The crowd stirred as four young men dressed in fancy-shmancy bath robes stepped onto the stage inside the Cantos building. On June 25, they played some sweet tunes at the Sled Island independent music and arts festival, some of which you can listen to on their website.
The venue, which is home to the Cantos Music Foundation, seemed uncanny for musicians to perform at. It seemed like another downtown building, however there was a room that had great ambiance and a large stage. After a long day searching for bands around downtown, seats were provided at the venue. It was just absolutely perfect for alternative and indie-styled music.
RTC wasn’t going to perform until later that night, but I’m glad that they were able to fill in for another band where the singer fell down with strep throat. This gave me the opportunity to hear and see a great performance! They opened with a cover of The Decemberists and followed up with an amazing set list. Each of the band members were rocking out and looking cool on stage–I was in love! Composed of four talented guys, they started RTC when they were 15-16 years old.
Band members Connor Harvey-Derbyshire, guitarist Jake Simard, drummer Ryan Keddy and guitarist-keyboardist Shawn Savard are not shy of interviews and performances. After CBC Radio, Youthink magazine, the YouthScape community and other organizations wrote about the band, it was Youth Are Awesome’s turn! I was able to capture their awesome opening cover, which will conclude this post.
If you want more information about Random Task Collective, go to their Facebook page and check them out on Canada Day at Prince’s Island Park at 3 p.m.
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I also want to say a big thank you to Kids Up Front for providing me a wristband to the Sled Island music festival! Kids Up Frontis an amazing charity that provides tickets to events to kids and youth, giving them the opportunity to see a show or event they might not have seen otherwise.
