June 1st weekend – Kelowna live music!

The Summerland Action Festival is taking place this weekend, and there’s also lots of live music around Kelowna!

Friday, June 1st
Russ Rosen Band – Streaming Cafe
Tin Can Jam at the Creekside Pub and Grill
CHEEKY MONKEYS @ The Minstrel Cafe
Lefty / Count Me In / There’s No End – Flashbacks Nightclub
Kyprios / Tad & The Twins at 97 Street Pub
Steppin’ Out – Kelowna Lake City Casino
Sherman Doucette Tankful of Blues – The Blue Gator
Animal Nation – Doc Willoughbys
Hot Tomales – Pheasant & Quail Pub

Sat. June 2nd
Adaline @ 10pm / Brent Tyler @ 7pm – Streaming Cafe
Libby Coulthard & Jesse Zeman – Cabana Bar and Grille
Tad & The Twins at 97 Street Pub
CHEEKY MONKEYS @ The Minstrel Cafe
Steppin’ Out – Kelowna Lake City Casino
Sherman Doucette Tankful of Blues – The Blue Gator
Hot Tomales  - Pheasant & Quail Pub
Ashlea Jones-Smith – The Old Bike Shop Cafe
The Gentlemen Thieves / Jordan Matchett – Grateful Fed

And for listings for shows in the North and South Okanagan, check out this great site –http://oook.ca/ (Facebook Page)

30th Annual Summerland Action Festival, 3 Day (Free) Family Event & Music Festival

June 1, 2, 3rd 2012
The 30th Annual Summerland Action Festival, 3 Day (Free) Family Event & Music Festival, features an 80’s theme with a wide variety of musical artists, international recording artists, top tribute acts featuring songs of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Motley Crue, plus Top BC Okanagan/Interior Recording Artists, Bands & Indie Artists

“Where were you in 82” is the theme for an incredible weekend of Family Fun, Entertainment, Great Music, Baseball Tournament, Children’s Carnival, Fireworks and Triathlon.

Henry Small (Prism, Burton Cummings Band, John Entwistle Band (the Who) plus Aerosmith Rocks, The Led Zepplin Show, Worms Hate Rain, Forever Young, will be performing with top Okanagan bands Random Act, Scissor Kick, Donovan Sweet, Blue Healer, Hotsands Beach, Pink Torpedo, Crazy Hearts Blue Grass Band, plus Finalists from KIDS HAVE TALENT 2012 Contest, (Beamer Wigley, The Shags – (Derek Rush, Evan Aasen, Ryan Boesel) Jesse Mast, Megan Abel) and popular youth performers Mariah, Tiana Ferlizza, including Summerland School of Dance.

The 3 day Summerland Action Festival is a popular annual Okanagan community event, that is free for the public to attend, and includes a 3 day Music Festival in Summerland City Park, Beverage Garden, Fireworks, Baseball Tournament with 70 teams, Giants Head Run & Man of Steel Triathlon, Children’s Carnival, Parade, Street Hoops, Vendors, Pancake Breakfasts and many fun family activities!

Summerland City Park Main Stage

2012 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Friday June 1, 2012 (Opening Festivities, Beverage Garden and Rock’n Good Times)
6:00 Hotsands Beach (Recording Artist R & B & retro rock)
7:15 Scissor Kick (retro-rock and recording artists)
8:00 Worms Hate Rain (Hits & Retro rock)
9:00 The Led Zeppelin Show (Led Zepplin tribute act)
10:20 Fireworks Display

Saturday June 2, 2012 (Youth, Teen & Family Day)
11:00 Tina Ferlizza (popular Summerland youth performer)
11:30 Mariah (popular Summerland youth performer)
12:00 Finalists from KIDS HAVE TALENT 2012 Contest,
1:30 Summerland Showcase (TBA)
1:40 Donovan Sweet (80s theme, Rhythm & Blues & Retro Hits,)
2:30 Crazy Hearts Blue Grass Band
3:30 Pink Torpedo (80s Tribute Act – Hits, Classic & Retro Rock)
4:30 Random Act (R&B 80s Funk Hits & disco Hits) –
5:50 Henry Small (International Recording Artist, Prism, Burton Cummings Band, John Entwistle Band)

Sunday June 3, 2012 (Feature Acts and Awards Ceremonies)
11:30 Summerland School of Dance
12:10 Blue Healer (Classic Rock & Retro Hits, Guess Who, Santana)
1:15 Forever Young – Neil Young Tribute
2:40 Worms Hate Rain (Popular Hits, Classic Rock, Country Rock, R&B)
4:00 Aerosmith Rocks (award winning Aerosmith tribute act)

Beatlemania at Kelowna Community Theatre, June 19th

Concert promoter Showtime Management Australia confirms international theatrical concert show Beatlemania On Tour – TheBeatles Experience will appear in 13 western Canadian cities, commencing June 8, 2012.

