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the letter 'T' The following concerts in Tofino are happening in the Fall & Winter of 2011. 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 - ross neilsen

Ross Neilsen

Saturday, October 29, 2011
Weigh West Harbour Lounge
Tickets $10 • Doors 8pm

Canada’s hardest working blues rock act, Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin’ Bastards, do it right. They take their strong, timeless material to the place that matters. The People. Three years, 600 shows, 240,000 kms, five national tours all executed 100% independently. In a time of corporate cookie cutter music this is the return to real. Proving hard work pays off Ross Neilsen has been honoured with a nomination for Best New Artist at The Maple Blues Awards in 2010, two Rising Star nominations from cbc, back to back Blues Album of the Year nominations from the East Coast Music Association and more recently Ross won Best Blues Recording for Redemption at the 2010 MusicNB awards. Ross Neilsen is the real, old school kind of artist. Write. Tour. Record. Tour. Repeat. Wear your Hallowe’en costume!

tofino concert - funk hunters

Funk Hunters

Monday, October 31, 2011
Tofino Legion
Tickets $15 • Doors 9pm

Armed with 4-turntables and the unique ability to create live mashups and remixes, their DJ sets stand out. Seamlessly blending original productions with everything from HipHop to Funk, Disco to House, Dubstep to DnB and everything in between, The Funk Hunters create original sets never replicated. It’s not uncommon to find this duo headlining an all bass music festival one night and then performing a funk, soul, or boogie set the next. In just a few short years, The Funk Hunters have built an international following, releasing music on labels around the globe and showcasing their signature high-energy DJ sets at some of the world’s most popular music festivals and clubs.

tofino concert - c. r. avery

C.R. Avery with Wil

Saturday, November 5, 2011
Tofino Legion
Tickets $15 • Doors 9pm

CR Avery is a singer/songwriter who refuses to succumb to predictability. An internationally acclaimed beat box blues poet and one man band. Avery lays down soulful vocals over grooves that sway back and forth, but he also uses a beat-box, trumpet and, that 80s classic, the keytar, creating a multilayered sound that constantly reveals something new. An exhilarating front man combining the everyman heart of Bruce Springsteen, the insightful words of Bob Dylan, the street attitude of Lou Reed. He is the author of four hip-hop operas, a new, energetic style of theatre informed by the stories and rhythms of the streets. Truly a unique performer with east-side perspective on life. This man is a peaceful revolutionary.

tofino concert - wil

Wil with C.R. Avery

Saturday, November 5, 2011
Tofino Legion
Tickets $15 • Doors 9pm

Wil began playing guitar at age 13… At 41, he makes no apologies for the white in his beard and laughing admits he can hardly wait to get old so he can sing the songs he spent a life time writing.

Live, Wil is a force of nature. One review quotes “The man works a guitar so hard, it inches toward igniting during a set. Often times, it relents to the strain of such fierce play by popping off a string or two, as if to wave a white flag of surrender if only for a moment…”

His famously intense, enigmatic performances have earned him accolades including a nod for wcma’s “entertainer of the year”.

tofino concert - celso macado with estanislau gubiotti

Celso Macado with Estanislau Gubiotti

Saturday, November 5, 2011
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
West Coast Winter Music Series concert

When mandolinist and vocalist Estanislau (Stan) Nogueira Gubiotti met up with virtuoso guitarist, percussionist and composer Celso Machado in Vancouver a few years back and began playing the music of their Brazilian homeland their joy and relief at being able to play so freely was immense. Since that first meeting the two play together whenever they have the opportunity and Stan is the guest artist on Celso’s new Juno-nominated CD Capivara.

tofino concert - hilltop hoods

Hilltop Hoods
with Sweatshop Union

Friday, November 18, 2011
Tofino Legion
Tickets $20 • Doors 9pm

Rolling Stone Magazine described Hilltop Hoods as “one of the most defining and influential Australian bands of this decade and the next”. And the accolades don’t stop there with their 2009 masterpiece State of the Art being crowned the highest selling Australian hip hop record of all time and 3 Aria Awards, it’s no wonder that Hilltop Hoods are repeatedly singled out as one of Australia’s hottest live acts by media, industry insiders and fans alike. Hilltop Hoods are hitting the shores of Canada to do 3 date whirl wind tour to warm up for the Eminem tour back home in December. If you haven’t seen this crew perform yet you are in for one hell of a party!

