The Pearl Company

Faye Blais / Fours Trio: Thursday, October 7. 8:00pm. $15 at the door. $10 students/artists. Hailing from Northern Ontario, Faye Blais delivers sweet melodies coupled with raw acoustics that turn into the sound-track of our lives. With an equally delectable stage presence, Blais is a force to be reckoned with. This indie-folk princess will win you over with her quick wit, spontaneity and subtle ability to stroke your soul in its warmest places. Back in Canada after recording and touring throughout Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, and USA, she has been garnering much attention. She is currently touring to promote her third album/DVD “Here in the Shade – A Night at Sing Sing”, “Young, edgy, and powerfully present, Faye Blais is continuing the thread started by Joni, picked up by Ani and fashioned by Feist.” – Eaglewood Folk Festival.  www.fayeblais.com The Fours Trio will take the stage at 10:00pm as the “after band”, part of the Code Red Blues and Roots Festival. What happens when 3 musicians from 3 different music backgrounds and 3 separate bands get together? The result is a collision of jazz, blues, and original songs together in one great variety show. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fours-Trio/118712221485302

The Art Bus: Sponsored by Judy Marsales Real Estate:

• October 1: Every other 1^st Friday takes us to a number of individual galleries ultimately heading east. This time to the Artic Experience / McNaught Gallery, Gallery on the Bay, Anastasia Gallery, east to the Sunrise Gallery and back to Gallery 435
• October 8: Will include, as 2^nd Fridays always do, the excitement of the James North Crawl, the charm and energy of the Tiger Group Studio Gallery and either the Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts on Sherman Ave. or the fresh new Ottawa Street Stroll

•    Starting at 6:30 from ‘The Pearl Company’, 16 Steven Street and King William.
•    Please reserve a spot beforehand via email or phone, and purchase your trip ($15.00) when you arrive.
•    We finish up at The Pearl for an après-tour wind-down which includes a tour of the building and either music with Gary Santucci or whatever event is happening on the theatre floor.

16 Steven is at King William just north of King, 4 blocks east of Victoria, and 2 blocks west of Wentworth.  It’s a three-storey factory/warehouse building. Any other questions?  Either call or email me, Barbara Milne (905 524-0606), barbaramilne@cogeco.ca

The Art Bus and The Pearl Company are promoted, and supported by THEZine: http://www.thezine.ca

Ticket for Change: Tom Wilson with Special Guest Harlan Pepper: Supporting Paul Tetley for Ward 3 Councillor: Saturday, October 2.  8:00pm $45.  We all know Tom Wilson; he has been a creative and prolific writer, artist, and performer for many years in our city. Wilson’s commitment to Hamilton cannot be doubted and he is demonstrating his commitment with this concert in support of better politics. I think we speak for a number of people in our town when we say, change is deeply needed.  Come support us in our efforts and enjoy this superb entertainer who happens to be appearing with Harlan Pepper, the dynamite band that his son fronts!
If you want to know more about the candidate that we are supporting, here is Paul’s website: http://www.paultetley.com

Corin Raymond (Ontario), the prairie’s Scott Cook, and BC songwriter Raghu Lokanathan: Friday, October 1: 8:00pm doors / 8:30pm show. $20 / $12 students/artists. Three singer/songwriters from across the country.
Corin is the Toronto-based troubadour who is also half of the Undesirables, (whom we have met several very cool times at The Pearl). He is showcasing his second solo album, ‘There Will Always Be a Small Time’, an impressive work anyone’s reckoning. There is nothing small time about Raymond’s talent (John Prine comparisons often come his way). He’s a young man writing songs that sound like they’ve been around a lot longer than Corin himself. http://www.myspace.com/corinraymond
Raghu Lokanathan joins them performing from his ‘Blue Girl’ album, an album that takes bold risks and vividly spins the stories of characters that are as likable and warped and dignified and unlikely as the grinning man himself; clever, sympathetic songs that showed a dark, and darkly humorous, edge.  “He writes songs like they used to a long time ago.” Utah Phillips http://www.raghumusic.com
“Scott Cook, a world-traveling songwriter with his heart forever on his sleeve, has distilled his travels down into songs powered by a sharp eye for imagery, a healthy dose of humanity, and the unforgettable voice, that at the same time intones the rigors of the road and the most comfortable couch you have ever slept on.” -David Francey  http://www.scottcook.net