As of 2am this morning Kevin Barnes show at the Mod Club has been cancelled for reasons beyond our control. Please do yourself a favour and check out Peter & The Wolf at 11pm at Sneaky Dees for an all ages Wavelength presentation. Refunds at point of purchase. Sorry about this, completely out of my hands.

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Night one of the Over The Top Festival is over. Thank you for all those that came out and attended I Think We’re Alone Now. It was a great film, and the Q&A session that followed with director Sean Donnelly was definitely a nice way to end the night.

A last minute party has been set up for Friday May 2nd at Teranga in Kensington Market with Bush League & Eamon McGrath. Jeremy Finkelstein and Daniel Vila are spinning beforehand and cover is PWYC. It will definitely be a lot of fun and worth checking out.

A reminder to everyone that tickets are available for all events. Online ticketing closes at midnight each day of the event, but it does mean tickets are sold out.

All events will have tickets available at the door, so if you cannot purchase in advance, please rest assured that you will be able to get into any event if you come on time.

Jeff Wright put together an incredible film selection for this year’s Over The Top Festival. It’s really important to me to keep expanding into new areas, and Jeff has done a top job in arranging a diverse line-up of films that cater to everyone. Whether you’re into horror, documentary, dance, it’s programmed. That being said, to make things a little easier on the wallet, and so you can see some pretty amazing films, here’s an update on some day of film prices:

Thursday:

The Clown & Fuhrer & Frownland (with director Ronnie Bronstein) @ The Royal. 7pm. $10 for both screenings

Friday:

100 Tears, Hokuro Brothers & Pop Skull @ Innis Town Hall. 9pm. $10 for all three films.

Saturday:

Blood, Boobs & Beast, Exquisite Corpses, A Balancing Act, Silver Jew, The Milk Man Ballet, Special People & Good Copy, Bad Copy @ National Film Board of Canada. 12 noon. $10 for an all day pass. This means that you can see ten hours of movies if you felt so inclined for $10.

High Places w. Huckleberry Friends & Our Brother The Native has been moved to St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church’s West Hall on May 3rd from Ukula. All tickets will be honoured, and the new venue is 2.5 blocks from the original, so come one, come all.

We’ve been getting a number of inquiries as to where people can purchase tickets for Over The Top related events. For online, you can visit Ticketscene and for in person, you can visit Rotate This or Soundscapes.

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to be in touch.

With the festival taking place next week, we have a number of new updates for you to make note of:

The New Bloods (Kill Rock Stars) have been added to our show with Woodhands & Bobby Birdman at Sneaky Dees on May 1st.

The Wooden Sky w. Rebekah Higgs & Major Grey will be performing at St. Stephen-in-the Fields in the West Hall on May 2nd. The show starts at 8pm and is $7.

Metz has been added to our show with An Albatross at Sneaky Dees on May 3rd.

A Balancing Act & Good Copy Bad Copy have been added to our film program for May 3rd.

All events continue to have tickets available. Advance tickets are highly recommended for some events, so please use your discretion.

With the Over The Top Festival fast approaching, we would like to let you know that we have continued adding to our schedule, and have confirmed a number of new films and concerts. All concerts continue to be all ages, and all film events, unless otherwise noted are 18+ in accordance to the law.

Newly Announced Concerts:

May 3: Pop Montreal Party w. Foxfire, Pas Chic Chic, Ruby Coast & Elfin Saddle @ Whippersnapper Gallery. 8PM. $8 DOOR.
May 4: Wavelength & Over The Top Present - Nadja, Peter & The Wolf & Our Brother The Native @ Sneaky Dees. 9PM. PWYC.

Newly Announced Films:

May 3: The Machine Girl @ Royal Cinema. MIDNIGHT. $6ADV. 18+