wavelength 12th anniversary festival
The snow on Toronto is still on the ground, and I am dreaming of the summer and the music festivals I will go to this year. NXNE and the Toronto Jazz Festival are sure to bring in some big names- and both Pride and Luminato fests feature outdoor musical fare.
But for those who can’t wait for the summer, the Wavelength music series gets the season off to an early start with the celebration of it’s 12 years and over 530 shows in Toronto. The 4 day fest features 4 different sets of no particular genre at 4 different music venues in the city. I will be spending the whole weekend covering the fest, and am particularly looking forward to the Saturday night showcase with No Joy and Sandro Perri.
Full listings below. Tickets available at Gallery AC
Thursday Feb. 16 @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W.
Co-presented with Weird Canada
METZ (TO – heavy-hitting noise-rock power trio)
ODONIS ODONIS (TO – post-punk “surfgaze” trio / FatCat UK)
SLIM TWIG (TO- the psych-out-billy icon goes his own way with his new band)
MAN MADE HILL (TO – drugged-up disco-funk from the synth underground)
EUCALYPTUS (TO- Brodie West’s calypso vibes, Tranzac style)
9pm * $10 adv / $12 door * 19+
Friday Feb. 17 @ Steam Whistle Brewing, 255 Bremner Blvd.
FUCKED UP (TO – world champion psych-punk sextet & 2011 SPIN Album of Year winners celebrate the release new EP, Year of the Tiger / Matador Records – this show will feature live visuals by Suedath)
BONJAY (TO – electro-dancehall duo show off their new live show)
CATL (TO – The city’s one and only blues-punk dance party)
SILVER DAPPLE (MTL- buzzy fuzzy punk pop quartet, straight from ’93)
HUT (TO – Hooded Fang and Spiral Beach dudes park pop in the garage)
9pm * $17 adv / $20 door * 19+
Saturday Feb. 18 @ The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W.
NO JOY (MTL- shoegazer punk / Mexican Summer Records)
SANDRO PERRI (TO – our soft-spoken prog-folk-disco hero plays songs from his acclaimed Impossible Spaces / Constellation Records)
NAT BALDWIN (Brooklyn, NY – Dirty Projectors bassist’s urgent avant chamber pop)
OFF THE INTERNATIONAL RADAR (TO – influential electronic drone collective prep for a Euro tour with Nadja)
THE WEATHER STATION (TO – Tamara Lindeman’s spacious banjo folk)
9pm * $12 adv / $15 door * 19+
Sunday Feb. 19 @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W.
PS I LOVE YOU (Kingston, ON – pummeling indie noise guitar pop duo / Paper Bag Records)
BURNING LOVE (TO- Chris “Cursed” Colohan’s hard-rocking hardcore crew)
ARMY GIRLS (TO – Carmen Elle and Andy Smith use guitar and drums to make pure pop)
MOTËM (Hamilton, ON – the electro-funk wild card / Co-presented with Kazoo!)
MOST PEOPLE (TO – poptimistic millennial electronica)
9pm * $10 adv / $12 door * 19+
on queen street
i was captured on queen street yesterday, walking down the street my my work mate Mezz. we were approached near shaw street by a photographer who wanted to take our picture. there was this interesting storefront with mirrors in windows that he thought would be interesting for a portrait.
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- Michael
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you can check out Michael D’Amico’s photostream here, wherein are some great shots of iconic toronto neighbourhoods, including kensington market.
queencycle
In between plotting about how to pass my psychology test next week, I’ve started thinking about a new project. It’s a bicycle based project for a friend who is starting up a small bike shop in the kensington market area. He’s kindly agreed to let me hang some bike-related art in the shop. I’ve bought some canvas in case the inspiration to paint hits me (unlikely though, as I have loaned most of my colours to my sister who has taken on an ambitiously sized project painting St. Peters for my parents).
My thinking so far; royalty en velo.
royalty en velo
earlier in the year
I drew this one earlier in the year, back when I was thinking about my favourite music moments from 2011. Arcade Fire taking the grammy (and the Polaris Prize). Dead Maus being the first Canadian act to headline the Sky Dome. Feist releases spooky new album.
the final 3
Well, the project ended up getting tabled on my end. But here are the last 3 from the project. I’m looking forward to drawing other things really soon. (I already have a bike themed project in the works and am considering taking some life drawing sessions at the Toronto School of the Arts). But I feel like this project has really pushed me in a good way, and helped me develop my skills.
apple eaters cd roughs
another option for covering the disk. I think I like this better. it’s more consistent with the apple tree cd cover. I think I will expand this image for the cd’s back cover. this is turning out to be quite the project.
raccoon cd cover roughs
Doing some trial runs for the image that will appear on the actual disk for There Is Not A Snake. The first 3 of these are darn awful. Just goes to show why roughs are so important. Going to explore at least one more option for the disk illustration.
sandy, and other characters from there is not a snake
a mannequin who comes to life.
nicky apple tree
another attempt at the cover for Nick’s upcoming LP There Is Not a Snake. almost there I think. too much negative space maybe.
