July 16th, 9 PM

St. Volodymyr Institute, 620 Spadina Ave (back lot entrance)

RSVP and Pay-what-you-can here

Your favourite neo-zombie-post-folk duo Puuluup is coming back to Toronto! Come for the tales of windmills and cross-country skiing, stay for the laughs and contagious dance moves.

It’s a show that’s a bit hard to describe in words to those who haven’t met Puuluup yet – best experienced live for oneself! If you caught them performing in Toronto in 2019 or 2021 – you know it will be a fun night you’ll remember for a while!

If you indeed missed Puuluup last time around, here’s what to expect:

Puuluup oscillates on the border of tradition and modern music styles, flirting with world music, underground and pop. Puuluup controls the vibrations of hiiu kannel’s strings through effect blocks and the looper and uses alternative playing techniques and sound generation options. 

Electronically amplified echoes, knocks, squeaks and scrapes are added to the soft hiss of Hiiu kannel. The music is at times dance-pulsating and at times cinematic and dark, creeping in and carried over from the chambers of the ancient Vormsi talharpists. It sounds like original creations impregnated with tradition, references to punk classics and romantic neo-zombie post-folk with educational content. You also might have seen them perform on the Eurovision stage representing Estonia.

The concert is pay-what-you-can, co-presented with Institut, VEMU & SVI at the St. Volodymyr Institute on Spadina.

More tour dates

July 11-12: Sunfest – London, ON *free admission*

July 15: National Arts Centre, Babs Asper Theatre – Ottawa

July 17-19: Hillside Festival, Guelph