Tofino Concert News for November 2006

by Adam Buskard, Tofino

The following concerts are happening in Tofino in the month of November 2006. Tickets are available at Tofitian, Esso and at the Common Loaf.

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Kinnie Star (and wine & oysters)

Friday, November 17, 2006
Tin Wis Conference Hall
Tickets $133.75, Doors 6pm

Kinnie Starr pushes artistic boundaries by merely ignoring them. Starr entered the Canadian music scene in 1995 with edgy visual arts, graffiti, rhymes, outspoken race and gender politics, decidedly unorthodox performances, stunning good looks and envelope-pushing, beat-slamming recordings.

Kinnie is very aware of her Mohawk roots and weaves this understanding into much of creative work. Kinnie's career has taken her many places. She sang in Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil's controversial cabaret in Las Vegas and was nominated for a Juno in 2003 for best new artist.

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Bryden Street (at the Mermaid's Ball)

Friday, November 17, 2006
Tofino Community Hall
Tickets $25, Doors 8pm

Bryden Street is a Victoria band featuring a full eight-piece R&B sound. Their show is a high-energy tribute to classic R&B and rock and roll, covering artists such as Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Motown, the Commitments, the Beatles and Wilson Pickett.

A unique feature of the band is that they feature three female lead vocalists with some sweet harmonies and a great look. The band has been together since the spring of 2004 and has shared the stage with the Timebenders, Paul Wainwright, the Powder Blues Band and Johnny Ferreira of the Colin James' Little Big Band. They have recently added guitar legend Randy Waldie and keyboard genius Chris Van Sickle to the lineup to enhance an already powerful lineup.

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John Reischman & the Jaybirds

Friday, November 24, 2006
Clayoquot Community Theatre
Doors 7:30pm

The West Coast Winter Music Series is proud to present one of the world's top ranked acoustic mandolin players and composers, John Reischman.

Nominated for a Juno, veteran artist John Reischman is renowned for his exquisite taste, tone and impeccable musicianship. His mastery of the instrument is showcased in the powerful bluegrass band John Reischman & the Jaybirds who are currently on tour and will be appearing together on this stop in Tofino. They are known for their powerful original songs and instrumentals, soaring vocals and refreshing interpretations of songs from the old-time repertoire presented with their own bluegrass twist.

This show is part of a Winter Series. Tickets for the entire series can be bought by calling 725-3373.

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BC/DC

Saturday, November 25, 2006
The Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 9pm

Born of bush party ashes, Nelson's BC/DC has systematically redefined the concept of a tribute band. Their live show has become a legendary, and necessary "rite-of-passage" amongst their unwavering supporters and believers.

With over-the-top stage energy, they deliver every last note of the classic songs with absolute authority. You get tired just watching them. bc/dc is heavily rooted in the Bon Scott-era catalog (Dirty Deeds, tnt, Jailbreak, Let There Be Rock), but also covers AC/DC's second "golden era" with all the essentials; Back in Black, For Those About to Rock, Hells Bells, and many more.

Unlike many tribute acts claiming to be "North America's #1 Clone", BC/DC has turned the tables. The band takes a comedic approach, claiming the tunes as their own, and to having "heard of some BC/DC tribute band from Australia".

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Born Ruffians (with Hey Ocean)

Saturday, December 2, 2006
The Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 9pm

A bewitching throb of cascading drums, you'd swear they were on the war path, till a pure rock and roll howl and sharp guitar hooks bring you back to the indie universe. Amidst the shouts and claps and the odd trombone slur, a tenderness somehow shrouds the whole thing, there's something saintly about them after all.

Formed in 2002, the indie rock trio creates a jaunty mix of shifty guitar riffs and hyper-chic vocals for a Pixies-esque shredded kind of sweetness. Born Ruffians have an ability to perfectly mix together spastic dance-punk with catchy, engaging melodies.

If there's any justice whatsoever in this world, the band will be the buzziest band in North America before the year is out.

 

Hey Ocean

Hey Oceans mellow guitar grooves, eargasmic vocals, and upbeat jazzy licks keep listeners comfortably sitting, standing, or dancing, while they are washed out to sea and carefully brought back to shore. Passionate voices, pensive words, and frivolous fun keep this music honest and pure: from the heart, for the soul.

The quartet draws on influences from folk, reggae, funk, jazz, rock, hip hop, and more delivering finely crafted pop and funky freeform jams. Their music also borrows from several world music genres; due to the band members travels in Central America, Nepal, China and Europe.