RIVOLI RESIDENCE FOR THREE NIGHTS NOV 11, NOV 25, DEC 9
3RD ANNUAL COVER ME IMPRESSED DEC 22 AT LEE’S PALACE. CANNED FOOD DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY BREAD FOOD BANK, CASH DONATIONS TO SUPPORT SKETCH WORKING ARTS
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Currently, Sam Cash is halfway through a two week Independent Music Residency at the Banff Centre, and the effects of the songwriting retreat are already showing. “At certain points in the last few months, I have felt a bit deflated with the whole ‘music career’ thing – feeling that the ambition that had once driven me was starting to slip away, and I was beginning to lose sight of why I loved writing and performing songs in the first place,” says Cash. “It’s easy to get caught up in your own head, and forget what the most important parts about creating are. I think everyone is guilty of giving way to their insecurities, and I have had a particularly rough bout of it over the past little while.”
However, after week one and with the help of Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene), Kathleen Edwards, Nyles Spencer (The Tragically Hip), and Graham Lessard (Kevin Drew, Timber Timbre) at the Banff Centre, Cash finds himself both creatively challenged and rewarded. “I have really been pushed to do better every day – never settling on a lyric, or a melody, or a chord progression, but always going a few percent further to find those magic moments,” he says. “The songs I’ve been writing up here have been the most fruitful writing and recording experiences of my short career. We are given the dream team up here, and I feel very fortunate that i get to have the opportunity to watch how how these great artists work in and out of the studio. This has truly been inspiring, and it has given me a newfound excitement to start work on the new record – in whatever form that may take.“
Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs spent much of the summer on tour with the likes of July Talk, Zeus, Sam Roberts, Arkells and more, however they’re sticking close to home for the winter. In fact, they’ll call The Rivoli home for three nights, November 11 and 25, and December 9 for a cozy residency. “This will be a great night to stretch out our catalogue, and get familiar with some classic covers,” says Cash. “We used to do Saturday’s at the Cameron House, and they used to be real highlights of the week for everyone involved. We wanted to bring back that same feeling of community and camaraderie, but wanted to see how it would work at a venue that traditionally doesn’t normally have weekend residencies.”
And on December 22, Cash will host the third annual Cover Me Impressed show at Lee’s Palace. The past two years of this fundraising night have featured Jim Cuddy, July Talk, Brendan Canning, The Elwins, Ian Blurton, Fast Romantics, and many others. Who knows who will grace the stage this year? “These are the hardest and most rewarding shows we’ve ever done,” says Cash. “It always comes together pretty last minute, and we are essentially learning 40 new covers, usually with less than a month to go, every time. As a result, they are often the most fun shows we have. It feels so great to be able to do our small part to help.”
Canned food donations from the night will go to The Daily Bread Food Bank, while cash donations will benefit SKETCH Working Arts. “I wasn’t actually aware of what SKETCH was until we started doing this show, and I think they are doing such good work in the way they connect the healing power of arts with so many of Canada’s homeless and on-the-margin youths. So many musicians and songwriters can attest to the way music has had a positive – if not life altering – effect on them. I think the reason these nights are so amazing and memorable, is the huge amount of love and respect in the room, from the audience, to the various musicians who have donated their time and talent to this amazing, heart warming night.”
SAM CASH & THE ROMANTIC DOGS RIVOLI RESIDENCY DATES
NOV 11 @ The Rivoli (Tickets) (Facebook Event)
NOV 25 @ The Rivoli (Tickets) (Facebook Event)
DEC 9 @ The Rivoli (Tickets) (Facebook Event)
3RD ANNUAL COVER ME IMPRESSED
DEC 22 @ Lee’s Palace
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