“There is something moody about Blue Fog Whistle, but still in good humour. You could consider blue to be the colour of melancholy, loneliness, or cold feeling; you could also consider it to be the colour of quietude, calm, and emotional depth. Whichever mood strikes you, I suppose!”
Read More“In the past three or four years, talking to Buffy Sainte-Marie and really digging very intensely into her discography and songbook has led me to just letting that be a sort of invitation—not for me in particular, but an invitation to think about my place in all of it.”
Read MoreThe month of October spells change; colours turn from cool greens to warm reds, the weather becomes dark and wet, and summer drifts even farther away while winter inches closer with every chilly evening. Change goes hand in hand with nostalgia, don’t you think? Featured Artist Angus Ferguson’s art, combined with this list of tunes, is sure to make the shift into autumn’s sentimentality a little easier. You might even welcome a ghost or two.
Read More“There’s really no other option for me—I will not be happy doing anything else…I feel like I was put on earth to do this.”
Read More‘Cain and Abel’ is a brave expedition into the thick forest of biblical metaphor, lesson, history, and critique. It certainly leaves you thinking, but also slightly confused by what the creators are trying to say.
Read More“Their notes fade in and out of the collective voice like waves…as the three perform, it is evident that they are unique parts of an allied whole: all front women and equally backing band.”
Read More“I’ll be more than happy if someone who doesn’t like opera comes, then we can have a conversation and I will find out why; Then I will convert them.”
Read MoreSeptember’s mixed playlist is here! “The figures in [Sarah Davidson’s] piece, wonderland (2017), [are] in the midst of a dance, perhaps one that follows the quickness of improvisational jazz and also the soft steps of an evening lullaby. Opposite ends of the spectrum, I know. But somehow, these abstract forms can keep each pace.”
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