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Slowcity Open Mic - 'Was that the sun edition?' - with Leela Gilday, Ponytails, Del Barber, Old Man Luedecke, Operators and Rhye

Will McGuirk May 6, 2019

It just takes one sunny sunny day to dispel all the winter grumpiness, doesn’t it. So here we are at that wonderful time between frost and flies. Take advantage and get outside as you much as you can.

Its been some time, five years, since Leela Gilday issued an album but her new album, ‘North Star Calling’ is coming out this year and the single “K’eintah Natse Ju” has just been released.

In a press release Gilday says the track is “about the legacy of colonization and its impact on our (Indigenous) family relationships- part of what happened in residential school was the dismantling of the Indigenous family structure. This was intentional- if you take away children from their families you deprive them of the love and cultural traditional values that growing up in a loving home gives to them. This song is about some of those relationships. Part of this was inspired by the tragic deaths of Colton Boushie and Tina Fontaine." Leela will be at Hugh’s Room in Toronto May 10.

Also on the mic today we have Ponytails, Del Barber, Old Man Luedecke, Operators and Rhye.






Tags Ponytails, Del Barber, Nice Marmot, Old Man Luedecke, Killbeat, Operators, Indoor Recess, Leela Gilday, Whats The Story, Rhye

Jitensha. Photo by Bonnie Jean

Slowcity.ca Open Mic - Show and Tell edition with Jitensha, Jadea Kelly, Pup, Haviah Mighty, Operators,

Will McGuirk April 8, 2019

By Will McGuirk

The nice weather brings out the neighbours, gets folks on the street, chatting about winter issues and Spring plans. Those who have been woodshedding projects bring them out and its time now to see what the artists have been making. My child and his pals are among those airing out songs in public. They have a band, Mary & Adelaide. They have a show at the Diezel Room, DT Oshawa on Friday, April 12. They are on a bill with Montrealers, Jitensha, an indie folk duo, also airing out songs and taking them on the road. Jitensha will kick off this open mic and the brilliance of Jadea Kelly will dispel any winter hangovers with her Old Weird America cover of “Amazing Grace”. Pup, Haviah Mighty, and my one of my fave acts Operators also drop by,




Shows

Jitensha - Friday April 12, The Diezel Room, Oshawa
Haviah Mighty - Friday, May 3 @ the Drake Underground, Toronto
Jadea Kelly - Thursday, May 9 @ The Burdock, Toronto
Pup - Sunday, July 7 @ RBC Echo Beach, Toronto





Tags PUP, Killbeat, Haviah Mighty, Indoor Recess, Operators, Jadea Kelly, Whats The Story, Jitensha, Mary and Adelaide
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