Fri, Mar 17/ Dyad with DJ Su Comandante plus Zoë Bicât ZULA presents March 2006 at RIME Sat, Mar 4/ (eve) DJs Tarun & Adrian from Beats without Wed, Mar 8/ Rich Hope plus Mikey Set 3 - Internationally renowned Set 6 - The eccentric and eclectic eight-piece Toot-a-Lute Set 10 - David P. Smith, one of Victoria's finest, specializes in John Craigie stays true to the essence of folk music, and Sun, Mar 19/ (eve) Songsphere & Set 2 - Copilots Fri, Mar 24/ Pissed Off Wild (9 pm, $5-10) Tue, Mar 28/ AIR: Skye Brooks (9 pm, $5-10) (9 pm, $5-10) Dyad is Kori Miyanishi on fiddle, banjo, Borders with Guests (9 pm, $5)The Beats Without Borders Manville (9 pm, $10) In Rich Hope's accordionist, New York City takes a combination of unusual songs and old world dance 21st Century Hillbilly Rhythm 'n' the traditions of the seminal writers of the past century. With Prashant John Trio (9 pm, $5-10) perform rhythmic, The P.O.W plays punk-rock/hip-hop at its Set 1 - Ida Nilsen and Skye Brooks Duo: guitar, vocals; Shiho Mizumoto Artist in Residence: SKYE BROOKS Collective is made up of 4 established world beat DJs, who musical universe, foot stompin' free- Downtown scene's innovative tunes and puts them into unique arrangements that Booze…The raw energy and emotion timeless melodies and insightful lyrics -interspersed with witty Songsphere: energetic songs best. With sold-out shows from Texas' Spacious, subtle and beautiful tunes with Ida fiddle with special guest Dave spin the best dance music on the planet... from funked out for-alls and country laments meet squeezebox guru Guy Klucevsek showcase the band's diverse talents. Oliver Sutton (button of old-time country & western and storytelling- his songs take many poetic turns before bringing Improvisational with captivating SXSW festival to Hawaii to Vancouver this Nilsen vocals, piano; Skye Brooks drums, Marshall on guitar sitting in for Appearing at Rime every Tuesday in March as our Artist in afrobeat to sexy middle-eastern bellydance to bangin' right where Bob Dylan, Mississippi has created a unique repertoire for accordion), Isabella Trebond (vocals, mandolin), James rhythm 'n' blues, articulate, visceral it all back home. www.johncraigiemusic.com landscapes - ambient melodies sung quartet is absolutely tearing the roof off of vocals, guitar. www.greatauntida.com Residence (AIR), drummer (as well as guitarist & vocalist) bhangra, they'll rock the party, guaranteed. Tarun is a tabla Fred MacDowell, R.L. Burnside and accordion through his own Trebond (alto sax), The lyrics, the majesty of the accordion, the touring Leah Abramson. fields broken by from the heart. every place they play. Josh Martinez Appalachian ballads, fiddle and Skye Brooks has become an active figure in Vancouver's player, dj, and producer from Montreal. Adrian is a dj,multi- Hank Williams sit down together to composing and by commissioning Troll (vocals, euphonium), noise, and your drunken uncle's Tue, Mar 14/ AIR: Skye Brooks (9 pm, $5-10) bustling hedgerows of Skye Brooks vocals; Jesse Waldman guitar; Pete Set 2 Little Stitches Trio: Formed in 1999, banjo tunes are played with creative music community, ever instrumentalist & producer. www.beatswithoutborders.com eat BBQ and drink whiskey. over 50 works from composers Matthew Savage dinner table humour … talent gone song... Britfolk, Celtic soul, re-contextualized vocals, guitar; Schmitt bass; Kenton Loewen drums this band plays otherworldly, spontaneous intensity, respect and conviction since finishing his music studies www.umusic.ca/richhope including John Zorn, Lois V Vierk, (clarinet), Paula Maylin way below the radar & deserving Set 1 - One can't help but be moved by the honesty and classics and poetic originals, otherworldly Chad MacQuarrie guitar, vocals; Pete Schmitt bass, vocals; www.joshmartinez.ca music that has already turned the corner. by three musicians raised on at VCC in 1998. From 2000- Sun, Mar 5/ (aft) Prince Albert Composition Fred Frith, Alvin Lucier & William (clarinet), Liam Helmer wide recognition … Performing with ferocity of guitarist, vocalist Chad MacQuarrie's live sonic textures, and rootsy declamations Dylan Smith drums; with guests JP Carter trumpet; Karma Chris Kelly sax; Joel Lower guitar; Skye Brooks drums 2005 he co-curated the weekly Workshop Band (1 pm, by donation) Sunday Mikey Manville of the Manvilles treats us to a unique blues- Duckworth. He has also performed (vocals, percussion), and his band Dad's Juice, which includes performances. Don't miss this rare solo set of his mellower everything from indie-rock and punk to classical music. presented in a suite-like setting. Ron Samworth Sohn piano Sat, Mar 25/ (eve) Feminine www.copperspine.com improvised music series afternoons at 1 pm: Drummer Dan Gaucher heavy sound that is offset by subdued, alt-country flirtations. and/or recorded with Laurie guest Bryan Siver the great Scott Henderson on guitar side. Skye Brooks will sit in on drums for a few numbers. guitar, vocals; Robyn Carrigan vocals, guitar, Protection (9 pm, $8-10) This evening Wed, Mar 29/ Bob Wiseman & Leah Abramson (9 