White Rock singer-songwriter series on tap<\/p>\n
Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2026<\/p>\n
Raising awareness of original music \u2013 that\u2019s what well-known Peninsula musician Randy Schultz (of The Acoustics\/Nuvo Zydeco, Mojo Zydeco fame) is all about these days.<\/p>\n
In a music scene crowded with a plethora of cover bands and tribute acts, Schultz maintains that more support needs to be given to the creation of new and original songs.<\/p>\n
After all, he argues, that\u2019s where all the music we cover and the artists we celebrate came from in the first place. If live venues hadn\u2019t taken a chance on the new and untried, once upon a time, we\u2019d never have any of it today.<\/p>\n
Schultz \u2013 and Scott Keddy, owner of busy White Rock craft brewery and music venue The Beer Shack (1515 Johnston Rd.) \u2013 are getting behind the idea with a new series of Wednesday night singer-songwriter showcases that can encompass everything from a solo singer to a full band.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe options are open,\u201d said Schultz in a recent interview with Peace Arch News.<\/p>\n
The 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. shows start on June 17 with David Gates and The Imaginary Band, led by Andrew Christopher.<\/p>\n
Other shows are scheduled for July 1 (Dave Mercer\/PatsyThompson), July 15 (Chris Ronald\/Neil Harnett), Aug. 5 (The Desires\/Payton Rector) and Sept. 15 (The Acoustics\/Daniel Clayton),<\/p>\n
The evenings, which Schultz will M.C. and curate, should not be confused with open mics, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey certainly serve a purpose, and we have a lot of them. They give people an opportunity to get their feet wet and try out things.\u201d<\/p>\n
But, by the same token, he said, there are people who should not be continuing to play open mics because they have reached a certain level of expertise that deserves a more formal showcase.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plan is to have two performers each night \u2013 one an up-and-coming act, the other a well-established act,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd these are compensated gigs \u2013 people are getting paid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schultz is hopeful that the public will support the concept, and that the evenings will bring out people \u2013 whether they are friends or fans of the artists, or simply people open to new music \u2013 who have come to hear what the original artists have to offer.<\/p>\n
That kind of support, he\u2019s hoping, will help create an understanding and attentive audience on Wednesdays \u2013 one that will differ from the understandable \u2018party-on\u2019 ambience of The Beer Shack\u2019s popular Friday and Saturday night and occasional Sunday shows with name bands.<\/p>\n
\u201cScott, who\u2019s a friend of mine, is very supportive of live music. He recently had a very successful \u201cbattle of the bands\u201d series at The Beer Shack which is going to be coming back in the fall.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Scott and I started talking about having a singer-songwriter showcase as well, and Wednesday night seemed to be the night to do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI offered to co-ordinate it, because I\u2019ve been doing a similar thing at the Sunflower Caf\u00e9 in Crescent Beach, but with a very limited audience because of the layout of the caf\u00e9. This would create an opportunity for more people to see and hear the performers.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also an opportunity for the musically aware locally to see and hear \u2013 at an early stage \u2013 new talents and material that may well go on to win much broader popularity, Schultz said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want people to understand what it takes to create an original work, something that weaves together life experience and the act of crafting music,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something a bit more than playing an AC\/DC cover \u2013 it\u2019s a deeply personal thing that the artist is sharing with the community<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to provide a meaningful, inspirational space for both the audience and the artist performing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Performers interested in being part of the series should (a) come to The Beer Shack to support the concept and (b) contact Schultz at 604-721-0872.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"White Rock singer-songwriter series on tap Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Raising awareness of original music…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-727032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}