Pop, Soul

For fans of Doobie Bros., Stevie Wonder, Rufus w Chaka Kahn, Vulfpeck, Jamiroquai

Steeped in the tradition of pop and soul music, Vox Populi is a collective that pushes the boundaries of contemporary pop music. Delivering retro vibes with a modern twist, the burgeoning quintet draws heavily upon 80’s inspired synth tones, sweet guitar riffs and pocket drum grooves, all while crafting new and memorable melodies.

It’s no secret that Vox Populi brings a polished energy and refined sound to every performance. Whether it’s fast or slow, funky or tasteful, listeners can expect to hear genuine, uncomplicated joy in every song.

Along the way, the band has notched some exciting career highlights, including opening for Juno-nominated vocalist Tanika Charles on her first Canadian national tour, as well as appearances at the indie music festival Gentlefest, and Festivale du Voyageur in 2024. 2025 also saw Vox Populi close out the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival at the Cube Stage in Old Market Square.

Now the band continues to forge ahead, with the release of their debut album Invasive Species. The album o􏰀ers the listener a sonic journey of sultry lyrics, sensational guitar riffs and the deepest pockets in the known universe, all while giving a nod to the classic era it draws its source from. This is the album you want on the speakers when you’re at the cabin, kicking back with friends, watching the waves roll by in paradise.

Home town super group The Funky Miracles will open the show. This out-of-this-world band is made up of some of the busiest session players in town, working with acts including William Prince, The Bros. Landreth, Boy Golden and Begonia to name a few. Together, they are dead set on creativity, collaboration and community. Known to work closely with independent artists in the city, they also write and record their own brand of throwback instrumental soul. As a unit, they offer their services as producers, co-writers, studio and touring musicians.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$25-$30

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Featuring Clayton Thomas-Müller, Madeleine Roger, Murray Pulver, Gabriela Ocejo

Readings from i’ll get right on it

Doors open at 7:00

In the Lobby: Activist Art Display, Information Expo 

Special guests: The Raging Grannies for Social Justice

Show at 8:00

Fundraiser for MB Climate Refugees/Evacuees

SOLD OUT

Singer / Songwriter

Kate Voegele

Kate Voegele is an LA based singer/songwriter, recording artist, and content creator. She is also

an actress, starring on the hit CW show 'One Tree Hill,' a painter, and business owner of the blog

and lifestyle company We The Dreamers.

Along with playing thousands of shows touring internationally for the last decade, Voegele has

released 4 studio albums to date, selling over 500,000 copies in total and racking up millions of

streams. In addition to her most recent release, “The Best Part (French Version),” a single in

collaboration indie band Bien, Kate has recently released several singles with her band, Your

Future Ghost, in anticipation of a debut album drop this summer.

Tyler Hilton

From portraying Elvis Presley in Walk the Line and garnering a cult following

as musician Chris Keller on the CW hit TV show One Tree Hill, to writing and

touring with the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Joe Cocker, Tyler

Hilton has enjoyed an award-winning career spanning music, film and

television.

Born and raised in California, Tyler grew up in a family of talented musicians

who had played for acts like Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison and Donovan.

Performing with his family from an early age, Hilton became serious about

songwriting at 14. At 15, he called into L.A.’s KLOS radio station to win

concert tickets and ended up wowing the hosts with an on-air performance.

The station made him a regular guest and helped launch his debut record,

which caught the ear of Warner Bros. Records, who signed him to record his

second album The Tracks of Tyler Hilton, earning him two Top 40 singles.

Two sets, two dreams:

First, Matrin Sexton originals, then Beatles covers.

Fans of Hawksley Workman, James Keelaghan, Gordon Lightfoot, John Mayer, Wilco, Donovan Woods, Brothers Landreth, Joni Mitchell, Kathleen Edwards, KD Lang 

Martin Sexton released his tenth studio album this year and is touring with what Rolling Stone calls his “soul-marinated voice,” acoustic guitar, and a suitcase full of heartfelt songs.

The latest release (2020 Vision) is produced by three-time Grammy-nominee John Alagia with John Mayer guesting on guitar.

Headlining venues from The Fillmore to Carnegie Hall, Sexton has influenced a generation of contemporary artists. His songs have appeared in television series such as Scrubs, Parenthood​, Masters​ ​of​ ​Sex​ and in numerous films, though it's his incendiary live show, honest lyrics, and vocal prowess that keep fans coming back for a new experience every time.

