Sunday April 29, 5:15 pm to about 6:30 or so, tip jar.. “Em with Them” Emily Kemp on vocals, with Chris Bruder on piano/keys, Jordan Snider on drums, Scott McIntosh on guitar, Tom Altobelli on stand-up bass. The student recitals are at 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm with a $3 admission to each. Each recital is followed by a hour-long band show. The final band show at 5:15 pm is open to all.
Event, Music, Music-Jazz
Saturday April 28 at 8 pm, $5. A double solo concert by two fine singer-songwriters: Edgar Breau and Christopher Roberts.
Edgar Breau brings us his new folky-pop-roots CD Patches of Blue. Here is a review from Hamilton Blues Lover: “One thing you won’t find a lot of on Edgar Breau’s latest CD, patches of blue is repetition. The local singer/songwriter covers a whole lot of ground in just 12 songs. While mainly known as a member of the proto-punk/psych band, Simply Saucer, his solo endeavors are more on the rootsier side. Edgar explores all aspects of the genre: folk, country, blues, celtic, and much more. Every single song has a unique spirit. Highlights include the trippy title track, the funky One Kind of Love, the wonderfully folky Dreams of Jack Kerouac, and the island sounds of Maria the Sea and the Sun.” 
More about Edgar: http://auteurresearch.tumblr.com/edgarbreau http://www.babysue.com/2012-March-LMNOP-Reviews.html#anchor471983
Christopher Roberts (of Modern Field Recordings) is the other half of the double bill, bringing us his original solo take on the world. http://music.cbc.ca/#/bands/modern-field-recordings
Event, Music
Fourth Friday of month at 8 pm, pwyc. “PoeMagic“, an evening of spoken word, hosted by dub poet Klyde Broox.
Friday April 27, 2012, featured guest is the great Jamaican comedian Blakka Ellis (left)
All genres of spoken word poets welcome. Contact Klyde at kbroox@porchlight.ca. “Steeped in oral traditions, Broox’s gesture-enabled, dance and song-oriented, performances are consistently pitched to engage, entertain, and invite audiences to experience poetry as social communion. … ” 
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Event, Literary, Spoken Word
Wednesday April 25, at 8 pm, (tip jar for the core band). One more high-energy nothin’-to-lose Mohawk Music Jazz Jam, with host Chris Bruder piano, Ethan Tilbury bass, Sean Bruce Parker drums
Event, Music-Jazz
Saturday April 21, 2012 at 8 pm, $15. The Tribal Gallery presents an evening of Turkish, Balkan and Greek music with Brenna MacCrimmon, Jayne Brown, Sophia Grigoriadis and Louise Wrazen. Jayne Brown and Sophia Grigoriadis are members of Maza Meze, Toronto’s spirited world music ensemble. Louise Wrazen teaches ethnomusicology at York University and Brenna MacCrimmon is Turkey’s most famous non-Turkish folk singer. Will sell out – reservations advised call The Tribal Gallery 905-385-1829.
http://www.myspace.com/brennamaccrimmon
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Event, Music, Tribal Gallery presents
Friday April 20 at 8 pm, $10. Ophelia Syndrome, an experimental five piece band from Hamilton, launches their new album ‘all things forgotten‘, plus an opening set by songstress Kori Pop. 
Ophelia Syndrome — Trina Nadeau (cello), Deanna Wells (vocals, keyboards), Adrian McFarlane (drums), Josh Kohler (bass, backing vocals), Andrew Barbisan (guitar, lap steel, backing vocals) — layers cello, lap steel, vintage keyboards, and male and female vocal harmonies over a foundation of guitar, bass and drums. The result is Ophelia Syndrome’s own unique brand of rock, folk, and jazz. Building on the success of their 2009 ‘Shades of Grey’ EP, Ophelia Syndrome successfully fan-funded their debut full length album ‘all things forgotten’.
Event, Music
