LESTER QUITZAU AND BILLY HICKS tuesday Nov. 7pm $15 advance, 20$ door
Gordie Tentrees and Lonesome Buckaroo
Brooke Wylie and the Coyotes
The Travelling Mabels, Saturday, June 4 $15
www.thetravellingmabels.com
ALLISON BROCK FROM CKUA
..."Eva Levesque, daughter Suzanne and friend Lana Floen share most of the writing credits along with lead and harmony vocals that blend perfectly, creating a very smooth flowing sound on every track.
All of the tracks are played plain and simple with the guitar, bass and banjo as the main instruments. These are supplemented tastily by several other musicians, including Ian Tyson's long-time band members, The Two Gords, (Maxwell and Mathews)
Ian Tyson himself adds his raspy vocals briefly (along with the ladies) on a wonderful song penned by Pat Hatherly and Jim Lewis. The resulting Alberta Blue is definitely a highlight track on the disc.
Any fan of Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Pardon's collaborations should enjoy this Alberta grown trio."
Touring to promote their second album, "Song in a Dream", we are excited to have these ladies back at the Blackbird!!!
ALLISON BROCK FROM CKUA
..."Eva Levesque, daughter Suzanne and friend Lana Floen share most of the writing credits along with lead and harmony vocals that blend perfectly, creating a very smooth flowing sound on every track.
All of the tracks are played plain and simple with the guitar, bass and banjo as the main instruments. These are supplemented tastily by several other musicians, including Ian Tyson's long-time band members, The Two Gords, (Maxwell and Mathews)
Ian Tyson himself adds his raspy vocals briefly (along with the ladies) on a wonderful song penned by Pat Hatherly and Jim Lewis. The resulting Alberta Blue is definitely a highlight track on the disc.
Any fan of Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Pardon's collaborations should enjoy this Alberta grown trio."
Touring to promote their second album, "Song in a Dream", we are excited to have these ladies back at the Blackbird!!!
Cowpuncher, May 27, 7pm... dinner... outrageous show, 8pm
it's on folks... don't forget, COWPUNCHER is here the 27... that's friday... still a few tix available... come one down and wear your pretty boots... they are gonna do some stomping!!!!
xoxox blackbird.
403-562-8222
mexican menu!!!
Cowpuncher was birthed in a lethargic swamp in the recesses of Southern Alberta; they are the after birth of a misanthropic mother nature and an indifferent father time. With guns drawn and wits sharpened like steel points they come to plunder the Canadian musical landscape with a sound that borders paranoid country with a stinking wool mitt of rock and roll. Cowpuncher is a collective of the finest musicians that Western Canada has to offer and they are unabashedly passionate in the performance of their high energy brand of music.
Tie up your daughters and hide your horses when these wild-men come to town, they have laid waste to almost every small town in the western provinces. Along their travels Cowpuncher has been abused by, or have abused, such greats as Fred Eaglesmith, The Joey Only Band, The Fast Romantics, The Smokin’ 45s, Kent McCalister and the Iron Choir, Brooke Wylie and the Coyotes, The Dudes, Axis of Conversation, and Dojo Workhorse.
Cowpuncher has always brought the mountain and recorded their second album in a converted Church in the mountain town of Coleman. ( that would be here, the blackbird, peeps!!!) Cowpuncher is the ultimate Canadian band, resourceful, ruthless, and relentless.
Punchers in Good Standing:
Matt Olah
Hollering, Acoustic Guitar, Prancing Ryan Kelly
Baritone Guitar Shawn Canning
Banjo, Pedal Steel, Electric guitar Jeff Sulima
Drums Scott Martin
Electric Guitar Harley Hoeft
Upright Bass Tynan Groves
Electric guitar
xoxox blackbird.
403-562-8222
mexican menu!!!
Cowpuncher was birthed in a lethargic swamp in the recesses of Southern Alberta; they are the after birth of a misanthropic mother nature and an indifferent father time. With guns drawn and wits sharpened like steel points they come to plunder the Canadian musical landscape with a sound that borders paranoid country with a stinking wool mitt of rock and roll. Cowpuncher is a collective of the finest musicians that Western Canada has to offer and they are unabashedly passionate in the performance of their high energy brand of music.
Tie up your daughters and hide your horses when these wild-men come to town, they have laid waste to almost every small town in the western provinces. Along their travels Cowpuncher has been abused by, or have abused, such greats as Fred Eaglesmith, The Joey Only Band, The Fast Romantics, The Smokin’ 45s, Kent McCalister and the Iron Choir, Brooke Wylie and the Coyotes, The Dudes, Axis of Conversation, and Dojo Workhorse.
Cowpuncher has always brought the mountain and recorded their second album in a converted Church in the mountain town of Coleman. ( that would be here, the blackbird, peeps!!!) Cowpuncher is the ultimate Canadian band, resourceful, ruthless, and relentless.
Punchers in Good Standing:
Matt Olah
Hollering, Acoustic Guitar, Prancing Ryan Kelly
Baritone Guitar Shawn Canning
Banjo, Pedal Steel, Electric guitar Jeff Sulima
Drums Scott Martin
Electric Guitar Harley Hoeft
Upright Bass Tynan Groves
Electric guitar
Cam Penner, Friday, may 20th 8pm
www.campenner.com
In a complicated world, Cam Penner finds beauty in simplicity, with an honest, spare approach to folk music that is refreshing in an age filled with so much insincerity and irony. Singing uncompromising songs about redemption and truth, Penner is a voice for the disenfranchised, a storyteller for those who never reach their destination. Penner's fiercely personal lyrics are complemented by a gentle acoustic guitar style, and the defiant heroes of his songs are weary, but they are never defeated.
Penner has described his philosophical outlook and songwriting muse: "Sometimes I feel the thousands of souls I've listened to are people living inside of me, telling their tales." Agreed. When listening to Penners songs you can hear the struggle, the hope, the yearning to be better. "I've never really written topical songs, I usually write about the emotional struggle, the pull between what's right and wrong".
In a complicated world, Cam Penner finds beauty in simplicity, with an honest, spare approach to folk music that is refreshing in an age filled with so much insincerity and irony. Singing uncompromising songs about redemption and truth, Penner is a voice for the disenfranchised, a storyteller for those who never reach their destination. Penner's fiercely personal lyrics are complemented by a gentle acoustic guitar style, and the defiant heroes of his songs are weary, but they are never defeated.
Penner has described his philosophical outlook and songwriting muse: "Sometimes I feel the thousands of souls I've listened to are people living inside of me, telling their tales." Agreed. When listening to Penners songs you can hear the struggle, the hope, the yearning to be better. "I've never really written topical songs, I usually write about the emotional struggle, the pull between what's right and wrong".
Lynn Miles, Sunday nite, May 8, 6pm, dinner, 7 showtime!!!!!
Through a career that has seen her move from Ottawa to Los Angeles and back again, with stops in
Nashville and Austin, she has always written music with unbridled feeling and vulnerability. Miles has
consistently been unflinching in putting herself out there. Now with her eighth studio offering Fall For
Beauty the voice of her experience has truly elevated her songwriting to its richest depth of emotion.
While her melodies undulate between traditional country and folk roots, on Fall For Beauty, it's her
sensitivity to the world around her that pours itself directly into Miles' music to make it stand out.
“Love Doesn't Hurt” was written as an emotional plea for people in abusive relationships. “I wrote this
song after watching Oprah do a show about domestic violence. She kept repeating "love doesn't hurt",
and even though I've written plenty of songs about how emotionally painful love can be, I wanted to put
this crucial idea right up there beside my other songs, for balance, and clarity.” says Miles. “I've been playing the song live and have been approached by several people who work at women's shelters who tell me it's a powerful song, and that they want to play it for their clients. There's no better compliment than that.”
Therein is the powerful secret behind Miles' music - her astute observations of life, its trials and triumphs,
are the hallmark of sincerity in her music. The gritty honesty of her music never falters – neither does her
unshakeable ability to make even the most melancholy lyrics sound as if they are brimming with hope and
grace. “Little Bird” infuses her lyrics with an assertive and encouraging voice. “I wrote this song after reading "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" by Gabor Mate. It's the best book on addiction and articulates the need for compassion when dealing with addictions. The song about what I call The X Factor, the initial source of pain that can cause a person to seek solace in alcohol and drugs.”
Lynn Miles is a musician in the rarest sense of the word, an unmistakable talent, an eye for both the
subtle and sweet that can only be unearthed with experience. Unearth Fall For Beauty - in stores and online in Canada on October 5th, 2010, and will be released internationally in late 2011.
Nashville and Austin, she has always written music with unbridled feeling and vulnerability. Miles has
consistently been unflinching in putting herself out there. Now with her eighth studio offering Fall For
Beauty the voice of her experience has truly elevated her songwriting to its richest depth of emotion.
While her melodies undulate between traditional country and folk roots, on Fall For Beauty, it's her
sensitivity to the world around her that pours itself directly into Miles' music to make it stand out.
“Love Doesn't Hurt” was written as an emotional plea for people in abusive relationships. “I wrote this
song after watching Oprah do a show about domestic violence. She kept repeating "love doesn't hurt",
and even though I've written plenty of songs about how emotionally painful love can be, I wanted to put
this crucial idea right up there beside my other songs, for balance, and clarity.” says Miles. “I've been playing the song live and have been approached by several people who work at women's shelters who tell me it's a powerful song, and that they want to play it for their clients. There's no better compliment than that.”