Sexton’s stated mission continues to be unity through music with a commitment to sharing peace and harmony through song

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Doors 6:00pm
Show 7:00pm

All Ages

$50-$55

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*This concert is not eligible for the season pass or punch cards.

Roots, Blues, Folk

For fans of Muddy Waters, Sue Foley, Ray Bonneville, BB King, Big Dave Mclean, Martin Sexton, Watermelon Slim

Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, actor, author, and songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address, the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater is pronounced through the lyrical storytelling of songs “God’s Gonna Make Things Over” about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, “Welcome to My World”, and “Got Your Letter In My Pocket”. His storytelling is sometimes painful, deep, and real, an earthy contrast to modern-day commercial music, meant to create thought, underlined by gentle tones from his guitar or banjo fingerpicking. 

Guy won “Keeping The Blues Alive” Award, and was nominated by The Blues Foundation for Best Acoustic Album of the Year, Best Acoustic Artist of the Year, and Best Instrumentalist. In fact, he's been nominated nearly two dozen times by the Blues Foundation. Among hundreds of newspaper appearances, he's also been featured in articles or reviews by New York Times, Village Voice, Boston Globe, Pulse Magazine, Blues Magazine, Acoustic Guitar, Dirty Linen, Songlines, Blues Blast Magazine, Living Blues, Down At the Crossroads, The San Francisco Chronicle, Association For Independent Music (formerly NAIRD), Playboy Magazine, National Public Radio (NPR), "Folk Alley", and Sirius. 

When asked about his experience as a performer, Guy has replied, “There is no tale so tall that I cannot tell it, nor song so sweet that I cannot sing it.”

Guy Davis

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$35-40

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Singersongwriter, folk.

For fans of Sarah Harmer, Amelia Curran, David Francey, Tracy Grammer, The Wailing Jennies, Small Glories

Come join Cara Luft and her chosen younger brothers (Clayton Parsons and Rob McLaren) for a heart-filling “You Heard Them Here First” preview evening of new songs currently being recorded for her first solo album in 13 years.  In conversation with WECC director Jorge Requena, Cara will share the behind-the-scenes creative process that led to this new batch of songs, as well as the journey towards embracing a new season of life and the re-launching of her solo career. This whole night of songs and stories... it’s personal; a special reveal for the tender hearted. 

For this show, The WECC is teaming up with nearby venue Public Domain, at 633 Portage (where Goodwill used to be). The show is presented by The WECC, but at Public Domain. Public Domain is small and contained, the perfect spot for the vulnerable behind the scenes offering Cara has in mind.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$30 Advance, $35 Door

*At Public Domain, 633 Portage (presented by The WECC, but not at The WECC)

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Sonic Sound Concert

David Hickey/Crystal Journey Sonic Sound Concerts With Paiste Planet Gongs, Persian Santoors, Quartz Crystal Bowls and Harmonica. A Musical Odyssey Like No Other. Experience Magic.

Crystal Journey Epic summer/fall tour 2025. August 13 to October 13. 60 shows in 60 days. Promoting unity through sonic vibrations and cosmic harmony. British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario and back.  

Don't miss out on the once in a lifetime tour across Canada with a stop in Winnipeg at the WECC. We are at a definite crossroads folks and now is the time to step up. That's why I'm doing this.

Doors : 7:00 PM

Show : 7:30 PM

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 7:30pm

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$20-$25

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Folk, Roots, Singersongwriter

For fans of The Pairs, Mika, Oh My darling, Madeleine Roger, Ana Tivel, Kathleen Edwards, Suzanne Vega

Canadian-American songwriter Rachael Kilgour presents her heartfelt new release, My Father Loved Me. The album was recorded in her late father’s native Ontario and was produced by JUNO-award winning and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Rose Cousins.

In the spare and often gutting language for which she is known, Kilgour gives us a complex portrait of a man seen through his daughter’s eyes. The record poses questions about belonging, inheritance, and grief and triumphantly affirms the value of one ordinary working man’s life.

On stage Kilgour expertly balances her poignant, literate songs with her quick wit, landing somewhere between a comedy special and a funeral. Listeners can expect to laugh, weep, and reflect on their own relationships with fatherhood, mortality and grief.

