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~Monday, Sept 29th~ THE GRASS MOUNTAIN HOBOS, Charlottetown http://www.grassmountainhobos.com THE WIND WHISTLES, Vancouver http://www.thewindwhistles.com BEN SOMER, Hamilton http://www.myspace.com/bensomer BRAD CASEY, Miramichi http://www.myspace.com/soundslikebradcasey Mini Open Stage before the show. $3.50 Bottles of domestic/micro's. Pepper Jack Cafe 38 King William St. (between James and Hughson) (905)525-6666 www.pepperjackcafe.com

Hey Shwa earplugs are not such a bad idea to help protect your ears and also filter out high pearcing sounds coming from the stage. Doug the sound-guy likes a soothing sound more then anyone in the room. Sometimes it may be someone in the band that has to crank their amp and don't feel they should turn it down because they are near deaf themselves or just don't realize it's pain on the audience. Those horns can be pretty loud too. I wear earplugs as much as I can and it's not such an inconvenience compared to hearing the music better that night and in the future.

Today's feature from View Magazine. http://viewmag.com/viewstory.php?storyid=6406

http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/jamilton_music_news/jamilton_music_news_1834542.html

Yes, she is all around goodness.

Goooooood.

PJC presents ZAKI IBRAHIM http://www.myspace.com/zakiibrahim http://www.zakiibrahim.com/ecard/ http://www.districtsixmusic.com/flash/index.html with guests: QUEEN CEE & SARA GREEN http://www.myspace.com/queenceemusic Saturday, Sept. 20th $10, $8 in advance @ Pepper Jack's 38 King William St. Hamilton Zaki Ibrahim's music is captivating and vibrant. It's thick with poetics and steeped in a delicious mixture of earnest emotion and social commentary. Zaki's path continues to progress, layering new experiences on top of each other that uniquely influence her musical ventures, culminating in her most recent project, eclectica (episodes in purple). Zaki's road has been paved with creative encounters that have propelled her forward – from a childhood steeped in musical influences, to performing at Capetown's historic Armchair Theatre, then touring Canada with South Africa's Tumi and the Volume, the Roots and Bedouin Soundclash, to collaborating with famed DJ/Producer King Britt, to now. With a full length album in the works, Zaki will continue to break new ground, challenge assumptions and step outside her comfort zone. Her philosophy of making connections based on a mutual admiration for expression, creativity and the power of words, directs Zaki's path. Expect the unexpected as Zaki continues to grow as an artist.

pjc presents Toronto's HOLY FUCK with guests SEBASTIAN GRAINGER (Formerly of Death From Above 1979) http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger & SLOW HAND MOTEM http://www.myspace.com/slowhandmotem Friday, Sept. 19th, 2008 Tickets: $15, $12 in advance. Available at Pepper Jack's or Dr. Disc Doors open at 9pm, 19+ http://www.myspace.com/holyfuck http://www.holyfuckmusic.com Holy Fuck’s well known live show has become a force to be reckoned with. One of their first shows was at Pop Montreal where New York based MC, and ex-Antipop Consortium member, Beans was so impressed with their unique take on 'electronic' music that he invited them to Coachella as his backing band. Now only a few years later they have become a heavy hitting live act, with a devoted audience consisting of cultish fans and new comers drawn by their reputation. They've toured with Do Make Say Think, , Clinic, Wolf Parade, Cornelius, Metric, Mouse on Mars and most recently this past summer M.I.A.. They’ve also made appearances at world renowned festivals like Vegoose, All Tomorrow's Parties, Montreal Jazz, SXSW, and CMJ. Their reputation as a must–see live act gained them a slot on this year's John Peel stage at Glastonbury. This performance ended up being hailed as one of the top three performances of Glastonbury by NME.

have you seen this?

Shows like the Fatties in the fall do not come around too often....

