WAMM issue 15 | july 2009 by WAMM

WAMM| issue 15 | july 2009

CONTENTS 4 Windsor Scene 6 7 Film Fest Tips 8 Festival Guide 12 Locala @ Fringe 13 Norvid’s Nostalgia 13 Speaking Tongues 15 What’s Fringe Fest 16 NxNE Tales 16 Twinterviews 18 l i s t i n g s 19 19 album charts

Holy F@#k

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ago. An outside concert interspersed with indoor showcases will make Phog Phest a surefire music bash for indie music lovers everywhere. Headges. lined by Holy pa eb w t’s of artis © & courtesy Fuck, Arkells, All images The Pack A.D., Green Go, The Kramdens and Windsor’s own Yellow Wood, the show elcome to what is also features the talents of a who’s sure to be a hot who of Windsor’s indie music – MiJuly in Windsor, chou, The Locusts Have No King, and I’m not just Field Assembly, Citywide Vacuum, talking about the obligatory Windsor Kelly “Mr. Chill” Hoppe and Ron humidity that we’ve all grown used Leary, Orphan Choir, Tara Watts, Eric to cursing this time of year. Arguably Welton, The Peace Leeches and much the biggest event of the year will be much more. The party begins at 1pm held on Saturday, July 11th right out- and goes to 2am. Tickets for the liside of Phog Lounge (157 University censed section (19+) are only $15 and Ave. West), when CBC Radio 3 and going FAST! If you want to watch for Sirius Satellite Radio throw Phog free, there’s loads of area as they will Phest, a celebration party for Phog’s shut down part of the street for the winning the “Best party. Live Music Club in thephogblog.blogspot.com Canada” contest s e v e r a l Electro-acoustic darlings Two For months The Cascade are releasing their debut CD this month. Entitled As God Intended, the album is a darkly haunting

Phog Phest coheadliners Arkells

showcase of the evolution this former duo has taken since becoming a more experimental four piece. Acoustic guitars and drums meld sublimely with Moogs, Theramins and pedals to create a cacophony of bliss. Produced and recorded by members George Manuray and Kevin Buckridan, Two For The Cascade have been on a roll as of late, with full houses at their past few shows. This could be the last for a while as well, as frontwoman Stefanie Zaccagnini-Buckridan is expecting the couple’s first child together in the Fall. The shindig happens Friday, July 17th at Phog Lounge (157 University Ave. West). myspace.com/twoforthecascade What a difference a decade makes. Following a series of highly successful reunions by some of Windsor’s most beloved 90s bands over the past few months (Luxury Christ, Big Daddy A & The Merves and Ten Indians), next on the slate is the highly anticipated reunion of Windsor’s pop-punk legends, Sewing With Nancie. Everyone knows these guys moved away to become the Canadian heroes The Reason (with some lineup tinkering), but they’re returning home and getting the band back together with a special reunion show at The Chubby Pickle (762 Ouellette Ave.) on Friday, July 31st (they’re also doing a reunion show in London at Call The Office on Friday, July 24th with another oldie – Ruth’s Hat). myspace.com/sewingwithnancie Irish rock legends Thin Lizzy hit the Blind Dog (761 Ouellette Ave.) Tuesday, July 14th to bring their inspiring 70s classic rock sounds to the big

stage of Windsor. Remembered for having one of the 70s’ most entertaining frontmen in Phil Lynott (who has sadly moved on to rock n’ roll heaven), they spawned several recognizable classic hits such as “The Boys Are Back In Town,” “Jailbreak” and “Whiskey in the Jar.” While lacking many of the original members (death can limit one’s live comeback abilities), some of the guest fill-ins include Whitesnake veteran John Sykes and former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Tommy Aldridge. They’re in between tour dates with AC/DC and Metallica right now, so you can be sure that they’ll be bringing big arena rock to Windsor! myspace.com/thinlizzynow

music production. After opening for Orbital, appearing at EdgeFest in Toronto, as well as slots at DEMF, Edwards started Le Bus to critical praise. He formed Le Bus and released his debut EP It’s All On (which CBC Radio 3 called “the best dance album of the year”) and is releasing his debut full length Fission Friction Frequency on July 10th in Toronto at the Augusta House. Let’s hope he brings some of his beats back home for a listen! myspace.com/lebusmusic

The Unsettlers Thin Lizzy in 1976

Paul Edwards, an ex-Windsorite living in Toronto, is starting to make big waves with his electronic project Le Bus. Edwards, who emigrated to Windsor from Scotland, grew up in Windsor listening to the sounds of Detroit electronica before moving to Toronto several years ago to pursue

One of Windsor’s favourite transplants, The Unsettlers, return once again during this year’s Epicure Festival. They’re playing two shows down at the Riverfront – one on Friday, July 10th and one on Saturday, July 11th – so catch one of them. This rustic gypsy whiskey folk troupe of musicians are some of the finest folks you’ll meet and their music is entrancing. You’ll dance all

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MUSIC SCENE EVERY MONTH IN WAMM MAGAZINE WITH JAMIE GREER! the way to the bar and be drunk on whiskey before you realize it. myspace.com/theunsettlers Windsor’s Friday night party kings – DJ Mach-X and J-Wild of (GrounD) – are teaming with the folks from the annual women’s music festival Smash The Glass to bring a special night to Empire Lounge (128 University Ave. West, above California Sushi). On Friday, July 10th (GrounD) and Smash The Glass presents Smash The Vinyl, featuring some fine female DJs (wo)manning the decks for the evening. London’s Wendy Law, Toronto’s Miss Kimm D (of Phuture Phunk) and Windsor’s Misstek will be making sure this party doesn’t stop! Tickets are $5 at the door, with a portion of the proceeds going to a local women’s charity. Looks like Yellow Wood isn’t the only summer release being pushed back. Travis Reitsma – who released the surprise hit of last year with Bluebeard – is returning with his sophomore release, Holes & Tones. Originally slated for a July 9th release date, several un-

avoidable factors have caused it to get pushed back a couple months. Produced by Eric Welton and mastered by The Original Lady Eyes’ Dwayne Iler, the album features a slew of guest stars, including Johnny West, Kelly “Mr. Chill” Hoppe, Windsor Salt Band’s Max Marshall and Sally Zori, and The Original Lady Eyes’ Matt Desmarais. No final release date has been penciled in yet, but Windsor’s ‘Heartbreak Kid’ is sure to tug the heartstrings once again with another great release. myspace.com/tgreitsma

Sean Barry

With The Golden Hands Before God on hiatus for the foreseeable future, various members have sprouted off into new projects. Singer/songwriter Sean Barry has assembled a new band of merry minstrels – including Justin Faubert, Daren Dobsky (ex-Royal Dose), and Eric Arner (ten year

Travis Reitsma

drought, Portia, the doLLies) (with more members coming) – called The Magic Hall of Mirrors. They debuted to strong reaction during Milk’s outdoor musical showcase over Red Bull weekend. They have some rough home recordings up on their Myspace, but are currently recording some demos to shop around. myspace.com/themagichallofmirrors As someone who lived the movie “Detroit Rock City” (yes, I ran away from home to see KISS play in Toronto at the age of 18), it warms the cockles a bit to see KISS is playing Caesars Windsor. It also reminds me what a commercially psycho circus they’ve become, especially considering that they’re wearing the make-up but only sporting two original members (although to be fair, Eric Singer was a drummer for a long spell prior to the “reunion,” so he feels less the hired gun than Fake Ace Tommy Thayer). Mind you, despite what I’ve said, there’s a part of me that still wants to run to Ceasars and raise those devil horns high when they break into “Deuce.” Gotta lose your mind in Detroit..er…Windsor – Rock City. kissonline.com Bloodshoteye returns home as part of the Ontario Metal Alliance Tour with a big metal blow-out at the Chubby Pickle (762 Ouellette Ave.) on Friday, July 17th. Bloodshoteye will be teaming up with Terrorhorse, Senate, Darkness Rites and Juggernaut for an explosive metal showcase of some of Ontario’s finest metallers. Tickets are $7 at the door. myspace.com/bloodshoteye

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oly Fuck is a band created on a whim, “a simple concept, to mimic modern electronic music without using modern fail-safes like laptops and programmed backing track.” Armed with a drum set, a bass guitar, guitar pedals, even a 35 mm film synchronizer and collection of toy keyboards, the Toronto quartette fronted by successful solo artist and member of By Devine Right Brian Borcherdt, quickly took Canada and the rest of the world by storm. The storm hit the radar of struggling auto giant Chrysler who recently adopted Holy Fuck’s breakthrough single ‘Lovely Allen,’ a song Radiohead’s Ed O'Brien & Thom Yorke called “amazing, brilliant and excellent,” as the score to a new series of television commercials. Incidentally ‘Lovely Allen,’ the band’s most recognizable track, was written around a preset on a kids’ keyboard that Phog Lounge co-owner Frank Incitti purchased at a yard sale and gave to the band earlier in their career. When Holy Fuck last played Phog, at the 2006 PA Fest, they assured, “we wrote this song… and this song has always been for this bar,” before cueing the signature loop on Frank’s yard sale find and digging into the triumphant ‘Lovely Allen.’ Now, the band whose live performance inspires the exclamation of their name are returning to Windsor to headline the CBC Radio 3 Searchlight concert, Saturday, July 11th in the street in front of the venue CBC 3 named the “Best Live Music Club in Canada!” Holy Fuck are no strangers to festivals either. Since their formation in 2004, Holy Fuck have brought their instrumental live electronics to the stages of Coachella, Halifax Pop Explosion, POP Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Lollapalooza, SXSW in Austin, Texas including a set

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at celeb-chief Rachel Ray‘s after party where Mr. Velvet Underground himself, Lou Reed, called Holy Fuck his favourite new band. At their debut at the the prestigious Glastonbury Festival, Britain’s NME magazine dubbed Holy Fuck their number three top new act, while at this year’s Great Escape in Brighton they were declared “one of the best live bands in the world!”

ally important ones, and a few other fail-safes on hand, just in case. WAMM: Talking of keyboards, the Yamaha PortaSound, Phog co-owner Frank Incitti found at a yard sale, that fellow owner Tom Lucier donated to your cause seems to have found its way onto a number of your tracks.

