Concerts for Nov. 19, 2009

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Dinosaur Jr.

Nov. 17, Pyramid Cabaret, 10 p.m. Reunited indie-rock pioneers. With Pink Mountaintops. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.

Matt Dusk

Nov. 17, Club Regent Casino, 8 p.m. Neo-crooner and full-on swooner. Tickets $35 at Ticketmaster.

John Mayall

Nov. 18, Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Godfather of the British blues. Tickets $42 at Ticketmaster.

The Trews

Nov. 18, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. East Coast rockers play acoustic show. Sold out.

A Recital of Music for Saxophone and Organ

Nov. 18, Young United Church, 7:30 p.m. Allen Harrington and Lottie Enns-Braun. Admission $15, students $5.

Alex Cuba

Nov. 19, Park Theatre, 8 p.m. Juno-winning Cuban-born Canadian. Tickets $22 at Ticketmaster, Folk Festival Music Store.

Trivium

Nov. 19, Pyramid Cabaret, 9 p.m. Technical Florida metalcore band. With Chimaira, Whitechapel, Dirge Within. Tickets $33 at Ticketmaster.

Peter Noone

Nov. 19, Club Regent Casino, 8 p.m. Herman's Hermits frontman. Tickets $36.75 at Ticketmaster.

Vic Chesnutt

Nov. 20, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Singer-songwriter with Fugazi's Guy Picciotto and members of Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Godspeed You! Black Emperor as backing band. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster, WECC, Music Trader.

Swollen Members

Nov. 21, Pyramid Cabaret, 10 p.m. Vancouver hip-hop group on comeback trail. With Big B., Bliss & Eso, Common Market, Dirtball. Tickets $21 at Ticketmaster.

Wil

Nov. 21, Park Theatre. Calgary roots-rocker. With Sunparlour Players. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster.

Zemlinsky String Quartet

Nov. 21, U of W's Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, 8 p.m. Czech string quartet. Tickets $29, students $10 at 786-9000, virtuosi.mb.ca.

John Pizzarelli Quartet

Nov. 21 & Nov. 22, Berney Theatre. With violinist Adam Weinstein. Tickets $35, students $20 at 477-7534.

Canzona Christmas Oratorio

Nov. 22, Westminster United Church, 7 p.m. With the University of Manitoba Singers and MusikBarock Ensemble soloists. Tickets $23, seniors $20 and students $10 at 227-5559.

A Gift for the Homeless Concert

Nov. 22, John Black Memorial United Church, 898 Henderson, 2 p.m. Featuring Prairie Jewel and Stewart McEwen. Proceeds from donations and sale of the CD A Time to Heal to programs dealing with homelessness and poverty. Bring a non-perishable item for Winnipeg Harvest.

Cat Empire

Nov. 24, Garrick Centre, 8 p.m. Australian funk band. Tickets $29.50 at Ticketmaster.

Priestess

Nov. 25, Pyramid Cabaret, 10 p.m. Montreal rawk band. With Early Man, Trigger Effect. Tickets $15.75 at Ticketmaster.

You Say Party! We Say Die!

Nov. 25, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Toronto dance punk. With Little Girls. Tickets $10 at ticketworkshop.com.

The Fugitives

Nov. 26, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Vancouver slam poets touring in support of Find Me EP. With Kinnie Starr, Flying Fox & the Hunter Gatherers. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster, WECC.

Celtic Tenors

Nov. 26, McPhillips Street Station, 8 p.m. Celtic standards trio. Tickets $36.75 at Ticketmaster.

WSO: City Lights

Nov. 26, Centennial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. 1931 romantic comedy written by Charlie Chaplin. Tickets $13.50 to $45 at 949-3999.

Flying Fox & The Hunter Gatherers

Nov. 26, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Jazz-influenced folk-rock band. With The Fugitives and Kinnie Starr. Tickets $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Winter Wassail

Nov. 26, Winnipeg Convention Centre, 7:30 p.m. Medieval winter feast featuring Billy Bragg; $125 at 231-0096, proceeds going to support Winnipeg Folk Festival Education and Outreach Programs.

Singing for Supper

Nov. 27, St. Ignatius Church, 7 p.m. Tom Jackson holds his annual concert for Winnipeg Harvest. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster.

Back to Back Jack

Nov. 27, Pyramid Cabaret, 9 p.m. Jack Semple and Jack Dekeyzer team up for blues rock showcase. Admission $25.

