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The Yankees Are Coming
Advance tickets are available for $20 (all in) and can be purchased here. Mon Dieu, Twenty-two
Those of you that have been around for a few years will know most of the story; but for those who are new to C'est What there may be something of interest in this Cole's Notes style version: Started in 1988 with a mandate of "true local flavour" C'est What was the first establishment of any kind to offer local craft beer and wine exclusively. As a result a whole new generation of restaurateurs grew up knowing that local was not only good but financially viable. We have tripled in size, quadrupled our draught selection, and showcased the who's who of the Canadian indie music scene on one of the three different stages we have had over the years. Although we serve traditional pints we have never been averse to new combinations from the kitchen and new technology for our customers. We offer WiFi and meeting facilities for those who want to work outside the office, run an internet radio station which streams everything on our playlist including every live performance, and have invested thousands of dollars in "green" technologies to reduce our energy consumption. All of this should not understate the importance of people in the C'est What experience. We make decisions here based on our passions not a focus group study. In fact you are served by real people that each have their own personality and have not been neutered by a corporate handbook. Given the choice, who would ever make our long-time lunch server, Joan, follow a script? Looking forward; we are always trying to improve both our food and drink menus and ensure that we keep our guests content. There are challenges when you have hundreds of people over to your place every day but what is life without some challenges? Get Real, Get It Live " Appearing Tuesdays in February, Doors 9:00 p.m., Show time 10:00 p.m., advance tickets are available for $6.00. W Their style derives from the pre-depression era covering classic and revivalist jazz, spirituals, blues, and ragtime. Their jazz reflects formative artists such as Armstrong, Morton; Waller and the like. A good natured delivery and guest appearances by touring traditional jazz and blues musicians have helped develop a solid regular following that makes each performance a social event. In New Orleans they were awarded the Freedom of the City. They have toured North Germany twice, and have been featured at France's prestigious Marciac Jazz Festival. They have also represented Canada at the Edinburgh International Jazz Festival in Scotland and enjoyed Caribbean jazz cruises with their fans. In July 2009 they played the Whitley Bay Festival in Northern England and the Maribo Festival in Denmark. Their matinee line-up is usually Bryan Day - string bass; Andrej Saradin - cornet; Janet Shaw - reeds; Jamie Macpherson - banjo; Brian Towers - trombone/leader and Reide Kaiser - piano. Appearing on Saturday February 13 and 27, Doors 2:00 p.m., Show time 3:00 p.m., first-come-first-seated $5.00.
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While the American brands have taken over our domestic mega-beer market our craft brewers have not had much competition. Recently we have seen more craft beer migrating north. Could this be the end of our micro-sovereignty? In what could shape up to be a rematch of the World Junior Hockey Championship, we are pitting four southern invaders against four local brews in a blind tasting. Can we withstand the onslaught of Brooklyn, Dogfish Head, Rogue, and Southern Tier or will we drunkenly capitulate? Is there any middle ground when the Yankees are coming?
As the anniversary of our opening approaches each February we take the opportunity to do some serious back-patting and examine where we've been and where we're going.
More casual and refined than your run-of-the-mill garage rock noisemakers, this Canadian quartet takes early-aughts-era rock and spins it around a few times, dizzying the sounds once made popular by bands like Hot Hot Heat and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, then straightens it out to mash their own stamp into it. You could find reasons to call it retro, and indeed there are nods to days past (check the Brian Wilson-ness of "Using Everybody"), but once you dig in deeper, you'll find this is best nailed down as just good guitar rock, slathered with the kind of raw freneticism and screw-all attitude that can only be truly flexed by a group of twenty-something dudes who can afford to live it. And live it they must be, because the honest energy in these songs is palpable, sure to make you sway and nod from that fidgety, all-encompassing takeover you can only get when you're surrounded by the sound of guitars that seem ready to burst." - Brad Bush, Editor at CDBaby.com
ith their performance on February 13 The Hot Five Jazzmakers will have completed twenty-one years of Saturday matinees at C'est What.
