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C'est What e-news April 2003 | Edition #50
News, music, rants, and other propaganda ~ published monthly
Last posted April 4, 2003
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 Henry Of Pelham Showcase
Please join us for a discussion and tasting of four Niagara VQA white varietals featuring eight vintages from the award winning Henry Of Pelham.
Chardonnays: Non Oaked 2002, Reserve 2001 Barrel Fermented 2000
Rieslings: Medium Dry 2000, Reserve 2002, Select Late Harvest 2000
Pinot Blanc 2001
Sauvignon Blanc 2002
"There is no question given the size of their winery, the young Speck brothers along with winemaker Ron Giesbrecht are making the best wines in the province." Michael Vaughan,
Wine & Spirits Columnist,
National Post
Tickets are available online for only $15 (+taxes). Cheers!
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 Irish Whiskey Tasting
Due to a shortage of quality Irish whiskeys in the L.C.B.O. system, we added some Irish creams to our pre-St. Patrick's Day tasting. While they didn't conjour up the same enthusiasm for our panel as their thinner, more straight forward parents, the creams received complementary scores. It just proves that there is a drink for every occaision.
The value priced O'Darby finished on top of the creams, tied with Bailey's at 22 points
Black Bush was the run away winner of the traditional whiskeys with a median score of 25 out of thirty.
The complete results are available here.
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 On-Line Ticketing
We can now offer you advance, on-line tickets sales to nia performances and C'est What tastings.
The best thing about buying an advance ticket for a show is the fact that when you show up on time, you go to the head of the line. Advance ticket holders get priority entry for the first fifteen minutes after the doors open.
Go to our events page with a credit card in hand and come away with guaranteed admission to our next event.
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Hours Of Operation
We are now open 11:30 am to 2:00 am every day of the week. A breakfast menu is served until 3:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
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Southern fried rock is alive and kickin' as Jay Clark & The Jones continue to prove they have both the chops and the image to mix it up loud while showing country tinged roots. Bourbon soaked music, straight-up, with an outlaw air.
Advance tickets are available for their performance Friday April 4. The Jay Harris Band and Tangerine start off the evening.
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 Runcible Spoon with Leah State combine the sonorous sounds of strings with the contrast of clarinet, piano and voice creating diverse textures and melodic colors. Starting with a jazz flavour, this innovative quartet also draws from klezmer, folk and gypsy influences to arrive at something musically eclectic.
The group combines the talents of five unique women whose backgrounds vary from classical and jazz to pop and free-form music with a resume that includes work with Phil Dwyer, Terry Clarke, Jerry Fuller, Gordon Downie, Mary Margaret O'Hara, The WoodChoppers Association, Deep Dark United, One Step Beyond, Jane Siberry, The Rheostatics, Wide-Mouth Mason, John Alcorn with Strings Boris Brott Orchestra, Hugh Fraser, Mirobolus, Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation, Kenny MacLean, Platinum Blonde, Lindi, Bob Wiseman, and St.Dirt Elementary School.
Advance tickets are available for their show on Wednesday April 9.
Critics agree. Those who have sampled the debut EP—Peter Murray vs. the Ants—describe Murray's songwriting as an eclectic blend of pop influences, putting inspiration from 70s and 80s rock into a modern voice and adding witty, intelligent lyrics. "I love the Steelydannishness of your sound," writes Ottawa Citizen music scribe Charles Gordon. "A really, really cool XTC-ish vibe," raves Steve Lawson, Howard Jones' bass player. Irish singer-songwriter Alan Dee comments thoughtfully: "Peter's music is weird and honest."
Advance tickets are available for Peter Murray's Thursday April 10 show.
Combining the crunch of Nirvana's guitar power and the glam of early Bowie, Welcome Karma bring back the alt in "alt rock" creating space for the music to breathe and seethe.
Advance tickets are available for their show on Saturday April 12. The Spence & Greer Band opens.
Besides being an award winning playwright and standup comedian, Bruce Bell is also the popular history columnist.
Now you can come hear him live in his latest monthly series of one hour shows entitled The History Of Toronto In The Jazz Age. You don't have to live downtown or even in Toronto to enjoy this unique look at the early history of our city and nation.
Advance tickets are available for his Monday April 14 show followed by the jazz vocals of Karen Manion.
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 Venturing into the nether worlds of arty prog-rock a la King Crimson and the universe Neil Young might be from, My Only Day churns out a stormy brew of jazz inflected pop. Think groove driven bass, plaintive guitar melodies and a driving rhythm encouraging you to sing along with the choruses.
Advance tickets are available for their Saturday April 19 show with Dan Goldman.
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The "dreamy, bittersweet, anti-pop" of junetile swims in a dreamy chilled vibe. Skillfully stacking layers of sound in their less-is-more approach, they allow the mix to build with unhurried atmospherics and often hypnotic grooves.
Advance tickets are available for a triple bill on Monday April 21 with Tamara Williamson and Great Lake Swimmers. Advance ticket holders will receive a free copy of our indie compilation CD Local Flavour 2003 featuring a song by each of junetile and Tamara Williamson.
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Singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Karen Kosowski has three independent commercial releases distributed across Canada that showcase her gritty, honest songwriting and vivid music-making.
Advance tickets are available for her Thursday April 24 show with Hunter Eves and Antara.
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