Saturday June 22 at 8:30 pm, cover $10. Fry Truck, our favourite alt-country star-studded band, is back at Artword Artbar. Band members playing tonight are: Dave Pomfret (guitar/vocals), Dan Medakovic (banjitar/vocals), Linda Duemo (drums/vocals/guitar), Carrie Ashworth (bass), playing original music by band members.
Event, Music
Friday June 21 at 8 pm, $15 door $10 advance (reserve 905-543-8512). Singer-songwriter Sue Leonard performs songs from her new EP “Leonardville“. Sue’s band The Perfect Strangers” includes Carl Horton on piano, Neil Nickafor on bass, D&A (Doug & April-Mitchell Boudreau), Mary-Jane Russell on vocals, Brandon General on guitar, Brennagh Burns & special guests. www.sueleonard.ca Read more…
Event, Music
Thursday June 20 at 8 pm, cover $10. Saskatoon born singer-songwriter Melanie Peterson performs songs from her new album “Unbreakable”. Melanie’s band includes Peter Collins on bass, Mitch Girio on banjitar/electric guitar and Pete Lambert on drums. Melanie creates a blend of music which she describes as “a deep love affair between pop melodies and folk ideals”. www.reverbnation.com/melaniepterson
http://melaniepeterson.bandcamp.com
Plus an opening set by Mimi Shaw (vocalist of Hamilton rockabilly band The Highnote Ramblers), with Orange McFarland (bass).
Event, Music
Wednesday June 19 at 8 pm, $5/pwyc. Jazz with the Thom Mason Trio: Thom Mason guitar, Kevin Fraser bass and Robert Early drums, playing some standards and originals.
Event, Music-Jazz
Saturday June 15 at 8 pm, pwyc. Double bill: The Sweet Nothings, and Say Goodnight, Gracie!
The Sweet Nothings are Tom Shea (guitar and vocals), Jennifer Lockman (piano and vocals), and Angela Maccaroni (flute and vocals), playing a high-octane and engaging mix of original songs, swinging jazz standards and ballads, and classics from the pop songbook.
The opening set by Say Goodnight, Gracie! features Brandon General (guitar/vocals), Brennagh Burns (guitar/vocals), Roxanne Rendle (vocals). Say Goodnight, Gracie! is a creative collaboration of this instrument-swapping, energetic and dynamic trio. They are currently working towards the completion of their debut EP (Fall 2013). Their individual influences, from song arrangement to presentation, include flavors of Rockabilly, early Ragtime, Rhythm and Blues and modern Folk.
Event, Music
James North Art Crawl, Friday June 14, 2013, from 8 pm, tip jar. The Cat Bernardi Quartet, a jazz group comprised of Claire Lee on piano, Devin Patten on bass, Ben Corner on drums and Cat Bernardi on vocals. They play a wide variety of jazz standards as well as their own original compositions. The Cat Bernardi is inspired by Latin, swing, bebop and contemporary jazz–all which influence their sound. www.facebook.com/thecatbernardiquartet The CBQ were scheduled to play back in February, but a snowstorm got in the way. So here they are in June.
Event, Music-Jazz
