Past Shows
2023
- June 13 The Slice (Lethbridge, AB) Keith ‘Catfish’ Woodrow & the High Level Blues Band
- May 27 Private Event (Lethbridge, AB) Bent Reed Blues Band
2022
- November 3 Southern Alberta Art Gallery (Lethbridge, AB) Jess Tollestrup solo at the 2nd Annual SAAG Social
- August 5 Owl Acoustic Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with Body Lens
- July 29 The Slice (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with 21st Avenue
- June 17 Owl Acoustic Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with Quit It! // Western Death
- May 21 Theoretically Brewing (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with Summer Bruises // Picture Postcard // Paula Neu
- April 9 Theoretically Brewing (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with Biloxi Parish // Makiisma at AES Fest
- March 27 House Show (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with Biloxi Parish at 'Outlet of Joy' book launch
- Feb 11 CKXU 88.3 FM (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes on For the Record
- Feb 10 Owl Acoustic Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with Ol' Ben // Zach Passey
2021
- Dec 31 House Show (Lethbridge, AB) Bunny Eyes with Indigidrip
2020
- Aug 28 Theoretically Brewing (Lethbridge, AB) Cigarettes from China with Chin Music
- March 6 Galileo's Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) Host for Campus Collective Centre Open Mic
2019
- Sept 20 Theoretically Brewing (Lethbridge, AB) Jess Tollestrup solo with Webb // Son of a Baker // Fawns
- Aug 16-25 (Edmonton, AB) Sorry Not Sorry Presents: The Splendiferous Quagmires of Filliam Crowe at the Edmonton Fringe Festival
- July 4 Grindstone Theatre (Edmonton, AB) Sorry Not Sorry Presents: The Splendiferous Quagmires of Filliam Crowe
- June 30 Redfield Crossing (Thorhild, AB) Reign Bough Fiddle Music & Arts Festival
- May 11 McKillop United Church (Lethbridge, AB) Coming Out in Faith Monologues
- April 20 Owl Acoustic Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) Lethbridge Girls Rock Camp Matinee
- March 22 The Pixie Pub (Lethbridge, AB) CKXU 88.3 FM Presents: Musical Monarchy
- March 16 Lethbridge Public Library (Lethbridge AB) CKXU 88.3 FM Presents: Love 'N Records
- Jan 12 Street Legal Records (Lethbridge, AB) Courtney Faulkner's 'relief/release' art opening
2018
- Dec 16 Amigos Cantina (Saskatoon, SK) Community Poetry Stage with Kay Kassirer
- Dec 16 Amigos Cantina (Saskatoon, SK) 'Think Outside the Music Box' Workshop
- Dec 14 Creative City Centre (Regina, SK) Regina Word Up Poetry Slam with Kay Kassirer
- Nov 14 Owl Acoustic Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) A La Mode // Jess Tollestrup // Ugly Cry Club
- Aug 16-26 Grindstone Theatre (Edmonton, AB) Musical improv for yegDND with Sorry Not Sorry at the Edmonton Fringe Festival
- March 17 Smuggler's Saloon (Coutts, AB) Solo Music
- Feb 4 House show (Edmonton, AB) Solo Music and Poetry
- Jan 27 Bodacious (North Vancouver, BC) Breaking the Binary: Readings by Non-Binary Writers
- Jan 23 Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) Musical improv for Impro Allegro with The Fictionals
2017
- Oct 28 Market Hall (Peterborough, ON) Canadian Festival of Spoken Word Finals Showcase
- Oct 24 The Venue (Peterborough, ON) Mixolos Mitchtape at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word
- Oct 10 Re-bar (Seattle, WA) Feature at Seattle Poetry Slam
- Oct 4 Benny's Bagels (Vancouver, BC) Feature at UBC Slam
- Sept 28 Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Vancouver, BC) Feature at Slamapalooza
- Sept 27 Caffe Fantastico (Victoria, BC) Feature at Tongues of Fire
- Sept 19 The Nook Cafe (Edmonton, AB) Feature at Breath In Poetry
- Sept 8 Vendome Cafe (Calgary, AB) Solo Music Set
- Aug 22 - 26 Sorry Not Sorry presents Thunderprov at Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- Aug 22 - 27 Sorry Not Sorry presents yegDND at Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- Aug 22 - 27 Sorry Not Sorry presents Cream of Improv Soup at Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- Aug 21 Wine Tent (Edmonton, AB) - Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- Aug 19 Owl Acoustic Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) - FLIP Fest
- Aug 10 Pages Bookstore (Calgary, AB) - flywheel Reading Series by filling Station
- July 6 Bohemia (Edmonton, AB) - The Pluto Year EP Release ft. Sister Ray and Katie Laine
- June 30 Churchill Square (Edmonton, AB) - The Works Art & Design Festival with Borscht
- June 22 Palace Theatre (Calgary, AB) - Sled Island Presents Wavves w/Borscht and 36?
