“It acknowledges there's no help coming, it's only us, and that that just might be good — because one thing humans can excel at is forming and gaining strength from community.” - the Fugitives
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Elisapie, photo by LeeorWild
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Elisapie, Eva Cassidy, Jerome Forde, New Pornographers, Half Moon Run, David Backshell, Protomartyr, and Underoath
By Will McGuirk
“Lyrically, it is very much a stream-of-consciousness story about the disease of social media and online culture,” - A.C. Newman, New Pornographers
Hayden, photo by Robert Georgeff
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Hayden, Braids, Sunnsetter, Abigail Lapell, Alex Whorms, The Matinee, Jacques Greene, and TEKE::TEKE
By Will McGuirk
“Reminding myself that surely everything is alright, even when I’ve tricked myself into believing otherwise.” - Sunnsetter
Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Sarah Neufeld, LAL, Autogramm, Rich Aucoin, Islands, The Lagoons, Ormiston, Black River Delta, and TEKE::TEKE
By Will McGuirk
As we prepare to repeat, we can see the repetition, with the addition of time, as stasis. Yes you are here. . . again.
"'. . . it’s just me, centered in the whirlwind of my own creation. “The Top” represents change, and the struggle in making peace with oneself." - Sarah Neufeld
“I would not be where I am today without women like Rita, and my mother, who taught me that the power of strength to rise up and be strong is within us all. This recording and video are a tribute to them, and to any human who has felt the fight and is still fighting.” - Jenn Grant
“The lyrics of “Mantra” describe a certain relationship to satori, meditation, focus/flow, repetition, mind/no mind, of being in the zone. - director Shayne Ehman