Local folkie Jeremy Proctor, meanwhile, isn't about to let a little religious holiday get in the way of his CD release party. He'll be holding court at Academy Bar Eatery tomorrow -- and be sure to check back in three days, by which time his CD will have died, been resurrected, and become the subject of an ultra-gory Mel Gibson movie, shot in Aramaic. With Vanessa Kuzina.
Ever wondered what it would be like to tour the country in a van with real-life musicians? Probably a bit crowded, but if you're still curious, check out folk-pop troubadour Joel Kroeker's MySpace page, where a montage of photos and video clips shows Kroeker and his bandmates logging 5,000 miles in just two weeks. Then check out the real-life version at his show, where he'll unveil tracks from the recently released disc Closer to the Flame.
Tickets $12 @ Ticketmaster. Time to haul out your tattered thrift-store cardigans, your battered canvas sneakers, and your bookishly sexy cello players. That's right, the boys in Giv'R are holding their annual Kurt Cobain tribute, where they'll again be raising coin for local crisis line Teen Touch Manitoba by ripping through their favourite Nirvana covers.
With Noumenon, Normal, and Ends Means. Cover $5, all funds raised go to Teen Touch Manitoba. It's been around in various incarnations for 25 years, but the current Saxology lineup is among the best ever, says longtime director Shane Nestruck, who'll continue to blow his horn Monday alongside Chuck McLelland, Neil Watson and Dan Ardes.
Listen for tunes by Ron Paley, Phil Woods and J.S. Bach, along with some originals by the Sax-men themselves.
Tickets $12 @ 478-7275 and Shanedn@mts.net, or $15 cover. Last May, Saskatoon soulster Kyle Riabko had to cancel some dates when his tour van and trailer were stolen in Philly.
Here's hoping the kid -- who at 19 has already worked with the likes of John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Maroon 5 and Liz Phair -- has better luck in Winnipeg (or at the very least, that someone tips him off about MPI's Immobilizer incentives). Cover $8. Frontman Zakk Wylde is best known as Ozzy Osbourne's guitar player -- according to legend, he was hired after Ozzy heard him tuning his guitar.
But it's with his side project the Black Label Society that Wylde carries out the truly important work -- namely, mocking Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst as often as he can. With Strong Arm Down. Tickets $29.
50 or $36.50 @ Ticketmaster. Our buddies at Mondragon Bookstore and Coffeehouse would like to welcome you to the first instalment of their Night By the Fire series, which features sets by B.
C. folksinger Ora Cogan ("Soulful, haunting, a dose of the 1920s," according to organizers), and Chicago songwriter Anni Rossi ("A mix of Coco Rosie, Joanna Newsom and a touch of Epilepsy"). No word on whether that's Epilepsy the band or epilepsy the neurological condition, but either way, consider yourself warned.
Entry by donation. Usually, we find the folks at Pitchfork a little -- ahem -- flowery for our liking, but here's what they had to say about Bitter Hands Resign, the latest from this Ontario indie-collective: "A Northern Chorus has turned out the record that Death Cab For Cutie might make after taking an online classical composition course and a near-fatal overdose of tranquilizer cocktails." Sounds about right, but also, see what we mean?
With Sortie Real. Tickets $7 @ Into the Music, Music Trader. Global folk act The Bills recently welcomed founding member Scott White back to the fold, after a stint as Chef D'Orchestre of the Cirque du Soleil show Pomp, Duck and Circumstance.
Which means you should totally expect their revamped show to involve acrobatics, dizzying wirework, and a swimming pool sunk into the stage. Or not. Tickets $17 @ Candor Books Music, WECC, Ticketmaster.
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