Showroom Schedule March 20th, 2012

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Tuesday March 20th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday

…various musicians drop in and play a few of their new works…others attempt for the first time…all in all it is about community…

no fear …no attitudes… just people getting their ‘legs’ …

(drum kit and amps are set in place for this evening)$5 for everyone

Wednesday March 21st 8pmKing of Canadian Comedy

Mike MacDonaldwith comedian

Matt Billonso you want to laugh,

want to have holes poked into your realities…this will be the night…hahhahhahhah

$25 door $20 advance

Friday March 23rd 8pmHolly Arntzen / Kevin Wright

through musical energy encouraging social activismspecifically highlighting the plight of the salmon

and very good at what they do….

$15 door $12 advancewww.artistresponseteam.com

http://www.artistresponseteam.com/

http://www.artistresponseteam.com/



Saturday March 24th 2pmStacy Farkas

having already been performing on stages to thousands of people,wowing the audiences for Victoria’s Got Talent,and with over 25 performances under her belt,

she is having her first full 1 hour concert this afternoon…monies raised will go towards securing a piano for Stacy

so as she can continue her musical discoveries…

oh…Stacy, just turning 7 years old,$10 ticket (only 60)

Saturday March 24th 8pmBeacon Hill

A new Victoria band playing a variety of originaland traditional folk, fiddle and acoustic music…

they say they will do their darndest to make you weep, lift your spiritand tap your toes…

Paola Mari…vocals / Daniel Mari…guitar-vocalsCourtney Campbell…violin / Monique Fink…cello


Sunday March 25th 2pmKid’s Dress Rehearsalan ‘open mic’ concept

from 2pm to 3pmwe give kids under 16 a chance to performon the Showroom stage

piano on hand or bring along a cd /mp3 player and we will set you up

$5 for everyone…(family rates available of course)



Sunday March 25th 8pmShayne Koyzcan

and his band

The Short Story Long

“All Things Spoken”spoken wordas performance art…

world classperformed at the Olympics Opening Ceremony

and was a hit

$25 door $22 advancehttp://turnermusic.com/shortstorylong.shtml

Monday March 26th 8pmMelissa Ruth

from Oregondo your homework

and come give her a chance$15 advance $20 door www.melissaruthmusic.com

Tuesday March 27th 8pm ishDress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Words

with your hostBill Levity

…a written word appreciation night…come out and share your poems, storiesor your favourite piece by someone else…sing it, chant, word break dancing,

read off the page, it's a night of word appreciation …most empowering and invigorating…

$5 for readers…$10 for others

http://turnermusic.com/shortstorylong.shtml

http://www.melissaruthmusic.com/

http://turnermusic.com/shortstorylong.shtml

http://www.melissaruthmusic.com/



Wednesday March 28th 8pm

Thursday March 29th 8pmStef Lang

in concerta treat… a real treatspecial guest:Lola Parks

$25 door $20 advancewww.stephlang.ca

www.lolaparks.com

Friday March 30th 8pm

Saturday March 31st 8pm

Jodi Doidge / Naomi PayanJodi, from Vancouver, recently released her first EP‘Little Love Songs’

Naomi , from Duncan, just released her first EP“End of the Road”

$15 door $12 advancehttp://soundcloud.com/jodidoidge

http://www.youtube.com/user/JSSDOIDGE/videoswww.myspace.com/naomipayanmusic

Sunday April 1st 2pmThe Hope King Hour

90 minutes of great entertainmenton the first Sunday of each month

with young singer/songwriter Hope King…

joining her is stepdad Scott Magill,

http://www.stephlang.ca/

http://www.lolaparks.com/

http://soundcloud.com/jodidoidge

http://www.youtube.com/user/JSSDOIDGE/videos

http://www.myspace.com/naomipayanmusic

http://www.stephlang.ca/

http://www.lolaparks.com/

http://soundcloud.com/jodidoidge

http://www.youtube.com/user/JSSDOIDGE/videos

http://www.myspace.com/naomipayanmusic



as they bring you a vast repertoire of country classicsnew country and originals that entertain for sure

and Hope highlights a local young musician with each monthly visit$12 door $10 advance

