BARKING SPHINX AND RED GATE PRESENT: UNWRITTEN WEEKEND
Ora Cogan • Jo Passed • Gadfly
At Red Gate (1965 Main St)
Saturday, September 21st
Doors 8:00PM
Music 8:30 PM
$15 PWYC
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ORA COGAN
Ora Cogan's smoky, psychedelic approach to gothic country merges with post-punk, psych-rock and traditional balladry. Cogan is known for her singular voice and cinematic compositions. She has collaborated with a multitude of artists while touring extensively throughout Europe & North America, sharing the stage with the likes of Grouper & Mazzy Star. Her new album, Formless, came out to critical acclaim in 2023.
https://www.instagram.com/oracogan/
https://oracogan.bandcamp.com/album/formless
JO PASSED
"A band whose music exists somewhere between dream pop, shoegaze, indie rock, and prog, Jo Passed balance languid melodies and blissed-out vocals against guitar figures that are by turns artful and aggressively physical. The Vancouver-based group was formed by guitarist and songwriter Jo Hirabayashi in 2015, originally as a two-man recording project with drummer Mac Lawrie; this edition of the group produced two EPs in 2016. After a sojourn in Montreal, the band expanded to a quartet with the addition of guitarist Bella Bébé and bassist Megan-Magdalena Bourne. Following extensive North American touring, the group landed a deal with the respected American indie label Sub Pop and released their debut album, Their Prime, in May 2018..." -Mark Deming Allmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/jopassedup/
https://jopassed.bandcamp.com/album/their-prime
GADFLY
Born out of the streets of Tehran, Iran, artist Homa Khoshnavaz created her idea for Gadfly while locked away in her bedroom. Stewing in angst and misery due to the brutal treatment of women in her country, she created a strained sound by mixing her love of grunge and metal with traditional Persian scale work.Homa along with her main collaborator Nigel Young and bass player Raine Menard continue their reign of terror as they constantly try to push their high energy, sold out performances and never let go of the idea of women, life, freedom.
https://www.instagram.com/gadfly.band
https://gadfly-band.bandcamp.com/
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We acknowledge that our work takes place in Vancouver on traditional and unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish),Stó:lō and səlil̓wətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful for this place.