Sunday September 23, 2012 at Queen's Park, 11am - 6pm
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12:00 - 12:45 :: Sandro Perri
Sandro Perri is a writer and singer of songs. Although he came to be known primarily as a producer of instrumental electronic music (as Polmo Polpo), more recently he has focused on the art of song and how far you can stretch one. Or not stretch one. He has been making records since 1999 and his most recent, Tiny Mirrors, was long-listed for the 2008 Polaris Prize.
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1:00 - 1:45 :: Stuart Berman
In this biography of international altrock phenomenon Broken Social Scene, music columnist Stuart Berman tracks the group's inception by the charismatic Kevin Drew and indie-music veteran Brendan Canning. Berman has drawn from hours of interviews with members and affiliates of the band, and exclusive, never-before-seen photographs, gig posters and artwork to create a spectacular oral and visual history of the ever-evolving indie-rock collective/cottage industry/beautiful mess that is Broken Social Scene.Dave Morris from EYE WEEKLY will be leading an onstage interview with Stuart and members of Broken Social Scene.
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2:00 - 2:45 :: Bruce Peninsula
Dreamt up in the summer of 2006, Bruce Peninsula has slowly mutated from the early folk experiments that inspired them to the multi-genre explorations of their current work. Having built their reputation on their live show, which ranges from a tight knit seven piece to a sprawling 11 piece depending on the event, BP have since moved into the studio to produce both a 7-inch record of folk spirituals and A Mountain Is A Mouth, their self-released debut LP.
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3:00 - 3:45 :: Dalton Higgins
In Hip Hop World, Dalton Higgins takes vivid snapshots of the hip hop scenes in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and more. While American hip hop has been questioned for being too commercialized to articulate the hopes, concerns and dreams of marginal youth, outside the US, hip hop culture is often just the opposite — a political tool to mobilize disenfranchised communities around hard issues, with little support from mainstream corporations or sponsors.The page will be brought to the stage with musical performances by a range of progressive “next level” artists who represent the “elements” and the genuine globalization of hip hop culture today.
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4:00 - 4:30 :: Joe Pernice
It’s 1996, and our unlikely hero, a talented but floundering musician-turned-waiter has just bolted from his marriage in New York the day after the wedding. Without a word—save for a note left on the floor of the honeymoon suite that says only “I’m sorry”—he flees to Cape Cod, where his only commitments are a case of Miller High Life and a pack of Marlboro reds. He’s come to Cape Cod in search of something—but what, he’s not quite sure yet.
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4:30 - 4:45 :: Damian Rogers
In her first book, Damian Rogers tracks the transformative moment, where emotion and deep memory seek form through sound and image. Her poems tune into a stream of cosmic chatter, channelling voices that tell their stories slant, from a chaste nineteenth century utopian mystic to a chorus of crones to the radical characters of Detroit’s sixties-era underground.
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5:00 - 5:45 :: Ghost Bees
Ghost Bees’ are twin sisters Romy and Sari Lightman. Over antique mandolin and guitar accompaniment, they weave intricate vocal harmonies, dispensing dramatic tales and sorrowful lament like a two-headed, female balladeer. In 2008, Ghost Bees released their debut album, Tasseomancy.
