Artword Artbar

Hours: Wed-Sat 6 pm to midnight... Special events on some Sundays, Tuesdays. Check calendar.
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Friday May 18, 2012 at 8 pm, $15 (reservations required, call 905-543-8512). Artword Artbar 15 Colbourne Street, Hamilton, announces a special concert with the legendary singer-songwriter-guitarist and social activist Josh White Jr., on his first Ontario visit since the 2010 Mariposa Festival. Josh will be playing an intimate concert of  blues, folk and a little jazz.  http://www.joshwhitejr.com/ Read more…

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“Experience World Music!” The Tribal Gallery Presents concert series.
Saturday June 23 at 8 pm $15 (one price, reservations a must, call 905-385-1829) Kavyan is back! Kavyan is a seven-piece Hamilton band playing classical Persian music on traditional instruments. The musicians include:  Farimah Hakem Zadeh (vocals), Pourya Heidari (seTaar), Damon Panahi (violin), Sahar Ghafourian (Taar), Amin Afshinmanesh (Santoor), Pouya Zangeneh Kazemi (Taar), Roozbeh Mafi (Daff & Tomback).

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Saturday June 16 at 8 pm, at Artword Artbar, $15 ( call 905-543-8512 to book). Back by popular demand! An intimate evening of song with  Jude Johnson on vocals, Carl Horton on piano and Mike Malone on trumpet and flugelhorn.
Here is Jude’s description: “This is classic jazz gleaned from the American songbook as well as a few original songs interspersed throughout the evening from Jude’s eight released recordings.
Jude Johnson is Hamilton’s music Ambassador and in the Gallery of Distinction. She is also the Director of the MAD creative art school.
Carl Horton is the Musical Director of the world renowned Follies and on the faculty of Mohawk college. He is one of the finest pianist anywhere.
Mike Malone is renowned for his amazing sound and sensitivity to his instrument. He recently retired from Mohawk College Music Dept. and has played with everyone who is anyone in the jazz world. A master musician.”  www.judejohnson.ca          www.carlhorton.ca       www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/mike-malone.html

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Friday June 15, at 8:30 pm, $5. Tiny Bill Cody, singer songwriter guitarist like no other, is back at Artword Artbar.  He will play intimately and energetically with his friends, including vocalist Fehn Foss and drummer Jeff Griffiths.

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Thursday June 14 at 8 pm, $10. Concert featuring Fred Magie, with Darin Martin and Social Animals. Dundas singer songwriter Fred Magie’s latest release entitled “Window to the World” lead to a Hamilton Music Award Nomination for “Adult Alternative Recording of the Year”. Fred sounds a lot like Neil Young and Ron Sexsmith who are easily his greatest influences. http://fredmagie.com/home.cfm
Darin Martin is a singer-songwriter from Hamilton who writes songs and tells stories that are real and honest. With interesting melodies and passionate lyrics, he captures his audience and invites them to relate to his stories of brokenness, loss and hope.  http://darinmartinmusic.com/Darin_Martin_Music/home.html
Social Animals, rhythm and blues duo Chris and Christa Bradbury are presently recording their debut album ‘Innominate’, at Hamilton’s Studio J (with owner/producer Jordan Abraham). Social Animals, headed up by vocalist Christa Bradbury, offer a soulful vocal driven modern rock and blues sound as only Christa can deliver it!

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“Experience World Music!” The Tribal Gallery Presents concert series.
Saturday June 9 at 8 pm, $15 (one price, call 905-385-1829 to reserve) Ventanas is back! Ventanas brings together the music and dance worlds of Flamenco, Balkan and Sephardic musics and their diasporas.” Band members are: Tamar Ilana – vocals, hand percussion; Mark Marczyk – violin, vocals; Dennis Duffin – Flamenco guitar; Jaash Singh – darbuka, cajón; Demetrios Petsalakis – oud, buzuki. www.VentanasMusic.com

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Thursday June 7, 2012, 8pm, pwyc, at Artword Artbar. Catherine North Studios’ monthly series, “Lost and Found,” features old friends and newly discovered talent. From pop rock to contemporary classical, the Catherine North folks would like to show Hamilton the amazing diversity of great music that gets recorded in this city.
On June 7 Kori Pop, Jay Macedo, Jonny Debt, and Darryl Webster will perform. The evening has been put together by Michael Chambers of Catherine North. http://catherinenorth.com/lostandfound

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Friday June 8, 2012, from 8 pm, James North Art Crawl. Music in the bar: Jazz with Ruthie Pytka-Jones and Rob Chapman. Details coming. Tip jar

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Wednesday June 6 at 8 pm, $5. Hayley Roscoe performs songs from her new CD.

