ContainR Outdoor double bill
quiet groove + who cares
August 19th 2021
Doors at 7PM, Show at 8PM
ContainR - 1020 2nd AVE NW, Calgary AB
$15
Scroll all the way down for accessibility, health, & safety information.
For the second of our outdoor, live summer concert series, we’re thrilled to present two stunning local acts.
Prior to the pandemic, Quiet Groove were Calgary DIY scene mainstays, offering up glittering, pointillistic guitar and synth tones beneath the airy surface of frontwoman Ana Villaneuva’s intimate poetic utterances.
Who Cares is the double-threat pandemic brainchild of violinist Laura Reid and flautist Jiajia Li, both professional classical musicians with wide ears and experimental proclivities. Our favourite performances by Who Cares include an 80s workout-gear music video of Philip Glass’s ‘Piece In The Shape Of A Square',’ and a resonant hallway recording of ‘Masque: Incidental II’ by Toru Takemitsu.
presented in partnership with springboard performance & containr
https://springboardperformance.com/containr
Featuring
Quiet groove
Quiet Groove is a female fronted slowcore/shoegaze project. Formerly known as Paranoid Parents, vocalist Ana Villanueva brings together a collage of shimmering sounds, singing drones, and the occasional haunted CASIO tone. Her backing band features members of Soft Cure, Slut Prophet and Calisthenics.
https://quietgroove.bandcamp.com/releases
Who Cares
Jiajia Li and Laura Reid have performed together on numerous occasions in the past several years, from improvised collaborations at Bug Incision experimental music series, jazz series at University of Calgary, to outreach concerts through Health Arts Society. Coming from similar classical backgrounds with a shared passion for exploring the infinite possibilities in music and sound creation and presentation, the 2 friends officially formed a duo project called “Who Cares?” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The aim as a duo has been to provide personal and musical support for each other during the pandemic while searching for new ways to present classical and contemporary music, and to connect with fellow musicians and music lovers through public livestreams and videos. “Who Cares?” self-released the album Vol.1 in 2021 and is available on bandcamp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeDyQwIGy8s
health, safety, & accessibility
Health & Safety
The staff at New Works Calgary, and at ContainR, will continue to wear masks while on site. Though it is not a legal requirement, we are strongly encouraging the wearing of masks when patrons enter the site.
Th ContainR audience space has socially distanced bubbles, which a cohort or family can sit within and remove their masks. We are still asking patrons to safely distance themselves when waiting in lines for the box office, the bar, or the washrooms.
Accessibility
ContainR is a ground-level venue, with a wide entry area accessible to a motorized or manual wheelchair. There are two porta potties on site - one regular and one wheelchair accessible.
