Due to the time allotted from the two talks, this one had to be cut really short. This was the talk I wanted to check out the most because it had Laurie Brown from CBC Radio 2’s The Signal and Marie from Weird Canada. It was a nice discussion about music in general and how things have change from today and the past when how people get their music.
It was very unique that the festival had Indonesian music to began Saturday’s event. Very cool and different that you don’t see at any music festival.
“Semara Winangun is an Ottawa-based gamelan led (or ‘facilitated’ as he would say) by Jamie Gullikson. Once a week, we come together to play shimmering music in the basement of the Indonesian Embassy where we are surrounded by dragons and gongs and watched over by the gods that inhabit our instruments.
In contemporary usage, the word “gamelan” just means orchestra. There are many different types of gamelan in Indonesia; the music that we play comes from the island of Bali.”
Del Bel performed a great set at the Warehouse.Saxsyndrum surprised me the most. It was totally new sound since they added the members of Year of Glad. Very atmospheric like vibe and sound.Pipahauntas got things all chilled out with lo-fi R&B pop music in the warehouseThe Weather Station performed a wonderful folk pop set at the main stage. Performing tracks from the current album Loyalty.The one time that I went the free show which was a 15 minute walk. Didn’t want to miss Toronto’s New Fries. Fun loud experimental loud rock set. Different to see them perform at a outdoor setting while the sun is still shining.Walked back and got there for the last two songs by Petra Glynt. She definitely wowed the audience with the electro-dance music.Hayden got the audience swaying to his folk rock music. Enjoyed his cover of Chris Isaak’s Wicked Games.U.S. Girls was the second last act on the main stage. She performed material from the upcoming album Half Free. Lots of dancing and grooving.Kings College who are a Toronto hip-hop act that performed at the warehouse.
Austra ended the show on the main stage with their electronica dance pop music. Katie mentioned this: “It’s rare to have two female-led bands headline a festival”. Fun time dancing to tracks from their debut album Free It Break to Olympia. Of course I had to sing so loud during Lose It that I nearly lost my voice. They performed one new song. Absolutely great to see them!
Toronto’s Phedre was the last act to perform at the warehouse. Very different vibe to their music this time. More of hip-hop dance and some heavy glitchy electronica music. But it got me dancing that no one has ever seen me dance before. They had two back up dancers on stage.
After all that fun on Saturday, this was one way to end summer of 2015.
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