Allen’ on that stage, everyone over at the Chrysler building will all get inspired. WAMM: You recently released a new song in the form of a free MP3 on your website. The song, ‘Jungles,’ seems to be a epic reinterpretation of ‘Tone Bank Jungle’ from your debut ‘LP.’ Is ‘Jungles’ a taste of the direction you’ve taken for your new album? Graham: Yes. We’ve been playing that song live for quite a while now, and it's morphed into something we think is really interesting… so we decided to record it and release it.

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We were able to steal a moment of the busy schedule of Holy Fuck frontmen Brian Borcherdt and Graham Walsh, while they relaxed backstage before a gig at the legendary Troubadour club in West Hollywood, California. WAMM: You’ve been playing huge venues and massive festivals alongside bands armed with teams of guitar techs. How do you find a tech for a Casio SK-1? Have you amassed a myriad of back-up toy keyboards? Graham Walsh: You don’t find a tech for a Casio SK1. That’s an un-tapped market right there. Basically, we’ve just got a couple back-ups for the re-

Graham & Brian Borcherdt: We don’t know what you're talking about! Graham: We were supposed to send Frank a gag-order to keep his mouth shut about that, but he’s an elusive guy to track down. WAMM: The stage you’ll be taking to headline the CBC Radio 3 Searchlight concert is literally a block away from the Canadian HQ of Chrysler, who have adopted your ‘Lovely Allen’ in a worldwide ad campaign. How did that come about? Graham: We don’t really know. Hopefully, when we play ‘Lovely

WAMM: Come to think of it, Brian, you were on tour supporting your gorgeous solo album ‘Coyotes’ before heading back out on tour with Holy Fuck. When did have you had the opportunity to write, record it and mix the upcoming photo:Jan de W Holy Fuck record? Brian: We sort of work on the road. As shitty as that can be, it’s pretty much the only time we have. The ‘Coyotes’ record was mostly written on a tour we did Summer of 2007. It was then recorded in a couple days back home in Toronto. The Holy Fuck record came from a few studio sessions we fit in while on break. We recorded the material in a barn in Southern Ontario then worked on it while touring. The last European tour was sort of stressful as we had to finish all the final mixes and artwork while on the road. WAMM: The first time Holy Fuck was introduced to Windsor (besides a sample during a Remains of Brian Borcherdt show) you played to sold

out crowd (of just 65 people) at Phog. Now you are set to play to 2000 on a massive stage in front of the little bar. What’s more fun for you? Graham: There’s fun to be had in both situations. It all depends on how excited the crowd is. Even though it’s very exciting to play in front of a few thousand people at a festival, we’ve had great fun playing for small rowdy crowds in tiny clubs. There’s an intensity to the energy that’s inspiring. Brian: Yeah, the more we play little places the more we crave the big, festival stages. But then the same thing happens in reverse where after the long tour of festivals we end up missing the little clubs. WAMM: What do you have in store for CBC 3 listeners and the live audience for your set on the 11th at the CBC 3 Searchlight Concert? Graham: Can we say, “you'll just have to come out and see?” WAMM: This show will obviously be the highlight of your musical careers, but seeing as you’ve been touring the globe constantly I’m sure you’ve amassed an anecdote or two… Brian: Actually, one of my favorite stories comes from one of my first trips to Phog in Windsor. Well, I don’t know if it’s my favorite story as it’s just another “stupid things I do while drunk” stories, but it involves me putting my head through a shopping cart, after hitting a curb and launching a girl out of it and into the street. I had a giant L-shaped scar on my head for a week. Catch Holy Fuck’s set at CBC Radio 3’s Phog Phest at 6pm on the 11th of July with The Arkells, Green Go and 20+ other local and national acts. For more see www.holyfuckmusic.com (make sure you type music, no really)

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Tyson (James Toback, U.S., 2008, English language, 90 min., R)

MAKING THE FILM FEST SCENE

Mike Tyson’s speed and strength are undeniable in these clips, but it’s his fiercely animalistic focus that reads most clearly. Tyson, in his prime, dominated his opponents just as he did the entire sport of boxing in a way that no one had done before or since. The film is a deeply personal journey through the mind and spirit of the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet,” probably the last guy you’d expect to see baring his soul to a complete stranger.

Hunger (Steve McQueen, UK, 2008, English language, 96 min., 18A) Hunger follows the final six weeks in the life of Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands. Displaying a breathtaking control of image, sound, pacing and tone, McQueen delivers a precise and devastating portrait of political violence both as it is inflicted and, most especially, as it is felt.

Sugar (Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, U.S., 2007, English & Spanish languages, 114 min., PG)

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aking a film is a labour. Of love? I dunno. Sometimes. Maybe. It depends on the project, and how you’ve come to feel about it when you finally admit to yourself that re-editing isn’t going to make it any less crappy. At 4 a.m. That’s a drastic example. I apologize for my negativity. Suffice to say, making a film really is like labour (this time I’m likening it to giving birth). It’s a long, arduous process, it’s painful, you’ll bleed, there’s gore and … there are other similarities I’m sure … and when you’re done, well, there it is!

Obviously, I’m not a critic. Alas, I am imagining a hypothetical situation. The truth is, Blaze is a fun, campy, wellacted short film and it gets my earnest thumbs-up. I don’t want to review films, is all. Ok, I just gave it a bit of a review. That’s as far as I’ll go. I digress. Poirier’s next e-mail brought things to focus: “Okay,” he wrote. “This will probably be the longest message you’ll ever get, but I didn’t want to leave anything out. Basically, the biggest questions are: Will we go to Pasadena? What will happen when we get there?”

Now what? Time to nurture. Ten Dollar Tales is easy. We (the producers of the show) give it to TVCogeco and they broadcast it. Then we put it on YouTube in disjointed, pixilated segments. Then we talk about submitting it to a film festival and hope the other producers take care of that. And that’s about it. On to the next episode. When Windsor director Michael Poirier informed me that his film, Gary Blaze, recently got accepted at a festival, I cocked my head. Do tell? “We just got accepted into the 2009 AOF International Film Festival in Pasadena,” he said. “That’s great!” I said. “Send me all the details and that’s the angle I'll take in my column.” I was relieved. You see, I had originally thought to review Gary Blaze for this column. I watched the film and took notes and watched it again. It never got any farther than that. There’s a great hazard in reviewing the work of peers within a small community. What if I really hated Gary Blaze? What if, try as I might, I could not find a single redemptive thing? The situation would be awful.

Dear Michael, CONGRATULATIONS! Your film,GARY BLAZE has been accepted as an Official Selection of the 2009 AOF International Film Festival… The following transcript is a jauntier, abridged version of my continuing conversation with Michael Poirier: WAMM: How did you go about applying for the festival? Where did you find it? Poirier: I applied through withoutabox.com. The fee was $50, the most expensive one I've applied to. WAMM: Do you have a list of festivals that you work from? Did you search them out online? What was your success rate or response rate? Poirier: I’ve been searching through pretty much every film festival listed in North America. After awhile I started to discriminate more. Because of the gay content (of Gary Blaze), I left out festivals that avoided questionable subject matter, or were located in religiously conservative areas. I’ve submitted the film to about five festivals

so far. One has rejected, one has accepted, and three have not responded yet. In the future, I’m going to focus on comedy, action, digital or short film festivals. I don’t think Blaze will appeal to an art-house crowd. Blaze came about because I discovered a gay film festival in Toronto that was looking for gay short films – The Queer 2 Fly Film Festival. They suggested I provide an action/comedy with gay content. The producer of the festival was rattling off Hollywood properties that he wanted to emulate, and when he said ‘James Bond,’ I knew that I had something: A suave secret agent who was immune to the evil Bond girl because he was secretly gay. Ideally, the film would be set in the 1960s, when homosexuality was still in the closet. Unfortunately budget constraints put the film squarely in 2008, the only year whose fashions we could replicate.”

Anvil: the Story of Anvil (Sasha Gervasi, U.S., 2008, English language, 90 min., NR) Directed by former Anvil roadie Sacha Gervasi, this documentary tells the story of Canadian metal demigods Anvil, who had a brief taste of fame (and the respect of their peers) in the '80s before fading into obscurity. Formed in 1978 by best friends Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and the coincidentallynamed Robb Reiner (no relation), Anvil have never given up and are, in fact, still going, with both men well into their 50s and working tedious day jobs to ensure that they can keep living their rock 'n roll dreams. What really makes this work is the moving portrait of the friendship that emerges between Lips and Reiner, coupled with their obvious love of music. That said, you can’t help feeling that they’re very lucky that their wives and families are so understanding.

