April 2014
Guelph’s FREE Monthy Music Publication
KAZOO! FESTIVAL 2014 Bry Webb, Destroyer, Legato Vipers, The Furys, Kelly McMichael, Isla Craig, and over 30 artists play Guelph’s Kazoo Festival this month
MUSIC LIVES IS DEDICATED TO FEATURING LIVE MUSIC EVENTS IN GUELPH, ONTARIO
PLUS:
The Greasemarks Ladyhawk The Folk and more
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PAGE OF CONTENTS 5 Q&A: The Folk by Kelly Baker 6 GAIN Music Festival Wows in its Fourth Year by Charlene LeBlanc 7 Q&A: Ladyhawk by Kelly Baker 8 What Do You Think? 9 April Events Calendar 13 Q&A: The Greasemarks by Aaron Dale 14 Kazoo! Festival 2014 by Braden Phelan, Teghan Barton, and Kelly Baker 16 Music Monday: Kongos by Teresa Allaire 17 Q&A: Pinball Sessions by Kelly Baker 18 April Music Reviews Alanna Gurr & The Greastest State by Aaron Dale Jessy Bell Smith by Kelly Baker 19 Venue Listing
Erin Tusa of Tear Away Tusa performs to a captive audience at GAIN Music Fest 2014. Read more on page 6. Photo courtesy of Austin Gibson.
MUSIC LIVES Welcome to April’s edition of Music Lives. This month we celebrate Kazoo! Fest 2014. Make sure to check out the FOUR PAGE events calendar and read up all the awesome musicians that will be visiting Guelph this month. We’ll see you out there enjoying some live music! Cheers, Kelly, Aaron, and the Music Lives Team. ABOUT MUSIC LIVES Music Lives is dedicated to making sure that as many people as possible know that music will never die. The co-dependent relationship between music fans and performers thrives on communication. As music fans, we need to know WHERE live events are happening and WHO will be playing. Music Lives makes sure that happens.
Contributors Kelly Baker Aaron Dale Katy Butters Charlene LeBlanc Braden Phelan Teresa Allaire Teghan Barton
On the Cover: Bry Webb. Photo courtesy of Ominocity.com Friends and Supporters Music Lives would not be possible without the help and support of the fans & friends we have made. Thanks so much for all your help! Interested in joining our team? Looking to advertise? Want to just say hi? Get in touch at info@musiclives.ca
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Q&A: The FOLK By Kelly Baker Guelph band The Folk have been playing music together for the last four years. This group of musicians attribute their success as a band to being friends and having the strength of that friendship shine through in their music and live performance. This month, you can experience The Folk as they play a CD release show for their new album We All Say at the A.N.A.F. Club 344 on April 19th. We caught up with Sara Bortolon-Vettor to learn more about the band and what they have been up to. Music Lives: Can you give us a quick rundown on the history of the band? How did The Folk come to be? Sara Bortolon-Vettor: We all met in Toronto, Ontario during the years of 2009/2010. We bonded over records, laughter and Patrick’s ghost stories. The man’s seen some shit. ML: What was your goal when you started out? Did you think you’d be releasing a full LP four years later?
SBV: Like all bands, we wanted to record and play shows - it’s still our goal. The biggest step in the start of our existence was to learn how each of us approaches their instrument/voice, learning to listen. Our two EP’s You Say, I Say (2011) and Say It Again (2012) are considerably different in sound, which is reflective in the development of our music. We always wanted to release a full LP. It was only fitting for We All Say, to be our first full-length. It’s the third and final instalment of what we call The Communication Series, a representation of how we have learned to musically communicate with one another.
ML: Any memorable stories from the road?
ML: Your show at the A.N.A.F. in Guelph on April 19th comes in the middle of an Ontario-wide tour. What’s your favourite part about playing live?
Make sure to come out and experience The Folk on April 19th at the A.N.A.F. Club 344. They will be celebrating the release of their first full length album We All Say along with other bands for a night of awesome music. To learn more about the show, check the april events calendar online at http://www. musiclives.ca/event-listing
SBV: People are the best part of playing live. Especially in towns that we’re less familiar with; every person we meet is new and each conversation is different.
SBV: Emma played a game with a gentleman of the streets called “Fisherman’s Friend.” She won a swig from his road beer as a result of telling him that her middle name was Vash, a Star Trek TNG character. He had no teeth... ML: Where can people learn more about The Folk and your new LP We All Say? SBV: Come out to a show!
The Folk release their new album We All Say on April 19th at ANAF Club 344
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Show Review: GAIN Music Festival Wows in its Fourth Year By Charlene LeBlanc March 7th, 2014 - Van Gogh’s Ear The fourth annual GAIN Music Festival took place on Friday, March 7 at Van Gogh’s Ear. The festival is a multi-stage showcase of hand picked local and nearby musical talent. As a volunteer at the merch table, I spent the better part of the night on the second floor, but was still able to get away to take in a selection of great bands. Teenage Kicks got the second floor rolling and put the audience in a party mood with catchy alt-rock riffs. This is music easy to love the first time you hear it – they definitely know how to construct a great rock song. The audience wanted to see more of Teenage Kicks, but with a lineup bursting at the seams, there was unfortunately no time for an encore. The next band to knock my socks off was Guelph’s own Tear Away Tusa. Fronted by cool soprano vocalist Erin Tusa and backed by a groovy indie-soul band, Tear Away Tusa’s set was definitely one of the magic moments of the night. The band was really able to connect with the audience and get people moving – no small task, given the variety of music fans in attendance. Even for myself (a self-proclaimed metal head) Tear Away Tusa got me groovin’. This band definitely made some new fans that night, as I can attest to the people who scrambled to the merch table afterwards to ask about them and to buy their album. I’m certain that a lot of people are looking forward to seeing this band live in Guelph again soon. I took leave of my merch table post to catch Unbowed open up the heavier side of the night on the third floor. I’m never disappointed by Unbowed – they’re one of my favourite local bands and I love that their sound lends diversity to the local metal scene. That night we got a taste of some new music from their upcoming album – and it sounds very promising. Unfortunately, their set was cut short because of a busted bass drum … but, what could be more metal?!