  • June 8 @ 8pm    Medicine Hat, AB        Esplanade Theatre,  $29 child, $54 adult
  • June 9 @ 8pm    Grand Prairie, AB        Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre, Tickets $49
  • June 13 @ 8pm  Calgary, AB                 Southern Jubilee Auditorium, $31 child, $61 adult
  • June 14 @ 8pm  Edmonton, AB             Northern Jubilee Auditorium, $31 child, $61 adult
  • June 15 @ 8pm  Lethbridge, AB            Yates Theatre, Tickets $54
  • June 17 @ 8pm  Vernon, BC               Performing Arts Centre, $34 child, $54 adult
  • June 19 @ 8pm  Kelowna, BC             Community Theatre, Tickets $49
  • June 20 @ 8pm  Kamloops, BC             Sagebrush Theatre, Tickets $55
  • June 21 @ 8pm  Penticton, BC               Cleland Theatre, $29 child, $49 adult
  • June 23 @ 7:30  Nanaimo, BC               The Port Theatre, Tickets $54
  • June 26 @ 8pm  Prince Rupert, BC        Lester Centre, $29 child, $55 adults
  • June 27 @ 8pm  Terrace, BC                 R.E.M. Lee Theatre, Tickets $49 at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel
  • June 28 @ 8pm  Prince George, BC       Playhouse, Tickets $29 child, $54 adult at Studio 2880

Beatlemania on Tour – The Beatles Experience takes fans on a magical mystery tour, exploring The Beatles’ revolution in popular music and culture. Employing The Beatles’ authentic-looking instruments, amplifiers, and costumes, coupled with faithful renditions of your favorite classics, Beatlemania On Tour – The BeatlesExperience recreates the spirit of the Fab Four in ways that have audiences raving about them.

“This is a true musical biography. It takes you on the musical journey of The Beatles’ career, starting at the beginning,” explains show producer, Johnny Van Grinsven. “There is no other comparable show which delivers The Beatles’ full story in this amazing live concert format. You will be taken in and made a part of the phenomenon that is The Beatles, and will leave the theatre believing that you have been on the journey of the greatest band ever.”

Since the first Canadian tour in 2009, Beatlemania On Tour – The Beatles Experience has developed a worldwide following with sell out tours of New Zealand, Australia, Scandinavia, South Africa, Dubai, Hong Kong and the US.

2012 sees the popular show renew itself. The stunning new cast from the UK was chosen by Showtime to take on the world-renowned musical biography. With a new cast, comes new and incredible moments, including new eras of The Beatles musical history and the addition of new musical tracks that will have audiences out of their seats the whole night long.

“You may buy a seat to see this show but you will not use it,” says Van Grinsven.

For more information, visit www.thebeatlesexperience.net or contact Canadian publicist Lisa Saunders at lisa@soundstrategy.ca or 204.799.4641.

Wind Up Radio Sessions @ The Streaming Cafe on Saturday, June 9th

Wind Up Radio Sessions are a finely woven fabric that write and perform folk rock songs with charming arrangements and intimate lyrics. Original members Matt Lazenby, Marc Kiely, and Dan Kiely released their debut album Red Brick House in 2010 to much acclaim. Since then, the band has kept their colour vibrant, establishing themselves in their home base of Montreal and performing across eastern and central Canada.

Wind Up Radio Sessions spent much of 2011 and early 2012 writing and recording new material, between their jam-space launderette and Montreal’s Digital Bird Studios. The result of this work is Bird Eyes, a nine song album which sees the group evolving their blend of compact arrangements soaked with memorable hooks and melodies. With the recent introduction of new member, Dave Crosbie, the four piece is set to release Bird Eyes and take off on a coast-to-coast Canadian tour and bird-watching expedition.