Therein is the powerful secret behind Miles' music - her astute observations of life, its trials and triumphs,
are the hallmark of sincerity in her music. The gritty honesty of her music never falters – neither does her
unshakeable ability to make even the most melancholy lyrics sound as if they are brimming with hope and
grace. “Little Bird” infuses her lyrics with an assertive and encouraging voice. “I wrote this song after reading "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" by Gabor Mate. It's the best book on addiction and articulates the need for compassion when dealing with addictions. The song about what I call The X Factor, the initial source of pain that can cause a person to seek solace in alcohol and drugs.”
Lynn Miles is a musician in the rarest sense of the word, an unmistakable talent, an eye for both the
subtle and sweet that can only be unearthed with experience. Unearth Fall For Beauty - in stores and online in Canada on October 5th, 2010, and will be released internationally in late 2011.
Dinner with Lynn Miles and Your Mumma, Sunday May 8, 6 pm, 7 pm showtime!!
check out the upcoming events page!!!!
JT. Nero, Saturday, April 30 8pmhttp://www.jtandtheclouds.com/
JT and the Clouds come from Chicago; their music is Chicago music - rough edged, sad, hopeful, and shot through with soul.
The music is alive to the ever-shifting tides of modern indie music, but remains steeped in the city's fine traditions of soul, rhythm and blues. They resist the urge to pigeonhole themselves in a genre, or be easily pigeonholed. Most of the people that inspire them are similarly hard to pin down.
It's these ghosts of the past and future, awake in their music and words, that have pushed critics so far afield in reaching for name-checks to compare them to -- Sam Cooke, the Band, the Velvet Underground, Prince, Curtis Mayfield... and more recently, Bon Iver, M. Ward, Jeff Buckley ....
The Clouds, led by Jeremy "JT" Lindsay, have been putting out records and touring since 2004. Until recently, they got a bit more notoriety in far-off ports then their own backyard. That has changed in the last year. After putting out an EP, demons/demons, under the name JT NERO - a softer, (even) sadder, slightly weirder manifestation of the JT and Clouds sound - JT and Co enjoyed a wave of good press in their hometown. The Chicago Tribune tabbed JT as one of its "ten artists on the verge of breaking big in 2010," and Richard Milne at WXRT tabbed demons/demons as one of the top ten releases of 2008,
The nice words around town have ratcheted up expectations for the new record, Caledonia, set for release this Spring. After demons/demons' more fragile expression of love and loss, the Clouds were keen to get after it on this record -- Caledonia grooves, and rocks a bit harder through and through. JT's words may still ask you to sort through the same minefield of heartbreak and lonely hunger, but the Clouds have determined that you should at least be able to dance while you're doing it. The album release is set for April of 2010 - in the meantime, JT will be taking to the road in both the JT NERO format -- which usually features JT and smaller formations of Clouds - and full-band JT and the Clouds attacks. The early part of the Spring will feature Eastern US and Canadian dates, followed by a European and UK run. All tour dates are currently available at the band's web sites.
J.T. Nero , April 30, Saturday 8pm
Tickets: $15 at the door!
The Magnificent 7's this Saturday April 16.. we are super excited to have them back.... dinner at 7, show at 8. these folks are capital A.wesome... as in really... foot stompin' get your blood moving kind of way... bass, guitars banjos.... seriously.... good times people... goooood times....
"The Magnificent 7's are a musical collective based out of dirty downtown Winnipeg. Combining traditional bluegrass instrumentation with a sense of modern mayhem, The Magnificent Sevens create their own brand of prairie inspired roots music. Heavily entrenched in D.I.Y. culture, The Mag 7's respect music as an artform and not just an "industry". No ego's..no $40.00 hair cuts..just a group of people who love music, and aim to play it from the heart. "
check them out here....
www.mag7s.com and here....
http://www.myspace.com/themagnificent7s/music/songs/This-City-9672390
see? ... xox blackbird 403-562-8222
"The Magnificent 7's are a musical collective based out of dirty downtown Winnipeg. Combining traditional bluegrass instrumentation with a sense of modern mayhem, The Magnificent Sevens create their own brand of prairie inspired roots music. Heavily entrenched in D.I.Y. culture, The Mag 7's respect music as an artform and not just an "industry". No ego's..no $40.00 hair cuts..just a group of people who love music, and aim to play it from the heart. "
check them out here....
www.mag7s.com and here....
http://www.myspace.com/themagnificent7s/music/songs/This-City-9672390
see? ... xox blackbird 403-562-8222
Magnificent Sevens, Saturday April 16, 7pm dinner 8 pm show
Flying FOx and the Hunter Gatherers, Sunday, April 10, 7pm
blackbird blackbird, you must have heard!!!
The most epic fantastical Flying FOx and the Hunter Gathers are coming back to the 'Bird.... this band played a brunch last summer and stole our Hearts!!!! trumpets in the choir loft... trombones in the rampart.... it was the most fabulous show !! Flying Fox also created a mini "opera" of Where the Wild Things Are... you have GOT to see their version of the "great big Ruckus"... masks, drums... this is a show NOT to be missed... soooo great... and Family friendly....
Sunday night, 7 pm... something yummy, texxy mexxiii sexxxyy for dinner... and you are set for your week!!!!
call for more info or stop by this weekend! eggs bennie sunday morning, Blackbird Style....
(butttterrrry hollandaise, on a savoury scone.....)
The most epic fantastical Flying FOx and the Hunter Gathers are coming back to the 'Bird.... this band played a brunch last summer and stole our Hearts!!!! trumpets in the choir loft... trombones in the rampart.... it was the most fabulous show !! Flying Fox also created a mini "opera" of Where the Wild Things Are... you have GOT to see their version of the "great big Ruckus"... masks, drums... this is a show NOT to be missed... soooo great... and Family friendly....
Sunday night, 7 pm... something yummy, texxy mexxiii sexxxyy for dinner... and you are set for your week!!!!
call for more info or stop by this weekend! eggs bennie sunday morning, Blackbird Style....
(butttterrrry hollandaise, on a savoury scone.....)
www.sarahmacdougall.com/
Sarah Macdougall has been a touring internationally for years with her dynamite songs, blistering guitar chops and astounding voice earning rave reviews and topping major music writers top ten album of the year lists as a songwriter, all the while producing and engineering her own albums. 24 hrs Vancouver called her ‘one of the most promising exports out of Sweden since Abba’ and her album Across the Atlantic (2009) got four star reviews in such notable publications as Q magazine, the Irish Times, No Depression, and many more. Her songs have been chosen for onboard entertainment on Lufthansa airplanes, on TV shows, and she’s been a semi-finalist on the International Songwriting competition with her song Crow’s Lament. She has performed on the Bob Harris show in the UK, has played Canadian and International Festivals, performed with Mary Gauthier, Todd Snider, and Po’Girl among others. Sarah is currently working on her new album, which is scheduled for release in the summer of 2011.
www.tentrees.ca
Gordie Tentrees has released 3 albums
internationally to rave reviews. The most recent " Mercy or Sin" produced by Juno Winner Bob Hamilton, was nominated for a 2010 Western Canadian Music Award for 'Roots Solo Album of the Year". The title track was also a finalist out of 15 000 entries in the 2010 International Songwriting Competition. Judges included Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn and Ray Wylie Hubbard. He performed at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver for the New Songs New Voices concert selected as the best of Canada’s songwriters to perform during the games. He was also selected by CBC Radio's 2009 Song Quest as one of Canada’s top songwriters and hosted the prestigous SOCAN songwriters circle at the 2009 WCMA's. He has toured with Fred Eaglesmith, Kelly Joe Phelps, and Ray Wylie Hubbard. He recently began recording his 4th album and is releasing a "Live from Germany " concert dvd in May.
Call for tix, 403-562-8222
Gordie Tentrees and Sarah MacDougall with Ken Hermanson April 2, dinner at 7, show at 8
Gordie Tentrees and Sarah Macdougall, AND Ken Hermanson, Saturday April 2, 8 pm.. 7 for dinner!
hey Blackbirders,
weekend exxxxtenders are back.... and what a great way to start, Stephen Fearing and Andy WHite make their TRIUMPHANT return to the Blackbird, Monday, March 28, dinner at 6 and SHow at 7..
$25, and WELL worth it!!
They, as usual have great stories to tell, and music to share, so do not miss out on this iconic event!
call to reserve tix, tables are reserved with Dinner reservations!!! gooooood times!!
403-562-8222
xox blackbird
check it!!!!
http://www.fearingandwhite.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2-Mq90dZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YhyPmMetDo
http://www.stephenfearing.com/
Multiple Juno Award winning Stephen Fearing is one of the foremost performing singer-songwriters in Canada.Mixing powerful lyrics, creative arrangements and brilliant guitar playing, Fearing has built up a loyal and dedicated international audience with a wide range of songs – from his 1988 release Out to Sea, to his last Juno winning album Yellowjacket. A founding member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Stephen has collaborated with many artists including Shawn Colvin, Richard Thompson, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, Margo Timmins and most recently producing Happy Here the latest Juno-nominated album from Suzie Vinnick.
His latest recording, The Man Who Married Music is a ‘Best Of’ collection, with tracks handpicked by Stephen, featuring some of the best music he has released over his career as well as two brand new tracks No Dress Rehearsal and The Big East West.
http://www.andywhite.com/
ANDY WHITE carries a 12 string guitar under his arm and wears his particular brand of Irish magic and charm on his sleeve. With the political edge of the young Bob Dylan, the romance of David Gray and the Celtic influences and lyricism of the Waterboys, an Andy White concert is a special experience.
