Cowichan Theatre presents Hawksley Workman

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Thursday, November 8th, 2012
7:30 PM

Hawksley plays guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and sings, often switching between those instruments when playing live. Workman�s music, although frequently mislabeled as folk, pop, or even glam-rock, vigorously rejects simple categorization.

If there was one defining theme in Workman�s world, it is sensuality. He is gifted with a truly poetic command of the language. Many of his songs are simple studies in the physical and poetic expressions of pure sexuality. Don�t go to a Hawksley show expecting the usual tormented poet fare: his lyrics are infrequently concerned with the entanglements of the mind. Instead, he paints lyrical pictures about passion and beauty with an elegant, frequently surreal, but always alluring brush.

Workman�s production work (18 albums) has been attached to many successful artists including Tegan and Sara, Serena Ryder, Great Big Sea, Sarah Slean, and Jeremy Fisher. He�s headlined prestigious venues like Massey Hall in Toronto and The Olympia in Paris, as well as opening for heroes Morrissey, David Bowie, and The Cure.