TURF 2015: Day 3 Compendium - Concert Pictures

The end of The Toronto Urban Roots Festival always brings mixed emotions. There's the exhaustion that comes from shooting over thirty bands in just a few days, the looming task of going through thousands of pictures to find the right ones to post and the elation of having seen some incredible bands in a fantastic, downtown Toronto setting, at an amazingly well-run festival with a wonderful vibe.

The third day of TURF's outdoor festival presented a great line-up of artists and was rain-free, too. Here are links to each of my posts on the bands of TURF day 3. Enjoy!

The Pixies

Neko Case

Heartless Bastards

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Punch Brothers

Hop Along

SATE

Ron Hawkins and the Do Good Assassins

And in case you missed them, don't forget to go back and experience Day 1, including the Club Bonus Series and Preview Series, and Day 2 through my camera's eye.

TURF 2015 Day 3: Punch Brothers on the South Stage - Concert Pictures

Punch Brothers are a band that certainly hits the "roots" in The Toronto Urban Roots Festival squarely on target. Their heartfelt and energetic music, generated entirely by acoustic instruments, was a great focal point for the South Stage audience on a beautiful Sunday, the last day of TURF.

Check out some tunes from their setlist:

"My Oh My"

"Another New World"

"Movement and Location"

"Julep"

TURF announces Club Bonus Series: Fishbone, Cold Specks, Punch Brothers, Heartless Bastards, Elliott Brood and more at The Horseshoe

TURF announced its fantastic line-up a while back and has been adding more great acts to it. They've also announced a preview series of club shows (my pics of Northcote's fantastic show go up tomorrow).

Now they've announced the initial set of gigs for the Club Bonus Series that takes place after the main festival grounds at Fort York have gone to sleep. Straight from the TURF team, "The TURF Club Bonus Series, which runs September 16th – 23rd at the Horseshoe Tavern and Lee’s Palace, is a great opportunity to catch rising roots artists in a small club and see your favourite bands twice during the TURF weekend!" More show announcements coming July 14 and 22.

You can get in by buying a VIP Plus ticket for access to all TURF shows or individual tickets to the club shows. Individual Club Show tickets go on sale Thursday, July 9 at 10am.

The following shows are at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern:

September 16 Cold Specks and Grand Analog
September 17 Fishbone, Sate and Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire
September 19 Elliott Brood, Ron Hawkins and Jim Bryson
September 20 Punch Brothers and Gabriel Kahane
September 21 Heartless Bastards and Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

Here are some tunes from these artists. I'm still reeling from the thought of seeing Fishbone at The Horseshoe.

Fishbone

Sate

Ron Hawkins

Heartless Bastards

Cold Specks

Jim Bryson

Punch Brothers

Gabriel Kahane

Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

Elliott Brood

Grand Analog