Music Last Revised April 22, 2008 whatsnext.ca streaming radio and music site "..I kind of realized that alcohol really does solve all your problems. Whoever said drinking doesn't help lied." - Jewel Those with day jobs may be reluctant to check out a show during the week. Not to fear, here at C’est What shows start within fifteen minutes of their advertised time, and most weekday shows wrap up by 11:30. Enjoy! Blaire Reinhard + The Buffalo Builders | Capital Grass and the No Men + Lucas Stagg | Elana Harte + Jacob and Lily

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Blaire Reinhard + The Buffalo Builders

The Blaire Reinhard Band is a saucy concoction of funk, rock and blues... a delicate balance of powerful-and-soulful to seductive-and-sultry vocals, intertwined with sophisticated instrumental grooves.

Front-woman Blaire Reinhard is no stranger to the music industry. She was Music Coordinator of the Comedy Central hit "Chappelle's Show" back in 2003/2004. In 2005, she moved to Los Angeles to take a position as A&R director for Rescue Records. She also got jobs as a session singer and composer for TV and film (Blaire has composed music for CBS, FOX, HBO, Comedy Central, Disney, WB, Touchstone, and FX, to name a few). In 2006, Blaire moved back into the role of Music Director, this time for the FOX late-night "Talkshow With Spike Feresten".

2006 was also the year that her band was born. She began gigging around Los Angeles with her fiance and bassist Wade Perrin, while her brother and pianist Gray Reinhard was still graduating from Princeton. They all got together for the first time to play at the NXNE music festival in Toronto, followed with a few shows back in Hollywood.

Not until 2007, however, did The Blaire Reinhard Band really come together. Just this April, they packed up ship and moved to New Jersey, where they teamed up with accomplished drummer Keith Woodward. They are currently touring the East Coast and recording their first album.

Saturday April 26, Doors 10:00 pm, Show time 10:30 pm, Advance tickets are available for $6.00

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Capital Grass and the No Men + Lucas Stagg

Capital Grass and the No Men are Matt Gower, Wayne Coulis, Robin Watson and Allan Fretz. These 4 gunslingers combine roots music and punk rawk energy to form a sound they like to call "Punktry".
If you listen closely to the lyrics, you'll hear songs about fear, love, loss and hope. Main influences include but are not limited to Neko Case, The Sadies and The Black Keys. Hailing from a town in southwestern Ontario known as Guelph, Capital Grass and the No Men have played all across the land with bands such as The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sarah Hallman, The Noble Son, Apples and Boom Creek's Low Ceiling Group.

Saturday May 17, Doors 10:00pm, Show time 10:30 pm Advance tickets are available for $6.00

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Elana Harte + Jacob and Lily

Local counrty grrl Elana Harte has been making waves the past couple of years after landing in Toronto via Montreal spreading her good word of sugar coated country hooks and Indigo inspired power pop. Energy galore. One third of local popters VSH, Harte is hot on the promo trail in support of her latest solo offering that sees her embracing her inner twang. Pure pop hooks with a dash of Nashville.

Wednesday May 30, Doors 10:00 pm, Show time 10:30 pm, Advance tickets are available for $7.00

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