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The Ali Bros featuring Brownman and Marcus Ali: Friday, April 29: 8:00pm. $15 at the door. Embodying the essence of jazz improvisational ideology erupting against a backdrop of powerful urban grooves.  Funk, hip-hop, drum’n’bass, R’n’B all colliding with modern jazz textures.  http://alibros.brownman.com

Their uncanny musical relationship enhanced by blood, Brownman and Marcus Ali together form an incredibly synergistic, almost telepathic bond making them two of the most called upon horn men around. They have appeared side by side in countless horn sections in the Canadian professional music scene …. (more…)

Prom at The Pearl: A Fundraiser for Colin Macdonald Community School: Saturday, April 30 at 8:00pm. Pricing: $30 single / $50 couple / $80 for four.  Music by Voodoo Chicken with DJ Andrea Redhill.  Come out, support this unique, friendly, child-centred school, and enjoy a fun evening with lots of entertainment, dancing, and great conversation. 50/50 draw; silent auction; finger foods and appetizers; prom photo booth.  It would be great if you can still wear your prom dress but if you can’t, (for whatever reason) do dress for a fab evening out!  www.colinmacdonald.ca

SIX SHOOTER CONCERT SERIES IN HAMILTON @ the Pearl Company

Christine Fellows + Shotgun Jimmie: Wednesday, April 27
Justin Rutledge + New Country Rehab: Thursday, May 12
Jenn Grant + Jim Bryson: Friday, June 17

Series price: Individual Shows: $18 advance/ $25 at door OR 3 shows for $50 + a free CD from participating artist of your choice. Tickets are available at www.sixshooterrecords.com.  Or you can call The Pearl, we have tickets.

Christine Fellows / Shotgun Jimmie: Wednesday, April 27 8:00. See pricing above. Christine Fellows’ skewed perspective on the possibilities of the three-minute pop song has charmed critics and audiences alike since the release of her debut CD “2 little birds” (2000). Backed by an ever-changing array of instruments – cello, viola, piano, guitar and drums – her songs are alternately tender and terrifying. Described by some as avant-folk, by others as chamber-pop, her music is distinctive. http://www.christinefellows.com/
Shotgun Jimmie: Jimmie Kilpatrick is a previous member and founder of the defunct but legendary Canadian band Shotgun & Jaybird. Shotgun Jimmie is a one-man band that includes both the talent of a vocalist and a songwriter. He successfully launched his first solo album last year. http://shotgunjimmie.net/

Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers: Wednesday, April 20, 8:00 pm $15 / $10 students/artists:  Indie / Jazz / Pop: Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers are a sextet of classically trained musicians that have crafted their own musical niche of operatic indie jazz. Complex song writing and “Winnipeg’s strongest horn section” (The Manitoban) give Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers a stylistic diversity that appeals to indie popsters, big-band lovers and folksters alike. Their diverse repertoire ranges from sing-along pop songs to adventurous theatrical compositions. “This outfit effortlessly blends jazz, pop, rock and folk to create a bombastic sound that has no shortage of swagger.” (Uptown)

“[Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers] takes hundreds of years of musical history from diverse genres and presents it in a way that packs dance floors and makes any musician in the audience run back to their teacher in tears.” (The Uniter) http://www.headinthesand.ca/flyingfoxandthehuntergatherers/

Steve Dawson with Oh Susanna: Sunday, April 17, 8:00 pm. $18 advance/$20 at door: If you are a Canadian musician/music lover,  Steve Dawson is a huge name.  He is an accomplished guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, specializing in slide and fingerstyle guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, banjo and other stringed instruments.  He is also in-demand as a live performer, session musician, and producer. Over the last decade, Steve has risen to prominence in the Canadian music scene with his work on dozens of acclaimed recordings and tours that have taken him around the world and across North America countless times  “lays it down with charisma and personality…” Vancouver Province “…a bottomless pit of classy licks…” Georgia Straight.  http://stevedawson.ca
Oh Susanna has garnered critical acclaim and loyal audiences around the world. She grew up a Canadian with an American passport.  Along the way she found inspiration in the music of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, as well as peers Sarah Harmer, Neko Case, Ron Sexsmith,and Fred Eaglesmith. Her current CD, Short Stories, a dramatic and compelling collection of songs, reunites Suzie with long time band-mates as well as the explosive talents of Luke Doucet and Justin Rutledge. http://www.ohsusannamusic.com