My WayHome Plan Of Attack

As I'm sure you know by now, I'm headed to Burl's Creek for WayHome Music and Arts Festival. I had mentioned that you can make your own schedule on the WayHome site here. Unfortunately that custom schedule doesn't allow you to include the Perrier Greenhouse, where I'll be spending multiple hours each day. So I decided to make my own custom schedule. See each day below, make note of the/my start times, and the conflicts in red on Friday. I'll be live tweeting much of the weekend, and hope to do a bit of a live blog each day, here. Follow me @OggieJames and if you're there feel free to reach out.

Harrison, Allie and Clairmont The Second at Velvet Underground

From Indoor Recess twitter

Last night locals, Harrison, Allie and Clairmont The Second all took the stage at Queen Street's Velvet Underground. The party follows the release of Harrison's debut album, Checkpoint Titanium which features both Allie and Clairmont The Second as guest vocalists. Both openers took advantage of The Velvet Underground's small space, injecting the audience with incredible energy. Much like the last time I saw Clairmont The Second (with Tennyson at The Great Hall basement), the energetic performer took to the crowd, literally bringing his vivacity to them first hand. This was one of the themes of the night, the local, community and family feel that was ever present.

It was a special night for Clairmont who was celebrating his 19th birthday, with his crew/family there documenting the whole night, which was also the last of his tour (which saw him play 5 cities in as many nights). Many of the attendees were well versed in Clairmont's songs, singing along while riding along his dynamic delivery and flow. By the time Harrison took the stage, the crowd's energy hit a boiling point as the headliner was joined by a guitarist for a dreamy, illusory intro, at once grabbing the audience's attention and energy. He then proceeded to bring up both Allie and Clairmont for their respective tracks, "Vertigo" and "It's Okay I Promise."

By this time the crowd's energy (and perhaps inebriation) was absolutely overflowing. Dance battles were breaking out with Harrison's tracks making people faint into their friends arms. There was one particular patron whose signature move was miming a trust fall not just into his friends but into random, unsuspecting guests. This boisterous bumping was perhaps commanded by Harrison who at one point took to the mic to tell us "If you're looking at me, you're doing it wrong. Dance! Dance with yourself." This was really taken to heart by the crowd who were absolutely eating up everything Harrison brought to the table.

The who's who of Toronto electronic artists were there in support of these three fast rising talents. Sighted in the crowd were Pusher, Chet Porter, Grandtheft and Ryan Hemsworth, who also took the stage alongside Harrison, first to play their collaborative effort "Vanilla." After that success, the two played what seemed to be an impromptu B2B set which lasted a good 15 minutes until Harrison took the decks back for himself, playing popular tracks such as his remix of Nelly Furtado's "Turn Off The Light," "Right Hook" and album title track "Checkpoint Titanium." Just before the clock struck 2AM, Harrison once again invited Hemsworth to join him on stage where they declared their desire to play until security kicked them off. Despite the now dwindling numbers, the two continued to command the crowds attention dropping the likes of Shiba San's "Okay," Riton's "Rinse & Repeat," and new Mr. Oizo and Siriusmo, "All Wet."

From Ryan Hemsworth's twitter

Overall the night had the distinct feel that these young artists are the future of the Toronto scene. Harrison's combination of sound and style, new and old, and live performance are clearly forward thinking and provide a truly enjoyable experience. Even twitter account @HungoverFromFun addressed this fact, calling the three performers "the future of Toronto." Expect your friends to become familiar with the names Harrison, Allie and Clairmont The Second as the three continue to strengthen their stranglehold on the Toronto scene and expand into the mainstream consciousness.

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Bump In The Hump Sneak Peek: September Showcase Finale

Wednesday marks the final, special September Showcase episode of Bump In The Hump on Radio Humber. Next week I'll return to Humber's online counterpart, H2O for the premiere of the fifth season of Bump In The Hump, October 5th from 6-7 PM EDT. But this week we continue to showcase some of the best from the past of Bump In The Hump as well as the usual onslaught of new Canadian electronic music. As has been the case for each of the September Showcase episodes, I'll begin with on of my favourite tracks of all time. This week it'll be Tristam's "Till It's Over" kicking off the episode at full force. Following up Tristam comes one of Bump In The Hump's most played artists, Dr. Ozi, with yet another awesome new dubstep track. Continuing with the new music we hear from Bishu, Vincent, Krowley, and get a new remix from Pat Lok. After breaking down for the 6:30 newscast, Bump In The Hump will return with a perfect track for the September Showcase, a remix of deadmau5's classic "Strobe" from one of my favourite artists, that you'll have to tune in live to experience. Rounding out the new music, is one of Canada's fastest rising talents, Syre with a remix of Tove Lo. Before sending you off to finish the week, I've got three tracks in a row from Toronto and Humber's own Pusher, two of my old favourites and a new favourite from his New Laces EP. Finally, and as is tradition on Bump In The Hump, I highlight an artist playing Toronto this coming weekend, with a track from them to get you excited for their show. This week it's Harrison, who we've heard from in each of the prior September Showcase episodes, with "Right Hook" and the title track, from his debut album Checkpoint Titanium. He'll be playing Velvet Underground Friday the 30th, alongside collaborators Allie and Clairmont The Second. Get more event info and links to tickets here. But we go back to Harrison's Colors EP for my favourite track of his, "Ashe Maree." Listen to Bump In The Hump live this Wednesday the 28th from 6-7 PM EDT, here. I'll be live tweeting from my account @OggieJames, and you can find the tracklist on this blog as the show goes live at 6.

Catch up on previous episodes of Bump In The Hump via the back catalog on mixcloud, here.