BON DEBARRAS (FROM MONTREAL)
6.00
Bon Débarras unites the worlds of music, dance and poetry through a collaboration between Montreal artists Dominic Desrochers, Jean-François Dumas and Véronique Plasse. Over the years, Bon Débarras moved boldly into an entirely original repertoire steeped in poetry and rhythmic sounds, with unambiguous Quebec flavors. On guitar, banjo, violin and harmonica, the group carries an identity, a style and an energy-filled zest for life quite unique and beautifully served by the versatility of the musicians as well as their daring jigging and vivid body percussion. Bon Débarras’ energy taps into the rhythms of today and ventures boldly on the multi-faceted road to tomorrow’s dreams, in an atmosphere that transcends boundaries and ages.
KALYA RAMU
8:15
Canadian Jazz vocalist and Visual Artist Kalya Ramu is making a name for herself in Toronto’s Jazz community. Ramu has a passion for storytelling and reinventing old Jazz music. She began singing at the age of 12, recording and performing with community big bands at festivals around the GTA. At 22 she graduated from the Humber College Bachelor of Music Degree Program and continued building her career as a performer and composer. In 2019 Ramu released her debut full-length album, Living in a Dream (2019), from which the title track (an original song) was featured on the soundtrack of CBC show Frankie Drake Mysteries. In 2021 she released Duo, a five-track album of all original material performed by piano and voice. The album was cowritten with and features pianist Ewen Farncombe. On July 14 Ramu released a single in Spanish, Algo Contigo, featuring the composition of Argentinian songwriter Chico Novarro and the playing of Brazilian guitarist André Valério.
QUEER DISCO: SPACE EDITION
11.00
Come shiny and starry eyed for this extra shiny edition of queer disco! Relive funky space-disco classics, and stay for spicey trance sets that will leave you breathless into the night!
ASTROSURF
2.30
Astrosurf plays catchy melodies on reverb laden electric guitar. We interpret the music of surfers, cowboys and spies that the early electrical Fender guitar influenced so heavily in the 50’s. Depending on the night you might hear us play our own songs using classic sounds, classic TV and movie music, obscure old time songs and other hits from the 50’s.