Kilgour was the 2015 Grand Prize Winner of the NewSong Music Competition and a 2017 Kerrville New Folk Contest Winner, and has been featured at NYC’s Lincoln Center and The Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Her oft-noted “unapologetic lyrics” (Rolling Stone) and “master crafted indie folk” sensibilities (Billboard) are on full display in this latest collection of delicately woven songs.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$25-$30

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MRG LIVE presents…

Kristin Key

Kristin Key is a nationally headlining, queer, musical comedian with sold-out shows nationwide . Her hilarious viral videos — including the iconic LESBIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM — have garnered over 92.2 million views from more than 590,000+ dedicated followers across social media. Using comedy as a way to uplift her community and create safe spaces for comedy fans from all walks of life, Kristin also donates to local nonprofits with every date on her 2024 Lesbian Army Tour. More than a fandom, this is a movement!

She’s got 6 full-length comedy albums & 1 DryBar comedy special and has appeared on NBC’S Bring the Funny & Last Comic Standing, VH-1, SiriusXM, and more. Buy tickets today!

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Sunday October 5th - West End Cultural Centre

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

Ticket Price $29.50-$45.50

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Signersongwriter, Folk, Country

For fans of Little Miss Higgins, Elton John, Ron Sexmith, Celine Dion, KD Lang, Aleksi Campagne, La famille Campagne

*There are still floor tickets available for this popular show!*

Connie Kaldor - singer-songwriter, entertainer, TV personality, and women’s music pioneer - is celebrating 45 years in show business this year with her upcoming 18th recording, titled Keep Going! She began her career in folk music as part of the Canadian wave alongside artists like Stan Rogers and Valdy. Armed with her enormous stage presence, her unforgettable melodies, and her emotional depth as a songwriter, Connie became a headline act on the festival circuit. Her extensive touring has earned her a loyal fan-base that extends far beyond the traditional boundaries of folk and the Boston Globe has described her as, “a masterful performer, wildly funny one moment, deeply personal the next.” A three-time Juno Award winner, Connie is a member of the Order of Canada, a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal recipient, holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Regina, and is the first songwriter to receive a Western Literature Association Award of Merit.

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

$35-$40

All Ages

All tickets subject to service fees

This event is not eligible for the WECC Season Pass or Punch Card.

Presented by the Winnipeg Folk Festival

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

Tickets go on sale June 27th. All tickets subject to service fees

Co-presented with Wilderness Supply Co.

Doors - 6:00pm
Show - 7:00pm

All Ages

$25

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Experimental. For fans of Cluster Festival, New Music Festival, the unusual.

NADAH EL SHAZLY

Nadah El Shazly is a producer, vocalist and sound artist from Cairo, Egypt. Her music combines expressive 19th century musical concepts from her homeland with contemporary, borderless forays into electronic and improvisational idioms. She has toured the world extensively, featuring at festivals including Le Guess Who?, REWIRE, Irtijal, and FIMAV, among many others. Her debut album, Ahwar, landed at #12 on The Wire’s ‘Best Albums of 2017.’ Beyond her own music, El Shazly is an inspired collaborator, working closely with like-minded Egyptian musicians Maurice Louca and Sam Shalabi (Land of Kush). Recently, she’s been making brain-scrambling, beat-driven music as Pollution Opera, a newly minted duo with irreverent Welsh sound artist Elvin Brandhi. El Shazly has also spent time on-screen, starring in the feature length film About Her (2020) and appearing in the Netflix original series Love, Life & Everything In Between (2022). Currently, she is wrapping production on a pair of film scores and preparing to release her sophomore album, due in spring of 2024.

GOLDEN SUN TRIO

Golden Sun Trio is a improvised music group formed by Nadir Bellahmer, Ethan Bokma & Mustafa Rafiq based in amiskawaciy-waskahikan (Treaty 6, edmonton, ab) Dense & airy, punctual and fluid. This devotional sound is wrung from the transitive nature of improvisation. Ease off the controls, Float in the river, Bathe in the sun, Sway with the grass, Let bugs crawl on you. Flow with time.

HASSAAN ASHRAF

Co-Presented by Real Love

Currently based in Tiotia:ke, colonially montreal, hassaan has been making sounds for over 25 years. Staring her journey in Lahore as a metal guitar player, over the years she’s bloomed in to a multi-instrumentalist producer and composer with her work in improvisational powerhouses like Satan’s Chewtoys (winnipeg), visual direction with Overload (Lahore) and after many years of wait, she’s laying the foundation to launch her cassette label for marginalized musicians in montreal/winnipeg/lahore.

