LIMITED TICKETS AT THE DOOR (About 30 tickets) - ONLINE SALES HAVE ENDED!
It's that time of year again... we're throwing an all ages party where the Lake meets the Sea to celebrate Ocean Week Halifax, DARTMOUTH STYLE! Two local indie acts (The Public Service and Clever Hopes) are serving up an ALL AGES celebration that you can groove to with yer neighbours. No need to book a baby sitter, bring the kids and let them party.
This event is an ALL AGES show with a cash bar and snacks for sale. Doors at 6:30 and Show at 7:00! Show will be over by 10pm, at the latest, we promise! Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Did we mention it's all ages?! Kids deserve Folk Rock too! AND for the first ten kids under 12 that come through the door, TPS will be donating $20 to The North Grove per kid. Let’s party! Kids do require a ticket. Infants (0-2) are free: https://georgewoodhouse.com/contact
Want to come but funds are tight? We’d love you to be there! A limited number of free tickets are available to folks who need one (for adults or kids!). To reserve your free ticket, no questions asked, please drop a line to George using this link: https://georgewoodhouse.com/contact .
About the Bands:
The Public Service has played some of the most treasured stages in Eastern Canada and once accidentally had the honour of closing Stan Rogers Folk Fest in 2023 and performing at the IIHF World Juniors in Kjipuktuk / Halifax. The Dartmouth band is currently working with award winning Producer, Alex Meade on their second studio album, set for release in late 2025. TPS features Joss MacNeil on vocals, Jan Lapierre on lead guitar, Justin Huston on bass, Andrew MacCormack on drums, and George Woodhouse on guitar and vocals.
Float Off (Live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geDPWy0LDGg Home In Me (Live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrl28E0tgYA Lost Soul Rodeo (Music Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO6zCqigUN4
CLEVER HOPES is Andrew Shaver, with a rotating cast of extraordinarily talented and very sexy pals, including, Eva Foote, Matthew Barber, and Joe Grass.
Clever Hopes was born in the early days of the pandemic after an explosive break up and subsequent chi-flipping trip to Australia, during which Andrew wrote the songs that would become the CLEVER HOPES debut album ARTEFACT, recorded in October 2020, produced and mixed by Matthew Barber. ARTEFACT released in January 2022 and and featured the singles "Made You Mad," "The Other Side," and "Shadow Waltz”, as well as the french language “Je t’ai fait tant de peine”.
In March 2023, CLEVER HOPES returned to the studio to record its sophomore album, NEW KIND OF FAMILIAR, this time out East in Joel Plaskett’s Fang Recording in Dartmouth. Again, helmed by Matthew Barber, the album was recorded mainly live off the floor, with Eva Foote sharing the vocals with Andrew, Matthew Barber adding his voice to the mix, Afie Jurvanen and Joe Grass on various guitars, Kyle Cunjak on bass, and Joshua Van Tassel on drums and percussion. Keys and horns were overdubbed after the fact by Steve O’Connor and Kev Foran, respectively, in Port Hope ON and Dublin Ireland, again, respectively.
Listen to Blue Parachutes LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJMTJnVBtu4
Listen to Made You Mad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWbHvfmi-68