In the Dominican Republic, young baseballmad boys grow up breathing the fumes of the dream. Young men like Miguel Sugar Santos (Algenis Pérez Soto) pin their hopes on becoming one of the chosen few to be lifted out of poverty for a shot at the big time. Sugar makes it, at least to the first step. Flown first to spring training in Arizona then to a minor league team in Bridgewater, Iowa, he is the proverbial fish out of water. He rooms with a kindly older couple who have taken in many young baseball prospects, but homesickness soon sets in. Despite a faltering romance with a girl named Anne, Sugar becomes increasingly lonely. When a nagging injury delays his advancement, he simply slips away. Rather than following the triumphant arc of the sports movie genre, Sugar grounds its story in realism. Anvil screens Thursday, July 2, Tyson screens Friday, July 3 and Hunger screens Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at Art Gallery of Windsor. Sugar plays Saturday, July 25, at 9:15 p.m. at Colio Estate Winery. Tickets for all shows are $10 and can be purchased at the Art Gallery Gift Shop. E-mail your film-topic to John Doherty at johnwadoherty@yahoo.ca

WAMM: The gay film festival – what became of that? Poirier: We opened at the festival, and apparently there was some interest from Out TV, but when it came time to sign contracts, things didn’t go so well. The producer of the festival wanted us to sign away the rights to the film, with pages and pages of text about all the rights that belonged to him. When we asked him to sign our contract outlining the rights that we wanted, he flew off the handle. After screaming at me on the phone, he e-mailed us and refused to negotiate anything. Needless to say, we ended our business relationship with him around that time. The Action on Film festival website can be found at aoffest.com. E-mail your film-topic to John Doherty at johnwadoherty@yahoo.ca

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2009WINDSORSUMMER

FESTIVAL GUIDE SUMMERFEST/ WMW

(WINDSOR MUSIC WEEKEND)

Stephen Hargreaves | drawings by George Rizok

www.summerfestwindsor.org

WHEN? July 1-5 WHERE? Riverfront Festival Plaza WHAT? Formerly known as Freedom Fest, until the bitter use of the word in place of the word French (i.e. “freedom toast”) in the US, the re-branded SummerFest brings the traveling midway, sideshow and carnival rides to the Riverfront Festival Plaza, which in turn brings an amusing cast of characters on both sides of the guard rail. For the first time in many years the flashing lights of the amusements light a stage of local musicians, including Andrew Macleod, Tara Watts, ASK, Meters to Miles and more as part of the inaugural Windsor Music Weekend, Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th. WHY? You can go for the music and when no on is watching ride the Ferris wheel and spend your rent money trying to win a mirror with Boy George silk-screened on it.

FESTIVAL EPICURE www.festivalepicure.com

WHEN? July 10-12 WHERE? Riverfront Festival Plaza WHAT? The 15th annual Festival Epicure is a showcase of Windsor restaurants, regional wines and music, which manages to appeal to a vast array of attendees. Since 1995, Festival Epicure has become one Windsor’s most anticipated summer events, with over 30,000 attending in 2008. This year, 29 vendors will be on hand including Three: A Tasting Bar, The Gourmet Emporium, Smoke & Spice, Chanoso’s, Pelee Island Winery, Sleeman Brewing Company, Colchester Ridge Estate Winery amongst others. All of this is set to 18 live performances including Rare Earth, Latin guitarist Johannes Linstead, and the dark-eclectic-gypsy-roots of The Unsettlers. WHY? Wandering around on the riverfront with a glass of wine in hand, the smell of great food, the sounds of live music dance in the air and the sun setting over Detroit, is one the best experiences anyone in Windsor could ask for.

CBCRADIO3 PRESENTS PHOG PHEST www.radio3.cbc.com | www.phoglounge.com

WHEN? July 11 (1pm-2am) WHERE? University Ave. (between Victoria & Pelissier) WHAT? After the furious cross-country competition hosted by CBC Radio 3 to find “The Best Live Music Venue in Canada” in which our very own Phog Lounge emerged victorious, CBC 3 are set to descend on the Rose City. The winning venue was awarded a concert with a “national act,” fast forward a few months and the concert has evolved in to a day long festival with 23 acts on two stages. With University Avenue closed (between Victoria & Pelissier) CBC 3 and Sirius Satellite Radio will broadcast our cover boys Holy Fuck, 2009 Polaris Prize nominees Arkells, Guelph electro-quintet Green Go and the recently reemerged locals Yellow Wood. On either side of the live broadcast favorites from Windsor like The Locusts Have No King and Citywide Vacuum and the rest of Canada including Vancouver’s Pack AD and Guelph’s The Kramdens fill the streets with music from 1pm to 2am! WHY? Not only will you see some of Canada’s top indie acts, you can also take in 18 of Windsor’s favourite local bands in one day!

BLUESFEST INTERNATIONAL www.thebluesfest.com

WHEN? July 16-19 WHERE? Riverfront Festival Plaza WHAT? Internationally regarded as one of North America’s top Blues Festivals, Bluesfest International began in 1995 and has grown every year since. It hosts many of the biggest names in Blues over the last 14 years and this year is no exception. You’ll hear the likes of the two-time Grammy winners Los Lonely Boys, multi Grammy winner and “the original troubadour” Steve Earle, Johnny Winter, and many others including the the finals of Bluesfest Idol, and for the younger Blues fan, “Kidfest.” WHY? Besides being a great summer’s evening out at the river, you have the opportunity to catch some of the best blues players in America without leaving town.

WINDSOR INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL www.windsorfringe.com

WHEN? July 18 - July 27 WHERE? The Capitol Theatre WHAT? The sophomore Windsor International Fringe Festival will present close to 200 performances at The Capitol Theatre, downtown Windsor. A huge undertaking by Actors Theatre of Windsor, inspired by Fringe Fests from Edmonton to Edinburgh, the Fringe is also laced with other events in the downtown core. The Visual Fringe: a new incarnation of Artcite Inc’s “Artseen” presents art in public spaces, storefronts, etc. in turn transforming downtown into an art gallery. The Chalk & Chocolate Festival, a combination of the most brilliant display of sidewalk art and chocolate sampling, enough chocolate to console yourself as a summer rain washes a freshly completed piece of art down the drain. Buskin’ to the Beat is a European style street music & dance event at Chatham & Pelissier Streets, even an ‘Artistes’ Pub Crawl. Finally, the much beloved Windsor International Busker’s Festival…read on. WHY? Last year’s debut was the best new event to happen in Windsor, as far back as we can remember. Plus keep in mind these plays range from the ridiculous to the sublime, so if you can’t find something you’ll like at Fringe, you probably never will anywhere!

BUSKERS FESTIVAL

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WHEN? July 17-19 WHERE? Charles Clark Square and Senator Croll Park WHAT? In conjunction with the Windsor International Fringe Festival, the City of Windsor co-presents Buskers Festival, bringing close to 100,000 sets of jaws to collectively drop at the feats of many of the world’s most sought after street performers. The family friendly Buskers Festival returns this year with a line-up of clowns, comedians, balloon-modelers, dancers, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, magicians, fire-eaters, sword-swallowers, snake charmers, street theatre and puppeteers all so good that even the mimes can’t stop talking about it. WHY? You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a fire-eater and a sword-swallower in a stand off.

ARTWALKERVILLE www.walkervilledistrict.com | (519) 919-8733

WHEN? July 17-18 WHERE? Wyandotte St. in Walkerville WHAT? 40 Walkerville shops and other businesses join as many of Windsor and Essex County’s leading artists for an evening of browsing through many of the most interesting shops and cafés in the city, laced with multi-media art for all tastes. Hosted by the Walkerville BIA for the last seven years, ArtWalkerville (and it’s Wintery cousin Winter Art Walk) is a relaxing evening of independent art and other wares to stroll through in the 153 year old Walkerville area, (primarily on Wyandotte St. from Gladstone Ave. to Walker Rd.) WHY? The buzz in the street is great with all of the Walkerville shops open until 9p.m. I always leave with the feeling; “Why don’t they do this every weekend?”

BOBLO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FEST www.boblojazz.com

WHEN? July 25 WHERE? Boblo Island (ferry from Amherstburg) WHAT? Now in its third year, the former island amusement park plays host to the likes of Jody Raffoul, Alexander Zonjic, Four 80 East among others. The fireworks start flying (literally) at the Saturday night after party, but don’t stay up too late because you’ll miss the gospel singers on Sunday morning. WHY? Spending time on Boblo Island really gives you the feeling you are on vacation somewhere far from home, and what a great excuse to take a little vacation.

EMANCIPATION DAY CELEBRATION www.emancipationday.ca

WHEN? July 31-August 3 WHERE? Riverfront Festival Plaza WHAT? Celebrating the 176th anniversary of Britain’s abolishment of slavery in the British Empire including Canada, Emancipation Day in Windsor was once the largest outdoor celebration of its kind in North America. This year, the four day festival features a talent show, beauty pageant, live blues and R&B, a gospel fest, and more, including the much-anticipated emancipation day parade. WHY? Follow in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Diana Ross, Joe Louis, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all of whom have attended and enjoyed Windsor’s Emancipation Day Celebration in the past.

festivals later this year WINDSOR PRIDE FESTIVAL: August 5-9

www.windsorpride.com Whether you are LGBT or you don’t even know what the acronym stands for, Pride is open to you providing you have an open mind and are willing to have a proper party. This year features among others, the music of Kelly and the Kellygirls and comedian Sandra Bernhard.

