Thursday
13 November
at The Rivoli
a showcase of
alt-folk-art-rock celebrating
Catriona Jeffries Gallery at the Toronto International Art Fair,
weewerk's first anniversary, and The Barmitzvah Brothers
new CD
with:
12 am Controller.Controller
11 pm Great Lake Swimmers
10 pm The Barmitzvah Brothers - CD release set!
$8
at the door
334 Queen Street West, Toronto
Catriona Jeffries Gallery and weewerk team up to present this showcase of independent alt-folk-art-rock, beginning with the eclectic musical bricolage of Guelph superteens The Barmitzvah Brothers, continuing with the haunting alt-country of Great Lake Swimmers, and closing with the brooding dance rock of Controller.Controller.
The show is
a threefold celebration. The Barmitzvah Brothers bring a full orchestra to
launch their second CD, Mr Bones' Walk-in Closet, released by
weewerk. Catriona Jeffries Gallery marks its first participation in
the Toronto International Art Fair. And weewerk chalks up one year
of underground art-and-music agitation. 
The participants...
The sound of Controller.Controller is an energetic, rhythmic post-punk rock, taking cues from late 70s/early 80s bands like P.I.L., The Slits and Joy Division, but departing significantly from there. They juxtapose discordant and jagged rhythms with disarmingly pretty melody and counter-melody, and wed propulsive, angular rock structures with minimalist death-disco accents and grooves. Their strong live show is a regular treat for the Toronto scene.
weewerk
recording artists Great Lake Swimmers make wonderfully understated,
heart-wrenching music that finds its roots in vintage folk and alt-country
colourings. Led by song writer/vocalist Tony Dekker, their perfectly sublime
sound is shaped by accordion, lap steel and bass, with a voice that appears
to be coming from the walls. Read
more or link to the band's
site.
The Barmitzvah Brothers are three youth from Guelph, Ontario, who wield unusual and home-made instruments. Their eclectic style ranges from polka through rock and punk to bluegrass. Read more or link to the band's site.
Based in Vancouver and enjoying a strong international profile, Catriona Jeffries Gallery focuses on developments in conceptual and post-conceptual art. The gallery represents many of Canada's most acclaimed artists working in this context, such as Ian Wallace, Damian Moppett, Kelly Wood, Brian Jungen, Geoffrey Farmer, Jin-me Yoon, Myfanwy Macleod, Ron Terada, Alex Morrison, and weewerker Germaine Koh. Link to gallery's site.
weewerk is a home-based forum for contemporary art and underground music - and now an independent record label - founded one year ago by visual artist Germaine Koh and indie-music defender Phil Klygo. For information about previous weewerk events, consult our archive or search the list of participants, and to know about future ones join our email list. For further enquiries, contact weewerk by email or telephone (416) 365-7056.
