UP HERE 4: Patrick Watson / Jeremy Dutcher / Blood & Glass

It’s Saturday night. The sky is slag red. Fall under the spell of Patrick Watson in the intimacy of Sudbury’s century-old Grand Theatre. This is the internationally acclaimed artist’s very first time in Northern Ontario.

PATRICK WATSON
He’s an internationally acclaimed singer, composer, songwriter, and producer. Patrick Watson is also the name of this mad genius’ band, fleshed-out like Frankenstein. Both the man and his monster have received international acclaim.

After a decade as a band, it has been an interesting journey for Patrick Watson and his cohorts. The band played to over 100,000 people at the 2009 Montreal Jazz Festival, performed in front of a full orchestra in 2011 in Amsterdam, received the Polaris Music Prize in 2007 for their critically acclaimed debut album Close to Paradise, and a Polaris long-list nomination in 2015 for their most recent album Love Songs For Robots.

“…Patrick Watson has defined himself – and by extension the band – as a consummate and reliable performer who couldn’t do a bad show if he tried.” — National Post

JEREMY DUTCHER
Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained operatic tenor and composer who takes every opportunity to blend his Wolastoq First Nation roots into the music he creates, blending distinct musical aesthetics that shape-shift between classical, traditional, and pop to form something entirely new. Dutcher’s debut release, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, involves the rearrangement of early 1900s wax cylinder field recordings from his community. “Many of the songs were lost because our musical tradition was suppressed by the Canadian government. I’m doing this work as there are only about a hundred Wolastoqey speakers left. It’s crucial that we’re using our language because, if you lose the language, you’re losing an entirely distinct way of experiencing the world.”

THE BLOOD AND GLASS QUARTET
From the broken-yet-magical city of Montreal, The Blood & Glass Quartet creates moody electro-pop that breaks rules and puts them back together in three minutes. Their songs cycle through a manic variety of styles, taking you on a colourful trip of industrial beats, Cyndi Lauper vocals, and lush violin arrangements. Their live show is like watching Iggy Pop and St-Vincent have a threesome with Alice Cooper.

TICKETS
$30 advance / $35 at the door

UP HERE
Up Here is an urban art & emerging music festival in weird and wonderful downtown Sudbury that takes place from August 17-19. Follow Up Here festival, RSVP Up Here 4

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PATRICK WATSON
S’approchant à présent de leur première décennie en tant que groupe, Patrick Watson et ses compagnons se sont marqué une réputation à l’international pour leur spectacle théâtrale à coupé le souffle. Ayant joué pour plus de 100 000 personnes au Festival international de jazz de Montréal en 2009, performé avec un orchestre complet en 2011, gagné le prix Polaris en 2007 pour leur album Close to Paradise, ainsi qu’une nomination au prix Polaris en 2015, Patrick Watson est maintenant au zénith de sa carrière. Il est bien trop rare de voir un artiste qui a le cœur sur la main tout en ne se lassant jamais du combat contre le cynisme et la cruauté, mais Watson et son groupe continuent de toucher la cible.

Ce sera sa première fois en spectacle dans le Nord de l’Ontario.

BILLETS
30$ avance, 35$ à la porte

UP HERE
Up Here est un festival d’art public et de musique émergente dans l’étrange ville de Sudbury, Ontario qui a lieu du 17-19 août. Suivez: Up Here festival et RSVP: Up Here 4