A weekend of hot music at Ship Point!
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Featured Ticketed Shows:
=0D=0A=Twin Bill: The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer & The 24th Street Wailers
=0D=0A=Saturday, September 5 – 7:00pm ~ $30 (tax incl.)
=0D=0A=The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer are armed with an arsenal of harmonicas, rugged vocals, a mess of foot percussion, and a road-worn Telecaster. Their most recent album A Real Fine Mess was nominated for “Best Blues Album of the Year” at the 2015 Juno Awards.
=0D=0A=“This duo is making some of the most gritty, raw, and muddy music north of Mississippi.” – CBC
=0D=0A=The 24th Street Wailers take vintage rock and roll, 60’s R&B, and rockabilly and kick it up a notch. Their hard-swinging shows earned them two consecutive Maple Blues Award nominations for “Best Entertainer of the Year” in 2013 and 2014. Their latest album Where Evil Grows was also nominated for the 2015 Juno for “Best Blues Album of the Year”.
=0D=0A=“This is just great, gritty, fun, live stuff!” – Dan Aykroyd, House of Blues Radio Hour
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Ana Popovic plus The KingmiXers
=0D=0A=Sunday, September 6 – 7:00pm ~ $30 (tax incl.)
=0D=0A=Ana Popovic, aka “The Serbian Scorcher”, is one of the most lauded guitarists in American blues music. This five time Blues Music Award nominee developed her fiery technique and ear for New Orleans blues while growing up in Belgrade during the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the fall of communism.
=0D=0A=“Ana Popovic can play the sh*t out of the blues. Hot. Cool. Killer chops... the total package.” – Guitar World
=0D=0A=Opening Act: The KingmiXers are local veterans recently returned from a tour of Europe with their 2014 album Flyboy, which features a delicious mix of fiery harmonica, boogie piano, and solid West Coast and Chicago grooves.
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Ticket Combo: Save big on the ticketed evening performances with a Ticket Combo for only $45 (saving $15!). Includes one ticket to the twin bill of The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer & The 24th Street Wailers and one ticket to Ana Popovic plus The KingmiXers.
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Ticket Outlets: Victoria Jazz Society (250-388-4423 or 202-345 Quebec Street in the Harbour Towers Hotel), Lyle’s Place, and the Royal & McPherson Box Office (250-386-6121 or online at rmts.bc.ca). No service charges at the VJS office!
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Free Afternoon Performance Series: The bands that will perform starting at noon at Ship Point during the 21st annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash are:
=0D=0A=Saturday, September 5: McKinley Wolf, Blue Moon Marquee, Lazy Mike & The Rockin’ Recliners, Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band
=0D=0A=Sunday, September 6: Curl, Renovation Blues Band, David Vest, Bill Johnson & Gerry Barnum
=0D=0A=Monday, September 7: Ole Johnson Band, Paul Black Band, Jason Buie Band, The Midnights
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For details and ticket information, visit: http://jazzvictoria.ca/
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