Project Nowhere presents: ORA COGAN SHIRLEY HURT WILLOW SWITCH VISUALS by ANTHONY PIAZZA \-- Ora Cogan’s music is alchemical: part instinct, part ritual, and always conjured from the edges where life feels sharpest. With Hard Hearted Woman, she mixes haunted folk, psych rock, and a shadowy strain of country, building a realm where catharsis feels lush, mysterious and vital. Shaken by the tenor of modern life, Cogan pulled in a circle of kindred musicians and made a record shaped by someone who has looked into the abyss and decided, again and again, to choose curiosity. Hard Hearted Woman grew out of a blur of cold-water plunges, long river swims, late-night ruminations with friends on art and politics, and long drives through the rural Lillooet landscape to visit her godmother. Alongside her band and guests from both the country and experimental worlds, she recorded with David Parry (Loving) at Dream Club in Victoria, B.C., as well as in her studio in Nanaimo, and remotely with Tom Deis. The result glows like something pulled from smoke and seawater — intimate, shimmering, and carved with wit as much as grief. It’s a swirling, jewel-toned ode to all the angels and the demons. A work of devotion to mystery, to community, and to the strange power of making art in a fractured world, Hard Hearted Woman is a record about hardness and resilience; it’s the shell we grow so our most human, breakable selves can survive. Hard Hearted Woman is for anyone trying to stay open, even when the world makes that feel impossible. \-- Multi-dimensional music festival Project Nowhere returns for a fourth year to electrify Toronto’s west end OCT 1-3, 2026. The first wave of artists has arrived and is stacked with underground legends, up-and-coming trailblazers and emerging talent from Toronto and beyond. Early Bird passes are sold out and the second tier of 3-day passes are now on sale along with remaining Nowhere Club memberships, which include priority access to all venues. Tickets + info at www.projectnowhere.org / IG: @projectnowherefest 3-Day Passes on sale now: https://link.dice.fm/zd1a3859a9fb About Project Nowhere: Established in 2023, Project Nowhere is an innovative music festival featuring a lineup of local and international artists across multiple venues in Toronto's buzzing Little Portugal neighbourhood. The team behind Project Nowhere is an artist-run collective, intent on cultivating and supporting the city's vibrant music community with a strong DIY ethos. Presented by Project Nowhere. This is a 19+ event