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Twenty-two breweries will be represented by thirty-six brews. In the midst of some rare and interesting selections there will be at least a dozen pale ales vying for the title of "Best Of The Fest". New to C'est What will include the Granite double dry hopped cask IPA, Great Lakes 666 Devil's Beer, Neustadt Manchester Bitter, both of the Trafalgar Brewers Challenge fruit beers, McAuslan Raspberry Ale, as well as new brews from King, Beau's, and Taps. The festival will also mark the unveiling of five brand-spanking-new cask ale taps after some renovations to our coolers and original bar this summer. Admission is free, samples are a loonie apiece, we will be serving samples from five until ten. Our rejuvenation of the original C'est What ("pub side") bar is all but complete. To give our customers a little more elbow room and more space in front of the bar we have switched our draught taps to the back bar. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new cask ale equipment from England (apparently Customs is not to be rushed) which will allow us to keep our five "real ale" tap brews in top shape. We expect to be fully functional for the Beer Festival on Friday September 29. The old smoking room (don't get me started...) is being converted to an event room for thirty to forty people complete with a beautiful new fireplace and a big screen High Definition TV with connections for computer driven presentations. Work on this room should be complete by Thanksgiving (the Canadian one!). Our new website, whatsnext.ca.* is pumping out all of the great indie music at C'est What 24/7. Our playlist is fast approaching three thousand songs from close to eight hundred artists. We have also set up a forum on the site that we hope will facilitate discussion on local culture whether that takes the form of music, visual arts, beer, wine, or where-ever the C'est What community takes it. Please check it out, your feedback is appreciated. You can also point your media player (such as iTunes) to http://70.87.39.60:8015 and listen in without your browser. *A high-speed internet connection is required. Armed with an acoustic guitar and his aching gravely drawl, twangy troubadour Shannon Lyon effortlessly shows the way to where the true path of alt-country lies. Somewhere in the heart of Canada. With rave reviews like; “...an acoustic jewel in high standing”... or “ ...Shannon was the solo gunman who filled the room with a stunning set of music that lovers love to and broken hearts break to...”, it’s the purity and rawness of Lyons songwriting and delivery that are touching audiences and critics alike. Saturday September 30. Show time 10:30pm, Admission is "first come, first seated." Tickets $10.00 David Leask is a performing songwriter originating from Edinburgh, Scotland and now based in Toronto, Canada. Since emigrating 12 years ago, Leask has been building a spiritual and artistic bridge between the powerful influences of his birthplace and the fresh possibilities of his new home. His music explores the diverse landscapes of human emotion while combining the story-telling tradition of his homeland in his own brand of Celtic pop/country/roots music. Wednesday October 4. Show time 9:30pm, Admission is "first come, first seated." Tickets $7.00 With Benefits of Doubt and Dawn Langstroth With the release of their latest recording "Nowadays", the Mike Erb Band (M.E.B.) is poised to establish itself as a serious contender within the roots rock scene. Although formed like many other alt-country outfits around an individual singer/songwriter, over the past three years the M.E.B. has solidified into an egalitarian unit, with all members contributing to the overall vision of the band. Listened to in this way, "Nowadays" is the culmination of months of tireless rehearsing, live gigging, and recording in order to hone a sound that not only conveys the emotional impact of Erb's songs, but showcases the band as the dynamic collection of musicians that they are. For the M.E.B., the song is all that matters, and with a solid foundation in both the country and pop fields, the album effortlessly cross-pollinates the two, via Erb's honest delivery, resulting in an all-around effective package. A native of the thriving scene in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario (just west of Toronto), that is also home to nationally-known artists like Danny Michel, The Miniatures, and Shannon Lyon, Mike Erb began writing songs in the mid 90s after meeting bass player Darius McKinley. The pair formed several short-lived projects together before Erb decided that the best test of his emerging talent would be journeying to Nashville. Saturday October 21. Show time 9:30pm, Admission is "first come, first seated." Tickets $6.00 |
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