Double Bill: Matthew de Zoete, Jeffery Straker, Fri March 28

Friday March 28, 2014 at 8 pm, $15 door, $12 adv (call 905-543-8512 or book advance tickets online via PayPal). Singer-Songwriter Double Bill: Matthew de Zoete and Jeffery Straker.
Imagine Nick Drake cheering up a bit and living long enough to work with Beck. Mixing pop and folk styles, Matthew de Zoete writes songs built on strong melodies and honest lyrics about everything from washing dishes to grandparents and divorce. Matthew will play an intimate concert of new material and songs from his latest album Colour Film, accompanied by Jennifer Lockman on keys and brother Johan de Zoete on harmonies.  www.matthewdezoete.com
NEWS: And the Winner of the Vina del Mar (Chile) International Song Festival is….. Jeffery Straker!!!  http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=eb9f1889e0fef57a72f4fde77&id=adebe26d8c&e=582ff3e7b0
Singer-songwriter-pianist Jeffery Michael Straker performs over 100 shows per year across Canada. He’s recorded for CBC radio’s ‘Canada Live’, and had a music video chart in the top 10 on Much More Music. His tour stops range from house concerts to club & theatre shows and include recent sold-out concerts with both the Regina & Saskatoon Symphony Orchestras. The review of his orchestral debut read: “Straker was simply spectacular”. His most recent album ‘Vagabond’ (produced by Danny Michel) was given 4 out of 4 stars by the Toronto star stating,”one of the most faultlessly conceived and meticulously executed albums in any genre to come out of Canada in a long time”. http://jeffstraker.com/