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JENN GRANT: Feb. 9, Park Theatre, 8 p.m. Halifax singer-songwriter. With Jason Plumb & the Willing. Tickets $12 at Ticketmaster, Park Theatre, Music Trader.

WSO New Music Festival Kick-Off

Feb. 5, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 8 p.m. New musical works by Jim Hiscott, Diana McIntosh, the premiere of William Pura's Nemesis, traditional throat song by Nunavut Sivuniksavut Performers. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

Angry Dragons

Feb. 5, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Local garage soul quartet releases new seven-inch on hot-pink vinyl. With Bloodshot Bill, Vibrating Beds, Blowholes. Admission $10.

Movin' On Up!

Feb. 5, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Fundraiser to benefit the West Central Women's Resource Centre relocation project. With Nathan and Nova. Admission $15, $7 low income.

Renaissance Resoundings

Feb. 5, Canadian Mennonite University, 7:30 p.m. With Rose van der Hooft, Mel Braun, Jennifer Lin, Cheryl Pauls and Canadian Mennonite University Chamber Choir. Admission $5 to $10.

Bloodshot Bill

Feb. 6, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Hamilton hillbilly rocker releases Git High Tonite on local imprint Transistor 66. With the Farrell Bros., Lonely Vulcans, High Thunderers. Admission $10.

The Schumann Letters

Feb. 6, U of W's, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, 8 p.m. Robert Schumann's romantic piano ballads. Tickets $5 to $29 at 786-9000.

ECCO Chamber Choir

Feb. 6, Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 7 p.m. Big band night. With East Side Jazz, Wholly Jazz, Patricia's Dance Studio dancers. Tickets $30 at eccochamberchoir.ca.

Ukrainian Old Timers

Feb. 6, Prosvita Hall, 7:30 p.m. With Ukrainian dancers, traditional food and perogy eating contest. Admission $5 to $15.

WSO New Music Festival: Earth

Feb. 6-12. WSO celebrates our planet with music from all over the world. New works by Vincent Ho, John Tavener, John Psathas, Derek Charke, Tim Brady, Jenny Lin and Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

WSO New Music Festival: International Polar Year Gala Concert

Feb. 6, Centennial Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. New works by WSO's composer-in-residence Vincent Ho and Canadian guest composer Derek Charke, premiere of John Tavener's cello concerto, Pupule Meus. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

Jesse Dietschi Double Quartet

Feb. 7, Park Theatre, 8 p.m. Brandon bassist. Tickets $12 in advance/$15 at the door.

Love's Journey

Feb. 7, Broadway Disciples United Church, 7:30 p.m. Robert MacLaren, tenor and Oleg Pokhanovski, piano perform Schubert, Massenet, Strauss and Schumann's Love of the Poet. Tickets $7 to $20 at 474-8637.

WSO New Music Festival: Songs of the Earth

Feb. 7, Westminster United Church, 7:30 p.m. Songs inspired by world music and indigenous cultures. With throat-singer Tanya Tagaq, Prairie Voices Choir, U of M Women's Choir and Winnipeg Singers. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

Epica

Feb. 8, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Dutch Gothic metal. With Threat Signal, Blackguard. Tickets $22.50 at Ticketmaster.

WSO New Music Festival: Jenny Lin & My 20th Century

Feb. 8, Centennial Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Pianist Jenny Lin performs new works by Randy Hostetler, Valentin Silvestrov, Arthur Kampela, Steven Stucky and Vincent Ho. With Tim Brady's My 20th Century. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

Rural Alberta Advantage

Feb. 9, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Acclaimed Toronto indie rockers. With the Wooden Sky. Tickets $12 at Ticketmaster, WECC, Music Trader.

WSO New Music Festival: Arctic Dreams

Feb. 9, Centennial Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. WSO winds and brass, the U of M Wind Ensemble and Winnipeg Winds playing works by guest composers Steven Stucky and John Psathas. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

Raekwon

Feb. 10, Pyramid Cabaret, 10 p.m. Wu-Tang Clan member. With I.P. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster, Kustom Kulture, Music Trader.

WSO New Music Festival: Metamusik

Feb. 10, Centennial Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Music inspired by rock 'n' roll. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

Haiti Relief Fundraiser

Feb. 11, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. With The Weakerthans' John K. Samson, Ruth Moody & Nicky Mehta of The Wailin' Jennys and Daniel Roa. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster, WECC. Proceeds to health care agency Zanmi Lasante/Partners in Health.

Aliza and the KGB (Klezmer Gypsy Band)

Feb. 11, Rady Jewish Community Centre, 2 p.m. This group plays everything from hot klezmer to swing tunes in a Gypsy style. Admission is $9 or $5 for Rady JCC members.

WSO New Music Festival Closing Concert

Feb. 12, Centennial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Brett Dean's Pastoral Symphony, Tim Brady's Les Paul homage Amplify, Multiply, Remix and Redefine. Passes $49 to $99 at 949-3999, newmusicfestival.ca.

Greg Sczebel

Feb. 12, Waverley Fellowship Baptist Church, 2171 Waverley. Juno Award winner. Admission $12.

Mardi Gras

Feb. 12 & 13, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Recreation of New Orleans party. With Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, the Colossal Canadian Couple and the Aerial Dancers. Tickets $16 at Ticketmaster.

My Bloody Valentine's: Shoegazer Tribute Night

Feb. 13, Pyramid Cabaret, 10 p.m. Local musicians pay homage to bands like My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver and Ride. Tickets $10 at Into the Music, Wild Planet, Music Trader, Ragpickers.

Olympic Celebration

Feb. 13, The Forks, 1 p.m. CTV hosts concert with the Waking Eyes and Sierra Noble, along with various sports activities. Free.

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra: My Favorite Things

Feb. 14, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2 & 7:30 p.m. The WJO revisits Tin Pan Alley love songs. Tickets $15 and $28 at 632-5299.

C.R. Avery

Feb. 16, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Americana meets hip-hop. Tickets $12 at Ticketmaster, WECC.

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Feb. 16, Westminster United Church, 7:30 p.m. Premiere of Jim Hiscott's Song of the Stars and David R. Scott's The Widening Gyre. Tickets $7.50 to $26.50 at 783-7377.

Janice Finlay

Feb. 16, Rady Jewish Community Centre, 2 p.m. Accompanied by Willam Bonness on piano and Nenad Zdjelar on bass, performing jazzy versions of classical works. Admission is $9 or $5 for Rady JCC members.

Air Supply

Feb. 16 & 17, Club Regent Casino, 8 p.m. Australian soft-rock duo known for hits Lost in Love, All Out of Love, Making Love Out of Nothing at All and the One That You Love. Tickets $47.25 and $57.75 at Ticketmaster.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition February 4, 2010 E9