A Feb. 18 show in Cumberland will feature Victoria's only all-female blues ensemble, CURL, playing three sets of toe-tapping
music to liven up Saturday night at the Cumberland Hotel Pub.
Featuring powerhouse vocals in the style of Etta James, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, CURL is Helen Davies on vocals and guitar; Dee Cooper on keyboards; Susan Johnson on bass guitar; and Christa Rossner on drums.
"It's great to come up to Cumberland for a show," said Davies. "We love playing in smaller communities because people really appreciate what we're doing."
CURL plays regularly in and around Victoria, and was featured at Victoria's 2009 Loudspeaker Festival and at the 2010 Rosedale Ridge mini-festival at Cowichan Station.
On March 10 they will open a show featuring award-nominated bluesmen Bill Johnson and David Vest at Hermann's Jazz
Club in Victoria.
Originally a trio, recent addition of keyboardist Dee Cooper added a new element of musicality to the core group, who have been playing together for almost 10 years.
CURL can now easily deliver a big-band, Motown sound within a tight four-piece framework.
They perform this Saturday at the Cumberland Hotel from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
— CURL