Scotch Creek, BC
LIVE MUSIC - Chris Murray genre: Ska, reggae
Wed, Jul 24
|THE HUB
Chris is Canadian singer/songwriter from Toronto Now living in LA. A unique force on today’s music scene, Life has led Chris down a musical path to the very roots of reggae music.
Time & Location
Jul 24, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
THE HUB, 4113 Squilax-Anglemont Road, Scotch Creek, BC, Canada
About the Event
Chris Murray is a unique force on today's music scene. Born in Toronto, he earned a strong reputation as a dynamic performer and gifted songwriter as leader of influential Canadian ska group King Apparatus. Upon the band's breakup, he relocated to Los Angeles, emerging as a solo artist with The 4-Track Adventures Of Venice Shoreline Chris, recorded in various locations on a portable 4-track cassette recorder.
Entering LA's ultra-purist rock steady scene armed only with an acoustic guitar, Chris has become a leading figure in the world's foremost authentic Jamaican music community. As host of Bluebeat Lounge, a popular weekly concert series focusing on reggae and ska, Chris promoted more than 350 shows over seven years at Hollywood's Knitting Factory.
Life has led Chris down a musical path to the very roots of reggae music. From trading songs on acoustic guitar with boogie-ska pioneer Laurel Aitken and singing with famed…