo, Protomartyr, Stephen Mann, Scott Goodwin, Jean-Paul De Roover and PUP
By Will McGuirk
If there is no filter between thought and action, between heart and art - and like meeting a neighbour and asking how you getting thru? the artist responds with a song.
Pantayo, photo by Sarah Bo