showroom schedule feb 6th, 2011

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Sunday February 5th *4pm*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$12 door $10 advance

Sunday February 5th 8pmThe Griffith Hiltz Trio

the captivatingly original music of this great Toronto-based trio combines areverence for Horace Silver, Lee Morgan and Herbie Hancock with Celtic, Norse

and Eastern motifs to create a melodic jazz sound that is at once familiar and exotic.

$20 door $15 advancehttp://www.johnnygriffith.com/griffithhilt z

Monday February 6th 8pmLena’s Living Room

Lena is joined by some musical friends

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

$12 door $10 advance

Tuesday February 7th 8pm

http://www.johnnygriffith.com/griffithhiltz





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…

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

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

Wednesday February 8th 7pmScrabble Night

Every so often when a ‘dark’ night happens at the Showroom,we choose to open the doors,

set up some tables and shoot some scrabble….the intent is to attract people for a friendly game atmosphere

(as opposed to the more serious, full contact, do what you gotta do to winplayers,)

Suggested donation of $5

Thursday February 9th 8pmEd Peekeekoota valley favourite,

his Chet Atkins styled guitar playingalong with his honouring of his First Nation’s heritage in his songwriting

guarantees his concert to be a most pleasant experience$18 door $15 advance

Friday February 10th 8pmMike Edel

once again in the area and ready to play us some fine musicas he heads out for BC/Alberta tour…if you have experienced a Mike Edel performance…

tell your friends to do the same…$20 door $15 advancehttp://www.vimeo.com/3849885www.mikeedel.com

Saturday February 11th 7:30pm

http://www.vimeo.com/3849885

http://www.mikeedel.com/

http://www.vimeo.com/3849885

http://www.mikeedel.com/



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

Wednesday February15th 8pm In Media Res

music noirefrom Vancouver…

so cool$15 door $12 advance

http://www.imr.ca

Thursday February 16th 8pmWilly Blizzard

alternative / folk/roots music

two guitars and a stand up basstwo guys and a galfrom Vancouver

and a very much a treat$15 door $12 advance

http://www.willyblizzard.com

Friday February 17th 8pmAn evening of Island hip hop

Prophet CliqueWes Paul

Schaps & Northern Light& One Fifty Productions


http://www.imr.ca/

http://www.willyblizzard.com/

http://www.imr.ca/

http://www.willyblizzard.com/



Saturday February 18th 8pmThe Midnight Hours

blues / rock / reggae from Vancouver extremely good

$15 door $12 advancewww.myspace.com/midnighthoursband

Sunday February 19th 2pmNaomi Payan

we are so fortunate to have this singer/songwriter call the Cowichan Valley home

she has a new acoustic EP ready for you to take homeand so a cd release concert was in order…

$10 advance $12 door

Monday February 20th 8pmLena’s Living Room

Lena is joined by some musical friends

as they do the ‘living room jam’ kinda thangvery cool with its laid back feel$12 door $10 advance

Tuesday February 21st 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 for this evening)

$5 for everyone

http://www.myspace.com/midnighthoursband






Thursday February 23rd 8pmCraig Cardiff / Ryan McMahon

2 singer/songwritersboth very much worth catching their concerts

in one evening$15 door $12 advance

www.ryanmcmahon.com

Friday February 24th 8pmFlora Ware

a musical journey into jazzy funked r&b with roots influences…

easy to say…and well worth the witnessI was totally impressed with her first visit

as a trio: Flora on keys and vocals,Sam Shoichet on bass, and John MacArthur on guitar.

$15 door $12 advancewww.floramusic.com

Saturday February 25th 8pmShelly Dubois Trio

this gal is country music, all the way throughher originals fit well with the standards

as though they were the samethank goodness she moved to the valley

$15 door $12 advancewww.shellydubois.com

Sunday February 26th 2pm Youth Dress Rehearsal

kinda like our Tuesday night ‘open mic’ …if you are under 16 and perform or want to perform

then this is the situation for you

http://www.ryanmcmahon.com/


http://www.floramusic.com/

http://www.shellydubois.com/



http://www.floramusic.com/




bring your instrument (there is a piano here)‘cd’ or ‘ipod’ with your songs (maximum 3)

