Time to get out of the house and put on your pastels! Time to run through daisies and hug strangers, and smell the fresh air surrounding you... It's time, my friends, to listen to the sounds of Spring!
Join me This Friday while I perform with the Tom Glenne 5.5 in...
"Josh Holden Wants You" the Get Tom the Hell Outta Toronto Benefit Part 3
Friday April 8th
@ Third Floor Reilly's
340 Yonge St. (across from Sam's)
www.thirdfloorreillys.com
Doors 9pm.
Cover: optional
This crazy evening is a show open for everyone! And if you're a musician, you better bring your instrument along, because we want you to play!
(Click below for more info!)
And if, after an evening of partying with the crew, you haven't had enough... catch me next Monday, April 11 for
The Songwriters' Circle @ The Smiling Buddha Bar
(961 College St.)
7:30pm
This evening of stories and songs promises to be magical. It explores the hearts, the souls, the minds, and the creations of 6 powerful songwriters.
You'll be telling everyone you know about it if you come join us, so don't miss it!
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The Tom Glenne 5.5 invade Third Floor Reilly's on April 8th in the final installment of the Tom Glenne benefits. A long-time rocker and club booker in T.O., Tom joins bands WISER, Canary Mine, and ensemble Josh Holden in the single LARGEST collaboration of musicians on the Toronto scene. An estimated 50+ local indie artists will assemble on and off stage to join Tom and Josh Holden along with more interpretive dancers, performance poets, and guaranteed chaos in sending Tom the Hell Outta Toronto.
Direct from the source:
WISER are reggae tinged roots music - with lots of interesting instruments and sounds.
Check out www.wisermusic.om
Canary Mine are an amazing acoustic hiphop band from kingston.
www.canarymine.com
The tom glenne 5.5 will be focusing on their funkiest and catchiest material - reining the wild experimentation of their last 4 shows to add to this bill of bootyshaking dance bands.
josh holden is a mysterious band of undetermined membership who have been playing gigs here in toronto for 7 years. featuring a range of instruments from horns to glockenspeils, xylophones, poets, and huge gangs of acoustic instrument and precussion players who play while moving through the audience - they have always amazed audiences. for this show they will feature their largest memebership ever - indeed leader tom glenne has invited every musician he kno(w in toronto and asked them to invite all the musicians they know. you, dear reader, are now invited if you have not been ! email tom (tglenne@hotmail.com) or talk to him on monday at freetimes for info. all skill levels, participation levels, and instruments/poets/singers needed. lets make it huge.
yes, Josh Holden WANTS YOU.
In the final push to pay for tom's imminent departure from toronto, there will be a bachelor/bachelorette auction with numerous gorgeous, singles volunteering to raise funds for both tom and several worthy charities. of course tom will be one of the auctioned bachelors, come see who else is on the block !
The Songwriters' Circle:
(961 College St. just West of Dovercourt)
7:30pm
This evening of stories and songs promises to be magical. It explores the hearts, the souls, the minds, and the creations of 6 powerful songwriters, including:
Joy Thompson
Greg Hobbs
Shawn Sage
Darryl Murdoch Erickson &
Floxy
Don't miss it!
Amidst the confusion of April weather, my body decided it would suprise me with a big, fat cold! It put me out of the music loop for a couple weeks, but I'm here to tell you that I'm back in full effect, and aliciaglenn.com is back on track! Sorry for the delay in show updates!
I'm back in the studio these days, working out some old and some new material, so stay tuned for samples!
The Calendar is updated, but click below for a more detailed list of some May performances...
Wed. May 11th
Alicia is Featured at "Every Buddha Plays"
Where: The Smiling Buddha Bar (961 College St.)
When: 8pm - Arrive Early to get a good seat!
Details: Come play the Buddha's stage or just come out to hear Alicia's Feature set!
Wed. May 18th
Alicia Plays The Free Times Stage!
Where: The Free Times Cafe (320 College St., 2 blocks W of Spadina)
When: 8pm
Details: Alicia will be performing with Noah Leibel. The night also features Lick Penny Loafer and Rings of June
Sat. May 28th
Show @ Holy Joe's!
Where: Holy Joe's (651 Queen St. W, upstairs from Reverb)
When: 8pm
Details: Alicia pairs up once again with Noah Leibel and Lick Penny Loafer for a Saturday night show! What better way to spend a night out when you don't have to go to work the next morning?!
If you haven't been to this venue before, it's not to be missed. A cozy room with great sound, and you can ever get a comfy front row seat if you show up early enough!
See you at the Show!