The Knotty Dotters plays lively, joyful and highly danceable marimba music, based on traditional and modern Zimbabwean songs with a West Coast Flair. A multigeneration, all-woman band of 7 musicians playing beautifully unique hand-crafted marimbas and mbiras, along with hoshos, percussion, singing, and sometimes even a little gumboot dance or two. They’ve been performing at …

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Ta’Kaiya Blaney is a singer-songwriter, actor, and environmental activist from the Tla A’min Nation, Turtle Island. From the Idle No More Movement to the United Nations Ta’Kaiya has performed and spoken at grass-roots Indigenous gatherings and rallies and at International conferences and forums across the globe. Ta’Kaiya is currently on the Red Road speaking, performing …

Uptown Unplugged – Ta’Kaiya Blaney – August 11, 2019 @ Royal City Centre Read More »

Matt and Sara are local guitar teachers at the Neil Douglas Guitar Shop on 12th street. Both specializing in classical guitar, they began practicing as a duo before lessons at the studio. They have now been playing together for over a year! They play instrumental guitar music from all over the world and the span …

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Vancouver based Jazz Guitarist Matt Franceschini has been playing the guitar and performing for more than a decade. Performing with his trio he aims to set a balance between playing his own original compositions while still performing timeless classics from the great American songbook. The Trio is a dynamic and energetic group of musicians all …

Uptown Unplugged – Matt Franceschini – August 3, 2019 @ Westminster Centre Read More »

Nova Sol is a Vancouver based group that performs bossa novas, sambas, smooth jazz, R&B soul/funk and pop. Our format can be anything from a duo to a full eight piece band. http://www.novasolmusic.com/

Etienne Siew Is a folk singer-songwriter, whose performances have been providing escape and inspiration to audiences over the past 7 years. As an artist of mixed ancestry, his music is influenced by the eclectic blend of blues and folk roots he grew up listening to. His current work illustrates his deep connection to nature, while …

Uptown Unplugged – Etienne Siew – July 27, 2019 – New West Public Library Read More »

The Purpose School is a private alternative education school in New Westminster. They recently launched a music program within their school. This concert will feature some of their students and they will showcase the hard work they have been doing over the past year.

Sam Chimes was born in Nigeria, Africa and lived in Brunei, SE Asia for five impressionable years. In 2015, Chimes was accepted into the Vancouver Film School’s “Sound for Visual Media” program. Since graduating, he has worked in a number of feature films and tv series including but not limited to “No Tomorrow”, “Man in the …

Uptown Unplugged – Sam Chimes – July 13, 2019 – Westminster Centre Read More »