Over the past 24 years, Andy has released 13 full length CDs and 4 singles/EPs under his own name. In addition to his solo recordings, he has released 2 additional full length CDs while collaborating with Liam O Maonlaí (Hot House Flowers) and Tim Finn (Split Enz/Crowded House) while performing in the band “ALT” (Andy-Liam-Tim). He has worked and recorded with likes of Peter Gabriel and Sinead O’Connor and has been produced by legendary UK producer John Leckie (Radiohead, Muse, Pink Floyd). Andy has toured with Van Morrison, Clannad, The Frames and Mary Black. He has performed at folk festivals world wide and has toured the globe extensively.
In 1992, Andy won the Hot Press Songwriter of the Year award (beating out U2 and Christy Moore) and won the Irish Times Album of the Year. Andy was inducted into the Irish HQ Rock Hall of Fame in 1998. In addition to his musical recordings, Andy has published two books (one which an on-the-road journal and the other being a book of lyrics and poems). http://www.andywhite.com/
weekend exxxxtenders are back.... and what a great way to start, Stephen Fearing and Andy WHite make their TRIUMPHANT return to the Blackbird, Monday, March 28, dinner at 6 and SHow at 7..
$25, and WELL worth it!!
They, as usual have great stories to tell, and music to share, so do not miss out on this iconic event!
call to reserve tix, tables are reserved with Dinner reservations!!! gooooood times!!
403-562-8222
xox blackbird
check it!!!!
http://www.fearingandwhite.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2-Mq90dZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YhyPmMetDo
http://www.stephenfearing.com/
Multiple Juno Award winning Stephen Fearing is one of the foremost performing singer-songwriters in Canada.Mixing powerful lyrics, creative arrangements and brilliant guitar playing, Fearing has built up a loyal and dedicated international audience with a wide range of songs – from his 1988 release Out to Sea, to his last Juno winning album Yellowjacket. A founding member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Stephen has collaborated with many artists including Shawn Colvin, Richard Thompson, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, Margo Timmins and most recently producing Happy Here the latest Juno-nominated album from Suzie Vinnick.
His latest recording, The Man Who Married Music is a ‘Best Of’ collection, with tracks handpicked by Stephen, featuring some of the best music he has released over his career as well as two brand new tracks No Dress Rehearsal and The Big East West.
http://www.andywhite.com/
ANDY WHITE carries a 12 string guitar under his arm and wears his particular brand of Irish magic and charm on his sleeve. With the political edge of the young Bob Dylan, the romance of David Gray and the Celtic influences and lyricism of the Waterboys, an Andy White concert is a special experience.
Over the past 24 years, Andy has released 13 full length CDs and 4 singles/EPs under his own name. In addition to his solo recordings, he has released 2 additional full length CDs while collaborating with Liam O Maonlaí (Hot House Flowers) and Tim Finn (Split Enz/Crowded House) while performing in the band “ALT” (Andy-Liam-Tim). He has worked and recorded with likes of Peter Gabriel and Sinead O’Connor and has been produced by legendary UK producer John Leckie (Radiohead, Muse, Pink Floyd). Andy has toured with Van Morrison, Clannad, The Frames and Mary Black. He has performed at folk festivals world wide and has toured the globe extensively.
In 1992, Andy won the Hot Press Songwriter of the Year award (beating out U2 and Christy Moore) and won the Irish Times Album of the Year. Andy was inducted into the Irish HQ Rock Hall of Fame in 1998. In addition to his musical recordings, Andy has published two books (one which an on-the-road journal and the other being a book of lyrics and poems). http://www.andywhite.com/
Monday, March 28, Stephen Fearing and Andy White, tix $25.00 check the events page for more info!!
The Fugitives, Sunday, March 6 & pm, 6 for dinner!!
tix only $15, call to reserve a table... 403-562-8222~~~
We are suuuper excited to have the four talented members of the Fugitives at the Blackbird this sunday night, March 6, at 7 pm...
if you have been into the Blackbird latley you KNOW how much we love this group!!! and if you haven't... well, allll is forgiven and we will see you here for dinner and dancing!!!.. or at least a little romancing, while these talented musicians entertain you!!
this is a show you will be THRILLED to have seen!
xox blackbird... behind the towering snowpiles.....
"The Fugitives are the combined talents of Vancouver artists Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles. A group of multi-instrumentalists, songwriters, poets and novelists, each with their own burgeoning solo career, they’ve won individual accolades as diverse as the Canadian SLAM poetry championship, CBC poet laureate, and a place in the Peak performance songwriting series. But their primary focus lies in banding together to integrate their sensibilities into a dynamic mix of modern folk.
Formed four years ago on Vancouver’s East Side, The Fugitives have trod their instruments and words numerous times through Canada and Europe Performances that began in abandoned bank vaults and small vegetarian restaurants in England have turned into mainstage appearances on the Canadian folk festival circuit and sold out headlining shows at venues as diverse as the Vienna Literary Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, the Vancouver Jazz Festival, and the Chutzpah Dance Festival.
Like most young bands The Fugitives have weathered poverty, missed trains, and a few line up changes (parting amicably with upcoming folk talents Mark Berube and CR Avery), while honing their live act into a versatile mix of story and song. As the CBC has it, “whether you go for the poetry, the music, or both, this show is simply brilliant.”
The Fugitives last release, In Streetlight Communion, was nominated for a 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award for pushing the boundaries of contemporary folk music. They’ve returned with a five song EP, ‘Find Me’, to be followed by a full length release in March of 2010. Featuring orchestration by Veda Hille and production by Matthew Rogers, ‘Find Me’ will be supported this October by a tour across the country. Check for them in your town; their live act keeps on improving, and they’ve gotten much better at catching trains.
“A hypnotic and swirling mix of voice and music that straddles the line between traditional songwriting and poetry” – Vue Weekly (Edmonton)
“Wildly talented” - Georgia Straight (Vancouver)
“The Fugitives are capable of achieving dizzying, Arcade Fire-ish crescendos, replete with parallel melodies, complex harmonies and brimming torrents of emotion.” – Uptown Magazine (Winnipeg)
“One of the best events we’ve ever had…right up there with Allen Ginsberg and Ken Kesey” – Executive Director, Dylan Thomas Festival (UK)"
if you have been into the Blackbird latley you KNOW how much we love this group!!! and if you haven't... well, allll is forgiven and we will see you here for dinner and dancing!!!.. or at least a little romancing, while these talented musicians entertain you!!
this is a show you will be THRILLED to have seen!
xox blackbird... behind the towering snowpiles.....
"The Fugitives are the combined talents of Vancouver artists Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles. A group of multi-instrumentalists, songwriters, poets and novelists, each with their own burgeoning solo career, they’ve won individual accolades as diverse as the Canadian SLAM poetry championship, CBC poet laureate, and a place in the Peak performance songwriting series. But their primary focus lies in banding together to integrate their sensibilities into a dynamic mix of modern folk.
Formed four years ago on Vancouver’s East Side, The Fugitives have trod their instruments and words numerous times through Canada and Europe Performances that began in abandoned bank vaults and small vegetarian restaurants in England have turned into mainstage appearances on the Canadian folk festival circuit and sold out headlining shows at venues as diverse as the Vienna Literary Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, the Vancouver Jazz Festival, and the Chutzpah Dance Festival.
Like most young bands The Fugitives have weathered poverty, missed trains, and a few line up changes (parting amicably with upcoming folk talents Mark Berube and CR Avery), while honing their live act into a versatile mix of story and song. As the CBC has it, “whether you go for the poetry, the music, or both, this show is simply brilliant.”
The Fugitives last release, In Streetlight Communion, was nominated for a 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award for pushing the boundaries of contemporary folk music. They’ve returned with a five song EP, ‘Find Me’, to be followed by a full length release in March of 2010. Featuring orchestration by Veda Hille and production by Matthew Rogers, ‘Find Me’ will be supported this October by a tour across the country. Check for them in your town; their live act keeps on improving, and they’ve gotten much better at catching trains.
“A hypnotic and swirling mix of voice and music that straddles the line between traditional songwriting and poetry” – Vue Weekly (Edmonton)
“Wildly talented” - Georgia Straight (Vancouver)
“The Fugitives are capable of achieving dizzying, Arcade Fire-ish crescendos, replete with parallel melodies, complex harmonies and brimming torrents of emotion.” – Uptown Magazine (Winnipeg)
“One of the best events we’ve ever had…right up there with Allen Ginsberg and Ken Kesey” – Executive Director, Dylan Thomas Festival (UK)"
United Steel Workers of Montreal, Feb. 19, Saturday...8pm
"Their live gigs have achieved a legendary cult-like status…they sing about you and me, and to you and me. It’s real, it’s about a good time, it’s about life.
Nightlife Magazine
Matt Semansky , Chartattack
"Six-piece Montreal band plays dirty, dive-bar country with an urban twist.
The Steel Workers proved that playing the first set of the night doesn't need to hold a band back if they have the right attitude. Their catchy country tunes and infectious enthusiasm started winning whoops and cheers halfway through and earned them a huge ovation at the end of the set. This band owned the stage from the start, mostly on the strength of their excellent songs. Their look was appropriately dirty, save for vocalist Felicity Hamer, whose punk-rock mini-skirt and boots added sex appeal, and frontman Gern F, who wore a suit and hat that could have been stolen from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' closet. The banjo player seemed to be having an especially good time chatting with the crowd. Pretty much every member has a distinct personality.
