"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
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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cold Specks, Patrick Watson, Desiree Doiron, Ruby Singh, Movieland, Preeper Rhaye MacKay, Flara K, and Bad Tractor
By Will McGuirk
“I used to be really precious about holding on to as much song writing as possible but then I remembered James Carr did not write ‘The Dark End of the Street’.” - Al Spx, aka Cold Specks
"’Remember Your Name” is a reminder to find that inner strength that you’ve always had inside. No matter how difficult things get, you have the strength and endurance from your past, and the generations that came before you." - Desiree Dorion
“It’s an upbeat celebration of a Scorpio’s passion, mystery, undeniable charm, and the sometimes emotional rollercoaster of falling for someone who knows how to keep you on your toes,” - Flara K.
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: SLIP-ons, Geoffroy, Nap Eyes, Audrey Nuna, Old Hoss, Twin Flames, Tariq, and Nadjiwan
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: SLIP-ons, Geoffroy, Nap Eyes, Audrey Nuna, Old Hoss, Twin Flames, Tariq, and Nadjiwan
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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Nap Eyes, Mia Kelly, His His, HotKid, Clothesline From Hell, Ada Lea, Don Amero, and Maddie Jay
“It's when all you want is honesty, but someone else is deciding that you can't handle it in full.” - Clothesline From Hell
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Tauro
Slowcity Open Mic: Tauro, OMBIIGIZI, Jennifer Castle, Hildegard, Sheal, Old Hoss, Sunset Rubdown, and Sunsetter
“They know they shouldn’t be together, but somehow the feeling of them still lingers” - Tauro
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OMBIIGIZI, photo by Natasha Roberts
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: Ryan Wayne, Julian Taylor, OMBIIGIZI, Sunset Rubdown, Bob Sumner, Petunia & The Vipers, Abigail Lapell, and Craig Robertson
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Boy Wonder
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Jitensha, Boy Golden, The Meringues, Thunder Queens, Sunset Rubdown, Japandroids, Mossy Ledge, and Alvvays
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Jitensha, Boy Golden, The Meringues, Thunder Queens, Sunset Rubdown, Japandroids, Mossy Ledge, and Alvvays
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Joel Plaskett, photo by Essery Waller
Slowcity.ca: Joel Plaskett, Mustafa, T. Thomason, The Meringues, Donovan Woods, the Secret Beach, and Lindi Ortega and Jack Barksdale
“Friendship is so much more important than romance throughout your life.” - Donovan Woods
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Adrian Sutherland
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Adrian Sutherland, Anti-Queens, Deep Dark Woods, Burnstick, Clever Hopes, Hamish Hawk, Winter Aid, and Jon Muq
“I’ve come to realize that being a rebel or an outsider is not such a bad thing. Just stay true to yourself, and you’ll stay on the right path.” - Adrian Sutherland
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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Manchester Orchestra, Amythyst Kiah, Kyp Harness, Colour Film, Sweet Kill, Hovvdy, Devarrow, and Veronica Lewis
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Manchester Orchestra, Amythyst Kiah, Kyp Harness, Colour Film, Sweet Kill, Hovvdy, Devarrow, and Veronica Lewis
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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Anti-Queens, Mickey Sick, Darren Roy Clarke, Sierra Ferrell, Old Man Luedecke, Ghostly Kisses, ASKO, and Shannon and the Clams
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Anti-Queens, Mickey Sick, Darren Roy Clarke, Sierra Ferrell, Old Man Luedecke, Ghostly Kisses, ASKO, and Shannon and the Clams
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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Major Love, Sleater-Kinney, July Talk, Fog Lamp, Deep Dark Woods, Emily Triggs, Dennis Ellsworth, and Mustafa
“I wanted to highlight the way women are pitted against one another, and question the idea that there are only so many spots available for women to succeed.” - Colleen Brown, Major Love
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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Orgone, Dead Root Revival, Kaia Kater, iskwē, Pony Girl, David Vertesi, Sweet Kill, and Dream Eater
Big fan of Orgone, so good - been groovin’ to their records past couple of years, looking forward to this new record.
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