Filmed live at Toronto’s Revolution Recording Inc. JUNO Award winner Amelia Curran, took time out for us a few weeks ago to debut this stunning, brand new song titled “Modern Man” – Watch here from the Massey Hall Soundboard:
As a special treat to Soundboard readers, this week in the Listening Booth we offer a free download of Laila Biali performing the Cole Porter classic “Night and Day” live from Glenn Gould Studio as part of our presenation last month!
Laila Biali – Night And Day, Live at the Glenn Gould Studio (right click and ‘Save Target As’ or ‘Save Link As’).
We do hope you enjoy it
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Last week we made a very exciting announcement – the return of the National Geographic Live series to Roy Thomson Hall for the 2012|2013 Season. The second season is packed with twice as much good stuff because, due to popular demand, we’ve added another day of presentations! Subscriptions are now available for either Monday or Tuesday evenings.
Once again, the series will feature four dynamic events with exciting explorers, photographers, filmmakers, and scientists from National Geographic. The upcoming season will see us gain worldly insight from Kenny Broad, diver and environmental anthropologist, on the topic of Extreme Cave Diving – Exploring the Bahamas’ Blue Holes; Robert Ballard, underwater explorer with Adventures in Deep Sea Exploration; photojournalist Catherine Karnow on her Journey to Vietnam; and photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes with their presentation Birds of Paradise Revealed. You can read all about these speakers and their work as well as purchase your subscription here.
PERFORMANCES
Annie Griffiths: A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel (Tuesday – Tonight): Annie Griffiths is one of National Geographic’s first female staff photographers and someone who learned how to balance work and family while travelling around the world on assignment – no small feat. The presentation, based on her memoir of the same name, will showcase CONTINUE READING >
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Big show announcement this week with the news of An Acoustic Evening with Ben Harper on September 29, 2012. He’ll be performing songs from throughout his career, acoustically in Massey Hall. Tickets go onsale to FriendsFirst on Thursday and to the general public on Friday at 10AM. Check out the above video to hear a classic track from his classic Welcome To the Cruel World album.
PERFORMANCES
Yundi (Originally scheduled for Friday – POSTPONED): A reminder that the recital originally scheduled for March 23 has been postponed due to scheduling difficulties and we are currently working with artist management to secure a new date. More information on this is available at the event page above.
David Myles (Saturday): Mr. Myles performs at Glenn Gould Studio this weekend and we’re excited to see him take the room by storm. Myles is nominated for no less than an impressive FIVE ECMA Awards including Songwriter of the Year (you can check out the full list here). We’ve been spending some extra time with him this week seeing him perform on Canada AM, telling us about the song he performed on a video featured here on Soundboard, and on our podcast, he talked to us about the art and craft of songwriting.
We meet up with East Coast musician David Myles in the middle of what was a busy 24 hours. On this podcast David Myles discusses singing in the early morning as well as his unexpected role in the world of arena rock and hip-hop.
In this inaugural Massey Hall Soundboard Podcast we hear from Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet of the group Whitehorse about, well, their new group called Whitehorse.
PERFORMANCES
Danny Bhoy (Friday): Funnyman Danny Bhoy makes his Massey Hall appearance this week on his Wanderlust tour and the media type people seem to be rather excited about his visit to Toronto. You can read the Globe and Mail’s interview here and the National Post’s coverage here. He also recently hung out with Jian Ghomeshi on CBC’s Q (check out the February 28 episode on their archives site) and was scheduled for some quality time with one George Strombolopolous just last night (Monday) on his show.
Art Garfunkel in Chai Lifeline Canada’s Sing for the Children (Monday): Mr. Garfunkel himself returns to the Roy Thomson Hall stage for a very special evening presented by Chai Lifeline. The evening, hosted by Elon Gold, will benefit children suffering from serious pediatric illness and their families. Just last night (Monday), Art Garfunkel participated in a fete at Carnegie Hall celebrating the Rolling Stones (you can read about all the details on Billboard). A legend of music himself, we’re delighted to welcome Art Garfunkel back to Toronto. Watch the above video of Art Garfunkel performing with Paul Simon at the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Gardens.
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We announced, just yesterday, that the legendary Jay Douglas will perform at Glenn Gould Studio on Friday, May 18 Douglas, originally from Montego Bay, immigrated to Toronto in the mid-60s and has since become a critical player in this city’s R&B scene. FriendsFirst members can purchase tickets tomorrow, Wednesday, and they become available for sale to the general public on Thursday. Check out the above video to hear Jay Douglas sing with the 60s band The Cougars (as featured on the popular Jamaica to Toronto compilation album.)
Fresh from this weekend’s premiere of her new television series, GCB, we are excited to let you know that Kristin Chenoweth will be performing at Massey Hall on June 12. You may know Chenoweth from her lengthy Broadway, film, and television CV including originating the role of Glinda in Broadway’s Wicked and having a multiple-episode guest appearance on Glee. In this rare concert appearance, Kristin Chenoweth performs songs from her latest album and her accomplished careers. Tickets are on sale today for FriendsFirst members and to the public on Saturday.
