Manitoba Live Music Event

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Edmonton's own Alternative-Americana all-stars Altameda are stopping in Winnipeg during their Cross-Canada tour so we thought we'd throw 'em a party at The Handsome Daughter while they're in town & let them blow your minds. 

Doors at 9PM, Music at 10PM, $10 w/ tickets available at ticketfly.com & at the door. 

ADAM HANNEY & CO.
www.adamhanney.co
The premise of Adam Hanney & Co.’s debut LP “12/12″ is simple: One song, each month, for one year. 

An exercise in songwriting that turned into a 3 year process of writing, recording, and learning. Since it's simple inception at the beginning of 2012, the album has been put through it's paces time and time again. Starting with the pressure of delivering a concise piece of music every 30 days, then later moving on to the daunting task of developing each song past their basic acoustic guitar and vocal beginnings into flesh-out, full-band affairs. 

Described by CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence as "uptempo, triumphant, nerdy indie rock anthems", by Grayowl Point as "...vibrant, nervous, expectant...", by BeatRoute with “stinging guitar licks, shimmering synths[...]careening vocals[...]anthemic indie-rock ambitions”, and by Exclaim! as "fast-paced and adept at finding the balance between rock riffs and synth-driven pop melodies", "12/12" touches on youthful indie rock, searing alt-country, eerie synth pop, traditional RnB ballads, and contemporary singer-songwriter pieces, all while documenting a year-in-the-life of the then 18-year-old songwriter. 

“12/12” is available now.

ALTAMEDA
www.altameda.net
With songs that surprise as much as they satisfy a thirst, Altameda is combining the country drawl of Gram Parsons with the raw alt aesthetic of The Replacements.

What started as a vehicle for singer-songwriter Troy Snaterse’s solo material quickly turned into group effort to create something genuine. Despite the fact that every member of Altameda has roots in various genres, it became obvious to the group to make the music that shaped them early on. During the first recording sessions of the group’s debut LP Dirty Rain, it became clear that there was an undeniable chemistry.

Altameda quickly set out to shape their sound that blended the sincerity of the old with the unabashed grit of the new. 

“Bolstered by harmonica, pedal steel and toe-tapping percussion, [Dirty Rain] is a twangy, heartfelt alt-country cut.” Exclaim!

“I was immediately swept away by the classic Americana feel of Altameda’s “Dirty Rain”. It’s alt-country poetry in the highest form.”MilkCrater.com

ELESSAR THIESSEN
www.elessarthiessen.com
Casual in character and passionate in life, Elessar offers his own unique approach to the singer-songwriter of today. He spends his days in the studio working as a full time producer, and his evenings, sipping spirits, surfing and pursuing his own musical endeavours.

Honest and courageous songwriters, the ones that touch our hearts, have always had the ability to bear witness to the darkest corners of their souls and still inspire and uplift us. Elessar's newest full length album "A Rainy Week in Paradise" exposes us to longing, angst and agony, fear and shattered confidence, and yet comes through it all with hope and joy, rooted in love, truth and deep faith.

Thiessen has a very welcoming persona and exhibits courageousness in his lyrics and soul in his attitude. His songwriting is up to par with that of Jason Mraz or John Mayer. Filled with all sorts of genuine musical twists and turns. The fact of the matter is that Elessar Thiessen is a singer-songwriter for the twenty first century and he will not be easily forgotten.
Brendon Goldwasser - Groundsounds