Hamer and Gern F. have distinct yet complementary voices, with Hamer softening the extreme edges of F.'s Tom Waits-inspired growl. This vocal interplay powers the band, but the support work of their colleagues can't be overlooked. Without a drummer, they used banjos, guitars and bass in a variety of ways for percussive effect, and their overall sound is authentic enough to entertain both old-school country fans and curious onlookers.
At the end of the show, The Steel Workers slowed it down and asked people to grab a partner and dance. It worked. When you play an early set and you convince people to slow dance in the middle of the room, you pretty much rule."
Russell DeCarle, Sunday January 23 7pm tix 25$ advance purchase suggested!
Super excited about this show folks! We do get the GREATEST artists!!!Russell deCarle is a founding member, lead vocalist, bassist, and contributing songwriter to the multi-platinum, Juno award winning,
country roots group Prairie Oyster.
As a solo artist Russell has appeared on CBC TV’s Songwriters Circle, opened for Merle Haggard on his cross-Canada tour, traveled coast-to-coast with Bluebird North Songwriters’ Tour, and was a featured guest on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café Christmas Tour, 2008. Russell has also appeared as a guest vocalist on numerous occasions (Bebop Cowboys, Rita Chiarelli, Terra Hazelton) and has won two SOCAN Song of the Year awards.
2010 sees the release of Russell’s long-awaited and much-anticipated solo recording “Under the Big Big Sky”. deCarle penned nine of the eleven songs and is featured on vocals and rhythm guitar.
country roots group Prairie Oyster.
As a solo artist Russell has appeared on CBC TV’s Songwriters Circle, opened for Merle Haggard on his cross-Canada tour, traveled coast-to-coast with Bluebird North Songwriters’ Tour, and was a featured guest on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café Christmas Tour, 2008. Russell has also appeared as a guest vocalist on numerous occasions (Bebop Cowboys, Rita Chiarelli, Terra Hazelton) and has won two SOCAN Song of the Year awards.
2010 sees the release of Russell’s long-awaited and much-anticipated solo recording “Under the Big Big Sky”. deCarle penned nine of the eleven songs and is featured on vocals and rhythm guitar.
HIGHWAY 3 ROOTS REVUE, 7pm, December 18
Can you believe it??? It's here..December... school's almost out.... the REALLY BIG TREE is up.... the Last show of the Year is here!!!!.... and as usual, it is our boys in Highway 3 Roots Revue... We LOVE LOVE LOOOOVVVVEEE the show, and it really sets the tone for all our holiday festivities... Tix for this show are only $15, and it will sell out quick, so no tix at the door... Remember to book your table early, we will open at 7, serve our last supper of 2010 , and then the show starts at 8... the menu is going to be something fabulous, as usual.. and our blackbird Creative Team is on it!!! call to reserve,
xoxox blackbird
403-562-8222
Highway 3 Roots Review is Dave McCann, Leeroy Stagger and John Wort Hannam, three Southern Alberta songwriters who come together once a year to tour a Nashville Bluebird Café style of song swap.
DAVE McCANN is a Lethbridge based roots artist touring on the strength of his newest release Dixiebluebird. Recorded in Tennessee and produced by Nashville alt-icon Will Kimbrough (Todd Snider, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples), “Dixiebluebird” is Dave’s strongest work to date. If features a wealth of road and heart worn original material that lays a torch to the influence of Bruised Country Soul, Classic Southern Rock and Heartfelt Americana.
JOHN WORT HANNAM For five years, Juno nominee John Wort Hannam was a teacher on the largest reserve in Canada – The Kainai Nation, part of the Blackfoot Tribe. In 1997 a friend played him a Loudon Wainwright III record and John was hooked by the music and stories. In 1998 he bought a guitar and in 2000 he quit teaching to pursue the dream of being a working musician. He resides in Fort Macleod, Alberta.
LEEROY STAGGER is a 28 year old singer songwriter from Lethbridge Alberta, His music hs been featured on Greys Anatomy, Heartland and Defying Gravity. His new record, “Little Victories” features Romi Mayes and Bob Egan (Blue Rodeo and Wilco).
Can you believe it??? It's here..December... school's almost out.... the REALLY BIG TREE is up.... the Last show of the Year is here!!!!.... and as usual, it is our boys in Highway 3 Roots Revue... We LOVE LOVE LOOOOVVVVEEE the show, and it really sets the tone for all our holiday festivities... Tix for this show are only $15, and it will sell out quick, so no tix at the door... Remember to book your table early, we will open at 7, serve our last supper of 2010 , and then the show starts at 8... the menu is going to be something fabulous, as usual.. and our blackbird Creative Team is on it!!! call to reserve,
xoxox blackbird
403-562-8222
Highway 3 Roots Review is Dave McCann, Leeroy Stagger and John Wort Hannam, three Southern Alberta songwriters who come together once a year to tour a Nashville Bluebird Café style of song swap.
DAVE McCANN is a Lethbridge based roots artist touring on the strength of his newest release Dixiebluebird. Recorded in Tennessee and produced by Nashville alt-icon Will Kimbrough (Todd Snider, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples), “Dixiebluebird” is Dave’s strongest work to date. If features a wealth of road and heart worn original material that lays a torch to the influence of Bruised Country Soul, Classic Southern Rock and Heartfelt Americana.
JOHN WORT HANNAM For five years, Juno nominee John Wort Hannam was a teacher on the largest reserve in Canada – The Kainai Nation, part of the Blackfoot Tribe. In 1997 a friend played him a Loudon Wainwright III record and John was hooked by the music and stories. In 1998 he bought a guitar and in 2000 he quit teaching to pursue the dream of being a working musician. He resides in Fort Macleod, Alberta.
LEEROY STAGGER is a 28 year old singer songwriter from Lethbridge Alberta, His music hs been featured on Greys Anatomy, Heartland and Defying Gravity. His new record, “Little Victories” features Romi Mayes and Bob Egan (Blue Rodeo and Wilco).
Yay, it's time for the 3rd Annual Christmas Concert with TIm Hus and the Rocky Mountain TWO! or is it the 2nd? It's feels like they never left!! Goood times, join us!
"Tim Hus has a voice sweeter than a Husqvarna chainsaw, a wit that is sharper than rusty barbed wire, and a list of songs longer than a Saskatchewan fence line! Following his acclaimed CD Bush Pilot Buckaroo comes the highly anticipated fifth album (his 2nd for Stony Plain Records) Hockeytown joining Corb Lund and the legendary Ian Tyson on the label. Hus comes at his audience like a runaway rig, while firing off image-laden lyr...ics with the intensity of a western gunslinger.
The Alberta based singer with the black hat and easygoing personality is a captivating and crowd pleasing performer who easily draws listeners into the settings of his storytelling country and roots music. Tim's distinctive songwriting and spirited performances by the members of his dynamic band stand as a cornerstone of authentic Canadiana!
Tim tours and performs concerts with his band Tim Hus & The Rocky Mountain Two, featuring Peterbilt Pete Christian on lead guitar and Riley Tubbs on upright string bass. Pete is a talented and versatile musician having played music professionally around the world. Solid licks and agreeable melodies reinforce the songs while Tubbs lays down a solid rhythm with doghouse slap and a thick groove. Occasionally the group is joined by Pat Phillips on the drums. "
Tickets 15 in advance, 20 at the doooooor!!!!!
The Alberta based singer with the black hat and easygoing personality is a captivating and crowd pleasing performer who easily draws listeners into the settings of his storytelling country and roots music. Tim's distinctive songwriting and spirited performances by the members of his dynamic band stand as a cornerstone of authentic Canadiana!
Tim tours and performs concerts with his band Tim Hus & The Rocky Mountain Two, featuring Peterbilt Pete Christian on lead guitar and Riley Tubbs on upright string bass. Pete is a talented and versatile musician having played music professionally around the world. Solid licks and agreeable melodies reinforce the songs while Tubbs lays down a solid rhythm with doghouse slap and a thick groove. Occasionally the group is joined by Pat Phillips on the drums. "
Tickets 15 in advance, 20 at the doooooor!!!!!
