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THE GOLDEN HOUR: TORONTO
SATURDAY JANUARY 14TH ATPLACEBO SPACE. 9pm.
THIS EVENT IS PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN.
Edinburgh’s Lit&Music Cabaret Comes to Toronto
Poets read. Musicians play. The audience is incited to revolution—or a stiff drink
DAMIAN ROGERS: Electrifying. Damian’s poetry is rock’n’roll. Sample: “I say let’s keep wasting our lives and burn/our trash as we go.”
RYAN VAN WINKLE: Award-winning, Edinburgh-dwelling bearded poet. He’ll make you swoon. Sample: “We were fucking/our way up the tower and God saw us coming.”
MATTHEW J. TRAFFORD: Crafter of surreal short stories featuring Jesus clones & mermaids. Sample: “I was born library, where my parents read from opening until closing every day, where they met, where I assume they first coupled.”
TRAPLINESA: banjo. Some poems. Do we need to say more?Sample: “I got so fat they called a crane. Everyone was nice about it, but I was too fat to care.”
NEIL QUIN: The guitarist from Zeus will blow you away with his shiny solo act.
PHANTOM SHORES: Ottawa-based folk rockers with lush harmonies and blazing lyrics. Violin, sex & rock’n’roll.
CHLOE CHARLES: This hypnotizing songstress will leave you spellbound – just try to resist.
PLUS SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST.
THIS EVENT IS PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN.
AT PLACEBO SPACE. 1409 Bloor Street West, Apt A
Golden Hour
19th February at STEREO
THE GOLDEN HOUR takes GLASGOW by storm!
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Margins Book and Music Festival presented by Cargo and Forest Publishing
February 19th, 2011
Stereo, Glasgow
4pm – 6pm
£1
Readings From:
Ryan Van Winkle — Long stories and short poems from The Scottish Poetry Library’s Reader in Residence. His book ‘Tomorrow, We Will Live Here’ was recently published by Salt.
Nick Holdstock — The prose writer and journalist holds his strong meat. His fiction has appeared in The Southern Review, Stand and Northwords Now. He has written about China for the London Review of Books and N+1 and his book on China (The Tree That Bleeds) will be published by Luath Press in early 2011.
Ericka Duffy — hot new prose from this photographer, film-maker, poet and general renaissance woman.
Music From:
Small Feet, Little Toes — a solo acoustic performance – strum strum, sing sing
Billy Liar — Acoustic + infectious lyrical punk fury.
Toby Mottershead — a rare solo set from the Black Diamond Express frontman. Old time rock n’ roll goes stomp box blues.
more Info at Forest Publications
The Golden Hour!
Wednesday 19th January, 8pm
Words & Music, Free! Free! Free! (byob)
Words:
Juliet Wilson – The Green Poet Kirsty Logan – unleashes the story
JL Williams / Atzi with James Iremonger – Experi-Mental PoAmbient Fusion for your soft ears….
Music
Lipsync for a Lullaby – Loud and long songs composed of classical harmonies, beats of slo-core, remains of post-rock, ashes of punk, and modernist intervals.
Zebra-Eye – Boom Bang Crash!!!
John Knox Sex Club – The sound of a warm tea cup…. On a fresh paper cut.
PLASTIC FORK versus THE GOLDEN HOUR is here!
November 17th, 2010
8pm
Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Pl
Free! Free! Free! (byob)
“hard-core art-core literary event with many flashing lights video games 8-bit noises and many a bleep bleep bloop” (or something like that!)
Featuring:
Ewan Morrison – Gets his malls out
Jon Stone + Kirsten Irving – Go from 8bit to 32bit and back
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And much much more!
A Battle ROYALE!
GOLDEN HOUR
October 20th, 8pm
Year of OPEN DOORs PARTY!
Sophie Cooke – will not hurt you.
Kevin MacNeil – gets behind the method actor’s mask.
Doug Johnstone – actually doesn’t mind the taste of soap, thank you very much.
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Caro Bridges — music + words = songs
Small Feet Little Toes - a solo acoustic performance — strum strum, sing sing
White Heath — brings the heavy metal thunder!
April showers bring…
THE GOLDEN HOUR!
Readers:
Helen Mort – unbuckles her new poetry chap.
