Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Sasami, Anyway Gang, Jordan Klassen, Sam Weber, The Brothers Comatose + AJ Lee, Triptides, and Francine Honey,

By Will McGuirk

“With all the ridiculous cacophony of information we currently swim in, it is no wonder that we've seen a resurgence of conspiratorial thinking, Most of us see this every day: online, from the mouths of relatives, maybe even in our own brains. I wrote ‘Niko’ as a bit of a tongue in cheek ode to finding out that someone that you know and love is buying in. Pleading my case that the earth is in fact round.” - Jordan Klassen

“despite anyone’s attempt to control a narrative or manipulate our perception of how things are, the truth and what is real always comes out,” - Sam Weber.

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Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Jade Hairpins, Peter Katz, Virginia To Vegas, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Francine Honey, and Reuben and the Dark

By Will McGuirk

What is it, three days to break a habit - its been three months. Can you feel it, the sea-change - how it all looks the same but feels different. How for some its so so close and for others so far far away. Where are you? Inside it or outside of it, the change has happened but we will only know it when we all go outside again.

“‘Dolly Dream’ is a song about searching—not necessarily something you lack and have to ‘find,’ but grabbing hold of that ‘something’ you’ve always had. This search finds a connection within solitude, and within the crowd.” - Jonah Falco/ Jade Hairpins

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“To be able to look back, from a place of resolve, where you know that whatever it was... it's behind you now.” - Peter Katz

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 “‘Pure Cinema’ is a cautionary tale and also an encouragement to keep faith and keep building home and family.” - Thao

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“When the path through is unclear, there are unexpected heroes that appear with help. Whether it is a partner, a caregiver, a parent, a child, a friend, or one’s faith in something larger than life, this song expresses gratitude to those that light our world and help us through. There is nothing like seeing the light of love beaming from someone’s eyes when we need it most.” - Francine Honey