The Mateada has live entertainment Thurs-Sat every week. Shows start at 9pm unless otherwise noted! Advance tickets are encouraged. We are an all ages venue.
EVENTS
STA Collective After Party
Tommy’s band Small Town Artillery Collective are playing Artspring Theatre! We will host a post-show gathering. Come for dinner before the concert (which starts at 7pm) and come after to hang with the band if you like. No cover.
Sahara Jane
Sahara Jane is a multi-faceted musician blending influences from Afghan, Indian, and Canadian musical styles in a unique and uplifting way. She is a vocalist, composer and sarangi player. In their new show and upcoming album, Something Good, Sahara Jane and rhythm master Ken Shorley create a new soundscape of global electro-acoustic fusion.
Growing up with musical parents from both Afghanistan and Canada exposed Sahara Jane to a wide range of sounds and influences which have shaped her musical life. She toured Canada extensively in the early 2000s playing clubs and festivals with her sister Kamila Nasr. After honing her skills in the Canadian music scene, from the pubs of St. John’s to the folk clubs of Vancouver Island, Sahara Jane headed for India and became deeply immersed in Indian and Afghan classical music. She began her studies with sarangi maestro Ustad Sultan Khan in Mumbai in 2006, and later learned from master musicians Pandit Dhruba Ghosh, and Vidushi Tulika Ghosh in Mumbai, as well as musical mentor Joep Bor in Amsterdam. In 2010 she rejoined her sister in China where she worked as a jazz singer in the Beijing scene. During that time she had the opportunity to play with jazz musicians from all over Europe and China. Sahara Jane continues to perform and connect with music scenes in India, China, Europe and Canada. She is often invited to be a panelist and guest lecturer to share her unique perspective and understanding of musical styles and cultures.
Her 2019 release, Between Worlds, is a fusion of Eastern and Western influences tied together with carefully crafted lyrics and deeply felt grooves. Between Worlds was very well received and has been played extensively on CBC radio.
Sahara Jane also plays with ASHK World Music Ensemble, OMBAK Gamelan Ensemble, and her improv quartet, Quilting, which was recently nominated for an East Coast Music Award on their debut self-titled release on the Telephone Explosion record label.
9pm - $17.50 Adv + $20 Door
Year Of The Crow
Indigenous SPACE ROCK!!
Year of the Crow is a Los Angeles based band formed in 2022. Inspired by Edgar's upbringing in South Central LA and Indigenous heritage, Hernandez’s pool of influence includes that of Jimi Hendrix and Joy Division alongside MLK and the Zapatistas. YOTC is uniquely defined by lyrics that reinforce a message of resistance, freedom and unity joined with an “indigenous space rock” sound that amplifies the heart and soul of the hood.
This show would coincide with the release of his new album and will be a part of a greater West Coast tour. When Edgar is not playing with Year of the Crow he plays with Cree/Salish musician Tia Wood in their duo. Last summer they played a sold out show at Fulford town hall and recorded songs with Daryl Chonka for their highly anticipated debut album with Sony Canada. That being said, he fell in love with the island and is looking forward to coming back and playing Mateada on May 4th.
Here are the links to his EPK and socials:
https://yearofthecrowband.com/bio
https://www.instagram.com/yearofthecrowband/
9pm
$20 Adv / $25 Door
Sarah Smith
Pender’s Sarah Smith brings the band over to the “big(ger)” island!
Music will always be essential to the makeup and mode of expression for Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah Smith. It is the language she uses to spread joy, to affirm and to inspire. Renowned for the passion she brings to each live show, to each recording session, to her writing and indeed her life, Smith is beloved by her fans for the intimacy and authenticity she brings to her craft, and the way each one of them can identify with the way she brings her own truth to every note, every lyric and every interaction.
After a quarter century of being known as a darling of, London, Ontario, and equally as the hardest working roots/rocker in Canada, Smith made some dramatic, but ultimately soul-restoring changes to her life involving a change in locale, and a shift in the way she approaches life.
The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it the time to reflect on her life and career. The outcome of these deep ruminations was a decision to seek solace, peace and spiritual revival. The choice led her to make the journey to the westernmost part of the continent, setting up a new homestead nestled in the lush greenery of British Columbia’s Pender Island. Smith has since come to revel in the quietness of the tall trees, the sea breezes and the majesty of pure nature. It has restored her entirely – mind, body and spirit. And those who love her words, music and shows are the beneficiaries of this revival.
$17.50 Adv / $20 Door
9pm
https://www.sarahsmithmusic.com/music/
C.R. Avery + Marin Patenaude
Two musician-poets join forces for an unforgettable evening of song, story, rocking, poetry and moments of BOOM.
