Free spring concert and workshop provides access to
great local music
TORONTO (Monday, April 15, 2013) – Make Some Noise once again kicks into high
gear as local musicians Brian Borcherdt and Leon Taheny bring their project Dusted to the Parkdale Branch (1303 Queen
Street West) for a free concert right in the middle of the library stacks.
Also performing at the same concert is shoegaze art
rock band Rituals, with tracks from their brand new EP. The concert is free and open to all
ages.
What: Dusted and
Rituals live in the Stacks
Where: Parkdale Branch, 1303 Queen St. W.
(west of Dufferin)
When: Saturday, April
27, 2013 at 8 p.m.
To complement the free concert, the library will
feature A Make Some Noise workshop featuring metal journalist Laina Dawes and
special guests Garvia Bailey from CBC and local musician Saidah Baba Talibah
talking about their experiences blazing new ground as women in Toronto’s male-dominated
heavy metal scene. Dawes will share
readings from her recent book, What are
you Doing Here?, which chronicles the challenges and rewards faced by black
female metal fans.
What: What are you
Doing Here? With Laina Dawes, Garvia
Bailey and
Saidah Baba Talibah
Where: Runnymede Branch, 2178 Bloor Street
West (east of Runnymede)
When: Tuesday, April 23, 7 p.m.
The Make Some Noise - Take Some Noise program brings
the library's local music collection of over 1,200 CDs to life in the stacks of
library branches around the city, providing people of all ages an opportunity to access local independent
music as part of the library’s ongoing efforts to making culture more
accessible to everyone in the city.
Through their support of
Make Some Noise, partners Soundscapes music store and Exclaim! magazine
continue to provide invaluable contributions that help the library support and
expand access to local music in Toronto.
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systems. Every year, more than 19 million people visit our branches in
neighbourhoods across the city and borrow over 33 million items. To learn more
about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at torontopubliclibrary.ca or
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Media Contact:
Edward
Karek, Communications Officer, 416-397-5925