Toronto’s Apostle of Hustle and Inouk singer Tagaq are taking to the road this fall on a series of co-headlining dates. They met last year at a CBC Fuse session in Ottawa, and inspired by the music each was making, wanted to spend some time together on the road.

For both Apostle of Hustle’s Andrew Whiteman, Julian Brown and Dean Stone and Tagaq, the notion of collaboration comes naturally. Whiteman performs as a member of Broken Social Scene, Brown has toured and recorded with Feist, Stone has performed with Peter, Bjorn & John, while Tagaq, on her new album Anuk, brought in such diverse artists as Buck 65 and Mike Patton. Their concert promises to bring some of that same magic and the spontaneity of live performance.

www.arts-crafts.ca/apostleofhustle

www.tanyatagaq.com

Halifax native Kevin Fox is a revered multi-instrumentalist, sought-after arranger/composer and recording artist, and has been dubbed ‘Canada’s most ubiquitous side-man’. Now, three years after the release of his debut album Come Alive, Kevin returns to his exceptional talents as a singer-songwriter with the much-anticipated release of Songs for Cello and Voice.

Kevin combines his signature instrument, which he skillfully bows, plucks, taps and loops, with his charismatic voice, to create a tuneful and captivating musical tapestry of cello-driven folk/pop. From his distinctive originals like ‘Signs’ and ‘In the Eyes of You’, to innovative covers of Kate Bush’s ‘Army Dreamers’ and Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’, Songs for Cello and Voice showcases Kevin’s unique talent and reinforces his astonishing artistic scope.

www.kevinfox.ca