Slowcity.ca Open Mic - w/ Chelsea Stewart, Claire Ridgely, Pink Leather Jackets, Jonathan Wilson, LeRiche, Bear's Den and Mondo Cozmo

By Will McGuirk

A message to you, the tide is high, get on this good time ska/reggae number from the Chelsea Gal, there’s great tunes out there and great tunes in here, don’t give in, get in, and sway to the languid rude sounds on the slooooowcity.ca open mic vibrations.

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“Today, in many normal situations we find ourselves feeling disconnected from those around us, because we've hired a middle man to help us communicate. Sometimes it just gets in the way of genuine connection. Put down your phone. Stay connected to what really matters.” - LeRiche

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Slowcity.ca Open Mic with nêhiyawa, Lucas Fogale, The High Loves, Golden Cinema, Pride & Glory, Grace Potter, Ariel Posen, Mondo Cozmo, Once A Tree, Bailen,

By Will McGuirk

The wave is the wind’s masterpiece. The artist is as a wave swelling on the tide, the artist can break and wash and dissolve, leave a wake, be seen, be heard, move the environment, be moved by the environment. The artist is aware of the tide, sees context, place, history, the continuum, and rises.

“I felt like there is an incredible love story to be examined between Michaelangelo and Tommaso, As well to point out to some of the realities of having the master’s work commissioned required the spoils of colonial exploits. For me the idea of having another indigenous artist (Maria Buffalo) visualize concepts knowing some of the back story of the lyrics in the music, but relating that to images of Maskwacis First Nation, the body, hands, and indigenous people; I could imagine an incredible juxtaposition. The story of the song deepens with additional perspectives working their own ideas into this piece.”
- nêhiyawa

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"that the fate of the water resolves in the sand, that maybe all we’re doing's for nothing.”
- Lucas Fogale

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“The song's about how I feel trapped sometimes because of the overwhelming media that's all around us these days. It's discouraging because it often makes you forget what’s important to yourself. If you don't slow down and take the time to question your beliefs and the beliefs of those around you you're gonna get drained by the Vampire's Jaws.”
- The High Loves

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“I was watching an old film noir when I stumbled upon the main bassline that would form our new single,”
- Golden Cinema

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"So often we can find ourselves feeling trapped in the mundane cycles of life. This song is a reminder to take a step back and shake things up,” - Once A Tree.

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Slowcity.ca Open Mic - Start me up with Les Stroud, Raphael Saadiq, Mondo Cozmo, Saffron A, Common, Grace Potter, Juke Ross, Christian French and The New Pornographers

By Will McGuirk

I took a stroll to the lake today, the water is high, the waves were loud, the lake seemed more like an ocean but I thought Yr Not The Ocean, the sun was low and there was the feeling of summer’s end. But it is not an end, it is a beginning, it is always a beginning.

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