MUSIC PREVIEW: Lucky Seven
Elle King has just one full-length album to her credit, Love Stuff – but what an album it was. The single Ex’s & Oh’s charted around the world, she was nominated for two Grammy awards, and was one of the most buzzed-about artists in the year of the album’s release – 2015.
King, the daughter of actor Rob Schneider, headlines the fourth annual Seven Music Festival on Saturday – coincidentally, on the seventh of July, the seventh month of the year, at St. Albert’s Mission Hill. Early in 2017, King did release a new single, Wild Love, with more electronic elements, a fairly dramatic diversion from her previous pop work, and word is her new album, which was recorded late last year and is due out sometime this year, will lean much more in that direction. Certainly her fans – who may remember her terrific set at the Interstellar Rodeo in 2015 – will be agog at the festival to see what she has in store for them, and will undoubtedly demand she play her hit song multiple times. It does happen with some artists, so who knows?
Also performing at Seven Fest are Banners, the stage name of Michael Joseph Nelson, hailing from Liverpool. He also had some success in Canada in 2015 with the single Shine A Light, off of the project’s eponymous release, and a number of his songs have been used in television series over the last few years. In late 2017 Nelson released the follow-up album, Empires On Fire.
Also on the bill will be the always popular Delhi 2 Dublin, Altameda, and The Wet Secrets.
Full day passes go for $79, and music starts at 1 pm. BUY
Thursday 5
Mayhemingways – This alt-country-bluegrass duo out of Peterborough continues a “Western swing” to support their 2018 album Skip Land. Their music will make you ache, it’ll make you cry, it’ll make you dance, and then it’ll start all over again. Almanac, 6 pm, $15. BUY
Max Uhlich – This eclectic acoustic artist, with his quirky melodies and razor-raw guitar, is releasing his newest cassette at this event, titled Songs From A Jug. Smokey + the Feeelings and Sister Ray are also set to perform. Sewing Machine Factory, 9 pm, $10.
Friday 6
Colleen Brown – This extraordinary local singer-songwriter is the headliner of an amazing double-bill that features the equally talented Amy van Keeken. Almanac, 6 pm, $15.
Saturday 7
Beach Bash – It’s July, so hey, why not a beach bash, right? Break out your flip flops and tank tops as the Bad Communicators headline and host, with Neiva Nyx, Kasteel, and The Rubber Bully’s also set to perform. Sewing Machine Factory, 8 pm, $10.
Tuesday 10
Sheryl Crow – The Californian singer-songwriter shot up the charts in the mid-1990s with a pair of sensational albums that spawned the hits Leaving Las Vegas, All I Wanna Do, Strong Enough, If It Makes You Happy, Everyday Is A Winding Road, and a host of others. Sales of follow-up albums have dwindled over the years, but her releases continue to receive positive reviews, including her 2017 album Be Myself. She’s also working on an album of duets featuring herself and a cadre of amazing talents, such as Joe Walsh, Sting, Willie Nelson, and Vince Gill. No word on a release date, but she’s also hinted that it may be the last full-length she’s party to. Also no word on whether she’ll pull some of the duets out for this tour, but one can hope. Jubilee Auditorium, 8 pm, $92 and up, BUY.
