Chris Antonik at Monarchs Pub
Blues Thursdays at Monarchs Pub in The Eaton Chelsea Hotel proudly present:
Chris Antonik
Show starts at 8 pm
no cover
In 2010, Toronto-based blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Chris Antonik arrived onto the National and International blues scene with his self-titled debut album which received widespread critical acclaim, placed in the Roots Music Report Top 100 charts for over a year, and garnered Antonik a nomination for Best New Artist of the Year at Canadas national Maple Blues Awards.
In 2010, in its year-end review, British Columbias Blues Underground Network deemed Chris The Future of the Blues. After extensive touring and major blues festival appearances in Canada in 2011 and 2012, Chris returned with his highly anticipated and critically-acclaimed follow-up Better For You in March 2013.
Since its release, Better For You has solidified Chris reputation as one of Canada's hottest young blues artists: the album spent three weeks at #1 on DAWG 101.9 FM's weekly album chart Canadas only all blues-rock FM station, has continued charting on the Roots Music Report, and has attained significant airplay in Canada, the US and Europe, including regular play on Sirius XM B.B. King's Bluesville, the BBC, Jazz FM, CBC, Galaxie, and more.
To live up to these accolades on stage, Chris delivers an unbridled and passionate live performance that gives audiences more than their moneys worth and leaves them wanting more. An exceptional guitarist who has been compared to Clapton, a soulful singer and an inventive songwriter, Chris is the real deal.
