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Lynn Jackson, May 29, Doors at 7:30, $6

April 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Poster_DITDTour_WEBTaking her cues from Lucinda Williams, Ani Difranco and Tom Waits, Lynn Jackson uses her ‘whiskey and honey’ voice to mix her timeless melodies while spinning yarns about love, loss and everyday characters. Her rootsy style has drawn comparisons to Alison Krauss, Shelby Lynn and Kathleen Edwards.

Always touring with a new record in hand, Jackson will again travel coast to coast with her 6th and newest album, Down in the Dust. As audiences warm to her soulful storytelling style, Jackson is solidifying her place as one of the most original and compelling voices on the Canadian folk music scene.

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Youth Spoken Word, May 30, 7:00 to 10:00pm, Entry is by donation

April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

52620193Youth Spoken Word Fundraiser for Riverside Mission in Moose Jaw

Open mic — bring something to share if you want. Organized by undone, a group of student performers.
Entry is by donation
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Hitch Hikers Improv, May 31, Doors at 7:30, $5

April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Hitch Hikers ImprovHitch Hikers Improv presents a night of Improv fun! We promise gut-busting, funny-bone-tickling, milk-coming-out-of-the-nose, good old improvised laughter! Featuring a young-gun ensemble of some up-and-coming Regina improvisers! They promise to enlighten your evening with joy, happiness and anything else you can imagine.

Doors will open at 7:30 and the show will start at 8pm. Tickets only $5 at the door!

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TALKIES with Jayden Pfeifer, June 3, Doors 7:30, $5 at the door

April 16, 2013 By

Jayden Pfeifer

 

Join host Jayden Pfeifer and some special guests for a monthly viewing and dissection of Hollywood’s finest(?) creations! The movies might be terrible, but the laughter will be grand. It’s like watching a movie with your very best pals!

The movie and special guest will be announced soon! Stay tuned.

It’s only $5 for this big bucket of fun, show starts at 8:00pm!

 

 

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Yes We Mystic with Danny Goertz, June 7, Doors at 7:30pm, $10

April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

600848_472823696124867_785499745_nYes We Mystic is an indie folk band from Winnipeg which captures a bygone era with a fresh, energetic sound. Taking cues from traditional folk and contemporary indie rock, they deliver quiet acoustic melodies and soaring, triumphant crescendos. This is music to make you feel joy through your sorrow.

While Yes We Mystic was originally formed in 2011 as an acoustic folk band, their sound has evolved to include electric instruments and a modern mindset. Memorable harmonies and powerful strings are offset by distant guitars and complex rhythms.

In their hometown of Winnipeg, the band is known for their passionate live show. They have recently shared the stage with such acts as Rah Rah, Two Hours Traffic, and The Wilderness of Manitoba. Their debut EP, Floods and Fires, will be released in September.

Danny Goertz is a young, energetic guitarist and singer/songwriter from Regina, Saskatchewan. Within three years of playing shows in Regina, he has established himself as a gifted folk/indie artist. With influences like Mumford and Sons, Bob Dylan, Coldplay, The Tallest Man on Earth, and other classic and contemporary artists, Danny has managed to create a sound that blends his own music with that of his influences. You are always guaranteed to hear something different at his shows, whether it is new material or the same song played in a different way. Danny Goertz is an act you won’t want to miss.

 

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Hitch Hikers Improv, June 14, Doors at 7:00, $5

April 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Hitch Hikers ImprovHitch Hikers Improv presents a  wonderful night of Improv fun! We promise gut-busting, funny-bone-tickling, milk-coming-out-of-the-nose, good old improvised laughter! Featuring a young-gun ensemble of some up-and-coming Regina improvisers! They promise to enlighten your evening with joy, happiness and anything else you can imagine.

Doors will open at 7:00 and the show will start at 7:30pm. Tickets only $5 at the door!

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WUW Finals featuring Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon AT ARTESIAN ON 13TH, June 19, Doors 7:00pm, Admission: sliding scale $5-20 (Pay what you’re able to)

April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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*** Note: WUW Finals will be taking place at Artesian on 13th and not at the CCC!

FINALS, meaning this slam will determine the Regina Slam Team for 2013/14! After 3 fierce rounds of fiery word-spitting, the top 5 poets with the highest scores will form a team that will work together throughout the year to entertain local and national audiences. Tara Dawn Solheim will be our capable host.

Feature performance by Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon:
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Kathryn is a prairie girl, with Cantonese and Irish roots. A member of Edmonton’s 2012 Slam Poetry Team, she also competed at the first Female Voices of the Prairies Slam in Saskatoon, and was part of the 2013 Victoria Festival of Spoken Word. Her work has been published in Ricepaper Magazine, and screened at the 2010 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. She believes poetry has the power to bring people together across differences, and create new collective narratives that uplift. Check out her blog at http://kathryngylennon.wordpress.com/.

