NorthByNorthEast hits Toronto
This past week was NXNE in Toronto - i was lucky to catch a number of great acts and one great documentary.
Tuesday night was the White Ribbon show at the Phoenix - a benefit for men against violence against women. Highlights of the night were-
Hawksley Workman singing a duet with Bruce Cockburn on Tokyo Rose, Ron Sexsmith covering tracey Ullman's (though I don't know if she actually wrote it) "They Don't Know" - i love that song! and then the Barenaked Ladies sang with Bruce Cockburn they're first ever hit- Lover's in a Dangerous Time - gorgeous!
The night ended with Ron and members of his band, the BNL, Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo, a guy from RUSH, Sarah Slean, Bruce Cockburn and Hawksley Workman - all together singing Woman by John Lennon. It was a great night.
Thursday night I saw Jeen O'Brien, and Alun Piggins. Both great.
Friday - a bit of Erin McKeown (great)
Saturday day - Valery Gore She was just ok...then, i saw the documentary - Rave Against the Machine - (mind blowing!) How music was the salvation for youth during the war in Sarajevo
and then Saturday night along with about 6 friends we headed down to see - Mark Geary (really wonderful) the photo is from that show - there was something wrong with the guitar line and so he had to unplug it- crouched down to squeeze voice and guitar together which created a whole new intimacy to the song.
All in all a great week filled with music.
Many other things went on that culminated in me getting really sick from heat stroke and nerves - but today the rain finally came and washed the past away. I can breathe again...
Tuesday night was the White Ribbon show at the Phoenix - a benefit for men against violence against women. Highlights of the night were-
Hawksley Workman singing a duet with Bruce Cockburn on Tokyo Rose, Ron Sexsmith covering tracey Ullman's (though I don't know if she actually wrote it) "They Don't Know" - i love that song! and then the Barenaked Ladies sang with Bruce Cockburn they're first ever hit- Lover's in a Dangerous Time - gorgeous!
The night ended with Ron and members of his band, the BNL, Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo, a guy from RUSH, Sarah Slean, Bruce Cockburn and Hawksley Workman - all together singing Woman by John Lennon. It was a great night.
Thursday night I saw Jeen O'Brien, and Alun Piggins. Both great.
Friday - a bit of Erin McKeown (great)
Saturday day - Valery Gore She was just ok...then, i saw the documentary - Rave Against the Machine - (mind blowing!) How music was the salvation for youth during the war in Sarajevo
and then Saturday night along with about 6 friends we headed down to see - Mark Geary (really wonderful) the photo is from that show - there was something wrong with the guitar line and so he had to unplug it- crouched down to squeeze voice and guitar together which created a whole new intimacy to the song.
All in all a great week filled with music.
Many other things went on that culminated in me getting really sick from heat stroke and nerves - but today the rain finally came and washed the past away. I can breathe again...
posted by sparklypear at 12:40 a.m.
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