Cumberland Village Works presents: Shane Koyzcan and the Short Story Long

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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
8:00 PM

Cumberland Village Works presents
Shane Koyzcan and the Short Story Long
Thursday, October 27th @8pm

Shane Koyczan is one of the world�s premier spoken word performers. His performance, at the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies brought the 55,000-seat house to their feet with his tear-jerking homage to Canada "We Are More". The Guardian (UK) and the Globe and Mail (Canada) hailed his book, Visiting Hours, as a Book of the Year Selection, and he has recently released his second book, a novel in verse, called Stickboy. Now the multi award winning spoken word performer breathes life into the new genre of talk rock with his band the Short Story Long, a musical trio (Olivia Mennell, Maiya Robbie, and Stefan Bienz) whose musical range stretches from folk to funk, from ambient to rock, showcasing all of the beautiful in between. A band that is always accessible but by turns hilarious, moving and deeply profound...often all in the same song. Winning "Best New Artist" at the BC Interior Music Awards in 2009, receiving standing ovations at festivals across Canada, and selling out theatres and caf�'s alike, the band is turning heads on the Canadian independent music scene.

Artist website: http://koyczanpoetry.tumblr.com/
Video links: http://turnermusic.com/shanekoyczan.shtml