Tim Hus and the Rocky Mountain Two, Friday December 10, dinner at 7 show at 8
The Magnificent 7's, Saturday, December 4th, doors open at 7, show at 8
Sam Baker too!!! sunday, nov. 28
http://www.sambakermusic.com/
Sam Baker’s is a hard-hewn grace, transcendentally wrought with grit, brutally chiaroscuroed by a weary deliverance sought in common lives. If the local songwriter’s first album, 2004’s Mercy, grasped for a deeper understanding of the dark tragedies beyond our control – a return to the Peruvian train wreck by a bomb that nearly killed him in 1986 – then Pretty World (2007) was its reconciliation, a turn outward with grateful eyes renewed by contemplation. Persistent in Baker’s vision is an empathetic evocation of treading life’s stilled waters, beauty welled in the dirt of daily endurance. His characters, drawn with the insight of Townes Van Zandt and John Prine, toil unglamorously, overlooked save for Baker’s rough, sing-talk psalms giving them fitting voice. Cotton likewise finds its muse on the outskirts: the Mexican immigrant of “Mennonite,” the roadside pleads of “Signs,” the girl, tired and worried yet calmly knowing, in “Not Another Mary.” These tales labor under the heavily shouldered harness of history, Baker’s Texas a parabolic culmination of inescapable genealogies, from the tent revivals of twin tracks “Palestine I” and “Palestine II” to the handcrafted inevitability of “Bridal Chest.” His familiar intertwining of traditional fare roots the tales with inescapable inheritances, the album’s opening strains of “Dixie” breaking upon the title track’s grounded blues as female voices rise against Baker’s hard drawl. Cotton’s biggest shift is the fuller accompaniment that empowers Baker’s ballads, especially Steve Conn’s piano and the electric guitar growl of “Palestine I,” but his poignancy emerges best in the soft lullaby of “Moon” and unshakable loss of “Angel Hair.” Closing with the thematic counterpoint to the toil of “Cotton,” “Snow” finally gestures toward a momentary redemption in patient penitence, a complete, if fleeting, renewal: “First light city streets are white pristine. They are waiting.” – Doug Freeman
Gurf Morlix at the Blackbird Nov. 28
http://www.gurfmorlix.com/
Gurf Morlix is one of the best guitar players and producers of Americana music in the whole world. He is also a great singer songwriter. You might know that he once a guitar player and producer for Lucinda Williams…. Born 1951 in a small town of 8000 near Buffalo, New York, and grew up with Peter Case. Gurf is now living in Austin, Texas. He didn’t come from musical family like many other professional musicians, but he took interest in music in his childhood and started lessons on the bass when he was in elementary school. In the mid 60’s, the Beatles came to the States and changed rock music forever. Later, many British bands invaded the States. This was called the British Invasion. It made million of teenagers crazy and effected Gurf, too. He grew up listening to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and a lot of other British bands. He also started to play guitar at around 13. And he started his professional career when he was only 16 years old at little night clubs and biker bars in the local area.
Gurf had played such places for many years. And he started to discover various music other than rock’n roll such as country, folk and blues music. Soon Buffalo’s scene was not big enough for him. He couldn’t find musicians to play with. And he asked Commander Cody what he should do and he said, “Austin or Boston.” Gurf choose Austin and moved there in 1975. He started to play in Austin and Houston for years but later moved to Los Angeles and found a circle of friends who played country-based Americana music. He met a lot of great musicians like Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Duane Jarvis and Lucinda Williams. Gurf went and forth between Austin and Los Angeles, but settled down in Austin finally. In 1981, He started his recording career as a bass player on Eric Taylor’s record called Shameless Love. Then in 1988, he produced and played on Lucinda Williams’ that third record. Gurf had worked with her for a long time and his talent had become known but he decided to part ways with her in 1996. As a result, he has been in collaboration with a lot of musicians.
Nowadays, Gurf has worked in his studio a lot and he’s rarely on the road, but sometimes plays in Austin. He plays solo, or with his own band. He also plays with Ray Wylie Hubbard whenever he can. Gurf is a member of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame and the Austin Music Hall of Fame
Hot Texas artists melt Alberta's Crowsnest Pass... Gurf Morlix and Sam Baker at the Blackbird Sunday, November 28 6 pm tickets 25$
Wil and Matthew Hornell rock it up at the blackbird, Monday November 22
Yay for November's weekend extender, Wil will be performing along with Matthew Hornell, Monday, November 22 at the Blackbird...
This promises to be a great show, and tickets are going quickly... the kind of show where people are buying 5 and bringing friends!! we like the vibe this is starting!!
so don't be sad, reserve now... you know what happens when you call the day of the show and it's alll sold out... tears,
"Dancing With The Stars" and a cat in your lap... let's change it up people!
****blackbird hot line 403-562-8222
www.ibreakstrings.com
“Best. Acoustic. Guitar. Player. Ever.” Raved Chartattack in a 2008 CMW live review. “No joke — this man is gifted. He was doing things with his hands that most people wouldn’t be able to pull
off after a lifetime of practice. He can perfectly tune a guitar to any configuration in less than 10 seconds. He can make that one instrument sound like an entire band.”
http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/54261/wil-cmw-2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wifuOMcQF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wf3A-QmccA&feature=related
"You could say Wil Mimnaugh was always destined to be a musician. Born into a musical family, Wils mother was always singing along to the coveted record player or belting out duets accompanied by Wils father on guitar. Songs rhythms were stomped out on the kitchen floor late into the weekend nights. Tunes from the likes of Hank Williams and Simon and Garfunkel were in-house performance staples. “An Evening With John Denver” played on repeat by virtue of being stuck in the 8-track player of the station wagon. Laughing and loving music as a family, the Mimnaughs were in it together."
This promises to be a great show, and tickets are going quickly... the kind of show where people are buying 5 and bringing friends!! we like the vibe this is starting!!
so don't be sad, reserve now... you know what happens when you call the day of the show and it's alll sold out... tears,
"Dancing With The Stars" and a cat in your lap... let's change it up people!
****blackbird hot line 403-562-8222
www.ibreakstrings.com
“Best. Acoustic. Guitar. Player. Ever.” Raved Chartattack in a 2008 CMW live review. “No joke — this man is gifted. He was doing things with his hands that most people wouldn’t be able to pull
off after a lifetime of practice. He can perfectly tune a guitar to any configuration in less than 10 seconds. He can make that one instrument sound like an entire band.”
http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/54261/wil-cmw-2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wifuOMcQF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wf3A-QmccA&feature=related
"You could say Wil Mimnaugh was always destined to be a musician. Born into a musical family, Wils mother was always singing along to the coveted record player or belting out duets accompanied by Wils father on guitar. Songs rhythms were stomped out on the kitchen floor late into the weekend nights. Tunes from the likes of Hank Williams and Simon and Garfunkel were in-house performance staples. “An Evening With John Denver” played on repeat by virtue of being stuck in the 8-track player of the station wagon. Laughing and loving music as a family, the Mimnaughs were in it together."
The Travelling Mabels, Friday, November 19, 8 pm... din-din at 7!!
Blackbird is so excited to have the ladies of the Travelling Mabels back again, these 3 women put on a fabulous show... and HELLLLO entertaining...
blackbird is cooking it up right... there may be a little dusting of snow on the ground, so the fire will be crackling... come onnn in!!
"These three unique women, each with their own vocal stylings, have created an exciting and magical blend. Their strong lyrics, vocal harmonies and rhythmic melodies will be sure to keep your toes tapping, tears falling and guts busting with laughter.
Collectively, they bring a wealth of their own life experiences to the stage and are creating a refreshing new sound."
call us, blackbird girlz are standing by!!!
Tickets are $15 in advance... Can't commit?.....$20 at the door. check them out here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c9THyhQfFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwonprgCEcs
www.thetravellingmabels.com
blackbird is cooking it up right... there may be a little dusting of snow on the ground, so the fire will be crackling... come onnn in!!
"These three unique women, each with their own vocal stylings, have created an exciting and magical blend. Their strong lyrics, vocal harmonies and rhythmic melodies will be sure to keep your toes tapping, tears falling and guts busting with laughter.
Collectively, they bring a wealth of their own life experiences to the stage and are creating a refreshing new sound."
call us, blackbird girlz are standing by!!!
Tickets are $15 in advance... Can't commit?.....$20 at the door. check them out here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c9THyhQfFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwonprgCEcs
www.thetravellingmabels.com
Josh Cockerill Band, Wednesday, Novemeber 10, 7 pm
Josh Cockerill, wednesday, Nov. 10... doors open at 6, really amazing show at 7....
wednesday... Hump Day... one day closer to the weekend... come on folks... you CAN do it... come spend a night listening to live music... we are super excited that Josh and his band always make time to stop in at the the Blackbird, before he heads back to T.O.....
and Blackbird KNOWS you gots ta eat...
something yummy, tummy warming is on the m...enu... you KNOW we like to let inspiration hit us at the last moment... so check back for more detailzzz!!!
blackbird KNOWS dessert is going to be something chocolate....maybe a little guiness cake??... sigh... have a happy morning after..... spend the night with Blackbird this Wednesday... Nov 10... doors open at 6, and show is at 7...
xox
blackbird
here's some info on our artist of the week....
Joshua Cockerill is f***ing amazing. Buy his record. Now." - Serena Ryder "As a songwriter, Joshua is one of the bright lights on the Canadian scene, and has one of the best new voices I've heard. Both sonically and lyrically, his album towers above any first attempt I've heard recently. I'm going to wager that Joshua will be around for quite some time." - Justin Rutledge
"Influenced and inspired by legends Neil Young and Leonard Cohen and contemporaries Blue Rodeo and Rutledge, Joshua Cockerill is an alt-country rocker with a poet's soul."
- Winnipeg Free Press
Toronto songwriter Joshua Cockerill found his country roots growing up in Alberta. After moving to Toronto, he took to writing and performing alternative country music, reflecting his western pride with an eastern big-city sensibility. After kicking around the local music scene for a few years, Joshua decided to break his piggy bank and independently finance his first recordings. "I've known I wanted to be a musician since I was ten years old," says Cockerill, "You could say that everything I saved up over the years was preparing for the making of this album."
His debut album, "The Trick With Your Heart I'm Learning To Do", was released in November, 2009, and features guest appearances by Serena Ryder, Justin Rutledge, Jack Marks, Greg Cockerill, and Dustin Bentall, among others.
for more..
http://www.myspace.com/joshuacockerill
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wednesday... Hump Day... one day closer to the weekend... come on folks... you CAN do it... come spend a night listening to live music... we are super excited that Josh and his band always make time to stop in at the the Blackbird, before he heads back to T.O.....
and Blackbird KNOWS you gots ta eat...
something yummy, tummy warming is on the m...enu... you KNOW we like to let inspiration hit us at the last moment... so check back for more detailzzz!!!
blackbird KNOWS dessert is going to be something chocolate....maybe a little guiness cake??... sigh... have a happy morning after..... spend the night with Blackbird this Wednesday... Nov 10... doors open at 6, and show is at 7...
xox
blackbird
here's some info on our artist of the week....
