Upcoming events.
Every Tuesday
Team / Pitcher night
Bring your team and drink our house beer by the pitcher!
Every Wednesday
Peppa Soup
With Zuki!
Every Thursday
DJ JPQ
Every Sunday
DJ Dad and Friends
Join DJ DAD every Sunday afternoon and into the evening as he sets the vibe while the sun sets on another week.
Always Dale presents Zoophoria
Festival Vibes Meet House Party Atmosphere🏡
Tickets available at https://www.showpass.com/zoophoria/
Tour of Manitoba Tap Takeover
The rural breweries of Manitoba will be featured all weekend long (while supplies last).
Wurldjamz
Your selectors Anthony OKS and Zuki weave an international narrative through songs. Piecing together a tale of joy, pain, struggle, triumph, and optimism via a three hour back-and-forth DJ set that has to be witnessed to be understood. They touch the African diaspora, Carribean sounds, UK Underground, and dig deep into North American jazz, house, hip-hop and whatever else in on Earth that these two shining lights of the Canadian DJ scene feel like bringing to the Beer Can tables.
Free.
Yet priceless.
The Lytics Summer Fling
Bring your friends, family, or summer fling down to The Beer Can for good eats, good drinks, and an evening of music, poetry, and overall swell times beneath the trees and twinkling lights along the Assiniboine river.
Ticket includes entry fee to The Beer Can for The Lytics concert at 8:30 PM.
Bonus: Those who show up early will also get to enjoy a poetry slam at 4:30pm, poetry reading at 5:30pm, and DJ Mama Cutsworth's set at 7:00pm!
Who does this event benefit?
Contemporary Verse 2 is a registered charity, and a space for diverse authors of every background and socioeconomic status to have the opportunity to express themselves on a distinguished literary platform that recognizes their talent and resilience.
Proceeds from this event will help fund the publication of the CV2 poetry magazine, as well as educational opportunities for emerging writers and resources for BIPOC authors.
Full event lineup:
4:00 PM - Doors open
4:30 - 5:30 PM - Poetry Slam
5:30 - 6:30 PM - Poetry Reading
7:00 - 8:30 PM - DJ Mama Cutsworth
8:30 - 10:00 PM - The Lytics
The Lytics (Performing from 8:30 - 10:00 PM) A penchant for positivity is reflected The Lytics' sound — an amalgam of old-school soundscapes and boom-box bangers that celebrates, inspires and challenges. In recent years, The Lytics have expanded their scope to include everything from funk-rock to Afrobeat to ‘60s R&B their shared turns on the mic are like a masterclass for emcees, and their vocals add a sense of soulful urgency — whether engaged in wistful rumination, or a rousing call to arms.
DJ Mama Cutsworth (Performing from 7:00 - 8:30 PM) Winnipeg's Sarah Michaelson, a.k.a. Mama Cutsworth has a reputation for her deep knowledge and love of music that lives outside of the mainstream club scene. Mama Cutsworth’s musical taste spans eras and genres, including soul, Salsa, hip hop and house. Versatility is a key component to her style.
Wurldjamz
Your selectors Anthony OKS and Zuki weave an international narrative through songs. Piecing together a tale of joy, pain, struggle, triumph, and optimism via a three hour back-and-forth DJ set that has to be witnessed to be understood. They touch the African diaspora, Carribean sounds, UK Underground, and dig deep into North American jazz, house, hip-hop and whatever else in on Earth that these two shining lights of the Canadian DJ scene feel like bringing to the Beer Can tables.
Free.
Yet priceless.
