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Niagara Artist CentreWhat to Expect
Join us at an artist-run centre that maintains a magical rooftop venue in the canopy of the trees. Climb the stairs and enter a new reality as the longest days turn to the shortest nights. Immerse yourselves in music and visuals that will transport, sweep, and stir your imagination. Drinks and snacks will be available.
Venue The Niagara Artist Centre
354 St Paul St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3N2
ADMISSION $20 (tickets available night of or in advance at the Nac https://www.nac.org/site/home)
Featuring:
Soft Animals - 7pm will transport you with their blend of original melody-infused tunes with a distinctive progressive folk sound and songs exploring the transitional, hard-to-put-your-finger-on moments in life,
Peninsula - 7:50PM (https://www.peninsulasound.com/) creates sweeping atmospheres that move between intimacy to intensity, rocking high energy and including something funky. The immersive arrangements build a captivating sonic world and take listeners on a cinematic journey.
A Sea of Gold and Burgundy - 8:50 (https://aseaofgoldandburgundy.com/) pm delivers soul stirring experiences through lyrical songs, three part harmonies, strong rhythms and a dynamic range of musical energy from the sublime to the straight forward rock and roll. They will feature songs from their recent release Monarch Mosaic, hailed as “a gem of Modern Folk Music”.
This is the St. Catharine’s release of Peninsula’s LP album Sin Resolucion.
Sin Resolucion is an atmospheric art rock album shaped by uncertainty, introspection, and layered soundscapes that embrace ambiguity rather than easy answers.
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Peninsula is a Mexico-based art rock band with Canadian and Mexican roots, creating atmospheric, emotionally textured music that moves between intimacy and intensity. Blending cinematic indie, ethereal wave, and post-pop influences, their sound combines layered guitars, evocative vocals, and immersive arrangements that translate into captivating live performances.
Their audiovisual project “Hilo Conector,” released exclusively on YouTube in 2023, explores themes of connection through interdisciplinary collaboration, while their single “Propaganda” reached international audiences through animation festival screenings in Croatia (Supertoon International Animation Festival 2024), and the Czech Republic (Anifilm International Festival 2024), and featured in the trailer for the 2024 Silhouette International Festival in Paris, France, alongside bands Fontaines D.C. and Squid. Peninsula’s upcoming album “Sin Resolución” (Without Resolution) continues this trajectory, reflecting on uncertainty, inner conflict, and the search for meaning within contemporary life, set for release in July 2026.
Following tours in Mexico, Canada and Japan, the band continues to build cross-cultural dialogue through independent music, connecting audiences across borders with a sound that is both introspective and expansive, balancing vulnerability with quiet strength and a sense of shared human experience. Peninsula will return to Canada again this June, to promote their new album, along with Niagara Falls-based band A Sea of Gold & Burgundy.
At the heart of A Sea of Gold and Burgundy are three award winning songwriters and multi-instrumentalists from Niagara Falls. The group is known for its dynamic range of music, soaring harmonies and rich lyricism. From folk to rock, roots to soul the band puts its original imprint drawing from a variety of genres. They aim to share soul stirring experiences with audiences, through their music.
A Sea of Gold and Burgundy re-joined forces after over a decade apart, re-discovering the magic and joy of their connection and creating the album Ghosts in These Walls (2022), “a four-song testament to friendship, forgiveness, and the redemptive power of music”(CanadianBeats.ca)
On Golden Horizons (2023) the group took a “joyous upbeat turn, with excitement about what’s to come.” (Balsom, notlocal.ca)
New release Monarch Mosaic (2025) “is a gem of modern folk music…infusing mysticism and philosophy with folk-inspired storytelling, soulful delivery and moments of jazzy flourishes” (Varty, Moosic Entertainment)
Soft Animals is the musical project of Sean Aileen, Iain Ellis, Graham Morley, and Jordan Phelan. With songs written by singer-songwriter Sean Aileen over the last three years, the band’s music attempts to capture the transitional and hard-to-put-your-finger-on moments of life. The band continues to flesh out an ever evolving sound with its elements of ethereal progressive folk. With a mix of seasoned musicians, theatre veterans, and good friends, Soft Animals aims to create musical experiences that connect audiences in an intimate and more deeply felt human way.
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Event Venue
354 St Paul St W, St Catharines, ON L2R 6P7, Canada, 354 St Paul St W, St Catharines, ON L2R 6P7, Canada, St. Catharines
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