Joshua Cockerill is f***ing amazing. Buy his record. Now." - Serena Ryder "As a songwriter, Joshua is one of the bright lights on the Canadian scene, and has one of the best new voices I've heard. Both sonically and lyrically, his album towers above any first attempt I've heard recently. I'm going to wager that Joshua will be around for quite some time." - Justin Rutledge
"Influenced and inspired by legends Neil Young and Leonard Cohen and contemporaries Blue Rodeo and Rutledge, Joshua Cockerill is an alt-country rocker with a poet's soul."
- Winnipeg Free Press
Toronto songwriter Joshua Cockerill found his country roots growing up in Alberta. After moving to Toronto, he took to writing and performing alternative country music, reflecting his western pride with an eastern big-city sensibility. After kicking around the local music scene for a few years, Joshua decided to break his piggy bank and independently finance his first recordings. "I've known I wanted to be a musician since I was ten years old," says Cockerill, "You could say that everything I saved up over the years was preparing for the making of this album."
His debut album, "The Trick With Your Heart I'm Learning To Do", was released in November, 2009, and features guest appearances by Serena Ryder, Justin Rutledge, Jack Marks, Greg Cockerill, and Dustin Bentall, among others.
for more..
Slaid Cleaves with Michael O'Connor, October 26, 8pm
Slaid Cleaves.....there, I said it. And I meant it... He is coming here, to Coleman, to the Blackbird..Tuesday, October 26.... you CAN not miss it... well... I suppose you COULD... but then you would be sad... VERY sad..... and when you were here on Thursday, October 28, for Po' Girl... well, you'd just want to kick yourself wouldn't you??
So get your sitter organized, take the dogs for a walk, figure out your TIVO... lay out your clothes... two nights.... of October Music Madness...
You are so close... you are basically sitting on Slaid's knee... and really... there are worse things..... Blackbird has got you covered, call us, we'll get you in...
just in case you weren't convinced.. Michael O'Conner is opening for Slaid... there... it just got better...
Slaid Cleaves, October 26 $25.00
More information on Slaid can be found at: http://www.slaid.com/
More information on Michael O’Connor can be found at: http://www.michaeloconnormusic.com/
Enjoy a preview of what you’ll see & hear when Slaid & Michael play together.
“Breakfast In Hell” is a song that Slaid was inspired to write when visiting Northern Ontario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPdRu0yD2UM
“Cry” is the lead track from “Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF8Qp5A4Bxw
call us, 403-562-8222
bring a pillow, you can have a sleep over....
So get your sitter organized, take the dogs for a walk, figure out your TIVO... lay out your clothes... two nights.... of October Music Madness...
You are so close... you are basically sitting on Slaid's knee... and really... there are worse things..... Blackbird has got you covered, call us, we'll get you in...
just in case you weren't convinced.. Michael O'Conner is opening for Slaid... there... it just got better...
Slaid Cleaves, October 26 $25.00
More information on Slaid can be found at: http://www.slaid.com/
More information on Michael O’Connor can be found at: http://www.michaeloconnormusic.com/
Enjoy a preview of what you’ll see & hear when Slaid & Michael play together.
“Breakfast In Hell” is a song that Slaid was inspired to write when visiting Northern Ontario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPdRu0yD2UM
“Cry” is the lead track from “Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF8Qp5A4Bxw
call us, 403-562-8222
bring a pillow, you can have a sleep over....
Tim Williams, Monday, October 4, 7pm
Blackbird is proud to present, for his third visit... Mr. Tim Williams, Monday October 4 at 7
Tim always entertains us with a million stories... I'm thinking we might hear some ZZ Top insider info....
Tim WIlliams opened up for ZZ TOp in december at the Saddledome, insane show, check out the video link below......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VF7Mkq7wHg&feature=related
from tim's website:
"Tim Williams is a blues-based singer / songwriter / multi - instrumentalist. He is a 40 year veteran of the 'Roots' music scene in North America, roots which stretch back to the coffee-house scene of his native California in the mid 60's.
Settling in Canada in 1970, Tim is a studio musician, producer, and a performer in constant demand. He has played Folk / Blues / Jazz festivals and concert halls and clubs from Halifax, to Vancouver Island, to the Yukon.
....and a little more...
"Inspired by the Hillbilly and Western Swing music he heard as a child, Tim absorbed late Fifties Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, Hawaiian and Mexican music, early Sixties Folk, and Bluegrass “like a sponge” before discovering a passion for traditional blues styles which was fueled by seeing many first generation blues musicians live during the “Blues Boom” of the mid and late Sixties."" Following his first appearance at the Edmonton Folk Festival in 1988, Tim returned to performing and writing full time. In addition to his solo work he co-founded the popular acoustic blues trio Triple Threat, and co-produced their JUNO-nominated cd The Terra Firma Boogie. From that disc, zydeco star CJ Chenier covered Tim’s song “Au Contraire, Mon Frere,” as did Toronto’s Krockodiles. Steve Pineo covered “In Rehearsal For The Blues” on his second cd. Leaving Triple Threat in 1994 with his solo release Riverboat Rendezvous (“…Tim Williams has the taste, panache and style to pull it off.” Living Blues magazine) Tim released several more cds and has continued to tour Canada and much of the rest of the world, spreading his blend of blues, roots and original music with three tours of the United Kingdom, two of Australia, appearances in Cuba and Morocco, as well as producing numerous cds for other artists (another JUNO nomination for Ray Bonneville’s Rough Luck cd) and working in theatre as a composer and musical director (five Betty Mitchell Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction and Outstanding Composition). "
Tim always entertains us with a million stories... I'm thinking we might hear some ZZ Top insider info....
Tim WIlliams opened up for ZZ TOp in december at the Saddledome, insane show, check out the video link below......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VF7Mkq7wHg&feature=related
from tim's website:
"Tim Williams is a blues-based singer / songwriter / multi - instrumentalist. He is a 40 year veteran of the 'Roots' music scene in North America, roots which stretch back to the coffee-house scene of his native California in the mid 60's.
Settling in Canada in 1970, Tim is a studio musician, producer, and a performer in constant demand. He has played Folk / Blues / Jazz festivals and concert halls and clubs from Halifax, to Vancouver Island, to the Yukon.
....and a little more...
"Inspired by the Hillbilly and Western Swing music he heard as a child, Tim absorbed late Fifties Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, Hawaiian and Mexican music, early Sixties Folk, and Bluegrass “like a sponge” before discovering a passion for traditional blues styles which was fueled by seeing many first generation blues musicians live during the “Blues Boom” of the mid and late Sixties."" Following his first appearance at the Edmonton Folk Festival in 1988, Tim returned to performing and writing full time. In addition to his solo work he co-founded the popular acoustic blues trio Triple Threat, and co-produced their JUNO-nominated cd The Terra Firma Boogie. From that disc, zydeco star CJ Chenier covered Tim’s song “Au Contraire, Mon Frere,” as did Toronto’s Krockodiles. Steve Pineo covered “In Rehearsal For The Blues” on his second cd. Leaving Triple Threat in 1994 with his solo release Riverboat Rendezvous (“…Tim Williams has the taste, panache and style to pull it off.” Living Blues magazine) Tim released several more cds and has continued to tour Canada and much of the rest of the world, spreading his blend of blues, roots and original music with three tours of the United Kingdom, two of Australia, appearances in Cuba and Morocco, as well as producing numerous cds for other artists (another JUNO nomination for Ray Bonneville’s Rough Luck cd) and working in theatre as a composer and musical director (five Betty Mitchell Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction and Outstanding Composition). "
Lester Quitzau Trio, Friday, august 6, dinner at 7 really great show at 8
call for more info..
403-562-8222
"The most exciting thing about a Lester Quitzau performance lies not so much in being blown away at the wealth of sources he draws from at will as it does in marvelling at how skillfully he transcends those sources and transforms them into something entirely new and electrifying. As this year unfolds, fans can look forward to both recorded and live opportunities for enjoying the newest facets of his ever-evolving musical identity. "
"On his new CD, "The Same Light", the Juno Award-winner unveils sensitive, finely-crafted songs showcasing his writing skills, soul-drenched blues sure to satisfy his longest-standing fans, and three instrumental pieces that transcend limiting tags like "jazz" or "folk" or "roots". It closes with a powerful treatment of Pete Seeger’s "To My Old Brown Earth", blending many of the CD’s musical flavours into a heartfelt statement of our shared responsibility toward the "fragile, beautiful planet" we occupy together. Throughout the CD he displays the virtuosity as a guitarist and vocalist that have won him growing critical acclaim and admiration over the past 20 years, whether as a solo performer, a member of the award-winning group Tri-Continental, collaborator with international recording artist Mae Moore, or The Lester Quitzau Trio."
"Lester Quitzau rattles and reverberates the cornerstones of folk, jazz, blues and rock…” (FFWD magazine). Distilling the past 20 years of experience writing, recording and performing his music, Lester has come up with an approach that is fresh. His unique style and fluidity on slide, acoustic and electric guitars, in addition to his well crafted songs and warm vocals, are showcased on the latest release 'The Same Light', a mellow, seasoned listen that grows on you with every repeat, reminiscent of Bill Frisell, Jeff Beck and Ben Harper. Lester’s musical journey, which his many followers have watched with love and loyalty, began with a solid traditional folk/ blues foundation , now branching out into a myriad of influences and a sound that is his own."