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
East of the Sun
August 30, 2022 at 7:30 pm
The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra featuring the Sadler Sisters on vocals
Written by Brooks Bowman in 1924 for the musical “Stags at Bay”, East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) has become one of the most cherished selections in the jazz repertoire, having been recorded by dozens of artists over a period of nine decades. The title—traced back to Norwegian fairy tale—provides a perfect caption for this concert’s revue of beloved standards, including Cheek to Cheek, But Not For Me, All of Me and Antônio Carlos Jobim’s Corcovado. It also affords the WJO an opportunity to showcase a premiere collaboration with two of Winnipeg’s up-and-coming vocal jazz stars—The Sadler Sisters. Elizabeth and Ashleigh—both graduates of the University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music—love to sing. Although their personalities may differ, they share many common musical influences and tastes. Early on, they were encouraged to follow musical interests by their closely-knit family and sung in choirs throughout childhood. Fast forward to the present, The Sadler Sisters perform a mixture of pop covers and jazz standards, wowing audiences with their silky voices, irresistible harmonies, and captivating stage presence. Please join the WJO for a late-summer evening of jazz classics with The Sadler sisters.
The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, now in its 25th Anniversary Season, presents an eight-concert season of Big Band music in 2022-2023. Its expanding roster boasts over 25 Winnipeg-based musicians whose combined resumes touch every corner of performance jazz locally, nationally, and around the world. WJO’s popularity has grown steadily over the course of the band’s history, from small, informal events in 1997 to a seven-concert season and sold-out performances at various venues around Winnipeg and in outlying communities.
Commissioning new works and connecting with and inspiring students and young musicians is an integral part of the WJO vision. The WJO’s mission is to lead an ever-expanding and advancing program of big band performance, composition and education.
Sunday’s Cool With Dj Hunnicutt
2021 marked 30 years of Tyler Sneesby, a.k.a. DJ Hunnicutt, making and performing music. He has recorded on dozens of albums, including most of the releases from Peanuts & Corn Records—the acclaimed independent hip-hop label he cofounded in 1994—as well as on records by Rheostatics and, most recently, Rusty Robot.
Hunnicutt has played clubs as far away as New York City, Oslo, Bogotá and Berlin, and has shared the stage with the likes of Biz Markie, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Alex Maher
Alex’s music is a masterclass in instrumentation. Fusing jazz chops with classic soul influences, funk, and electro-pop, his songwriting explores human connection in the Anthropocene.
A Filipino-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and loop artist, Alex’s solo performances showcase his musical instincts. Layer by layer, he performs percussion, electric guitar, soulful vocals, keys, synth, SPDS drum pad and alto sax. With lush layers, complex harmonies, and a driving rhythm, his music will make you move.
Based in western Canada, Alex has had a varied career both as a solo performer and a band member (DNA6, Flannel Jimmy). He’s opened for the likes of Weezer, Wide Mouth Mason, Bachman Cummings, Mother Mother, Sam Roberts, Robert Randolph, Shred Kelly, Begonia, Royal Canoe, and The Proclaimers, and played alongside performers like Tonye Aganaba, Kyprios, Daniel Wesley and Vince Vaccaro.
The seasoned professional has toured Canada and the U.S. and his music has been featured in shows like Roadtrip Nation and The Collector. February 2020 saw the arrival of Alex’s second EP, Dream Final.
Wurldjamz
Your selectors Anthony OKS and Zuki weave an international narrative through songs. Piecing together a tale of joy, pain, struggle, triumph, and optimism via a three hour back-and-forth DJ set that has to be witnessed to be understood. They touch the African diaspora, Carribean sounds, UK Underground, and dig deep into North American jazz, house, hip-hop and whatever else in on Earth that these two shining lights of the Canadian DJ scene feel like bringing to the Beer Can tables.
Free.
Yet priceless.
The Solutions
RESCHEDULED FROM JULY14th - ALL ORIGINAL TICKETS WILL BE HONOURED
ALL TICKETS INCLUDE A COMPLIMENTARY BEER or NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
FULL REFUNDS AVAILABLE IN EVENT OF CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER
Got a problem? The Solutions are a Winnipeg based funk/soul/R&B band, known for their high energy, feel-good performances. An 8-piece band featuring vocal powerhouses Sol “Mama Sol” James and Fontine, the Solutions have earned a reputation as one of Winnipeg’s hottest party bands since their debut in 2007. With a repertoire including (but not limited to!) tunes by Sam & Dave, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Etta James, the Ides of March, the Isley Brothers, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, they are sure to get the dance floor rocking!