- June 16 Wild Earth Cafe (Edmonton, AB) - YEG Music Acoustic Spotlight
- June 4 Giovanni Park (Edmonton, AB) - LGBTQIA2S+ Beat Stage headliner at Heart of the City Music and Arts Festival
- June 1 Woodrack Cafe (Edmonton, AB) - All Things Queer: A Storytelling Night by In Arms Theatre Collective
- May 27 (Edmonton, AB) - Musical improv for Sorry Not Sorry presents: yegDND
- May 19 The Carrot Community Arts Coffee House (Edmonton, AB) - Jess Tollestrup at The Carrot
- April 30 Cha Island (Edmonton, AB) - Singer/Songwriter Pianist Showcase
- April 28 Naked Cyber Cafe (Edmonton, AB) - Connor Shaw feat. Denny Von Braun / Jess Tollestrup / Naeem Gabriel
- April 22 (Edmonton, AB) - Musical improv for Sorry Not Sorry presents: yegDND
- April 15 (Edmonton, AB) - Musical improv for Sorry Not Sorry presents: Thunderprov
- April 9 - Have Mercy (Edmonton, AB) - Compete with the Beat
- April 3 - Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) - Feature at the Vancouver Poetry Slam.
- March 29 - The Sewing Machine Factory (Edmonton, AB) - Solo set of musical comedy at Odd Wednesday
- March 27 - The Buckingham (Edmonton, AB) - Solo set at 'Rockin' 4 Dollars'
- March 25 - Grey Eagle Resort & Casino (Calgary, AB) - Musical improv for Sorry Not Sorry's yegDND at NSF Con
- March 23 - The Buckingham (Edmonton, AB) - Keys with Borscht at Tuckingham: Live Bands Fronted by Drag Queens
- March 18 - (Edmonton, AB) - Musical improv for Sorry Not Sorry presents: yegDND
- March 11 - (Edmonton, AB) - Musical improv for Sorry Not Sorry presents: Thunderprov
- February 18 - Cha Island (Edmonton, AB) - Evan Crawford Feat. Grace Miazga & Jess Tollestrup
- February 13 - The Buckingham (Edmonton, AB) - Solo set at 'Rockin' 4 Dollars'
2016
- December 15 - The Almanac (Edmonton, AB) - Solo act + keys with Danielle Deighton
- November 14 - The Buckingham (Edmonton, AB) - Duo with Kevin Lockwood at 'Rockin' 4 Dollars'
- August 6 - Private Function (Fort MacLeod, AB) - David Harmon Band
- May 28 - The Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC)
- May 24, 25 - Vancouver Tap Dance Society (Vancouver, BC) - Jazz workshop
- May 12 - Fox Cabaret (Vancouver, BC) East Van Beauty Brawl.
- May 7 - The Taphouse (Surrey, BC) - Keys with Six Figures
- April 27 - Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC) - Ila Zbarsky's Graduation Recital
- April 22 - Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC) - Classical Voice Concert
- April 22 - Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC) - Colin Sankey's Graduation Recital
- April 22 - Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC) - Max Ley's Graduation Recital
- April 21 - Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC) - Riley Johnson's Graduation Recital
- April 20 - Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC) - Jazz trio at the VCC Information Night
- April 16 - Cottage Bistro (Vancouver, BC)
- April 11 - Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC) - Monday Night Swing with the PreBop Ensemble
- April 1, 2 - The Taphouse (Surrey, BC) - Keys with Six Figures
- March 11 - The Railway Club (Vancouver, BC)
- March 4, 5 - The Taphouse (Surrey, BC) - Keys with Six Figures
- February 27 - Odd Fellows Hall (Vancouver, BC) - VCC Pre Bop Ensemble
- February 20 - Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC)
- February 19 - Prohibition (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with Six Figures
- February 11 - VCC Pub Night (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with Six Figures
- February 7 - Vancouver Tap Dance Society (Vancouver, BC) - Jazz quintet for a tap dance workshop
- January 9 - Kitsilano Neighbourhood House (Vancouver, BC) - Solo piano during the Battle of the Arts Speedpainting Competition
2015
- November 27 - LanaLou's (Vancouver, BC) Babes for Bears 2016 Calendar Launch Party
- September 30 - Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC) Album Release Party
- September 19 - Sugar Skull Studio (Vancouver, BC) ARTRoots presents
- August 14, 15 - Lundbreck Hotel (Lundbreck, AB) - Keys with the Mark Hall Band
- August 8 - King Arthur Resort (Vauxhall, AB) - Keys with the Mark Hall Band
- August 1 - Milk River Inn (Milk River Inn, AB) - Keys with the Mark Hall Band
- July 25 - Magrath Days (Magrath, AB) - Keys with the Mark Hall Band
- June 4 - Stone's Throw Restaurant (Victoria, BC) Victoria Youth Slam Finals
- April 17 - The Princeton Pub (Vancouver, BC)
- April 11 - Roundhouse Community Arts & Rec Centre (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with trad. jazz group Celery Sticks at the LAB Art Show
- March 25 - Beaty Biodiversity Museum (Vancouver, BC) - Guest performer at the premier of the collaborative piece "The Love Ballads of Two Specimens"
- March 20 - Skinny Fat Jack's (Vancouver, BC)
- March 14 - Seven Dining Lounge (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with Polly Vagus at their debut show.