Jeremy & the Pink Band close out the 3rd floor. Photo courtesy of Brandon Marsh.
Jeremy & the Pink Band closed the night on the third floor. The band actually opened the floor at last year’s festival – and what a difference a year makes! If you were impressed by them last year, you would have been blown away this year. A very large crowd was in attendance to see the all-instrumental face-melting metal action that is Jeremy & the Pink Band. The musicianship of this band is so impressive, and the vibe of the third floor by the end of the night felt downright jubilant. The really special thing about GAIN Music Festival is discovering new bands. The work is done for you – they’ve curated a lineup that is sure to please every music lover. All you have to do is show up and enjoy! And if you love music, I strongly encourage you to consider volunteering at the festival, or other GAIN events. It’s an opportunity to directly help the local music scene, see some amazing talent, and meet some great new people. I already can’t wait for next year!
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Q&A: Ladyhawk By Kelly Baker Ladyhawk is no stranger to the music industry across Canada. This ten year old veteran band from Vancouver has been playing music together for a decade. Ladyhawk has four full length albums out, with the latest album No Can Do being released in 2012. This month Ladyhawk visits Guelph on April 18th at the eBar on their cross country tour appropriately called the Decade of Passive Aggression Tour. We had a chance to chat with Darcy Hancock from the band about how the band has changed over the years and touring across the country. Music Lives: This year Ladyhawk turns 10 years old! How do you think the band has changed since you started out. Darcy Hancock: We are way less active than we were then. Back then we lived nearly every moment of our lives together. We all had the same job 5 days a week together, jammed 3 or 4 nights a week and went out most nights together. Having spent that much time together makes it easy for us to pick up where we left off every time we get back together after a long break.
I guess the music has slowly changed but I think we generally sound like ourselves. ML: April is a busy month with your cross Canada “Decade of Passive Aggression” Tour with a stop in Guelph on April 18th. How do you keep energized night after night? DH: Touring is exhausting and almost everyday when the club doors open I feel like going to bed but the music always give you energy and it’s usually pretty hard to calm down after. ML: What’s the best part about playing live music? DH: Its a drug to me. I like nothing more than feeling the energy of the crowd and running with it. ML: Any memorable stories from the road? DH: The other day I recalled a memory of stopping the middle of the night in West Virginia.
We were on a long drive from New York to Lexington, Kentucky and stopped at a rest area. We locked our only set of keys in the van. It was super stressful. Some people helped us and eventually we got in. Lesson learned, we got keys cut the next day. Mostly we just make dumb jokes all day. Tour is a bubble and stories never seem to translate outside that bubble. We have met a lot amazing people over the years. It’s a pretty cool way to travel in that way. ML: Where can people learn more about Ladyhawk? Unfortunately we have never been good at updating our website or doing any online promo but our uninformative website is www.ladyhawkladyhawk.com. Make sure you check out Ladyhawk at the eBar on April 18th when they play with Marine Dreams, an Ontario based band from Welland and Guelph locals, Dutch Toko. You can learn more about the show on the Music Lives website at http://musiclives.ca/events/ kazoo-presents-ladyhawk-marine-dreamsdutch-toko/
Ladyhawk visit Guelph on their “Decade of Passive Aggression Tour” on April 18th at eBar
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What do you think? A collection of thoughts from music fans and musicians around Guelph! This month we asked:
“What’s your favourite Guelph concert memory from seeing a live show?” Ian Andrews
Brian Schirk
Bryan McNeill
Whewwf! There’s many! I’m torn between a really amazing Run with The Kittens show at Jimmy Jazz from years ago and some other metal nights when i was kid. I can remember seeing Born of Osiris at Club Vinyl and crowd surfing for my first time.
In 2008, I was living on Arthur Street, in a house that backed on to the river with some good friends. That summer, on Hillside weekend, we decided to throw a festival. It has since become known as the best music festival in Guelph that never happened. I can’t clearly remember the entire bill, but the house was packed with some of Ontario’s best bands. The Creeping Nobodys, Katie Stelmanis, Owen Pallet, and, most memorably, Black Feelings. Our living room was packed to the brim, there was little room to move as the band set up. I was standing on our stair case when the drummer started playing. The guitar blasted from the amplifier as the guitarist began screaming “Where is Brian!?” this went on for a few minutes, when, out of a bass cab that had been lying on the floor, rose a man, draped in white sheets, with eye holes cut out, screaming bloody hell. The screams resonated through the house from the P.A. speakers we had rented. I remember being worried that they would break, and wondering what the hell was going on. This ghostly body began slinking through the audience, pushing his way around, climbing the stairs, and hanging from the hole in the ceiling. Finally, after walking up the stairs and returning to the living room, the sheets came off, he picked up his bass, and the band started playing some of the best noise punk I have ever heard. Not long after, the police arrived, and what would have been the best show ever was cut short. Though we didn’t let it stop us from having one of the most memorable parties of my life. That was a show I’ll tell my grandkids about.
I think it was my first GAIN Music fest, 3rd floor, my introduction to Sinister Trailer Park Magic and Wakeless. I never had any idea that Wakeless existed. They and STPM (who is now (U) the Band) absolutely blew my ears off. I remember I went with this girl I thought I was dating, and while on the first floor I was looking at the lineup. I said, “Sinister Trailer Park Magic... that sounds like it would sound cool.” The girl flipped out, told me I had no idea what I was talking about and stormed off. I went to the third floor and was beside myself at the talent that was up there!