Friday night live… in Kelowna

May 25th
FIGHTING ORANGE – The Minstrel Cafe
HELL RAISER -  Level Nightclub
Ross Neilsen & the Sufferin Bastards – The Blue Gator
Malibu Knights ft. Devon Coyote – 97 Street Pub
TONIGHT…WE BURN THE SKY RED, SPIT 36, JON HYPE, MORGES, JEFFHOLE – Grateful Fed
DRACULA BLACK / SCISSORKICK – Flashbacks
Anchoress – Fernando’s Pub
Colt 45 – O’Flannigans Pub
Johnny vs Johnny – Kelowna Lake City Casino
Dennis “the dude” Williams – Pheasant & Quail Pub

And for listings for shows in the North and South Okanagan, check out this great site –http://oook.ca/ (Facebook Page)

Montreal rock band, ERA 9 @ Mary Irwin Theatre on Tuesday, May 29th

The band is set to take the stage of Rotary Centre for the Arts – Mary Irwin Theatre on Tuesday, May 29th, as part of their headlining tour throughout Western Canada. The tour is sponsored by HMP Music and will showcase pop/rock artists and bands from across the country. ERA 9 has been making quite the noise around Canada, having already appeared on Much Music and CBC, and I’d love to set something up for while they are in town.

ERA 9’s self-titled debut album, produced by Pierre Pineault and generously financed by Gail Issenman of Green Door Music Inc., released on May 20th, 2011 to a sold-out crowd at Plaza Theater. Their first single and music video “Goodnight” has been generating positive reviews from a steadily growing fan-base proving that the band’s genre bending antics are sure to turn more than a few heads.

ERA 9’s meticulous attention to detail and charismatic live performances are a testament to their hard work and has earned them the privilege to play in some of Quebec’s elite venues such as Le Medley, Bourbon Street North & Bar Chez Maurice, ERA 9’s vision of modern rock is poised to contribute to today’s music scene and is certainly a promising sign of things to come. Wandering stylistically from funk to heavy metal, ERA 9′s music remains rooted in their classic rock sensibilities. This mish-mashing of genres is not surprising given the band’s diverse approach to song writing. From hard-charging rhythms, sharp hooks and soaring vocals to gentle acoustic ballads, the members continue to inject new life in contemporary rock.

Tickets available here

Anchoress, Northern Guard and Westshore Falls – Friday, May 25th

The inception of Anchoress can be traced back to the Spring of 2010. The fated meeting involved two dudes with beards bonding over a Ruiner shirt at a party. In the rapid, gushing friendship that followed, it was revealed that one represented a guitarist and singer looking for a rhythm section and the other represented a rhythm section looking for a guitarist and singer.

The four then holed up in a garage for several months writing songs that they thought sounded fun and gnarly. In February of 2011, they entered The Hive Studios with Jesse Karr. The product of that session was the album, Set Sail, which they self released on March 4, 2011, to positive reviews.

The summer of 2011 was well spent playing various shows around Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, including the 7th Victoria Hardcore Festival.

The fantastic foursome spent most of the fall of 2011 writing new material. 2012 was ushered in with style: A rad house show and a music video released (for ‘She-Devil’), with more shows on the way. On February 14th “A Night at the Movies EP” was released for free online download. It features a brand new song and a Set Sail b-side.

Kelowna long weekend, live music – May 18th, 19th

Friday
Gorden James – Kelowna Lake City Casino
Cheeky Monkeys – The Minstrel Cafe
Colt 45 – Dakodas Sports Pub
Radio Lifeline – O’Flannigans Pub
Random Act – The Blue Gator
Murphy’s Lagh – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Tricia Dalgleish – Rotary Centre for the Arts
Devon Coyote and Malibu Knights - Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Dylan Cramer – Black Box, Kelowna Community Theatre
Leila Neverland and Marc Lovisa – Grateful Fed
Phunky Phil – Cabana Bar and Grille
TribeHouse Song Writer Circle – Streaming Cafe
Sherman Doucette Blues Duet – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Calum Hughes Collective – Friday Headliner at Rutland Maydays, Centennial Park Mainstage, Rutland Rd
Cod Gone Wild — Irish Pub Night Tour, Kelowna Curling Club

Saturday
Jon Bryant – Streaming Cafe
Dominique Fricot and Ciseaux‘s Katie Shaan – Fernando’s Pub
Paperboy – Grateful Fed
Paperboy / Wild Son / Windmills – German Canadian Club
Sherman Doucette Blues Duet – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Gorden James – Kelowna Lake City Casino
Cheeky Monkeys – The Minstrel Cafe
Colt 45 – Dakodas Sports Pub
Radio Lifeline – O’Flannigans Pub
Random Act – The Blue Gator
Murphy’s Lagh – Pheasant & Quail Pub

And for listings for shows in the North and South Okanagan, check out this great site –http://oook.ca/ (Facebook Page)