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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 home

and so a cd release concert was in order…special guest: Rya Pesti$10 advance $12 door

Monday February 20th 8pmLena’s Living Room

Lena is joined by some musical friendsas they do the ‘living room jam’ kinda thangvery cool with its laid back feel

$12 door $10 advance

Tuesday February 21st 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…

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

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

http://www.myspace.com/midnighthoursband






Wednesday February 22nd 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 win players,)Suggested donation of $5

Thursday February 23rd 8pm

Craig Cardiff / Ryan McMahon 2 singer/songwritersboth very much worth catching their concerts

in one evening Craig was just nominated for 2012 Juno…

and Ryan, someone we expect soon be in the same category$20 door $18 advance

www.myspace.com/craigcardiff 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 advance

www.floramusic.com

http://www.myspace.com/craigcardiff



http://www.ryanmcmahon.com/


http://www.floramusic.com/



http://www.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 youbring 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 8pm

http://www.shellydubois.com/


http://www.myspace.com/wearechasingsatellites







Myc Sharrattaward winning Island singer/songwriter

returns to the Showroom$15 door $12 advance

www. mycsharratt .com

Tuesday February 28th 8pm ishDress 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,

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

$5 for readers…$10 for others

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 advancewww.shanephilip.com

Thursday March 1st 8pmBeverley McKeen

A Cowichan Valley resident singer/songwriter for years,she has produced 2 cd’s of original material

that very much are worth having in your collection…

http://www.mycsharratt.com/




http://www.shanephilip.com/


http://www.shanephilip.com/



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

she brings along stellar musicianship to accompany her Martyn Jones on bass and harmonies, Gord Bigham on guitars

Blayne Bartleman on stand –up bass with special guest sitting in Mark Brackensee 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,

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

90 minutes of great entertainmenton the first Sunday of each month

http://www.beverlymckeen.com/




http://www.sidneyyork.com/


http://www.sidneyyork.com/



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 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

Tuesday March 6th

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…



Thursday March 8th 8pmSteve McKinnon

with Marty Jones and friendsa veteran songwriter ,

he has chosen the Cowichan Valley

as his home this past 20 years or soknown primarily as a bass player over the years,

http://www.anneschaefer.com/






he has written and performed his many songsand well chosen covers

to many a Canadian audience…in the process of releasing a long awaited CD of originals…

we will hear that project tonite…$15 door $12 advance

Friday March 9th 8pmDavid Vest

a master of the boogie woogie style piano playinga veteran of the blues / gospel / country scenes

a storyteller extraordinaire

he returnsas often as he wants$22 door $20 advance

Saturday March 10th 8pmSilva Sound

$15 door $12 advancewww.reverbnation.com/silvasoundwww.myspace.com/silvavotumwww.facebook.com/silvasounds

Sunday March 11th 2pmAnna Borch

An 18 year old singer/songwriter,a student at Brentwood College

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 King

http://www.reverbnation.com/silvasound

http://www.myspace.com/silvavotum

http://www.facebook.com/silvasounds

http://www.reverbnation.com/silvasound

http://www.myspace.com/silvavotum

http://www.facebook.com/silvasounds



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

Monday March 12th 8pmEric St-Laurent Trio

Afro-Cuban rhythms’ combined with jazz and blues elementsare the heart of the trio’s musicEric St-Laurent playing guitars,

Michel DeQuevedo on percussionand Jordan O'Connor on bass…

$20 door $15 advancehttp://www.sarahkimturnbull.com/eric-stlaurent-trio/

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 7pm

Jeremiah Jourdain(Kevin Annette)

Stopping the War of Terror Against Children:Putting the Pope on Trial

a talk and discussioncome listen, become informed, make a decision

what is it needs be done to create an atmosphere of admittanceand desire to rectify

suggested donation of $10

http://www.sarahkimturnbull.com/eric-stlaurent-trio/

http://www.sarahkimturnbull.com/eric-stlaurent-trio/



Thursday March 15th 8pmEmily Spiller

with Doc ProphetEmily is a live looping artist. Nominated for five Vancouver Island Music awards in

2011, she won "Female Vocalist of the Year" shortly after returning from an

Australian tour and a showcase at Canadian Music Fest in Toronto.A hint of Imogen Heap-meets-Zap Mama with a splash of Feist,

she blends jazz & blues with layered harmonies over vocal percussion,traveling the globe as a duo with Vancouver's Doc Prophet.

Armed with loop machines, laptops and microphones, they create live layers onstage like you've never heard before.

