Lyn Westfall – I Play Colours
January 8 – January 24, 2019 Lyn Westfall has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Fine Arts Major from the University of Windsor and has completed sessional studies at the Banff School of Arts, York University, the University of Guelph, the Toronto School of Art, and The British Institute of Art in Florence. Her work is included in various collections throughout Ontario: Osgoode Hall, House of Providence, Art Gallery of Peel, Wilfred Laurier University and Shell Canada (Calgary). Her studio is located at Boarding House Arts in Guelph. She is exhibiting artwork resulting from her experience of attending the Monday Morning Improv Music Sessions at Silence. There she attends, not as a musician, but as an artist. With a small sketchbook, watercolour pencils, brush, and water, Westfall sketches the actual sounds that she hears, as the music is being played ‘live’. Each sounds corresponds to a specific colour, while…
December 2018 Music
Silence Presents: Pat Maloney w Ivan Rivers December 21, 2018 Doors at 7:30 PM Show at 8:00 PM Tickets $15 https://patmaloney.ca/ “Soulful, honest, hilarious and smart” – Fingers on Blast That’s Ottawa, Ontario’s Indie-Folk artist Pat Maloney. The happily independent singer-songwriter encapsulates the Canadian spirit of a humble, passionate storyteller, with an often self-defaming sense of humour. In a rich baritone, he sings heartfelt “story songs” based on his experiences on tour, his personal life and his place in the big blue world. Three full-length albums deep since 2013, Pat’s catalogue is inclusive and free of pretention. However genre hopping, he draws cohesion from master storytelling at his live performances. It’s hard to pin down Pat’s musical influences. Although he considers himself akin to adult alternative songwriters like Father John Misty, Ryan Adams or Tom Waits, he refuses to betray the influence from his years as a drummer in punk…
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Found December 17, 2018 – vacationidea.com “Silence Sounds is an artist-owned creative and community space founded in 2012 in Guelph, providing a unique space for the creation of inventive contemporary music and ambient sound art pieces. The fully-accessible performance space partners with local organizations such as the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, the Guelph Jazz Festival, and the Black Heritage Society to present more than 150 annual concerts, art performance exhibitions, and workshops, including live music performances by classical, folk, alternative, jazz, and world music artists. Risk-taking and experimental works are encouraged, with an emphasis on improvisational music and sound pieces. The nonprofit organization has also produced several albums of past artist work and held community-based Morning Music improv sessions weekly at its studio since 2012.” https://vacationidea.com/canada/best-things-to-do-in-ontario.html
November 2018 Music
Silence Presents: Grüvology November 30, 2018 Doors at 7:30 PMShow at 8:00 PM Admission $15 at the door Grüvology was founded in 2006 by pianist Walter Kemp and guitarist Bernard Kunz.Grüvology has published 3 cds, First Set (2008), Unbridled (2010) and Freeway (2015). All our music consists of original compositions. Our compositions are influenced by gospel, blues, folk, latin and middle eastern music. Our music is available on iTunes. Clips are also on our youtube channel, on our facebook page and our website gruvology.com Some clips are also on Sound cloud bernard kunz.Grüvology has been named best Western New York Jazz Fusion group every year since 2012. Walter Kemp was best keyboard player for 2012 and 13. Our current bassist, James Benders, was named rising star in 2015. Our new drummer is Ravi Padmanabha, an extraordinary improviser not only on drums and percussion but also on sitar and sarangi. Guitarist Bernard Kunz…
Rebecca Payne – are you going to respond to that?
November 1 – 29, 2018 Join us for the Opening Reception of Rebecca Payne’s exhibition here at Silence November 14th, 7 – 10 PM Rebecca Payne works in a variety of mediums in to explore the sexualisation and objectification of womxn and the body, from funny encounters with shitty men at the bar to sexual assault. Rebecca’s often biographical work creates narratives to open more dialogue around gender roles, gender identity and lived experiences as a womxn.
