Bry Webb and Cots Live @ The Root Cellar

Bry first played a hometown show here at The Root Cellar nearly 10 years ago, and now he's back -- this time, with Steph Yates' mesmerizing solo project, Cots. Whether you've been a Bry fan since The Constantines days, or you've been following his and Steph's recent community-building events in Guelph, please join us for this incredible evening of beautiful music in our space.

About Bry Webb:

About six years ago, Bry Webb (The Constantines) stopped playing and releasing music entirely, sold instruments and recording equipment, and convinced himself that he was done.
In early 2023 his personal life exploded. In the process of dealing with that, he started writing music again and recording at home. His therapist said he needed to figure out how to ask for, and accept, help from others. He sent early recordings of songs to friends made across twenty-five years of music-making - many folks he hadn’t connected with in years - and asked if they’d contribute anything to the songs. People came through in ways that overwhelmed him. He felt incredibly cared for.
Now, surrounding the release of a new record that came out later that year, Run With Me (Idée Fixe), Webb has been performing live again, often accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Steph Yates, with shows as far flung as Haida Gwaii, Halifax, Dawson City, Mexico City, and Brittany, France. The album, and these performances, are all about death, transition, asking for help, and finding hope.

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About Cots:
Cots is the solo project of Canadian composer, singer, and guitarist Steph Yates. Blending elements of bossa nova, folk, jazz, and classical against a modern art backdrop, Cots’s subtly unconventional compositions and poetics permeate her debut record Disturbing Body, produced by Sandro Perri. During the pandemic, Yates teamed up with producer Olivier Fairfield to create the otherworldly and off-kilter follow-up EP Moonlit Building. Yates tours regularly with accompaniment from multi-instrumentalist Bry Webb.

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• Friday March 28th
• Doors at 7pm | Music at 7.30pm.
• Beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks available for purchase.
• Venue @ 623 Dundas Street, upstairs (enter the venue through the purple door just east of Dough EV Bakery). Please note The Root Cellar is a second-floor venue with a staircase.
• $25 advance tickets (5 "Name Your Price" tickets available), $30 at the door

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