Lots to chat about on the National Hum show today. I mean, just in terms of stuff that I hope to discuss, we've got:
- Sufjan Stevens playing Massey Hall in Toronto tomorrow night (I'm going)
- The Dears (that's them in the photo above) are doing a three-night residency (October 13th, 14th, 15th) at the Garrison in Toronto (see below for a chance to win tickets!)
- the X Avant New Music Festival V is taking place at various venues in Toronto from October 16th-24th.
What else is there? Oh, Danny Michel's playing the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on October 15th, and Greg Macpherson's at Gus' Pub in Halfiax on October 14th. And on Monday October 18th, John K. Samson is playing an acoustic set ahead of a screening of the new doc, We're the Weakerthans, We're from Winnipeg, at the Royal on College Street in Toronto. Phew. See? That's what I know about. If anything else is happening, we need you to tell us about it.
Are you planning on attending any of the aforementioned events?
I'm giving away a pair of tickets to two Dears shows in Toronto; listen for the skill-testing questions and, if you're the first to answer one of them correctly on the blog, please e-mail me your name and blog moniker at vish_khanna [at] cbcradio3.com with "Frankly my Dears, I don't give a..." in the subject line.
What local musical events and/or festivals are you most looking forward to over the next while?