As a staunch advocate of the Right to Repair movement, hassaan has specialized in keeping old smart devices functioning and useable as an effort to reduce e waste, she believes in the refusal to participate in the unethical extraction of cobalt through genocide, exploitation and child labor in Congo perpetuated by far west nations, their evil tech companies like apple, google, samsung and many others.

She will be performing her set at S+R with an iPhone SE from 2016 as the brains of her setup. She hopes to inspire others to use old phones as very capable music making devices and recognize the role they play through their consumption of unethically produced tech.

And remember kids, capitalist convenience is always sourced from unethically extracted materials using exploited labor of Black and Brown folks. Opt out.

Doors - 6:30pm
Show - 7:30pm

$30

All Ages

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Experimental. For fans of Cluster Festival, New Music Festival, the unusual.

SISSO AND MAIKO

Sisso & Maiko’s productions epitomize Singeli’s hyperlocal scenius, distilling the vitality and struggle of life of the fringes of the Swahili-speaking world’s most populous city, into a unique music which seems to reflect the idea of keeping a cool head in frenetic situations. Between their ratchet rhythms and pitched-up melodies there’s a sublime, unresolved tension at play, where the music feels to accelerate so fast that dancers are gliding, sustaining a breathlessly “up” effect that uncannily recalls mid ’90s UK happy hardcore as much as Chicago footwork, Caribbean Soca, and Shangaan disco, yet with a psychotomimetic appeal all of its own.

VIOLENCE GRATUITE

A multidisciplinary artist and curator, Violaine Morgan Le Fur (aka Violence Gratuite) has spent the last few years sharpening her creative perspective, developing documentaries, producing exhibitions, and directing music videos and short films. Violaine is based between France and Cameroon. She studied art history and archeology at the Sorbonne, before starting an artistic training at the Villa Arson (Nice) which she continued and finished in La Cambre (Brussels). She directed her first autobiographical documentary « To the West » (original title À l’Ouest) in which she goes in search of the tomb of her father buried in western Cameroon, a film in which she shares her initiation to dialogue with the ancestors. A multidisciplinary artist, she is interested in the art of healing through different mediums, including film and performance. She is currently making a documentary about Pierre Capelle, an old French healer from the Lot Valley who induces trance by putting people in contact with the trees of his garden. 

MAHLET CUFF

Mahlet Cuff is an emerging DJ and sound artist that uses Black Diasporic genres such as House, electronic, Techno, Dancehall, as a portal to create space for their communities. Konjo places their intentions with blending various genres as a way to create their own worlds, building and rebuilding to transform dancefloors as a site for liberation. Making the dancefloor a space for dreaming and to think beyond what a dancefloor can do, be or look like. As a Black queer femme, and wanting to be able to be in conversation with the Black Queer and Trans audience that they are playing for. They use critical fabulation as a way to fill in the gaps where the erasure of Blackness when it comes to genres such as house, electronic and techno.

The experimental sound and visual performance titled HYPERFEMME GALACTICA uses the medium of DJing to be more than just a dance party but a site to consider the ways that the dancefloor can be transformed into an incubator for dreaming. The performance piece offers a place to think of a utopia and how are we creating our own heaven when it isn’t accessible to us? Through sound and video collaged together, they are offering to reimagine an alternative world where the originators of their craft are honored and recognized. They are not misused, appropriated, and diminished. HYPERFEMME GALACTICA is a performance exploration that is visualizing other worlds, where another world is always possible.

Doors - 7pm
Show - 8pm

$30

All Ages

All tickets subject to service fees

Experimental. For fans of Cluster Festival, New Music Festival, the unusual.

LIEW NIYOMKARN with SAVANT FLANEUR

Liew Niyomkarn is a sound artist and composer with a background in experimental sound practice and performance. Her work primarily explores layers of sound, repetition of notes, harmonic spectra, and resonances achieved through acoustic string instruments such as the zither and lyre, which she employs to craft various tuning systems. She integrates field recordings to capture the essence of time and the narration of memory through sound. These elements are woven into her sonic palette, highlighting the intrinsic properties of sound—its polyphonic characteristics, slowness, nostalgia, and the manipulation of extended decays and harmonics. She presents her work through live performances and sound installations.

