Hard FolkTM
"BeatRoutes 2011 Local Release Roundup"
Chris Gheran's second release in as many years, Calgary, is a deceptive ode to our city. He may have been born into a white-collar middle management dead end, but Gheran fits the singer-songwriter role to a tee – a skill he no doubt honed through years of earnest dedication and busking on the streets of Calgary. If anyone is wondering why Calgary was granted 2012 Cultural Capital of Canada, send them this album.
Sebastian Buzzalino
BeatRoute, December 2011
| 2012 | |
| Mar 28 | Ian Tyson, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 24 | Krystel Love B album release, The House, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 11 | Private Function, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 28 | Calgary Eats!, Ant Hill Building, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 26 | Higher Ground, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 19 | Steak Pit, Bragg Creek, AB |
| Jan 17 | Community Natural Foods, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 16 | Blind Beggar, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 3 | Palomino Smokehouse & Social Club, Calgary, AB |
| 2011 | |
| Nov 15 | PepperLand Studio Christening, Private Event, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 26 | Co-host Funding Drive, CJSW, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 1 | Alberta Arts Days, Airdrie Library, Airdrie, AB |
| Aug 30 | Ironwood Stage & Grill, Calgary with Bog River and Ingrid Gatin |
| Aug 8-12 | JackFM Busker Idol - Judging, Calgary, AB |
| Aug 1 | Bowness 100th Anniversary, Bowness, Calgary. AB |
| Jul 21 | New Music West Festival, The Haven Social Club, Edmonton, AB |
| Jul 9 | 17th Avenue Market, Tomkins Park, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 1 | Canada Day, Fort Calgary, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 18 | Recording with JR Shore, Rawlco Studios, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 11 | Lyric Theatre, Swift Current, SK |
| Jun 10 | The House with Scud Miller, Calgary, AB |
| May 31 | Opened for The Fray Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, AB |
| May 29 | 4th Street Lilac Festival, Calgary, AB |
| May 28 | Amnesty International, Broken City, Calgary, AB |
| May 27 | The House with Marc Ross, Calgary, AB |
| May 26 | TOUR Rockwater Grill, Golden, BC |
| May 22 | TOUR Bonnington Centre, Nakusp, BC |
| May 21 | TOUR Last Drop Powder Springs, Revelstoke, BC |
| May 13 | Words of Ol' Rev. E. Smith, St. Pauls Church, Calgary, AB |
| May 7 | TOUR Cocoa Bean Café, Redcliff, AB |
| May 6 | TOUR Lyric Theatre, Swift Current, SK |
| May 5 | TOUR McNally's, Regina, SK |
| May 3 | TOUR The Hideout, Red Deer, AB |
| Apr 30 | TOUR Early Stage Saloon, Stony Plain, AB |
| Apr 23 | Market Collective, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 3 | TOUR Auditorium Hotel, Nanton, AB |
| Apr 1 | TOUR Brickhouse Bar & Grill, Fernie, BC |
| Mar 30 | TOUR Tin Roof Bistro, Blairmore, AB |
| Mar 29 | TOUR From Scratch/Red Stage Medicine Hat, AB |
| May 28 | TOUR Owl Acoustic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB |
| May 27 | TOUR The Slice, Lethbridge, AB |
| May 26 | TOUR Gitters Pub, High River, AB |
| Mar 25 | Album Release “Calgary” at Ironwood Stage & Grill, Calgary, AB |
| 2010 | |
| Oct 16 | The District, Calgary |
| Oct 1 | Higher Ground, Calgary |
| Sep 25 | The District, Calgary |
| Ongoing | Calgary Farmers Market, Garrison Woods, Calgary, AB |
| Aug 28 | Carlson's on Macleod, 129 - 3 Avenue SW, High River, AB |
| Aug 17 | JackFM Busking Contest; street performance, Calgary, AB (winner) |
| Aug 14 | The Slice Bar & Grill, 314 - 8 Street South, Lethbridge, AB |
| Jul 31 | The District, 607 - 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 23-25 | Calgary Folk Music Festival Prince's Island, Calgary |
| Jul 22 | Folk on the Train, Calgary's LRT, AB |
| Jul 20 | CJSW, on air |
| Jul 12 | The District, 607 - 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 7 | High Noon Music, Olympic Plaza, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 27 | Military Family Resource Centre, Boundary Ranch, Kananaskis, AB |
| Jun 25 | The Saltlik, Banff, AB |
| Jun 10 | Palomino Smokehouse 109 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 5 | The District 607 - 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| May 26 | Blind Beggar, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| May 18-20 | Opened for Ingrid Gatin Tour, Banff, Canmore, Calgary, AB |
| May 15 | South Country Fair Contest The Slice, Lethbridge, AB |
| May 9 | Opened for Wailin' Jennys, Knox United Church, Calgary, AB |
| May 1 | Youth Songwriting Contest host, The Ship & Anchor, CFMF |
