ARTESIAN ON 13TH

doors and lounge open
7:30pm

showtime
8pm

BELLE PLAINE
"This Is A Big Deal" Party and CD Launch
with guest: Julia And Her Piano

Voted Regina's 'Best Singer', Belle Plaine's brand of jazz fusion unites swing with vintage country and feminine pop.

"If Patsy Cline and Blossom Dearie had a love child she would sing like Belle Plaine. Belle's voice is old timey and jazzy. It has twang, crystal bells and swing. You listen to this voice, and all of a sudden your cheatin' heart has a very dry martini in hand, and you're hearing something both timeless and brand new." - Kelley Jo Burke, host of CBC's SoundXchange

Belle is an acoustic guitar-playing, storytelling vocalist who Grant Lawrence declared his "musical discovery" at the 2010 Regina Folk Festival. Audiences will hear three-part harmonies and experience a set list that includes Belle's original music, sensual jazz standards such as Fever and Bye Bye Blackbird, in addition to country classics such as Mamas Don"t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys.

The full band: Elizabeth Curry, Jeremy Sauer, Kris Craig, Jody Mario, and Cheney Lambert from Regina's Pile of Bones Brass Band on trumpet!

https://www.facebook.com/events/265768370152345/?ref=ts
Listen: http://radio3.cbc.ca/artists/Belle-Plaine
http://www.myspace.com/juliaandherpiano
$15. available at Paper Umbrella (and at Mysteria Gallery after Jan 24) or at door

RED HOT RIOT: Year of the Dragon!
Special guest is CBC news anchorman COSTA MARAGOS! Costa will bring his calming voice (and stunning visage) to the couch, to break down life on TV, and what we can all expect in 2012 (FACT: he knows the news months before things actually happen)!

Musical guest this month is the incredible JULIA AND HER PIANO! Julia is an amazing performer and beautiful songwriter, she'll have you swooning and laughing at the same time (looning?).

Hosted by 4-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee Jayden Pfeifer, Red Hot Riot features a mix of standup, sketch, musical acts and much more!

http://www.facebook.com/events/172199166213357/
$10 advance at Paper Umbrella or at door

JOEL FAFARD

Joel Fafard is that rare breed of instrumentalist: the kind whose appeal reaches far beyond the realm of serious guitar enthusiasts. The gifted slide fingerstyle player writes stirring, melodic compositions that paint pictures as vivid as any song with words.

He sings with the sexy, sandpapered-sounding vocal style of the new-generation bluesman. He tells his hilarious between-song stories with the confidence of a late show host delivering his monologue. And when he lets rip a solo on his resonator guitar, it's easy to hear how he earned both a Juno nomination and a Western Canadian Music Award for his skills on the axe. Nominated for Traditional Singer of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2011!

http://www.myspace.com/joelfafard
(more details coming soon)...

WHITEHORSE
(Melissa McClelland & Luke Doucet)

Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet tie the musical knot with their band, Whitehorse, marrying their talent and chemistry on stage as a smoldering duo. Gutsy and resolute in their pursuits of sound and substance, Luke and Melissa's fusion of the personal and professional brings to mind the road-tested romance of Johnny and June.

Individually, Luke and Melissa have been recognized with awards and nominations from the Juno Awards, the Canadian Folk Music Awards, the Hamilton Music Awards, the Independent Music Awards and Polaris. Together, Luke and Melissa create music that cascades forth, rushing like currents fluid and electric. More than the sum of considerable talents, Whitehorse showcases the rarity of true give and take in partnership, uniting falcon with songbird to dramatic effect.

Listen: http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/artists/Whitehorse
http://www.whitehorsemusic.ca/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqs6So11GEE
$15 advance (mid-March) at Mysteria Gallery, Bach & Beyond, Buy The Book, Vintage Vinyl or $20 at door

ELIZABETH SHEPHERD TRIO

"Cool, smart and sexy." - Globe and Mail. Her music comes straight from her gorgeous soul with subtle funkiness and groove-leanings!

Elizabeth Shepherd is among Canada's most promising talents and she has the widespread critical acclaim to prove it. The rave reviews for her albums as well as sold-out performances at prestigious venues like Tokyo's Cotton Club, London's Jazz Cafe and the Hollywood Bowl.
Described as "pushing the boundaries of jazz," she pushes well past those boundaries to carve out her own niche of smart, sophisticated and adventurous music.

Elizabeth's rhythmically intricate, groove-oriented tunes, sincere lyrics and distinct, soulful voice have earned her a worldwide following. Critics, hipsters and music aficionados from London to Tokyo have been spreading the word for a few years now, and will surely continue to embrace her music.

Listen: http://elizabethshepherd.com/
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/artists/Elizabeth-Shepherd
$20. advance at Mysteria Gallery or $25. at door

Making Love in a Canoe is an all-Canadian musical theatre revue starring and created by Regina's own Kyle Golemba and his musical director, Adam White.

Equal parts tour guide, aficionado, and showman, in this unique production Kyle will take you on a journey through our home and native land's musical triumphs from Anne of Green Gables to Larry's Party, and everything in between.

Making Love in a Canoe has been performed across the country, most recently at the prestigious Stratford Summer Music in August 2011.

http://www.goldenappletheatre.com/
$30 for adults, $20 for students, and $15 for the preview on Tuesday, January 31. Available at Bach & Beyond, Mysteria Gallery, Cobb Swanson Music, online at www.goldenappletheatre.com or at the door.

BOUNDARY ENSEMBLE presents
New music for solo cello featuring LEANNE ZACHARIAS

Cellist Leanne Zacharias "approach to musical life has been compared to extreme sport" from soloist to collaborating across genres with choreographers, writers, architects, visual artists and musicians of all stripes, she has emerged with a uniquely vibrant and contemporary voice.

Listen: http://www.myspace.com/leannezacharias
$12 to $18 (more details coming soon)....

RAE SPOON Album Release
with guest Rebecca Lascue

Rae Spoon is a transgendered indie electronic musician and former country crooner. I Can't Keep All Of Our Secrets is Rae's sixth full-length release and Rae's most electronic album to date. Using heavily programmed production, analog synths and distorted electric guitars, Rae has moved beyond experimenting to establishing their own style in the genre. Gorgeous, achingly beautiful vocals - not to be missed!

Rae has toured extensively over the past ten years in Canada as well as internationally. Rae was longlisted for Polaris Music Prize in 2008 (superioryouareinferior) as well as nominated for two CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards in 2010.

http://www.facebook.com/events/245639612171695/
Listen: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rae-Spoon/185167257619?sk=app_2405167945
http://www.youtube.com/user/raymondberlin
http://www.myspace.com/rebeccalascue
$10 advance at Mysteria Gallery or $12 at door

RED HOT RIOT: Academy Awards Special!

Hosted by 4-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee Jayden Pfeifer, Red Hot Riot features a mix of standup, sketch, musical acts and much more!

http://www.facebook.com/redhotriotshow
$10 advance at Mysteria Gallery or at door