C.R. Avery is a unique, raw and dynamic performer. His genius lies in many genres - blues, hip-hop, spoken word and rock & roll. From musical beginnings in his late teens, he has recorded 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, the US and Europe (headlining or opening for Billy Bragg, Buck 65, and Leonard Cohen) and garnered the attention of music peers the likes of Tom Waits, blues harp trail blazer Charlie Musselwhite and folk legend Utah Phillip.
Marin was taught to appreciate the things in life built with your own hands and heart, and she has created a body of work that is exquisitely her own. Releasing her first album The Follow Through in 2016, Marin continues to reveal an indomitable and independent spirit, yet a heart vulnerable to deep desire for the intimacy of love and romance. Her second release Sight Unseen can be found among the precious but few to sign to Dallas Green’s (City and Colour) label Still Records. Distributed by Dine Alone Records (Toronto), her most recent album Sex & Dying hit the shelves early 2023.
In the small town of Horsefly BC, she was raised on harmony and sawdust in a family band of Folk and Country. She’s an accomplished piano player and plays an old guitar like a long lost lover and can find the harmony in everything. Marin works within the music industry from many angles. She has been Artistic Director and Production Manager for the festival Arts on the Fly for 12 years, has booked tours in Europe and across Canada, and is a regular session harmony singer for recording bands in Vancouver.
$20 Adv / $25 Door
9pm
Cyber Love Garden Fundraiser
DJ Sage + DJ Boomtown bring the HEAT for a night of dancing and raising some fun(ds) for Otherworld :)
9pm
$20 Adv / $25 Door
Under The Rocks
We are stoked to have Under The Rocks return to Mateada’s stage!
Hailing from Kelowna, Canada, Under the Rocks has emerged from a city with no other bluegrass acts to become one of Canada’s premier bluegrass bands. Featuring acoustic guitar (Jordan Klassen), fiddle (Chloe Davidson), banjo and mandolin (Chris Baxter), and upright bass (Nils Loewen) the band makes a big sound that tips its cap to tradition while incorporating singer-songwriter music intentionally put together with clever, inventive song arrangements, emotive instrumental breaks and powerful vocal harmony. Their shows commonly feature dancing, laughter, joyful hoots and hollers and serene moments accompanied by tears and tranquil sighs of release or appreciation. They are a heartfelt, talented string quartet that blends uplifting energy with a reflective reverence for the difficulties of reality that marries joy and sorrow and declares “YES”. Yes to all that it means to be alive on this planet, here and now.
9pm show
$17.50 Adv / $20 Door
Ryan McMahon
Ryan McMahon likes to tell people he’s a late bloomer. But when looking at the body of work the 43-year-old from Ladysmith, British Columbia has amassed since 2006, he certainly has made up for lost time. With six releases under his name and two with his side project Lion Bear Fox, Ryan has established himself as one of western Canada’s most prolific singer/songwriters, leading to multiple Vancouver Island Music Awards and supporting slots for Burton Cummings, Tom Cochrane, Mother Mother, Lee Harvey Osmond and others.
The latest addition to Ryan’s catalogue is Live Now, his first album since 2019’s In Line For A Smile, and a collection he has been eager to share since the pandemic forced him to pause all musical activity. The creation of Live Now began in early 2022 with the recording of “One More Fire,” arranged through the help of Juno-nominated country artist Aaron Pritchett.
Ryan explains, “Although we have stylistically sonic differences, Aaron’s been a great friend to me and my music since we connected at a charity event a few years back. We tracked One More Fire as a stand-alone single at Vancouver’s Warehouse studio, with Aaron’s son Jordan and his fiancée Danielle handling production, along with engineer Sheldon Zaharko [Steve Dawson, Matt Anderson, Billy Talent]. We all found working together so organic and enjoyable that we decided to build an album around that first session.”
9pm show
$17.50 Adv / $20 Door
Andrew Interchill & Bassos Rancheros
The Dons!
Andrew Interchill & Bassos Rancheros go B2B for a really good night of music. 9pm till midnight.
First 30 tickets (“TIER 1”) are $20, and the rest are $25. Get them below!
Dinner & Jazz!
Iain Duncan brings a rotating cast of great musicians to accompany your dinner!
By donation / 7pm - 9pm (but we stay open after the music for a little while too!)
Nostic
Nostic shares his gifts as a multicultural rapper, singer, beatboxer, and producer. He aspires to hold space for celebration through creative expression and conscious messages. His intention is to create ceremony through freedom of expression by fusing cultures of music and movement.
His music is a mixture of Electronic, Peruvian Traditional music, Hip-Hop, Afro, Latin & World Music. Based in Victoria, BC, his music and performance consists of mixing original music, rapping and singing in Spanish, English and hints of Quechua; and live looping with Andean instruments such as pan flute and quena.
Nostic aspires to use his music as a tool for spreading conscious messages to uplift and inspire, strengthen community, bridge cultures, promote social and environmental justice, and to celebrate life through the gift of creation and connection.