and take to the stage$5 per person

Sunday February 26th 8pmChasing Satellites

rock musictastefully accomplished

so cool in the Showroom$15 door $12 advance

www.myspace.com/wearechasingsatellites

www.chasingsatellites.com, www.playitloudmusic.com

Monday February 27th 8pmMyc Sharratt

award winning Island singer/songwriter returns to the Showroom

$15 door $12 advancewww. mycsharratt .com

Tuesday February 28th 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://www.myspace.com/wearechasingsatellites



http://www.mycsharratt.com/








Wednesday February 29th 8pmShane Philip

a full on one man ‘band’ so to speakdidgeridoo/slide guitar/stomp box/hand shakers/foot shakers/vocals

a total musical exploration$20 door $15 advance

www.shanephilip.com

Thursday March 1st 8pm

Beverley McKeenA Cowichan Valley resident singer/songwriter for years,

she has produced 2 cd’s of original materialthat very much are worth having in your collection

she performs all around the Valleyand a concert at the Showroom is a highlight for us all

see you here…$15 door $12 advancewww. beverlymckeen.com

Friday March 2nd 8pmSydney York

‘from the opera stage and the orchestra pit into indie music,Sidney York is proof that band geeks are cool…

Sidney York is the long distance relationship of three such band geeks: opera singer Brandi Sidoryk (Sid),

oboist Sheryl Reinhardt,and bassoonist Krista Wodelet.

brought together in part by high school honor band,

and in part by a serendipitous connection on a certain friendly Canadian airline,

http://www.shanephilip.com/

http://www.beverlymckeen.com/




http://www.shanephilip.com/




Sidney York joins forces from their respective home bases of Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto

to create an indie-music renaissanceof the classical instruments they grew up with’…

$15 door $12 advancehttp://www.sidneyyork.com

Saturday March 3rd 8pmFlamin' Skulls / Hearse

rockabilly duo’s hit the stage at the Showroom…a give’r all concert


Sunday March 4th 2pmThe Hope King Hour





Sunday March 4th 8pmAnne Schaeffer

This singer/songwriter, who calls Victoria home, is a musical treat….South American influenced, she has a jazzy approach

and brings some very complimentary accompanists to join her $18 door $15 advance

www.anneschaefer.com

http://www.sidneyyork.com/

http://www.anneschaefer.com/



http://www.sidneyyork.com/




Tuesday March 6th 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

Wednesday March 7th 7pmTime To Heal

Our neighbours from across the hallwanted an evening to showcase what it is they do

further details coming

Thursday March 8th 8pmSteve McKinnon

withMarty Jonesand friends

a veteran songwriter ,he has chosen the Cowichan Valleyas his home this past 20 years or so

known primarily as a bass player over the years,he has written and performed his many songs

and well chosen coversto many a Canadian audience…



Tuesday March 13th 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 March 14th 7pmJeremiah Jourdain

Come listen, become informed, make a decisionwhat needs be done to create an atmosphere of admittance

and desire to rectify

Saturday March 17th 8pmBluegrass Fever / Cornshed

a mini-bluegrass festival takes place this evening

Bluegrass Fever, traditional from the Islandand Cornshed, newgrass, comes over from Vancouver pickin’ n’ grinnin’

finger snappin’ toe tappin’ bluegrass music$18 door $15 advance

www.bluegrassfever.ca www.cornshedband.com

Sunday March 18th 8pmHead of the Herd

“The art of telling stories, of expressing emotion, of speaking with rhythm andregister, has been a need of humanity since the very beginning. Without storytellingwe have silence. Head of the Herd is opposite that silence – the music and sound

of our lives”from Vancouver , these two guys rock the world

the evening will include a local band as yet verified$15 door $12 advance

http://www.headoftheherdmusic.com/theband/

http://www.bluegrassfever.ca/

http://www.cornshedband.com/





http://www.bluegrassfever.ca/

http://www.cornshedband.com/







Monday March 19th 8pmKaslo /

Kites at Night /

The Dying Merchants3 touring folk pop heavy rock bandall in one night

yahoo$15 door $12 advance

Tuesday March 20th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Friday March 23

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8pmHolly Arnsten / Kevin Wright$15 door $12 advance

