Graven, Stephen Stanley & Emily Gilbart at Emmanuel United Church

Name: Graven, Stephen Stanley & Emily Gilbart at Emmanuel United Church
Start: 2025-09-12T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-12T22:00:00-04:00
Location: 22 Bridgeport Rd W, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y3, Canada

Schedule

Fri Sep 12 2025 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

22 Bridgeport Rd W, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y3, Canada | Waterloo, ON

Three burgeoning song builders collide for an interstellar eventide of song and sonorous therapy and whimsical wordplay.
Nepean, Ontario-born Matty (Graven) is a passionate wordsmith of song who wears his heart on the sleeve of his melodies. His newest self-produced album “Always Everything” came out in July 2024 and has been his most streamed and downloaded to date. It debuted at #15 on the NACC streaming charts. The 8 songs soar softly and sweetly with some heavy layered cinematic soundscapes and overtures, focusing on the societal pressures of relationships. Graven’s last album Simple Complex (2022) was recorded at Fang Studios in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and mixed by Joel Plaskett. Bouncy, jangly and thick with chunky acoustic strumming and fuzz layers, SC charted across many college radio stations in Canada and the USA and was #3 on CKCU FM’s top 50 albums of 2022.
Singer-songwriter Stephen Stanley may most immediately be known as a founding member, lead guitarist and vocalist with Toronto’s Lowest of the Low. The groups “genuinely timeless album” (Exclaim!), Shakespeare My Butt..., earned gold record status and saw the band share stages with the likes of Billy Bragg, The Violent Femmes, amongst many others. Stephen ultimately, had his own mark and music to make and The Stephen Stanley Band became his focus. He’s logged monumental shows with the likes of, 54•40, Bob Mould, Cracker, Lee Ann Womak, Jake Clemons, Willie Nile, The Jayhawks, and Lloyd Cole. He’s played festival stages in Germany, and toured across the UK and Ireland. The band’s latest album, Before The Collapse Of The Hive (Wolfe Island Records) is an album brimming with raw, unflinching urgency, steadfast observation and soul-searching storytelling that highlights Stephen’s immediate world: those he loves, and those he’s lost.
Emily Gilbart is an indie folk artist from Orangeville Ontario. Her music centers around her unique voice and acoustic guitar, which come together to create a sense of warmth and intimacy. Her lyrics are introspective and raw, exploring themes of heartbreak, mental health and coming of age as a member of the LGBTQ community. Her influences include Lizzy McAlpine, BoyGenius, and Noah Kahan.