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Long Night with Vish Khanna TV Tapings in Toronto! Jan. 30, 31, and Feb. 1

Come see the Long Night with Vish Khanna talk show live!

In cooperation with Fibe TV 1 and Long Winter, Long Night is filming episodes on the evenings of January 30, 31, and Feb. 1st in Longboat Hall at the Great Hall (1087 Queen St. W.) in Toronto!

We’re recording two thematically themed episodes a night! Here’s the scheduled line-up:

Monday January 30: Doors at 7 PM, first taping 8:00 PM TICKETS

Episode 1: Is rock music dead? – with Carl Wilson, Shad, and Jasmyn Burke of Weaves
Episode 2: Do women thrive in the music biz? – with Denise Donlon, Sandy Miranda of Fucked Up, and April Aliermo of Hooded Fang/Phèdre

Tuesday January 31: Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30 PM TICKETS

Episode 3: The Sadies In Conversation and Performance – Dallas Good, Travis Good, Michael Belitsky, and Sean Dean chat about the Sadies and play a few songs too
Episode 4: How do our voices work? – with Bad Singer author Tim Falconer, voice coach Micah Barnes, Damian Abraham of Fucked Up, and Casey Mecija

Wednesday February 1: Doors at 7 PM, first taping 8:00 PM TICKETS

Episode 5: Why have indie-rock and indie gaming fallen in love? – with Mare Sheppard, Raigan Burns, and Shaun Hatton of Laser Destroyer Team/Megashaun
Episode 6: Are we too desperate to be famous? – with Nirvanna the Band the Show and Anne T. Donahue

Admission to each taping is FREE! Please consider coming early and staying for both tapings! Keep an eye on our Facebook event page for updates. Oh, and watch the promo below!

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Ep. #296: Christopher Ward

Christopher Ward is a songwriter and author who currently splits his time between Los Angeles and Toronto. Renowned for writing the hit single “Black Velvet” by Allanah Myles, Ward bears the distinction of being one of the first ever Canadian on-air video jockeys (VJ) when MuchMusic launched on August 31, 1984. The network went on to alter the course of live broadcasting and music media for decades and Ward was an active participant in its early, heady, experimental, and chaotic days. He’s chronicled the experience in a compelling new oral history book called Is This Live? Inside the Wild Early Years of MuchMusic The Nation’s Music Station, which features commentary from musicians, hosts, producers, crew members, and many other firsthand witnesses to the weirdness. Is This Live? was published this past fall by Random House Canada and Christopher and I recently met at his publisher’s office in downtown Toronto to discuss how MuchMusic got started, how and why it became beloved and influential, its rawness and prescience for interactive content and social media, his book, and more. Sponsored by the Bookshelf, Pizza Trokadero, and Planet Bean Coffee.

Related links: christopherward.ca much.com/is-this-live vishkhanna.com

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