"Lester is a comfortably funny man; he offers openness and friendship to his audience with a sense of humour and spontenaity that gives a connection to the listener and makes us want to sing, dance, laugh and hang out with him. In his spare time, Lester is a West Coast organic gardener and environmental activist."
"Lester has been described as "a mellow guy that throws down a heavy groove". In 1998, Lester was nominated for a Juno with his stunning second release, A Big Love, as it took blues where no one expected it to go. His songs have a way of sounding classic, yet fresh. He also performs as part of the Juno award winning trio, Tri-Continental, with Bill Bourne and Madagascar Slim."
For more details and dimensions, visit
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Friday, September 24, CCMA winner Shane Chisholm and his award winning gas tank bass, 8pm
Blackbird is super excited to have the original Gas Tank Bass in the House..... Shane Chisholm, winner of two CCMA Awards at Country Music Week in Edmonton for Bass Player of the Year and for Special Instrument "Gastank Bass" will be playing at 8pm tomorrow, September 24.... this is truly a Fantastic show, Shane's band is sure to get you on your feet and shaking the rafters.... He is not long for the small venues, so snap this opportunity up!
Seriously... how often have you seen a bass made from an actual gas tank???? ...or someone standing on a bass made from an actual gas tank playing it??? Gonna be a time... Tell your friends and meet at the blackbird for a great night of LIVE music!!!
....undecided?? check out this video of Shane doing a Johnny Cash medley... on the GAS TANK BASS..... see you allll tomorrow...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=od0PPIjOFIc
shanechisholm.homestead.com
blackbird girlz, 403-563-8222
Seriously... how often have you seen a bass made from an actual gas tank???? ...or someone standing on a bass made from an actual gas tank playing it??? Gonna be a time... Tell your friends and meet at the blackbird for a great night of LIVE music!!!
....undecided?? check out this video of Shane doing a Johnny Cash medley... on the GAS TANK BASS..... see you allll tomorrow...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=od0PPIjOFIc
shanechisholm.homestead.com
blackbird girlz, 403-563-8222
Tuesday, September 21, 7pm
Garnet Rogers
...taken from Garnet's webside...
"Garnet Rogers has established himself as 'One of the major talents of our time". Hailed by the Boston Globe as a "charismatic performer and singer", Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence - close to six and a half feet tall - with a voice to match. With his "smooth, dark baritone" (Washington Post) his incredible range, and thoughtful, dramatic phrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail, his songs "give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart" (Kitchener Waterloo Record). An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again.."
www.garnetrogers.com
"Garnet Rogers has established himself as 'One of the major talents of our time". Hailed by the Boston Globe as a "charismatic performer and singer", Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence - close to six and a half feet tall - with a voice to match. With his "smooth, dark baritone" (Washington Post) his incredible range, and thoughtful, dramatic phrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail, his songs "give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart" (Kitchener Waterloo Record). An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again.."
www.garnetrogers.com
Bocephus King Saturday night, august 21 dinner at 7 amazzzzing show at 8
Bocephus King is here..... hard to describe... best to just jump in with both feet.... you know it will be a good time...his shows traditionally sell out in those big bad cities, so get in on the ground floor of this one!!! tix $10 advance and $12 at the door.... dinner at 7, show at 8.....
"Critics continually struggle to slot Vancouver native Bocephus King (Jamie Perry) into any musical box. All the critics know is that they want his music on their top-ten best lists. The musical presence of this legend isn’t exactly pop-folk. Nor is he roots-rock nor just Indie. He has even been labelled carnival burlesque, but he is none of these -– and all of them. His sound is uniquely all his own and unlike anything else on the music circuit, making it –- and Bocephus himself -– intriguing, interesting and even compelling.."..he has written produced albums for several artists, toured and performed before releasing his fourth album, All Children Believe in Heaven, in which Bocephus writes about the darker side of Old Hollywood –- the lovelorn, the jaded, the vices, in an unsterilized biopsy of the ‘Golden Age’. He salutes tragic heros like Jack Kerouac, Henry Miller and Montgomery Clift with styles ranging from Nashville to blues-rock to gospel to pop, bringing visions of 1950’s Hollywood to life.
Today, Bocephus’ sell-out shows have been described as unconventional, Vaudevillian three-ring circuses with no intermission. You can bet your bottom dollar that you will definitely be left wanting more!"
"Critics continually struggle to slot Vancouver native Bocephus King (Jamie Perry) into any musical box. All the critics know is that they want his music on their top-ten best lists. The musical presence of this legend isn’t exactly pop-folk. Nor is he roots-rock nor just Indie. He has even been labelled carnival burlesque, but he is none of these -– and all of them. His sound is uniquely all his own and unlike anything else on the music circuit, making it –- and Bocephus himself -– intriguing, interesting and even compelling.."..he has written produced albums for several artists, toured and performed before releasing his fourth album, All Children Believe in Heaven, in which Bocephus writes about the darker side of Old Hollywood –- the lovelorn, the jaded, the vices, in an unsterilized biopsy of the ‘Golden Age’. He salutes tragic heros like Jack Kerouac, Henry Miller and Montgomery Clift with styles ranging from Nashville to blues-rock to gospel to pop, bringing visions of 1950’s Hollywood to life.
Today, Bocephus’ sell-out shows have been described as unconventional, Vaudevillian three-ring circuses with no intermission. You can bet your bottom dollar that you will definitely be left wanting more!"
Sean Ashby, Saturday July 24, 8pm.
Sarah McLachlan’s guitarist since 1996, Ashby has appeared with her on“Just Like You (Cats In The Cradle)” for D from Run DMC’s solo CD. Also with Sarah, he received two 4 x platinum US discs and one diamond Canadian disc for studio and live CD’s. He has appeared on the Grammy Awards twice, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno five times, SNL and David Letterman three times, as well as other major TV shows. Sean’s guitar playing has appeared on CD’s with sales in excess of 10 million copies worldwide... so far.
His new album "24 Hours of Daylight" , showcases Sean's guitar skills and earthy vocals on a new set of strong tunes with a rootsy bent. This record also features his amazing technique on lap steel guitar, a highlight of his live shows.
www.seanashby.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUnZg8zJvOY
with sarah mclachlan playing "blackbird".... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzD2b0UNRqs&feature=PlayList&p=CD6277453BDCC8BD&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1
Gary Fjellgaard with Saskia and Darrel in concert, Friday, July 23 , 8pm
The consummate entertainer, Gary Fjellgaard’s rich, timbered voice, sculpted by caragana winds and sanded smooth by the salty breezes at his home somewhere on the island, left no doubt that we were right about this appealing performer all along. His room-filling, practically orchestral guitar style, optimistic and often soulful lyrics, combined with his respect for his art and his audience left no doubt we were in the presence of a master craftsman — and a witty one at that.
~ "Contender" Earns another Title - Review November 6th, 2007: Winspear Centre Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta Fjellgaard, Saskatchewan-raised in the days of bad roads and good manners wouldn’t brag on this, but those of us “in the know” are aware of his trophy case groaning under the weight of numerous national and international music awards. Perhaps the most deserved was his induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, and after his performance last night at Edmonton’s Winspear Centre he proved us right yet again and earned another deserved title; the Legendary Gary Fjellgaard.
~ Terri Mason, editor, Canadian Cowboy Country magazine - November 7, 2007
http://www.fjellgaard.bc.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9F2REvdwDo
~ "Contender" Earns another Title - Review November 6th, 2007: Winspear Centre Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta Fjellgaard, Saskatchewan-raised in the days of bad roads and good manners wouldn’t brag on this, but those of us “in the know” are aware of his trophy case groaning under the weight of numerous national and international music awards. Perhaps the most deserved was his induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, and after his performance last night at Edmonton’s Winspear Centre he proved us right yet again and earned another deserved title; the Legendary Gary Fjellgaard.
~ Terri Mason, editor, Canadian Cowboy Country magazine - November 7, 2007
http://www.fjellgaard.bc.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9F2REvdwDo
weekend extenderrrr.... Monday June 28, dinner at 6, fabulous music at 7.......
The Warped 45's and John Jenkins Small Town Revival band....
403-562-8222
"This is a band with a formidable arsenal of musical weapons, as they feature four vocalists, two songwriters, and multiple multi-instrumentalists (how many groups do you know that include three banjo players?)."
seriously... BANJO... how can you NOT come???
check it...
www.thewarped45s.com
Joshua Cockerill, Wednesday, June 23, doors open at 6, amazing music at 7
... Hump Day... one day closer to the weekend... come on folks... you CAN do it... come spend a night listening to live music... Josh was here last year, and rocked the house with the Warped 45's... now back on his own, we are super excited that he made time for the Blackbird, before he heads back to T.O..... and Blackbird KNOWS you gotta eat... so it's Mexican Fiesta time... remember the best enchilada you ever had..????. well they're back...... 2 sleeps... Blackbird Girlz are serving it up hot and spicy... Pork Enchilada's with Nikki's special sauce... Black bean and Sweet Potato Quesedillas and our freshy fresh blackbird salad.. you KNOW dessert is going to be something chocolate.... sigh... have a happy morning after..... spend the night with Blackbird this Wednesday... June 23... doors open at 6, and show is at 7... xox blackbird here's some info on our artist of the week.... Joshua Cockerill is f***ing amazing. Buy his record. Now." - Serena Ryder "As a songwriter, Joshua is one of the bright lights on the Canadian scene, and has one of the best new voices I've heard. Both sonically and lyrically, his album towers above any first attempt I've heard recently. I'm going to wager that Joshua will be around for quite some time." - Justin Rutledge
"Influenced and inspired by legends Neil Young and Leonard Cohen and contemporaries Blue Rodeo and Rutledge, Joshua Cockerill is an alt-country rocker with a poet's soul."