I would have to say Run With The Kittens concert though. The first time I saw them the Jazz was packed with all the most incredible people you would want be in a bar with and everybody had that glow kindness and good times going on, which is something that band can do for sure! I remember being absolutely amazed by the stage comedy and their over all visual show, but the music... It was unlike something I’d ever experienced! Their this punky-alt rock, surfer-ish bolt of lightning in the room that gets jazzy. They’re so just not a standard band that sounds like another punk or another rock band. I vividly remember running up to the singer after the show was done and bought their first 3 albums. I must have listened to Bangers and Mash for two weeks straight - nothing else. It wasn’t quite like it had been seeing them live but still great! That has to be my favourite memory!
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Braden Phelan Favourite time at a show: At Hillside a couple years ago I had gone to see a band from Austin, Texas, called The Bright Light Social Hour. Best local live show to date. These guys were a riot, with incredible vocal harmonies, funk and disco rhythms, and keys run through a Leslie speaker. Rock shows can sometimes be out of place at Hillside, but these guys were incredible, and the crowd knew it. Would go to see them again and again.
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brad halls – solo piano at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Birds On A Wire hosts Ambre McLean and Tara Holloway at The eBar Music at 9:30 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Matty P at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+
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jokela & vogan at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Red Brick Sessions hosts Surprise Guest! at Red Brick Cafe Music after 8:00 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Music Lives hosts Name That Tune at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ university of guelph jazz ensemble at Manhattans $2 cover. All ages. Tara Holloway with Rhonda Stakich and Cindy Doire at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. KYEO hosts Peter Elkas Band + Harlan Pepper at eBar Doors at 9:00 p.m. $10 with food donation/$12 without. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! hosts 179: Monomyth, Nap Eyes, and Badminton Racquet at silence Doors at 8:30 p.m. Music at 9:00 p.m. $10. All ages Mike Something at Doogie’s Guelph Music at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Open Mic at A.N.A.F. Club 344 Doors at 8:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ cadenza jazz vocal group at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. GAIN Music & F.O.R. The Scene hosts KC Roberts & the Live Revolution and MORE at The eBar Music after 9:30 p.m. $10 at doors. 19+ Run With The Kittens at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. Scrambled Leggs at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11 p.m. 19+. Live Band Karaoke at Q-Ball Billiards & Bar Free event. 19+ Pureblank Reunion Guelph at Van Gogh’s Ear Doors at 9:00 p.m. $10. 19+
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lara solnicki trio at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. The 9th Vibration hosts Sarah Felker at Dance and Fundraiser Event at A.N.A.F. Club 344 $13. All ages and licensed. The Test Icicles at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11:00 p.m. 19+. Gruveyard at Q-Ball Billiards & Bar Music after 9:30 p.m. Free event. 19+ GAIN Music hosts Hands & Teeth, Amos the Transparent, Arms Reach & the Capitol Beat at Van Gogh’s Ear Music after 9:30 p.m. $6 adv / $10 at doors. All ages and licensed. GAIN Music hosts Spring into the Jazz w/ Oxford Blue & Low Animal at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. Jordan Faye & The Grey Owls at Woolwich Arrow Music after 9:30 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. wagler/ o’neill at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Once on a Blues Sunday w/ Mo’ Kauffy at Woolwich Arrow Music at 2:00 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Double D Sundays with Dee & Dave at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Nathan Coles hosts Open Stage at Jimmy Jazz Sign up starts at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Legends of Rock and Country at River Run Centre Doors at 8:00 p.m. $45.00 in adv. All ages. CFRU 93.3 hosts Underplayed & Underpaid Tune into 93.3 CFRU at 6:00 p.m. Paul MacLeod at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. morta – cd release at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Matty P at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+
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MUSIC LIVES EVENT CALENDAR: APRIL 2014 WED
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john zadro – solo piano at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Red Brick Sessions hosts Dan Walsh at Red Brick Cafe Music after 8:00 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Hooded Fang, Jef Barbara, and Kelly McMichael & The Gloss at eBar Doors at 9:30 p.m. $10. All ages and licensed. Music Lives hosts Name That Tune at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+
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20km jazz diet at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Goodnight, Sunrise at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Cousins, The Furys, and Medicine Hat at eBar Doors at 9:30 p.m. $10. All ages and licensed. Open Mic at A.N.A.F. Club 344 Doors at 8:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Mike Something at Doogie’s Guelph Music at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ kite trio at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Calico Lab & Friends at Regal Road Studios Doors at 8:00 p.m. 5$ advance sale / 8$ at the door. All ages. Guitared and Feathered at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11 p.m. 19+. Live Band Karaoke at Q-Ball Billiards & Bar Free event. 19+ Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Solids, Start Something, and Watershed Hour at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 9:30 p.m. Free event. 19+ Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Diana, Petra Glynt, Manatee, and Adverteyes at eBar Doors at 9:30 p.m. $10. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Destroyer and Bry Webb at Dublin St. United Church Doors 7:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS FROM MUSIC LIVES $16 Advance / $20 Door. All ages and licensed. Rodium at Red Papaya Guelph Music after 9:00 p.m. $3 at the door. All ages and licensed.
