Find True North: RBC presents this year's Northern Series!
If you’re always looking for new music and you live in Sudbury, you’re in luck. You never have to look far for true talent up here. Our pals over at RBC know this better than anyone, which is why they’re back presenting the RBC Northern Series this year.
As always, it’s 100% local, 100% free, and 100% before your bedtime.
“The creative talent in this region is unmatched and untapped, and events like Up Here really help shine a light on remarkable local artists. That’s why we’re excited for Up Here 9 and another year of sponsoring the RBC Northern Series,” said Scott Simon, RBC Regional Vice President. “RBC has long been invested in helping emerging artists across all genres to hone their craft, share their work with new and diverse audiences, and ultimately, progress their careers. The accessibility of the RBC Northern Series free concerts is the perfect opportunity for all of us to discover new musicians while enjoying fantastic local venues.”
So, just who’s playing this year?
Friday, August 18
Someone’s Daughter
Knowhere Public House—5:30 p.m.
Métis hailing from region 7 of the Robinson-Huron treaty, Mags, aka Someone’s Daughter, is inspired by the lakes, rivers, and natural spaces that surround them. With their northern spirit, they weave together personal and supernatural stories to create dreamy songs with floating melodies as light as a summer afternoon.
Bad Actors
The Townehouse—6:00 p.m.
As former members of Murder Murder, Barry Miles and Jonathan Danyliw have left behind their life of crime but not their deep knowledge of the annals of Appalachian, Americana, and bluegrass traditions. This is folk music in the truest sense of the term, music that borrows from a centuries-long catalogue of resources in an effort to both honour the genre's history and examine the unique experiences of contemporary life. Sometimes the best way to process the present is to filter it through an old lens.
Saturday, August 19
Portraitures
The Townehouse—5:30 p.m.
The songs of Worse For Wear are a blending of atmospheric jazz and experimental ambiance into delicate harmony, these songs will have you drifting peacefully through their swirling radiant arrangements. This sound collage of treasured memories is a love letter to the home and community of people who have joined Mark Scherzinger along the way. For Up Here, Portraitures will deliver an intimate, stripped-down set of songs performed with Melanie St. Pierre of Casper Skulls.
Rose Erin Stokes
Knowhere Public House—6:00 p.m.
Artistic acumen. Evocative and emotional. Stokes' melodies range from ethereal pop to playful soul to toe tapping folk and tell the story of a craftsperson at work. Her music, lyrics, and vocals are raw and honest—telling stories of love lost and silver linings. Maybe you’ll find your own silver lining here this year.
Sunday, August 20
Mclean
The Townehouse—5:30 p.m.
Simon B. Jutras, also known as Mclean, is back at Up Here with a new, intimate duo-format show that sheds light on classical guitar, lyricism, and vocal harmonies. In 2022, he played the Changez d’Air festival in Lyon and across France and Switzerland in 2023. His next EP, Anonyme is slated for the fall of 2023.