Evening Headlines: Jill Barber Moves to the Wag; Nickelback = A Margarine Sandwich on White Bread

First up, a venue change: white-hot chanteuse Jill Barber's show at the Burt is now going down at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (thanks to Pat for the heads up).

New York City drumming maven Ravish Momin makes his Manitoba debut (at the WECC) on Friday, October 7th.

Speaking of Friday, October 7th, Victoria, BC electro-pop residents Data Romance stop by the Park Theatre that night.

The Bluebird North songwriters showcase featuring: Renee Lamoureux, Heather Longstaffe, Ray St. Germain and Dave Wasyliw will be held at the Park Theatre on September 22nd.

Nova Scotian roots export Kim Wempe plays the Winnipeg Free Press Cafe on October 12th.

Ten Second Epic rock the WECC on Saturday, November 19th.

Add Montreal's Danielle Duval to the Royal Wood show happening at the WECC on September 18th.

And finally, if you missed this over the weekend (I did) FreeP music critics past and present made a spirited and frankly hilarious plea to Gary Bettman not to pick Nickelback to perform at NHL FaceOff going down at the Forks on Thursday, October 6th. By doing so, Rob and Bartley have forever made Nickelback and "Margarine sandwiches on white bread" synonymous in my mind.

I second their vote for Arcade Fire.

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Evening Headlines: Rumblings at the Park Theatre; Bill Bourne @ The WECC

Some more concert listings to pass along your way:

Local pop-rockers Quinzy play Park Theatre on September 9th w/ Federal Lights.

Resident blues-rock merchant Romi Mayes has a cd release party going down there on September 16th w/ Jay Nowicki.

Speaking of cd release shindigs at the Park, Dan Frechette's happens there on October 6th w/ The Dylanaires.

And Scott Hinkson is also releasing his new disc, One Beside Two, at the Park on September 24th.

Add Sara Lowes to the September 19th bill there already featuring Said The Whale and Rah Rah.

Bill Bourne & The Radio Free Dance Band perform at the West End Cultural Centre on Saturday, October 8th alongside Hindi Zahra.

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Elliott BROOD Further Fleshes out the Impossibly Great Fall Season at the WECC

Toronto three-piece act Eliott BROOD are touring this fall in support of their third outing, Days Into Years, due out September 27th via Paper Bag. And the band's itinerary includes a stop at the WECC on October 29th. One Hundred Dollars supports.

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Mark Kozelek To Make Rare Appearance in Winnipeg

Mark Kozelek (of Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon) has just one show listed on his website for the rest of 2011: Winnipeg concert hotspot The West End Cultural Centre on Friday, November 4th. Presale is currently underway and the code is reportedly sunkilmoon. Public sales commence this Friday. Tickets run at $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

But expect this to sell out.

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Ohbijou Set To Play The WECC

Ohbijou have just added a string of Western Canadian tour dates including a stop at our very own and rather bustling West End Cultural Centre on November 12th. Look for their new record, Metal Meets, on September 27th.

What a fall lineup at the WECC!

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Contest: Enter to win two tickets to see Greg Macpherson (Quiet) @ The WECC

Courtesy of the West End Cultural Centre, I've got a pair of ducats to giveaway for the incomparable Greg MacPherson's live show going down on Saturday, September 10th. Please note: this is for the quiet edition of the weekend (previous day's show is the loud version).

If you're interested in checking out the show, fire me off an email (on the right hand side) by Thursday, September 1st @ noon CST with the subject line "Greg MacPherson Ticket Giveaway" and your name in the email's body. Winning name will be drawn randomly sometime that afternoon and contacted shortly thereafter. As always, one entry per person please!

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Album Review: Washed Out - Within and Without

Rating: *** out of five.

Of the myriad sub-genre permutations bandying about the contemporary indie music landscape, it can be argued that the most aptly named just might be chillwave. On Within and Without, one-man-band Washed Out (Ernest Greene) unabashedly wears the aesthetics of this aural movement on his sleeve and fully embraces its key signifiers: airy vocals, casually danceable rhythms and pretty, synth-led melodies. While several key tracks such as the warm Soft and the late-night vibes of Before are carefully arranged and demand relistens to unearth their shimmering brilliance, many others easily slip into the background. Chillwave can do that sometimes.

-Mykael Sopher

Republished with permission from Uptown Magazine.

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