Sunday April 1st 8pm

Camille Miller living in Brazil, she returns to the island to give us a musical tour

not necessarily the soft-spoken folkieyet still in the folk genre with an edge

yes, a troubadour $15 door $12 advancehttp://www.camillemiller.com

Monday April 2nd 8pmHeadliner’s Rock School Showcase

Manda takes her rock school class from Nanaimofor a road trip to the Showroom...


Tuesday April 3rd 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday

…various musicians drop in and play a few of their new works…

others attempt for the first time…all in all it is about community…


(drum kit and amps are set in place f or this evening)$5 for everyone

http://www.camillemiller.com/

http://www.camillemiller.com/



Thursday April 5th 8pmDayna Manning / Ryan McMahon

she is from Fort St. John and he is from Ladysmithboth are great folk/folk rock artists

and both on one nightthe audience wins big$20 door $15 advance www.ryanmcmahon.com

http://www.heartist.ca

Saturday April 7th 2pm - 4pmPoetry Workshop

with

Jeremy LovedayJeremy Loveday is an award-winning poet recognized for both his writing and

performance. He was Victoria’s 2010 Individual Poetry Slam Champion and he hasrepresented Victoria at national poetry slam competitions 3 times. Jeremy has had the

honour of performing at a wide range of events including Tedx Victoria, The IslandsFolk Festival , the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word , and on the finals stage of

the Vancouver International Poetry Festival when he was chosen as 1 of 2 festivalhighlights.

In December 2011, Jeremy performed his poem “An Ode to Courage” as the officialmemorial tribute to Jack Layton at the 50th Anniversary BC NDP convention. Jeremy

Loveday is also a skilled creative facilitator dedicated to spreading the power of spokenword. He has taught classes to adults, teens, and youth at risk. Currently, he is a

director of Tongues of Fire and the Victoria Poetry Project. In this role he hosted thefirst ever Victoria Secondary School Slam Championships and has grown this eventover the last 3 years. His poems have been published in journals, magazines, and

online in countries around the world.sliding scale

$10-$15

http://www.ryanmcmahon.com/

http://www.heartist.ca/


http://www.ryanmcmahon.com/




Saturday April 7th 8pmPoetry Night

WithJeremy Lovedaythose that were in the workshop all day

get the chance to perform their works as well


Sunday April 8th 2pmAnna Borch

An 18 year old singer/songwriter,a student at BrentwoodCollege

she will be performing on the second Sunday of each monthtill next summer….

I see a reason to help this gal get her 10,000 hours in…

she is worth the investmentand like Hope King

she will be introducing a new performer each month$12 door $10 advance

Sunday April 8th 8pmBill Bourne

Bill asked if we had an opening around the 6th of Aprilas he was going to be performing in Comox on that date

…well the 8th was openthen I realized it was Easter Sunday…

and I figured what an opportunityto have the past music of Bill Bourne resurrected…

and a chance to hear the new offeringsof one of Canada’s finest troubadours



$25 door $20 advancewww.billbourne.com

Monday April 9th 8pmSights and Soundshttp://www.jamesstruthers.com

Tuesday April 10th 8pmBlues Tuesday

where various off-duty blues players get together and rent ice time to shoot a game or two of musical shinny…

always interesting…hosts Thor and the Thundercat…$10 for audience…$5 for musicians

