Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Aasiva, Paris Picks, Dan Mangan, Julia Stone, Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band, Agath Christ, Vaness Alegacy, Dree Leer, and the Villagers

By Will McGuirk

“All I can do, is hope for the best!” - Paris Picks

“The song is about a fire that drives you. The video echoes different aspects of that fire. We wanted the story to show both the will for survival and the natural urge to be good and do good, against the beauty and harshness of the outback.” - Julia Stone

“I had an urge to write something that was as generous to the listener as it was to myself. Sometimes the most delirious states can produce the most ecstatic, euphoric and escapist dreams.” - Conor O’Brien

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Vaness Alegacy · You Get Me

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Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Allison Russell, Caveboy, Julia Stone, Shane Pendergast, Lemon Cash, Nathanael Philip Mosher, and Peter Drucker

By Will McGuirk

Been a fan of the ‘Mac for so much time, happy to see them back in the spotlight, being shared, being covered, all over the globe and in so many different voices. Born witness to the Birds of Chicago and the sense of spirituality they bring onstage, of being wholly involved, so this is one where birds of a feather etc.

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“Music saved my life. I learned that women could write music too. I discovered that I was a musician; that I was a writer. But, I was a listener first. Every time I listen to a modern song that moves me it feels like resistance. These brilliant artists - Sade, Stevie Nicks - powerful writers all, make me feel brave and fully human. These songs each create a world that I want to visit and revisit. They sound like freedom to me.” - Allison Russell

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Lemon Cash · Wine Tonight

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Nathanael Philip Mosher · I Don't Wanna Die Young (The Outro)

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Peter Drucker · Jim and Pam

Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Jim Bryson, Oh Susanna, Andrea Nixon, Terra Lightfoot, Julia Stone, Speaker Face, Sigala +James Arthur,

By Will McGuirk

Today in the city a neighbourhood mourns a family shot dead. On the other side of town a young boy squeals with delight and rushes to greet his father coming home carrying a package of food from a mobile charity kitchen. This is a city with all its horror and all its hope.

“I heard the not so distant screams
That broke the silence of a summers eve
But Soon all those kids will leave
And we'll be here just listening, not listening.”

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“'Blind Spot’ asks listeners to consider their own blind spots, both when they have felt unseen and unheard, and all the diverse voices that are currently muted in popular culture.” - Andrea Nixon

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Speaker Face · Work Friends

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