Creative 5 Eclectic
C5E - Full Moon at the Fest!
Howling is encouraged at the Full Moon edition of Creative 5 Eclectic! Featuring beat-box poet, punk pianist and outlaw, hip-hop harmonica player C.R. Avery. With opening act Garnet Clare of Animal Nation, and hosted by Stephen Vogler with Rajan Das on standup bass.
Whether performing to thousands at the Royal Albert Hall or the lucky few who made it into the packed past capacity speakeasy, C.R. Avery is a unique, raw and dynamic performer. His genius lies in many genres – blues, hip-hop, spoken word and rock & roll. He is a one-man band, but one for this generation; with the rare ability to sing poetic verse while beatboxing simultaneously while pounding the piano and adding harmonica like a plot-twist.
From musical beginnings in his late teens, C.R. Avery has recoreded over fifteen albums as well as writing & directing six hip-hop operas, which were mounted and performed from New York’s Bowery to L.A.’s South Central. He has toured throughout Canada (including almost every major folk festival) the USA, and Europe (headling or opening for Billy Bragg, BUCK 65, and Sage Francis) and garnered the attention of music peers the likes of Tom Waits, blues harp trail blazer Charlie Musselwhite and folk legend Utah Phillips.
His signature beat-box harmonica had Tom Waits growling, “he’s blowin’ my mind.”
“Like a collaboration between Beck and the Beastie Boys at their most experimental.” Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
What it all comes down to is his live act. Each one is all or nothing. CBC radio described it best by saying, “when he hits the stage, look out.”
Tickets only $10. All Ages Show
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