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Noble Oak, photo by Devon Scott Wong

Noble Oak covers Stars' ‘Elevator Love Song’ for Last Gang's 20th anniversary

Will McGuirk April 2, 2025

Last Gang Records was founded in 2003 by music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald K. Tarlton.

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Tags The Syndicate, Last Gang, Stars, Noble Oak

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Three Days Grace, Shane Pendergast, Patrick Watson, young friend, Clothesline From Hell, The Holy Knives, AV and The Inner City, and Cracker

Will McGuirk November 24, 2024

“All you can do is face the world with quiet grace and hope you make a sliver of difference. - Brian Doyle

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Tags Slowcity.ca Open Mic, Patrick Watson, Shane Pendergast, Auteur Research, Killbeat, Three Days Grace, The Syndicate, young friend, Clothesline From Hell, The Holy Knives, AV & The Inner City, Cracker

Adrian Sutherland

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Adrian Sutherland, Anti-Queens, Deep Dark Woods, Burnstick, Clever Hopes, Hamish Hawk, Winter Aid, and Jon Muq

Will McGuirk April 30, 2024

“I’ve come to realize that being a rebel or an outsider is not such a bad thing. Just stay true to yourself, and you’ll stay on the right path.” - Adrian Sutherland

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Tags Adrian Sutherland, Indoor Recess, Deep Dark Woods, Killbeat, Clever Hopes, Whats The Story, The Syndicate, Hamish Hawk, Winter Aid, Burnstick, Bad Parade, Jon Muq, Anti-Queens, No Rules PR

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Manchester Orchestra, Amythyst Kiah, Kyp Harness, Colour Film, Sweet Kill, Hovvdy, Devarrow, and Veronica Lewis

Will McGuirk April 28, 2024

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Manchester Orchestra, Amythyst Kiah, Kyp Harness, Colour Film, Sweet Kill, Hovvdy, Devarrow, and Veronica Lewis

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Tags Sweet Kill, No Rules PR, Hovvdy, Killbeat, Manchester Orchestra, Indoor Recess, Kyp Harness, Jason Schneider Media, Colour Film, Devarrow, Freshly Pressed PR, Veronica Lewis, The Syndicate

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: JJ Shiplett, Adrian Sutherland, Kellie Loder, Katie Pruitt, Maggie Andrews, KROY, Ballsy, and Tokyo Police Club

Will McGuirk March 18, 2024

“When life gets heavy and the future feel overwhelmingly out of our control, we can learn to turn inwards and build a home inside of ourselves.” - Katie Pruitt

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Tags Adrian Sutherland, Indoor Recess, JJ Shiplett, Whats The Story, Kellie Loder, Katie Pruitt, Maggie Andrews, Killbeat, KROY, Tokyo Police Club, The Syndicate, Ballsy, Caveboy

Rae Spoon, photo by Wynne Neilly
Alt image Rae Spoon, photo by Wynne Neilly

Slowcity Open Mic: Jeremy Dutcher, Aysanabee, Terry Uyarak, Jade Turner, Lake Street Dive, Lead Pony, Hillsboro, and Rae Spoon

Will McGuirk June 20, 2023

“Shared tongue is a beautiful gift, with a complicated reason,” - Jeremy Dutcher

“It’s about the human disconnect that social media has facilitated, the pressures that come along with it, and the false representation that it often can portray.” - Jesse Hofstee, Lead Pony








Tags Hillsboro, Lead Pony, The Syndicate, Lake Street Dive, Terry Uyarak, Killbeat, Aysanabee, Jeremy Dutcher, Jade Turner

Dizzy, Birthmark

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: the Sadies, Villages, Dizzy, Begonia, Andy Shauf, Murray A. Lightburn, Braids, and The Arcs

Will McGuirk January 19, 2023

By Will McGuirk

“Evolution in and of itself is a patient act. Our pursuit of the individual self, which comprises all realms of human emotion, is sweetened with the intention and act of patience from ourselves, from those that we love and those who love us.” - Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Braids








Tags Murray A. Lightburn, The Sadies, Dizzy, The Syndicate, Begonia, Killbeat, Andy Shauf, Villages, Hard Copy Media, The Arcs

Adrian Sutherland, photo By Nadya Kwandibens

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Adrian Sutherland, The Trade-Offs, Evan Redsky, Terez, Julia Wolf, Jesse Roper, Handsome Jack, and Arctic Monkeys

Will McGuirk October 4, 2022

By Will McGuirk

“"I teach at an elementary school in Beachburg, Ontario. My grades 6/7 and 7/8 classes are looking for ways to continue with ideas from the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We heard the song Walk With Me by Adrian Sutherland and decided to reach out," wrote Steve Pritchard.”

“Throughout the 20th century many Inuit families recall the Royal Canadian Mounted Police deliberately killing sled dogs to force Inuit into government run settlements, ‘Put ‘Em Down’ is about this sad story and about the effort to put us as a people down and erase our culture. A truth many do not know a lot about because it has been kept so quiet” - Josh Qaumariaq, the Trade-Offs

“It's a reflection of not just myself, but of an entire community of young people who lack access to mental health resources, cultural resources, and positive role models - where young First Nations folks just want to escape their realities in exchange for Oblivion.” - Evan Redsky








Tags Adrian Sutherland, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Whats The Story, Evan Redsky, Killbeat, Julia Wolf, Mixed Media Works, The Trade-Offs, Arctic Monkeys, Hard Copy Media, Jesse Roper, The Syndicate, Handsome Jack, Pavement PR, Terez, Bad Parade

By Divine Right, photo Catherine Stockhausen

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Haviah Mighty, Ria Mae, Julian Taylor, Ernesto Cervini, David Myles, By Divine Right, the Blue Stones, LS Dunes, and Q

