Contest: Enter To Win Tickets To The Meaghan Smith Holiday Party @ The WECC!

Compliments of our friends over at the West End Cultural Centre, I've got a pair of tickets to giveaway for The Meaghan Smith Holiday Show going down on Wednesday, November 28th! James Struthers kicks off the evening.

If you're interested in checking out the Juno-award-winning singer-songwriter's show, fire me off an email (on the right hand side, below the concert listings) by Friday, November 23rd @ noon with the subject line "Meaghan Smith Ticket Giveaway" and your name in the email's body. Winning name will be drawn randomly sometime that afternoon and contacted shortly thereafter, with the first name and last initial published on my Twitter account.

As always, one entry per person please!

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Afternoon Headlines: Chic Gamine @ The WECC; Holiday Shows Galore!

First up...Winnipeg faves Chic Gamine will be at the WECC on Monday, December 17th.

Benjamin Francis Leftwich has postponed his current tour, which includes the November 24th date at the Park Theatre.

Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Julia McDougall is at the Attic (48 Arlington) on Friday, November 23rd.

Sarah Slean is at the WECC on Thursday, February 21st.

Whitehorse is at the Burt on Friday, February 8th.

And finally, some holiday shows of note:

• The JP Hoe Hoe Hoe holiday show spans three nights this year at the Park Theatre: Thursday, December 13th to Saturday, December 15th.
• After a decade of going strong, the last-ever Quinzmas goes down at the Burt on Friday, December 21st.

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Afternoon Headlines: Wintersleep/Brood moved to Pyramid; Bachman @ Pantages

Couple things to pass along...

First up, can't remember if I mentioned this: tomorrow's Wintersleep and Elliott Brood show has been moved from the Garrick to the Pyramid. Sorry, under18ers.

Local band The Lower Companions is releasing its newest record, Lock & Step, at Times Change(d) on Saturday, November 24th.

Randy Bachman is at Pantages Playhouse on Wednesday, April 3rd.

Add Peter Katz to the Jeremy Fisher bill going down at the WECC on Tuesday, November 20th.

Willy Porter is at the WECC on Friday, November 30th w/ Rob Waddell.

And finally, Gabrielle Papillon will materialize at Sam's Place on Friday, November 16th.

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Contest: Enter To Win Tickets To See Jordan Klassen @ The WECC

Courtesy of our friends over at the West End Cultural Centre, I've got a pair of tickets to giveaway for Jordan Klassen's show happening there on Wednesday, November 14th! Mike Edel and Demetra are also on the bill. 

If you're interested in checking out the event, fire me off an email (on the right hand side, below the concert listings) by Friday, November 9th @ noon with the subject line "Jordan Klassen Ticket Giveaway" and your name in the email's body. Winning name will be drawn randomly sometime that afternoon and contacted shortly thereafter, with the first name and last initial published on my Twitter account.

As always, one entry per person please!

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