Cuff The Duke w/ Chloë Doucet - Live In Tillsonburg!

doors 8pm. showtime 8:30. $33.90 (includes HST - fees extra if purchased via Eventbrite) all ages/licensed

CUFF THE DUKE

With a foundation in Canadian roots rock and a penchant for crafting noisy guitar jams, Cuff the Duke's unique blend of genres has consistently escaped the confines of simple classification, earning them an honoured place under the umbrella of "alternative."

Six albums, a pair of JUNO nods, countless miles clocked on the road, including sharing stages with iconic acts like Blue Rodeo, Hayden Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Calexico. Then, poof! A ten-year vanishing act, playing only a handful of shows in that time. But like all great tales, ours has a twist: Cuff the Duke has reemerged from the shadows.

Poised to once again cross musical borders as effortlessly as a game of hopscotch, their comeback is more than a mere addition to their discography—it's a homecoming celebration of their enduring legacy and the love of getting together with old friends and playing music.

https://www.cufftheduke.ca/

CHLOë DOUTCET

While hanging out with Toronto-based singer-songwriter Chloë Doucet’s jangly, incandescent, and unapologetically catchy tunes, it’s hard not to feel at least a little nostalgic. Knee-deep in the musical landscape of the 21st Century, with its flimsy overproduction and vaguely irritating penchant for viral dance routines, it is truly exhilarating to engage with the tactile, guitar-driven splendor of Doucet’s latest album, Sincerely,. This tightly-curated selection of nine single-worthy songs trades on the interplay between respect for the past and a thoroughly modern maturity: think classic as opposed to vintage.

Fresh off a year spent touring with Canadian indie legend Hayden and performing in the prestigious Los Angeles music showcase It's A School Night, Doucet’s latest offering gives us a refined and sophisticated take on her earlier, poppier work, trading in Rubber Soul riffs for moodier, more evolved shades of All Things Must Pass. Her punky, focused “The Truth” sounds like the catchiest 2000s-era Strokes song never written, while the more meandering “Five Thousand Suns” gives us the purity and melodic twists of a Liz Phair vocal, the sweet relief of an early autumn breeze cutting through a muggy August evening. “Driving,” an utterly charismatic ode to the magic of getting one’s license— however late in life— layers hard-hitting realism with a sun-bleached home movie of a winding country road. 

Though its title implies a certain vulnerability, this collection of songs feels gutsy and assertive, exploring themes of emotional sincerity with confidence and valor. Every song on the album feels more like a short story than a chapter: self-contained, fully-realized and true to the refreshingly honest musical language that is uniquely Doucet’s own.

https://www.chloedoucet.com/