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Wellington Brewery is Cana our brewery in Guelph, Onta about what goes into makin brewery retail store is open Visit http://www.wellington le trio parisien feat. juliet dunn at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Turtleshell Studio hosts Josh Gabriel & The K-Tel Cowboy at Woolwich Arrow Music at 9:30 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! & Ed Video & Silence hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Nihilist Spasm Band and Postcommodity at silence Doors at 1:30 p.m. $15. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: EONS and Jessy Bell Smith at Red Brick Cafe Doors at 5:00 p.m. PWYC. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! & Sensi Boyz hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Noah 23 and Vic NS at Sapphire Cafe & Lounge Doors at 9:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Kazoo! & Wellington Brewery hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Legato Vipers, Vag Halen, Biblical, and Whoop-SZO at Van Gogh’s Ear Doors at 9:00 p.m. $12. 19+ Kazoo! & Fortnight Music hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Mike Feuerstack and Shopkeeper at The Cornerstone Doors at 9:00 p.m. $10. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Soupcans, Bleet, and WTCHS at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 9:30 p.m. Free event. 19+ The City Boys at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11 p.m. 19+. The Point at Q-Ball Billiards & Bar Music after 9:30 p.m. Free event. 19+ stan chang – solo piano at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Kazoo! hosts Kazoo Fest 2014: Pancake Breakfast show with Isla Craig, Eden Segal-Grossman, and Bird City at Innovation Guelph Doors at 10:00 a.m. $10 (includes pancakes & coffee). All ages. Double D Sundays with Dee & Dave at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Nathan Coles hosts Open Stage at Jimmy Jazz Sign up starts at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+
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CFRU 93.3 hosts Underplayed & Underpaid Tune into 93.3 CFRU at 6:00 p.m. Paul MacLeod at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+.
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carmen spada – solo piano at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Matty P at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ jokela & vogan feat. charlie cooley at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Red Brick Sessions hosts Bronwen McCann at Red Brick Cafe Music after 8:00 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Music Lives hosts Name That Tune at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ 20km jazz diet at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Nucleus and TBA at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. Abbamania & Night Fever at River Run Centre Doors at 8:00 p.m. $40.00 in adv. All ages. Open Mic at A.N.A.F. Club 344 Doors at 8:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Mike Something at Doogie’s Guelph Music at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ The Greasemarks & The Pow Wows at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. Romeo Sex Fighter at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11 p.m. 19+. Hisland, Olivia & The Creepy Crawlies, and more at Van Gogh’s Ear Doors at 9:30 p.m. Music at 10:00 p.m. $8 at the door. All ages and licensed. Kazoo! hosts Ladyhawk, Marine Dreams, and Dutch Toko at eBar Doors at 9:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS FROM MUSIC LIVES $10 in adv / $12 at the door. 19+
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joni nehrita quintet at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. The Test Icicles at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11 p.m. 19+. Kazoo! hosts Kazoo! 186: Mount Eerie and Wyrd Visions at Guelph Black Heritage Society Doors at 7:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS FROM MUSIC LIVES $15 in advance. Online only. All ages and licensed. Jeremy & the Pink Band wsg Mokomokai at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. Threeway at Woolwich Arrow Music at 9:30 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Garrett & Swamp Donkey at Red Papaya Guelph Music after 9:00 p.m. $5 or PWYC. All ages and licensed. Protest The Hero with Intervals, The Motorleague and TBA at Club Vinyl Doors at 6:00 p.m. $22 advanced / $25 at doors. All ages and licensed. paul taylor at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Guelph Reggae Massive hosts Guelph’s Official 420 Party!! Featuring: Friendlyness And The Human Rights, Foundation Steppers, Rising Sun, & DJ Nicky Dread!!! at Van Gogh’s Ear Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 10:00 p.m. $10. 19+ Double D Sundays with Dee & Dave at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Nathan Coles hosts Open Stage at Jimmy Jazz Sign up starts at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ sontag shogun, blevin blectum, and khôra at silence Doors at 8:00 p.m. $10 or PWYC. All ages. CFRU 93.3 hosts Underplayed & Underpaid Tune into 93.3 CFRU at 6:00 p.m. Paul MacLeod at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+
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Matty P at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+
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john zadro – solo piano at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Red Brick Sessions hosts Nick Johnston at Red Brick Cafe Music after 8:00 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Music Lives hosts Name That Tune at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ 20km jazz diet feat. mark laver at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. MCR & Fortnight hosts Alanna Gurr, Jerry Leger & the Situation, and Dear Sister at eBar Doors at 9:00 p.m. BUY TICKETS FROM MUSIC LIVES $12 in advance / $15 at the door. 19+ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band & Anthony the Banjo Guy at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. manticore, fresh flesh, and skullbong at silence Doors at 8:00 p.m. $10 or PWYC. All ages. Eleven presents... hosts PUP & Wayfarer at Van Gogh’s Ear Doors at 9:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS FROM MUSIC LIVES $8 in advance / $10 at the door. All ages and licensed. Open Mic at A.N.A.F. Club 344 Doors at 8:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Mike Something at Doogie’s Guelph Music at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ stan chang – solo piano at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Country Night with Ty Baynton at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11 p.m. 19+. DLV, Hustle Rose & Sophist at Van Gogh’s Ear Doors at 9:30 p.m. Music at 10:00 p.m. $8 at the door. All ages and licensed. Opera Luminata at River Run Centre Doors at 8:00 p.m. $59.00 - $45.00. All ages. sounds from the tall house hosts babel at silence Doors at 8:00 p.m. $10 or PWYC. All ages.
