Director Bruce McDonald and team on set.
We knew we wanted Cancer Bats from the start, so we were pleased they ended up being the first City Sonic film that we shot. It was in dead of freezing winter so we weren’t too surprised that the original script idea – having Liam go postering on Queen Street – was nixed in favour of shooting inside the Adrift Clubhouse, a secret space we didn’t even know existed until they took Bruce McDonald there…
City Sonic is proud to announce the screening times for our first five films, previewing at NXNE Film Festival. Each short is paired with a great feature. Free with your NXNE wristband and held in the comfy seats of the NFB Theatre at Queen and John. See nxne.com for more festival scheduling and ticket info but start with putting these in your calendars:
Brian Borcherdt of Holy Fuck at Sneaky Dee’s (Directed by George Vale)
screening with SoulWax: Part of the Weekend Never Dies.
Thursday June 18 1pm
Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies at the UltraSound Showbar (Directed by Peter Lynch)
screening with Depeche Mode: The Posters Came from the Walls
Thursday June 18 7pm
Justin Rutledge with Bazil Donovan at the Cameron House (Directed by Rob Pilichowski)
screening with Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records
Friday June 19 1pm
Cancer Bats at the Adrift Clubhouse (Directed by Bruce McDonald)
screens with Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Friday Jun 19 7pm
and screening with Low: You May Need a Murderer
Saturday June 20 5pm
Saturday June 20, 1pm
Danko Jones at Maple Leaf Gadens (Directed by George Vale)
sceens with Depeche Mode: The Posters Came from the Walls
Hey, welcome to City Sonic, from production HQ to you. Liisa Ladouceur here – lead researcher for this film series.
All the year long, I’ve been scouring the myths and legends of Toronto music history to unearth the 20 great artists and stories our filmmakers will be bringing to life for you. It’s a fascinating mission but one that has kept all our heads down in research and production for a while. But no longer! While we continue to create more films for our upcoming launch we’ll be using this space to provide glimpses into the process, sneak previews of films and special events and get your feedback. We may even ask for your help. (So make sure to come back — in case I need you, alright?)
We’d like to kick things off by presenting to you the first City Sonic short film: Cancer Bats at the Adrift Clubhouse, directed by Bruce McDonald (of Hardcore Logo and Pontypool fame). To be honest, I’d never even heard of this place until the band took Bruce there in the depths of winter to talk about its importance. But I hear it might have already shut its doors, drifting (groan?) back into legend status. So for those who loved it and those who will never get the chance, let City Sonic take you inside. More soon. –LL
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