In The Future...Both Simon & Garfunkel Cancel; The Wilderness of Manitoba @ The WECC; And More

First up, you know that Simon & Garfunkel MTS Centre show that was rescheduled to the same Thursday as Folk Fest (July 8th), thereby creating a big ol' conflict, especially since the Venn Diagram of Folk Fest attendees and Simon & Garfunkel fans would display some serious demographic overlap? Well, Simon & Garfunkel's tour has officially been nixed because Art Garfunkel is still ailing from what Live Nation dubbed, "a vocal paresis." Sounds like once he's all healed up - no time frame for recovery was given - the cancelled dates will be rescheduled (again).

So those FF/S&G loving fans originally planning to drive out to Bird's Hill on Wednesday, returning to Winnipeg on Thursday, then trekking back to Folk Fest can now emit a collective sigh of relief.

The Wilderness of Manitoba (who, despite the kinda misleading name, call Toronto home) and Newfoundland band The Mountains & The Trees play the West End Cultural Centre on July 31st. Hopefully WoM won't face a lawsuit like poor Caribou did.

Music Trader recently announced its Street Stage lineup for Canada Day. Bands featured this year include:

• KING MINER
• THE LYTICS
• THE PAPERBACKS
• TRUE HUSSARS
• THE OKTARS
• MR. McCURDY
• THE THRASHERS
• KIDS ON FIRE
• THE BLOWHOLES
• THE MYSTICS
• CRABSKULL’S HOMETOWN INVASION SOUND SYSTEM

Canada Day falls on a Thursday this year. Hmm. Talk about a conflict. Might be calling in "sick" Friday.

And last but certainly not least, huge congrats to local singer-songwriter / Friend of PoS blog Greg MacPherson on being long-listed for this year's Polaris Prize, an accolade much, much deserved. The short list comes out July 6th.

Best of luck to him!