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In the Dead of Winter
There’s a story in yesterday’s issue of the Coast regarding this weekend’s In the Dead of Winter festival. as the article aptly summarizes: a music festival. In February. In Halifax.
So what can you expect:
The type of music is acoustic-driven and lyrically focused, of the alt-country, folk and blues varieties. There are no screaming boys, no turntables, no (on-purpose) distortion. Not that those are bad things—they’re just not In the Dead of Winter things. This year’s fest includes performances by blues artist Ndidi Onukwulu, Newfoundland’s Liz Picard and Sherry Ryan, folk master Bob Wiseman and the Olympic Symphonium from Fredericton. All the organizers will play—including Gibson, backing Davis on cello—and some from last year’s bill will return, including Al Tuck, Royal Wood, Old Man Luedecke and Yellow Jacket Avenger.
Before the Music Dies
Kudos to the organizers [Heather Gibson, Tanya Davis and Don Brownrigg] for bringing in Before the Music Dies as well. I was hoping someone would at some point. Anyone interested in local music, topics covered on this blog should definitely check it out.
It will be playing Sunday at 3pm at the Bus Stop Theater at 2203 Gottingen St.
Local videos will be played from 2-3. Trailer below.
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< ![CDATA[Jim Bryson is definitely worth checking out.]]>
< ![CDATA[I'm going to see the film, but after watching the trailer I have one question : Why are all the interviews with artists who are signed to MAJOR LABELS? They're all bitching about the industry. Where's an interview with, for example, Ian MacKaye?]]>
< ![CDATA[My take on the musicians interviewed was two fold:
a) the majority of people are more likely to know Eric Clapton or Dave Matthew thus drawing more interest to the film than Ian MacKaye would [although he's someone who still should have been included seeing as he is a label owner as well]
b) the artists mentioned have been there to experience the changes first hand, and a number cam from a time when labels were music focused that is somewhat reflective of where we are today having circled back in a sense thanks to the net.
Dave Matthews is a good example in some aspects, his manager has done some amazing managing of his career embracing the changes and building a model that works love or hate his music [MusicToday.com - developed by DM's manager and expanded upon for other acts as just one example]
Having been there through the changing times they have just as much insight/input as any indie focused artist in my eyes.
It didn't really shed the light on much I haven't heard or read before but it was well done and a great primer for anyone that doesn't follow such stuff that closely. I did like Questlove's Sunday mornign breakfast suggestion for bands though.
DIY or Die is a a great indie perspective film [few years old now] but still worth watching and Ian MacKaye is heavily featured in that if I recall correctly.]]>
< ![CDATA[[...] I got the chance to see this movie via a presentation during the In the Dead of Winter festival earlier this year and I will once again highly recommend people go see this movie. It is seriously both entertaining - and if you care, informative. I also hear it might be somebody’s birthday celebration as well….someone who has contributed to a couple posts here and is involved with putting the night on…..oh fuck it - Happy [early - i’m never early with these things!] Birthday Chuck Teed!!!!!! [...] ]]>
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