Nostic is currently focusing on his solo act, as well as recording and performing with La Chuparosa, a Latin Electrónica group playing psychedelic Afrobeat and Cumbia.
Other projects and collaborations include: Dia-Nos, The Leg Up Program, and Nostic & Nicki.
Nostic has performed at Shambhala Music Festival, Tall Tree Festival, Phillips BackYard Weekender, Vancouver Pride, San Diego Pride, 5 Acre Shaker, Rifflandia, Laketown Shakedown, and many venues throughout Victoria and Vancouver. He has opened for acts such as: Macklemore, Halucination, Wu-Tang clan, The Bug and Magna Beats, AC Slater, What's So Not, Toots and the Maytals, Fishbone, and more. Nostic has performed in Victoria with Garden City Grooves/Victoria Ska and Reggae Society, Extinction Rebellion, Wet'suwet'en Solidarity Camps, Fairy Creek Camp & at Forest Defender Rallies.
9pm
$20 Adv / $25 Door
Alec Shaw
Alec Shaw is a singer/songwriter and producer raised in the foothills of the cascades in Washington State, garnering attention as an artist whose sound has developed into a soulful combination of two large worlds of musical influence rooted in gospel and Appalachian folk. Vocally, he bridges a gap between Otis Redding and Jeff Buckley with a knack for engaging and ethereal arrangements.
Quantity Alec’s fourth studio album Features Alec’s most creative and dramatic work yet. Released in 2022 Quantity along with a live video version of the single “Spinning” landed Alec and his band an in studio taping with KEXP that truly qualified Alec as a seasoned performer and artist worth experiencing fully. Quantity was co-produced with Producer Andy Park (Mac Miller, Dave Mathews, Deep Sea Diver).
Alec’s dad, a gospel musician, gave him a guitar at age 11. Flash forward to high school Alec pieced together a band through the Seattle Craigslist page. Hundreds of songs on a handheld recorder was the product of procrastinating on school work that eventually became a demo-esqu, but musically sophisticated debut album “Car Town” securing Alec and his band their first gig at Neumos, Seattle playing for the Seattle Children’s Hospital benefit concert “Love Seattle” which first launched Alec at age 17 into the Seattle underground scene as a new act to watch.
9pm
$17.50 Adv / $20 Door
The Unfaithful Servants + Adam Dobres
The Unfaithful Servants w/ Adam Dobres supporting! What a bill… more info TBA!
Mateada Convergence
WE’RE THROWING A FESTIVAL
ON STOWEL LAKE FARM!
We are excited to announce Mateada Convergence on Stowel Lake Farm. Sunday, July 21st, 11am - 11pm.
Featuring live performances from Lazy Syrup Orchestra, The Lee Boys, Sade Awele & Serengeti, Small Town Artillery Collective, The Hilltop Pranksters, Fawkes & Hownd, and more to be announced.
This is a 12 hour long, family friendly farm festival of magnitude. There will be lots of yummy local food, Yerba Mate and Kombucha for purchase. South End Sausage will be on site grilling it up for you, and we will have many more announcements around what offerings will be on the farm as we approach.
Tickets are $60/day pass before Summer Solstice (June 21st) and $75 after. You can get them HERE! Kids 12 and under are free! Bring the whole family!
If you are in a difficult financial position and would really like to attend, but don’t feel you can afford it - please send Tommy a private message at attendconvergence@gmail.com and we can discuss!
Parking:
There is plenty of room on the farm to park. If you show up with 4 or more people in your vehicle, there will be no fee to park for the day. If there are less than 4 people in your vehicle, it will be a cash cost of $25.
Shuttles:
We have linked up with Salt Spring Shuttle Service to make runs all day from Ganges (Mateada) to Stowel Lake. Check back for exact schedule closer to the date!
Food & Drink:
We will have plenty of both on the farm to make sure you’re fed and hydrated! Stay tuned for updates!
QR Code:
The QR code on the poster around town can be scanned for updates as they come!
Land Acknowledgment:
This event takes place on the unceded territories of the Hul'qumi'num and Sećoten speaking peoples, as part of the Coast Salish nations. We encourage you to become familiar with the Stqeeye Learning Society’s endeavours.
Alcohol:
This is a family-friendly event, and no alcohol will be sold on site.
Spread the word, grab a ticket, and we look forward to seeing you in July on the farm!
Warmly,
Stowel Lake Farm + Mateada
DJ Skywater
Taking us home for the last Saturday in April is one of our favourites, DJ Skywater. World, Afro, Etc.
9pm
Tickets are $20 Advance / $25 Door
The Real Ponchos
A psych-country soul band that absolutely crushes.
https://www.realponchos.com/
Tickers are $20 Advance / $25 Door
9pm
Improv Theatre
Monthly Improv Theatre from a local troupe. Long-form storytelling, a different journey each month, created in front of your eyes.