Wednesday April 11th 8pmDianna Braithwaite-Chris Whiteley

and friends

a real treat having them return to the Showroom… just some of coolest moments you will experience

in that 40’s-50’s blues recording style$25 door $20 advance

Thursday April 12th 8pm

http://www.billbourne.com/




http://www.jamesstruthers.com/







TBA

Friday April 13th

8pmKelly Joe Phelpsan American singer/songwriter of renown

if you do not know of him then you should…again do the homework

and we should see you here$30 door $25 advancewww.kellyjoephelps.net

Saturday April 14th 8pmJeremy Fisher

yes,Jeremy Fisher is coming to the Showroom

$20 door $15 advancewww. jeremyfishermusic.com

Sunday April 15th 8pmLena’s Living Room

Lena is joined by some musical friends

as they do the ‘living room jam’ kinda thang very cool with its laid back feel…


Monday April 16th 8pmAngela Saini

http://www.kellyjoephelps.net/




http://www.jeremyfishermusic.com/












Tuesday April 17th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Wednesday April 18th 8pmLynn Miles

singer/songwriter Juno winner / Canadian Folk Music Award winner she was just at the last Islands Folk Festival…

I have been presenting her to Duncan audiences since I arrived 23 years ago…

she is a musical treat…a ‘do not miss’ concert$20 advance $25 door

Friday April 20th 8pmEXER

heavy metal at the Showroom

special guestsThe Day He Quit


Saturday April 21st

Duncan Drum Workshopdetails to follow



Sunday April 22nd 8pmSOLD OUT Blackie and the Rodeo Kings SOLD OUT

Yes , BaRK is coming to the Showroomas a 5 piece band

Colin Linden / Stephen Fearing / Tom Wilson / Gary Craig on drumsDon’t know the bass player but I doubt he sucks…lol

Only 70 tickets to be soldSpecial guest:

Hope King$85 cash $90 credit card$110 front row (7 seats)

www.blackieandtherodeokings.com

SOLD OUT

Monday April 23rd 8pmSteven Cooper

Christian rapper comes to the Showroomspecial guest

Chad$15 door $12 advance

Tuesday April 24th 8pmDress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Words





http://www.blackieandtherodeokings.com/







Wednesday April 25th 8pmMrs. Jones Cabaret

had the opportunity to meet Mira as the singer for Acoustically Inclined out of Winnipeg years back

she is now even more soulfull, more explorative as an entertainer way cool

mira black: vocals/ general cheekiness

keith price: guitars & broody sex appealrob johnson: basses & bestest damn smile this side...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Ig57jG2F4


Thursday April 26th 8pmThe Sweet Alibi

the latest vocal harmonizing trio to come out of that wintery Winnipeg…they have taking the folk/roots world by storm

great lyricism combined with sweet prairie vocals$20 door $15 advance

www.sweetalibi.com

Saturday April 28th 11am-4pmGlenn Hawkins

Art Show and Sale

watercolours7pm-9pmReception

meet and greet the artist

Sunday April 29th 11am-4am

Glenn Hawkins


http://www.sweetalibi.com/


http://www.sweetalibi.com/



Art Show and Sale

Sunday April 29th 8pmElizabeth Shepherd

a new voice/piano player in the jazz world,recently a new mother,she brings all those sensations to her new works

and she is creating quite a following$20 door $15 advance

www.elizabethshepherd.com

Tuesday May 1st 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday


no fear …no attitudes…

just people getting their ‘legs’ …(drum kit and amps are set in place for this evening)$5 for everyone

Thursday May 3rd 8pmAllan Gerber

In concert“An Alan Gerber concert literally explodes from the very start

With all the musical colours that Blues-Funk has in its paint box.Alan is a sensitive and intelligent lyricist whose positive messagecombines with fabulous skill to create his own brand of music –

blues meets gospel, meets boogie-woogie.Alan is donating the use of his song, “Believe”,

for this years’ Sansum Point Songs II video.

http://www.elizabethshepherd.com/







Proceeds from this concert will help the STAR teammake the Believe Music Video and encourage people

to contribute to The Land Conservancy’s remaining $380 000 commitmentfor the Sansum Point Marine Park.

