art bergmann at the rickshaw – may 19, 2017
Art Bergmann with guests
Friday, May 19th, 2017
Doors 8:00 PM
19+
Tickets: $20 advance (plus fees) & $25 at the door
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1429874
Online tickets go on sale Wed Feb 8th and in the following record stores Feb 10th: Red Cat (both locations), Highlife, Zulu and Neptoon
Iconoclastic singer-songwriter, legendary figure in the Canadian punk rock alternative music scene since the late 70’s plays the Rickshaw Friday May 19th.
In his 40 plus years of making music Art has fronted pioneering bands The K-tels, Young Canadians, Los Popularos and Poisoned as well as releasing Juno winning albums under his own name. Art garnered a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Male Vocalist in 1989. James O’Mara and Kate Ryan were nominated for Best Music Video for Bergmann’s “Our Little Secret”. Art’s 1995 album “What Fresh Hell Is This?” won the Juno Award for Best Alternative Rock Album in 1996. Art’s 2016 album “The Apostate” received a nomination to the Polaris Music Prize Long List.
On May 12, Weewerk Recordings will re-release his 1991 self-titled album as Remember Her Name, the lead song from the original album.