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the letter 'T' The following concerts in Tofino are happening in the summer of 2010. Tickets are available at Tofitian and Long Beach Surfshop in Tofino.

Visit our Tofino events for listings of all local events and the Tofino festival page for our festival event calendar.

tofino concert - tough guys and girls cry

Tough Guys and Girls Cry
with Lonewolf United

Friday, August 6, 2010
Tofino Legion
Tickets $10 with CD | Doors 9pm

Tough Guys and Girls Cry, Tofino's resident grunge, pop quartet will performing with you friendly neighbourhood duo, Lonewolf United. This is the official release of Tough Guys and Girls Cry self titled album as well as the inaugural show for Lonewolf United.

tofino concert - ganga giri

Ganga Giri

Saturday, August 7, 2010
Tofino Legion
Tickets $20 | Doors 9pm

Ganga Giri mixes red natural elements with fat tribal beats and dirty funky bass lines to create a unique tribal-technological deep earth dance experience. Explosive and pulsating, at times ambient and flowing, the music is a pumping percussive multi-layered experience of complex grooves and raw, deep natural sound.

Ganga himself is a rhythmic didjeridu virtuoso and percussionist - an inspired music creator who's passion brings people together in celebration of nowness in newness, a modern day corroberre for all!

Carving a niche in the DJ dominated world of dance music, Ganga Giri is an energetic, innovative and incredibly live act. Ganga Giri's full show blends an array of tribal percussion that includes Ganga's uniquely percussive style didj playing, congas, djembe, bougarabou, Nigerian talking drum, mbira and more.

tofino concert - ruby jean

Ruby Jean

Friday, August 13, 2010
Tofino Legion
Tickets $15 | Doors 9pm

Dance-y to a thoroughly sweaty and satisfying extent, Ruby Jean is the thing that Gloria Estefan was warning you about when she sang the "rhythm is gonna get you," and the Maritimes' high-energy answer to the dance-rock movement that seems to be sweeping the nation. Pulsating, nasty, punky, groovy — Ruby Jean is all of these things and more, a confident, smirking monster of a good time that seems destined to take the country by storm. Ruby Jean shows are ground-poundingly ecstatic. Ruby Jean harvest sounds akin to Tiga, Daft Punk, MSTRKRFT and 80s-era Madonna. A motley assortment of Halifax indie-rock ne’er-do-wells, Ruby Jean have cobbled together a formula for
organic dance party success.

tofino concert - the bonitos

The Bonitos
with Keg Killers

Friday, August 13, 2010
Maquinna Pub, Tofino
Tickets $10 | Doors 9pm

Billy Hopeless of the Black Halos went grave robbing, dug up some pieces of Canada's most notorious bands and created this new monster, The Bonitos. They share influences “from AC/DC to ZZ Top, as long as it’s rock.” They'll be performing with The Keg Killers, who describe themselves as "old punk" in the vein of classic Canadian bands like The Subhumans, The Viletones and Teenage Head.

tofino concert - play guitar

Play Guitar
with OK Vancouver OK and Special Noise

Friday, August 20, 2010
Maquinna Pub, Tofino
Tickets $6 | Doors 9pm

Halifax, Montreal and the Yukon combine forces to bring the glorious sounds of Play Guitar, joined by Greenbelt Collective artist ok Vancouver ok.

tofino concert - marty dread

Marty Dread

Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tofino Legion
Tickets $20 | Doors 9pm

Marty Dread was born in the Bronx New York and moved the Hawaiian island of Maui as a young child. His career as a reggae artist started with his 1992 hit a 'Wicked Wahine'. Marty's style is rich in island vibe and traditional reggae roots but with a healthy dose of hip hop and dance hall. Constantly on the cutting edge, whether live on stage, or in the studio, Marty Dread is known as 'Hawaii's reggae ambassador.' Drawing inspiration from his tropical home of Maui, Hawaii, Dread rules as the island's hottest performer-recording artist, with over two decades of constant live performances, four Hoku award nominations (Hawaii's version of the Grammy's), and a constant international touring schedule.

tofino concert - skratch bastid

Skratch Bastid

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tofino Legion
Tickets $10 | Doors 9:00pm

Born in Halifax, raised on Planet Rock, Skratch Bastid has been a hip hop junkie since before he became a teen. Quickly realizing the role of the rapper wasn't his forte, he applied his obsessive musical interest to DJing, which moved naturally from cassette mixtapes in his basement to performing on stage with groups and competing in DJ battles before finding his niche playing parties, clubs and festivals. An addicted record collector inspired by many styles of music, Skratch moves quickly between genres and smoothly between tempos, while keeping things quintessentially funky. Yes, quintessentially. Technically apt, but soulfully grounded. His Get Up! mix was heralded as one of last year's best Mix CDs by TurntableLab, spinning hip-hop, funk, disco and rock into a quilt of awesome. Satisfaction guaranteed.

tofino concert - aaron nazrul and the boom booms

Aaron Nazrul
and the Boom Booms

Saturday, August 28, 2010
Tofino Legion
Tickets $20 | Doors 9:00pm

Growing up in Vancouver and spending time touring through Cuba and the Americas Caribbean coast, Aaron Nazrul and the Boom Booms have crafted a unique blend of Reggae, Latin, soul, folk and rock. A mouthful, yes. Call it what it you want though, the bands priority is connect with audiences; to hear the words that are sung; to groove with the music that is played; to feel the energy in the room. Playing festivals such as the Duncan folk fest and this years Big Day up on Mount Washington, Aaron Nazrul and the Boom Booms have found a home on the island. The message is getting a across both ways, and everyone walks away a winner.

tofino concert - chali 2na

Chali 2na

Friday, September 24, 2010
Tofino Legion
Tickets $tba | Doors 9pm

Bearing an identifiably deep baritone voice, Chali 2na (born Charles Stewart, Jr.) became the unofficial point man for West Coast underground favorite Jurassic 5. Originally from southside Chicago, Stewart first gained an interest in graffiti writing before getting into music.

As part of two critically acclaimed ensembles, Chali 2na sent waves in the music world with each of their debuts; Jurassic 5's major-label debut, Quality Control (2000), has been deemed a benchmark for alternative West Coast hip-hop. Chali emerged as J5's most popular member and was frequently tapped for guest appearances on many other artists' material over the years, like that of Swollen Members, Linkin Park, Blackalicious, Kardinal Offishal, and Roots Manuva. His solo foray began in 2004 with his Fish Market mixtapes. Fish Outta Water, his first official solo album, was finally issued two years later on the Defcon label.