metronews.ca Thursday, May 1, 2014 SCENE 17 Inside Green’s head

City and Colour. The modest indie rocker talks Coachella, his new and coming home to Canadian fans

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PASS SCENE Jenna Conter [email protected]

Coming down from Coachella, one of the most well-known music festi- vals in the world, into a sold-out show at the Metro Centre this Saturday night, it’s endearing to hear City and Colour’s undercut his own success. Canadian stereotypes aside, Green admittedly needs to spend less time on developing his strengths as a guitarist and songwriter, and focus more on de- veloping an artistic ego. “There’s always two shows going on: there’s the personal nightmare that’s going on inside my head while I’m playing and the show that’s going on out- City and Colour’s Dallas Green will be playing to a sold-out Halifax audience on Saturday night. CONTRIBUTED side,” he said during a re- cent phone interview. “I’m one of the biggest festivals he branched out on his own ville. In a town filled with he can’t wait for the Can- pretty hard on myself.” of the year, it’s surprising,” to create City and Colour. skillful musicians and adian “sense of warmth that It’s only been a few weeks he said. “I’m not saying the With this new band, he world-class recording stu- flows over me — I just feel since Coachella’s double- organizers made a mistake, says, not only does his latest dios, this St. Catharines, welcome. I just feel home.” weekend music fest came to I just don’t expect things album satiate his fan’s appe- Ont., native worked togeth- a close and even with posi- like that happen for me in tite for fresh material, but er with his selected band- Don’t miss the music tive reviews swirling, Green America.” “all of my old songs are now mates, taking care to mold remains level-headed to the Now onto the Canadian new again — having new the musicians around the point of self-conscious when leg of his tour, Green looks life breathed into them.” music — a delicate process What: City in Colour, with it comes to his status along- forward to being welcomed The difficulty of writing Green takes seriously. special guest Half Moon an album with material to Happy to be home, Green side the American-born art- with open arms. Touring Run ists that performed with with his latest album, The be performed by a live band looks at the Canadian leg him state-side. Hurry and the Harm, which proved a welcomed chal- of his tour as the “crown Ʉ `þåĤåȨ&ÑČÿîÑļ7åĮĤė “Being an independent, dropped April 1, Green is lenge for Green. Sampled jewel — this is the thing I Centre there is no real “machine” joined onstage by a live and created for the most look forward to the most in behind what I do — it’s just band. part in his basement, this, my life.” In his first head- Ʉ`þåĒȨNÑĮıĤáÑĽȦɻġȩđȩ me — so when you get a This former his fourth studio album, lining arena tour, a massive spot on the main stage in guitarist has maintained ro- came together during the achievement even this mod- ɄSÿÝĊåĮĨȨNėČáėıĮȩ the middle of the day during tating accompaniment since recording process in Nash- est musician can appreciate,

It’s that simple.

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