So the time has come! Mountains 2 is officially being launched. A bunch of issues have slowly been leaking out but it is legit now! If you’re in the Toronto area, please come out. Here is all the info:
FRIDAY, 30 JULY 2010
FUNCTION 13
156 AUGUSTA AVE
TORONTO, ON
7 PM - 11 PM
Gallery featuring photography & art from:
Brooks Reynolds - www.brooksreynolds.com
Sylvia Waliczek - currently on display at function 13
Tod Ainslie - featured in mountains II
Ryan MacDonald - www.shoutymouths.com
Jess Baumung - www.jessbaumung.com
Jackie Musial - justbearwithme.blogspot.com
Erin McPhee - mcpheee.blogspot.com
Casey Shea - musician gone artist
That sign is for real! And that is the counter at George’s beside where I’d work on the computer in the humidity while listening to a chorus of car horns outside.
Justin Dube of Everlea & I filmed another little acoustic video for you to watch. This time it is a little interpretation of The National’s song Fake Empire
My girlfriend, Sylvia Waliczek, has been hard at work on some pretty sweet art for this upcoming group show. If you’re in the Toronto area, try to make it out to the opening night this coming Saturday or at least sometime the week after. Function 13 is a pretty sweet shop that supports Mountains and other local artists, check out the shop in general if you have time.
Anthony is the singer of one of my favorite bands, Circa Survive. While recording in Toronto last fall, he promised to write me some poems for Mountains. Here is one of the photos I shot of him, hoping to make something real cool for the magazine. Unfortunately, right away it just wasn’t working like I had wanted it to. We had a few minutes to do the shoot, it was pretty cold out and then Anthony was being called in to start warming his voice up to record some parts. We ended with some shots from other shoots and I always hated this photo. Either way, here it is for you to see now. If you want to see me shooting this photo, see the video below the photo (around 3:30 - filmed by Jamie Tanner who happens to also be in Mountains 2) & if you want to see the much better photos of Anthony along with his super interesting poems, pick up Mountains 2
Nada Alic runs an amazing blog that is gaining recognition daily. Due to the superior typing skills and frequent updates, you go there twice as often as you come here. Go now - www.friendswithbotharms.com
Nada has been a big part of Mountains and especially Mountains 2. On top of writing an inspiring introduction and helping inform you of all who all our contributors are, she has put together an amazing essay on the psychology of touring musicians. She likely interviewed your favorite band.