Featuring 45RPM DJ sets from JPQ & MOD MARTY
Sunday’s Cool With Dj Hunnicutt
2021 marked 30 years of Tyler Sneesby, a.k.a. DJ Hunnicutt, making and performing music. He has recorded on dozens of albums, including most of the releases from Peanuts & Corn Records—the acclaimed independent hip-hop label he cofounded in 1994—as well as on records by Rheostatics and, most recently, Rusty Robot.
Hunnicutt has played clubs as far away as New York City, Oslo, Bogotá and Berlin, and has shared the stage with the likes of Biz Markie, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Beer & Boil
This festive feast of fantastic local fare includes beer, an appetizer, a boil, and dessert:
Doors at 6PM
Feast begins at 7PM
APPETIZER
Cured trout with horseradish ricotta on bannock toast
Wild rice fish cakes with sage dill aioli
THE BOIL
Smoked bison sausage, chorizo, potatoes, corn, charred onions, smoked char, candied pickerel
Served with cheesy biscuits
DESSERT
Smores
Cheesecake Bars
THE BEER
A two person Jug of Good Neighbour Kolsch or Premium Pale Lager
Brazilian Night
With no latin pavillion at Folklorama, The Beer Can will serve as the unnofficial gathering place of those who love the food, music, movement, and culture from the south.
Dancers, musicians, and a special menu to take you away.
Currated by the brilliant and passionate local icon of Bossa Nova, Samba and Choro Mr. Marco Castillo
Slow Train Home
The late summer humdinger with the marvelous minstrels of mirth.
Slow Train Home is an original alt-country music project imagined by singer songwriter Tod Hughes who hails from Winnipeg, Calgary (27 years), and Winnipeg again. The name is inspired by the long journey home to the heart of the Canadian prairies over way more years than was ever planned. Also, it is inspired by the music of the road of life and the journey through time as much as the distance traveled.
Hughes is joined on the Train by legendary Winnipeg producer, engineer, musician, songwriter Chris Brett who has been part of some of the biggest bands and albums to come out of Winnipeg over the years. CB plays lead guitar, sings and acts as music director in the band.
Also on board the Train is Cary Bilcowski AKA Sgt. Bilco, a multi instrumentalist singer/songwriter born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cary plays bass, baritone guitar and sings with STH.
Donovan Locken is a super talented multi-instrumentalist (and carpenter!) who plays mandolin and sings in STH.
Drummer, Jaime Carrasco lays down the beat to hold the whole thing together.
The music is soulful, thoughtful, toe tapping and memorable.
Winnipeg Summer Dance Collective
Made up of professional ballet dancers tied to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg Summer Dance Collective seeks to make dance more accessible in Downtown Winnipeg through pop-up performances. For the past four years they have created and taken dance from concrete to the Concert Hall, and everything in between. Find out where their next show is happening @summerdancecollective.
This evening will feature new commissioned works from WSDC Resident Choreographer Bryce Taylor and choreographer Julianne Chartier. A regular breaker, Bryce (they/them) have also danced professionally for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and join us direct from Ballet Edmonton. They meld contemporary, ballet, and hip hop influences into a smooth, vibrant style. Recently, you might have caught them teaching masterclasses as part of Equal-Eyes Art Constellation. Julianne Chartier (she/her) is a rising talent on the Winnipeg choreography scene. We look forward to presenting a new solo and duo from her rep! Featuring the dancers Chloe Bennett and Irene Blanc Zoco.
Proudly supported by Downtown Winnipeg Biz, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Wurldjamz
Your selectors Anthony OKS and Zuki weave an international narrative through songs. Piecing together a tale of joy, pain, struggle, triumph, and optimism via a three hour back-and-forth DJ set that has to be witnessed to be understood. They touch the African diaspora, Carribean sounds, UK Underground, and dig deep into North American jazz, house, hip-hop and whatever else in on Earth that these two shining lights of the Canadian DJ scene feel like bringing to the Beer Can tables.
Free.
Yet priceless.
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Incredible renditions of the classics in an idyllic environment.