Tickets at the door only.
Mykey boom
DJ MyKey Boom brings his epic mix of hard-hitting throw down music to our 4/20 Saturday Night! Joined by:
Blank-It + Dugg Crates + Dan Snakehead
Tickets are $17.50 Advance / $20 Door
9pm
Ghostly Hounds
Ghostly Hounds is the folk project of Francesca Mirai, singer-songwriter and banjo player based out of S,DÁYES/ Pender Island, BC. With a background in classical, jazz and punk, Francesca has become known for their unique vocals. They captivate their audience with a clear, soaring range, powerful projection and just the right amount of grit, coalescing elegantly with traditional and modern banjo instrumentals. Formed in Tiohtià:ke/ Montréal in 2015, and often on the road, they have delivered hundreds of performances from coast-to-coast, backed by a rotating cast of skilled musicians.
Tickets are $17.50 Advance / $20 Door
9pm
Jam Night
A curated JAM night with local musicians! No cover. Come and experience something never heard before that you’ll never hear again!
9pm
Dinner & Jazz with Iain Duncan TRIO
Monthly middle Wednesday Dinner & Jazz!
Dinner and Jazz with Iain Duncan and friends. We are excited to announce a new monthly evening of dinner and jazz with saxophonist Iain Duncan and a rotating team of some of Vancouver Island’s finest musicians. A Salt Spring local since 2022, Iain’s shows have rapidly gained a reputation as some of the hottest musical events on the island. Iain is currently an interdisciplinary PhD student in music at the University of Victoria, and has previously appeared at festivals and clubs around BC, including the Victoria Jazz Festival, Hermann’s Jazz Club, the Osborne Bay jazz series, and a sold out event in September at the Mateada Social Club. Join us for a night of cool blues, sultry bossa novas, and timeless standards with a great trio and surprise guests.
Music from 7 to 9 pm.
Los Duendes
Psychadelic Latin-Prog Cumbia Funk from the exceptional Los Duendes.
9pm show
Tickets are $20 Advance / $25 Door
DUNKS (on 45’s)
Dunks (one half of The Funk Hunters) brings crates of 45’s to Mateada for a night of RGM (really good music).
9pm
Tickets are $20 Advance / $25 Door
Surf Hat
In their own words - “cold water psych surf music” from Squamish. Excellent band.
Tickets are $20 Advance / $25 Door
https://www.instagram.com/surfhat
SKY, SLINGER, CLEARWATER (A WRITER’S ROUND)
Michaela Slinger + Lucy Clearwater + Zoe Sky Jordan
Two USA gals & a Canadian one tour the west coast with pockets full of great tunes. No cover - with option to tip the artists. 8pm show.
With millions of streams and hundreds of international shows between them, Zoe Sky Jordan, Michaela Slinger, and Lucy Clearwater decided to plan a tour that prioritized listener connection above all else. The three have orbited each other in Los Angeles as friends and collaborators for years, with their various artist projects leaning pop, folk, indie, and alternative with firm roots in the singer-songwriter tradition. SKY SLINGER CLEARWATER is a week-long collection of shows across British Columbia in unlikely places—house shows, vintage stores, restaurants—formatted as Nashville-style writers' rounds. It's like the seventies, but with the internet!
Canadian born, LA-based alternative singer-songwriter Sky Jordan is known for her comedic storytelling and incisive lyrics. Her music has been featured on dozens of shows such as Riverdale, Lost Girl, and Switched at Birth and she recently signed a publishing deal with Daytripper Music. Slinger spends her time between LA, Nashville, and Vancouver writing and collaborating with award-winning artists like Ryan Stewart (Carly Rae Jepsen) and Khalid Yassein (Wild Rivers). In 2023, she was selected to open for Dermot Kennedy and Donovan Woods in support of her full length "This Can't Last Forever" (604 Records). Clearwater is a staple in the LA singer-songwriter scene, frequently selling out iconic Hollywood venues like The Hotel Cafe and Bardot. She has produced and released records in both English and German, and will be finishing a European tour and a West Coast run supporting Victoria Canal before SSC in April.
Cabin Fever aka Caleb Hart
Cabin Fever is an electrifying reggae, dub, soca, calypso, and afrobeats DJ / Selekta that is going to take the electronic music industry by storm. Influenced by the likes of many genres, Cabin Fever blends the infectious rhythms of Africa with the soulful vibes of the Caribbean. Cabin Fever creates a unique blend of genres that keeps audiences grooving all night long. Usually known as Caleb Hart, Cabin Fever, delivers a passionate and captivating mix of DJing and Live vocals!