With his band, Rhinoceros, back in the young days,Alan toured North America with such names as

Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Dylan.A songwriter, vocalist, musician, producer, and comic,

Alan Gerber is a master ......certainly not to be missed.”Need I say more?

$20 suggested donationMore if you canwww.alangerber.org

Friday May 4th 8pmAlex Vissia

singer / songwriter from Stony Plain Alberta…‘entrenched in the roots of rock and country,but with a more sophisticated lyrical lean…’

she has won my musical ear $15 door $12 advance

www.alexvissia.com

Saturday May 5th 8pmMae Moore

Yes, in the intimacy of the Showroom,Mae Moore, singer/songwriter, brings her musical soul to share

such a perfect way to becomeor remain enthralledwith this gentle spiritspecial guest …TBA


Sunday May 6th 2pm

http://www.alangerber.org/



http://www.alexvissia.com/



http://www.alexvissia.com/



The Hope King Hour 90 minutes of great entertainmenton the first Sunday of each month

with young singer/songwriter Hope King… joining her is stepdad Scott Magill,

as they bring you a vast repertoire of country classicsnew country and originals that entertain for sure

and Hope highlights a local young musician with each monthly visit


Tuesday May 8th 8pmBlues Tuesday



Thursday May 10th 8pm

Laurell / James Struthers / Carli and Julie Kennedy$18 door $15 advance

http://www.jamesstruthers.com

Saturday May 12th

8pmDonna and Bill Konsorado /

Allen Dobbs3 great musicians that call the island home

from Allen’s countrified rootsto Donna’s acoustic prairie folk as performed on her 5 string banjo’s…

Bill is a piano tuner by day and much appreciated accompanist this nightto those that know of these performers, your mission is to spread the word…

to others…you will not be disappointed






Sunday May 13th 2pmAnna Borch

An 18 year old singer/songwriter,a student at BrentwoodCollege

she will be performing on the second Sunday of each monthtill next summer….

I see a reason to help this gal get her 10,000 hours in…she is worth the investment

and like Hope Kingshe will be introducing a new performer each month


Sunday May 13th 8pmMichael Jerome Browneacoustic blues at its finest…

on the west coast as a mentor

in the Hornby Island Blues Camp,he had an extra day so I jumped all over itthe real deal


Tuesday May 15th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday



(drum kit and amps are set in place for this evening)

$5 for everyone



Thursday May 17th 8pmLeathen Milne / Colin Easthope

they understand roots/bluegrass traditionsand delve into their vocals and instruments with fervor I immediately asked them to come back

after their stellar first performance at the Showroom.$15 door $12 advance

www.leathanmilne.com www.colineasthope.com

Tuesday May 22nd 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Friday May 25th 8pmTim Williams

a blues troubadour

living in the High River area of Albertahe ventures to the west coast…

a true gentle man of the country blues,he is a story teller as well…

an evening that I highly recommendto all acoustic roots/ blues lovers

special guests:Royal Canadians

$25 door $20 advancehttp://www.go.to/twilliamsblues.com

http://www.leathanmilne.com/


http://www.colineasthope.com/

http://www.go.to/twilliamsblues.com


http://www.colineasthope.com/

http://www.go.to/twilliamsblues.com



Tuesday May 29th 8pmDress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Words

with your host

Bill Levity…a written word appreciation night…come out and share your poems, storiesor your favourite piece by someone else…sing it, chant, word break dancing,



Thursday May 31st 8pmRyan Mcmahon / Chris Arruda / Cory Woodward

an evening with 3 singer/songwriters$18 door $15 advance

Friday June 1st

8pmAnnabelle ChvosteckShe performed here years ago solo

then was one third of the Wailin’ Jenniesnow she is back here solo

she writes great tunes and the deliveries are impeccableso glad she is coming back….a real treat