Check them out... BOCCE http://www.myspace.com/thebocce STAB CITY http://www.myspace.com/stabcitynights CIRCUIT BREAKER http://www.myspace.com/circuitbreak KIDSTREET http://www.myspace.com/kidstreet $6!!

If you like the blues, don't miss this http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WeMRIu43qjg

This show was Really Really Really Really Good!

This Thursday!!

Yep, the Fat Cats return to Pepper Jack's this Saturday. 2 sets. The Gratefully Deadicated SS is going to a "70's era only" dj set of live Grateful Dead/Garcia shows before the 1st set and during the set break. $7 www.pepperjackcafe.com

Thanks!

~Every Monday~ OPEN STAGE ~Friday, Sept. 5th~ BURNT SUGAR The ARKESTRA CHAMBER (NYC 14 pc Arkestra), Sherlock Groove http://www.burntsugarindex.com/ http://www.myspace.com/shurelockgroove Adv Tix: $12, $15 at the door Doors 9pm ~Saturday, Sept. 6th~ TOMI SWICK, ROB LAMOTHE, MIKE TREBILCOCK, LISA WINN, KIM KOREN, TIM GIBBONS A fundraiser fot the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA $10 http://www.tomiswickmusic.com http://www.roblamothe.com/ http://www.miketrebilcock.net/ http://www.lisawinn.com/ http://www.kimkoren.com http://www.timgibbons.ca WAX MANNEQUINN, THE KETTLE BLACK, GOATFOOTED $7, Door open: 10pm. http://www.myspace.com/waxmannequin http://www.thekettleblack.com ~Monday, Sept. 8th~ OPEN STAGE(9-10pm Before Mardeen show) MARDEEN, PAPER SAW, TERRA LIGHTFOOT (After Open Stage) http://www.myspace.com/mardeen http://www.myspace.com/papersawbrothers http://www.myspace.com/terralightfoot $5 ~Tuesday, Sept. 9th~ CLUB DJANGO QUINTET http://www.myspace.com/abbeyleonsholzbergbassman 8PM-11PM, $10 ~Thursday, September 11th~ WATERMELON SLIM, Alfie Smith Watermelon Slim is THE HOTTEST name in Blues right now—with a total of SIX Blues Music Award Nominations in 2008—including Entertainer of the Year, Band of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year, and Traditional Blues Album of the Year. Watermelon Slim has set a record of twelve Blues Music Award nominations over the last two years! Plus he has also won MOJO magazine's Best Blues Album of the Year for the second year in a row. $15, Doors open at 630pm http://www.watermelonslim.com http://www.northernblues.com http://www.myspace.com/alfiejohnsmith ~Friday, Sept. 12th~ BOCCE, STAB CITY, KIDSTREET, CIRCUIT BREAKER Guest DJ: Baruk $6, Doors 9pm http://www.myspace.com/stabcitynights http://www.myspace.com/thebocce http://www.myspace.com/kidstreet http://www.myspace.com/circuitbreak ~Saturday, Sept.13th~ FAT CATS(2 sets) The Gratefully Deadicated Sound System(Old School Dead Set, Pre-80's) $7 http://www.myspace.com/hamiltonfatcats ~Wednesday, Sept 17th~ DAN GRIFFIN and THE REGRETS, Before the Flood, Nick Rose $7, ~Friday, Sept. 19th~ HOLY FUCK, Sebastian Grainger, Slow Hand Motem http://www.myspace.com/holyfuck http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger http://www.myspace.com/slowhandmotem ~Saturday, Sept. 20th~ ZAKI IBRAHIM, Sara Green http://www.myspace.com/zakiibrahim http://www.zakiibrahim.com/ecard/ ~Monday, Sept 22nd~ TACOMA