- Winnipeg Free Press Toronto songwriter Joshua Cockerill found his country roots growing up in Alberta. After moving to Toronto, he took to writing and performing alternative country music, reflecting his western pride with an eastern big-city sensibility. After kicking around the local music scene for a few years, Joshua decided to break his piggy bank and independently finance his first recordings. "I've known I wanted to be a musician since I was ten years old," says Cockerill, "You could say that everything I saved up over the years was preparing for the making of this album."
His debut album, "The Trick With Your Heart I'm Learning To Do", was released in November, 2009, and features guest appearances by Serena Ryder, Justin Rutledge, Jack Marks, Greg Cockerill, and Dustin Bentall, among others.
http://www.myspace.com/joshuacockerill
"Influenced and inspired by legends Neil Young and Leonard Cohen and contemporaries Blue Rodeo and Rutledge, Joshua Cockerill is an alt-country rocker with a poet's soul."
- Winnipeg Free Press Toronto songwriter Joshua Cockerill found his country roots growing up in Alberta. After moving to Toronto, he took to writing and performing alternative country music, reflecting his western pride with an eastern big-city sensibility. After kicking around the local music scene for a few years, Joshua decided to break his piggy bank and independently finance his first recordings. "I've known I wanted to be a musician since I was ten years old," says Cockerill, "You could say that everything I saved up over the years was preparing for the making of this album."
His debut album, "The Trick With Your Heart I'm Learning To Do", was released in November, 2009, and features guest appearances by Serena Ryder, Justin Rutledge, Jack Marks, Greg Cockerill, and Dustin Bentall, among others.
http://www.myspace.com/joshuacockerill
Saturday, June 19, Movie nite, The Clean Bin Project doors open at 7....
saturday nite is MOVIE NITE!!! blackbird is super excited to be the screening room for the The Clean Bin Project... this documentary will make you laugh out loud while still getting the message of waste not want not.... is it possible to live a year without creating ANY garbage?? come on down for dinner and a movie and see for yourself... a great one for the kids, call to reserve a spot.....
"For a year, they bought nothing and threw away zilch. Now BC Filmmakers are cycling Canada & 'Talking Trash' with their documentary The Clean Bin Project. Starting out as a personal challenge - a household competition to see who could produce the least amount of garbage - has now become a feature documentary that will be coming to the Blackbird June 19th. Filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer are hitting the road on bicycles to show their film in communities across Canada.
The documentary film is about a regular couple and their quest to answer the question "is it possible to live completely waste free?" They go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least landfill garbage in an entire year. Their light-hearted competition to refuse, reduce and recycle their way to the smallest garbage bin is set against a darker examination of the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society”. Featuring interviews with renowned artist, Chris Jordan and marine pollution expert, Captain Charles Moore, The Clean Bin Project presents the serious topic of waste reduction with optimism, humour, and inspiration for individual action." www.cleanbinproject.com
"For a year, they bought nothing and threw away zilch. Now BC Filmmakers are cycling Canada & 'Talking Trash' with their documentary The Clean Bin Project. Starting out as a personal challenge - a household competition to see who could produce the least amount of garbage - has now become a feature documentary that will be coming to the Blackbird June 19th. Filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer are hitting the road on bicycles to show their film in communities across Canada.
The documentary film is about a regular couple and their quest to answer the question "is it possible to live completely waste free?" They go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least landfill garbage in an entire year. Their light-hearted competition to refuse, reduce and recycle their way to the smallest garbage bin is set against a darker examination of the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society”. Featuring interviews with renowned artist, Chris Jordan and marine pollution expert, Captain Charles Moore, The Clean Bin Project presents the serious topic of waste reduction with optimism, humour, and inspiration for individual action." www.cleanbinproject.com
Friday, Jun 18, Cowpuncher dinner at 7 show at 8
"Cowpuncher is going to bring its very own brand of heart breaking honky tonk to the sweet and beautiful town of Coleman via the fantastic Blackbird.
We started in the mountains. Through the rivers. Into the long tall prairie grasses. We took those lost years. When we lost our way. We took our memories. Some things we’d rather forget. But we took it all. We learned our craft. Through the noise. Through the smoke. Through the heartache. The empty rooms. The cold nights. This is everything. This is Cowpuncher."
www.myspace.com/cowpuncherband
kitchen is cooking some fabulous yumminess, carnivores and herbivores rejoice!!! Kym is rocking out the guinness chocolate cake as a special treat.... get your reservations in quick!
We started in the mountains. Through the rivers. Into the long tall prairie grasses. We took those lost years. When we lost our way. We took our memories. Some things we’d rather forget. But we took it all. We learned our craft. Through the noise. Through the smoke. Through the heartache. The empty rooms. The cold nights. This is everything. This is Cowpuncher."
www.myspace.com/cowpuncherband
kitchen is cooking some fabulous yumminess, carnivores and herbivores rejoice!!! Kym is rocking out the guinness chocolate cake as a special treat.... get your reservations in quick!
Buffaloswans, Jesse Hill and Magpie Ulysses Friday June 11, $15.00
"Murder ballads, thoughtful reckoning & danceable Americana folk rock all in one finely crafted road show guaranteed to harvest your emptiest of despairs, and spin them into the most chaotic joy imaginable…"
Buffaloswans, a soulful psychedelic country act that has performed with successes such as Dan Mangan and east coast Two Hours Traffic, is a local quintet with high ambitions of their own. They echo the sounds of Wilco, REM, Arcade Fire and Ween. Hearty vocals and a rootsy feel finely compliment their firm songwriting. Check out their sweet slide guitar, Fender Rhodes and unison vocals on MySpace.
Jess Hill has been featured on CBC radio, performed at The Vancouver Folk Festival and Vancouver International Jazz Festival, to name a few of her recent experiences. Jess really knows how to invite audiences to join her in her own realm. With Jess Hill, you don't just get a gorgeous singing voice, but also a story.
Magpie Ulysses has been called one of Vancouver's most "dynamic and prolific performance poets". She is a truly intelligent slam poet whose commentary stretches from the meaning of west coast life to the meaning of the universe."
http://www.myspace.com/buffaloswans
Buffaloswans, a soulful psychedelic country act that has performed with successes such as Dan Mangan and east coast Two Hours Traffic, is a local quintet with high ambitions of their own. They echo the sounds of Wilco, REM, Arcade Fire and Ween. Hearty vocals and a rootsy feel finely compliment their firm songwriting. Check out their sweet slide guitar, Fender Rhodes and unison vocals on MySpace.
Jess Hill has been featured on CBC radio, performed at The Vancouver Folk Festival and Vancouver International Jazz Festival, to name a few of her recent experiences. Jess really knows how to invite audiences to join her in her own realm. With Jess Hill, you don't just get a gorgeous singing voice, but also a story.
Magpie Ulysses has been called one of Vancouver's most "dynamic and prolific performance poets". She is a truly intelligent slam poet whose commentary stretches from the meaning of west coast life to the meaning of the universe."
http://www.myspace.com/buffaloswans
Weekend extender Monday, June 14, 7pm , $15
Carolyn Mark with her new best friends in "Only if it's Perfect" tour, featuring:
Tolan McNeil, Juli Steemson, Terri Upton, and Diona Davies
www.myspace.com/carolynmark
"Some things are just meant to be. Birds are born to fly, politicians were born to lie, big fat guys with giant beards were born to ride their machines without getting hassled by the man, and Carolyn Mark was born to make music.
Ever since first taking to the stage as Templeton the rat in her elementary school's musical version of Charlotte's Web, show business has been the main driving force in Carolyn's life. After coming to the obvious conclusion that musicians were much more fun to hang around with than actors, in the early 90's Carolyn formed her first band... all-girl surfy twang popsters, The Vinaigrettes. This was the beginning of a love affair with music, musicians and the road that, even after 15+ years of crazy hard work, still puts the nitro in her funny car."
"Carolyn Mark is a headstrong singer with wanderlust and critical-thinking skills that she exercises in songs that never settle for easy answers." - Dave Heaton, PopMatters
"Really there’s no roots-country chanteuse as engaging as Mark, whose well-intentioned banter is capable of making even the sourest puss at a show crack a smile." - Exclaim
"Whether she lands on her feet, or ass-over-teakettle, Mark always sounds like she's having fun." - No Depression Magazine
Saturday June 12, evening with Dan Frechette 8pm $10
Dan Frechette is a modern traditionalist troubadour in the roots music vein. His thought provoking lyrics and emotion provoking riffs and melodies don't stop there. Frechette is also known to many as a soulful, dynamic and engaging performer who showcases his songs on a wide variety of instrumentation. With his forays in to other styles and sounds Frechette has developed his own style and mastery on all styles of guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, and ukulele. His harmonica playing, while simple and melodic, has become a staple of the Dan Frechette sound.His newest album "Performer", a live solo CD has received a 4 star rave review in the Winnipeg Free Press. www.danfrechette.com/hardroadstraight.html
