Wednesday 17 September 2014


Upcoming music @ GAS

EAST SIDE BOOM! presents GYPSY JIVE BAND
Saturday September 20th, 8:00 pm  PWYC suggested $10
ESB Presents The Gypsy Jive CD Launch, alongside two great bands.

The Shoeless will kick things off at 8:00 pm sharp. This trio of incredible musicians (Emilyn Stam, Frank Evans and Eli bender) will play music from ALL CORNERS of the earth, on violin, banjo and cello, Bela Fleck meets Bela Bartok in Appalachia!

The Gypsy JIve Band is thrilled to launch their new CD, " Yennevelt " ! This new recording is a treasure trove of Yiddish, Sephardic and Greek traditionals, and a tongue in cheek original. Gary Weinger (violin) Murray Mckay (guitar) and Rachel Melas (bass)
with Conny Nowe sitting in on percussion.

Closing out the night will be Friends of Markos, with a set of classic Rebetiko music.
Michael Kaler (bouzouki and vocals), Michealangelo Ialdafano (baglama and vocals), Mark Zurawinski (percussion) and the now familiar Rachel Melas (still on bass)and Conny Nowe (guitar). 

GAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES presents…RIVERRUN
Sunday September 21, 3:30- 4:30 pm  PWYC suggested $10
RIVERRUN is a quartet made up of some of Toronto’s strongest musical personalities. Their sound has been described as “electro-chamber-jazz” and “minimalist-avant-garde-pop”. Cinematic, delving and disciplined, RIVERRUN cuts across stylistic boundaries and goes deep into the moment. RIVERRUN is: Tom Richards, Peter Lutek, Scott Petereson & Jake Oelrichs. Watch them on youtube: 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5DRP7-ZuWUk 




VISUAL ART 
New exhibit @ GAS

MATT WOODSheet Goods: Paintings On Plywood
Wednesday September 10- 28


Matt Wood
Sheet Goods: Paintings on Plywood 
September 10-28, 2014


Matt Wood presents a controlled yet deeply expressive collection of new works that are as esthetically pleasing as they are involving. 

Sheet Goods is an intriguing compilation of work, bold not just in Wood’s overt use of bright colour, but in the range of landscapes presented in each piece. Classically Canadian is his attention to environment, Wood captures a variety of figurative and more literal expressions of the scenic world we inhabit. Vaguely reminiscent of a more modern and interpretive Group of Seven, Wood’s work exudes a freedom of movement usually dampened by the heavier paint medium and rarely so enthusiastically portrayed with such mature delicacy. 

Wood’s approach and technique are consistently engaging throughout his exhibit, demonstrating skill, care, and a commitment to a more simplistic reflection of typically over-thought expressions. Easily described as fresh, Wood seems to emanate a more playful Gerhard Richter, using a similar layering and scraping away technique, while maintaining a more open attitude towards colour experimentation. Wood’s toying with horizontal and vertical movement keeps Sheet Goods cheerful and accessible, light and yet just as resonating. 

More importantly, Sheet Goods is comprised of moments. Despite his penchant for movement, Wood has allowed each piece of plywood to hold hostage a moment in time, a touch of an event, capturing a tension in each that is as fleeting as it is grounding. Sheet Goods: Paintings on Plywood is an exhibit not to be endured, but easily and thoroughly enjoyed. 

- Greer Brabazon for Gerrard Art Space 


Pics from the opening, Saturday September 13, 7 - 9
Matt sold half his work that evening! From all @ GAS, congratulations Matt on a beautiful show. Well done!