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Madelyn Read

https://www.madelynread.com/

Though she may have spent her whole life in the city of Vancouver BC, Madelyn’s heart is in the rural tales of Folk/Americana music. This duality of urban and country is ever present in her music, as she pulls inspiration from Folk/Americana groups like I’m with Her, Joni Mitchell, and First Aid Kit and blends these sounds with lyrics about growing up in an urban centre.

Small Opera

https://smalloperamusic.com

The music of Vancouver based musician, Small Opera, draws its listeners into an off kilter atmosphere filled with warmth, reverence and familiarity. Led by the multi-instrumentalist Jason Bienia, Small Opera delights audiences with his unique blend of traditional songwriting, wrapped in pitch bended harmonies, abstract lyricism, and modernist aspirations.

Bienia began his musical journey in the early 2000’s as an avid contributor to the art punk/metal scene in Saskatchewan as the principal songwriter and frontman for underground bands Sliver, Samuel the Black Shaman, and Black Autumn. Between 2004 and 2013 Jason gradually transitioned into the jazz world, playing as part of a small trio format in local cafes, and restaurants across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Emerging in 2020 with his debut EP New River, Small Opera has since completed his sophomore EP Sashiko, set for release in the summer of 2022. Sashiko, once again, features his wife Shadi Toloui-Wallace on back-up vocals and Greg Coles on upright Bass, and was mixed and mastered by Jordan Koop at The Noise Floor Recording Studio on Gabriola Island. Inspired by humanitarian concerns emerging from modern cities as well as the expansive natural surroundings, Small Opera’s music aims to be a mix of love, warmth, immensity, despair, and hope.

$10 Cover // 8:00 PM