LISTEN TO THE WORLD AT BLOOM 2

Get ready for an explosion of world music to hit downtown Sudbury! Northern Lights Festival Boreal presents Bloom for the second year, March 6&7, 2020. This multi-venue festival invites you to get a taste of all sorts of music with influences from around the globe! The Grand Nightclub, The Townehouse Tavern, and the Sudbury Theatre Centre will play host to over 10 performances over Bloom 2 with surprise pop-up shows still to be announced. Sudburians will have the chance to catch headliners A Tribe Called Red with their electric multimedia DJ show, Polaris Prize winner Lido Pimienta, and the ferociously talented Terra Lightfoot. There are too many amazing performers to mention here so read on to learn a little more about some of our highlights!

Tickets are available at nlfb.ca/tickets and at outlets around Sudbury: Jett Landry Music (Lasalle Blvd.), Old Rock Coffee (Minto St.), and A&J Home Hardware (Bouchard St.). Tickets of all types are extremely limited due to venue capacities. Note that some venues are 19+, please refer to show details online for clarification. For more information visit nlfb.ca or call 705-674-5512.

A Tribe Called Red – Friday, March 6, 7 PM-2 AM, @ The Grand (28 Elgin St), Tix: $35

If you’re an indigenous person living in a country that was forcefully colonized, it’s all too common to find yourself underrepresented and misrepresented if not blatantly and systematically devalued and attacked. Positive role models and a positive self-identity are hard to come by, yet the Canadian DJ collective A Tribe Called Red is a modern gateway into urban and contemporary indigenous culture and experience, celebrating all its layers and complexity.

Clairmont The Second – Saturday, March 7, 8 PM-12:30 AM, @ The Asylum (19 Regent St), Tix: $15

Clairmont The Second is a 20-year-old critically acclaimed independent Toronto artist and visionary. Directing, producing, mixing, and mastering his music and videos, Clairmont The Second is the future of the modern artist.  His works have been recognized by the Canadian Independent Music Awards, Polaris, and the 2018 Junos Awards.

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Eyeda Sophia – Saturday, March 7th, 8 PM-12:30 AM, @ The Asylum (19 Regent St), Tix: $15

Eyeda Sophia is a Toronto based MC and poet. Her music unpacks tales of growth and self-reflection via spoken-word like delivery. She has curated several Toronto based cyphers and events in support of safer and more inclusive spaces to enjoy rap. Eyeda continues to represent the wave of new-age Hip-Hop; a place for queer, marginalized and femme peoples.

Jor’del Downz – Saturday, March 7th, 8 PM-12:30 AM, @ The Asylum (19 Regent St), Tix: $15

Jordel Downey aka Jor’Del Downz is a well-rounded songwriter, proficient in singing, rapping, percussion and beat making. Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Jordel has been honing his musical talents from a young age.

Lido Pimienta – Friday, March 6, 7 PM-2 AM, @ The Grand (28 Elgin St), Tix: $35

Lido Pimienta is a Toronto-based, Colombian-born interdisciplinary musician and artist-curator. She has performed, exhibited, and curated around the world since 2002, exploring the politics of gender, race, motherhood, identity and the construct of the Canadian landscape in the Latin American diaspora and vernacular.

Partner – Saturday, March 7, 9:30 PM-1 AM, @ The Townehouse Tavern (206 Elgin St), Tix: $20

Partner is the “mature” effort of two best friends named Josée Caron and Lucy Niles. Borne of their fortuitous friendship, Partner confidently harnesses the infinite power of Rock to explore a variety of niche yet strangely universal themes.

Terra Lightfoot – Friday, March 6, 7 PM-2 AM, @ The Grand (28 Elgin St), Tix: $35

Whether you’re talking about her as a songwriter, guitarist or vocalist, one thing is indisputable: roots rocker Terra Lightfoot is a ferocious talent. Her songs tap into the raw emotion of hearts supercharged by love, loneliness and temptation. Her playing melds expert finger‐picking and distorted, hook‐heavy melodies. And her elemental voice commands attention and awe, whether on slow‐burning soul ballads or hard‐charging rock numbers.