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Saturday June 2 at 8 pm, $10. In concert: Queen Cee, Unplugged and Intimate, an Acoustic Soul-filled Session. Artword Artbar is delighted to host the extraordinary Queen Cee, the queen of Soul and R&B in Hamilton, playing an intimate concert. With Jennifer Lockman piano, Adam Bowman percussion, and special guest harpist Rachel Nolan.  Queen Cee has received honours such as the award for best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at 2008 Hamilton Music Awards and selected with her husband Eklipz, as Hamilton’s Most Inspiring and Influential People. She is very much involved in the community. Two years ago she started an initiative group called “When Sistahs Get Together”, a multicultural women’s group that focuses on the upliftment of women and a club for young girls called Be-You-tiful Girls Club that focuses on helping to nourish their self-esteem, their self-worth, their present & future goals, while building new friendships.  www.whensistahsgettogether.com    www.be-you-tifulgirlsclub.com
Queen Cee’s site as Soul/R&B recording artist. actress:  www.myspace.com/queenceemusic

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Friday June 1, 2012, at 8 pm, $10. Two solo sets by two folk-roots musicians on the road! String Bone (also known as Barry James Payne) is a great songwriter and tells a great story in a song, folk/roots Americana style. A mix of folk, blues, country, bluegrass, hillbilly and even other contemporary and traditional elements harder to define. String Bone’s song, ‘Killing Town’, made it onto Neil Young’s ‘Living With War Today’ campaign. Payne has been playing and writing since the early ’80’s and released his debut CD ‘nadir’ in 2009. ‘nadir’ was labeled “truly a masterpiece” by Music Star in Germany where String Bone toured after its release. Payne introduces his intimate songs with often comical and touching stories. He paints portraits with his words. Payne changes the colour of his pallet from emotional folk and country ballads to uptempo alt.country and bluesy, smoky, jazzy grooves. www.stringbone.ca
Roots songstress Allison Brown, back our way again, likes her religion a little bit gritty, takes her country music with a side of syrup and keeps her folk as dusty as the ol’ cabin floor. Allison’s crafted originals matched with classic roots repertoire reflect the striking conviction she brings to her sweet and powerful singing. Allison Brown  www.allisonbrown.ca

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Wednesday May 30, at 8 pm, $5. Toronto-based singer/songwriter Jessica Speziale is coming to Artword Artbar for a stop of her Spring Tour! Joining her are Hamilton’s own Trio Arjento and Sarah Beatty. Jessica Speziale is a pop/rock musician and songwriter and uses powerhouse vocals with the intent of Serena Ryder and the soul of Alicia Keys. Hot on the tail of her debut EP release, Dear Reverie, Jessica is embarking on a 3-week solo tour across Southern Ontario. Sultry, rich, and fresh are some of the words fans and media have used to describe her sound. http://www.jessicaspeziale.com   http://www.jessicaspeziale.tumblr.com
Trio Arjento (Marcy Hull vocals, Jennifer Lockman piano, Tom Shea guitar) blends the singer-songwriter tradition with jazz and pop influences. The results are smooth, sophisticated and surprising. Intimate original songs create musical tapestries where every note tells a story.
Sarah Beatty. is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter based out of Hamilton. She occupies the space between country, blues, jazz, and roots music, with dynamic vocals, expressive lyrics, and engaging melodies. Set to release her full-length debut album this month, she’s showcasing her most recent musical works.

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“Experience World Music!” The Tribal Gallery Presents concert series.
NEW CONCERT CHANGE: Saturday May 26 at 8 pm.  Tickets $15, call 905-385-1829. The Gypsy Rebels, led by Micheal T. Butch, are a Toronto-based Gypsy band with a repertoire of traditional Gypsy music mixed with elements of Reggae, Funk, R’n'B, and Soul. Acoustic guitar, upright bass, accordion, violin, and trumpet all support Micheal’s vocals in a unique blend of music. They play both traditional Roma Gypsy songs and and original songs composed by Micheal T Butch. Their recent album is called “Between Worlds”. http://www.thegypsyrebels.com

[The Lemon Bucket Orkestra originally scheduled on this date has been invited to perform at a festival in Roumania. We'll get them back in the fall.]

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Thursday May 24 at 8 pm, $5. An evening of piano music, classical and jazz, hosted by Aaron Zukewich. The first set is classical piano music performed by Nevena Kovacevic, Ola Kiermacz, Irina Tesker. Second set is jazz standards and originals performed by the Hands Together Trio:  Aaron Zukewich on piano,  Jon Tuyp drums, Joel Banks bass.

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Wednesday May 23 at 8 pm, jazz jam, details coming.

