Next Stage

Rasputin’s Next Stage carries on another long-standing tradition from the original Rasputin’s Folk Cafe. Selected from performers at the Open Stage, emerging artists are offered a shared evening to perform a full set of their songs and stories. The Next Stage supports our mandate to encourage and promote emerging local artists. This event is a Pay What You Can, Pass-the-hat event with no cover charge. Everyone is welcome.

When: The first Sunday of the month (except July and August and long weekends) commencing October 2, 2011.
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Where: Upstairs at Whispers Pub, 249 Richmond Road

Host: Wen-Jen Chen

Inquiries:  nextstage@rasputins.ca

 

Cool outside. Hot this Sunday night – The Next Stage: November show.

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It feels like much more than a month since we had our first successful Next Stage show at Whispers. But all good things are worth waiting for as they say. October’s inaugural show was a wonderful evening and I knew it would be hard to top but I suspect that this Sunday’s show will definitely be giving it a run for its money.

This Sunday’s show will feature Imran Arshad, Amanda Bon and Kristine St. Pierre. I’ve had the pleasure of watching all three performs play live and I can assure you it’s a coup that Spirit of Rasputin’s has been able to get them all on the same night, in an intimate, no-cover* show.

So come on out and start the month and the week off with an evening of stellar talent. It will be worth coming out, least of all to see the a unique mix of performance styles from duets to lap steel to piano.

The Next Stage
Sunday November 6th 7 – 10pm
Whispers Pub, 249 Richmond Road, upstairs room
*Pay What You Can/Pass-the-hat event with no cover charge

Sunday November 6th “The Next Stage”

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What: Spirit of Rasputin’s Next Stage
Where: Upstairs at Whispers Pub, 249 Richmond Road
When: Sunday, November 6, 7pm
Who: Imran, Amanda Bon, Kristine St. Pierre

The Next Stage supports our mandate to encourage and promote emerging local artists. This event is a Pay What You Can, Pass-the-hat event with no cover charge. Three artists each perform a full set. Everyone is welcome but space is limited so early arrival is recommended. Suggestion: arrive by 6:30 and order dinner. The food is great!

About the Performers

Imran has been playing the open mic scene in Ottawa for the past 5 years. He got his start at Rasputin’s Folk Café and since then has played at a number of other venues around town. His songs range from folk to funk, with the odd dog song thrown in there for good measure.

Amanda Bon recently released an impressive first CD Juniper Weekends produced by Danny Artuso who will be accompanying her this Sunday. Find out more about Amanda at her website (http://amandabon NULL.com) where you can listen to clips from the CD and purchase it online. Even better, come to the show and purchase an autographed copy from her! She started her formal music studies at the piano and later moved on to the guitar.

Kristine St. Pierre sings and writes in both English and French, but it is the simplicity with which she illustrates and shares her emotions combined with her familiar voice that makes her an artist to discover. On her website (http://www NULL.kristinestpierre NULL.com) you can discover alot more about her and listen to a few of her songs.

The Next Stage

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The concept of an open stage is great. But playing a couple of songs amongst a room full of performers waiting their turn is one thing. To transition from that to more formal, featured, paying gigs is not an easy feat.

Enter the Next Stage: Spirit of Rasputin’s latest endeavour.

The Next Stage will give burgeoning artists a more formal performance setting to help them transition from Open Stage-type shows to bigger and better things(though they’ll always have a home at the Open Stage!). It will be an evening showcase of three hand-picked acts. Each performer will have a 40-minute set in which they will surely dazzle us with their musical prowess.

And so, allow me to announce…

The inaugural Spirit of Rasputin’s Next Stage:
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
7-10pm
Whisper’s Pub, 249 Richmond Rd., upstairs room

Featuring:
- Dan Arnott
- Rick Hayes (http://www.myspace.com/rickhayes (http://www NULL.myspace NULL.com/rickhayes))
- Shannon Eddy Smith(http://www.myspace.com/shannoneddysmith (http://www NULL.myspace NULL.com/shannoneddysmith))

- Cost is Pass-the-hat/pay-what-you-can
- Hosted by Wen-Jeng Chen a.k.a. Blue Blue Satellite

It’s going to be a fantastic kick-off show…so let’s spread the word and show the artists some love by packing our little upstairs Whisper’s home for the first Spirit of Rasputin’s Next Stage show!

If you would like to be considered for a future Next Stage or know someone who would, feel free to send an email to nextstage (at) rasputins.ca