This is an artist showcase presented with Talking Stick Festival featuring 3 up-and-coming Indigenous performers. *Early Show* event The artist showcase will be the finale of a powerful afternoon of panel discussions also happening at Fortune Sound Club. Come early to listen and learn from Indigenous perspectives on inclusion, wellness and diversity in the creative industries. Panel Discussions run from 3:00PM - 6:00PM at Fortune Sound Club (FREE RSVP) Let's Hear It! Live - Uplifting Indigenous Artists . *Early Showcase* Presented in partnership with Talking Stick Festival Featuring Eros Taylor, Caitlin Goulet and Eagle Ex Machina w/ Special Guest JB The First Lady 7:00PM - 10:00PM Tickets are offered by donation (Suggested donation $5) Tickets available Thursday, May 26th, 2022 Let's Hear It! Live is back for the 3rd emerging artist showcase in this 4-part live concert series spotlighting new and emerging talent from diverse communities around BC. Curated in partnership with Talking Stick Festival, this showcase celebrates new and thriving voices in music with this special artist showcase at Fortune Sound Club - Hosted by JB The First Lady. Presented in Partnership with Talking Stick Festival: North America's Premier Indigenous Arts and Culture Festival : The Talking Stick Festival, now in its 21st year, began as a way to showcase and celebrate Indigenous art and performance to a wider audience. From its humble beginnings, this unique and exciting event has grown into a full 2-week Festival at locations across Vancouver. Now attracting over 20,000 attendees each year and still growing, we are noted as being the premier, multi-disciplinary Indigenous arts festival in North America. JB The First Lady: Jerilynn Webster, aka JB the First Lady, is a member of the Nuxalk & Onondaga Nations. She is a Vancouver-based hip hop and spoken word artist, beat-boxer, cultural dancer and youth educator. With four studio albums under her belt, JB sees her songs as a way of capturing oral history, and isn’t afraid to write lyrics that speak to challenging subjects like residential schools and missing and murdered indigenous women. Eagle Ex Machina: Eagle Ex Machina is an alternative rock band founded by multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Matt Cook-Contois to combine love of rock music and his traditional fiddle upbringing. Based out of Vancouver, Eagle Ex Machina’s sonic signature features a heavy approach, instrumental proficiency, and song writing variety. Eagle Ex Machina was created in 2020 to capture the musical identity Matt developed throughout his career. The soundscape of Eagle Ex Machina pay homage and draws on influences such as the Foo Fighters & City and Colour while incorporating a modern approach to Canadian Fiddling. Eros Taylor: Eros Taylor's introspective songwriting is an honest reflection of his upbringing. The afro-indiginous and Ukrainian Songwriter, Producer, and musician projects a style that refuses to be pinned down. Since the independent release of his debut single "Let Me" Taylor has collaborated with artists such as Ye Ali (Producer for Jack Harlow, Tory Lanez, Chris Brown), Lil B The Based God, and more. Taylor is known on the Musqueam squamish and Tsleil-Waututh lands AKA “Vancouver” for being a community catalyst as the former VP of Nyhla Records, and through leadership roles at Pandora’s Box Studios, Headspace Studios, and recently Landback Records. Caitlin Goulet: Caitlin Goulet’s voice is vulnerable, confident and emotionally charged. The Métis singer was described by CBC Reclaimed host Jarrett Martineau as “One of my favourite new artists from the West Coast underground... Caitlin Goulet writes songs that are like dreams you can get lost in.” Her album “Inside Thoughts” explores the inner world of a sad-girl gone bad-girl who’s bossing up and healing. Raw, conversational, and unapologetic lyrics are channeled through a dynamic and magnetic voice. Her alt-pop, dream-pop, and alternative R&B stylings are likened to Banks, FKA Twigs, Solange, Tei Shi, Lana Del Rey, Aaliyah, and Brandy. Recently, has started producing and co-producing with her partner, Marzzybaby. She is working on new songs for release later this year. About the Let's Hear It! Live: The series offers a unique chance for emerging artists from British Columbia to connect with fans and members of the music industry and fans through live performances. Now in its fourth year, Let’s Hear It! Live program has featured over 60 emerging and unsigned artists from around BC, with concerts streaming from Vancouver, Kelowna and Victoria. From its inception as an initiative put forth by the Vancouver 2018 JUNO Host Committee, Let’s Hear It! Live continues to evolve as a platform for independent and emerging artists from BC to start growing their musical careers, building their professional networks and growing their fanbase. Past participants include: Mauvey, Adewolf, Sade Awele, $-Breezy, Nicky MacKenzie, Iman Wamboi, Neela, Kiva MH, Naduh, Tinywiings, Trs, Twiinwalker, Fever Feel, Gentle Mind, Old Soul Rebel, Jody Glenham, The Long War, Sam Lynch, Harlequin Gold, Diamond Cafe, Giorgi Holiday, Land Line, N0V3L, Rare Americans, Biawanna, des hume, Fintan, Prado, COTIS, Teon Gibbs, Cassidy Waring, Ludic, The Odd Neighbourhood, Missy D, Turunesh, Mamarudegyal, Tonye, Makadi, Una Mey, Iamtheliving, Kerub, Emerencz, Reylinn, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Dani Lion, Quanah Style, Nimkish, Katie Laine, Cartoon Lizard, Lowkita, Post-Modern Connection, Jodie B, Mother Sun, Dakota Bear and Sussy. Music BC acknowledges that this event will be celebrated on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ / sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Thank you to Talking Stick Festival, Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for their support in this program.