THE HARPOONIST & CO., XL THE BAND, PROMETHELUS BROWN & KHINGZ, Judah Roots - Garden City Grooves 10th Anniversary Closing Night at White Eagle Polish Hall

All Ages/Beverage Service for 19yrs+The closing night of Garden City Grooves 10th Anniversarty will bring us a mix of blues, funk, hip hop and jazz with two new acts that have never played on Vancouver Island in their respective ensembles.One of the most recognizable and musically adventurous names to hit Canadian blues in a long time, THE HARPOONIST aka Shawn Hall, will be bringing fresh music to the stage as he unleashes his powerful, revampednew project on the world. This very special performance, dubbed THE HARPOONIST s a twist that includes a special musical surprise that we think the masses are going to be more than pleasantly surprised.Also highlighted on this night will be XL the Band who are lead by Prevail and Rob The Viking, from the 4-time JUNO Award winning hip hop group Swollen Members, who have performed and toured internationally with household names like Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, and the Black Eyed Peas...

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All Ages/Beverage Service for 19yrs+The closing night of Garden City Grooves 10th Anniversarty will bring us a mix of blues, funk, hip hop and jazz with two new acts that have never played on Vancouver Island in their respective ensembles.One of the most recognizable and musically adventurous names to hit Canadian blues in a long time, THE HARPOONIST aka Shawn Hall, will be bringing fresh music to the stage as he unleashes his powerful, revampednew project on the world. This very special performance, dubbed THE HARPOONIST s a twist that includes a special musical surprise that we think the masses are going to be more than pleasantly surprised.Also highlighted on this night will be XL the Band who are lead by Prevail and Rob The Viking, from the 4-time JUNO Award winning hip hop group Swollen Members, who have performed and toured internationally with household names like Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, and the Black Eyed Peas. Musically, they have collaborated with well established artists such as Nelly Furtado, Everlast, and Wondagurl.XL the Band also includes Liesa Norman who holds a doctorate in music performance and composition and is also a part time model and actress. Liesa has also composed for film and TV internationally, including theworld renowned BBC.Neph - from Western Canadian Music Award nominated rap groupAlpha Omega - has years of touring and performance under hisbelt. His debut solo EP The Blackbox garnered him attention in theCanadian rap scene, and his musical contribution to XL has helpedsculpt the bands sound.Seattles veternan hip hop heavyweights, Promethelus Brown aka Geologic of The Blue Scolars and Khingz from Abyssinian Creole will round out this bill. Promethelus Brown and Khingz have been deeply involved both individually and through their own projects. They both are inspired by social justice and their passion is evident in the conscious rhymes that they sing.This show will feature the best in contemporary reggae and Caribbean sounds in before, in between and after each set courtesy of Judah Roots who also runs a bi-monthly Reggae Food Drive in Victoria!

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