“One of the best songwriters I’ve heard in quite some time.” -Ron Sexsmith

Toronto singer-songwriter extraordinaire Jerry Leger cites Hank Williams and Bob Dylan as his two main influences. It is hard to imagine two finer singer-songwriters to model one’s craft on. Born on April 19th, 1985, Leger came of age in the Upper Beaches area of Toronto. It was his grandfather who turned him onto Hank Williams, constantly playing the youngster a plethoraof the honky tonk master’s great recordings. Although Williams’ voice came from another world in terms of time, geography, and class, Leger was intrigued by the ways that Williams’ songs told a story and often conjured up mysterious images in his head. Dylan, likewise, animated Leger’s imagination. By the time, the aspiring musician reached high school, his horizons had widened to include Lightnin’ Hopkins, Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen and Gordon Lightfoot.

Celebrate New Year’s with us at O’Reilly’s - Champagne at midnight!

Guthrie House

It has been a long time coming but this local band has finally gotten their act together and is going to release their first CD titled “She’s Right”! There will be special treats all through the evening and a cover at the door. More details to come.

Two Twenty Two is Warren Muzak and Amanda Brewer, both independent singer/songwriters from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario (Warren arrived in KW via years in the Hamilton scene). They are good alone. They are great together. Please check both of their personal myspace pages.