Admission: sliding scale $5-20 (Pay what you’re able to)

Doors at 7pm. Volunteers and slammers should arrive by 7:15.

For more information, e-mail wordupwednesday@gmail.com.

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Jon Davis and Matt Tomlinson, July 5, Doors at 7:30, $10

April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

DSC_5176Jon Davis has achieved full lift-off with the launch of his sophomore release – Open Shore – a powerful, 11-track album underlining his distinctive skills as a gifted singer, an accomplished player and arranger and an extremely talented songwriter.

A classically-trained singer and jazz pianist, Davis first displayed his strengths with a painterly ability to translate human emotion into delicate aural canvasses of light blue steel and shale grey. A writer first, Jon poses many questions and, through introspective lyrics, invites the listener to dig for answers. Possessed of a delicate, almost chameleonic voice, you can hear distant similarities in style from James Taylor to Nick Drake, Coldplay’s Chris Martin to Lindsey Buckingham. Yet no one here reveals the degree of intimacy that Davis does in his lyrical approach.

Matt Tomlinson is a Canadian singer/songwriter and music producer whose work has been broadcast on Tele-Quebec, Radio-Canada, RDI, TV Ontario, CTV, Bravo, Smithsonian TV, Sundance, as well as film festivals across the country.

As a performer Tomlinson is known for his balance of showmanship and empathy. Frequently likened to Leonard Cohen and Rufus Wainright, he has been called ‘an archetype of Montreal’ (Strictly Acoustic Series). Having toured across Canada with a full band, shared stages with the likes of Patrick Watson and The Sadies, Tomlinson mans his own ship as engineer, multi-instrumentalist and producer of his latest album, Place To Stand. Urban folk with a cinematic edge, Place To Stand weaves sparse ballads and epic arrangements in this record that moves like an evening train.

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DRUMHAND, August 1, Doors at 7:30, $10

April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

DH CHEER tour poster CCCDRUMHAND was founded by percussionists David Chan, Larry Graves and Steve Mancuso in 2008, in an effort to combine the circuitous rhythms of West Africa, Cuba, India and Brazil, with jazz-imbued horn work in the spirit of New Orleans parade bands and the uplifting spirit of American Roots Music. Hands, sticks and mallets pound out old and new rhythms on weathered skins, evoking ancient forms of ‘messaging’ via global beats for dancing bodies and curious ears.

With layered drumming and poly-meter at the core, many of DRUMHAND’s accessible and edgy compositions feature the one-stringed ‘stomach harp’ of Brazil or the box- shaped Gome foot-drum of West Africa alongside the woodwind explorations of Marcus Ali (Cruzao/Jason Wilson) and brass love of Rebecca Hennessy (Hobson’s Choice/ Woodshed Orchestra). The group’s ‘folkloric’-style vocals appear in a variety of languages and sometimes offer audiences a part in the show.

Three albums and several tour miles later, DRUMHAND is becoming increasingly known for innovative orchestrations, dynamic and uplifting performance energy and artistic accessibility for audiences of all ages. Their unique inclusiveness can be experienced in concert at festivals (The Blue Skies Festival, DEEP ROOTS Music Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival, to name a few), at school performances and in music venues, at street parties and in nightclubs across Canada and the US.

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Kalle Mattson, August 13, Doors at 7:30, $12

April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

highres2In the four short years since Kalle Mattson began writing songs, he and his band have grown exponentially over that short period of time. With two full-lengths and an EP already under his young belt, and now with two viral videos for “Water Falls’ (250,000 views) and “Thick As Thieves” (over 1,000,000 views), Kalle Mattson returns this Fall with a highly anticipated new LP. Produced by The Wooden Sky’s Gavin Gardiner and recorded in 2012 at Toronto’s Lincoln County Social Club, Kalle Mattson’s newest full-length features appearances by members of Juno- nominated artists The Wooden Sky, Cuff The Duke and a song co-written by Kalle and Jeremy Fisher.

Kalle’s second album, “Anchors”, broke new ground for him in 2011. The album was mixed by Howie Beck (Feist, Jason Collett, Hayden), mastered at the legendary Bernie Grundman Studios (Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, The Band) and received rave reviews that culminated in numerous year end “Best Of” lists, a Top 100 placement in the Billboard World Song Contest, and a song placement on Degrassi. All the while Kalle hit the road in support of the album with stops along the way at CMW, NXNE, Pop Montreal, COCA, and Ottawa Bluesfest, tours with Sunparlour Players, Cuff The Duke & Jeremy Fisher and opening slots for Jim Bryson, The Rural Alberta Advantage and Blue Rodeo. The album also received a pair of Northern Ontario Music Award wins for Album of the Year (Group) & SOCAN Songwriter of the Year.
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