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Watching Madonna’s exhortations of Hey You / Don’t you give up as she took to the stage during Live Earth was probably the lowlight of my summer. Love you as I do, Madge, but owning two Range Rovers, and flying as many as 100 technicians, backup dancers, and managers to the ‘Climate in Crisis’ concert does not a Planeteer make.

It is so bad, and there probably is no chance for us, you-Material Girl, me-earnest treehugger, to be buddy-buddy on the green front, but there has to be more than pseudo-benefit concerts in the intersection of environment and the music industry, right?

A panel discussion presented by the Hart House Music Committee attempts to answer this question. Moderated by Jordan Poppenk (CIUT.fm), speakers Jennifer Larry (Sunrise Records), Candace Alper (Name Your Tune), Liam O’Doherty (UTERN), and Toronto musician Barzin will examine environmental practices in the music industry. The discussion will be followed by a performance from Barzin, whose compositions have been described to “walk a minimalist line between chamber pop, alt-country, and indie rock.” [1]

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Thursday, February 7, 2008
Venue: Hart House - Arbor Room (lower level)
Admission: FREE (all ages)
Contact: Julia Lo, Mitchell Wong, Arvind Ramesh ([email protected])
More information: www.harthousemusic.com

[1] http://radio3.cbc.ca/
Image from http://www.barzinh.com/

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