| Apr 29 | Higher Ground, 1126 Kensington Road NW, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 9 | Coup D'etat Release, Blind Beggar, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 4 | CJSW, on air |
| Mar 17 | Blind Beggar, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 5 | The Gateway, SAIT 1301 - 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 12 | The Dog & Duck Public House, 5340 - 2 Street S.W. Calgary, AB |
| Mar 5 | Matt Blais CD Release, The Gateway, SAIT, 1301 - 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 17 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 23 | Marquee Room, 200, 610 -8th Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 15 | The Dog & Duck, 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 8 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| 2009 | |
| Nov 27 | The House Coffee Sanctuary, 126 10 St NW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 27 | Palomino Smokehouse, 109 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 19 | The Distillery, 615 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 14 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 30 | The Dog & Duck, 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 25 | The Dog & Duck, 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 22 | The House Coffee Sanctuary, 126 10 St NW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 19 | Dickens Pub, 1000 - 9 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 6 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 6 | Vicious Circle, 1011 - 1 Street SW, Calgary, AB |
| Aug 29 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Aug 21 | The Dog & Duck, 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 22 | Livingston Place, 5th ave & 2 street outdoor plaza, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 18 | The Ship & Anchor, 534 - 17 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 11 | Flow Festival, Kananaskis, AB |
| Jul 9 | The Tropicana, 1501 34 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 4 | Katelyn Steinwand CD Release), Crescent Heights Community Hall, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 26 | Sled Island Festival, The Stetson, 10002 Macleod Tr SE, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 6 | Marquee Room, 200, 610 -8th Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 5 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| May 30 | Inner Sleeve Records, 117, 3411 - 20 Street SW, Calgary, AB |
| May 22/23 | Len's Den: Ambassador Hotel, 802 - 16 Ave NE, Calgary, AB |
| May 2 | The House Coffee Sanctuary, 126 10 St NW, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 9 | The Gateway, SAIT, 1301 - 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 26 | Marquee Room, 200, 610 -8th Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 22 | Live at FUEL, 100, 1110 Centre Street NE, Calgary, AB, on air |
| Feb 19 | The Brickyard, 213 - 10 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 14 | Canada Olympic Park, 88 Canada Olympic Road SW, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 6 | Palomino Smokehouse, 109 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 5 | Broken City, 613 - 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 29 | Mikey's Juke Joint, 1901 - 10 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 24 | Dead of Winter (our own show), Capitol Hill Community Hall, Calgary, AB |
| 2008 | |
| Dec 31 | Len's Den: Ambassador Hotel, 802 - 16 Ave NE, Calgary, AB |
| Dec 20 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Dec 13 | Marquee Room, 200, 610 -8th Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Dec 6 | Vern's Tavern. 622 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 30 | Vern's Tavern, 622 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 29 | Blind Beggar Pub, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 28 | That Empty Space, U of C, MacEwan Hall, U of C, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 22 | The Inner Sleeve Record Store, 3411 - 20 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 13 | Broken City, 613 - 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 3 | Vern's Tavern, 613 11 Ave Sw, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 1 | Union Jack's Pub & Eatery, 523 Woodpark Boulevard SW, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 16 | The Gateway, SAIT, 1301 - 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 15 | The Warehouse, 733 - 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 3 | Monster CD Release, Blind Beggar Pub, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 27 | Rockanagan Sturgeon Hall, 1482 Water St, Kelowna, BC |
| Sep 26 | TOUR Bad Paul's Roadhouse Grill, 114 Mackenzie, Revelstoke, BC |
