Monthly Archives: July 2009
Have boat, will dock
This weekend we host a temporary new addition to the Natrel pond. The “Freydis Joanna” is a replica of a Danish ship that sailed around 850 AD. Check out the photos from its build.
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Jenn Grant: 12 questions
The quirky Halifax-based singer shares her thoughts with us on life, what she would be doing if she wasn’t a musician, and other answers which seem to go hand in hand with her dreamy vocals and lyrics.
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Viva Mexico on City TV
We caught up with Sangita from City TV who was here to interview Harbourfront programmer Rodrigo with the Viva Mexico Mariachi, part of Mexico: Beyond Expectations weekend. Check out our photos!
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Bringing back the 80′s
We talk to former MuchMusic VJ Erica Ehm, Now Magazine film critic Norm Wilner and Jennifer Hart McLeod, our Free Flicks programmer about why this year’s free film series is based on the iconic 80′s.
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Broken Social Scene
How can we describe the Broken Social Scene concert at Beats, Breaks and Culture this past weekend? We bring you two videos: One from inside the media pit and 7/4 Shoreline live with BSS and Feist.
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The Polaris Shortlist
Congrats to Chad VanGaalen and Hey Rosetta! on getting shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris prize! We were there at the event hosted by Grant Lawrence from CBC Radio 3. Check out our photo diary.
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Being DD/MM/YYYY
We interviewed experimental indie rock band DD/MM/YYYY, asking for illustrated answers. Their imaginative responses prove a picture really is worth a thousand words.
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Upclose: Femi Kuti
UPFRONT had the pleasure of being thrown into the media pit for Femi Kuti, and boy was it ever worth it. We did our best to capture his energy-fueled, mesmerizing live performance through pictures.
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Breaking with Benzo
Considering he’s performed for the Prince of Wales, Benzo from Bag of Trix is pretty down to earth. The host of our Pop, Lock and Load competition tells us on video what breaking for royalty is like.
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Street style, street smart
Think that Harbourfront is about donning shorts and flip flops? Think again. At the Chad VanGaalen concert this past Canada Day, we noticed how effortlessly stylish some people were, and wanted to meet them.
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