​TUES SEPT 22
12:00 PM EST
Super Early Bird Tickets ON SALE
Indie Week is a yearly international music festival and conference, bringing together independent artists and top tier professionals in the music industry to educate, network, and create business opportunities. Taking place virtually for the first time ever, Indie Week focuses on cross-continental connections, music industry education, as well as one-on-one B2B opportunities. With COVID-19 rapidly developing and affecting the live events industry,
Indie Week is committed to connecting leading forces within the industry with independent artists. 

More info will be launched on our website so stay tuned. 

Log on + Connect + Progress
 
www.indieweek.com

JUNO Award Nominated Artists Silverstein & The Trews To Take The Stage
Toronto, ON – Today, Soundbox Productions and Skware Eyes Collaborative are excited to launch a new drive in series – Live At The Drive-In in Ancaster, ON., the biggest of its kind in Canada. The Ancaster Fairgrounds and the Live At The Drive In concert series will play host to a number of events throughout the fall of 2020, including the recently announced concert with Southern Ontario hard rock band and JUNO Award nominated, Silverstein on Friday, September 25 and JUNO Award nominated, chart toppers The Trews on Saturday, October 3.

In this unprecedented time, Live At The Drive-In is thrilled to be bringing live music, and other special events to Ontario. Touted as Canada’s largest Drive-In Concert Experience, the grounds are without question the largest space for an outdoor show in Canada so far. The ability to host hundreds of cars, while maintaining adequate social distancing makes the grounds are perfectly set up for these shows.

Additional line up announcements in the coming days at www.atthedrivein.ca .

​The Jim Beam National Talent Search will now take place virtually October 13 - 20, 2020, with 30-minute episodes spotlighting five bands from eight Canadian cities. Hosted by Josie Dye of INDIE88, each episode will focus on one city and feature interviews and performances from five talented local bands.

Visit INDIES.CA to vote for your favourite local artist - the Grand Prize winner will perform at the 2021 INDIE AWARDS in Toronto!

This multi media exhibit was one heck of a way to experience Van Gogh's work.  Maybe my having an art history degree tainted my reaction.  I found myself trying to learn something new that I didn't know about Van Gogh before.  No such luck.  Kind of like the Ontario education system during Covid 19.  Like any good student, you can seek knowledge, but it doesn't mean you're going to find it.     

I did however manage to come away with some stunning visuals.  Both stills and video. With respect to the stills I just kept snapping away during the presentation. When it comes to the video please keep in mind that this is just one small section of one wall of a 360 degree multi media projection. I only posted an eight minute segment of an otherwise 32 minute extravaganza.  

I would most definitely encourage you to experience the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit by yourself, or, with the art lover in your life. 

My brother David, who is no longer with us, introduced me to Graffiti Alley decades ago.  Every now and then I wander through to see what's new.  A couple weeks ago I took a client down for a photoshoot and realized I needed to make a second trip.  Today was the day.   

The Devil Next Door is a five part documentary series currently airing on Netflix about a grandfather that got extradited from the United States to face war crimes charges in Israel.  John Demjanjuk was accused of being the Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible.     

Just listening to some of the vivid testimony of the victims of Ivan the Terrible should have produced a reaction of shock and/or empathy from the accused if he wasn't the Nazi death camp guard.  But, John Demjanjuk sat expressionless, or smirking, until the day of the verdict.  At which point he had to be carried into the courtroom. 

The most telling point of the trial, for me, was when John Demjanjuk wanted the victim that was currently testifying to cross the courtroom to look him directly in the eye to accuse him to his face of being Ivan the Terrible. The man no sooner crossed the courtroom and Demjanjuk extended his hand.  As if he expected the death camp survivor to shake it.

What the heck was that?  A misplaced sense of good sportsmanship.  A handshake across the decades to seal the notion that all's fair in love and war? Did Demjanjuk think that would give him brownie points with the judges? Or was he hoping that the death camp survivor would absolutely lose it? Thankfully, the survivor kept his composure. He just glared at Demjanjuk like he was the devil and his hand was covered in hot coals.   

The Devil Next Door will keep you guessing.  Not necessarily about John Demjanjuk's guilt or innocence.  But whether or not he would be found guilty? Serve out the rest of his life in jail?  Receive the death penalty?  Or die an innocent man?