Spend a Night Celebrating Emerging Musicians

Meet Four Up-And-Coming Alberta Artists and a Local Juno-Nominee at Horizon Stage on April 9 

The first of its kind at Horizon Stage, the Emerging Artist Showcase featuring Nuela Charles on Tuesday, April 9, will allow you to sample the work of four up-and-coming artists alongside a well-established headliner. Audience members will enjoy short performances by indie-folk singer/songwriter Keltie, local alternative rock trio Hack, and Edmonton-based indie-bluesy-rock band Hewson Grey. Intermission will feature live music in the lobby by Metis fiddler Brianna Lizotte and complimentary desserts. After intermission, Edmonton-based contemporary singer songwriter Nuela Charles and her band will play a 45 minute set featuring music from her Juno-nominated albums.

Keltie is a singer/songwriter from Sherwood Park. Her style is unique and can best be described as alternative with crossovers into folk, roots, & rock. She engages audiences with her authenticity and extraordinary sound. She has won an Edmonton Music Award and was a CBC Searchlight finalist in 2017.

Hack is a small alternative rock band originally out of the Westlock area. They have performed at the Hollywood Jamboree in Jarvie and at Stage North in Slave Lake. For this Emerging Artists Showcase they will share a few upbeat acoustic originals and a couple covers. The members of Hack are Koltan Potts (guitar and lead vocals), Matthew Seskus (guitar), and Curtis Paine (drums).

Hewson Grey has a super-cool vibe that is a complex mesh of indie, alternative, bluesy rock, and ambient psych. Rocking the charts and gaining airplay across Western Canada, highlights from their  last year include performances at K-Days, the Starlite Room, and the Forge on Whyte, headlining Friday night of East Coulee Springfest (2018), and various other festival appearances around Alberta.

Brianna Lizotte is most recognized for her old time fiddling and from performing with the award-winning Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band. Having only taken up the fiddle seven years ago this young Albertan has performed in Western Canada and Europe and received the Rising Star Award from The Alberta Men and Women of Country Music. Brianna is an artist, teacher, and community leader, and is deeply proud of her Metis heritage.

Nuela Charles is an alternative/soul artist from Edmonton who is known for her expressive vocals and captivating stage presence. Nominated for two Juno Awards (2018 & 2019) Nuela has brought her distinct voice to various stages across North America, headlined at the Edmonton Jazz Festival, and opened for Ziggy Marley. The lead single, “Crumbling Down”, from her 2016 album, The Grand Hustle, was on the CBC Radio 2 Top 20 charts for seven weeks. Newer singles, from her 2018 album, Distant Danger, including “Forecast” and “Do It Right”, have recently been receiving a lot of air play on CBC Radio One.

Find some musical gems. Spend the night exploring new music and artists at the Emerging Artist’s Showcase at Horizon Stage on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are an affordable $15 for all ages and may be purchased at the City Hall Ticket Centre (315 Jespersen Ave), by phone at 780-962-8995 or 1-888-655-9090, and online through Ticketpro.ca.