- March 5 - Club 560 (Vancouver, BC) RAW Artist Debut
- February 28 - The Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC)
- February 17 - Guilt & Co (Vancouver, BC) Le Cabaret du Passe's event 'Love Sick'
- January 31 (Vancouver, BC) - Feature musician/poet at the Chicken Sessions open mic
- January 26 - Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) - Guest performer at the Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam
- January 9 - Princeton Pub (Vancouver, BC)
2014
- December 31 - Smokehouse (Lethbridge, AB) - Keys with Mark Hall Band
- November 29 - The Railway Club (Vancouver, BC)
- November 28 - SBC Restaurant (Vancouver, BC) Another Anti Art Show by Glass City Collective
- November 15 - Kitsilano Neighbourhood House (Vancouver, BC) Youth Evening of Arts (YEA!)
- November 12 - Princeton Pub (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with Rachel L. Davis
- September 20 - Merge (Vancouver, BC) - Ad Viger Album Release by Kjel
- September 7 - Arts in the Park (Richmond, BC)
- September 4 - Vancouver Fringe - Opening at 'For Body and Light'
- August 11 - Slam du Tremplin (Sherbrooke, QC)
- August 9 - The Spill (Peterborough, ON)
- August 8 - Free Times Cafe (Toronto, ON)
- August 7 - Whistlestop Cafe Youth Slam (Peterborough, ON)
- August 6 - The Central (Toronto, ON)
- August 2 - House Party (Saskatoon, SK)
- July 30 - Danger Haus (Lethbridge, AB)
- June 20 - The Cellar (Vancouver, BC)
- June 19 - Grassroots Cafe and Lounge (Surrey, BC) - Feature at Kwantlen University Poetry Slam.
- June - Keys and harmonies for the recording of Jonathan Deuling's song 'Carved'.
- June 8 - The Fairview (Vancouver, BC)
- June 5 - The Railway Club (Vancouver, BC) - Music and spoken word; keys with Rachel L. Davis
- May 23 - Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with 'Rachel Davis and The Reasonables'
- May 17 - Thea's Lounge (Vancouver, BC) - Student Reading at the Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs Conference (CCWWP).
- May 12 - Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) - Feature at Vancouver Poetry Slam.
- May 8 - The Railway Club (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with Rachel L. Davis, as well as a solo set.
- May 3 - House Party (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with 'Rachel and The Reasonables'
- April 25 - Goldie's Pizza (Vancouver, BC) - Music at Amber Harper Young's Hardcore Girls - STANDUP COMEDY.
- April 20 - The Hastings Warehouse (Vancouver, BC) Piano performance at the 420 Art Show.
- April 19 - The Princeton Pub (Vancouver, BC) - Keys with Chelsea Johnson, Andrew Coombes, and Jillian Christmas.
- April 13 - Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) Music and spoken word; keys with Chelsea Johnson
- April 11 - Joe's Apartment (Vancouver, BC)
- March 28 - Heaven's Door (Vancouver, BC)
- March 21 - Goldie's Pizza (Vancouver, BC) Music at Amber Harper-Young's Harcore Girls - STANDUP COMEDY.
- March 20 - The Princeton Pub (Vancouver, BC) Keys with Rachel L. Davis' Joni Baloney act.
- March 5 - Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) Solo set. Opening act: Illiteratty
- March 1 - The Railway Club (Vancouver, BC)
- February 23 - Marche Pastry Bakery Cafe Vancouver, BC) Solo performance.