Will McGuirk September 24, 2022

By Will McGuirk

“Overall, this song is a reminder that nothing…is surface deep." - Haviah Mighty

“You’re done conforming, you’re done caring, you’re over the hanging weight of shame, disappointment, or unchecked goals. You’ve let go, and it’s the most freeing feeling you’ve ever experienced. You just don’t give a shit, and it’s fucking great.” - Tarek Jafar, The Blue Stones


Ria Mae with Virginia to Vegas at the Biltmore Theatre Thursday Nov. 24 2022








Tags Haviah Mighty, Indoor Recess, Julian Taylor, Auteur Research, Ernesto Cervini, David Myles, Whats The Story, By Divine Right, Jason Schneider Media, Q, Ria Mae, LS Dunes, The Blue Stones, The Syndicate

Ruby Singh And The Future Ancestors

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Charlie Houston, Shintaro Sakamoto, Léonie Gray, Ruby Singh And The Future Ancestors, Ouri, Sunglaciers, and Show Me The Body

Will McGuirk September 15, 2022

By Will McGuirk

“When I’m sad, anxious, nervous, or confused my posture gets worse, and I clench my jaw. I hold so much of my emotion in my neck and jaw.” - Charlie Houston

“When I wrote "Easy", I was thinking about a situation in which I was during a couple of years, trying to please someone without any guidance from the other side, not knowing if I was doing the right thing.” - Léonie Gray

“The pressures we feel from the outside mutate into something we perceive to be coming from within, endlessly pursuing things we don't need, or even want, while trudging through existence. But it works the other way too - misinterpreting the outside world to fit our egoistic desires.” -Evan Resnik







Tags Sunglaciers, Killbeat, Slowcity.ca, Ouri, Léonie Gray, Whats The Story, Charlie Houston, Shintaro Sakamoto, The Syndicate, Show Me The Body, Indoor Recess, Ruby Singh And The Future Ancestors

Status / Non-Status, photo by Matthew Wiewel

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Status / Non-Status, Julian Taylor, Julia Jacklin, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Basset, Lukka, The Sweet Kill, and David Strickland

Will McGuirk August 23, 2022

By Will McGuirk

“an observation on community. Of how flashy lights and opportunities flush vibrant people from their humble homes. It’s about the death of the small town and the call to join the city mass.” - Adam Sturgeon, Status / Non-Status

“Once music becomes your job, you can lose the purity of music fandom. I spent the last two years trying to reconnect with that. I didn’t play much, I just listened” - Julia Jacklin

“the meaning of the title generally refers to all that we are and who we see is a reflection of the light.” - Lukka

"‘Level up’ is about celebrating life, family and natural medicine. Inspiration comes easy when working with this team, I’m blessed!” - Drezus, David Strickland



Julia Jacklin performs Sept 21 Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto






David Strickland · LVL Up (feat. Aspects & Prognosis)
Tags The Syndicate, Julia Jacklin, Killbeat, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Indoor Recess, Status / Non-Status, Julian Taylor, Auteur Research, The Sweet Kill, No Rules PR, Basset, David Strickland

OMBIIGIZI, photo by Rima Sater

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: OMBIIGIZI, Jenny Berkel, Ava Kay, Ouri, Allegories, The Davenports, Miles Francis, and Pike vs The Automaton

Will McGuirk February 10, 2022

By Will McGuirk

“We each have our own story to tell, but putting our circle together in honour of our ancestors helps us weave a future.” - OMBIIGIZI

“For me, Go is about our struggle to let go of what we love, the familiar, to fulfill a dream we're driven towards, a passion that consumes us, or to let go of a love that causes us strife, heartbreaking as it is;" Reem Morsi, video director.

"This is essentially a 'what you don't know won't hurt you' story. Every relationship strikes its own balance of logic and emotion. Sometimes, being open with your partner about something like having a drink with an old friend, when there's no logical reason for your partner to feel threatened, should be harmless. But, no great mystery, sometimes logic doesn't count for shit in relationships.” - Scott Klass, The Davenports

” It’s totally about depression and leading a hard life.” - Matt Pike 







Tags The Syndicate, Killbeat, Auteur Research, Indoor Recess, Whats The Story, Shore Fire, OMBIIGIZI, Jenny Berkel, Ava Kay, Ouri, Allegories, The Davenports, Miles Francis, Pike vs The Automaton

Jerry Leger, photo by Laura Proctor

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Jerry Leger, The Weather Station, Donovan Woods, Valerie June, Mamas Gun, Pierre Kwenders, Denzel Curry, Franz Ferdinand, and I Am Snow Angel,

Will McGuirk January 26, 2022

By Will McGuirk

"The opening line (‘break in the new world but let me keep my job’) is hopeful, it's actually quite a hopeful song. I like to think that real happiness involves being respectful, appreciative and considerate. The words have these deeper layers and questions but Angie Hilts singing with me really lifts it up to a nice place. It's just fun and fortunate to play rock 'n' roll with my friends and we've all needed some fun these days." - Jerry Leger

“The song was written long before the pandemic, but when we recorded it, on March 11, 2020, it began to feel eerily prescient. The day it was recorded truly was the end of an endless time, and as ever, I don’t know how the song knew. Somehow, the music captures that instability; it is ungrounded and diaphanous, it floats and drifts.” - The Weather Station

“I write about them again and again, just hoping people will still be interested. So the title is poking fun of myself, that I’m theoretically this big sad guy who keeps getting dumped and writing fucking songs about it,” - Donovan Woods








Tags Pierre Kwenders, Killbeat, Donovan Woods, Jerry Leger, The Weather Station, Franz Ferdinand, Hard Copy Media, I Am Snow Angel, The Syndicate, Denzel Curry, Indoor Recess, Mamas Gun, Pavement PR, Valerie June
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