Jonathan Inc.performs this Saturday

Jonathan Inc. graces the Streaming Cafe stage this Saturday night. He has released his new album "lost:time" (available at bandcamp) this last month and anyone that waits to release their album until the white vinyl records arrive is good in my books! Jonathan Anderson aka Jonathan Inc. is not only an accomplished musician but is a mainstay producer for many artists that have performed over the last two years at the cafe.

Jonathan Inc. began in 1996 as a solo vehicle for Jonathan’s songs and has since distilled itself into a band. Twice nominated for Georgia Straight music awards, the busy multi-instrumentalist is also a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Radiogram and has toured extensively with them across Canada and The United Kingdom. Anderson has also become one of the Lower Mainland’s most prolific producers working out of his studio, Buena Vista Audio. Besides Jonathan Inc., Anderson has recently produced albums for Maplewood Lane, Stabilo, In Medias Res, Jack Harlan and Hinterland.

Check out this cool song by Jonathan Inc. -"Unbroken Silence" from his 2004 release.


Catch Jonathan Inc., January 29th in person at the cafe or watch live online, 7pmPST @ http://www.streamingcafe.net/

cheers,
Michael

David Wilcox this Thursday!

Three more days until American folk legend David Wilcox performs at Streaming Cafe and we are all looking forward to what I know is going to be an amazing concert.  This is going to be a rare opportunity to see David up close and personal in a small intimate listening room.
There are a limited amount of tickets, so if you haven`t picked them up yet, hurry and grab them before they are gone!

If you can`t be in Kelowna and able to see this show in person, be sure to watch live online at 7pm Pacific Standard Time @ http://www.streamingcafe.net/ . Thursday, January 27th.

Check out this cool clip I found from David`s appearance on Conan O`Brien in 1994.


See yah at the show!
Michael

Ramping up for an action packed Year! - Pat LePoidevin & Ari Neufeld Performances

 We've had a great start to the new year here at Streaming Cafe.  Both the Pat LePoidevin concert on Jan 8th and Ari Neufeld this last weekend  felt electric with shoulder to shoulder packed shows.

   

   Word spread about Pat from the last time he performed at the cafe in March of last year and he didn`t disappoint. Creating a wall of sound with the use of the loop pedal, he his layered vocals, AC guitar and ukulele, making it easy to connect with his easily assessable songs. It was really cool to see comments coming in from our online audience from across the globe, Australia, US and even Pat`s father was watching from China ( I guess we were able to pass China`s stringent internet censorship!).

Pat LePoidevin`s performance at the cafe Jan. 8th

   The talented Ari Neufeld was looking for feedback on his tunes from the audience as he was preparing to go into the studio to record his first ``pro`` EP.  He gave the audience set lists and asked for honest feed back on favorite or not so favorite songs in hopes of putting a solid album together.  Ari has performed at the cafe a few times in the past and was happily surprised by the positive crowd response!

  Thanks to everyone who tuned in online or came down to the cafe, we`re looking forward to a great year of music at Streaming Cafe!

Here`s some videos from Jan 8th and 15th.

Drunk Foxes, Polar Bears, Rockets, Space Wolves...Pat LePoidevin!

When Pat LePoidevin left our café on the night of May 15, 2010, we knew we would be seeing him again. He left an imprint on our minds of what music could be – that all genres of music have not been discovered, exhausted, and then forgotten. Pat brought something new to the table. Something fresh and stellar. Something that, simply put, left us wanting more.

Melodic guitar, delicate ukulele and mighty vocals delivering hypnotizing lyrics all combined to form artfully crafted songs and heart-fluttering crescendos. Pat has masterfully honed his performance, and before he even completed his first song the audience was under his spell. But it was a good spell. A spell that makes your heart feel giddy with optimism, a spell that makes every hair on your body stand on end (well, that might be bad if you’ve got eyebrows like I do…), a spell that truly inspires you in all aspects of life! Pat LePoidevin has the ability to visually project his music right through your cornea and onto your retinas. When you hear him you see his words. Drunk Foxes! Polar Bears! Rockets! Space Wolves!

Are you getting this? Pat LePoidevin has talent that you can’t find in every Tom, Norm or Andy. Don’t believe me? Tune in on January 8th and tell me I’m wrong.

Watch live January 8 at 7pm PST @ http://www.streamingcafe.net/

Listen to Pat LePoidevin @ http://www.myspace.com/patlepoidevin

American Folk Icon David Wilcox

David Wilcox is an iconic American contemporary folk singer/songwriter from North Carolina, and we’re excited to have him return to Streaming Café on January 27th. When Wilcox was first here in June of 2009, he caught a lot of us by surprise: his guitar sounded amazing, and his James-Tayloresque voice filled the Café with seemingly no effort on his part. And when we all leaned forward and listened to the words he was singing, we realized we were in the presence of someone who had tapped into the deeper riches of what life is all about.

That description may seem overly “flowery”. But just listen to Wilcox’s lyrics: “We had time to dream; our huckleberry glide downstream. That’s the way it seemed: time was cheap as gasoline.” I mean, what better description of taking a carefree road trip than to hearken back to our mutual memory of Huck Finn running away down the river on his raft? When Wilcox turns that same word-crafting skill toward topics like globalization or terrorism, his lyrics provoke our own thoughts to uncover ideas and opinions we never even realized we had.

Rarely have I seen an audience sit whisper-quiet through one song about the hard realities of life (with real tears on many faces) only to burst into laughter at the artist’s tongue-in-cheek intro to the next song about relationships. That’s the way David Wilcox affects those listening to him. Don’t believe me? Check out the excerpt from his previous visit in our Previous Shows section on the website. Just search for David Wilcox at the top of the Previous Shows page and you’ll find him.

David Wilcox in 2009 at SC

David Wilcox will appear for one night only at Streaming Café, January 27th at 7:00PM, and tickets ($20 each) are available at the Café (596 Leon Avenue) as of right now. There is limited seating available, and once the tickets are all sold we will not be able to offer any more, in order that those attending get the best listening-room experience possible.

I don’t know a lot about what 2011 holds, but I already know what I’ll be doing on January 27th. Consider this your personal invitation to attend, and if the tickets are all sold out, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Visit David Wilcox @ http://davidwilcox.com/