Episode 48 of Laurie Brown’s Pondercast is a live recording of the episode from Moon Merge at The Bentway in Toronto on September 14th - the night of the full Harvest Moon. Moon Merge was created by Laurie and The Bentway so that Toronto could experience Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon - an exact replica of the moon, 7 metres in diameter, lit from within.
It was hung underneath the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. “The idea of presenting Pondercast with this moon as the backdrop, sent ME to the moon,” says Laurie.
“So it was a perfect night to wax on about the moon. Which we did for about 8,000 people. Joining Joshua Van Tassel and myself on stage was Michael Eckert on pedal steel guitar. They stirred up a mesmerizing musical atmosphere for us all. Moon Merge will take you to the moon and back - as we contemplate how we experience nature living in a big city -and up on our planetary satellite.”
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Moon Merge also featured performance by Choir! Choir! Choir!, Bernice and a special silent disco set by Rich Aucoin. The Bentway is an innovative public space project underneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway and has now announced its Fall 2019 programming calendar under the theme Second Nature. From September to November 2019, The Bentway will bring together artists, community activists, urbanists, scientists and innovators to explore ways urban dwellers can reconnect to the natural world.
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Recently, Killbeat Music partnered with the team at Pondercast to bring you Ponderbeat, a series of special episodes featuring selections curated by Brown from some of Killbeat’s latest releases. The fourth episode of Ponderbeat is live now, featuring music from Ada Lea, Begonia, Close Talker, FET.NAT, River Tiber, Tamino and more.