Liew holds an MFA from CalArts and studied Sonology in The Hague. She has presented her work at venues and festivals such as High Zero Festival (Baltimore), Bozar (Belgium), WORM (Rotterdam), STUK (Belgium), DAAD (Berlin), Rewire Festival (The Hague), Oscillation Festival (Brussels), Dour Festival (Dour), Meakusma (Eupen), Seendosi (Seoul), and Toneelhuis (Antwerp), among others. She has also led graphic score workshops and collaborated in a research group with her long-term collaborator, Velma Spell. Liew is based in Brussels and Bangkok.

QIUJIANG LEVI LU

Qiujiang Levi Lu is a NYC-based performance artist, experimental musician, composer, and educator. Their work transforms the body into a sonic object through interactions with movements and audio technology, exploring identity, sound, and space. Lu designs customized feedback systems with cyborg-like body augmentations inspired by Objectophilia/animism. These include special microphones, speakers placed within bodily orifices, and an augmented amplified laptop. Their resulting performances consist of choreographed, ritualistic improvisations building upon ancient Chinese drumming traditions to manifest body dysmorphia, sexuality, spirituality, and mortality. 

As the second-prize winner of the International Electronic Music Competition 2023, their works have been featured internationally, including MATA Festival, High Zero Festival, Inkonst, E-Flux, IRCAM Forum, and Le Poisson Rouge. Lu has also been an artist-in-residence at ISSUE Project Room, Harvestworks TIP, and Elektronmusikstudion Stockholm. Lu is currently a lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Pennsylvania.

MATTHEW GERVAIS AND IAN BELL

Doors - 7pm
Show - 8pm

All Ages

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Experimental. For fans of Cluster Festival, New Music Festival, the unusual.

JULIA E. DYCK

Julia E. Dyck is a Canadian artist and hypnotherapist based in Brussels whose multidisciplinary practice merges sound, performance, and expanded states of consciousness to explore the porous boundaries between body, technology, and the (sub)conscious. Rooted in relational and speculative methodologies, her work invites audiences into immersive experiences of collective transformation, using voice, vibration, and storytelling as portals to new modes of perception and presence.

Trained in hypnotherapy, Dyck creates participatory works that engage deeply with sonic imagination—monthly live hypnosis sessions, lecture-meditations, and bespoke sound prescriptions. Julia is a member of Audio Placebo Plaza collective, a feminist experiment in radical sonic care and placebo aesthetics, and the t.r.a.n.c.e community hypnosis project.

Her work has been presented internationally, including at the Karachi Biennale (PK), LOOP (KR), Bétonsalon (FR), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (DE), Cafe OTO (UK), Q-O2 (BE), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris (FR), Musée d’art de Joliette (CA), Musées d’art et d’histoire de Genève (CH), and Darling Fonderie (CA).

JAIRUS SHARIF AND MUSTAFA RAFIQ

As a duo, Jairus Sharif & Mustafa Rafiq explore the influence of their environment, their own cultural histories, and chosen ideals through improvisations that stretch into territories where drone, noise, and jazz lurk.

DREEJUR

Dreejur was born from a desire to follow feelings as far as they will take us. To create semi-improvised sonic places for people to sit awhile. For sounds to be uncovered through exploration and play. To gather sounds from the life around us and find a sonic home for them to live on record. A combination of guitars, synths and field recordings build worlds – sometimes understated and meandering, at other times loud and all-encompassing. But always patient and responsive.

Dreejur’s debut album Forgetfulness in the Food Chain was released in 2024. The live iteration of this project features Bucky Driedger, Adam Soloway and Mitch Braun.

Doors - 6:30pm
Show - 7:30pm

$30

All Ages

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Hip-Hop Album Release

Canadian creative JayWood has shared plans for new album ‘Leo Negro’.

Now based in Montreal, the Polaris-nominated talent recently returned with a run of singles, each one spotlighting a different facet of his work. JayWood constructed ‘BIG TINGS’ with Tune-Yards, before going it alone on ‘UNTITLED (swirl)’.

Now he’s ready for his next step. New album ‘Leo Negro’ is out on September 5th, and it finds JayWood sharing his true self with the world.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 7:45pm

Opening Acts…

Jana Jacobs

Dru Capote

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Latin Rock Covers

Know what Winnipeg has been missing until now? Argentinian Rock: The cornerstone of Latin American popular music. Introducing El Boludo Del Rock, an Argentinian Rock cover band fronted by Argentinian musician Silvio Butti. 

