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Julia Holter w/ Jessica Pratt
Los Angeles composer/multi-instrumentalist JULIA HOLTER has forged a reputable identity in the contemporary music landscape by merging pop melodies with abstract composition. A true DIY composer, Holter cut her teeth releasing limited-run cassettes and CD-Rs for labels like Human Ear Music, Engraved Glass, and NNA Tapes. Julia is currently recording her follow-up to Ekstasis, her 2012 album that reflected the conventions of her classical training while also introducing pop structure, with an anticipated 2013 release on Domino Records.
JESSICA PRATT is a supremely talented San Francisco-based singer and musician, self-described as “sexpervertin…born in a cave.” Pratt’s music is intricate, intimate, and contemporary yet seems as if it’s been cast from an earlier era. Pratt’s voice rumbles gently, lower and wiser than her scant 19 years; with patient, compelling and heart-wrenching songs whose hand-crafted lyrics fit near the flesh, as though some sort of celestial, terrestrial, wise elfin whispered them in your ear and then promptly left you to dream, both spooked and charmed.
Advance tickets available at Rotate This & Soundscapes, and online at Ticketfly.- Venue: Underground
- Type: Live
- Cover: $16.50 ADV / $18
- Time: July 17, 2013, 8 p.m.
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MEMORYHOUSE
MEMORYHOUSE is a Canadian dream pop duo with a lo-fi style. Hailing from Guelph, Ontario, Canada, the duo was founded in 2009 by photographer Denise Nouvion (vocals) and classical composer Evan Abeele (production). They named themselves after classical composer Max Richter's 2001 album of the same name and cite influences that include My Bloody Valentine, Galaxie 500, and Cocteau Twins. The band released their excellent debut full-length, The Slideshow Effect, on Sub Pop Records in 2012.
Advance tickets available at Rotate This & Soundscapes, and online at Ticketweb.- Venue: Underground
- Type: Live
- Cover: $10.25 ADV / $15
- Time: July 19, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
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Queen West Gallery Tour
Every week Drake's art concierge Betty Ann Jordan explores the galleries and project spaces along the Queen West strip with an eye out for the best of the best. Whether you are an art aficionado or culturally curious, Betty Ann is sure to show you something a little unexpected. For updated tour information and weekly schedules please check out Art InSite.
- Venue: Lobby
- Type: Art
- Cover: $25 pp/$45 for 2
- Time: July 20, 2013, 11:45 a.m.
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Elvis Monday
Elvis Monday is Toronto's longest running indie showcase. Now in its 29th year, at least 3000 bands have played Elvis Monday including Cowboy Junkies, Blind Melon, Treble Charger, Lights, Sum 41, Three Days Grace, Billy Talent, Austra, Peaches, Diana, JackSoul, Ron Sexsmith, Doldrums, Moon King, and BECK! Acting as a launching pad for many Toronto bands, Elvis Monday continues to champion emerging talent and play an important part of Toronto's music scene.
TONIGHT'S LINEUP:
tba- Venue: Underground
- Type: Live
- Cover: FREE
- Time: July 22, 2013, 9 p.m.
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Gregory Alan Isakov
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV is an indie-folk troubadour whose voice channels Paul Simon and whose songs combine the rootsy influence of Bruce Springsteen with the sharply-worded insight of Leonard Cohen.
Isakov recorded The Weatherman, his third full-length album, in the cozy mountain town of Nederland, Colorado. The songs were tracked on analog gear and mixed to tape, resulting in a record that evokes the vintage sounds of its creator’s influences.
The record will be released on July 9, three days into a summertime tour that will take this South Africa-born/Colorado-based traveler across the continent and into the Drake Underground on July 23rd.
Advance tickets are available online now.- Venue: Underground
- Type: Live
- Cover: $12 ADV / $14
- Time: July 23, 2013, 7 p.m.
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LENKA
Motherhood changes a person, so it must also hold true that motherhood affects anything a person creates, and it did for LENKA, a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and singer who splits her time between Australia and New York. She found herself reflecting on life in a new way when it came time to create her third album, Shadows, a quietly hushed collection of emotionally-charged lullabies. After the release of her second album, Two, in 2011, Lenka began penning new music, gathering songs from a variety of sessions throughout her pregnancy and first few months as a mother.
Shadows is a beautiful, captivating collection of peaceful, introspective numbers that are both calming and thoughtful. The songs are both deeply personal and highly relatable - even for those who haven't experienced the affecting moment of new parenthood.
Advance tickets available at Rotate This & Soundscapes, and online at Ticketfly.- Venue: Underground
- Type: Live
- Cover: $15 ADV
- Time: July 24, 2013, 8 p.m.
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Queen West Gallery Tour
Every week Drake's art concierge Betty Ann Jordan explores the galleries and project spaces along the Queen West strip with an eye out for the best of the best. Whether you are an art aficionado or culturally curious, Betty Ann is sure to show you something a little unexpected. For updated tour information and weekly schedules please check out Art InSite.
- Venue: Lobby
- Type: Art
- Cover: $25 pp/$45 for 2
- Time: July 27, 2013, 11:45 a.m.
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Poetry Slam
Local wordsmiths and performers shine at Toronto Poetry Slam, providing an evening of spoken word, lyrical mastery and friendly competition before an always packed house. $80 goes to the best performance of the night, so if you think your literary creations have what it takes to win, be sure to sign up at 730PM. And don't forget your sense of humour!
- Venue: Underground
- Type: Other
- Cover: $5
- Time: July 28, 2013, 7 p.m.
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Wild Blueberry Bacchanal
Get your hands dirty every Monday night with some artful food fun:
Be a guest judge in one of our competitive cook-offs, get creative with some do-it-yourself food art or sit back + sip a pint as sharp + sassy host Ivy Knight takes your taste buds on a gastronomical mystery tour.
Tonight we’re throwing a Wild Blueberry Bacchanal in Drake's garden! Featuring Canadian wild blueberry treats created by the The Sweet Escape, Richmond Station, Tori's Bakeshop + more. Anything goes at this gloves-off-throw-down, from savory to sweet + baked to broiled – it’s going to be a wild one!- Venue: The Drake Hotel
- Type: Foodie
- Cover: FREE
- Time: July 29, 2013, 8 p.m.