Billy Bragg

Nov. 28, Burton Cummings Theatre, 8 p.m. One of the world's greatest living folksingers. With Ron Hawkins. Tickets $35 at Ticketmaster and the Folk Festival Music Store.

King Kahn & BBQ Show

Nov. 28, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Garage/doo-wop duo. With Those Darlins. Tickets $16 at ticketworkshop.com, Into the Music, Music Trader.

Aviv String Quartet

Nov. 28, Berney Theatre, 8 p.m. Chamber music. Tickets $36, students $20 at 477-7510.

Jason McCoy

Nov. 28, Club Regent Casino, 8 p.m. Canadian country singer on Perfect Gift Christmas tour. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Winter Harp

Nov. 29, Pantages Playhouse, 7:30 p.m. Medieval Christmas concert with Janelle Nadeau. Ticket info TBA.

Marco Castillo

Nov. 29, Park Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets $13 in advance by calling 989-4656 or online at jazzwinnipeg.com or $15 at the door.

Camerata Nova

Nov. 28 (8 p.m.) and Nov. 29 (3 p.m.), Manitoba Hydro Place, 360 Portage. Bright Day Star, a concert of Christmas music from medieval to modern. With Cantata Singers from the University of Manitoba. Free.

Municipal Waste

Nov. 30, Pyramid Cabaret, 10 p.m. Thrash freakin' metal. With Cauldron, Off With Their Heads, Phobia. Tickets $18 at Ticketmaster.

Hidden Cameras

Nov. 30, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Orchestral Toronto pop band. With Gentleman Reg. Tickets $13 at ticketworkshop.com, Into the Music, Music Trader.

Moneen

Nov. 30, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Ontario emo band. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster.

Die Mannequin

Nov. 30, Park Theatre, 7 p.m. Toronto sleaze rock band. Tickets $14.50 at Ticketmaster.

Jann Arden

Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, Centennial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Heart-breaking ballads and standup comedy rolled into one. Tickets $50 and $70 at Ticketmaster.

Stereos

Dec. 1, Garrick Centre, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton hip-hop/pop band. With the Midway State, Artist Life and the Envy. Tickets $22.50 at Ticketmaster.

The Trews

Dec. 4, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. East Coast rockers play second acoustic show. Sold out.

GWAR

Dec. 5, Garrick Centre, 8 p.m. Costume-wearing metal band from space. With Job for a Cowboy, Red Chord. Tickets $33.75 at Ticketmaster.

Three Days Grace

Dec. 5, MTS Centre, 7:30 p.m. Toronto post-grunge band. With Default, Dreadnaut. Tickets $39.50 and $44.50 at Ticketmaster.

Fred Penner

Dec. 5, West End Cultural Centre, 1 p.m. Legendary children's entertainer. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster, WECC.

Yule Sing

Dec. 6, Covenant Christian Reformed Church, 2:30 p.m. Winnipeg Male Chorus with the Winnipeg Brass Quintet. Admission $10, students $5.

Hatebreed

Dec. 8, Garrick Centre, 5:30 p.m. Connecticut hardcore group headlines five-band bill. With Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born of Osiris, Hate Eternal. Tickets $32.25 at Ticketmaster.

Rita MacNeil and the Men of the Deeps

Dec. 8, Club Regent Casino, 3 & 8 p.m. East Coast singer with annual Christmas show Tickets $63 at Ticketmaster.

IllScarlet

Dec. 11, Garrick Centre, 7 p.m. Toronto ska-rock band. With Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster.

Quinzmaz

Dec. 11 & 12, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Local pop-rockers hold annual holiday show for charity. Tickets $15 at the WECC.

Oleg & Friends

Dec. 13, Broadway Disciples United Church, 7:30 p.m. Works by Brahms, Stravinsky, Wieniawski, Bazzini and Grieg. Tickets $20, seniors $15, students $7 at 474-8637.

Wayne Newton

Dec. 14, Club Regent Casino, 8 p.m. Mr. Las Vegas aims to win over yet another casino. Tickets $63 to $115 at Ticketmaster.

Jingle Bell Rock

Dec. 15, Convention Centre, 7 p.m. Deck the halls with goth-rockers AFI, Cage the Elephant and Melissa auf der Maur. Tickets $40 at Ticketmaster.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 19, 2009 E12