The Ford Plant
ford plant notforprofit music venue founded throughout history functioned art gallery one king gallery studio music store record label venue located downtown brantford ontario canada area well known festival social experience small building ford plant held roughly one hundred people partygoer often spilling street ford plant founded tim ford member former indiemath rock band vermicious knid chris george local designer zine publisher original location colborne street josh bean joined ford george shortly thereafter ford plant relocated current location corner king colborne street king street ford plant became known alcoholfree age notforprofit model ford plant welcomed band north america beyond including arcade fire still unicorn julie doiron wintersleep blue rodeo great lake swimmer cuff duke final fantasy jim guthrie serene republic tokyo police club ninja high school zoobombs cursive grizzly bear chad vangaalen holy fuck josh bean left order focus launching brantford art block organization time ford plant venue still run location king colborne street downtown brantford openmembership collective volunteer including founder tim ford february ford plant made cbc radio list top best live music venue canada made top february longlist january september ford plant announced statement posted facebook would closing weekend october weekend october featured musical funeral sort special guest old friend building previously housing ford plant demolished fire early hour wednesday february first week every august since inception ford plant hosted weeklong music festival called murdered city music festival often simply called murdered city festival showcased independent canadian act local artist known bring larger band relatively small crowd past notable murdered city include wolf parade sadies hidden camera constantine meligrove band murdered city cancelled several popular band backed festival favour bigger show instead ford plant held ghost brantford festival effectively music festival murdered city ghost brantford festival aimed book band focus independent music band played festival include cuff duke rock plaza central ghost dancing uncut murdered city returned august performance attack black ohbijou durbervilles bruce peninsula others ford plant recording co independent record label focus promoting local musician distributing music ford plant name ford plant house recording studio purpose date thirteen album released label tfp various artist − brantford compilation cd tfp sourkeys − sourkeys tfp silent film soundtrack − modern time tfp orchestra − orchestra tfp thomas evil computer − math teacher count tfp silent film soundtrack − diplomat confidant tfp vermicious knid − smalltown devotionhometown compultion tfp hold end − countdown destruction tfp nich worby − oh tfp ryan stanley − mountain hill tfp dead love triangle – wandering sickness tfp arrow cursed arrow – knife falling sky thefp racoon wedding gather gather bone rattle rattle truth list record label ford plant official website ford plant myspace °′″n °′″w