Nico Paulo

Join Portuguese-Canadian artist Nico Paulo for an unforgettable evening of heart-baring, lush pop melodies on Saturday, October 26th, with a special guest to be announced!

Show Details:
Nico Paulo with Special Guest TBA
Date: Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Doors: 7:00PM
Show: 8:00PM
Tickets: $23.00 in advance online or in person at Paper Umbrella (2724 13th Avenue)

*Advance tickets close at 5:00 PM day-of-show. Additional tickets will be available at the door unless it is officially labelled SOLD OUT*

The Artesian is wheelchair accessible, all-ages, and a proud supporter of positive spaces initiatives with a zero-tolerance policy towards hate, harassment, and/or discrimination. We reserve the right to remove any patron creating an unsafe environment. The accessible entrance is available via a lift, Please ask staff for help if necessary.

About Nico Paulo:

Nico Paulo is a Portuguese/Canadian songwriter, performer, and visual artist. She moved to Canada in 2014 to pursue her career, originally setting down roots in the vibrant Toronto arts community, and eventually moved east to become an essential part of Newfoundland’s celebrated music scene. Paulo’s highly anticipated, self-titled debut LP, which arrived in spring 2023, is a melodically dynamic, heart-baring collection that finds her exploring the interconnected nature of relationships and the flow of time in lush, sophisticated pop arrangements. The album’s textures come courtesy of production by Joshua Van Tassel (Villages, Fortunate Ones) and Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta!).

Paulo released her debut single, the wistful  “Please Don’t Forget,” in 2019. Her debut EP, Wave Call, arrived in 2020, featuring contributions from musicians Bravo Kilo, Evan J Cartwright, Kwame Appiah-Kubi, and Tim Baker, with production and engineering handled by David Gavan Baxter. She toured the EP in Europe in 2020, making stops in Portugal, the UK, Ireland, France, and Germany. Her latest releases—the Live at First Light EP recorded for the Lawnya Vawnya Artist Residency and a cover of José Afonso’s Portuguese folk song "O Cavaleiro e o Anjo"—were both recorded in Paulo’s adopted hometown of St. John’s, and include appearances by local musicians Tim Baker, Adam Hogan, Steve Maloney, and Mary B. Waldram.

“Your new favorite vocalist lives in Newfoundland” - MTV

“Nico Paulo has a knack for transmuting the mundane motions of daily life into grand, wistful reveries.” - The FADER

“‘Now Or Never’ is heavenly, a stark yet gorgeous piece of songwriting that puts us in mind of Jessica Pratt in its emotional honesty.” - Clash

“Wave Call moves with steady gestures… hypnotic and soothing.” - Exclaim! Magazine

“Nico Paulo’s gently forceful folk… took on a newfound Fleet Foxesian lushness.” - NOW Magazine

Nico Paulo est un auteur-compositeur, interprète et artiste visuel portugais/canadien. Elle a déménagé au Canada en 2014 pour poursuivre sa carrière, initialement dans la communauté artistique dynamique de Toronto, et a finalement déménagé vers l'est pour devenir un élément essentiel de la célèbre scène musicale de Terre-Neuve.

Le premier album de Paulo, sorti au printemps 2023, est une collection mélodieuse et dynamique qui la trouve explorant la nature interconnectée des relations et l'écoulement du temps dans des arrangements pop luxuriants et sophistiqués.