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Friday September 10, 2010 - 7:30 pm - Mars Or The Moon
When they decided to mix their talents together some incredible results followed. They created an intoxicating mixture of Melody, Passion, Fire, and Groove. Playing most shows "semi-acoustic", they defy the trappings usually associated with most 'folkies'. Sure they can touch your heart or wrench your guts with some of the finest story/songs, but they can also make you dance and groove. Lenen's tasteful use of hand drums and shaky toys delight those who want music to make them dance. Joe's use of loop station and creative distortion allow him to paint sonic landscapes that suggest more color and depth than just the strumming of an acoustic guitar.
Joe sings like a Beatle on a bad day or Bob Dylan/Neil Young type on a good day. Lani's voice is world class. She is in a category reserved for the finest. Think Emmy Lou Harris. Think Tori Amos. Think Patty Griffin. Think Zap Mama. Think whoever you like, she's as good as you are going to hear.
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His sound is difficult to classify, but in terms of noticeable influences, Beatles, The Replacements and The Laws seem to stand out. His songs are like a tour through the realms of indie rock, classic rock, folk, confessional and everything in between. Truly a versatile player." -- Zach Kobrinsky, High Plains Reader
Friday, August 20th - 7:30 pm - Michael Pink
Friday December 3, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Galactic Cowboy Orchestra
I was browsing through a booking site looking for someone who would throw something new into the mix of musicians we have had. I had listened to quite a few before I listened to this band.
The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (GCO) is a unique and powerful musical ensemble that fuses an eclectic mix of original and traditional bluegrass-edged tunes with jazz and world/fusion elements. Their music is Chick Corea meets The Dixie Dregs meets A Prairie Home Companion. The mix ranges from highly accessible bluegrass tunes to extreme arrangements of East Indian ragas. GCO's instrumentation includes guitar, fiddle, bass and drums. The widely versatile instrumentals are accessible to music-lovers of all ages!
They are a brand new band that is already making a name for itself in the national music scene. Two of The Orchestra's pieces were performed on A Prairie Home Companion in November of 2008!
The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra's first album, "Lookin' for a Little Strange," was released in November, 2009.
Friday November 12, 2010 - 7:30 pm - My Sweet Patootie
My Sweet Patootie is more fun than drinking martinis at a tractor pull! They are the "li'l big band" that's busy ripping up the pea-patch with their very own strain of hayseed jazz. Armed with fiddle, finger-style guitar and two voices, My Sweet Patootie is an old-fashioned shotgun wedding of cool uptown swing and rural Ontario grit.
Terry Young's dexterity and aggressive approach to his finger style guitar work is described as a "virtuosic" by BBC critic James Harrox, and "jaw dropping" by FAME's Mark S. Tucker. He is also a skilled on mandolin and banjo. After years of juggling the folk world with classical (principal violist of the Georgian Bay Symphony), she finally grabbed her fiddle and jumped the fence into the roots music world for good.
My Sweet Patootie uses a light-hearted satirical approach to their song writing as a vehicle to explore life in rural and small town Ontario. Material is drawn from the unknown and unsung characters and obscure events that explore the quirky side of rural Canadian sensibilities, such as self-deprecation, understatement, eccentricity and principle. They tackle everything from urban social-political pressure on rural areas, poverty, the environment, all the way down to singing dogs, aging and how to get rid of someone you don't like.