Misa Klimes – brings poems for ears.
Nik Cook – holds on and says things.
Music:
Endor – rousing streams of breezy, Celtic-tinged jangling.
The Sparrows – 3 girl eclectic folk band originally from Japan. They tote a variety of instruments including (but not limited to) violin, ukulele, cello, flute, keys, guitar, a deathmetal kazoo, and warbly bird voices. Likes cake and bad puns.
Freight Tray – a bouillabaisse of salty a capella vocals, spicy guitar action and wet synth.
Strap on your dancin’ wellies!
Wed, 24/03/2010 - 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Don’t miss this month’s Golden Hour!
Reading:
Kona MacPhee - with her brand new collection! (www.konamacphee.com)
Lawrie Clapton - rocks the chapbooks
Jenny Lindsay - poetry gets the slam (myspace.com/jennylindsay)
Music:
Burnt Island - Short stories set to music for late nights and early mornings,
with Rodge Glass, a guitar player better known for writing books (myspace.com/burntisland)
Sam and Mike - they might have a tune
Billy Liar - his machine kills fascists (myspace.com/billyliarmusic)
Put on your listenin’ hats and dancin’ shoes!
Friday 25th September, 6:30pm-10:00pm
Celebrate the launch of the amazing, singing, dancing Golden Hour book with readings and wine at Blackwells and music and champagne till LATE at the Forest (remember to BYOB for when the free stuff runs out.)
Reading: (at Blackwells) 6.30
Alan Gillis
Julia Boll
Alan Jamieson
Andrew Philip
Aiko Harman
Music: (Forest from 8.30)
Chandra - her brand of fire folk fit the start the kettle.
Massive Mellow - danceable, mellow groves, from the massive players.
Poor Edward - beautifully crafted songs and a guitar that can sound like a cello, a seagull, an elephant… anything you want.
Withered Hand - the wit-full, wistfull, sweet son-of-a-bitch. Who has a brand new album of his own y’all should buy.
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Black Diamond Express - ‘are like the fastest train of the Lehigh Valley Railroad… a nine-piece band soaked in poetry, myth and bourbon.’ says Mark Edmundson of The List.
A launch to beat all book launches!
Come for one / come for both!
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Blackwell is pleased to present an evening with the Golden Hour team, as they launch ‘The Golden Hour Book – Volume II’.
“Is the Golden Hour Book Suitable for You?”
If you enjoy words, the answer is ‘yes’. If you enjoy sounds, the answer is ‘yes’. Even if you have not answered ‘yes’, the answer is still ‘yes’. For ‘The Golden Hour Book Volume II’ is not just a book: it is also a natural resource that may save your life. Its pages will burn without being consumed. It keeps tigers away. The accompanying CD is equally essential: it can be used as a plate or better still, sharpened and thrown like a shuriken into the throat of your enemy. Even if the end approaches, there is still the consolation of the words and sounds within — fine poems, stories, and songs from over three dozen poets, writers and musicians — all of which are guaranteed to take your mind off things.
‘There is genuine wit, deep feeling and real entertainment in this most enjoyable volume. Light-hearted and serious by turns, ‘The Golden Hour Book Volume II’ contains some of the best and freshest new writing I have come across for quite a while.’
Ron Butlin, Edinburgh Makar
Joining us on for the launch are poets Alan Gillis, Aiko Harman, Julia Boll, Alan Jamieson and Andrew Philip.
Tickets are FREE and available from the Front Desk of Blackwell.
For further information please contact Blackwell on 0131 622 8222 or events.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk
Blackwell Bookshop
53-62 South Bridge
EH1 1YS
OCT 21, 2009 — 8pm — Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Pl — Free! (byob)
WORDS:
Jane McKie – the poet brings it! It being her new book – “When the Sun Turns Green”
Al White – Tickling little poems.
Kirsti Wishart – pushes your dial as far as it will go with her new chapbook “How We Discovered the Deep”
Jane Griffiths – mysteriously resonant poems about home, exile and shifting frontiers.
MUSIC:
Pockets – the uke bastard.
Silent Theory Orchestra – spoken word layered on looped guitar and “sounds”.
FoxGang – Incredible, ravaged, cosmic rock ‘n’ roll!