pm, $10) parallelatuesdays, which & friends have created Prince Albert www.mikeymanville.com Anderson, Anthony Braxton, (percussion) combine & banjo. www.inflatableeye.com accordion; Jesse Zubot violin, mandolin; Wed, Mar 22/ The of spoken word and jazz, as part of the Ex-Blue Rodeo keyboardist, singer, guitarist, accordionist & Born in El Salvador and raised on Vancouver Island, DJ Su featured local and out town Composition Workshop Band as a musical Anthony Coleman, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Robin Holcomb, the their instruments and Set 2 - Aeroplane Trio is a tight, home-grown, vital, fresh jazz Peggy Lee cello; Paul Blaney bass; Kenton Crackling & Sista'Hood 2006 Festival, will feature songwriter Bob Wiseman's music is hard to pigeonhole Comandante is a master of musical fusion, a captivating, musicians. He loves the diversity vehicle with the sole purpose of exploring Thu, Mar 9/ The Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Pauline Oliveros, Bobby voices to provide a high Set 11 - Contemporary music duo, The Slide Show Secret, & avant-jazz unit that leaves no stone unturned in its search Loewen drums, guitar, vocals Jonathan Inc. (9 renowned local wordsmiths Ivan varying from avant-garde to political pop. More prolific innovative West Coast DJ seamlessly blending Latin, hip- and challenge of playing in a original compositions from its members, all Skedaddlers (9 pm, $5-10) Previte & John Zorn. He was an original member of Dave energy, visceral show. was established in 2004 by German accordionist Eva for the secret... JP Carter trumpet; Russell Sholberg bass; pm, $5-10) Kenton Coyote and Rachel Flood, as well as than ever, he's co-written, produced and played on records hop, trip-hop, downtempo, raggaeton, dancehall, drum 'n' wide variety of settings. Some young up and coming local musicians...the Irreverent and reverential in Douglas's band, Charms of the Night Sky, with whom he www.tootalute.org Zöllner and Icelandic double-bassist Kristján Orri Skye Brooks drums Prashant John Trio: Improvised and composed organic Loewen's music is the passionate and powerful Tara for a wide variety of artists ranging from the Barenaked bass, funky breaks, house, world-beat, funk and old school r bands he performs with regularly music is written for this band specifically... with their not so classic recorded two albums and toured North America and Sigurleifsson - currently living in Copenhagen. Both world music full of rhythms, textures and lucid, delicate, Hardy from Seattle, plus the improv Ladies to Mendelson Joe, as well as scoring music for many & b in a unique synthesis that pays homage to the roots are: Inhabitants, Copilots, Neelamjit Dhillon tabla, alto sax, flute, and sitar; Evan renditions of old time Europe, as well as touring with his own ensembles Ain't Set 7 - Accordionist David Roundell's music teachers kept musicians are attracted to the many unexplored sound Set 3 - Inhabitants: melodies from Russia to Bangladesh to intense and fiery. The Crackling features a strong focus on stylings of The Empressions, a branch television & film projects. and revitalizes the possibilities in each genre. DarkBlueWorld, Aeroplane Trio, Arntzen clarinet; Catherine Toren piano; Sean Cronin favourites, John Bottomley, Nothin' But A Polka Band and The Accordion Tribe (subjects chastising him as a young one for embellishing on his possibilities of this unique From melodic to Canada via the Mid-east in a joyful spirit melody, vocals and guitar work... making for a transporting of the Kalmunity Vibe Collective from www.bobwiseman.ca Fond of Tigers, Tony Wilson Sextet acoustic bass; Shanto Bhattacharya cello Wyckham Porteous and of the Stefan Schwietert documentary film, Accordion Tribe: weekly lessons until they realized he had a talent for combination of instruments. minimalist, from of musical delight, and friendship without experience ... a dynamic band and communication that is Montreal. www.ivanecoyote.com Sat, Mar 18/ (eve) Steve Dawson and The Kevin House Band. he has also performed with The Steven Drake have been Music Travels). Mr. Klucevsek will grace the Rime stage for arranging and improvisation. Roundell has been involved in In their new programme deep groove to all cultural boundaries. Prashant John truly captivating. Kenton Loewen guitar, vocals; Sarah www.rachelflood.coffeehouse.ca Leah Abramson sings songs that & The Gold Coast Ensemble plus NOW Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Dylan van der Schyff, Wolfgang Sun, Mar 5/ (aft) Sunday Afternoon Sessions (3 pm, by nominated for Juno Awards, Socan Awards and Western each of the three nights of SqueezeFest! a wide range of music from country & western to free- “TIME ZONE Z” The Slide out noise, this quartet inhabits the nether regions of bamboo flutes, various stringed Donald violin, vocals; Debra-Jean Creelman vocals; Tyson www.SistaHoodCelebration.com are haunting, intelligent and Old Man Luedecke (9 pm, $10) Fuchs, Ches Smith, The Be Good Tanyas, Bob Wiseman, Rob donation) Sunday afternoons at 3 pm: Drummer Jesse Canada Music Awards.