$20 Advance / $25 Door
NADUH
https://www.itsnaduh.com/
5 women on a fast climb to stardom doing a 2024 sparkle on heavy-hitting R&B / Hip-Hop / Soul-Pop. Will be an incredible, lit up show.
$20 Advance / $25 Door
Junaco
Our first show of 2024!
This excellent LA-based trio brings all the feels.
Live video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kExxm4vhVls
https://www.junacomusic.com/
Tickets: $17.50 Advance / $20 Door
CLOSING NIGHT Rock & Roll w/ The Dang Package & T.Nile
OUR FINAL SHOW OF 2023! Bringing us to 266 concerts/events since March 2022. We are incredibly thankful for all the support and will be going back into the chi-building chamber to bring you new and exciting developments for 2024’s season.
Going out with a bang, then, seems correct. Victoria’s The Dang Package know how to do just that. Expect a high-octane groovy rock experience to keep you up on your feet in catharsis. Support from the wonderful howling queen of root-stomping goodness, T.Nile. <3
$20 Adv + $25 Door. 8pm till close.
Tommy
Tommy is Mateada’s main music person. After 12 years of world touring with The Boom Booms & Small Town Artillery, he has nestled down on Saltspring. Tommy’s music and lyrics are introspective, unique, anthemic, delivered in his own developed voice - a high-middle toned croon that cracks and scoops, refusing to be any less R&B than it is Pop-Punk. He’ll be showcasing some new songs and will no doubt have some gratitudes and words to share about another incredible season at Mateada. And maybe a guest or two… and maybe a DJ after his set… never know what might happen!
8pm / $15 at the door.
Daryl Chonka
Daryl Chonka & his lovely band will be bringing us into our last weekend of our 2023 season. This is a heart-forward group that have found a tightness of brotherhood and musicality over the past few years bigger than the island. And yet they call this place home. The songs are rich, organic and positive, venturing from joyful folk grooves to worldbeat to psychedelic journey rock. A night to remember!
$20 Adv + $25 Door
Thursday, Nov 30 / 8pm.
Baby Harry / Kings Of Soul
LONG TIME legend of blues and soul, Antoine “Baby Harry” brings his dynamic duo to Mateada on Saturday, November 25th. With a prolific career spanning decades and a charming personality on stage, expect mega blues and rock chops, warm and growling vocals and big stage energy in our little room :)
$15 Advance + $20 Door
8pm show.
Duff Thompson & Steph Green - Lore Of The Shadow People Tour
Duff Thompson & Steph Green stop in <3
Garage rock, country, folk, indie vibes from two intertwined artists as part of an impressively intricate tour.
Duff Thompson is a songwriter, musician, and producer whose music is a swampy blend of folk, pop, and garage rock. As a songwriter, he has a rare ability to distill emotional complexity into simple, sincere songs that instantly hit the listener on a visceral level. As a producer, he draws from influences that span across decades and genres, merging them into a cohesive and organic sound recognizable as his own.
Thompson’s dark, alienated, and swaggering sophomore release, Shadow People, is the first of a duology of albums recorded during a late summer Montreal heatwave in 2021. Created over two weeks of intensive recording, Shadow People comprises 10 of the 20 tracks captured during these sessions. Thompson rented out the studio space at Sud-Ouest Recording Service and produced and engineered the album himself, bringing along with him a 16-track reel-to-reel and songwriter/musicians Steph Green and Kyle Taylor as his
backing band and assistant engineers. The album also features contributions from Mat Davidson (Twain) on strings, pedal steel, and bass clarinet. Whereas Thompson’s 2020 debut album, Haywire showcased his versatility and folk influences, Shadow People is a more cohesive collection of songs that push his music further into the world of garage and indie rock. Shadow People is out October 27th on Mashed Potato Records.
Thompson started out playing music at a young age, forming and playing in bands until 2016, when he shifted focus to being a solo artist. It was around this time he found himself in New Orleans where he would spend the next few years recording both himself and those around him in the folk/songwriter community he found himself in. It was also around this time that he co-founded Mashed Potato Records, which he continues to co-run with Steph Green in Canada.
Steph Green's music is for those who fancy the art of songwriting, depicting a lonely world illuminated by strangeness and beauty. Her sophomore album, "Lore", is a series of vignettes that immerse the listener in dreams and nightmares of the West. It's a world of towering storm clouds, flooding rivers, and diamond skies. The natural and supernatural collide, wailing spirits wander lost highways, and shapeshifting starling murmurations soar overhead of restless loners.
Green produced and recorded "Lore" at home on a 16-track reel-to-reel, creating a distinctive and otherworldly sound with weeping steel guitar, washy organ, and ghostly vocal layering reverberating from a distant dimension. Embarking on an almost entirely solo recording process that allowed room for experimentation, Green also enlisted long-time collaborator Duff Thompson as the rhythm section on bass and drums. Out now on Mashed Potato Records, "Lore" is a rugged, eerie, and wild homage to both a real and imagined place.
