The Near North Mobile Media Lab is set to relaunch on Sat Dec 5 @ Kennedy Gallery in the Capitol Centre …wait a minute we have a media lab? What the fuck! How long has this establishment been in the basement of the Kennedy Gallery? Long enough to relaunch i guess. I hope they put up a sign on the outside of the building, this time around.

Here is the Description that was on the Facebook page:

The Near North Mobile Media provides the tools media artists, students, filmmakers and audiences in Northern Ontario need to produce, present and enjoy contemporary media arts in all its forms. This includes but is not limited to:

media installations

film making

video art
animation
documentary arts

sound production

We provide a rental service of industry standard

equipment at low prices, run workshops,

hold screenings and events, and foster a growing

community of media artists in our region.

We are located in the basement of the Kennedy Gallery and also work from our 14′ trailer retrofitted with the ability to house an entire production facility from shoot to edit!

Interested in finding out more?

Give the lab a call at 705-474-1944 ex. 234
or email us at mobilemedialab@gmail.com

Its Time raise food and money for our local food bank. This show hopes to beat there record of $400. Go check it on Sat Dec, 5 @ 6:30 pm. bring your non-perishable food item.

Here is the musical line up:

THE DINING DEAD
BOHEMIAN COVE
THE HOMETOWN HECKLERS
MATT MURPHY, PETER MAGILL AND KYLE WILLIAMS
RIFFS AND MAYHEM

PLUS: ACOUSTIC OPENING ACTS TBA.
HEADLINER: TBA

Celtic Punk rockers The Dreadnoughts are set to

liven up the underground Dec 1st. These guys

fucking rip. Also playing “The Hometown Hecklers”,

and “Global Recession” from Sudbury. Check The Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/vancitydreadnoughts

*Please note: THIS SHOW STARTS EARLY AS IT IS ON A TUESDAY AND NEEDS TO END EARLY!!!*

Cost : TBA
All Ages!

DERELICT!!!

May 2009 sees the release of Derelict’s national debut, Unspoken Words, through Kerosene Media/Year of the Sun Records. “We’re really proud of Unspoken Words and it’s a great feeling to know that there is a label that believes in the music as much as we do,” says vocalist Eric Burnet. “Our goal has always been to combine far-ranging elements of metal and music in general, and we feel that with this album we’ve gotten much better at doing that. We’ll hit you with some brutal death metal, but infused with catchy melodies surrounded by progressive chaos and completely unexpected influences. I think our sound has diverse enough elements to appeal to fans of Gojira, Cryptopsy or even old-school fans of Carcass. There’s something here for every metal fan and that’s something that’s very important to us.”

With the help of two national tours, constant treks through Quebec and Ontario, and support for major acts such as Ion Dissonance (Century Media), Threat Signal (Nuclear Blast), and The Agonist (Century Media), the band has covered most of Canada, and is quickly making itself known as a force to be reckoned with.

AND INSURRECTION!!!!

Members are Martin Samson(guitar), Vince Laprad(guitar), Stef Jomphe(vocals), Phil M. Latreille(drums) and Benoît Knight(bass).

The group played some concerts before its first one demo in May, 2004 called Insurrection which is composite of six very various titles what return style difficult to qualify. A thing is however sure: it is outright about metal. The group manages to invent a reputation and in it to create a core of faithful as well French-speaking supporters as English-speaking because Insurrection composes songs in its two languages.

Since the first demo, their style evolves and changes in a significant manner; their new compositions are characterized by a bigger complicacy and a new aggressivity. A second album will be written without seeing the light day. In May, 2005, Mathieu Vilandré(drums) leaves the group to join Fuck The Facts.

In summer, 2007, the group decides that the updating of songs is necessary and records 7 songs, of which ‘ Fear Tomorrow ‘ and launches in pursuit of a more sprawling stage.

By Katelyn Favretto

“She just lit up the room” says Silver Birches Senior Public School teacher Bil Carr of Canadian synth-pop singer/songwriter Lights Poxleitner. “Hard to believe she was here only nine years ago. She was always a very bubbly, free spirited, polite young lady.” Lights, formerly Valerie Poxleitner is coming to visit her old stomping grounds and perform live Sunday November 22 at the Capitol Centre.

She has a pet tarantula, collects swords and could probably show you a few tricks on World of Warcraft 2. Lights is a 22 year old Juno winning, electronic, inter-galactic pop princess currently

topping the charts with her first full length album “The Listening”. She rocks a mean key-tar and plays catchy feel-good tunes that include “Saviour” and “February Air”. Lights kicked off her Canadian tour November 11 in Vancouver and plans to hit North Bay to show us how far she’s come.

Lights wasn’t an ordinary kid. Born in Timmins Ontario her parents travelled the world on missionary trips and home-schooled her until she was 13. She lived in Callander and attended Silver Birches Senior Public School for her Grade 8 year. She soon realized what an extraordinary kid she really was. “(Lights) was really confident and knew who she was. Definitely a leader and not a follower,” explains Kayla McGuire, former childhood friend. “She was very musical during that time. She played the guitar and entered the school talent show and also was voted valedictorian for her graduation. I think I still have a demo tape she gave me. I better hang on to it now!” says McGuire. Constantly writing and recording with her very supportive parents, Lights had a head start finding her roots and developing her own sound.

Lights is no stranger to the Capitol Centre stage. She won the part of “Artie the

Octopus” one of the lead roles in the Dreamcoat production of “Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang” in 2000. Denis Gardner remembers her having two solos and dance numbers. “She had a strong voice and moved very well,” he recalls.

Larry Malboeuf didn’t teach Lights at the time she attended Silver Birches but remembers her in the hallways. “You know it’s funny, last night I was searching YouTube looking for some acoustic guitar demos because I’m learning how to play. I come across this carismatic, bubbly, young woman and there’s just something about her, she looked very familiar,” Mr. Malboeuf recalls. “And now today, you’re telling me she went to this school? Talk about a coincidence.”

Silver Birches is buzzing over

this news as well as many

locals that knew her. “It’s such

a great inspiration to have a

former student make it big.

Something a lot of the girls

here can look up to,”

Mr. Carr says.

Silver Creek will be performing at Cecils this Friday and Saturday night. This Ottawa, Ontario band has played at Cecil’s in the past but this time around they are hoping to showcase material from their 2 original albums while still maintaining a healthy dose of cover songs for the bar crowd.

We’re a 5 piece southern rock band from Ottawa that’s been together for 4 years.  We’ve got 3 lead singers.  And 4 out of 5 moms agree that we’re a pretty good band.  Our first stop on this, our second cross Canada tour, is in North Bay and we want to kick it off with a party!  You can find us on myspace and check out our tunes, and our website is under construction though it may be up now.  The website is :  www.silvercreekmusic.ca

Check out their music and videos on Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/silvercreekmusic