Doc Prophet:Producer, beat maker, beat boxer, multi-instrumentalist, Doc Prophet is a man with

a soul for all things music. Starting at the tender age of ten with a guitar lead toanything he could get his hands on from drums & bass to looping software

and his big love: producing.www.docprophetmusic.com

www.emilyspiller.com

$15 Door $12 advance

Saturday March 17th 8pmBluegrass Fever / Cornshed

a mini-bluegrass festival takes place this eveningBluegrass Fever, traditional from the Island

and 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 storytelling we have silence.Head of the Herd is opposite that silence –

the music and sound of our lives”

http://www.docprophetmusic.com/

http://www.emilyspiller.com/


http://www.bluegrassfever.ca/

http://www.cornshedband.com/

http://www.docprophetmusic.com/


http://www.bluegrassfever.ca/

http://www.cornshedband.com/



from Vancouver , these two guys rock the world the evening will include a local band as yet verified

$15 door $12 advancehttp://www.headoftheherdmusic.com/theband/

Monday March 19th 8pmKaslo /

Kites at Night /The Dying Merchants

3 touring folk pop heavy rock bandall in one night

yahoo$15 door $12 advance

Tuesday March 20th 8pmDress Rehearsal Tuesday

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




Friday March 23rd 8pmHolly Arnsten / Kevin Wright

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

and very good at what they do….$15 door $12 advance

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

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



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

8pmShayne Koyzcan

and his band

The Short Story Long“All Things Spoken”

spoken wordas performance art…

world class


http://turnermusic.com/shortstorylong.shtml





Monday March 26th 8pmMelissa Ruth

from Oregonwww.melissaruthmusic.com

Tuesday March 27

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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,



Wednesday March 28th 8pmThe Brains

Montreal's best psychobilly band$15 door $12 advancewww.myspace.com/thebrains

Thursday March 29

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8pmStef Lang

http://www.melissaruthmusic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/thebrains



http://www.melissaruthmusic.com/




in concerta treat… a real treat

special guest:Lola Parks

$25 door $20 advancewww.stephlang.ca

www.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…

$15 door $12 advancehttp://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 Victoriafor those who can’t get here

$15 door $12 advancehttp://soundcloud.com/jodidoidgehttp://www.youtube.com/user/JSSDOIDGE/videos

Sunday April 1st 2pmThe Hope King Hour

90 minutes of great entertainment

http://www.stephlang.ca/

http://www.lolaparks.com/

http://www.notch21.com/

http://soundcloud.com/jodidoidge

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

http://www.stephlang.ca/

http://www.lolaparks.com/

http://www.notch21.com/

http://soundcloud.com/jodidoidge

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



on the first Sunday of each monthwith young singer/songwriter Hope King…

joining her is stepdad Scott Magill,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…various musicians drop in and play a few of their new works…




Thursday April 5th 8pmDayna Manning / Ryan McMahon

www.ryanmcmahon.com

Saturday April 7th noonPoetry Workshop

all day

details to follow

http://www.camillemiller.com/



http://www.camillemiller.com/




Saturday April 7th 8pmPoetry Night

those that were in the workshop all dayget the chance to perform their works

more details to follow

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 month

till 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



http://www.jamesstruthers.com/

http://www.katemorgan.ca/

http://www.jamesstruthers.com/

http://www.katemorgan.ca/



Wednesday April 11th 8pmDianna Braithwaite-Chris Whiteley

and friendsa real treat having them return to the Showroom…

just some of coolest moments you will experiencein that 40’s-50’s blues recording style


Thursday April 12th 8pmTBA

Friday April 13th 8pmKelly Joe Phelps


Saturday April 14th

8pmJeremy Fisher yes,

Jeremy Fisher is coming to the Showroom$20 door $15 advance

www. jeremyfishermusic.com

Sunday April 15

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8pmTBA

Monday April 16th 8pmAngela Saini

Tuesday April 17th

8pm

http://www.jeremyfishermusic.com/







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




Friday April 20th 8pmEXER

heavy metal at the Showroomspecial guests

The Day He Quit


Saturday April 21st 8pmShelley O’Brian

Shelley O'Brien

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

with your hostBill Levity




Thursday April 26th 8pm

http://shelleyobrien.ca/press/

http://shelleyobrien.ca/press/



Sweet Alibi

Sunday April 29th 8pmElizabeth Shepherd$20 door $15 advance

Tuesday May 1st 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’ …


Friday May 4th 8pmAllan Gerber In concert

Sunday May 6th 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,



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

Tuesday May 8th 8pmBlues Tuesday



Saturday May 12th 8pm

Donna and Bill Konsorado /Allen Dobbs

3 great musicians that call the island homefrom Allen’s countrified roots

to 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 night

to 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

…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…



Thursday May 17th 8pmLeathen Milne / Colin Easthope

they understand roots/bluegrass traditions

and 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

…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…



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 loversspecial guests:

Royal Canadians$25 door $20 advance

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

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

with your host

Bill Levity

http://www.leathanmilne.com/


http://www.colineasthope.com/



http://www.colineasthope.com/







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

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

Friday June 1st 8pmAnnabelle Chvosteck

She performed here years ago solothen was one third of the Wailin’ Jennies

now she is back here soloshe writes great tunes and the deliveries are impeccable

so glad she is coming back….a real treat$20 door $18 advance

www.annabelle.org

Sunday June 24th 8pmMike Essoudry's

Mash Potato Mashers

Wednesday June 27th

8pm Modern Grass Musicwww.themoderngrassquartet.com

www.facebook.com/themoderngrassquartet

Wednesday July 4th 8pmMike Alviano / Shannon Lyon

http://www.annabelle.org/




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


Wednesday July 18

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8pmThe Slim Milkie Band /the Abbey Hoffman Society

love the band namesthat alone shows some integrity

looking forward to this one$15 door $12 advance

www.slimmilkie.com

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

http://www.slimmilkie.com/



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