Gardens release concert lineup
The Butchart Gardens has announced a slate of musical acts appearing on its summer concert calendar, a list that includes a host of local favourites and out-of-town stars.
The concerts get underway June 29, opening night of the popular summer fireworks display, with a set by local rockers Rukus.
Bands will appear nightly through Aug. 31. Performances on the Concert Lawn at Butchart Gardens are free with a general admission ticket.
Other highlights include: Daniel Lapp, Adrian Dolan and Adam Dobres (July 15); the Archers (July 17); Mae Moore, Lester Quitzau and Billy Hicks (July 26); Towers and Trees (Aug. 2); Bruce Cockburn (Aug. 14); the Bills (Aug. 20); Marc Atkinson Quartet (Aug. 20); Jessie Farrell (Aug. 23).
For more information, phone 250-652-4422 or go to butchartgardens.com.
Tate, Dhula join for gig
A pair of legendary Victoria performers are banding together for a rare gig on their home turf for a fundraising concert Saturday at Hush nightclub.
Keyboard maestro Dan Tate and multi-instrumentalist/DJ Tyger Dhula are taking breaks from their solo schedules to jam on a set of live instrumentals rooted in the common ground between funk, jazz-fusion and house music.
Tate and Dhula, co-founders of the Velvet collective and are bandmates in Cobblestone Jazz and Modern Deep Left Quartet, often perform overseas but rarely in their hometown.
Ticket information is not available. For more information, go to hushnightclub.ca. Hush is located at 1325 Government St.
Shabazz Palaces back after snafu
Seattle hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces is making good on a cancellation from nearly a year ago with a highly anticipated set tonight at Upstairs Cabaret.
The band behind one of 2011’s most acclaimed albums, Black Up, is making its long-awaited debut after a touring snafu scuttled the duo’s Victoria date originally scheduled last June.
Tickets are $15 at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and ticketweb.ca or $17 at the door. Opens acts are Malitia MaliMob and Monolithium.
— Mike Devlin