Zula Presents
13th Annual Something Else! Festival
June 17 – 20, 2026

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Wednesday, June 17
5 PM FREE Event @HPL
(55 York Blvd., Hamilton)
2 PIANOS, NO RODEO:
BOB WISEMAN (piano) & MIKE BOGUSKI (piano)
+ ELISA THORN (harp, electronics, vocals)

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All ticketed events below
@St. Cuthbert’s
(2 Bond St. N., Westdale, Hamilton)
Tix: $29-33 advance; $35-40 door
Pass: $135 ($185-225 value)
Saturday Pass: $65 adv. ($91-110)

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Thursday, June 18
@St. Cuthbert’s
$33 adv; $40 door

7 PM | EARTH WIND & CHOIR
Sarah Good • conductor
Vocalists:
Shannon Aitken • David Bird • Mike Caminiti • Tee Caterini • lan Challenger • Adrienne Connelly • Claire D • Jon Dalton • Bailey Duff • Allison Griffin • Amanda Jansen • Siobhan Murphy • Chris Palmer • Katie Penrose • Emily Sattler • Jac de Schutter • Annie Shaw • Magda Tigchelaar • Grace Tovah • Gaby Tuba • Anne Varasso • Hope Wicket

7:45 PM | GHOST VARIABLES
Chris Palmer • electric guitar
Gary Barwin • reeds
Connor Bennett • reeds
David Lee • double bass
Mike Hansen • percussion

8:30 PM | AGALAWATTE-BENNETT-THORN
Nimal Agalawatte • no-input mixing board
Connor Bennett • reeds, electronics
Elisa Thorn • harp, vocals, electronics

9 PM | AVRAM FEFER’S JUBA LEE 4TET
Avram Fefer • reeds, composition
Anders Nilsson • electric guitar
Hilliard Greene • double bass
Hamid Drake • drums, percussion

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Friday, Friday, June 19 (Early Evening)
@St. Cuthbert’s
$29 adv; $35 door

6 PM | STEPHAN CRUMP SOLO
Stephan Crump • double bass

6:30 pm | HAMID DRAKE & BRODIE WEST w/ PEGGY LEE
Hamid Drake • drums, percussion
Brodie West • alto saxophone
Peggy Lee • cello

7:15 PM | GORD GRDINA & CHRISTIAN LILLINGER
Gordon Grdina • guitar, oud
Christian Lillinger • drums

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Friday, Friday, June 19 (Late Evening)
@St. Cuthbert’s
$33 adv; $40 door

9 PM | OTHERLANDS TRIO
Stephan Crump • acoustic bass
Darius Jones • ‍alto saxophone
Eric McPherson‍ • drums

10 PM | ELISA THORN SOLO
Elisa Thorn • harp, electronics, vocals

10:30 PM | AVRAM FEFER’S JUBA LEE 4TET
Avram Fefer • reeds, composition
Anders Nilsson • electric guitar
Hilliard Greene • double bass
Hamid Drake • drums/percussion

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Saturday, June 20 (Noon)
@St. Cuthbert’s
$29 adv; $35 door

Noon | DARIUS JONES SOLO
Darius Jones • ‍alto saxophone

12:30 PM | GRDINA-GREENE-MCPHERSON
Gordon Grdina • guitar, oud
Hilliard Greene • double bass
Eric McPherson‍ • drums

1 PM | BAJAKIAN-ÚLEHLA
Julia Úlehla • vocals
Aram Bajakian • guitar, bass, oud, piano

1:45 PM | CRUMP-LILLINGER-NILSSON-WEST
Stephan Crump‍ • double bass
Christian Lillinger • drums
Anders Nilsson • electric guitar
Brodie West • alto saxophone

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Saturday, June 20 (Afternoon)
@St. Cuthbert’s
$29 adv; $35 door

3 PM | ERIC MCPHERSON SOLO
Eric McPherson‍ • drums

3:30 PM | HUNDEVAD-GENNARO
Mark Hundevad • piano
Mike Gennaro • drums

4:15 PM | JONES-LEE-ZUBOT
Darius Jones‍ • alto saxophone
Peggy Lee • cello
Josh Zubot • violin

5 PM | HEAVY METAL KLEZMER
Myk Freedman • guitar
Tania Gill • piano, electronics
Peter Lutek • reeds
Michael Herring • bass
Dave Clark • drums

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Saturday, June 20 (Evening)
@St. Cuthbert’s
$33 adv; $40 door

8 PM | HAMID DRAKE & AVRAM FEFER
Avram Fefer • ‍alto, tenor, soprano saxophones
Hamid Drake • drums, percussion

9 PM | DÁLAVA
Julia Úlehla • vocals
Aram Bajakian • guitar, bass, oud, piano
Peggy Lee • cello
Josh Zubot • violin

10 PM | OTHERLANDS TRIO
Stephan Crump‍ • acoustic bass
Darius Jones‍ • alto saxophone
Eric McPherson‍ • drums

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FB Event Page:
13th Annual Something Else! Festival

Eventbrite Tickets Page:
2026SEFEST.eventbrite.ca

More details soon at
somethingelsefestival.com
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In our 13th year of operation, as Zula Presents Something Else!, we are most grateful to Department of Canadian Heritage, and The City of Hamilton for their financial support to make these festival events possible. We would also like to acknowledge and thank our partner Hamilton Public Library for their kind support and enthusiasm. As well, much gratitude goes to our diligent media partners Musicworks, Music Buddy, CFRU 93.3 FM and CFMU.