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parker abbott trio at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. GAIN Music hosts War Bride with Sleepless and Kaptur at Van Gogh’s Ear Doors at 9:30 p.m. $10 at doors. All ages and licensed. BigPhat at Q-Ball Billiards & Bar Music around 9:30 p.m. Free event. 19+ Scotty Fitzpatrick at Woolwich Arrow Music at 9:30 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Guelph Symphony Orchestra: Four Last Songs at River Run Centre Doors at 7:30 p.m. $35.00. All ages Jimmy Jazz 25th Anniversary Party! at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. hammerton/ wagler/ o’neill at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Double D Sundays with Dee & Dave at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music at 11:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ Nathan Coles hosts Open Stage at Jimmy Jazz Sign up starts at 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ CFRU 93.3 hosts Underplayed & Underpaid Tune into 93.3 CFRU at 6:00 p.m. Paul MacLeod at Jimmy Jazz Doors after 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free show. 19+. carmen spada – solo piano at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Matty P at Doogie’s Guelph Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+ jokela & vogan feat. charlie cooley at Manhattans Free event with dinner. All ages. Red Brick Sessions hosts Johnny Coull at Red Brick Cafe usic after 8:00 p.m. Free event. All ages and licensed. Music Lives hosts Name That Tune at Jimmy Jazz Doors at 8:00 p.m. Music after 10:00 p.m. Free event. 19+
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Q&A: The Greasemarks By Aaron Dale Have you’ve ever wandered into Jimmy Jazz and wondered if you’ve just stepped through the doors of a time-machine into the 1950’s? I assure you, you haven’t. You’ve walked in on a night where Guelph’s favourite Rock-A-Billy rebels, The Greasemarks, have come to cause some mischief. They return to Guelph this month and we caught up with them to talk about their long relationship with our city, and each other. Music Lives: Let’s get a bit of history on the band, how do three guys named Mark meet and decide to form a band? Have there been others Marks that are no longer in the line-up? Big Mark: The line up is Heartbreak Mark singing, Little Mark on upright bass, Little Mark’s foot on the snare drum and Big Mark on lead guitar. It wasn’t really a decision to form a band - Little Mark, who I met at a Rev. Horton Heat show in Waterloo, had an upright bass and it just snowballed from backyard jam sessions starting in 2007. There were a couple singers and drummers, before this line up solidified in 2010 with Heartbreak Mark, who we met goin’ nuts at an Iggy Pop concert. Little Mark’s foot is the only drummer we’ve all been able to get along with. We started taking it slightly more serious once there was a solid line up, but its still just something we do for fun. We’re stoked on this music, and putting it our there the way we do. We put out an EP in 2012, and basically from word of mouth/ the internet we’ve played festivals & shows all over Ontario, Quebec, the East Coast & Northern USA.
The Shadow was a solid scene for a while, but we only played there a couple times before it closed. Brian Gillis booked us at Jimmy Jazz in 2009, with Maximum RnR, and we’ve been booking there constantly since. Its a great, unpretentious bar, and always a party. We find it invites a diverse audience, kinda wish more bars we play in other towns would adopt the same model. ML: Most of your show posters are based of vintage books or movie posters. Do you have a source for finding all things Greasemarks? Big Mark: There is a 1950’s low-brow-sleaze aesthetic to everything the Greasemarks put out there. Most of the Guelph posters reflect this, a lot of them come from the vintage periodicals Big Mark has collected over the years. Usually you can’t find images of a good enough resolution online to make the large posters we like to print. ML: What came first, the music or the look? Big Mark: While we are a rockabilly band we’ve always shied away from fitting in with the rockabilly scene; a lot of it is contrived and far removed from what we dig about the music and counter-culture of the 1950’s.
We haven’t modelled ourselves on anything, but it is a reflection of the stuff we’re into from the weird side of the 50’s. Musically that’s raw, frantic hillbilly, and desperate, degenerate, rock’n’roll - the punk rock of the time. For most shows we keep the look low key, its rarely different to how we dress day to day, and not something we have to put much thought into anymore. All an audience needs to know about us is there’s a bunch of overgrown juvenile delinquents in town, with a doghouse bass, lookin’ to bring a party. The fewer preconceptions about rockabilly they have the better. ML: Seven years is a long haul for any band. Any big plans for the future of The Greasemarks? Big Mark: We take limited shows and slow down as needed to stop it becoming boring. New material is in the process of being recorded now, to have out in time for some big rockabilly festivals we’re playing this summer - in Winnipeg & New England. In April we’re bringing the Pow Wows (wearepowwows.com), from Toronto, to Jimmy Jazz for a wild night of garage punk. Throughout the summer we’ll be popping up at Aberfoyle Antique Market, as often as Sunday morning hangovers allow for.
ML: The Greasemarks have a long running history in Guelph, dating back to the old Shadow days and in recent years at Jimmy Jazz. How did this long standing relationship with the Jazz come about? Big Mark: Guelph is the closest we’ve got to a home town, pretty much the only place we played for the first couple years, and where we were tolerated when we were on the wrong side of the learning curve. I was co-hosting a rockabilly radio show out of CFRU going back to the late 90’s, and started regularly bringing rockabilly bands to the Shadow a few years later.
“All an audience needs to know about us is there’s a bunch of overgrown juvenile delinquents in town, with a doghouse bass, lookin’ to bring a party.”
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Kazoo! Fest 2014 By Braden Phelan, Teghan Barton, and Kelly Baker
Festival season is upon us! Kazoo Festival is an annual celebration of local and independent music that takes place over 4 days. This year has some shows that you’ll definitely want to catch. Braden, Teghan, and Kelly share which bands they were most excited about for this year’s festival.
They’ll be taking the stage at Van Gogh’s Ear on Saturday, April 12. Doors at 9. You can find more information about Legato Vipers, as well as Quick Slug at legatovipers. bandcamp.com
Braden’s Picks
On Thursday, April 10th, The Furys will come out of the garage, and onto the stage at The Ebar for a guaranteed good (and gritty) time. With an enigmatic Bandcamp and Facebook page, the best description of The Furys comes from the music itself, as it should be. With a raw and stripped-down feel to their recordings, there is no glam to their sound, just grainy guitar tone and slow-paced drums. That being said, there’s nothing simple about what they do, with their howling vocals ever so carefully walking the line between tasteful and dissonant, they’ve got a wild energy that says so much more than this article can.
