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Peter Perrett - Photoi by Steve Gullick
Slowcity.ca Open Mic - Get Back Up edition with Peter Perrett, Sarah MacDougall, Lydia Ainsworth, Haviah Mighty, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Bear’s Den, Night Moves
Happy Earth Day, and happy come-down from a fab weekend; The To Oshawa With Love gig at the Oshawa Music Hall with The Stables, Say Ritual and Melanie Payne, was wow wow wow - An army of local music lovers came out. This city, our city has many social issues - it is in trauma. But those of us who know know music helps. Today’s Open Mic is filled with resilience; Peter Perrett, one-time member of pop punks The Only Ones, is resilient. A former addict Perret is now reconnecting with his sons, working with them on this new music. Welcome in to your lives too, Sarah MacDougall, Lydia Ainsworth, Haviah Mighty ( her track she says is “a soundtrack for day-to-day self-motivation,” Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Bear’s Den, and Night Moves. Let’s keep on keeping on.
Shows:
Haviah Mighty - Friday, May 3 @ Drake Underground, Toronto
Bear’s Den - Friday, May 24 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto
Sarah MacDougall - Saturday, June 15 @ Old Town Hall, Waterford, ON.
Snotty Nose Rez Kids - Saturday, June 15 @ Yonge/Dundas Square, Toronto
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: No jokes just great tunes from Jenn Grant, The Strumbellas, Yoke Lore, Justin Wright, Luca Fogale, Tariq, the Middle Kids and more
By Will McGuirk
Nature has been playing enough japes on us so there’s no need for the annual con on this April 1. We have a full line-up of known and new, stars and starters for the open mic. The list has Yoke Lore, Justin Wright, The Strumbellas, Close Talkers, Lydia Persaud, Tim Moxam, Jenn Grant, Radical Face, Luca Fogale, Tariq, Middle Kids on it. We are getting a lot of players as you can see and hear so we may have to add another open mic day, maybe Wednesdays. Dig in.
SHOWS
Middle Kids - Mon. May 27 @ the Phoenix, Toronto
Tim Moxam - Tues. April 9 @ The Burdock, Toronto
Lydia Persaud - Wed. June 19 @ the Drake Underground, Toronto
Jenn Grant - Sat. June 1 @ the Danforth Music Hall, Toronto