THE ART OF EATING (FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL): August 21-23

www.theartofeatingtecumseh.com The inaugural ‘Art of Eating’ festival kicks off this August on Tecumseh’s waterfront where Manning Road meets Lake St.Clair. Featuring an Epicure-esque line up of local food, wine and entertainment, the curators at the Tecumseh BIA promise an event to remember.

ART BY THE RIVER: August 29-30

www.gibsonartgallery.com Amherstburg’s answer to Art in the Park. In its 42nd year on the grounds of Fort Malden National Historic site at the mouth of the Detroit River, Art by the River is worth the drive even if just for the view.

SHORES OF ERIE INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL: September 10-13

www.soewinefestival.com This year’s festival features a stunning music line-up including double 2009 Juno winners The Stills, Bedouin Soundclash, Kathleen Edwards and more, plus more wine than you could shake your cork at.

FAM FEST:

October 1-4

www.famfest.ca While maintaining a focus on local film, art and music, 2009’s FAM Fest plans to introduce for the first time national talent.

WINDSOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST: November (dates TBA)

www.windsorfilmfestival.ca The fifth installment of Windsor’s annual International Film Festival—an engaging six day event featuring a broad spectrum of fiction and nonfiction films slated for November.

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LET YOUR FRINGE S HOW ! @ LOCALS THEATRE COMPANIES

ringe is on its way back! After its first year of trial and error, this downtown-spanning theatre festival has returned. A little sleeker. A little more polished. And, once more, both locals and touring shows will be performing in a venue near you in just a few short weeks. Fringe is an excellent oppurtunity for you to stagger out of the local downtown watering-hole that you’ve probably been spending a bit too much time at and get a quick dose of live theatre at a very reasonable price. All the plays in the festival cost only $9 and run no longer than 50 minutes, so it’s quick, fun and cheap. There are always some great little treasures to be found in a Fringe Fest. Strange offbeat stuff that you normally won’t see performed on a stage (the “Transcendental Masturbation” show that I caught last year, for instance, was an absolute hoot!)

Here's this year's breakdown:

THE ACE OF SUEDE: Purple Theatre Company I can recommend Ace Of Suede so highly because I’ve actually seen it performed when it first ran at MacKenzie Hall a year or so ago. As usual, Joey Ouellette offers something very unique and highly enjoyable. Ouellette, as usual, gives us a veritable one-man tour-de-force which puts

e v en th e mo s t s ev ere o f A tte ntion Deficit Disorders to rest w h ile h e p e rfo rms . In his usual unorthodox style, he takes the stage quite sheepishly and explains to the audience that the show will be suffering from some technical difficulties. You figure out, quite quickly of course, that the whole technical problem is just a big hoax that enables Ouellette to leave you thoroughly dazzled with his ability to turn the most mundane of props into the cleverest of visual enhancements as he spins his World War I yarn. The story concerns a young man in the early 1900s whose true love was stolen away from him by a World War I Flying Ace. He actually joins the war front in order to find the pilot and exact revenge. Quite naturally, he gets a lot more than he bargained for... Although the story is fictional, one quickly see Ouellette’s meticulous eye for historical detail. Amazingly enough, Joey portrays both a comedic and tragic side to World War I. He also re-creates, quite masterfully, one of the most haunting and inspiring moments in the First World War: that magical Christmas Day when both fronts abandonned fighting and came together to celebrate the holidays. This sequence, alone, is worth the price of admission, particularly when you take into account that it’s just one man and a bunch of rolls of toilet paper bringing the moment to life! Go see Ace of Suede – I can’t recommend it enough. Even though I've seen it once, already – I'll probably be stopping in a second time myself!

CRACKED:

Linda Lord Productions On the other side of the coin, we also have a few one-woman shows being produced by local companies. Cracked is one of them. Cracked was written, directed and stars Linda Lord, who, amongst other things, has her own production company. The show deals with a character named Leah Morrison, a highly successful archealogist who is facing the ultimate crisis in her life. She has lost her husband and daughter in a car accident. Because she has been so focused on her career, Morrison is suddenly forced to realise just how much she has neglected the other aspects of her life, most specifically, the relationships with her family. The play, itself, is the journey she takes to put her life back together with the vague remnants she has left. Lord wrote the play as a sort of “wake up call” to people who have become too career-centered and have lost sight of the more important issues in life. Lord also runs a consultant company called Coaching At Work that specialises in teaching proffessionals soft skills and character development. Her daily encounters with various businesspeople who have sacrificed too much for their jobs is what motivated her to write the script. She hopes that the show will help people who are stuck in this mode to “re-examine their priorities and make the necessary adjustments while they still can.” It seems that, whether career-focussed or not, those most important priorities

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in life such as family and friends are often the things we take the most for granted. With Cracked, Lord hopes to help us all re-dress the balance.

HER: Little Gem Productions Our second one-woman show produced by a local is entitled Her. Once again, the star of the show wears many hats at once as she is also the author and director of the piece. While Cracked focusses on the serious and Ace of Suede blends comedy and drama together, Her is going mainly for comic relief, which makes sense – the creator and star of the show, Robin Bublick, has an extensive background in the comedy business. Not only does she have Second City training, but she has also been involved with several very successful Toronto comedy troupes. Windsor is lucky enough to be getting Bublick back. In her own words, Bublick describes her play as: “nothing that is going to prevent a war or cure cancer. But it will make you laugh!.” Her is an assembly of characters Bublick created during her years of sketch comedy and improv while she was working in Toronto that she has decided to bring down here and showcase for us. The characters are linked together through a female host who is meant to be only five years old and is presenting each of them as a sort of school project. Again, Bublick is going for a very fun approach with the whole thing. “I want people to Laugh, Laugh, LAUGH as I they watch my play!” she explains with exhuberance, “I

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want them to gasp and double over and wet themselves!” Some good, strong comedy is always an important facet to have in any Fringe Fest and it looks like Bublick is ready to deliver that for us!

EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD: 12.13 Productions This is a show from a production company that we haven’t seen before in Fringe. 12.13 Productions is run by Mario Carnevale who is most commonly ascociated with Theatre Windsor. He started this new company up a year or two back in order to pursue projects that interested him personally, but didn’t necessarilly attract the attention of the rest of the board over at Theatre Windsor. Having produced his fair share of Christmas shows over the past few years (a good Christmas play is a regular staple in the seasons of community theatres), Carnevale was immediately drawn to the premise of Every Christmas Story Ever Told. In his own words: “It was a must-do play once I read the script. I couldn’t stop laughing!” The play revolves around three characters who are actors at Christmas time (played by Chris Power, Sarah Fitzgerald and Peter Hrastovec), trying to pick one of the many standard Christmas-themed plays to produce for the holidays. Unable to reach a final verdict, they choose, instead, to do all of them! The play looks at Christmas productions and the traditions of Christmas, in general, from a very offbeat perspective. Much of the humour is also drawn from the three characters, themselves. Of course, the fact that Every Christmas Story Ever Told is being performed in July makes the jokes even more enjoyable. Picking on Christmas when we’re nowhere near it makes laughing at the play’s conventions all the easier to do! Check out the other local shows at Fringe this year: HEAVEN: Actor’s Theatre of Windsor, THIRTY YEARS: Windsor Feminist Theatre & JUMP: La Troupe Royale We also have a French play being produced by a local company: PATATI, PATATA. TROIS P'TIS TOURS ET PUIS S'EN VA!: Esprit Essor Consult your local Fringe Listings for performance times and locations on all of these shows, or check out windsorfringe.com. Make sure you get out there and check out Fringe!

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SLIPPING TONGUE

WITH THE SPEAKING TONGUES Jamie Greer | photo: Lee Twondrow

'Equipment Truck' (detail), 2005, flashe vinyl paint & 'Rollover' (insert), 2007, flashe vinyl paint by Adrian Norvid, hotographed by Frank Piccolo of GXZ Design

NAV I GAT I N G NORVI D'S N O S TA L G I A

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ans of Robert Crumb, psychedelic “ad busting,” and 60s-induced cartoons have a perfect place to loiter in the Art Gallery of Windsor. From July 11 through September 6, Adrian Norvid presents a mix of drawings and installations under the title: Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out of Towners. What can we pull from this title? Besides forcing our mouths into interesting poetic positions, it presents the following thematic clues as textual appetizers: music, rock stars, pervasive brands and logos, ugly food and pretty drugs, social outcasts, and cultural vacationers. This is not your average pop culture mirror. To say that Adrian Norvid draws his inspiration from the past would be an understatement, and a boring one at that. Saying that he is outright obsessed sounds like an offensive generalization. Yet, I find myself siding with the latter description. And if Mr. Norvid shares my appreciation for a good obsession or two, he will know that I say these words with admiration and respect. Such enthusiasm is made possible by my belief that obsessions, for better or for worse, give us something to live for. And at the very least, they give artists like Norvid the creative ammunition necessary for the production of some very fine work.

Of course, I am not alone in appreciating whatever indescribable motivating powers that led to the creation of these works. The proof of this is exemplified through the show’s success, as well as the success of his previous work, which has delighted audiences from across Canada. Locally, the reaction is expected to follow suit. I gather this much simply from the palpable excitement I’ve observed from James Patten, head curator of the AGW, as we merely browsed through photographic previews of what’s to come. So, what’s to come? Travelling to Windsor are approximately fifty of Norvid’s best pieces chosen from over five years of work. The subject matter, 196070s cultural bric-a-brac, is presented through a combination of installations and vinylpainted drawings ranging from small to wall-sized.