Turn on the radio anywhere in Latin America and you’ll hear Argentinian rock. Imagine a combination of rock drumming, Latin Cumbia, and Ska. That’s what we’re talking about: High energy, you-can’t-help-but-dance kind of music. 

Band leader Silvio shares: “I am driven by a profound passion for preserving and celebrating the vibrant heritage of Argentine rock. Our band stands as a tribute to the rich musical legacy of Argentina, a country whose rock scene has profoundly shaped my artistic identity.”

Their music is a celebration of the genre’s enduring spirit. By performing these beloved songs from Artist like: Los Autenticos Decadentes, La Bersuit Vergarabat, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Soda Estereo, Intoxicados, Los Ratones Paranoicos, Los Piojos, just to name a few, they not only pay homage to the rock legends of Argentina but also bridge cultural gaps, bringing the essence of Argentine rock to new audiences in Winnipeg.

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$25-$30

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Hip-hop, indie rap

For fans of Reggie Watts, Tyler the creator, big Sis, Die Antwood, MF Doom

OSANI BALKARAN is an Indigenous and Guyanese rapper, producer, and artist based in Winnipeg. Blending Hip-Hop, storytelling, and cultural roots, he crafts self-produced tracks that feature Cree references and RE-IMAGINED melodies. His work reflects loss, resilience, and community pride. OSANI has opened for The Lytics and Gully, showcased at Canadian Music Week, featured in the 2025 Indigenous Music Spotlight and is planning an upcoming Manitoba Tour with Kirstine McKay and Mike North. He’s now focused on releasing his debut EP—built with local creatives—and using music as a platform to uplift Indigenous and minority youth.

October 30th at The WECC, Osani Balkaran is set to headline a night to launch the release of his debut EP Social Currency— his first fully independent record.  It’s been a long time coming, and this project marks the end of one chapter and the start of a whole new wave. The live set is gonna be wild — cinematic, soundscapy, high energy, and full of those Guyanese and Indigenous sounds that make Osani’s music hit different. Dyl the Giant, Ed Riley, and Prado are pulling up too — artists who’ve been part of the journey and help carry the same energy: inspiring, building each other up, and showing out for community. Come through and see what this West End kid did on laptop … live.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$20-$25

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Live sets from The Catamounts, AND DJ'd dance music across the ages. For fans of fun, costumes, making new friends, dancing, and Halloween! 

HAUNT the West End Cultural Centre on Halloween!

DRESS like your B Movie faves!

DANCE the night away with scary good DJ, Mama Cutsworth and graduates of her DJ academy!

The WECC Halloween B Movie Spectacular is here to reanimate Halloween! We don’t care if you’re people under the stairs, or killer klowns from outer space, bring the whole monster squad. A dance floor full of ghoulies, critters, and swamp things awaits. This party has everything: infectious music, bloody marys, and candy, man. Prizes for awesomeness. * No toxic avengers, emotional vampires, or CHUDs admitted.

B Movie Inspo: The Phantom of the Paradise

Doors - 6:30pm
Show - 7:30pm

All Ages

$30

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Electronic, experimental

For fans of Moby, Cluster Festival, Ladytron, La femme. 

Marek Tyler, an artist of nêhiyaw and Scottish/Irish descent, presents his new creative offering, ASKO. 2 musicians take the stage on synths and electronic drums, with sampled cultural drums that trigger projected visuals. Oh, and there is a catwalk. There is always someone there to walk the catwalk, and this show welcomes drag queen Cedar. Markek has assembled these elements as a way of presenting research on his family’s cultural protocols. The result is an outside-the-box, multi-media immersive soundscape informed by the nêhiyaw ways of living. Bring an open heart and an open mind, and you will learn to listen in a different register and come out of the lodge with a different perspective.

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$25-$30

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The Bell and the Bard

Steve Bell in concert with renowned English poet Malcolm Guite. “An unforgettable evening of masterful songwriting, rich poetry and captivating storytelling.”

*Registrants for the Bell & the Bard Day Retreat will receive a discount code for 20% off this concert.

November 7th at The WECC, Osani Balkaran is set to headline a night to launch the release of his debut EP Social Currency— his first fully independent record.  It’s been a long time coming, and this project marks the end of one chapter and the start of a whole new wave. The live set is gonna be wild — cinematic, soundscapy, high energy, and full of those Guyanese and Indigenous sounds that make Osani’s music hit different. Dyl the Giant, Ed Riley, and Prado are pulling up too — artists who’ve been part of the journey and help carry the same energy: inspiring, building each other up, and showing out for community. Come through and see what this West End kid did on laptop … live.