Green brought the same DIY ethos and spirit of experimentation that characterizes "Lore" to her previous releases, all of which were also recorded analog and variously featured her in the roles of producer and multi-instrumentalist. Her debut album "Thanks for That" and second EP, "Spooky Love" were recorded mostly live in makeshift home studios while living in New Orleans, with both releases taking influence from a combination of garage, indie rock/pop and country music. Her first release and venture into writing and recording was the cassette 4-track EP, "Salt Spring Island Tapes", created alone in a seaside barn in British Columbia, following years of traveling and performing as a street musician. In addition to her own project, Green has also performed as a backing musician and vocalist for numerous songwriters over the years, appearing most recently on recordings for Duff Thompson and Dean Johnson. Following an extensive era of collaboration in New Orleans, "Lore" finds Green returning to her roots in Canada, multi-tracking her way through the isolated, northern winter.
$12 Adv + $15 Door / 8pm
Improv Theatre! LAST SHOW OF 2023
Improv Theatre. Completely bananas. Apples you’d like to come.
8pm - $10 at the door.
DRAG NIGHT!
Drag Night is back ! And with it, some world class queens from Victoria/Vancouver. A Drag Show, and some DJ action too. $20 Adv + $25 Door. 8pm.
Artist Highlight ::: iLONA VERLEY
“Our favourite Vancouver party girl is back & on a herstorical streak. If you don’t already know... Ilona was not only the first 2 spirit Indigenous drag artist to compete on Drag Race, she was already known for her sickening looks, professional styling & impact on the international fashion world. This local icon is going to BRiNG THE MOMENT & THE FANTASY y'all best be prepared."
Artist Highlight ::: Peaches N’ Screams
“Introducing your master of all things slay; it’s Peaches N Screams!! Widely celebrated with over one year of drag excellence, Peaches is known for her high energy hi-jinx onstage. She’s Victoria’s premiere afro native baddie on the block and she’s thrilled to be joining forces with Mateada to squeeze out the last days of this absolutely iconic fall! ”
Artist Highlight ::: QUEEN POPTART ::
“An explosive blast of flavour and energy, POPTART brings her A game every time, no exception. Rife with infectious passion and divine sensuality, POPTART is sure to set fire to your l**ns, your heart, and your cerebrum. She's a powerful force, a delectable delight, and the starring role of your dirtiest dreams. You ain't gotta get ready if you stay ready.
On the decks post-drag show is Triikster!
Unfaithful Servants
The Unfaithful Servants have quickly gained a reputation in Western Canada as a must-see act. With an original and exciting approach to acoustic music, the group serves up explosive instrumentals, compelling story-telling and high-powered vocals. As Kelly Nakatsuka (Islands Folk Festival, CBC host) describes "The Unfaithful Servants are one of the most exciting bands from Vancouver Island in some time...gorgeous harmonies and fine song writing, beautiful instrumental interplay and some seriously rippin' solos." With critically acclaimed performances under their belt (Vancouver Island MusicFest, Salmon Arm Roots & Blues, The Islands Folk Festival) their debut album continues to build upon that buzz.
American born mandolinist Jesse Cobb could be described as a virtuoso on his instrument. He is a founding member of the critically acclaimed bluegrass group The Infamous String Dusters and with that group he received a Grammy nomination for one of his original compositions. Jesse has recorded and performed with Bela Fleck, Lee Anne Womack, Dirks Bentley, Jim Lauderdale, John Cowan and many others. He’s held a residency at the historic stage of The Grand Ole Opry and has toured the world. His exceptional talent is widely recognized in the bluegrass world and he is an innovator of the instrument.
Dylan Stone has warmed up stages for the likes of Keith Urban, EVERLAST and Alejandro Escovedo. An interesting and storied career has led him to perform with musical heavies including Robert Randolf and Colin James. An honest musician who plays and sings from the heart, Dylan is a restless songwriter who is constantly pursuing new songs, sounds and collaborations.
Since the group was founded in 2017, The Unfaithful Servants have been continuously pushing forward the limits of traditional music and consistently delivering exciting & engaging performances.
8pm - $20 Adv + $20 Door :)
Janice Jo Lee w/ Richard Garvey
POET PROVOCATEUR
"AN IRON FIST IN A SLOWLY-REMOVED VELVET GLOVE."--MOONEY ON THEATRE
Janice Jo Lee is a dynamic artist. She is a second generation Korean-Canadian settler based in Tkaronto (Toronto), Ontario. She is a folk-soul-jazz singer songwriter, composer-sound designer, spoken word poet, theatre maker, and arts and anti-oppression facilitator.