While the emphasis clearly rests on the drawn images, his installations (such as milk crates) help transport the viewer to a different time by their sheer physicality. More than anything, it is their gallerydotting presence that offers another texture, or dimension, to the experience. Taking a supporting role, also, are his small to medium sized drawings. Acting as a magnifying glass, they isolate specific concepts found in his larger works and allow for a more careful and quiet observation. Through these works, one clearly sees the artist’s fascination with language and catchphrases, calligraphic patterns, and product packaging.

This reproducing, re-wording, and re-imagining of a bygone era is also done with much wit and satire. As mentioned earlier, hints of “ad busting,” or “culture jamming” surface in his treatment of the time period’s consumer products, playfully switching words and images to create new narratives. This is also done with his reworking of dead, empty phrases, constantly turning words around on themselves. The highlight of the show, however, is Norvid’s impressive wall-spanning drawings. With these, he transports the skilful precision and intense detailing of comic illustrations to a much larger scale. In this new format, the drawings offer an endless amount of places for the viewer’s eye to pause, examine, and become lost. Norvid’s human figures and their surreal, psychedelic surroundings bring to mind the work of the 1960’s underground comics movement (with artists such as Robert Crumb and S. Clay Wilson). What makes Norvid’s work unique is the opportunity it affords its viewers of virtually walking into the image and existing within its complexity of narratives and miniature scenes. The aesthetic of the 60s and 70s, with its specific colours, fonts, and language, is skillfully reproduced as a walk-in time capsule. This is not just a simple collection of artifacts, however, as Norvid’s nostalgia is mixed with a fresh and highly creative reconfiguring: a perfect balance of old and new.

he face of blues in Canada is changing. With the explosive debut of Detroit’s own The White Stripes a few years ago (conceivably bubbling under years earlier with the likes of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) and since fed by the likes of The Black Keys, The Dirtbombs and The Vasco Era, music fans are being treated to a raw and emotionally charged brand of blues garage rock that carries way more of the blood, sweat and whiskey induced tears of the original blues legends of the 1930s and 1940s than much of the 80s blues of Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jeff Healey, hence a re-emergence in finding some of these older players such as R.L. Burnside. This has lead to a rise in similar indie sounds coming from our own great country over the past few years. Winnipeg’s The Perpetrators have been tearing through Windsor for years now (they played here a few months back actually), infecting all who’ve witnessed their gritty blues attack. The shredding capabilities of Shiloh Harrison in Cambridge’s HotKid are sheer awesomeness, and who can escape the sheer blues rock domination that is Vancouver’s The Pack AD (co-headlining the Phog Phest on July 11th)? The Pack AD has been running rampant across North America, sweating it out to droves. Another band that is often mentioned in the same breath across Canada is Toronto’s The Speaking Tongues, a duo featuring guitarist/vocalist Aaron Doyle and drummer/vocalist Pete Ross. They have been driving audiences across Canada into southern blues fits of hot and sweaty voodoo pandemonium with their energetic and dirty blues attack, including a West coast tour with The Pack A.D. gals. Touring in support of their bombastic debut, Wild Sound, the boys from Speaking Tongues hit Phog Lounge (157 University Ave. West) on Friday, July 3rd, with special guests Toronto’s Catl. WAMM recently spoke to The Tongues’ Aaron Doyle about coming back to Windsor and playing the blues. WAMM: With bands like The Pack A.D., The Perpetrators, HotKid as well as yourself exploding across the indie scene, why do you think this raw blues explosion is making a comeback in live music? Aaron Doyle: That’s a good question. Who knows? Maybe it’s because we live in a complicated world and the blues comes from a simpler time. Maybe it’s ‘cause the blues gave way to rock ‘n roll, so it’s almost genetic that people like it. In the end, good rock ‘n roll is infectious and

it will always be something people need. The cool part is that every generation puts a twist on it, which is what all the bands you mentioned have done. WAMM: You guys have been honing your sound for the past few years with a barrage of shows, playing with a wide variety of bands. How has this helped shape The Speaking Tongues, both live and musically? AD: Honestly, when we started we were just two guys who happen to have instruments. The last two years has really been just a head first dive (or belly flop rather) into rock and roll. We’ve always had a hard time saying no to shows ‘cause that’s why we got into this in the first place. And playing live is the absolute best way to learn the ropes, get better and tighten up as a band. We’ve been lucky enough to play with some great bands, The Golden Hands Before God, The Schomberg Fair, The Pack AD, sharing the stage with people you respect is really inspiring, it really pushes you. WAMM: How do you go about capturing your sound for the CD “Wild Sound?” Were you satisfied with the end result? AD: The process was just like the songs, quick and dirty! All the songs on the record were written for the live show so we wanted to capture them as live as possible. So with the help of Peter Chapman (The Midways, Peter Project) we set up in an office building that was mostly gutted for renovations, hug some microphones and let the tape roll! We couldn’t be happier with it. WAMM:You guys have been doing a lot of shows with The Pack A.D. lately, including a stint on the West Coast. How has playing with them affected the Speaking Tongues camp? AD: Maya and Becky [of Pack A.D.] are awesome; they really helped us out in BC. Those two tour and play non-stop, so we’ve learned a lot about the road and the business side of things from em. Mostly we’re glad to have met another two-piece band that’s as nuts as we are. WAMM: How do you feel about coming back to Windsor to play? AD: We are really excited. There are some old faces we’re really looking forward to seeing. Maybe we’ll hit Bubi’s before the show.

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ON THE FRINGE WHAT’S

Kate Hargreaves

THE RETURN OF WINDSOR’S FAVOURITE NEW FESTIVAL

nyone who says that there is nothing to do in Windsor certainly has not heard of the Windsor International Fringe Festival. When else can you bump into a fire breather on the sidewalk, or catch hundreds of plays and performances from across the continent all over downtown? Founded by the Actors Theatre of Windsor in 2007, Windsor Fringe now serves as an umbrella for five festivals over the month of July. That’s right, five. With that much going on, the biggest problem is not finding something to do in Windsor, but finding a way to do it all! The Actors Theatre of Windsor (ATW) launched Windsor Fringe, which runs July 17th through the 26th downtown Windsor, after being inspired by the success of Fringe festivals around the world. Fringe theatre was born in Edinburgh, Scotland over half a century ago, when some theatre acts were denied the opportunity to perform at the mainstream Edinburgh Theatre Festival, and instead staged their own festival on the “fringes” of the city. Since then, dozens of Fringe Festivals have sprung up across North America and Europe, growing so popular as to necessitate the creation of events like Edinburgh’s “Fringe of the Fringe.”

Windsor’s Fringe Festival operates much in the same way as other “Fringes,” in that it offers low risk opportunity for small theatre groups to produce shows, and reach a large audience. Unlike many theatre festivals, Fringe Fests do not pick shows to include through a jury selection, but instead admit companies on a first come first serve, or lottery basis. The companies then share the use of venues, promotions, and technical assistance, and are able to produce their performances at a lesser cost and with greater promotion. This makes for a wider variety of theatre and an audience experience not available through any other kind of festival. “It makes theatre, a very risky financial business, much less risky,” explains ATW Artistic Director Mona el Baroudi. “The Fringe is an artist incubator. So it means it is a great place to try out new works and to take risks...both important ways for artists to grow.” The ATW only introduced Fringe to Windsor last year, but the response has been overwhelming. “People just

came over to the headquarters for the sole purpose of asking to speak to the producer and thanking us for making the inaugural Fringe happen,” notes el Baroudi. “The most common remark during those ‘thank yous?’ ‘Our city really needs this, thank you so much for doing this...we are proud of all of you.’” Windsor Fringe 2008’s success even broke records for most passes sold during an inaugural Fringe fest with over 5200 sold.

The 2009 Windsor Fringe features dozens of international theatre companies, staging nearly 200 performances at the Capitol Theatre’s Joy Family Theatre, Pentastar Theatre and Daniel Patrick Kelly Theatre. With tickets running only $9 at the door, plus a mandatory one-time cost of $3 for a

While not all of Windsor Fringe’s regular shows may be family friendly, there is plenty of opportunity to expose children to the arts, in the form of Kids Fringe, running alongside the regular Fringe at the Daniel Patrick Kelly Theatre in the Capitol Theatre building, and in Charles Clark Square and Senator Croll Park. “Children can be more interactive with their experience of Fringe from drum circles to Indian dance and pottery,” explains el Baroudi. “There is a whole week of fun for kids outside.” Kids can catch CLaroL the Clown, the Beebo Music Show, and the Zoleo Giggle show, as well as learn to juggle, and make crafts for a one-time cost of $3 per child. If that was not enough, Windsor Fringe hosts four other free arts events

can expect to catch them on a sidewalk near you. Visual Fringe, another free Fringe event, in co-operation with Artcite Inc., is also back for another year, mounting multi-disciplinary artworks from a vast selection of artists from Windsor and Detroit, in storefronts across the downtown area. Finally, the newest addition to the Fringe free festival line-up is the “Artistes” Pub Crawl, an idea that Fringe organizers planned to introduce last year, but ran out of time. Each night of the Fringe, audiences and performers will meet up at a different downtown bar to catch up, and see a performance from one of the Buskin’ to the Beat artists. If you manage to make it at the start time of 10pm, you can even pick up your first draft and

THE FRINGE IS AN ARTIST INCUBATOR. SO IT MEANS IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO TRY OUT NEW WORKS AND TO TAKE RISKS... BOTH IMPORTANT WAYS FOR ARTISTS TO GROW.

