“I wrote this song on a day when some so-called 'adults' were protesting against transgender and non-binary students being allowed to use their chosen pronouns and bathrooms

North had a serious run-in with death two years ago at the age of 70

Band has been together for over a decade touring Americas, Europe and Australia.

Some Inbreds and lots of Skydiggers and even the Hip in this track.

“Intimacy is the art and practise of living from the inside out.” - David Whyte

“All you can do is face the world with quiet grace and hope you make a sliver of difference. - Brian Doyle

"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

“This road has been travelled by many and has many stories to tell. My song is just one of those stories.” - Nadjiwan

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Ontarians, Chris Gostling, Bob Sumner, Ada Lea, His His, Mia Kelly, and Charlotte Cornfield

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: Equal, Cuff The Duke, Charlotte Day Wilson, Busty and the Bass, Dan Mangan, Nap Eyes, Clothesline from Hell, and Jeremy Dutcher

It all felt novel and it stirred a desperate desire to soak in every moment of the fleeting spring and summer, as if I might not get the chance again, wanting to remember it and wanting to be remembered in it." - Rose Cousins

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Rory Taillon, Judgement, OMBIIGIZI, Julian Taylor, Peter Dreams, Sleepkit, Old Man Luedecke, and Thin Lizzy

St. Catherines' Joe Lapinski releases power popper 'Hurt A Bird'

Ian North's driving new track 'Malahat' now available

Current Swell gets rootsy indie rock right on 'It Ain't Right'

Peter Landi releases 'Turn Back Now'

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: Three Days Grace, Shane Pendergast, Patrick Watson, young friend, Clothesline From Hell, The Holy Knives, AV and The Inner City, and Cracker

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: OMBIIGIZI, CJ Wiley, The Discarded, The Matinee, Jennifer Castle, Boreal, Payphones, and Oba

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Joel Plaskett, The Matinee, Raven Reid, Coraline James, Margo Price with Billy Strings, Kim Beggs, Nadjiwan, and Housewife

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Ontarians, Chris Gostling, Bob Sumner, Ada Lea, His His, Mia Kelly, and Charlotte Cornfield

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: Equal, Cuff The Duke, Charlotte Day Wilson, Busty and the Bass, Dan Mangan, Nap Eyes, Clothesline from Hell, and Jeremy Dutcher

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Cuff The Duke, Mike Boguski, Rose Cousins, Sierra Ferrell, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Homeshake, Waash, and Jennifer Castle

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Rory Taillon, Judgement, OMBIIGIZI, Julian Taylor, Peter Dreams, Sleepkit, Old Man Luedecke, and Thin Lizzy