October 2018 Music
Silence Presents: TANDEM Trio October 18, 2018 Doors at 7:30 PMConcert at 8:00 PMTickets $10/PWYC Taking inspiration from a mix of diverse influences TANDEM meshes contemporary experimental musical influences such as electroacoustic, minimalism and free improvisation. The trio deploys a large instrumental palette through the improvised gesture, playing music totally oriented towards the present. Sound and the act of listening constitute the core of this music. Links www.soundcloud.com/tandemtrioproject www.facebook.com/tandemtrio/ Silence Presents: Buchbinder & Restivo: David² October 20, 2018 Doors at 7:30 PMConcert at 8:00 PMTickets $15 Buchbinder & Restivo: David2The duo format is in its nature flexible, free, and intimate. This grouping of two mature performers/composers at the top of their respective games also creates worlds of sound, as it brings together the sonorities of trumpet, flugelhorn and piano (brass & wood/metal). Award-winning genre-bending musicians David Buchbinder & Dave Restivo will create frames for improvisation with the jazz and classical repertoire…
September 2018 Music
Silence Presents: Ha!Man and Joke September 22, 2018 Doors at 7:30 PMShow at 8:00 PMTickets $15 at the door. BIO South Africa’s “HA!Man” is joined by Belgian word artist and actress Joke Debaere bringing the “HA!Show” to local communities in three continents every year. They literally carry worlds within as it has grown and evolved over two decades. Each performance is unique, yet draws on a stable body of original electronic accompaniments, evoking concert halls, festive sounds, intimate acoustic textures and a broad range of feelings. This spontaneously enacted journey takes each audience through an intense and life-affirming experience and can open up to be interactive and participatory, depending on the group. Not much more can be said, as live creativity has to draw on the unknown from where each and everyone can be deeply surprised. Bring instruments along and open hearts. For many, a HA! experience is long remembered.…
The Art of Butterflies
August 23, 2018 – The Observer The Art of Butterflies exhibit at Silence Sounds in Guelph is collaborating with the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory and artist Nik Harron to create a unique experience for every audience member. This will be done through various art forms, all inspired by butterflies. Read more here.
August 2018 Music
Silence Presents: Aidan Baker w/ Hymns57 & Modo Koagon August 17, 2018 Doors at 7:30 PMShow at 8:00 PM Tickets $15 at Eventbrite or at the door Aidan Baker Visiting all the way from Berlin, Germany, Aidan Baker is a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist using the electric guitar as his primary instrument. Using prepared and alternate methods of playing the guitar, along with various electronic effects, Baker creates music which generally falls within the ambient/experimental genre but draws on influences from rock, electronic, classical, and jazz. A highly prolific artist, Baker has released numerous recorded works, both solo and with various group projects, like Nadja, B/B/S/, and Caudal, on such independent labels as Gizeh Records, Pleasence Records, Important Records, Alien8 Recordings, and his own imprint, Broken Spine Productions. Baker is also the author of several books of poetry. A regular live performer, Baker has toured extensively around the world, including appearances at such international…
July 2018 Music
Pipedown! Presents: Eddyevvy wsg Bare Claws & Drunk at the Library July 28, 2018 Pipedown! Presents: Kill No Albatross, Jupiter Hollow & Mute Union July 27, 2018 Doors at 7:00 PMShow at 8:00 PMTickets at door $10/PWYC For Burlington-based rock band Kill No Albatross, their forthcoming EP “Speak True Evil” is a definitive statement. The record blends the accessibility of rock, the technicality of prog, and the energy of hardcore through intelligent songwriting, bold guitar work, and emotional intensity. KNA will be supporting the release with a Canadian summer tour run that includes a slot on the Vans Warped Tour. With support from local rockers Mute Union and Barrie-based progressive metal powerhouse Jupiter Hollow, this will be a wild, energetic night that you don’t want to miss. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/events/429035797508243/ Links:Kill No AlbatrossMute Union Silence Presents: The Sam Kirmayer Trio w/ Jonathan Chapman & Ben Zweig July 26, 2018 Doors at 7:30…