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


Sunday March 25th 8pmShayne Koyzcan

and his band

The Short Story Long“All Things Spoken”

spoken wordas performance art…

world class$25 door $22 advance

http://turnermusic.com/shortstorylong.shtml

Monday March 26th 8pm

Melissa Ruthfrom Oregon

www.melissaruthmusic.com

Tuesday March 27

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8pm ish


http://www.melissaruthmusic.com/


http://www.melissaruthmusic.com/



Dress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Words





Wednesday March 28th 8pmThe Brains

Montreal's best psychobilly band

Thursday March 29th 8pmStef Langin concert

a treat… a real treat

special guest:Lola Parks$25 door $20 advance

www.stephlang.cawww.lolaparks.com

Friday March 30th 8pmNotch 21

Vancouver Island CD release tour John Straathof is from Qualicum Beach

spent the last five years of his life creating intense,melodic and hard hitting dance tracks.

all originalwill have to make some room I reckon…


http://www.notch21.com

http://www.stephlang.ca/

http://www.lolaparks.com/

http://www.notch21.com/

http://www.stephlang.ca/

http://www.lolaparks.com/

http://www.notch21.com/



Saturday March 31st 8pmJodi Doidge

from Vancouver she recently released her first EP‘Little Love Songs’March 30th at the Solstice Cafe in Victoria

for those who can’t get here$15 door $12 advance

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

Sunday April 1st 2pmThe Hope King Hour



as they bring you a vast repertoire of country classics

new country and originals that entertain for sureand Hope highlights a local young musician with each monthly visit


Sunday April 1st 8pm

Camille Miller http://www.camillemiller.com

Tuesday April 3rd 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday


no fear …no attitudes…

just people getting their ‘legs’ …

http://soundcloud.com/jodidoidge

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

http://www.camillemiller.com/

http://soundcloud.com/jodidoidge

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

http://www.camillemiller.com/




Thursday April 5th 8pmDayna Manning / Ryan McMahon

www.ryanmcmahon.com

Sunday April 8th 2pmAnna Borch

An 18 year old singer/songwriter,

a student at BrentwoodCollegeshe 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


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

http://www.katemorgan.ca

Tuesday April 10th 8pmBlues Tuesday


always interesting…


http://www.jamesstruthers.com/

http://www.katemorgan.ca/


http://www.jamesstruthers.com/

http://www.katemorgan.ca/



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

Saturday April 14th 8pmJeremy Fisher

yes,Jeremy Fisher is coming to the Showroom

$20 door $15 advancewww. jeremyfishermusic.com

Tuesday April 17th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Friday April 20th 8pmEXER

heavy metal at the Showroomspecial guests TBA


Saturday April 21st 8pm

Shelley O’BrianShelley O'Brien

http://www.jeremyfishermusic.com/




http://shelleyobrien.ca/press/


http://shelleyobrien.ca/press/



Tuesday April 24th 8pm

Dress Rehearsal TuesdayFor The Love of Wordswith 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,



Wednesday April 25th 8pmJay Amar

Thursday April 26th 8pmSweet Alibi

Sunday April 29th 8pmElizabeth Shepherd

Tuesday May 1st 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday

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






Friday May 4th 8pm

Allan Gerber In concert

Sunday May 6th 2pm

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




Tuesday May 8th 8pmBlues Tuesday


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



Tuesday May 15th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday




Tuesday May 22nd

8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday…various musicians drop in and play a few of their new works…




Friday May 25th 8pmTim Williams

a blues troubadour living in the High River area of Alberta

he 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 recommend

to all acoustic roots/ blues lovers$25 door $20 advance

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





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





Thursday May 31

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8pmRyan Mcmahon / Chris Arruda / Cory Woodwardan evening with 3 singer/songwriters


Friday June 1st 8pmAnnabelle Chvosteck

Sunday June 24th 8pmMike Essoudry's

Mash Potato Mashers

Wednesday June 27th 8pm Modern Grass Music

www.themoderngrassquartet.com

www.facebook.com/themoderngrassquartet

http://www.facebook.com/themoderngrassquartet

http://www.facebook.com/themoderngrassquartet



Wednesday July 4th 8pmMike Alviano / Shannon Lyon

Saturday July 7th

8pmDead Eyes OpenThe Body Politic

Silence Theory…so you like loud heavy rock?

then get here for tonites show…you will not be at all disappointed


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

http://www.slimmilkie.com/



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