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Acoustic Nights 2
Updated: 2018-05-13This event has already taken place.
Show time was for Acoustic Nights 2 Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 8pm, Brutopia Brewpub, 1215 Crescent, Montreal, (514) 393-9277.
Musical Table d'hôte
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Jah Faith - reggae/folk
Mark "Jah Faith" Mahoney is a singer songwriter
based out of Montreal Quebec. He is the lead singer and guitarist of roots
reggae group Inword. His solo performances
display his unique blend of reggae and folk sung with a raspy soulful voice.
His music has been described as captivating, powerful and spiritual.
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Nil - folk
Ben Champagne is the author and founder of
the band NiL. Getting his inspiration from
observation and unusual analysis of the common life, Nil appropriates
the sadness and bitterness of society in order to return to us a sensitive
vision of our humanity. It is by his guitar and his voice that he announces
us his contemplation. Ben is accompanied by
four multiple-instrumentalists, Francis Mondoux on
voice and piano, JP Levesque on the lead guitar, Claude
Dubois on the drums and Alexander Gauthier on
the bass. Compositions of the group lead to a frank and genuine sonority.
Having many inspirations, the artists travel as much in the epoch as in style,
from rock of the 60's-70's, to the folk music of Bob Dylan and Neil Young,
to the love songs of the Beattles. The musicians are also influenced by jazz,
punk, classical music and the blues. Nil has
a heterogeneous sound which stacks the different spheres of contemporary
music. His music transport us from sadness to hope, from torment to the blossoming.
They remind us of what being a human in the modern world is all about.
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Melina Soochan - indie pop/soul
A native Montrealer, Melina is a soulful and sophisticated singer/songwriter and pianist, whose style is
a distinctive yet unique blend of pop, indie, soul, RnB, and blues. A classically
trained pianist, she pushes herself beyond the limits of conventional pop and
adds a little something extra to every track. Melina is
no stranger to the stage. Her first love is LIVE PERFORMANCE.
When she's not in the studio recording songs for her debut album (due 2010),
you can see and hear Melina in various venues and
events in and around Montreal and Toronto. She currently sings every Thursday
at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, where she showcases
popular jazz and contemporary songs as well as her quirky original music.
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Nikita U (of The Electric Commission and projet M.U.) - rock
Nikita U has worked in music for over ten
years. Recent projects have included soundtracks to the plays Marie
Stuart and The Swan produced in Montreal
and Moscow respectively as well as a series of 'micro-releases' posted on theelectric.ca. Nikita
U is one half of post-grunge duo Projet
M.U. and one sixth of celtic band Devaney's
Goat. He is Chief Commissioner of The
Electric Commission.
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Kweku Sam Kwofie and Pamela Brottes - folk
One night at the bar, Alex met Pam and told
her to work with Kweku. Later that night, Kweku arrived
and Alex told him to work with Pam. The rest
is history.
www.myspace.com/kwekuandthemovement
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The Joker - hip hop/soul
Kenny Thomas (born January 16th, 1982) better
known by his stage name The Joker or Jokes is
a Canadian emcee and songwriter from Montreal, Canada. He is a member of The
four-man collective The Raiders Of The Lost Art and one half of the
duo known as The Cloak & Dagger with soul
singer Kamikazi. He has released a mixtape
in September 2007 called The AntiHero and is
set to release the follow up to The AntiHero, The
Vigilante EP in early 2010.
