Time: 9 p.m.
Cover: none
Spencer Jo http://spencerjo.bandcamp.com/
You wouldn’t expect a kid from Calgary to churn out working-class folk tunes in the tradition of Woody Guthrie, complete with
calluses. But Spencer Jo cut, and lost, some teeth playing in his
hometowns all-ages scene in 2002, with his former band The Falling
Pianos. After they folded, Spencer joined venerable folk-punkers Rum
Runner, who were as equally influenced by The Pogues as they were James
Joyce. Releasing his first solo album in 2007 took Spencer across Canada
in the spirit of his fellow depression-era troubadours, in the
traveling gypsy musician lifestyle. Spencer was always able to connect
with his audience, even if they didn’t have the money to buy an album.
Although his travels had him touch his feet on both Canadian coasts,
Spencer Jo’s music has taken him as far as Marrakech and then home
again. As the songs go, even a hobo needs a place to sleep and Calgary
is, and will always be, home.
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Owl is Lethbridge’s newest Lounge in the same building which had Mood, Squeaky’s Pub before and O Riley’s before that. They feature live acoustic music and excellent food. |
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