$20 door $18 advancewww.annabelle.org

Saturday June 2nd 2pmDavid Newbury / Scott Cook

It is a Saturday afternoonand the boys offered an inexpensive ticket price

to encourage you to give them a listen…and these guys are worth it


http://www.annabelle.org/









Tuesday June 5th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday

…various musicians drop in and play a few of their new works…others attempt for the first time…

all in all it is about community…no fear …no attitudes…

just people getting their ‘legs’ …(drum kit and amps are set in place for this evening)

$5 for everyone

Wednesday June 6th

8pmOld Man Luedecke / Del Barber 2 awarded singer/songwriters

that are defining folk music in Canadaif you like clawhammer banjo

if you like acoustic guitar if you like lyrical content that engages

yes, this is the spotcheck their credentials$22 door $20 advancewww.oldmanluedecke.ca /

www. delbarber.com

Tuesday June 12th

8pmBlues Tuesdaywhere various off-duty blues players get together

and rent ice time to shoot a game or two of musical shinny…always interesting…

hosts Thor and the Thundercat…$10 for audience…$5 for musicians

http://www.oldmanluedecke.ca/




http://www.delbarber.com/












Monday June 18th 8pmAndrew and Zachari Smithfolk/alt-country /tap style guitar

they keep on returning to the Showroomeven though not many people have caught on yet

just how damn good they are…Andrew, in his own right, is an award winning songwriter and guitar player…his son brings that new youthful ‘I can do anything’ approach to their music

and it works superblycome on everyone….give these guys a chance….

$20 door $15 advancewww.andrewandzacharismith.com

Tuesday June 19th 8pm

Dress Rehearsal Tuesday…various musicians drop in and play a few of their new works…others attempt for the first time…all in all it is about community…



Sunday June 24th 8pmMike Essoudry's

Mash Potato Mashers

http://www.andrewandzacharismith.com/







Tuesday June 26th 8pmDress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Words





Wednesday June 27th 8pm Modern Grass Music

www.themoderngrassquartet.com

www.facebook.com/themoderngrassquartet

Tuesday July 3rd 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Wednesday July 4th 8pmMike Alviano / Shannon Lyon

http://www.facebook.com/themoderngrassquartet

http://www.facebook.com/themoderngrassquartet



Saturday July 7th 8pmDead Eyes OpenThe Body Politic

Silence Theory…so you like loud heavy rock?

then get here for tonites show…starting out on a western Canada tour

you will not be at all disappointed$15 door $12 advance

Tuesday July 10th 8pmBlues Tuesday



Tuesday July 17th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday

…various musicians drop in and play a few of their new works…others attempt for the first time…

all in all it is about community…no fear …no attitudes… just people getting their ‘legs’ …




Wednesday July 18th 8pmThe Slim Milkie Band /

the Abbey Hoffman Societylove the band names

that alone shows some integritylooking forward to this one

$15 door $12 advancewww.slimmilkie.com

Monday July 23rd 8:30pmDanny Schmidt and Carries Elkin

Tuesday July 24th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Tuesday July 31st 8pmDress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Words



read off the page, it's a night of word appreciation …

http://www.slimmilkie.com/





most empowering and invigorating…$5 for readers…$10 for others

Tuesday August 7th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Tuesday August 14th 8pmBlues Tuesday



Tuesday August 21st 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday






Tuesday August 28th 8pmDress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Words

with your hostBill Levity…a written word appreciation night…come out and share your poems, storiesor your favourite piece by someone else…sing it, chant, word break dancing,



Wednesday August 29th 8pmMurder Mouse Blues Bandpremier Australian blues folk rock

Founded in 2008 by Adam Morris, a singer songwriting juggernaut,the band is multi instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and record producer JonEdwards who plays blistering harp, electric, slide, lap steel, mandolin and banjo.And pounding the swaggering bone shaking blues sound of the band is Western

Australia's godfather of rhythm, Terry Vinci.$20 door $15 advance

www.murdermousebluesband.com

Coming this fall

Martyn JosephStacey Earle - Mark Stuart

http://www.murdermousebluesband.com/



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