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Doors - 6:30pm
Show - 7:00pm

All Ages

$35

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Folk, vocal harmonies

For fans of The Staves, The Wailin’ Jennies, Madrigaia, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Peter Paul and Mary

This Internationally touring band of celebrated songwriters greet every stage with a genuine, quirky presence and unbottled chemistry. Their sibling harmonies and familial banter quickly connect them to their audience. Whether The Pairs are playing an intimate house concert or a sold-out show at a Performing Arts Centre, these classically trained vocalists make it their mission to employ three-part harmony and honest storytelling as the mighty tools that soften and connect us. The Pairs will release their fourth studio album in fall 2025. This record aims to encapsulate the authentic, minimalistic, and acoustic style performances the trio has become known for.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$25-$30

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Wonderstruck is an unforgettable night where the ordinary gets turned on its head, and you get pulled into the mystery.

Starring Savio Joseph, Canada’s Got Talent finalist and one of the most in-demand performers in the country, this one-man theatrical experience combines masterful sleight of hand, impossible predictions, and audience interaction that will have you saying, “Wait… how did he just do that?”

“WORLD class.” – Simon Cowell

"You are MAGICAL" – Howie Mandel 

“I ADORE everything about you.” – Lilly Singh

“My jaw was on the floor the entire time.” – Someone who now questions reality on a daily basis

Savio has performed for celebrities, CEOs, and sold-out theatres. But in Wonderstruck, you’re not just watching the show - you are the show. From predicting decisions before they’re made to revealing secrets no one could possibly know, this is a night where the magic happens all around you.

Runtime is 90 minutes.

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Doors - 6:00pm
Show - 7:00pm

All Ages

$35-$50

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Fundraiser for 1JustCity

Geoffrey Owen and friends performs - “A Concert for Bill” In memory of a dedicated volunteer.

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Show - 7:30pm

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Storytelling, music, art installation, hands on

A collaborative work that the audience gets in on. Heartbreak. Healing. Connection. With details to come.

This Digital Detox show is the first in a series. Let’s leave our devices behind and be deeply present together.

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$20-$25

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Latin Folk

For fans of Mercedes Sosa, Joni Mitchell, Natalia Lafourcade, Sarsah McLachlan, Lila Downs

Onna Lou, the Argentinian-Canadian singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, is set to unveil her third studio album, “Quiero verte volar”, on November 15th, 2025 with a show presented by The West End Cultural Centre. This highly anticipated album was created with the support of the Manitoba Arts Council and Manitoba Film and Music, and marks a significant milestone in her musical journey.

The album launch will be celebrated with a special performance featuring a seven-piece ensemble, including a string quintet and long time partner multi-instrumentalist Julián Vidal who co-arranged and co-produced the album with Onna Lou. This unique format showcases Onna Lou's distinctive fusion of Latin American roots and classical composition, creating a sonically exquisite experience that transcends traditional folk-pop boundaries.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$25-$30

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w/ Two Crows for Comfort and Ila Barker

For fans of folk harmonies, rock/roots

Co-presented by The WECC and Good and Plenty Arts Collective

Calling all caregivers, this show is for YOU AND YOURS! Those who spend time as a caregiver know how difficult it can be to get out and enjoy local music, so the WECC has partnered with Good + Plenty Arts Collective to bring you The Music Cocoon, a concert series that brings you the local music you love while prioritizing families, those with sensory needs, and anyone who wants to catch a show in a safe, flexible, nurturing environment. Good + Plenty Arts Collective is grateful to Balancing Act Canada for guidance and resources for The Music Cocoon. 

What you can expect:

- music played live from your favourite local bands (NOT "kids music", the bands' original music--no baby shark here!)

- quieter music levels and soft lighting

- chairs in multiple seating arrangements

- ribbons, pom poms, and other fun toys

- a Chill Room off the front lobby designated for feeding infants, self-regulation, and de-stimulation

Doors - 12:30pm
Show - 1:30pm

All Ages

$10-$20

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WJO

In 1964 Stan Getz and vocalist Astrud Gilberto introduced American audiences to the Bossa Nova with their Grammy-winning record. The record was a commercial and artistic triumph and started a bonafide craze. Join the WJO, with vocalist Amber Epp, saxaphoneist Paul Balcain, and Brazilian guitarist Emmanuel Bach and Marco Castillo for the wild tale of Bossa Nova’s arrival in North America.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 7:30pm

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Curu Bande

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Viva Winnipeg Festival

A Manitoba-made celebration of Latinindad.