HELLFARM TRAGEDY, SANDMAN VIPER COMMAND, CURSED ARROWS, INNES WILLSON & HIS OPPOSITION http://www.tacomahellfarmtragedy.com/ http://www.myspace.com/sandmanvipercommand http://www.cursedarrows.com/ http://www.myspace.com/inneswilson ~Thursday, Sept 25th~ WASHBOARD HANK, RONNIE HAYWARD, GINGER ST. JAMES, GEORGE PETKO, "BRISCOE'S HAVEST" $10, 8pm http://www.myspace.com/washboardhank http://www.myspace.com/ronniehayward http://www.myspace.com/gingerstjames http://www.myspace.com/georgepetkoandthesoulshifters ~Saturday, Sept 27th~ BA JOHNSTON CD Release Patty Special guest: CAM MALCOM'S MILITIA, KIHUMINZU, THE ABBREVIATIONS ~Monday, Sept 29th~ THE GRASS MOUNTAIN HOBOS, BRAD CASEY, THE WIND WHISTLES http://www.myspace.com/soundslikebradcasey http://www.thewindwhistles.com http://www.grassmountainhobos.com ~Tuesday, Sept. 30th~ JOSEPHINE BIUNDO http://www.myspace.com/josephinebiundo 8pm showtime, $10 ~Wednesday, Oct. 1st~ MARIA MULDAUR and The FREE RADICALS http://www.mariamuldaur.com Adv. Tix $30, Doors Open: $6pm ~Thursday, Oct 2nd~ ROB SZABO(CD release show) http://www.robszabo.com ~Friday, Oct 3rd~ THE EGGMEN (All Beatles, Dance party) ~Saturyday, Oct 4th~ ELECTROLUMINESCENT CD Release Party The Battleship Ethel, Indian Ocean Gasoline Gathers Hands, Gathers Friends Parsley Sandwich Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks Lots of bands tba.... http://www.myspace.com/electroluminescent ~Tuesday, Oct. 7th~ KENSINGTON HILLBILLIES, RAE BILLING http://www.kensingtonhillbillys.com http://www.raebilling.com ~Friday, Oct 10th~ SIN CIRCUS, Details tba... ~Tuesday, Oct. 14th~ THE HOGTOWN SYNCOPATORS http://www.hogtownsyncopators.com/ ~Wednesday, Oct 15th~ MAHOGANY FROG, THE BATTLESHIP ETHEL more tba... http://www.myspace.com/mahoganyfrog http://www.myspace.com/thebattleshipethel ~Thursday, Oct. 16th~ GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, Timber Timbre, Kate Maki 7:30pm $15, $12 in advance. http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/ http://www.myspace.com/timbertimbre http://www.katemaki.com/ ~Friday, Oct 17th~ PETER HAMMILL(Van Der Graaf Generator) special guests: Houston Lewis Showtime: 9pm 25.00 advance tickets Special guests: Houston Lewis http://www.sofasound.com/ ~Monday, Oct 20th~ LOOSE CHANGE TRIO, TIM TURVEY QUARTET http://www.loosechangetrio.com/ http://www.turvey.ca/ ~Wednesday, Oct 22nd~ THE JIMMY SWIFT BAND www.thejimmyswiftband.com ~Friday, Oct 24th~ C & C Music Festival C101 & CFMU join forces to bring Hamilton's newest and hippest bands together for a mega-festival, ~Saturday, Oct. 25th~ IVANA SANTILLI http://www.ivanasantilli.net/ ~Friday, Oct 24th~ C & C Music Festival ~Wednedsay, Oct. 29th~ BIG GILSON(Brazilian-Blues), with members of Diesel Dog http://www.myspace.com/biggilson http://www.dieseldog.ca/ ~Friday, Oct. 31st~ HALLOWEEN PARTY GARAJ MAHAL featuring Kai Eckhardt, Fareed Haque, Alan Hertz & Eric Levy Also featuring THE FAT CATS $20.00 ADV, $25.00 DOS http://www.garajmahal.net http://www.myspace.com/hamiltonfatcats

Really Really Really Good!!!

Again, this band is really really good!!