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-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MONA EL BAROUDI

Fringe button, audiences can catch live theatre cheaper than a night at the movies. There are also advance tickets available and discounted passes for those wishing to make the most of Windsor Fringe and catch five or ten shows. Windsor Fringe features international performers Mo(ve)ment, a multi-disciplinary act from the Netherlands combining music, painting, and dance into their much-anticipated live show. Closer to home, Fringe features an array of Windsor artists creating plenty of buzz. Windsor Feminist Theatre will be presenting their 30th Anniversary Celebration, while 12.13 Productions, also of Windsor, will perform “Every Christmas Story Ever Told.” El Baroudi says Fringe-goers are also excited for the work of five-time Canadian Comedy Award winner Robin Bublick in her show “Her,” as well as plenty of other artists. “From artists in high school to artists who are celebrating a life long body of work they have brought to Windsor audiences…Fringe theatre really has a great cross-section of choices,” she says.

during the theatre festival. From July 17th to 19th, audiences can experience the Windsor International Buskers Festival, a downtown favourite since its emergence in 1993. Windsor Fringe will also see the return of the annual Chalk & Chocolate festival the weekend of the 17th, which combines chocolate treats with the opportunity to spruce up the area in front of the Windsor Armouries on University Avenue with some sidewalk chalk art. Buskin’ to the Beat, which runs July 17th through the 26th, will feature live music and buskers on the sidewalks of downtown Windsor, every hour, on the hour. “Last year street performing was more successful than ever before, so this year the volume of outdoor programming has increased dramatically,” says el Baroudi. “During the changeover hours between theatre shows at the Capitol, audiences will be treated to more music and more buskers right on the street!” Whether you would rather watch some live jazz from the Monday Milkmen, check out Dr. Inferno Fire Eater Extraordinaire, or any of the other exciting acts, you

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some munchies for free within the first fifteen minutes. “Artists love to get together and check in with each other on their experience of the Fringe and audiences love being able to go for a drink and see and talk to the performers that have seen either on the streets in the theatres that day,” says el Baroudi. “We can’t say enough about how supportive downtown bars and eateries have been. They really make it happen for Fringe.” Some downtown restaurants will be offering a 15% discount to all who show a Fringe button when ordering their meal. Full details are available at www.windsorfringe.com. El Baroudi hopes that Windsor Fringe will help downtown Windsor as much as downtown supports the festival. “It is amazingly important for Windsor to look at diversifying their economy,” she says. “Fringe artists gets to keep all the monies for the tickets they sell, [which] means work and entertainment industry. That is just huge for this region.” She continues, “I think it is the recognition of Fringe’s potential to grow the community that has gen-

erated so much of the gratitude which has been expressed to us.” Beyond the diversification of Windsor’s downtown economy, el Barodui adds, “Fringe is downright fun! And it is shared fun! [Last year] we saw people stopping each other on the street when they saw other people wearing Fringe buttons asking each other what shows they had seen, what shows they wanted to see, what shows they recommended...the Fringe really generates a connectedness with their audiences.” In the future, Fringe wants to involve even more of the local community. “We are already looking to support a group of Windsor high school students who will be at the Windsor Fringe next summer in 2010 who will then go on and do their show at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2010!” el Baroudi says. “And we are working with multiple partners to bring a great theatre happening in from Israel next summer called ‘The Greenhouse Effect’ by the Shomi Institute for Alternative Theatre...Lots to look forward to!” With so much going on, it may seem a little overwhelming, but Windsor Fringe is here to help. “Need help at Fringe? Just stop and ask a question and [our volunteer team] is ready and equipped to help,” says el Baroudi, noting how much the ATW appreciates the work of their staff and volunteers. “We never dreamed we would have so many of last year’s volunteers come back and have so much unsolicited interest this year…it speaks to the power of Fringe,” she says. Windsor’s downtown will be alive with theatre, music, and arts during the Windsor International Fringe Festival. “There’s a real movement afoot to work together to make Windsor an arts & culture destination for tourism,” says el Baroudi. “It’s great to find so many of us on the same page, and willing to work together to make it happen. We really think we are on our way!”

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n o n t i c k et s, perf ormances, f ree event s, and how to fit it all in, check out w w w. w i n d s o r f r i n g e . c o m for a special guide on “How to Fringe” for those who need a l i t t l e “Fri nge 101.”

ith festival season upon us, the term “festival” means something entirely different to musicians who look to tour and promote their craft as a living. The festival circuit is something many bands seek to become a fixture on, whether it’s a blues band playing the Blues Festivals such as the Ottawa BluesFest and the Fredericton Harvest Blues Festival to the indie music scene circuit that includes such prestigious showcases such as Pop Montreal or the Halifax Pop Explosion. One of Canada’s most diverse showcases of music from all genres is Toronto’s annual North By Northeast (NXNE), a Northern counterpart to the equally enormous and groundbreaking South By Southwest (SXSW) held each year in Austin, Texas. It is a showcase featuring several hundred of Canada’s most acclaimed and talented up and coming independent musicians, from folk storytellers to heavy metal warriors, from indie popsters to industrial chaotics. It becomes a star studded affair where pioneers and veterans of the international music industry- from the likes of Lou Reed, Gene Simmons and Steward Copeland – swarm to soak in the best of the new breed and indie unknowns arrive to blow up into international megastars (such as Feist, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and My Morning Jacket). This year Windsor was represented by four bands, all of who are at crucial and exciting points in their respective careers: Yellow Wood’s latest album, Sons

of the Oppressor, has a city’s indie music scene salivating in anticipation and cross country followers waiting in earnest for the release date to arrive; Orphan Choir has been touring the country and planting the seeds of an innovative new form of punk rock intelligence, redefining what punk rock can sound like while reminding us what it stood for in the first place; StereoGoesStellar has emerged from an alternative radio scene that seemed more focused on churning out regurgitated forms of syrup that already suffered from over-saturation and preening that hasn’t seen the light of day since the hey-days of Motley Crue and Poison in the late 90’s (they may have changed their eyeliner and spandex for, well, eyeliner and skin tight jeans, but they all stick look in the mirror more than they should) to reclaim the honesty in indie rock pop writing; and Michou has produced some of the most inspired, original and downright appealing-at-every-level music this town has seen in years, with a live show and following that has only broadened with every town and bar hit. WAMM recently talked to Michael Hargreaves of Michou and Jim Meloche of Orphan Choir to share their recollections of representing “the Dub” at one of Canada’s most important musical showcases. Jim Meloche, Orphan Choir “Our little tale starts the morning after our NXNE showcase, which was fun, well attended, and really couldn’t have gone better. Giving 110% at this one took its toll,

and it appears I may have pushed it a little too hard physically. I woke up the next morning with a horrible pain in just above my stomach that got worse throughout the day. We were finishing up a tour that book ended NXNE and were scheduled to play London on the Friday, and Windsor on the Saturday. I got through a short, less than energetic set in London, but the day of the Windsor show things were getting worse. The muscle started to spasm, the pain became unbearable, and I unfortunately don‘t partake in any vices that would adequately numb the pain. I couldn’t really get sentences out too well, so I knew I wouldn’t be able to holler like a trucker during our set at the coach. I went to the ER. They proceeded to take my blood and piss, and x-ray my chest. After about four hours, the doctor came to the conclusion I had walked in with, that I had strained or pulled some muscle. He said to take four Advil a day for two weeks and make my band carry the gear for a while. Age is catching up with me.” Michael Hargreaves, Michou “NXNE was underestimated by everyone in the band. We had heard mostly negative stories surrounding the festival about eager bands being swooned by the industry for free drinks and humor. We showed up on Wednesday to attend the NXNE opening bash, as well as the first Arts & Crafts party which featured Broken Social Scene & Feist. Thursday we had to get up early because we were surprised two days before with the news that we would be interviewed and playing live on Much Music. We got our gear together and went down to meet at a strange location near the Queen & John building. We did a quick interview where I distinctly remember looking at my hand holding the Much Music microphone thinking, if this is as far as we get, I think we did a good job. We then did a sort of faux busking performance on Queen street which was more useful in promoting our NXNE event than anything else we did all weekend.

@phogtom A quick twitter interview with Phog Lounge co-owner Tom Lucier about PhogPhest and winning CBC 3’s ‘Best Live Music Club’ title. All in twitter sized (140 characters or less) pieces. WAMMonline Hello @phogtom phogtom Let's rumble. WAMMonline At the beginning of the ‘Best Live Music Club’ Searchlight contest, did you think Phog had a chance? phogtom I was extremely confident we could make the top 10. The community that cradles Phog is ultra-supportive, and I knew they'd vote WAMMonline Once Phog appeared in the top 10, did you then believe you could take home the prize? phogtom Oh yeah. If the community was mobilized online, I knew we had as much of a shot as anyone. Windsor support is legend. WAMMonline ...and now Phog Lounge has been named the "Best Live Music Club in Canada" @CBCRadio3 & Sirius are presenting #PhogPhest, what's in store? phogtom The best indie event Phog/Windsor has ever seen. And recognition for the Windsor bands that made this victory possible. WAMMonline What are you most excited about seeing/hearing at #PhogPhest? phogtom The interplay between Windsor bands and the people who can take them to the rest of the country – the press. And duh! BANDS!! WAMMonline Providing that #PhogPhest goes well... is there a chance that it will become an annual event?

