Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Logan Staats, Reuben and The Dark, Matthew Barber, Ghostkeeper, Edwin Raphael, Avalon Tassonyi, Theo Tams, and the North Coast Band

By Will McGuirk

“It’s not about a girl; the culture is the love that I’m asking for. The love for myself. That was stolen from me - by the government, the crown, the church. When I sing ‘GIVE ME BACK MY LOVE’, I'm speaking about my culture, my pride, and my love for myself.” - Logan Staats

“Emotion is universal and we hope to add this vibration when we sing.” - Billy Wadsworth, Kainai-Bloodtribe Bullhorn Singers

“An homage to my Grandpa Rolly, A grandfather with a fierce love and dedication to his family. This is a ‘sing a long’ for all who miss him as much as I do.” - Shane Ghostkeeper

“Without absence there can be no presence. The simple sad rhythm emphasizes that the steps backwards in life may be sad, but it is part of the dance, and it is always beautiful.” - Edwin Raphael

“Clowning is a very liberating experience… to be a child, to fail, to tap into human experiences without the need to say a word.” - Avalon Tassonyi

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The North Coast Band · Ohio In The Distance

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Ghostkeeper, OMBIIGIZI, Bishop Briggs, Cola, Domanique Grant, Jesse Northey, Kao Wonder, Juliana Eye, and JoJo Worthington

By Will McGuirk

"The two protagonists are seeking new eyes in an attempt to understand the reality of MMIWG. With the help of four Spirit Creatures, they witness what was broken become whole again." - Sarah Houle, Ghostkeeper

“‘High Water’ was written from the depths of my despair as a love letter to my best friend who I miss so dearly. “ - Bishop Briggs

“Being in a car reminded me of going on long road trips with my family where sometimes you want to kill your siblings before you even get to the destination.  It symbolizes feeling trapped while moving forward very quickly.  For two years, many of us had to stop doing what we loved, while time barrelled forward.” - JoJo Worthington

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Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Jerry Leger, Georgia Harmer, Abigail Lapell, Deanna Petcoff, Sam Jr., Ghostkeeper, Niall Mutter, Allegories, and JIMBO

By Will McGuirk

“There's no smoke and mirrors in what I do and that can be rewarding for both the creator and the listener. Are we not all just trying to survive in some way?" - Jerry Leger

“I wrote it during a long period of emotional manipulation that made me question my own reality. I had enough sad songs and I just wanted to rock out.” - Georgia Harmer

“Make it sound like you're driving a stolen car at night after you've robbed a bank and you pull over to a bar at the side of the road for a drink to contemplate your next move. While you've been sipping your drink you've been also locking eyes with someone across the room. On your way out the door you stop by their table and after a few words you both make a run for it!’” - Sam Jr.

“It’s about yearning to return to that powerful spot: that piece of land where I have played in wonderment with the Creator as it engaged as Mother Earth and Grandmother Sun; that place in time when spirituality was simple, concise and magical…and I felt safe, inspired, and grateful." - Ghostkeeper

“I found myself having one foot caught in the past and the other in the future. I wrote this song from a place of acceptance, being ok with the duality of the two, and finding peace somewhere in between." - Niall Mutter

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Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Ghostkeeper, Real Estate, Frazey Ford, All We Are, Milan André Boronell, Jacob Weil, Ehsan Matoori, and Clinic,

By Will McGuirk

"’U Kin Be the Sun’ explores the vast and eternal within us, the reoccurring ancient mythology of the individual as the universal, as light, as the sun..” - Frazey Ford

“What is to live, if not to eat and drink and breathe and to love.” - All We Are

"Love is Love! When you saw someone and fell in love with them, it did not matter what their sex is. Love comes from the heart. The soul only demands love and takes peace from it.” - Ehsan Matoori

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Jacob Weil · The Next Show

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