Lee’s artwork has always been one with her activism. Her songs, poems and plays are immersed in issues of gender empowerment, community, climate change, the environment and antiracism. On stage she performs spoken word pieces and songs built on layers of cascading harmonies. With her guitar, looping pedal, trumpet, Korean janggu drum, disarmingly funny candour and poetically-rich lyrics, Lee commands the stage. She conjures warm energy, asks questions about our times, and leaves audiences rejuvenated and aglow.
Born in Toronto to a Korean immigrant family, she grew up riding bikes, singing in choir, and preferred soccer to her piano lessons. By the time she graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a major in English Literature and minor in Political Science, she was a songwriter performing locally with The Radical Choir. It was in this collective that Lee began her early practice as a folk musician - leading sing-alongs, composing songs inspired by local issues, and performing in community.
In the first ten years of her career in Kitchener-Waterloo she steered the emergence of its next generation of spoken word poets as the director of the KW Poetry Slam. As a folk music producer, she cultivated the local scene as a series curator and programmer. As an outspoken activist and organizer she brought forward uncomfortable conversations around racism and white supremacy in the local social justice culture and queer community. More at the official bio !
Supporting the show is the awesome Richard Garvey. 7pm. $10 Advance, $15 Door!
Marley Daemon Iredale
Marley Daemon Iredale is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Salt Spring Island. Jazz and classical-trained, she brings both high artistry and a courageous intimacy to her music. With strikingly honest lyrics and musical flavours ranging from soulful R&B to contemporary art-folk, Marley's music is about revolution – spiritual, social and environmental. Her songs call us home to ourselves, drawing us into connection with the natural world and the freedom that is available in every moment. As we experience a planetary shift (in ‘climate’ – both inner and outer), many of us grapple more urgently with questions surrounding human identity, our relationship to nature, and what it means to live an authentic life. Sung with emotional and haunting melodies, Marley’s songs offer us insight into the human condition, speaking to the most modern concerns of our personal and planetary predicament while retaining a timeless beauty.
Beyond her musical talents, Marley wears many hats – a devoted mother, a song leader for the Calliope Women's Choir, a music teacher, a meditation instructor, as well as a student and teacher of sacred clown. Her journey, both on and off the stage, is a testament to her multifaceted artistry.
After years of touring with indie-folk ensembles Dirty Grace, The Honey Tongues, and her duo Irth, Marley, alongside her music and life partner, Jesse Thom, decided to pause their adventures to grow and nurture their two young children. Now, after a transformative three-year hiatus in "mama land," Marley Daemon Iredale is returning to the stage.
On November 11th, at Mateada, Marley will enchant her audience with two captivating solo sets. She will unveil fresh material, performed on her hypnotic Rhodes keyboard, promising a nourishing evening filled with heart-stirring folk and hip-swaying soul/jazz, all while enjoying the cozy vibes and decadent delights of Mateada. This is an experience that promises to captivate your soul, nourish your body and move your spirit.
8pm / $12 Advance + $15 Door
Sassy Scorpio Night w/ Lila Sofiyah & Naomi Njoy
On the night of Friday, Nov. 10th, we invite you to step into a mesmerizing, mysterious world of magnetic charm with Dance Temple divas, Lila Sofiyah and Naomi Njoy. Embrace the dark and sultry, the passionate and celebratory and prepare yourself for a night of Sassy Scorpio magic.
Naomi Jason, also known as DjNjoy, is a co-founder of Dance Temple Salt Spring, thriving now for 13 years. A DJ and facilitator of conscious dance, she also co-teaches Dance Weavers training for Conscious Dance DJs, facilitators, and producers.
Wearing many hats, she also mentors community leaders, is a professionally trained dancer and choreographer, and stewards a community land project. She is also the founder of the Imaginelle Mystery School and as well as a Medical Qigong Therapist and teacher.
Lila Sofiyah
For the past 16 years Lila has been creating transformational spaces through dance and music as a Kundalini Dance Facilitator and Trainer and Dance Temple DJ. Her love of music and dance led her to co-founding Dance Temple Victoria and Dance Weavers Conscious Dance Training with Naomi Jason. She is passionate about guiding others to share the magic of dance with their communities.
Her sets are soulful and uplifting to inspire body, heart and soul. Weaving tribal rhythms, world grooves, deep basslines and heart melodies, she guides journeys to activate and connect us with our inner rhythms and playful spirit!
Tickets are $15 Adv + $20 Door
Creek St. w/ Tarran The Tailor
An evening of wild sound exploration from Nelson BC’s Creek St, with support from local lovely Tarran :)
CREEK ST +++
Set in motion by the unfolding of a collaborative process. Creek Street Collective guides the listener to a space of timeless reconnection. Weaving together their unique influences through ambient leaning soundscapes of experimental compositions, improvisational exploration, trip-hop inspired downtempo beats, electro-acoustic instrumentation and ethereal vocal song.
