By Will McGuirk

“The purpose of these songs is to connect. They are meant to be offered and received, and the best way to do that, hands down, is in the magical shared experience of live performance.” - Raine Hamilton amilton.com/

"Viral is about the accelerated world we live in. A world in which technology grapples with nature and ingenuity spawns unintended consequences," - Matthew Barber.

“I think love is a beautiful thing. It’s just intriguing how no one actually knows how it works and what it’s made of. I’m pretty sure that’s the main reason why I write songs: I’m just trying to figure out what the heck love is,” - Geneviève Racette

"I was so tired of seeing so many of my friends feeling like “s**t” cuz a guy or girl they were seeing stopped responding out of the blue. "No Emotion = No Tomorrow" is my pop-punk take on my friends and my own dating experiences," - Emi Jeen

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: Soccer Mommy, Raine Hamilton, Matthew Barber, Geneviève Racette , Ria Mae, Dilettante, Emi Jeen, Yves Jarvis, Allegories, and Son House