Root Dwellers is excited to announce our headline showcase with the fantastic Ken Yates on Friday, October 27th! Opening up for Ken is Talel McBriar!
This month we will be presenting Ontario born artist Ken Yates (Folk/Singer-Songwriter). Ken is embarking on his Cross Country Canadian tour this October and we are thrilled to have him grace our Root Dwellers stage. Supporting Ken is up and coming artist Talel McBriar (Indie Folk/Singer-Songwriter).
Doors: 7.30pm
Music: 8.00pm
End of Event: 11:30pm
Advance ticketing @ Eventbrite: $20
Cash or Card @ Door: $20
As we are a listening room, we ask that attendees try to arrive for start of event by 8pm. If arriving after 8pm please arrive quietly and respectfully.
The Anza Club is a 19+ venue. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages can be purchased at the bar. All beer is from local craft breweries.
The Anza Club doesn't serve food. Outside food can be brought in from anywhere so that you enjoy performances while eating and drinking.
Venue closes at midnight. You can continue to mingle, drink and chat after the show. If you become a member of the Anza club you can drink, play pool and darts in their cool, little bar downstairs after event.
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HEADLINE ACT: KEN YATES
“Ontario-born indie-folk artist Ken Yates has a penchant for saying what the rest of us are thinking. Cerulean, his latest album, finds Yates at his darkest and most vulnerable - "the worst pain comes with no bleeding" he writes - as he explores the complicated reality of navigating the world through half-clenched teeth. Yates' "earworms of sadness" have gained him a new legion of fans, who, drawn to his "stunning candidness and relatability" (No Depression), have shared numerous fan covers on social media and helped spur a dedicated surge of audience growth.
The new album found great success at streaming, where songs were shared on playlists including "Your Favorite Coffeehouse," "Infinite Indie-Folk", "Fresh Folk," and more. Guest vocalists Kathleen Edwards, Katie Pruitt and Stephanie Lambring lent their talents to the new songs, produced by Ottawa's Jim Bryson. With praise in FLOOD, Atwood Magazine, NPR Music Live Sessions, and two Canadian Folk Music Awards under his belt, Yates has expanded his touring in recent years, supporting acclaimed artists including Passenger, Kathleen Edwards, and Stu Larsen, as he brings his "lyrical vessel of yearning and emotional reckoning" (FLOOD) on the road.”
http://www.kenyates.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kenyatesmusic
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OPENING ACT: TALEL MCBRIAR
“BC-based singer-songwriter, Talel McBriar, merges traditional folk with alternative rock influences to produce honest lyrics and dreamy melodies. Evident in her debut EP titled Flood Season, Talel's songs distill her experiences and thoughts into heartbreaking and insightful ballads. "Talel effortlessly conveys her discomfort with the present times in a way I once thought required three or four times her life experience," says Josh Lehman, producer of The 6 Mile Sessions. In 2018, her original song titled October won her and her bandmate, Ella Korth, a Kootenay Music Award for ‘Best Original Roots Song.’ Her debut EP release titled Flood Season was released in July 2022 via indie label Catapult Recordings.”
https://talelmcbriar.com/
https://instagram.com/talelmcbriarmusic