tofino concert - rocky mountain rebel music

Rocky Mountain Rebel Music

Friday, November 18, 2011
Tofino Community Hall
Tickets $25 • Doors 9pm

Rocky Mountain Rebel Music has expanded to include 10 members from across the globe to bring a unique variety of musical experience and expertise. This diverse collective talent accounts for the band's high energy and full sound as well as its broad range of musical influences. Charged by reggae, rock, funk, dub, dancehall, punk, and world rhythms, rmrm delivers an original sound that defies comparison. Shredding guitars, bubblin’ keys, smooth horns, hand percussion, drums, and heavy bass form the rough and rugged foundation upon which vocals rise and fall like the tide on Vancouver Island’s rocky coast.

tofino concert - bedouin soundclash

Bedouin Soundclash

Saturday, December 3, 2011
Tofino Legion
Tickets $30 • Doors 9pm

Juno award winning Bedouin Soundclash has emerged as a young group refusing to be classified, while blurring the lines of reggae and rock. Jay Malinowski’s soulful wail and rasp rests on Eon Sinclair’s deep dubbing bass while Sekou Lumumba drives a heavy rhythm, blazing their own path in the musical landscape. Unlike most musicians who try to mimic their musical idols, Bedouin Soundclash forges their own musical path creating music embodying each member’s personal musical preferences, creating an innovative fusion of Reggae, Rock, Punk and Soul. Tofino box copies and pastes! Bedouin Soundclash hit radio and video stations across Canada with the single “When The Night Feels My Song” from their album Sounding A Mosaic.

tofino concert - sharon stanis, jamie syer, paula kiffner

Sharon Stanis, Jamie Syer
and Paula Kiffner

Saturday, December 3, 2011
Clayoquot Community Theatre
West Coast Winter Music Series concert

Sharon Stanis on violin, Jamie Syer on piano and Paula Kiffner on violincello perform Hayden, Prokofiev and Brahms. These three musicians bring a world of talent and experience to the stage.

Sharon Stanis is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the University of Victoria, where she teaches violin and coaches chamber music. Dr. Jamie Syer is Dean of the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and the Artistic Director of the Conservatory’s Collegium Program for Young Musicians. Paula Kiffner is a faculty member of the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and the Nanaimo Conservatory. A former member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Kiffner has also performed as guest principal cellist of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

tofino concert - joe trio

Joe Trio

Saturday, January 28, 2012
Clayoquot Community Theatre
West Coast Winter Music Series concert

Joe Trio is not your average piano trio. They don’t want to be neatly categorized, but instead strive for diversity, versatility, and more than a little humour and unpredictability. Their repertoire consists of the classics – from Papa Haydn to Uncle Shostakovich- new works by contemporary composers, and their own arrangements of popular, jazz and rock tunes. And they’re not afraid to mix together so many styles of music into a single piece it makes your head spin. More than virtuosi, the Trio’s members are fantastic performers who engage the audience in a way few classical musicians can. Amply witty, charming, and tremendously musical, Joe Trio leaves audiences with a new appreciation for classical music.

tofino concert - miles black trio

Miles Black Trio

Saturday, February 25, 2012
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
West Coast Winter Music Series concert

Miles Black began his professional music career in 1980 (at age 14) in Victoria, British Columbia after studying piano in the provincial capital with George Essihos.

Currently based in Vancouver, BC, Miles has a wealth of musical experience as an arranger, producer, composer, session musician, guitarist, bassist, saxophonist, songwriter, musical theatre director, music therapist and college level music instructor. He has performed on countless albums, and has played with many music greats around the world.

tofino concert - the sojourners

The Sojourners

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
West Coast Winter Music Series concert

When Canadian blues icon Jim Byrnes called Vancouver based gospel singer Marcus Mosely on the phone a few years ago to ask if he could round up a few friends to record some back up vocals for a new album, no one could have guessed what would happen next.

From the moment Mosely and his pals, Will Sanders and Ron Small stepped up to the microphone and began singing, they realized that they had something very special going on. When Byrnes dubbed the trio The Sojourners the name stuck and – as they say – the rest is history. Formative years spent singing in the churches of Mosely, Small and Sanders’, hometowns – Ralls, Texas, Chicago, Illinois and Alexandria, Louisiana respectively – give The Sojourners’ sound an authentic edge that only comes with experience. This is real gospel - blessed with a soul that can’t be faked.