Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

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The faux-fur outfits, the glittery arrangements, the wild-man vocal style; "flamboyant" is a word that gets used around Hawksley Workman a lot, and for good reason. But the Toronto musician/singer/songwriter/producer and general jack-of-all-trades is an artist first, always moving forward and taking chances, starting trends rather than following them yet always getting to the heart of the matter. His latest, Treeful of Starling, is his most honest and personal effort yet, one that retains the passion of previous works like Lover/Fighter and (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves and songs like "Jealous of Your Cigarette" and "Anger as Beauty" yet explores both inner and outside worlds with remarkable tenderness and empathy. A born performer, Workman has almost single-handedly tr... more...