Legato Vipers Smooth, smooth, smooth. Legato Vipers have been around since 2011, and have done nothing but impress since they’ve begun performing together. Featuring members from a variety of household local names (Common Grackle, Gregory Pepper and His Problems, and Skeletones Four, to name a few), Legato Vipers take the old-school sound of reverb-heavy surf-rock, and bring it into the 21st century. Having recently released an EP titled Quick Slug, the ‘Vipers are currently on an East-Coast tour, that is set to conclude on April 6th. The tunes provided on Quick Slug tend be a little shorter in length (no song on the EP stretches longer than 3 minutes). They get their point across, without dragging on into ego-centric movements or solos, as some instrumental music can. Their performance at Kazoo! Fest this year will be particularly special, in that it will be a cover-only set, featuring guest vocalists from a variety of other Kazoo! performers. Without a doubt it’ll be a show to anticipate, then enjoy immensely, then reminisce about, and tell your kids, and your kids’ kids about in years to come.
The Furys
Some have made the claim that The Furys are Guelph’s coolest band, and I can certainly see why. With a sound that is both classic and edgy, they ooze style and cool. Somewhere between tremolo guitar settings and reverb-soaked recordings, The Furys have managed to find their own personal mojo, and I for one can certainly dig it. Can you? Check out their album titled Baseball Furies at baseballfuries.bandcamp.com (The Warriors, anyone?)
Teghan’s Picks Kelly McMichael and The Gloss Kelly McMichael and The Gloss is the music you put on when you’re hanging out in your backyard on a summer’s afternoon with friends. Simultaneously refreshing and nostalgic, McMichael’s voice is reminiscent of femme-power bands such as Letters to Cleo and current it-band Haim. Her calm, pleasant sounding voice has a raspy edge to it that belays the gravity of the lyrics. Backed by The Gloss, who provide a harsher rock undertone to the sound, blending the best of a mid-90s influence with contemporary indie rock trends seen emerging from the band’s southern-Ontario roots. Performing live, McMichael is the star of the show, her laid back persona pulling you in, making you feel like she’s a friend performing in your living room. But don’t mistake her relaxed attitude for complacency, she’s clearly having fun, interacting with the audience and enjoying performing. It’s comfortable, relatable and perfect accompaniment for socializing with friends or sitting alone in your room. Any of their songs could be a backing track in a John Hughes movie with their blend of nostalgia and relevance.
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Isla Craig
Kelly’s Picks
Destroyer
Isla Craig’s music is an experiment with sound, a creative mashing of synth sound and her own haunting voice. Her music is less individual songs; than it is an expression of creativity and you get the feeling that Craig has allowed the music dictate its own path, the result being an evocative and uniquely original sound.
Bry Webb
Dan Bejar of Destroyer will be performing a solo show at this year’s Kazoo Festival on April 11th following a performance from Guelph’s own Bry Webb. Bejar brings unique vocals and lyrics to a rich history of music that he has experience through a number of acts including The New Pornographers, Swan Lake, and Hello, Blue Roses. His recent albums Kaputt (released in 2011) and more recently Five Spanish Songs (released last year) were well received by fans and critics alike. Destroyer presents a diverse sound which focuses primarily on his strong lyrics content and one of a kind voice. Often melancholy matches with upbeat instrumentals make Destroyer an act not to be missed.
It is music for inspiring the imagination, its long drawn-out notations feel like they are crawling along, exploring, encouraging you to come with them. Letting your mind wander while listening to Isla Craig is the best way to experience her ingenuity; closing your eyes and allowing your mind’s eye to imagine, to roam free. The lyrics feel like a secondary element, with Craig’s real intent being the utilization of her voice as an instrument itself, juxtaposing it with the best element of instrumental music, the ability for the listener to interpret the sounds as they wish.
Fresh of the announcement of his band The Constantines reunited, Bry Webb will be a local favourite at this year’s Kazoo Festival. On Friday April 11th, Bry will be playing solo, opening for Destroyer, in what promises to be one amazing event at Dublin Street United Church. If you’re from Guelph and haven’t had a chance to see Bry Webb play, make sure you get out to this show. As a solo artist, Webb has slowed down, written about the life around him as he settled in Guelph to raise a family. Songs from his solo album Provider see Webb’s creative energy and talented songwriting focused on his adult life in Guelph. His sentimental approach to songwriting and performing can be experienced through provoking live performance. You can learn more about Bry Webb on his website at http://harbourcoats.tumblr.com/.
What results is an intimate, creative and harrowing sound that can take you anywhere in your imagination.
You can learn more about Destroyer on his website at https://www.mergerecords.com/ destroyer. Don’t miss Bry Webb and Destroyer on April 11th at Dublin Street United Church. You can learn more about the event and buy tickets on the Music Lives website at http://musiclives.ca/events/kazoo-fest-2014-destroyerbry-webb/ You can check the calendar on page 8 for all the festival performance and if you’re interested, there’s also a print expo taking place at Mitchell Hall on April 12th. Check out all thing Kazoo on their website at http:// kazookazoo.ca.
