Sun, Apr 19th , 6-10pm, Casual Concert – Joey Clarkson Acoustic Duo – Pop/Rock - Guitar/Vocals & Cajon
Joey Clarkson is a high energy Pop/Rock artist from the Vancouver Island, Canada. Her music has been described as Katy Perry and Blondie meet Cheap Trick. She released her first full length self titled album “Joey” in 2010 after winning a local talent contest; she placed as a regional winner for Canada Music Week and Astral Media's 2012 National Competition RadioStar with her single "Get Out".  www.JoeyClarkson.com   www.Facebook.com/JoeyClarksonMusic   http://youtu.be/DE5N6Db02Mw
Char’s PWYC (pay what you can) concert format consists of 20 minute sets starting at 6pm on the hour every hour, designed for short visits.
FMI http://alberni.ca/events/14124 Char’s 19+ Lounge opens M-F 4pm, S-S 1pm www.charslanding.com Char’s Landing, 4815 Argyle @5th. Port Alberni V9Y 1V9
BIOGRAPHY of JOEY CLARKSON
 
Joey Clarkson is a high energy Pop/Rock artist from the Vancouver Island, Canada. Her music has been described as Katy Perry and Blondie meet Cheap Trick. She released her first full length self titled album “Joey” in 2010 after winning a local talent contest; she placed as a regional winner for Canada Music Week and Astral Media's 2012 National Competition RadioStar with her single "Get Out".
In 2012,Joey completed a 12 day tour of the UK with backing vocalist Breanne Larson. Accompanied by videographer Chad Weber of VI multimedia who documented the 12 day adventure: they met and interviewed several artists from the local music scenes. This footage became a documentary style film which, at the request of the BBC, premiered at the BBC film festival in Norfolk later that fall. 
In the winter of 2012 Joey was happy to be chosen as the recipient of the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Award and is a 2013 Vancouver Island Music Award Nominee with her single "Johnny the Radio". Joey also is happy to be an ArtStarts Artist in the classroom, touring schools sharing her music and philosophy. Joey released her second album "See You, Love You, Behave Yourself!" in 2013. 
Joey is returning to the studio in March 2015 with Producer/Drummer Pat Steward (The Odds/Bryan Adams) to record her next single "Runaway". Joey is set to spend the majority of her spring and summer touring Canada, the UK and Germany in support of it's release. 
 
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