- February 21 - Goldie's Pizza (Vancouver, BC) Music at Amber Harper-Young's Hardcore Girls - STAND UP COMEDY
- February 11 - (Vancouver, BC) WhiteSpot staff party.
- February 7 - Benny's Bagels Vancouver, BC) Solo set in the August of Next Year Showcase
- January 31 - The Railway Club Caboose (Vancouver, BC) Keys with Rachel L. Davis and a solo set.
- January 29 - Prophouse (Vancouver, BC) Solo performance at Takin' Turns, alongside Ross Fairbairn and The Honeyflowers.
- January 28 - Fanclub (Vancouver, BC) Music and spoken word
- January 24 - Trees Organic (Vancouver, BC) Solo set
2013
- December 30 - CFRO 100.5 (Vancouver, BC) Jesse, as well as Rachel L. Davis, played several original songs and covers. The show can also be found on CFRO's website.
- December 29 - Goldies Pizza (Vancouver, BC) Music at Hardcore Girls 2013.
- December 20 - Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) Solo set at Metaphors Be With You! Youth Poetry Fundraiser.
- December 17 - Fanclub (Vancouver, BC) Musical set during the comedy show 'The Experience'.
- December 7 - The Media Club (Vancouver, BC)
- December 6 - Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC)
- December 2 - 101.9 FM - for the CiTR's 24 Hours of Student Power Event, Jess performed a Slam piece during the UBC Slam's slot. Here is the podcast of the show.
- December 1 - Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC) Keys with Rachael L. Davis for the event Chicks with Picks.
- November 30 - Fairview Pub (Vancouver, BC)
- November 20 - The Railway Club (Vancouver, BC)
- November 2 - Goldies Pizza (Vancouver, BC) Opened for Bret Joliffe's Comedy Night.
- October - November - Goldies Pizza (Vancouver, BC) Opened for The Traditional Stand Up Comedy Show.
- September 19 - Goldies Pizza (Vancouver, BC) Musical set at the Inside Jokes Comedy Show
- September 27 - Goldies Pizza (Vancouver, BC) Improvository piano accompaniment for comedians in The Traditional Stand Up Comedy Show as well as played several solo songs.
- August 17 - The House Coffee Sanctuary (Calgary, AB) Solo set at the People's Poetry Festivals' Youth Night
- August 24 - Galt Museum (Lethbridge, AB) Keys with Driving While Blind for a wedding dance.
- August 31 - James Short Park (Calgary, AB) Solo set at the Possibilities Calgary Bisexual+Pansexual Community's second annual Bi-BBQ
- July 22-26 - (Lethbridge, AB) Jessie was a volunteer keys teacher and performer at the Lethbridge Girls Rock Camp.
- July 13 - (Lethbridge, AB) - Solo set at the Alberta Flood Relief Benefit at The Smokehouse BBQ and Grill in Lethbridge, AB. Here's the L.A. beat article, and here's the Lethbridge Herald article.
- June 30, July 1st (Vancouver, BC) - 3 solo flypitches in the Vancouver International Busker Festival.
- June 1 (Loverna, SK) - Keys with Hurtin' for the town's centennial dance.
- May 12 - Smuggler's Saloon (Coutts, AB) Jessie played from 5-8 at the Mothers' Day Dinner.
- April 19 - The Owl (Lethbridge, AB) Solo set opening for Junkman's Choir .
- Jesse competed in the Calgary Spoken Word Festival in the Youth Slam (April 6th) and the Fest-O-Off (April 16th). Check out her CSWF Artist page here.
- March - Jess, along with several other musicians, wrote music for author Kim Firmston's fictional band 'Boiled Cat', the tracks of which are featured on Kim's interactive website
- March 17 - The Slice (Lethbridge, AB) Jessie opened for Hannah Epperson and The Fugitives .
- February 16 - Owl Acoustic Lounge (Lethbridge, AB) - Opened for Sarah Cripps with a variety of originals and highly personalized covers.
2012
- New Year's Eve - Smuggler's Saloon (Coutts, AB) - Performed classic rock and blues tunes with Ann Tollestrup
- August - People's Poetry Festival Cabaret (Calgary, AB) - Performed original piano instrumentals and spoken word poetry
- July - South County Fair, Lotus Stage (Fort MacLeod, AB) - Performed originals and provided improvisatory music for poets, including Mary Pinkoski.
- February - Family Dance (Milk River, AB) - Keys for the local rock band Fragment.
2011
- February - Family Dance (Milk River, AB) - Keys and harmonica for the rock band Fragment; keys, vocals, bass, and harmonica for the metal band Alcatraz.