CVGBs presents:
CVGBs presents
from Toronto
FIVER with the Fiver Trois
from Vancouver
ASHLEY SHADOW
with special guest
MARISSA JOHNSON
Friday August 28, 6 PM at the Comox Valley Curling Centre
Tickets on sale Tuesday July 14. $25 19+, $12.50 discounted tickets for minors. Licensed, but all ages welcome!
FIVER WITH THE FIVER TROIS
Fiver with the Fiver Trois hits like a spell you didn’t realize was being cast—an intoxicating blend of folk, punk spirit, and avant‑country that feels both archival and futuristic at once. At the centre is Simone Schmidt, a magnetic storyteller whose voice carries the weight of forgotten histories and the spark of radical imagination; onstage, they lead the Trois through performances that simmer, swell, and sometimes erupt, pulling audiences into a world where groove, grit, and political fire collide. It’s music that feels lived‑in and necessary, delivered with the kind of intensity that makes you lean forward and stay there.
Simone Schmidt has collaborated both on recordings and live with Destroyer, Fucked Up and many more. Fiver has been nominated four times for the prestigious Polaris Prize. The Guardian and Pitchfork have raved about Fiver’s rambuntious and loose brand of country-prog. Fiver is releasing a new full length this July 10th Cleaning House on You’ve Changed Records. Word of mouth has reached us regarding Fiver’s amazing live performances. We are truly excited for this show.
https://www.fiverfiverfiver.com/
https://www.instagram.com/fiverfines/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Schmidt
https://www.facebook.com/fiverfiverfiver
ASHLEY SHADOW
Ashley Shadow crafts songs that feel like quiet revelations—slow-burning, beautifully haunted indie folk that lingers long after the last note fades. A longtime presence in Vancouver’s music community, she’s known for her ability to make restraint sound radical, weaving dusky melodies with a voice that carries both tenderness and resolve. Her work has drawn the admiration of Will Oldham, who appears on her recordings and whose Bonnie “Prince” Billy project shares her affinity for stark emotional honesty and the power of a single, well‑placed phrase. Together, their collaborations highlight Shadow’s gift for creating intimate worlds where vulnerability becomes its own kind of strength, marking her as one of Canada’s most compelling and quietly influential songwriters. Ashley Webber is Ashley Shadow, formerly of The Organ and Pink Mountaintops, also the twin sister of Black Mountain and Lightning Dust’s Amber Webber.
https://firstdatetouring.com/ashley-shadow
https://ashleyshadow.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ashley_shadow_jamz/
MARISSA JOHNSON
Marissa Johnson is a seasoned songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and prolific collaborator with a career spanning over twenty years of independent music-making. Since her 2010 debut album, The Sky Between the Buildings (originally released under the moniker Weathered Pines), she has toured North America and Europe, contributing her talents to projects like Dizzy Eyes, Nicholas Krgovich and The Flintettes. After moving away from Vancouver to return to her hometown of Courtenay, BC, Johnson has stepped away from pseudonyms and side projects to claim her space under her own name.