April 2018 Music
Pipedown! Presents: Aestrid wsg / Future Peers and Paper Ladies April 26, 2018 Aestrid is a three-piece band from Utrecht, the Netherlands. Their sound balances between post-punk and ambient electronic music meeting the wideness of shoegaze in the middle. A two-piece from Kingston, ON, PAPER LADIES offer indie rock built on droning bass, dripping reverb, and lo-fi grit. Wrought with dance grooves and hearty pop sensibilities, PAPER LADIES hope get the crowd swayin’ hips, tappin’ toes, and cuttin’ rugs, if only for a night.” Read more here! Silence Presents: Kitchen Orkestra April 20, 2018 Silence welcomes Kitchen Orkestra back to Guelph! Influenced by tastes of Balkan, Celtic, Bluegrass, and Latin music, Toronto-based Kitchen Orkestra engages, entertains, and entices audiences with surprising Folk arrangements and lively original music. Proud of their unique mix of fiddle, mandolin, vocals, upright bass, cajon, and percussion, these four inspired musicians enjoy testing the creative possibilities…
Daniel Champagne in concert February 1 at Silence, So Long Seven Returns May 5th
April 24, 2018 – Guelph Bugle World jazz band So Long Seven returns to Silence, Guelph for CD/vinyl release! On Saturday, May 5, So Long Seven will return to the intimate environment of Silence for their CD/vinyl release. No strangers to Guelph, two years ago they performed on Guelph Jazz Festival’s main outdoor stage as well as at Hillside Festival. The band’s banjo player Tim Posgate with Andrew Downing (cello) were a featured act in last year’s first Guelph Banjo Fest. Read the full article here.
Guelph’s food and music landscape benefit as 10C and Silence get provincial funding
April 13, 2018 – Guelph Today A pair of organizations in Guelph got some much-welcome funding on Friday. 10C Shared Space on Carden Street received just under $120,000 for capital work for its commercial community kitchen and Silence, the music and art performance and practice space on Essex Street received $45,000 for recording, lighting and back-line music equipment. Read the full article here.
Erik Van Miltenburg
April 24 – May 18, 2018 Erik, as a furniture design/maker, began his work by apprenticing with aEuropean master cabinetmaker, and continues to be influenced by the Dutchdesign movement “de Stijl”. He was born in den Haag, Holland, and grew up in a multilingual household inabout 18 locations in Quebec and Ontario, Canada. His furniture work is indaily use in Ireland, Greece, and Canada. The works of art on display at Silence, which Erik refers to as his ‘Sunday afternoon diversions’, are generally themed by current issues which bug the maker – donating the proceeds to Wellington Water Watchers seems a good fit for these questions about the environment, equality and other human issues. All the craft “Playroom” pieces are made from diverted landfill, with the exception of necessary adhesives, some art supplies, and the occasional use of hardboard or other backing materials. Silence is located at 46 Essex Street…
March 2018 Music
Electric Gas March 30, 2018 ‘Electric Gas’ is a Kitchener / Guelph based songwriting duo consisting of Jay Carraro and Chris Dallan. Silence Presents: Zero Point March 25 Zero Point’s music is entirely improvised, sometimes giving the impression of a known melody or a sound mass, similar to what the spectral music can evoke. Just like Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler and Eric Dolphy the musicians of this band can also be deeply anchored in the tradition of blues and bebop, which resurfaces in a pictorial and contrapuntal way. Silence Presents: Ben Rosenblum Trio Featuring Sam Kirmayer: “Instead” Tour March 18, 2018 Ben Rosenblum Trio featuring Sam Kirmayer: “Instead” Tour Award-winning New York City jazz pianist Ben Rosenblum and his trio team up with Montreal native guitarist Sam Kirmayer for a concert that is part collaboration and part celebration of Ben’s most recent album, Instead. Silence Presents: Avi Granite: 6 March 17, 2018…
Dianne McCrimmon & Dixi le Roux
March 23 – April 19, 2018 Living in downtown Guelph, Dianne works mostly in acrylics with some mixed media. Her work has been featured in juried art shows such as Insights Art Show 2016 & 2015 as well as Wellington Artists Gallery 2015 & 2014. Diane attended Sheridan College for art fundamentals and graphic design. Painting in an impressionist style, Dixi lets the paint and image guide her work, she enjoys exploring the possibilities and challenges of different mediums. Dixi was born into a family of artists and has been painting and drawing for as long as she can remember. However, life happened and it is only now in retirement that she has found the time and freedom to fulfill her passion for painting.
International Women’s Day Exhibition
Opening Reception March 8, 2018
February 2018 Music
Silence Presents: Corey Gulkin with Missy Bauman and JoJo Worthington February 24, 2018 Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Corey Gulkin,(formerly Corinna Rose), was named for the Bob Dylan version of an old folksong. However, upon first listen to her upcoming release, All the Things I’ll Forget, you will hear more of the influence of Owen Pallett or Joanna Newsom. Missy Bauman blends the traditional values of folk with an alternative edge to create “dreamy drug folk” – a free spirited trouble maker fighting for peace and change. JoJo Worthington is [A soft tour-de-force, the grand echo from the small sound, a burst of light from the centre of the room] Three in the Round February 16, 2018 “Three In the Round” was born out of a series of Folk/Trad concerts held at Cambridge’s McDougall Cottage. Bob MacLean, former Musician In Residence at McDougall, assembled a series of evening programs at McDougall with his…
January 2018 Music
Silence Presents: Il-Dong Bae and Dong-Won Kim January 24, 2018 Il-Dong Bae is highly regarded as one of Korea’s finest p’ansori singers. He has performed numerous concerts both internationally and within Korea. His extraordinary life story is featured in the documentary, Intangible Asset Number 82. Dong-Won Kim is a Korean percussionist, vocalist, composer, and improviser. He has played in Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and has studied Korean traditional music since 1984. Dong-Won Kim has performed at the Guelph JazzFest and was artists in residence at the University of Guelph. Silence Presents: Larnell Lewis & Rich Brown with Jason Raso January 20, 2018 Over the past two decades, eight albums and countless live performances, Jason Raso has shown that he not only has the skills to pay the bills, but more often than not, enough musical currency left over at the end of the month to make good on…
University of Guelph School of Fine Art Student Exhibition
January 31 – February 15, 2018