Entertainment: Blue Moon Marquee on Sunday at Barkley Theatre

CHURCHILL ARTS COUNCIL WEEKEND EVENTS

Juno award winner Blue Moon Marquee writes and performs original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps or grooves. A.W. Cardinal (vocals/guitar) and Jasmine Colette a.k.a. Badlands Jass (vocals/bass/drums) have played for a vast gamut of crowds at jazz clubs, Lindy Hop dance halls, folk venues, blues haunts, hospitals, prisons, markets, motorcycle joints, dive bars and prestigious festival stages.

Blue Moon Marquee is appearing in Fallon on Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Churchill Arts Center’s Barkley Theatre, 151 East Park St. The Box Office, Art Bar and galleries open at 6 p.m. with the performance at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $17 for members; and $20 for non-members; youth and students (with valid student ID) are $10.

For tickets call the Churchill Arts Council at 775-423-1440

Colette not only commands the upright bass but also brings the rhythm with her feet on a custom foot drum kit, all while singing in her signature honey-dipped tone. Cardinal’s distinctive and soulful vocals barrel out like a raging bull while his guitar crackles with the swinging energy of jazz-tinged blues.

The result of nine years of rigorous touring, crisscrossing Europe and North America, is a distinct energy and style from this acclaimed duo. Carving a path through blues, jazz, jump jive, folk, country, swing, and Indigenous soul with an authentic spirit, their sound does not idle easily in one certain category. It stomps and struts through the wilds, conjuring a blend where Howlin’ Wolf tangos with Django, Earnest Tubb shoots firecrackers with Cab Calloway, and Memphis Minnie throws dice with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.

Their gift is bringing all these elements together without anything sounding out of step. They collect the roots and smoothly braid them with lyrics that often touch on the underbelly of society, woven with elements of Indigenous storytelling and poetic cadence.

For information. call 775-423-1440 or email info@churchillarts.org

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Join us for "Ales for Arts" where you can sip on craft brews while supporting the Churchill Arts Council's programs and activities. Friday, Oct. 4 from 5-9 p.m., at the Oats Park Art Center.

This is a night of community, food, live music, and of course amazing brews.

Unlimited beer tasting is available for $30, includes a specialty glass. Food will be available for purchase and the bar will be open for crafty cocktails Proceeds go toward programs and activities for the Churchill Arts Council. Let’s raise a glass to support the arts.