Join Stephen Hero on November 9th at Haven Music Hall for the release of his new album, Paper Flowers! Hero will be performing the entire album live with a stage show designed to augment and intensify the aesthetic sensibility of the album through projections, costume changes, props and musical performance. With guests El Tata and Mxchael Shabazz. 19+, $10+ tax advance, $15+tax at the door.
Doors 7pm, show starts 8pm.
Paper Flowers is an exploration of urban legends from Saint John, NB, focusing on dark aspects of the blue collar town’s history. It features first person narratives from the characters in these stories, like a friendly lady from the group home selling homemade flowers at the top of the city market, or a preacher who was ousted from the church and killed, reaching out from beyond the grave to deliver a message from God. Musically the album utilizes a mixture of off-kilter sounds and samples with live instrumentation and layers of vocal experimentation, with a strong foundation of percussion. It’s a rap album, no doubt, but like if Tom Waits made one. Also heavily influenced by the lofi, experimental sampling techniques of early Three 6 Mafia and the sonic template of 90’s trip hop. Listen to Paper Flowers here!
Accessibility
Haven Music Hall is a street-level small music venue without fixed seating. This show is combination standing and seating room only. Our entrance exterior is a 34" wide door that has a small lip/step up from the street. Once inside, our entrance vestibule has three steps up into the space with an interior entrance opening of 70". We have two single-use washrooms with toilets.
Safer Spaces Policy
Haven Music Hall (HMH) is committed to ensuring a safer show experience for musicians, audiences, staff, and volunteers. If you see or experience any form of harassment or abuse please inform the bar staff on site. If you experience harassment or abuse and wish to inform us after the fact please email abigail@havenmusichall.com. This email is read by the HMH owners only and any reports of safety violations will be treated as confidential. Incidents that are reported in real time are written up by the handling staff member and are confidential and kept on file. Abuse and harassment of an audience member, musician, HMH staff, security, or volunteers will result in immediate ejection from the premises, potential probationary period, and potential banning from the premises.