| Sep 25 | Rusty Cage: Studio 82, 510 Heritage Drive SW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 20 | Kit's on 16, 720 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 19 | Palomino Smokehouse, 109 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 17 | Ironwood Jam Host, 1429 - 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 14 | Union Jack's Pub Jam, 523 Woodpark Boulevard SW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 13 | The House Coffee Sanctuary, 126 10 St NW, Calgary, AB |
| Sep 4 | Dog & Duck Jam, 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Aug 22 | Dicken's Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 26 | The Soda, 211 - 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 19 | Len's Den, 802 16 Ave NE, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 18 | Len's Den, 802 16 Ave NE, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 11 | Shotz Bar & Grill, 3350 - 34 St NE, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 4 | The Blind Beggar, 5211 Macleod Tr, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 29 | The Blind Beggar, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 26 | Sled Island: Martha Cohen, 240 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 18 | Snatch Rock & Roll Lounge, 7400 MacLeod Tr SE, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 14 | The Stetson 10002 Macleod Tr SE, Calgary, AB |
| May 2 | The Dog & Duck 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 29 | Shotz Singer/Songwriter, 3350 34 St NE, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 26 | Stetson Village Inn 10002 MacLeod Tr SE, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 24 | The Palomino, 109 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 18 | The Blind Beggar, 5211 Macleod Tr, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 8 | Shotz Singer/Songwriter, 3350 34 St NE, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 4 | The Dog & Duck, 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 28 | The Soda, 211 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 8 | Denim, 950 Queensland Drive SE, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 22 | Royal Canadian Legion, 508 3 Ave SE, Airdrie, AB |
| Feb 14 | Block Sixteen, 1504 - 16 Ave, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 9 | Private Function, Calgary, AB |
| Feb 2 | Denim, 950 Queensland Drive SE, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 31 | Dog & Duck Jam, 5340 - 2 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 30 | The Castle, 1217 - 1 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 25 | That Empty Space, U of C, MacEwan Hall, U of C, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 17 | The Blind Beggar jam, 5211 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jan 12 | Ironwood Jam. 1429 - 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB |
| 2007 | |
| Dec 31 | Olivier Green Restaurant, 4036 - 26 St SE 248-8165, Calgary, AB |
| Dec 21 | Checkmate Coffee, 609 - 14 St NW, Calgary, AB |
| Dec 16 | Steeps Tea Lounge, Mount Royal Village, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 29 | Tubby Dog, 1022 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Nov 2 | Stetson 10002 MacLeod Tr SE, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 27 | Ironwood Jam, 1429 9 Ave SE 269-3031, Calgary, AB |
| Oct 6 | The House, 126-10 St NW, Calgary, AB |
| Aug 25 | The Underground, 733 - 10 Ave, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 27 | Haymarket Café, 11 Ave Macleod Tr SE, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 22 | Riley Park, Calgary, AB |
| Jul 6 | The House, Kensington on 10 St, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 23 | HiFi Club, 219 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 23 | Canyon Meadows Hall 848 Cantabrian Drive SW, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 14 | Liberty Lounge, Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB |
| Jun 2 | Benefit Concert, Douglasdale WalMart, Calgary, AB |
| May 29 | HiFi Club, 219 10 Ave. S.W, Calgary, AB |
| May 15 | Stetson, 10002 MacLeod Tr SE, Calgary, AB |
| May 11 | Knox United Church, 506 4 St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Apr 28 | Cliff Bungalows, 2201 Cliff St SW, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 31 | Ship and Anchor Jam, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 15 | Broken City, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 8 | Re-Store, 6622 20A St SE, Calgary, AB |
| Mar 7 | Vern's Calgary, AB |
| Feb 24 | Polish Combatants Hall, 1127 Kensington Rd NW, Calgary, AB |
| 2006 | |
| Apr 15 | Weeds, Kensington, Calgary, AB |