Toronto artist Isla Craig joins Kazoo’s lineup in 2014
Destroyer plays with Bry Webb on April 11th as part of Kazoo! Fest
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Music Monday : KONGOS By Teresa Allaire A few years ago I was awakened in the middle of the night by the sounds of loud partying in the street. I was currently living in Guelph in a part of the south end that at the time had a low student population; I was actually pretty sure that the homeowners association was going to kick me out soon if I didn’t get 2.3 kids and a golden retriever. When I finally made my way to the window I was surprised to find a large group of naked, drinking men, festooned with green accessories. They were having a fine time streaking for St Patrick’s Day and had stopped for a quick party on my lawn. After waiting for a bit for them to clear out, they began to seat themselves on my vehicle and explore the property. As I didn’t think it wise for a single female to confront a huge group of intoxicated men, I called the cops to corral them off my driveway. When the dispatcher asked what they were wearing, I said ‘uh, a few of them have green hats and ties, but as I said, they are naked‘. The dispatcher asked if there was anymore identifying features to help the officers she was sending find them, I tried to stifle my laughter and replied ’No, they are the sadly the only group of naked men on my lawn at the address I gave you’. I’m not a huge St. Patrick’s Day fan. I used to be, I went to St. Pats elementary here in Guelph and we were a fiercely patriotic school. My love of the irish has been well documented, but alas the day all their western counterparts vomit green beer on my sidewalk is not something I have much appreciation for. Besides, I don’t look very good in green. One of my very favorite qualities of music will always be its transportive qualities. I’m not just talking about being brought back to a moment associated with the previous listening of a song. No matter where you are, you can put on a particular band or song and be right where they are, especially if you know where they wrote or recorded the music. You can hear the sounds of their location and influences and be right there with them. Today, I spent the day in South Africa. I spent it with 4 brothers, Dylan, Daniel, Jesse and Johnny, who make up the band Kongos. The sons of popular 70s south african singer, John Kongos, they have been making music together under their moniker since 2007, but somehow I only managed to find them a few weeks ago. They’ve made huge waves in their native Johannesburg, the UK and in their adopted home of Arizona. Their eclectic, unusual sound blends African beats, Eastern European influences, and pure unbridled driving rock. The first song I’ll draw your attention to is their popular single “Come with me now”. Half frat-party anthem, half perfect summer song, it alternates addictive, repetitive lyrics with a storytelling voice, all laced over a strangely played accordion. It’s sounds a little weird, and it is, but done really well. The second is “Escape” is certainly my favorite of their songs, it’s full of airy drums and lyrics that make me want to run away tomorrow. The third is “Hey, I Don’t Know” and while the song is great, it’s the video that makes it truly stand out from the pack.
Filmed entirely on GoPro cameras attached to instruments, it might make you a little a dizzy to watch, but gives a really unique view of their on stage show and a look into their huge fanbase. So go pour that leftover green beer down the drain (it’s gross, guys), hit play and leave that St. Patrick’s Day hangover behind, come away to South Africa with me. Enjoy.
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Pinball sessions By Kelly Baker It all started with a love of pinball. In a studio in Guelph, a group of local music folks decided to do live recording session with a number of artists from across the musical spectrum and share those recording sessions with the world. Daniel Cooper, Dan Beeson, Shawna Cooper, and many more come together to make Pinball Sessions a reality. Music Lives: What is Pinball Sessions all about? How did you come up with the idea? Daniel Cooper: Initially the idea came up on a sunny day by the river with Gord Auld and myself. We wanted to start a small blog that showcased artists from the scene in Guelph and all over Canada. I wanted to do live recordings that were a little different from what you might normally see/hear an artist do. It came to a head when, in lieu of going to New Orleans due to hurricane Sandy, my mum, Shawna Cooper, Dan Beeson and I wrote a business plan and really got the ball rolling with the help of FACTOR and some good friends and peers in the music industry. ML How has the organization changed since you started? Daniel Cooper: We’ve expanded from our idea of just doing the live recordings to promoting shows, doing performance videos, interviews and we’ve got a podcast a podcast. We’ve also had some fun doing pop-up studios at events, which is something we’re trying to explore more now. We’ve been to the past two Folk Alliance International conferences and recorded 18 sessions in 3 days in a hotel room that we outfitted as a small recording studio. ML: What are some highlights from sessions that you’ve done? Shawna Cooper: My favourite sessions are when bands come in, feel comfortable and are willing to record things a little differently. There are so many that I really enjoy for so many reasons. Highlights include the crossover between Paper Beast Scissors and Michael Feuerstack performing an unreleased Weather Station track.
I guess one of the parts I really enjoy is the interconnection. Feuerstack also played on the John K. Samson session. Dan Beeson: I enjoyed having Pokey Lafarge in the studio. It was great to have the band stick around, hangout and play pinball throughout the night. Local band Bare Claws were also a highlight. Daniel Cooper: HSY, Slocan Ramblers, Odonis Odonis, Shotgun Jimmie, BA Johnston, Steve Poltz, Bbigpigg, Pokey Lafarge, Pink Wine, Daniel Romano, Kopecky Family Band, Tony Dekker and so many more. We’re lucky to be constantly discovering new, talented bands and to work with some artists we’ve all enjoyed for a long time. Being able to bring in such a wide range of genres and constantly bringing different types of music to the Pinball Studio is a treat. We all enjoy getting out of our comfort zones and indulging in new bands and new kinds of music that we might not have before. ML: Do you have any upcoming sessions booked that you’re pumped for? Daniel Cooper: We took the past couple weeks off but are really excited to be recording a lot throughout the Spring and Summer.
