Surkeus Presents: Sarah Osborne & the Magic Buttons w/ Special Guest r.mason
Schedule
Sat Aug 20 2022 at 07:00 pm
Location
Victoria Event Centre | Victoria, BC
Surkeus Presents: Sarah Osborne & the Magic Buttons with Special Guest r. masonSaturday, August 20th, 2022.
Doors 7 PM | Show 7:30 PM
19+ | ID Required
Tickets: $25
Available at www.victoriaeventcentre.ca
Join us for an evening of spectacular local music featuring Sarah Osborne & the Magic Buttons and r. mason.
Sultry folk with a psychedelic country twist, Sarah Osborne & the Magic Buttons will take you on a sparkly train ride textured by the changing seasons and a detour to the bottom of the sea. Hailing from a musical family and a background in biology, Osborne channels the rock n’ roll ballads of her childhood along with the beauty and harshness of the natural world. With her “Magic Buttons” (some of Victoria’s finest musicians), she kicked off 2022 as the Zone’s “Band of the Month “ and is currently celebrating the recent release of a 4 volume EP project entitled “SEASONS”.
r. mason filters soulful songwriting through explorative moods to cook up a project textured with paradox: lightness and tension, desperation and transcendence.
Songwriting shaped by childhood echoes of church music; passion writers like Bob Dylan, Josh Ritter and Kathleen Edwards; singers like Lana Del Ray, Nina Simone and Norah Jones; duos like Angus and Julia Stone; and composers like Eric Satie. Other early inspiration came from bands like Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones and Radiohead and guitar players like David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Kelly Joe Phelps, Mike Campbell of the Heartbreakers and the sonic creativity and unorthodox playing style of Johnny Greenwood; more recent influences include Kevin Morby, Wilco and War on Drugs.
As r.mason, vocal tones with classically influenced electronic keys and gritty atmospheric guitar, immerse listeners into the heart and depth of their evocative soundscapes.
Presented by Surkeus.
≫ COVID Safety Info ≪
▪︎ Masks are optional in the venue.
▪︎ Beginning April 8th, proof of vaccination will no longer be required for entry.
▪︎ Unless otherwise noted at point of ticket purchase, seating is unassigned, and first come first served. If you're attending a seated event, please choose a location suited to your party size.
▪︎ Hand sanitizer is available at wall-mounted dispensers throughout the venue.
Read the VEC's full Covid safety info here:
https://victoriaeventcentre.ca/covid19/
In the event that public health restrictions prevent this event from going ahead, all tickets purchased for this event will automatically be valid for a rescheduled date.
≫ What To Bring ≪
▪︎ Please bring your email ticket confirmation on a mobile device, or a printed copy of it.
▪︎ Please bring valid government issued photo ID for 19+ events, or for liquor service at family friendly events.
≫ Tickets ≪
▪︎ We do not offer refunds on tickets. If you need to sell your tickets, the best way is to reach out to your social circles or post in the Facebook event discussion.
▪︎ If you would like to transfer the ownership of your ticket to another person, you can do so from your Universe account. See more on how to do this at:
https://support.universe.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002614651-transfer-your-ticket
≫ Safer Spaces ≪
▪︎ At the VEC there is zero tolerance for any type of racist, sexist, ableist, fatphobic, transphobic or homophobic behaviour. By purchasing a ticket and attending this event, you agree to conduct yourself with the utmost respect for everyone at this event. In the event that you do not, you may be asked to leave without a refund.
▪︎ If you feel uncomfortable at any time, please let a VEC staff person know and we will try to support you in the best way possible.
≫ Land Acknowledgement ≪
▪︎ We would like to respectfully acknowledge that the territory on which this event takes place is on the traditional, stolen, unceded land of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. We acknowledge the rich cultural history of the many peoples and rituals that have been affected by the ongoing process of dispossession and colonialism. We hold this understanding in our interactions and engagements with this land and its people.
≫ Accessibility ≪
▪︎ Our seating is a combination of high tables, bar stools, and cocktail tables with chairs. If you require assistance with this, please make a note when purchasing tickets or contact us at [email protected] and VEC staff will do their best to accommodate.
▪︎ There are three multi-user, gender-inclusive bathrooms with stalls. One bathroom has a larger stall with its own sink and a grab bar (more details in the ‘Bathrooms’ section).
▪︎ The Victoria Event Centre currently does not have an operational elevator, and there is one long flight of stairs at the venue entrance. The only way into the VEC is up 27 wood stairs, 11″ deep, 6″ high. There are wooden 2.5” handrails 38” up the wall on each side of the staircase (54” apart, so not graspable on both sides at once. See further details in the ‘Getting Inside’ section)
▪︎ If you would like to attend the event but require assistance with accessing the space, please contact us at [email protected] and VEC staff will do their best to accommodate.
▪︎ More detailed venue accessibility info is available at:
http://www.victoriaeventcentre.ca/attendees/accessibility/