Time: 9:30 p.m.

Cover:$10

http://www.aidanknight.com

http://aidanknight.bandcamp.com

http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Aidan-Knight

Victoria's Aidan Knight isn't entirely opposed to being labelled a singer-songwriter; He certainly has some shared characteristics with the likes of Nick Drake, Steve Earle and Judee Sill. His early life, from growing up in a second-hand store in Chinatown to singing in a church choir, certainly reads like a biography of one such travelled musician. But Knight's musical ambitions stretch much further than the quiet, more introspective leanings of the above list; His live collaborators utilize bowed glockenspiel, flugelhorns, octaved viola, gritty spring reverb, and live looping. His use of experimentalism and noise has drawn comparisons to artists from Wilco to Andrew Bird to Steve Reich. On 2010's Versicolour, Knight presented a powerful first collection of songs which landed him on year end best-of lists while he toured and performed with Patrick Watson, Frank Black, Dan Mangan, Damien Jurado, and Tegan & Sara.

He followed with an unexpected 2 song 7" EP, Friendly Fires, in November and unfurled lyrics full of forgotten friendships, brewers picking fresh hops, and the feeling of distance and empathy. Throughout the songs, we caught another glimpse of a wildy creative and oddly mature songwriter and bandleader. Alongside Olivier Clements, Julia Wakal, David Barry, and Colin Nealis; Knight brought these songs to theatre stages, house concerts, and bars across canada.

He is currently working on his sophomore release.