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Every month, we bring you a feature artist and latest news from our roster.

For more information on any of our artists and to find out where they are available for bookings through Paquin Entertainment, please feel free to contact us:

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FEATURED ARTIST: CUFF THE DUKE

Five years ago, a group of 21-year old young men from Oshawa wowed listeners and music critics alike with their "intense" and "timeless" debut album Life Stories for Minimum Wage. Since then, Cuff the Duke has continued to rise. Touring relentlessly from coast to coast, the band has shared the stage with musicians from Blue Rodeo to The Weakerthans, Gord Downie to Zwan. Along the way, there have been a few changes to Cuff's line-up, constant touring, side projects, a solo album by founding member Wayne Petti, and a successful self-titled sophomore release.

Cuff can also be heard on the upcoming Borrowed Tunes Two, a Neil Young tribute CD featuring an impressive collaboration of Canadian artists. With the re-release of Life Stories in 2007, the band headed back to the studio, focusing on their next album. The resulting Sidelines of the City is hitting stores October 23rd, with a slew of tour dates on its heels.

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BAM! Percussion: The Blue Barrel Show
The art of comedy-percussion. With side-splitting comedy & drumming virtuosity, BAM! electrifies the crowd with its powerful rhythms and its deliriously funny sketches! The Blue Barrel Show is a modern recipe that brings together physical comedy, percussion and the madness of a live cartoon. BAM! has performed in concert halls, theatres and festivals in North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and New Zealand, making everybody from 3 to 83 laugh in their own language.

Chris Gibbs' Antoine Feval
The year is 1896; Barnaby Gibbs, incurable optimist and Sherlock Holmes fan, is checking on a friend's empty house when he finds a man in the bedroom, dressed entirely in black, holding a bag full of stolen belongings, and trying to write a poem about sapphires. There is only one conclusion a reasonable man could come to: that this is the notorious cat-burglar and con-man known as the Rhyming Bandit.

"Barnaby is near flawless. His martini-dry wit is characteristically sharp, in both script and performance, and his comic timing is beautiful." - CBC

Chris Gibbs' Gibberish
Chris Gibbs presents a hilarious show of hilarious comedy routines that brings new meaning to the word 'hilarious.' Gibberish was first performed at the 2002 Toronto Fringe. It went on to sell out all over Canada, winning 'Best of The Fest' at the Winnipeg Fringe.

"Gibberish is comic genius." - Edmonton Sun

Roxanne Potvin
Roxanne Potvin recalls accidentally catching Jonny Lang on TV and thinking, "man, he is so cool!" And instantly, she was inspired to work overtime to the music of B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Muddy Waters, among others. Now, at 23, Roxanne has been nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at the Maple Blues Award and her CD, The Way It Feels, was produced by Grammy-winner Colin Linden. The album includes a cast of support players, such as: Daniel Lanois, Bruce Cockburn, Wayne Jackson (The Memphis Horns) and one of John Hiatt. The Way It Feels is the fulfillment of a dream that started many years ago. It is a major breakthrough for a fresh new voice.

Willie Mack
Real life, countrified Texan, Willie Mack grew up in a little 850-person town branding cattle on his family's ranch and now, Willie has a new album, Headlights and Tailpipes, featuring songs produced by The Road Hammers lead singer, Jason McCoy. The new album is a raw blend of influences such as Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam and Elvis Presley.

STORY: THE DUSTY FOOT PHILOSOPHER

K'NAAN is on the road again! With the international release of The Dusty Foot Philosopher slated for next year, K'NAAN's been busy: touring an exhaustive list of countries; recording with acclaimed artists, including Nelly Furtado, Mos Def, Damian Marley and Talib Kweli; being the first to film a North American produced hip hop video in Africa; and his western Canada tour starts in October.

A recent winner of the BBC World Music newcomer award in the U.K., K'NAAN will be performing on a different kind of stage; he will be appearing in the production, Noah's Great Rainbow. Performances start Nov. 17 at Harbourfront Centre's Studio Theatre in downtown Toronto.