We’re doing some recordings with artists who are playing Kazoo! Fest, DIANA and Biblical are confirmed right now and we’re waiting to hear back from a few more of the great artists playing the festival this year. There are also some artists coming in who I’ve been a fan of for quite awhile and am truly thrilled to be able to work with but I’m going to wait until everything is confirmed before we spill the beans on those ones. ML: Where can people go to learn more about Pinball Session and listen to the ones you’ve done in the past? You can head to our website to find all of our sessions and video content. We’re excited to be working on a revamped website with more user functionality that should be out sometime mid-Spring so look for more interactive features, as well as a new layout that will make it easier to navigate and explore sessions. We also have a Youtube channel, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr if you’re into any or all of those. Visit Pinball Sessions online to learn more at http://pinballsessions.com/
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April MUSIC REVIEWS Alanna Gurr & The Greatest State: Late At Night by Aaron Dale
I felt the greatest sense of community this month when Missed Connections Records asked us if we would be interested in an advanced copy of Alanna Gurr & The Greatest State’s new album Late At Night. Guelph label. Guelph musician. Guelph publication. These are the relationships that make Guelph the live music mecca that it is. Our team has always been huge Alanna Gurr fans, so obviously we jumped at the chance to give it a listen. Late At Night opens with “Swimmer”. A thoughtful song about reaching the maturity to fall in love that sets the stage and tone for the rest of the album. Water themes are used throughout Late At Night while the story of this budding relationship grows from a casual fling into an intense, but not always happy, relationship. I’m not saying that the whole record is about the same relationship but the arrangement of the songs suggests that it is. Styles range from a bluesy garage, and a little bit country twang with “Golden Coast” having a kind of Doo-wop vibe. Late At Night also has some of the most understated and amazing slide guitar parts I’ve heard recently. As the narrator in first person, Alanna always keeps her vocals consistent and mellow. It’s soothing and forces the listener to pay attention to the words if they want to hear the full story. “Trouble” is one of my favourite songs on Late At Night. It’s got a ghostly, southern vibe that you could easily imagine being used for the closing credits of lasts season’s True Detective. There is no filler on Late At Night. Every song of this eight song album is in it’s place and each songs transitions into the next perfectly. At just under twenty-eight minutes the it’s short and sweet in the most complimentary way. At times Late At Night might be a little dark or slow for some listeners. There are no upbeat pop songs here, but for anyone that loves song-craft and all it’s subtle nuances, Alanna Gurr & The Greatest State have created something special with Late At Night. I won’t tell you how the record and the story ends. You’ll have to listen to Late At Night yourself and you’ll enjoy every minute of it. Get your copy of Alanna Gurr & The Greatest State’s Late At Night at their Guelph album release show April 24th at The eBar with Jerry Leger & the Situation and Dear sister.
Jessy Bell Smith: The Town by Kelly Baker
I first heard of Jessy Bell Smith from a friend who was telling me about a show she opened for Lily Frost a number of years ago. I’m a big Lily Frost fan, so I was lamenting the fact that I had missed the show until my friend informed me that everyone was actually there to see Jessy and that she was “a tough act to follow in her hometown”. Listening to Jessy Bell Smith’s new album The Town, the first thing I notice is how much she reminds me of the aforementioned Lily Frost. The second thing I notice is that this songstress is definitely on her own level, and I’m embarrassed that I wanted to see her show for anyone other than Jessy Bell Smith. Her new album The Town shows a few different sides of Jessy Bell Smith. Personally, I’m drawn to the retro-style the she shares with us on tracks like “Baby Mine”, “Deep Water”, “Kiss and Tell”, and “Tresspasses”. She even throws in a good honky-tonk style track with “Booze Blues” which is a whole lot of fun. Jessy has the ability to really transport you back in time. Alongside that style of music, Jessy also reminds us what a good songwriter she is with a few ballads in “Tony Lights” and “Weeds” which allows her to give us her full vocal style with long vibrato notes and meaningful lyrics. In between, there are a handful of cute and fun tracks like “Archie” and “John Mouse”. She closes off the album with a fantastic and emotional track “Douglas St.” which will resonate with anyone who was spending a lot of time downtown when the Gummer Building caught fire back in 2007. Jessy Bell Smith definitely has a new fan in me. It’s no secret that I have a love for female vocalists as well as local acts. I’m excited to see how The Town is received across the country and look forward to finally catching Jessy Bell Smith live next time she plays in Guelph.
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Downtown live music venues 1. Albion Hotel 49 Norfolk St (519) 821-7125, www.thealbionhotel.ca 2. ANAF Club 344 32 Gordon St (519) 822-0380 www.musiclives.ca/venues/a-n-a-f-club-344 3. Bobby O’Briens 90 Macdonell St (519) 763-0043 www.bobbyobriens.com 4. The Cornerstone 1 Wyndham St N (519) 827-0145 5. Doogies and Pablos 37 Wyndham St N (519) 823-9993 www.doogiesguelph.com 6. The eBar 41 Quebec St (519) 821-3311 www.bookshelf.ca/ebar.html 7. Frank and Steins 12 Wyndham St N (519) 763-8666 www.frankandsteins.ca
Brought to you by the Downtown Guelph Business Association
8. Guelph Concert Theatre 166 Wyndham St N (519) 836-1531 www.guelphconcerttheatre.ca 9. Jimmy Jazz 52 Macdonell St (519) 767-1694 www.vinyljimmyjazz.com 10. Magnolia Cafe 88 Yarmouth St (519) 766-4663 www.magnoliacatering.ca Mahoney’s 259 Grange Rd (519) 265-7997 Manhattan’s Pizza Bistro & Music Club 951 Gordon St (519) 767-2440 www.manhattans.ca 11. McCabe’s 9 Wyndham St N (519) 836-3400 www.mccabesirishpub.ca/Guelph 12. NV Restaurant and Lounge 16 Wyndham St N (519) 827-1064 www.nvlounge.ca
13. The Red Brick Cafe 8 Douglas St (519) 836-1126 www.redbrickcafe.ca
16. The Sip Club 91 Wyndham St N (519) 265-1964 www.sipclub.ca
14. The Red Papaya 17. The Sleeman Centre 55 Wyndham St N (519) 230-3255 50 Woolwich St (519) 822-4900 www.musiclives.ca/venues/red-papaya-guelph guelph.ca/venue/sleeman-centre Regal Road Studios 31 Regal Rd (519) 760-2333 15. River Run Centre 35 Woolwich St (519) 763-3000 www.riverrun.ca Shakespeare Arms 35 Harvard Rd (519) 767-6003 www.shakespearearms.ca silence 46 Essex St www.silencesounds.ca
The Stampede Ranch 226 Woodlawn Rd W (519) 822-1358 www.stampederanchguelph.ca 19. Van Gogh’s Ear 10 Wyndham St N (519) 821-9864 www.vangoghsear.ca 20. Vinyl 52 Macdonell St (519) 767-1694 www.vinyljimmyjazz.com