Friday, 3 October 2025 - In collaboration with the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (BSACAM), the National Music Centre (NMC) brings notable speakers to Calgary to explore the cultural synergies between Canadian and American music. Echoes Across the Border: Laurel Canyon and the Northern Connection brings together industry leaders to discuss how cross-border Canadian-U.S. influences have shaped generations of artists, with a special focus on the '60s and '70s Laurel Canyon era, where songwriting visionaries like Joni Mitchell and Neil Young made their mark at home and beyond. --- MUSIC SUMMIT Saturday, October 4 8:00 am to 3:30 pm Free Registration The summit includes a carefully curated lineup of speakers from Canada and the U.S., including: - Rob Bowman, a Canadian GRAMMY Award-winning musicologist, known as York University's "rock 'n' roll professor" - Nicholas Jennings, one of Canada’s most respected music journalists and finest music historians - Judith Klassen, an ethnomusicologist and Curator, Music and Performing Arts with the Canadian Museum of History - Larry LeBlanc, a leading music journalist awarded for his impact on the Canadian music industry - Eileen Chapman, Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University in New Jersey, who was responsible for bringing the collection to the University - Robert Santelli, a GRAMMY Award-winning music historian, producer, and educator, who is the Executive Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. --- EVENING CONCERT Saturday, October 4 8:00 pm Tickets: studiobell.ca As the sun sets on day one of Echoes Across The Border: Laurel Canyon and the Northern Connection, join us for an evening celebration of the era's most memorable music featuring Laurel Canyon Legacy. --- FILM SCREENING Sunday, October 5 1:00 pm Free Registration Join us for for a matinee screening of Laurel Canyon. The 2020 documentary gives an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited Laurel Canyon, painting an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture. --- Special thanks to the City of Calgary for supporting this event. -
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