"If all goes well, my sources say, the band will then set out on a major tour in summer 2009." Fingers crossed!

..will be a kick-ass night of Rick and Roll! THE PERPETRATORS(Winnipeg) "Blues for people who hate blues," they distill rock 'n' roll, punk and country into their heady houserockin' punch. Give them a stage, any stage and they'll put on the best show they can for whoever's there. Each one is a seasoned pro on their instrument of choice but, never afraid to take chances, the boys are fond of switching it up in an onstage game of musical chairs. To quote a much used and abused cliche, The Perpetrators have to be seen to be believed. http://www.perps.ca $5, Cheap Imports @ Pepper Jack's 38 King WIlliams St. Hamilton (905)525-6666 www.pepperjackcafe.com

I need a proof reader.

~Tuesday, August, 26th~ GYPSOPHILIA http://www.gypsophilia.org $6, 9pm. Also featured: Jordan Fine @ Pepper Jack's www.pepperjackafe.com 38 King William St. Hamilton 905 525-6666 (Halifax, NS) GYPSOPHILIA Kicks off Summer Tour with Via Rail! Gypsophilia is heading out on their first ever tour of Ontario and Quebec and they're going by train! The end of August through the Labour Day weekend sees the popular Halifax band playing in clubs, at a Jewish music festival and onboard Via Rail at selected locations. It all begins on the train, with the group playing for lucky Via travelers, enroute to the first club show at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec, on Saturday, August 23, where the group opens for L'il Andy at 9:00 p.m. This is followed by a show a the Mercury Lounge in the Byward Market, Ottawa on the 24th, the Pepperjack Café in Hamilton on the 26, eBar in Guelph on the 28th and then onto Toronto's Ashkenaz Fetival at Harbourfront Centre on Sunday, August 31. The 5:30 show is followed up by a 9:00 p.m. performance at The Boat in Kensington Market. The Train Tour continues at Toronto's Rancho Relaxo, 300 College Street on Wednesday, September 3, with a final performance at L'escalier, 552 Sainte-Catherine est, in Montreal on Friday, September 5. Gypsophilia is traveling by train for as much of this tour as possible, and will be performing live enroute. The tour is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, which enables Canadian audiences to discover artists from other regions and provinces. Gypsophilia was initially inspired by the music of French jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, but soon found its own distinctive sound through unique original compositions and the melding of the band members' varied backgrounds and influences. While "gypsy jazz" remains a major component of the music, Gypsophilia fuses elements of tango, klezmer, funk, classical music, hard bop and post bop. The band's repertoire ranges from energetic swinging dance music to more sophisticated jazz. Onboard for this performance will be six Gypsophilia members: Adam Fine (Bass), Nick Wilkinson (Guitar), Ross Burns (Guitar), Alec Frith (Guitar), Gina Burgess (Violin) and Matt Myer (trumpet). In the past year Gypsophilia has focused on promoting its debut album Minor Hope, which was released in May 2007, and was nominated for both a Nova Scotia Music Award and an ECMA for Jazz Recording of the Year. The group gets people up and dancing wherever they play, dubbed "one of the hottest jazz bands in years" by CBC Radio.

That's nothing, wait till he plays on the actual 9/11 at pepper jack's. I know I won't be bothered enough for have the rest of his performance ruined for me. I think about that kind of junk all the time. Having him bring such issues into a public light and try to get some solidarity going among the audience is more inspiring then depressing to me. On the other hand it's perfectly understandable to not want to be bummed at a show, but Watermelon Slim speaks his mind and that's just the kind of guy he is. No bullshit. Straight talkin.I'm bloody well proud to have such a person speak up at a show. By the way, it is "the blues" that is his genre.

Calling all crate diggin music lovers of the soul, jazz, funk ilk. http://www.myspace.com/vinylvibesrecords http://goodsradio.blogspot.com/ www.pepperjackcafe.com