Nico Paulo Matinee + Lunch at Ross Creek Annex Opening set by Karis Tees and Blue Lobelia Sunday July 9 lunch at 12pm music at 1pm
Tickets for lunch+music will be taken down on Friday at 5pm! Tickets for music-only will be available until show-time and at the door.
Tickets $30+HST, includes lunch - cut off Thursday July 6 Tickets for music only $20+HST / $25 at the door Kids U18 FREE / Childcare on site
For pay what you can option, please contact info@musicincommunities.com
Childcare this Sunday will be provided by Jesse Potter and his partner Sophia. Jesse leads many of our after-school uke programs for kids, so we'll have ukes on hand and kids can try them out and learn some songs with Jesse, or do crafts and play games. Or listen to great music upstairs!
Lunch is going to be SCRUMPTIOUS! Award-winning sister team, Jenny & Meagan Osburn are preparing a "Summer in the Valley" lunch. Fresh focaccia sandwiches, fabulous salads and strawberry cake. With hearty vegan and gluten free options, including sandwiches, all the salads, and a dessert. Please click on the dietary options when you buy your tickets so the cooks know what to prepare for. Thanks!
Don't forget, kids are free - food, childcare, music, the whole deal. We tested it out last month and the downstairs is good and sound-proof, so while your kids have fun with Jesse and Sophia, the music upstairs will be unaffected.
Karis Tees is a powerful singer and performer pairing up with Rachel Bruch aka Blue Lobelia, a multi-instrumentalist who blends classical and indie-folk influences to create unique ethereal soundscapes with waves of looping vocals, soaring violins and plucked guitars. Check out Blue Lobelia: https://youtu.be/VdFjlOSfH_4
Recently long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize, Nico Paulo is a Portuguese/Canadian songwriter, performer, and visual artist. She moved to Canada in 2014 to pursue her career, originally setting down roots in the vibrant Toronto arts community, and eventually moved east to become an essential part of Newfoundland’s celebrated music scene. Paulo’s highly anticipated, self-titled debut LP, which arrived in spring 2023, is a melodically dynamic, heart-baring collection that finds her exploring the interconnected nature of relationships and the flow of time in lush, sophisticated pop arrangements. The album’s textures come courtesy of production by Joshua Van Tassel (Villages, Fortunate Ones) and Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta!). Paulo released her debut single, the wistful “Please Don’t Forget,” in 2019. Her debut EP, Wave Call, arrived in 2020, featuring contributions from musicians Bravo Kilo, Evan J Cartwright, Kwame Appiah-Kubi, and Tim Baker, with production and engineering handled by David Gavan Baxter. She toured the EP in Europe in 2020, making stops in Portugal, the UK, Ireland, France, and Germany. Her latest releases—the Live at First Light EP recorded for the Lawnya Vawnya Artist Residency and a cover of José Afonso’s Portuguese folk song & O Cavaleiro e o Anjo—were both recorded in Paulo’s adopted hometown of St. John’s, and include appearances by local musicians Tim Baker, Adam Hogan, Steve Maloney, and Mary B. Waldram.
Check out Nico Paulo: https://youtu.be/TgxyntYVAxM and https://youtu.be/hlCJVgn5_7M
“Your new favorite vocalist lives in Newfoundland” - MTV “Nico Paulo has a knack for transmuting the mundane motions of daily life into grand, wistful reveries.” - The FADER “‘Now Or Never’ is heavenly, a stark yet gorgeous piece of songwriting that puts us in mind of Jessica Pratt in its emotional honesty.” - Clash “Wave Call moves with steady gestures… hypnotic and soothing.” - Exclaim! Magazine “Nico Paulo’s gently forceful folk… took on a newfound Fleet Foxesian lushness.” - NOW Magazine
Kids under 18 FREE / $30 includes lunch / $20 music-only advance / $25 at the door