Brown, Hawkins & Stanley with Tania Joy
TICKETS: $35 + SC + HST
DOORS OPEN: 6:30PM
OPENER: 7PM (Tania Joy)
BHS: 8PM
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Back by popular demand — Hugh Christopher Brown, Ron Hawkins and Stephen Stanley are dusting off their road cases and fuelling up the van for another adventure through two countries and three musical catalogues.
Eleven dates in May will see Lowest Of The Low co-founders Hawkins and Stanley pulling from their extensive collective and individual songbooks while Brown’s lengthy resume includes co-founding legendary Toronto soul outfit Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, and his acclaimed folk-rock collaboration with singer/songwriter Kate Fenner.
Presented in cooperation with Collective Concerts / Collective Concerts East
Toronto-born singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Chris Brown has been making music with a purpose since the 1980s, from The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Chris & Kate, and solo records. Along with his own work, he has appeared both on stage and in the studio with artists ranging from The Tragically Hip to Barenaked Ladies. Currently based in Wolfe Island, Ontario, Brown operates the label Wolfe Island Records and its recording studio built in the former Wolfe Island post office.
Ron Hawkins
Following Lowest Of The Low’s initial break-up in 1995, Ron Hawkins has carved out a solo career with backing first from the Rusty Nails, and later the Do Good Assassins. Since 2000, the Low has reunited sporadically, and continues to perform and record today with an all-new line-up, in tandem with Hawkins’ solo work.
Stephen Stanley
Having also pursued a solo career following Lowest Of The Low’s 1995 break-up, Stephen Stanley has embraced different musical guises beginning with his 2003 debut solo album, That Thin Wild Mercury. Since 2017 he has fronted the Stephen Stanley Band, working closely with Chris Brown and signing to Wolfe Island Records. He has also branched into radio, hosting the show Northern Wish on The Bay 88.7 FM in Muskoka, Ontario.
Opening the show: Tania Joy
Folk-roots musician Tania Joy has been using the last few years hone her songwriting, finally following up her 2013 EP, I’ll Be Around, with the release of her EP I Will Stand, produced by 2022 Juno Award winner Hill Kourkoutis (SATE, Digging Roots, Leela Gilday, Madison Violet).
Her stories, so far, have been about relationships, in all their complicated forms. However, in 2020, Tania found herself taking on a more complex narrative as the world around her shifted, bringing increased and global attention to Black Lives Matter. With mentorship from Hillside’s Girl with Guitars program, Tania wrote her first protest song, “Planks and Marietta,” which was released on Bandcamp during Black History month with all proceeds from downloads being directed to Black Lives Matter.
I Will Stand has since been nominated for Album of the Year at the 2022 OMAs (Oshawa Music Awards), while both “Planks and Marietta” and “The Drought,” won Tania Joy the Songwriter of The Year Award at the 2021 OMAs, and “Planks and Marietta” received a nomination for Durham Song of the Year.