Read about the rest of Michou’s NxNE week as well as tales other Windsor acts phogtom When it goes well, there's no telling what we'll get into, sent our way from Canada’s biggest but certainly another Phest, in some capacity, if the City allows... music festival on WAMMonline.com WAMMonline Congratulations to all of you at Phog, and best of luck with #PhogPhest. Is there anything you'd like to leave us with? phogtom Been curious about what we do at Phog? This event will introduce us to newbies, and celebrate the devoted indie music fans. WAMMonline Thanks Tom, we'll see you at #PhogPhest on the 11th

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phogtom No problem. Thanks for continuing to do what you do for live music and culture in Windsor. You too can follow Tom Lucier on twitter @ twitter.com/phogtom & while you’re there follow WAMM @ twitter.com/WAMMonline

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Milkmen Milk Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Phog Lounge Open Mic w/ Clinton Hammond Kildare House TUESDAY 7 Tuesday Nights Concert Series feat: Pat Robitaille & guests FM Lounge

WEDNESDAY 1 Richie Hawtin w/ Dubfire, Ambivalent & Barem Boom Boom Room Bomb Squad Riverfront Festival Plaza

Open Mic w/ Stephanie Sarafianos The Mill Open Mic w/ Andrew MacLeod The Dominion House

Death in Custody w/ Striver & Gerbia Coach & Horses The Afterparty w/ New Stage Loop, Walk off the Earth, Xander & Rose City Disaster Chubby Pickle Jody Raffoul The Whiskey Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Cafe Morena SATURDAY 4 WMW (Windsor Music Weekend) featuring: Bree Gaudette, Andrew Macleod and the Mindframes, The Original Lady Eyes, Meters to Miles, Another Saturday Knight & Tara Watts Riverfront Festival Plaza

SUNDAY 5 WSO Woodwind Quintet (7pm) Odette Sculpture Park

Open Mic w/ Stephanie Sarafianos The Mill Open Mic w/ Andrew MacLeod The Dominion House

MONDAY 13

Two for the Cascade (CD release) Phog Lounge

John Charles Benn (CD release) Phog Lounge

Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Cafe Morena

Huladog FM lounge

THURSDAY 9

Lot 9 Brawl w/ Cowboy Dan, Brass Knuckles & Corporation Coach & Horses

SATURDAY 18 The Beach Boys Colosseum at Caesars Windsor

Milkmen Milk

Windsor Fringe: The Fiddle and Friends Mick’s Irish Pub

Travis Reitsma w/ Eric Welton Phog Lounge

Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Phog Lounge

Videotape w/ Sick Friend Phog Lounge L & M Open Band Jam Night FM Lounge

Huladog FM lounge Open Mic w/ Brian VanderPryt Mick’s Irish Pub FRIDAY 10 Festival Epicure: Larry Lee and Back in the Day w/ Regular Boys, Persuasion Band & The Unsettlers Riverfront Festival Plaza

Leah Harris Jazz Trio Gourmet Emporium SUNDAY 12 Festival Epicure: Johannes Linstead, Persuasion Band, The Kimmie Horne Show & Rare Earth Riverfront Festival Plaza Open Mic FM Lounge

Open Mic w/ Clinton Hammond Kildare House

Jon Travis w/ Noah Zachrin Phog Lounge

Dance Laury Dance Coach & Horses

Tuesday Nights Concert Series feat: Pat Robitaille & guests FM Lounge

Huron w/ Sandman VC Coach & Horses

Derek Boyle Phog Lounge

The Big Three Boblo Beach House

Windsor Fringe: Dr. Disc (band) Light Bar

Open Mic w/ Stephanie Sarafianos The Mill

Open Mic w/Jamie Reaume Twig N’ Berries

SATURDAY 11

FRIDAY 24

Thin Lizzy w/ Crash Kelly Blind Dog

Smash the Vinyl: Wendy Law, Miss Kimm D & Misstek Empire Lounge

Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Cafe Morena

Open Mic w/ Brian VanderPryt Mick’s Irish Pub

TUESDAY 14

Open Mic w/ Andrew MacLeod The Dominion House

Eclipse Eternal w/ Arkaik Revolt & Dokkalfar Coach & Horses

BluesFest International: Mick Taylor, Larry McCray, Bill ‘the Sauce Boss’ Wharton, Steve Earle & Root Doctor Riverfront Festival Plaza Windsor Fringe: Osmosaic The Capitol Theatre

The Beach Boys Colosseum at Caesars Windsor

Kiss Colosseum at Caesars Windsor

Justin, Jim & Jeff The Whiskey

Windsor Fringe: Jef Kearns Vermouth

WEDNESDAY 29

Open Mic FM Lounge

Domenica w/ Dreadnaut Coach & Horses

Alan & Zoran Boom Boom Room

WEDNESDAY 22

Tuesday Nights Concert Series feat: Pat Robitaille & guests FM Lounge

Clare Renauds Session Kildare House

Michael Bolton Colosseum at Caesars Windsor

Patrick Ballantyne Phog Lounge

Jay Clark & the Jones w/ The Daniel Sky Band Phog Lounge

Mr.Chill & The Witnesses Billie’s Place

Windsor Fringe: Buskin' to the Beat Artists The Honest Lawyer

TUESDAY 28

Clare Renauds Session Kildare House

CBC Radio 3 presents Phog Phest: Holy Fuck w/ Arkells, Green Go, The Pack AD, The Kramdens, The Locusts Have No King, Yellow Wood, Michou, Orphan Choir, Field Assembly, Ron Leary & Kelly Hoppe, The Eric Welton Band, Peace Leeches, Pat Robitaille, What Seas What Shores, (wh)y.m.e.(??), Fjord Rowboat, Citywide Vacuum, James O-L and The Villains, Square Root of Margaret, Tara Watts, Another Saturday Knight & Megan Hamilton and The Volunteer Canola University Ave (between Victoria & Pillette) & Phog Lounge

WSO Woodwind Quintet (7pm) Lakeview Park Lakeshore

The Great Sabatini w/ Man With Target & Arkaik Revolt Coach & Horses

Open Mic w/Jamie Reaume Twig N’ Berries

Open Mic w/ Clinton Hammond Kildare House

THURSDAY 23

WEDNESDAY 8

Speaking Tongues Phog Lounge

Andrew Mcdonnell w/ Marcus Beier, Kings Of Addiction & Ian Hamilton The Senator Cruise Ship (leaving Lakeview Park Marina @ 6:30pm)

Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Phog Lounge

Bloodshoteye w/ Terrorhorse, Senate, Darkness Rites & The Juggernaut Chubby Pickle

Richy Nix Chubby Pickle

WMW (Windsor Music Weekend) featuring: She's My Becky, Travis Reitsma, Jackie Robitaille, Bree Gaudette & The Hoodlum Three, Anti-Q's & The Original Lady Eyes Riverfront Festival Plaza

Sound Haven w/ Chasing Amee, What We Know, Stop The Dream & Flaming Yawn Chubby Pickle

Open Mic w/ Andrew MacLeod The Dominion House

Milkmen Milk

Mr.Chill & The Witnesses Billie’s Place

THURSDAY 2

FRIDAY 3

Mr.Chill & The Witnesses Big Tony’s

Open Mic w/ Stephanie Sarafianos The Mill

MONDAY 27

Caio The Whiskey

Clare Renauds Session Kildare House

Open Mic w/ Brian VanderPryt Mick’s Irish Pub

White Cowbell Oklahoma Blind Dog

What Seas What Shores Phog Lounge

Ron Leary w/ Cavaliers FM Lounge

Open Mic w/Jamie Reaume Twig N’ Berries

Huladog FM lounge

BluesFest International: The Funk Brothers w/ David Gogo, Murray McLauchlan & Tomas Esparza & the Boa Constrictors Riverfront Festival Plaza

L & M Open Band Jam Night FM Lounge

Magnolius w/ Furs, Stryfe & Detroit Cydi Phog Lounge

Festival Epicure: Impact 7, Larry Lee and Back in The Day w/ Regular Boys, Nemesis, The Unsettlers, Robert Penn & The Beatnik Four Riverfront Festival Plaza

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Clare Renauds Session Kildare House WEDNESDAY 15 Ian Foster Phog Lounge L & M Open Band Jam Night FM Lounge THURSDAY 16 BluesFest International: Los Lonely Boys w/ Howling Diablos with special guest The Pazman, Alex Tintinalli Band &Teddy Richards Riverfront Festival Plaza Huladog FM lounge Open Mic w/ Brian VanderPryt Mick’s Irish Pub FRIDAY 17 Fringe Fest: Buskin' to the Beat: Jef Kearns, Osmosaic, The Fiddle and Friends Band, The Monday Milkmen, Plan C & Windsor Symphony Orchestra All along the University and Ouellette Fringe Corridor

The Source The Whiskey Radio Adeliade w/ Time & Rose City Disaster Blind Dog SUNDAY 19 BluesFest International: Johnny Winter w/ Sab with special guests David Rotundo & Robin Hawkins, Devon Allman's Honeytribe, Bluesfest Idol Semi Finals, Rusty Wright Blues Band & The Dylan Tree Riverfront Festival Plaza

Michael Bolton Colosseum at Caesars Windsor

Justin, Jim & Jeff The Whiskey

John Legend Colosseum at Caesars Windsor Boblo Jazz Festival: Alexander Zonjic w/ Jody Raffoul & Four80East Boblo Island (ferry from Amherstburg)

