What’s up: Noah Reid, Naduh, Lauren Carter, Kathak Ensemble, Ray the Nihilist

Noah Reid

• Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St.
• Monday, 8 p.m.
• Tickets $53-$61 at Ticketmaster

You might know Noah Reid as Patrick, the love interest of David Rose (Dan Levy) on the Emmy-winning CBC hit series Schitt’s Creek, and if you know Reid as Patrick from Schitt’s Creek, then you know the man can sing. Remember when he serenaded David with a cover of Tina Turner’s Simply the Best? Simply the best.

Along with his many acting bonafides — which include a role in the Amazon series Outer Range opposite Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots and Lewis Pullman Reid, a Broadway debut as the lead in Tracy Letts’ Tony-nominated play The Minutes and, fun fact, providing the voice of the titular turtle in the cartoon Franklin from 1997 to 2002 — Reid is also an accomplished songwriter with three studio albums and an EP under his belt.

You’ll be able to catch him live — along with Winnipeg singer-songwriter Madeleine Roger — at the Burt on Monday, but act fast: few tickets remain.

— Jen Zoratti

 

 

Naduh with CEC

• Sidestage, 700 Osborne St.
• Friday, 9 p.m.
• Tickets $23 available online

Vancouver hip-hop and R&B group Naduh is parking its spaceship in South Osborne on Friday, showcasing the astrologically dope vibes of its latest album at Sidestage. Titled duh. – so simple even a dumm dumm dummy can remember it — the record is a testament to self-respect, self-empowerment and femme-powered collaboration.

Formed in 2020 by five solo artists and friends — Jennifer Lea MacCormack, Yadira Rosa Corbet, Giorgianna Pritchard, Larisa Sanders and Taraneh Krispil — Naduh’s star belongs to the same constellation as Edmonton’s myst milano and Vancouver’s Prado Monroe, blending influences from 1990s pop girl groups, underground ballroom scenes and the foundational R&B groups of the 1960s. Repped by Winnipeg label Birthday Cake, Naduh was last in Winnipeg in January for Winterruption, where their tight choreography, solid harmonies and unshakeable confidence led Exclaim’s Myles Tiessen to deem the group “Venus’s greatest export.”

Joining Naduh is CEC, whose latest single, Enormous, puts the multi-talented Winnipeg artist at the heart of their own formidable vocal group, featuring backup from all-stars Diaphanie, Keisha Booker, Snackie, Kingo Halla and Marisolle Negash, who shares lead duties and co-wrote the track with CEC and bassist Fred Warner of Chickadee.

— Ben Waldman

 

 

Lauren Carter book launch

• McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park location (1120 Grant Ave.)
• Wednesday, 7 p.m.
• Free

Locked out of her rural Minnesota home on a frigid December night, 18-year-old Ash Hayes knows she needs to find shelter. She staggers to the nearest house, owned by neighbours she’s not met, and when she wakes up, seemingly injured, the world as she knows it has changed — maybe forever.

Ash realizes she must leave the house and try to regain some sense of normalcy in her life, but the doctor who lives there insists she stay in the house with no mirrors, blocked windows and no modern technology. As Ash comes to learn his unsettling plans for her, she is forced to try and escape — and try to put the world back in the order in which she once knew it.

St. Andrews author Lauren Carter launches her latest novel, The Longest Night, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at McNally Robinson’s Grant Park location, where she’ll be joined in conversation by fellow author Seyward Goodhand.

Buy on mcnallyrobinson.com

Carter is the author of the novel This Has Nothing To Do With You, which won her the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer and the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction at the 2020 Manitoba Book Awards. She has also written the short-story collection Places Like These, as well as a pair of poetry collections.

The event will also be streamed on McNally Robinson’s YouTube page.

— Ben Sigurdson

 

 

Sensational — An International Kathak Ensemble

• Gas Station Arts Centre, 445 River Ave.
• Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
• Tickets $25 available online

Winnipeg’s India School of Dance, Music and Theatre Inc has joined forces with Toronto-based Pooja Kulkarni Dance Collective to bring internationally acclaimed classical Indian dance artists Abhimanyu and Varsha Lal to the city as part of the duo’s Canadian Kathak tour.

The married couple, known for their dynamic performance and masterful choreography, will bring the ancient art of Kathak to life in the celebration of tradition, rhythm and grace.

A storytelling Indian classical dance, Kathak’s physical vocabulary spins a tale about gods and their exploits, both on Earth and in their heavenly realms.

Praised for their powerful stage presence, lightning-fast footwork and expressive style, the Lals one-night only performance in Winnipeg promises to be a feast for the senses.

— AV Kitching

 

 

Ray the Nihilist

• Handsome Daughter, 61 Sherbrook St.
• Saturday, 8 p.m.
• Tickets $15 available online

At the end of the day, Ray the Nihilist is a believer.

The Indigenous rapper from Kainai Nation, based in Saskatoon, may channel Drake-style detachment, brooding over trap beats with that sparse, R&B Toronto sound, but listen to many of his songs and you’ll hear stories of prairie fires, addiction and resilience.

Ray the Nihilist headlines a show at the Handsome Daughter Saturday with openers CJ the Grey, Osani and Collective 11:22, up-and-comers from the local hip hop scene.

CJ the Grey — an irreverent, emotionally vulnerable rapper from Cross Lake First Nation with an infectious flow — is probably best known for his cheeky CERB Money, an ironic anthem about living like a player on government cheques. It went viral in Manitoba during the pandemic.

Osani (full name Osani Balkaran) is gearing up to release his debut album, Social Currency. Singles from the adventurous outing bring to mind the experimental production of Death Grips and Kanye West’s Yeezus, but this is socially conscious rap set squarely in Winnipeg.

Based on their fledgling output, Collective 11:22 offers a more new age sound, reciting inspirational rhymes in English and Spanish over atmospheric boom bap beats.

—Conrad Sweatman