Banded Peak Brewing is a Calgary taproom with live local music and a full-buyout capacity around 70. Country, acoustic and singer-songwriter acts suit the all-ages setting, where the small scale rewards personality and direct audience contact. Compact performers with a polished but informal set should make especially good use of the room.
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The Nick is an acoustic concert series based at Crescent Heights Community Hall, presenting touring headliners alongside opening acts. Folk, roots, singer-songwriter and acoustic performers are the natural fit, and the audience comes specifically to hear the music rather than treat it as background entertainment. For emerging artists, the room is especially useful because the series has a clear artist-submission path for support slots and headliners. The venue is 21+.
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- Contact
- Peter
- Role
- Talent Buyer
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- Capacity
- 193
- Age policy
- All Ages
- Genres
- Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Celtic, Folk, Old Time, Roots Music, Singer-Songwriter, Traditional, World
- Sound & production
- House sound system
- Address
- 1101 2nd Street NW, T2M 2V7, Canada
- Venue phone
- +1 403-809-4979
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