The Eclectic Chair Coach & Horses Justin, Jim & Jeff The Whiskey SUNDAY 26

TUESDAY 21 Windsor Fringe: Bev Bechard The Whiskey Tuesday Nights Concert Series feat: Pat Robitaille & guests FM Lounge

Open Mic w/ Brian VanderPryt Mick’s Irish Pub FRIDAY 31 Mr.Chill & The Witnesses Big Tony’s Windsor Emancipation Celebration: TBA Riverfront Festival Plaza Sewing With Nancie (Reunion Show), Monster Truck, Orphan Choir, Untitled & The Rowley Estate Chubby Pickle The Famines Coach & Horses Black Diamond Bay Phog Lounge

Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Cafe Morena

Lonesome Lefty & The Cryin’ Shames Phog Lounge

Open Mic w/ Clinton Hammond Kildare House

Huladog FM lounge

SATURDAY 25

Open Mic FM Lounge

Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Phog Lounge

THURSDAY 30

Jody Raffoul Gourmet Emporium

Windsor Fringe: Buskin' to the Beat Artists Phog Lounge

Windsor Fringe: Milkmen Milk

L & M Open Band Jam Night FM Lounge

Open Mic w/ Tara Watts Cafe Morena

Windsor Fringe: Barbara Peirce Marshall Chanoso’s

MONDAY 20

Open Mic w/Jamie Reaume Twig N’ Berries

Open Mic FM Lounge

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ARTS

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WEDNESDAY 1 Dianne Clinton (opens) Phog Lounge THURSDAY 2 Anvil: the Story of Anvil (7pm) Art Gallery of Windsor windsorfilmfestival.ca Oh CNAP! (Craft Night at Phog) Phog Lounge FRIDAY 3

Windsor Fringe: Lowland Blues Artists Capitol Theatre

Tyson (7pm) Art Gallery of Windsor windsorfilmfestival.ca

The Wooden Sky Phog Lounge

THURSDAY 9

SAC Songwriters Group Phog Lounge

Hunger (7pm) Art Gallery of Windsor windsorfilmfestival.ca

FRIDAY 17

SUNDAY 12

WEDNESDAY 22

ArtWalkerville Wyandotte St. in Walkerville

Spirits of Sandwich Ghost Tour (begins at 8:30pm) MacKenzie Hall

Windsor Fringe: Mo(ve)ment (5pm) Edifice (7pm) The Ace of Suede (7pm) Every Christmas Story Ever Told (9pm) Heaven (9pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com

Windsor Fringe: Chalk & Chocolate Festival Windsor Armouries windsorfringe.com SATURDAY 18 ArtWalkerville Wyandotte St. in Walkerville Windsor Fringe: Chalk & Chocolate Festival Windsor Armouries windsorfringe.com Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com

FRIDAY 17 Windsor Fringe: Patati patata trois p'tis tours et plus s'en va (7pm) Ace of Suede (7pm) Every Christmas Story Ever Told (9pm) Heaven (9pm) Burning Man and the Reverend Nudge (11:30pm) 30 Anniversary Celebration (11:30pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor International Busker Festival Riverfront Festival Plaza passthehat.com

SUNDAY 19 SATURDAY 18 Windsor Fringe: Chalk & Chocolate Festival Windsor Armouries windsorfringe.com Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com MONDAY 20 Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com TUESDAY 21 Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com

Windsor Fringe: Heaven (11am) Every Christmas Story Ever Told (12pm) Mo(ve)ment (1:30pm) Heaven (2pm) Burning Man and the Reverend Nudge (3:30pm) Patati patata trois p'tis tours et plus s'en va (3:30pm) Cracked (5:30pm) 30 Anniversary Celebration (5:30pm) Ace of Suede (7:30pm) Edifice (7:30pm) Her (9:30pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor International Busker Festival Riverfront Festival Plaza passthehat.com SUNDAY 19

WEDNESDAY 22 Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com THURSDAY 23 Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com FRIDAY 24 Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com SATURDAY 25 Sugar (9pm) Art Gallery of Windsor windsorfilmfestival.ca Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com SUNDAY 26 Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com MONDAY 27 Windsor Fringe: Visual Fringe / Art Seen downtown Windsor storefronts windsorfringe.com ______________________

THEATRE & COMEDY ______________________

SUNDAY 5 Spirits of Sandwich Ghost Tour (begins at 8:30pm) MacKenzie Hall

Windsor Fringe: Ace of Suede (12pm) 30 Anniversary Celebration (12pm) Her (2pm) Every Christmas Story Ever Told (4pm) Cracked (5pm) Mo(ve)ment (6pm) Her (8pm) Cracked (9pm) Edifice (10pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor International Busker Festival Riverfront Festival Plaza passthehat.com Spirits of Sandwich Ghost Tour (begins at 8:30pm) MacKenzie Hall MONDAY 20 Windsor Fringe: Every Christmas Story Ever Told (7pm) Her (5pm) The Ace of Suede (5pm) Burning Man and the Reverend Nudge (7pm) Cracked (9pm) Patati patata trois p'tis tours et plus s'en va (9:30pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor Fringe: Kids Fringe Cirque D’Zastor, The Beebo Music Show & The Zoleo Giggle Show Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com TUESDAY 21 Windsor Fringe: Heaven (5pm) Edifice (5pm) Patati patata trois p'tis tours et plus s'en va (7pm) Burning Man and the Reverend Nudge (8pm) Mo(ve)ment (9pm) Her (10:30pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor Fringe: Kids Fringe Cirque D’Zastor, The Beebo Music Show & The Zoleo Giggle Show Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com

spotted

Windsor Fringe: Kids Fringe Cirque D’Zastor, The Beebo Music Show & The Zoleo Giggle Show Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com THURSDAY 23 Windsor Fringe: Every Christmas Story Ever Told (5pm) Being at Home with Claude (5pm) Mo(ve)ment (6:30pm) Burning Man and the Reverend Nudge (8:30pm) Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco (9pm) Patati patata trois p'tis tours et plus s'en va (10:30pm) Being at Home with Claude (11pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com

comic

spotted in an alley in Walkerville, Windsor

Windsor Fringe: Kids Fringe Cirque D’Zastor, The Beebo Music Show & The Zoleo Giggle Show Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com FRIDAY 24 Windsor Fringe: Patati patata trois p'tis tours et plus s'en va (3pm) Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco (5pm) Cracked (5pm) Heaven (7pm) Edifice (7pm) Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco (9pm) Patati patata trois p'tis tours et plus s'en va (10:30pm) 30 Anniversary Celebration (11pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor Fringe: Kids Fringe Cirque D’Zastor, The Beebo Music Show & The Zoleo Giggle Show Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com SATURDAY 25 Windsor Fringe: Edifice (10am) Mo(ve)ment (11am) Being at Home with Claude (1pm) 30 Anniversary Celebration (1pm) Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco (3pm) Cracked (3pm) 30 Anniversary Celebration (5pm) The Ace of Suede (5pm) Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco (7pm) Burning Man and the Reverend Nudge (7pm) Her (9pm) Being at Home with Claude (11pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor Fringe: Kids Fringe Cirque D’Zastor, The Beebo Music Show & The Zoleo Giggle Show Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com SUNDAY 26 Windsor Fringe: Being at Home with Claude (12pm) Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Windsor Fringe: Kids Fringe Cirque D’Zastor, The Beebo Music Show & The Zoleo Giggle Show Capitol Theatre windsorfringe.com Spirits of Sandwich Ghost Tour (begins at 8:30pm) MacKenzie Hall

independent album

charts

1. Field Assembly / Broadsides & Ephemera / ind 1 (local) 2. Deastro / Moondagger / Ghostly International (local) 3. Caledonia / We Are America / ind 1 4. Grand Analog / Metropolis Is Burning / Urbnet 1 5. Phoenix / Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix / Glassnote 6. Think About Life / Family / Alien8 1 7. Grizzly Bear / Veckatimest / Warp 8. Sunset Rubdown / Dragonslayer / Jagjaguwar 1 9. Sonic Youth / The Eternal / Matador 10. Dinosaur Jr. / Farm / Jagjaguwar 11. Boo Hoo / Don't Die / Very Wrong Recording Co. 1 12. D-Sisive / Let The Children Die / Urbnet 1 13. Eels / Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire / Vagrant 14. So Many Dynamos / The Loud Wars / Vagrant 15. Sunparlour Players / Wave North / Outside 1 (local) 16. Tiga / Ciao! / Last Gang 1 17. Eamon McGrath / 12 Songs Of Whiskey And Light / White Whale 1 18. Pretty Vanilla / 7 Inches Deep / Little Red Sounds 1 19. Tortoise / Beacons of Ancestorship / Thrill Jockey 20. Pawa Up First / The Outcome / Dare To Care 1 21. Sights & Sounds / Monolith / Smallman 1 22. Nickodemus / Sun People / ESL 23. Au Revoir Simone / Still Night, Still Light / Our Secret 24. Nomo / Invisible Cities / Ubiquity (local) 25. John Vanderslice / Romanian Names / Dead Oceans 26. The High Strung / Ode To The Inverse Of The Dude / Park The Van (local) 27. (wh)y.m.e.(??) / A.E.I.O.U. / ind 1 (local) 28. Abstract Rude / Rejuvenation / Rhymesayers 29. Bike For Three! / More Heart Than Brains / Anticon 1 30. The Lovely Feathers / Fantasy Of The Lot / Sparks 1

Album charts are arranged according to number of plays on CJAM 91.5FM in Windsor over a four (4) week period prior to the publishing of this issue. 1 denotes canadian artist, (local) denotes local artist.