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$30-$35

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Folk, Roots, Rock.

For fans of: Beverly Glen Copeland, Martin Sexton, The Good Lovelies, JP Hoe, The Band

Psssst. Red Moon Road is doing a Christmas show. This is amazing holiday news. "We wanted to bring some holiday cheer to our fans with a fun new album to help keep our community -and us- in good spirits." writes Daniel Jordan.  

Their original song “Simple Kind of Christmas" started with something Daniel Jordan brought in, reflecting on how simplifying and appreciating things we already have, has never felt so important.  "We hope that there might be some good changes to come from this pandemic experience and maybe some more compassion and focus on what is important; as we wish for in the song: “this too shall pass and well see you at a show, until then please safe and have yourself… A Simple Kind ofChristmas."

A Simple Kind of Christmas is a part of their trilingual Holiday album featuring some traditional favorites and two original songs. Sheena Rattai, lead vocalist writes "We were pleased when we realized this is our first tri-lingual album, with Daniel Peloquin-Hopfner singing “Il est ne le divin enfant” in French, his mother tongue, and myself singing “Oh Tannenbaum” in German, a family tradition passed down from my Oma as well as Daniel Jordan’s family."  

In 2023 the band added three new songs and printed the album on a limited run of clear red vinyl. Available on tour and online.

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$30-$35

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Stand-Up Comedy

Fábio Porchat makes his Winnipeg debut with Histórias do Porchat, a comedy packed with hilarious tales from his adventures around the globe. The show has toured over 33 cities in Brazil and more than 10 countries, delighting more than 500,000 spectators. Following multiple sold-out performances in Toronto, Vancouver, and London, Ontario in 2025, Porchat now brings his hit show to new audiences across Canada.

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Doors - 6:00pm
Show - 7:00pm

All Ages

$45.50-$56.75

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Jazz-based pop, R&B

For fans of the crooners, Adam Baldwin, Michael Buble, Rufus Wainwright

Something magical happens when Michael Kaeshammer sits at the piano. Sure, like all pianists, he plays 12 notes across 88 keys. But the musician and songwriter coaxes dazzling, kaleidoscopic sounds from his instrument in a way few can rival. 

So, it’s no surprise that Turn It Up — Kaeshammer’s towering 15th album — is superb, a dynamic, rollicking collection though one stubbornly resistant to a single, catchall genre. “Eclectic yet accessible jazz-based pop” might come closest to the mark, but it doesn’t quite capture it all. Like his sprawling record collection, which houses everything from AC/DC to Erik Satie, Kaeshammer’s songs reflect his boundless appreciation of music in whatever form it takes. 

Across a brilliant, globe-trotting career highlighted by nine tours of China, three appearances at the Olympics, and countless shows opposite international superstars, the German-born, B.C.-based Kaeshammer has electrified audiences with his indelible repertoire and consistently positive outlook on life which infuses his lyrics. “I am a very positive person,” confirms the seven-time JUNO Award nominee and unabashed foodie, who hosts cooking show Kaeshammer’s Kitchen on Vancouver Island’s CHEK TV. “I really love playing shows and being on-stage. If Turn It Up helps me to do more of that, then I’m all in. Music is my favourite thing to do.”

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Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$30-$35

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Stand-up Comedy

A dentist-turned-comedian, he has taken the comedy circuit by storm with his unique style and engaging stage presence. Gaurav’s humor often revolves around family dynamics, middle-class struggles, and the quirks of Indian society, making him relatable to audiences across the globe.

With millions of views on his YouTube videos and a massive fan base, Gaurav Gupta has carved a niche for himself as one of India’s most beloved comedians. His performances are a perfect blend of satire, observational humor, and storytelling, ensuring that there’s something for everyone.

Gaurav Gupta’s North America tour in 2026 is set to be a laughter-filled rollercoaster ride. Whether you’ve been a longtime fan or are new to his comedy, his live performances promise to leave you spellbound.

Coming to Winnipeg for the first time!

Age - 13+
Language - Hindi

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Doors - 3:00pm
Show - 3:30pm

age 13+

Language - Hindi

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