This week slows right down for touring musicians, luckily there is plenty of local talent ready to rock in December this week.
Just announced, Swiss -Canadian Vancouver based electro-pop/ rock singer Rykka and her band will be playing Average Joes, Nov. 30.
She just won the 2013
Peak Performance Project contest and took home the $102,700 grand prize to help her further her career. The Peak Performance Project is a program sponsored by Vancouver radio station 102. 3 the Peak to support up and coming B.C.
musicians. She has just released her CD Kodiak which is a collection of songs written from the perspective of different animals.
Pop/ R and B/ rap/ reggae star Shaggy brings the Out of Many, One Music Canadian tour to Average Joes, Nov. 28. He is touring on his new CD ‘One of Many, One of Music ’ with Tayvon. Tickets are $40. The show begins at 9 p.m.
For local acts, James Oldenburg has several shows this week including Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Ric’s Grill and his new regular Thursday gig in the Cotton Blossom Lounge, Nov. 28.
There are also lots of open mics this week including the regulars on Monday and Wednesday at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, The Slice’s regular Tuesday open mic and a new open mic at Inferno. There is also a new open mic at Smokehouse beginning Nov. 30. And Studio 54 has their Saturday afternoon open mic as well.
Steve Keenan hosts a blues jam at Honkers on Friday, Nov. 29.
If you like jazz music, the Herb Hicks Jazz Quartet with Sheena Lawson are at the Mocha Cabana on Friday and Saturday.
If you want to rock, Lethbridge stoner rock trio DIRT return to the Slice, Nov. 29.
Also in the rock vein, the Owl Acoustic Lounge features Calgary based dirty rock band Naplampom with betterhalf.
Country music fans have Lori Kole at Casino Lethbridge, Nov. 29 and Nov. 30, while more alt country tastes will be satiated by Calgary’s Mercury Audio, who play the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Nov. 29.
Last but not least, The Bryant Watson duo will be playing roots and pop music at Ric’s Grill, Nov.30.
