Supercrawl Weekend, Thursday September 13, 2018, 8 pm, tip jar. LTtheMonk & Friends. Rapper LTthe Monk returns with his band: Liam Tyndall vocals, Santiago Rozo piano, Cam Watson bass, Lucas Hibbs drums + guest opening band.
Event, James North events, Music, Music-rock, Music-Soul/R&B
Friday March 9, 2018, from 8 pm to 11 pm. Tip Jar for the band. An old-fashioned art-crawl, just like the good ol’ days, with Bill Lutes and The Art Crawlers: Bill Lutes guitar, vocals; Lilia Lutes very cool vocals; Kenny Clark guitar, vocals; Hank Paton guitar, vocals; Robert Louis guitar, vocals; Bob Rudy bass, vocals; Phil Dales drums. Drop in and warm up, with all your favourite tunes.
Event, James North events, Music
Friday, March 11, 2016, at 8 pm, $10 (reservations call 905-543-8512). A special double-bill concert: Edgardo Moreno, electronic composer and video artist, and So Long Seven, a wonderful foursome playing a crazy blend of world, bluegrass & jazz. The whole evening for only $10. For Art Crawlers, we will pass a tip jar as well.
Edgardo Moreno is a composer that has been commissioned for projects in Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, Sweden, Argentina, England and USA. He has written scores for films produced by CBC, Bravo, City TV, NFB, OMNI, Ontario Arts Council, History Channel, TVO. He has worked extensively with contemporary dance choreographers creating sound design and musical scores. He is presently working in creating video and live sound pieces that are part of his Fireflyproject. His film Double Exposure has screened in various film festival across Canada and will be part of exhibitions in Ontario in the coming months. www.musicamoreno.com www.fireflyproject.ca
So Long Seven is proud to release their debut self-titled CD featuring 8 tracks of original music. Influenced by bands such as Shakti, Punch Brothers, and Bela Fleck, So Long Seven combines elements of folk, bluegrass, world and jazz music to create an incredibly rich tapestry of sound. The band members include some of Toronto’s finest musicians including Neil Hendry (guitar, mandolin), William Lamoureux (violin), Ravi Naimpally (tabla) and Tim Posgate (banjo). Each player brings a vast amount of experience and talent, that when brought together, leads to a sublime listening experience. www.solongseven.com
Event, James North events, Music, Music-folk, Music-Jazz

Friday December 11, 2015, at 8 pm, pwyc/tip jar. A special Art Crawl evening: Singer-songwriter
Justin Sawicki is releasing his new self-titled album
Justin Sawicki (2015), a follow-up to 2011’s
Nothing for No One. The album is a blend of traditional country, blues, and blue grass music. Think Blue Rodeo in an elevator with Wilco and Willie Nelson.
www.justinsawickimusic.com. The performance will feature Sawicki and his full 5 piece band.
Getting the evening started is the lovely
Deanna Wells from Ophelia Syndrome (
www.opheliasyndrome.com).
Event, James North events, Music
Friday November 13, James North Art Crawl, from 8 pm, tip jar. An Artword favourite, the high-energy Beg To Differ Trio playing blues / jazz / funk — Tim Ninehouse on keyboards, vocals; Doug Sikma on guitar; Steve Foster on drums. Unique renditions of blues, jazz and funk songs, drawing from a large musical repertoire from early blues roots to jazzified contemporary songs. http://reverbnation.com/begtodiffertrio
Event, James North events, Music
Friday October 9, 2015, James North Art Crawl, from 8 pm, tip jar. Pianist Dave Hollingshead has set up a mega-evening: Honsi vs. Grease Monkey, two blues fusion/funk bands square off at Artword Artbar.
Grease Monkey (funk/fusion/jazz/blues): Braden Varcoe guitar, Victoria Cox tenor sax, Greg Chambers keyboards, Olivia Brown bass, Kevin Fournier drums. https://www.facebook.com/greasemonkeymusic
Honsi (blues rock, funk, jazz fusion, jam band): Daniel Honsberger guitar and vocals, David Hollingshead keyboards, Jonas Pearson Paavola bass, Zach Thompson drums. https://www.facebook.com/honsiband
Event, James North events, Music