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Saturday May 19 at 8 pm, $10. The Woodshed Orchestra is back! Dave Clark and his zany band of merry musicians. Plus an opening set by Joe Lapinski, singer-songwriter from St. Catharines.
The Woodshed Orchestra will bring its soulful musical reflections on Love & Affection! You just bring yourself and a couple of friends. Come sing, dance and celebrate with the Woodshed. Your heart will thank you. http://www.thewoodshedorchestra.com
“Dave Clark and the Woodshed Orchestra have this amazing ability to make real life sound like the best musical in the world. I can’t name another group of people who sound so joyous together, get to some essential truths about living, and dance their pants off doing it. Love them. They’re my favourite parade.” – Vish Khanna – CBC Radio3 – Exclaim Magazine – Guelph.
For more on Joe Lapinski (left), who is also Music Director of Suitcase-in-Point Theatre Company, visit www.joelapinski.ca

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Thursday May 17 at 8 pm, $5. Jazz double bill: The Subterraneans: Sean Dowhaniuk guitar, Aubrey Wilson vocals, Aaron Bowers sax, Lee Famelos drums, Mike DeiCont drums
PLUS COP Trio: Lorenzo Castelli drums, Alexei Orechin guitar, and Mike Pratt bass

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Wednesday May16 at 8 pm, $5. A special treat from Nova Scotia, duo Andy and Ariana, playing an original, acoustic fusion of roots, folk, jazz and world music. While Ariana weaves words and melodies interspersing fiddle and saxophone riffs, Andy vocalizes percussion, plays guitar, and operates parts of a drum kit with his heels. The result is a lively one, guaranteed to entertain.  http://www.AndyandAriana.com Read more…

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Science Cafe at Artword Artbar, with host Eric Collins, all welcome, free. Social gatherings with a focus on science. Informative presentations and great conversations. Wednesday June 16 at 6:30 pm, Wednesday June 20 at 7 pm.

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“Experience World Music!” The Tribal Gallery Presents concert series.
Saturday May 12 at 8 pm, $20 door ($15 advance call 905-385-1829) at Artword Artbar. Flamenguitos del Norte, an 11-piece flamenco band (flamenco puro), a Toronto collective of musicians, singers and dancers dedicated to the art of Flamenco. “Though we’re far from Spain, we embrace the fire and cheekiness that encapsulates the music and dance from the streets of Jerez, Sevilla and Cadiz.” http://www.flamenguitosdelnorte.com/

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In Artword Gallery for the month of May 2012, paintings by Miranda Black and linocut prints by Meiko Ando.
Miranda Black (image left) Artist’s Statement: “In this time of environmental catastrophe and economical detriment Mother Earth needs a voice. It takes a lot to fight for our earth mother. Right now, fighting for our earth is still seen as against the stream. However the resilience of our planet and survival the human race are linked. As our climate shifts our lives will change and I am hopeful that our addictions will lessen. Now, more than any other time, the world is in need of art that generates freedom of our most precious human trait — our souls.  As a visionary artist my goal is to use the light of creativity and imagination to envision our world as a planet of health and spiritual wealth.” Artist present during Art Crawl Friday May 11, 2012.

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Friday May 11, 2012 (James North Art Crawl). In the bar, tip jar.
From 8 pm to 10:30: A Touch of Klez, Hamilton’s own Klezmer band, playing the high-energy sounds of Eastern European music, gypsy, Jewish, swing. Featuring Jordan Abraham on accordion.
From 11 pm to 12:30 am, a late set showcase: singer-songwriter Crissi Cochrane and 3-piece folk band Dear Sister (Bri Salmena – vocals, guitar; Raven Shields – vocals, guitar; Aaron Comeau – banjo, piano, guitar, double bass, etc.)

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Thursday May 10, 8 pm, $5. A showcase hosted by Curtis Miranda of Tiger Suit, with guests Sean Chesney and The Tyler Wilson Band. Tiger Suit is a duo from from Guelph. Their music is an blend of world (Classical South Indian, Classical Japanese, Mongolian Overtone singing, etc…), jazz, lounge and electronica.  http://www.tigersuit.com

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Wednesday May 9, 2012 at 8 pm, $5. Singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Richard Garvey. Featuring: Molly Babin from Hamilton (right) Soundcloud.com/mollybabin
The Blackwood Two from Waterloo, Dan Belgue and Megan McCaffrey, one of the countries most fun folk acts — with sunny fiddles and banjos, the duo blends elements of straight up old time music with their original, foot stompin’ feel good compositions to create an irresistible and infectious new sound they dub “old time street folk!” www.theblackwoodtwo.com
and Richard Garvey, a roots and folk musician from Kitchener    www.richardgarvey.ca

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