Featuring Jeff Riel (more like space) on guitar, Chris Rosso (knots) on production and live beats, Devon Ecru on Vocals and Nella Banner on violin and vocals
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TARRAN THE TAILOR +++
His legendary Live performances have been delighting, confounding and seducing audiences across the world for more years than he would care to admit. He’s played such exotic locales as the side stage at Raves, in Manitoba, and on a mountaintop in Bulgaria.
His live show is a subtle barrage of dreamy vocals, found sound, and strange trips through the music of the world, wrapped in whipped cream and spice.
His music was turned into a soundtrack for a sold out theatre show, L.I.A.R in Europe and Australia which he toured with many years.
His music has been in the short film Bury him in the Desert, the cooking show the Perennial plate, a crazy Swedish fishing documentary, and a number of racy love scenes. Of course.
“ Psychedelic Folk like a piece of ice down your shirt “- somebody
“ Slow tango after a muddy barn dance " - somebody else
“ Crawling biting whispers” - somebody else’s friend
tarranthetailor.ca
https://www.instagram.com/tarran.the.tailor/
8pm / $15
DJ Skywater
Back for his final night of the year @ Mateada
DJ Skywater is one of our regular groove doctors. Afrobeat meets House and everything in between. His last show for six whole months!! Get on it, Salty!
Tickets: $15 Early Bird / $20 Advance & Door.
Leland River & Rave Coach
DOUBLE HEADER !
Rave Coach
Introducing Rave Coach: Brittany Sharpe, the sonic enchantress of Salt Spring Island. Inspired by her yoga-teaching, festival-touring adventures across BC, she's become a beacon of infectious, upbeat vibes on the dance floor.
Rave Coach's signature sound is a fusion of Berlin house, acid, techno, and disco, all intertwined to create a mesmerizing musical experience. Her sets go on a journey through many different genres and are a captivating blend of warm soulful vibes with deep ravey undertones.
Join Rave Coach on the dance floor for an unforgettable journey into the realms of your heart . Lose yourself in the music with this dynamic DJ and inspiring mama.
Leland River
A North-Westcoast fixture - Leland River is a DJ/Producer whose genesis as an artist and human being is deeply tied to the mycelial webs of the BC festival scene. Trusted by many of his peers and listeners for his diverse array of productions, mixes, and adept sense for playing the right music at the right time; Leland River has been given the controls at Bass Coast, Envision, CampQ, and Shambhala for 10 years in a row.
From a love of hypnotizing rhythms and the low-end of dubstep, garage, grime, breaks, dancehall, jungle and techno; mixed with a disposition for emotive ambience and a love for R&B - Leland River’s music and DJ sets fit better inside a vast large venn diagram than a box. Going forward expect his own label launch, a release on another respected label, small showcase parties and a continued presence on Twitch.
GISS Music Showcase Night!
Students from the GISS Music Composition/Songwriting Class and GISPA Music Class present a night of original music and funky covers. Come on out and support our talented and hardworking youth!
We did this last year and it was one of the best nights of the year, hands down. The talented ensemble from the GISS music program bring a full night of music to Mateada! Come early to get a seat for dinner and expect to be very impressed, moved, and inspired by the next generation on the come up.
Sliding scale at the door : $10 - $20
7pm.
FRASE w/ Fawna & Kola: GOOD DREAMS Tour 2023
Frase is a breathy-voiced soul machine from Montreal / BC. Touring in support of his brand new record “Good Dreams”.
As a multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, engineer, and DJ, Frase lives and breathes Music. With a buttery voice, heartfelt songwriting, and magnetic stage presence he has built a fan base worldwide for the past decade one show at a time. Just as much at home behind an acoustic guitar and a mic, as he is at the helm of a raving dance floor.
With a high output and numerous collaborations, his catalog highlights the nimble ability to have a soul, a mind, and a really good time all at the same junction. With a unique vocal delivery that marries beautifully to his soul-infused productions (Italian fans were saying he sounds as if Jamiroquai made an Album with Daft Punk). Frase also credits Mac Miller and Anderson.Paak as his modern influences as well as a plethora of Nu-funk and Alt/Hip-Hop sensibilities.
Along for the ride is Fawna, and excellent MC based out of Quebec. FAWNA is the solo project of Canadian singer/songwriter Jenna Deagle-Potter. Rooted in her passion for R&B, Jazz & Electronica, FAWNA reels you in with a refreshing vocal soundscape of sultry chill-hop vibes. With two EP’s and several releases under her belt, she continues to make her mark creating music and touring across Canada.
And… Kola! rounding out this triple bill - a Producer & Recording Artist also from Montreal.
$20 Advance + $25 Door… Halloween Saturday!