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Sarah Harmer, Bry Webb, Dusted, more play Stay Out of the Mall XII
Annual Guelph concert benefits Canadian Cancer Society

The twelfth annual Stay Out of the Mall festival benefitting the Canadian Cancer Society takes place on Thursday Dec. 5 and Friday Dec. 6, 2013 at the Ebar (41 Quebec St.) in Guelph, ON. This year’s line-up features the amazing, award-winning Sarah Harmer in an intimate venue for a rare area appearance. Harmer’s most recent release is 2010’s lovely, spirited Oh Little Fire.

Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt returns to Guelph with his other band Dusted, which will likely feature Loel Campbell of Wintersleep on drums. Dusted, who released the acclaimed LP Total Dust earlier this year will headline Thursday evening, while Harmer headlines Friday.

Also on Thursday, Toronto’s Marine Dreams, featuring Ian Daniel Kehoe of Attack in Black, play in support of their new album Corner of the Eye. Popular Guelph band Esther Grey, featuring the compelling voice and vision of Steph Yates opens the night, likely playing songs from their latest single, Buttermilk.

On Friday, Bry Webb, formerly of Constantines, walks a few blocks from his home to play just ahead of his colleague and one-time collaborator Harmer. Webb is close to completing the follow-up to his stunning solo debut, 2011’s Provider. Grey Kingdom is Spencer Burton (also once a member of the now-defunct Attack in Black), a wily, strange, hilarious bearded figure whose songs stir hearts and banter stirs bladders. In the underground music scene, there is no one more unexpectedly hilarious than Grey Kingdom. As he reads this, he is cursing my name. This will result in even more ludicrous banter. Make him angry. He needs it.

Tickets to each evening of Stay Out of the Mall XII are available online now via ticketbreak.com and in-person at the Bookshelf (41 Quebec St.) in Guelph. There is a Facebook event page for Thursday and also one for Friday. Updates and info will be posted there and also here.

Some of this info is available below.

In support of the Canadian Cancer Society
towards leukemia research in memory of Sharon Marshall

KYEO Presents:

Stay Out of the Mall XII
A Festive Music Festival

Thursday December 5, 2013:

Dusted / Marine Dreams / Esther Grey

$10 with non-perishable item for the Guelph Food Bank
$12 without

Friday December 6, 2013:

Sarah Harmer / Bry Webb / Grey Kingdom

$18 with non-perishable item for the Guelph Food Bank
$20 without

The Ebar
41 Quebec St. N. Guelph
Doors at 9 PM
AA/LIC (Not accessible)

Tickets for both evenings available now via ticketbreak.com and the Bookshelf (41 Quebec St)

Sarah Harmer is a very gifted Canadian singer-songwriter who originally hails from Burlington, Ontario and is one of this country’s most successful and respected artists. Each of her five studio albums have been critically acclaimed and her latest, 2010’s Oh Little Fire, was no exception. Harmer is also a noted activist and advocate for environmental and political causes close to her heart. Eight years ago, she co-founded PERL or Protecting Escarpment Rural Land, an organization which successfully campaigned to prohibit a gravel development that would’ve destroyed parts of the wilderness in the Niagara Escarpment. This Sunday October 6 in Mel Lastman Square near Toronto, Harmer and the Environmental Defense organization are holding an event called Rock the Line, which features short sets by MINOTAURS, Hayden, Gord Downie and the Sadies, and Harmer herself. It’s meant to draw attention to the Stop Line 9 movement and to protest Enbridge’s controversial plans to modify the Line 9 pipeline running between Sarnia and Montreal. Graham White is the manager of business communications at Enbridge, which, according to the company’s website, “transports, generates, and distributes energy across North America, and employs more than 10,000 people in Canada and the United States.” Despite the fact that Enbridge states that they adhere to a strong set of core values–namely “safety, integrity, and respect”–some Ontarions are up in arms about the company’s plans to modify their use of the Line 9 pipeline in Ontario. Both Harmer and White appear in separate conversations, which took place minutes apart, to offer insight about their respective and wildly divergent takes on Line 9.

Related links: environmentaldefence.ca sarahharmer.com enbridge.com vishkhanna.com

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