Power 104 welcomes Led Zepagain

Newly formed indie super group Real Boys (Featuring members of Oh No! Yoko, You Say Party! We Say Die!, and GSTS!) is playing at Tweaked and Yummy. They will be joined by spoken word performance poet Nathan Hare.

Everett Morris – Vocals/Guitar
Drew Riekman – Guitar/Vocals
Stephen O’Shea – Bass
Liam Hamilton – Drums

Nathan Hare is a spoken word performance poet from Kelowna, BC. His topics range from his ex-girlfriend’s cat to homophobia, from faith to high school, to youth and love. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes both. In his spare time he tries to be nice.

Formed in April 2011 as a side project for lead singer Everett Morris’ song writing, Real Boys arrive with fresh-faced enthusiasm and the bravery to wander on tangents. Their two guitar attack dispensing strong melodies against an air-tight rhythm section, these summery tunes will have you dancing through winter. Featuring members of You Say Party! We Say Die!, On No! Yoko, and GSTS!.

The Oh Wells / Nuuka at Habitat – April 11th

Mar23

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Tickets also available at Leo’s Video (2680 Pandosy St) & Mosaic Books (411 Bernard Avenue).

The Oh Wells began with acne, corrective dental wear, and the inability to look the opposite sex in the eye without panicking and/or falling in love. In other words, the Oh Wells began with high school. At sixteen, Sarah Jickling was your average super-shy suburban teen. She spent most of her time baking cupcakes, re-reading the Harry Potter series and quoting Meg Ryan. Then, one day, everything changed. Sarah and one of her super-shy friends decided to start a band.

It happened over the winter break of Grade 11. The girls recorded their very first songs with the help of Garage Band and made themselves a little MySpace page under the name “The Oh Wells”. That’s “oh well” as in: “The boy I wrote these songs about probably thinks I’m gross…oh well!”

Flash forward to one week later. The Oh Wells returned to school and suddenly people who had never talked to them before were stopping them in the hallways. The guy who sat in front of Sarah in math class turned around during a lesson and said “I love your band.” Even “beard guy”, Sarah’s biggest crush ever, had heard the Oh Wells’ tunes. Their lives would never be the same.

During the next few years, The Oh Wells went from playing the school’s Terry Fox run, to White Rock’s coffee shops, to venues where they had seen their own favourite bands play. These years contained some agonizing heartbreaks (see “beard guy”), a couple of equally painful line-up changes, and several boxes of “do-it-yourself” hair dye. But most importantly, these years gave way to a whole slew of catchy indie-pop songs that sound like they had been originally written in a diary. In a good way.

Now the Oh Wells are CITR Shindig winners, EMP Soundoff finalists, and made the PEAK Performance Project 2011 Top 20! Sarah is currently a blonde.

Nuuka‘s aim is to provide a soundtrack for that road trip, dance party, walk in the sun, sleepless night, airport layover, Vancouver City bus ride, and of course, live show!

Known as Indie/Pop/Rockers with strong melodies, catchy hooks and harmonies, Nuuka will have your ears and maybe even your hands and feet.

Anthony Martens and Norrie Henderson, former bandmates from a noteworthy Indie/Folk project called Treelight Room, have joined forces once again, along with accomplished and eclectic drummer Zac Gauthier and seasoned artist Jeremy Vautour on bass. You can expect to hear piano driven arrangements from Anthony, accompanied by soaring lead guitar lines and harmonies from Norrie, all ramped up by the undeniable percussion section.

“It’s music that explores off the beaten track, while still remaining accessible.”

Keloha Festival – Line-up additions

Mar21

Another big name added to KELOHA… The Joy Formidable.

Probably 4 more bands to be announced.

Early Bird ticket tomorrow at 10am! Schedule is here – day-by-day

Big lineup announcement – Wet Ape presents… KELOHA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2012

Mar20

July 6-8th
Waterfront Park

On July 6-8 Kelowna’s Waterfront Park will be transformed into a tropical oasis of music and art. The event features 2 stages showcasing some of the biggest names in Indie, Rock and Alternative, as well as some of the most talented up and coming names in Canadian music. With local and international art exhibits and installations, an exhibitor village, lakeside beverage gardens, interactive kids areas, and more!
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KELOHA will have 2 stages and feature some of the hottest names in Rock, Indie and Alternative….

— FRIDAY—
TOKYO POLICE CLUB

THE LIMOUSINES

WE ARE THE CITY

— SATURDAY—
COLD WAR KIDS

THE DUDES

DIRTY RADIO

DANIEL WESLEY

AARON NAZRUL & THE BOOM BOOMS

USS

THE PACK A.D.

—SUNDAY—
AWOLNATION

SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT

MICHAEL BERNARD FITZGERALD

THOMAS KJORVEN

ALL TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT http://keloha.com/tickets

3 DAY REGULAR PASS – EARLY BIRD—- $89.50
1 DAY REGULAR PASS – EARLY BIRD —- $39.50
3 DAY PLATINUM PASS ——- $175
1 DAY PLATINUM PASS ——————- $89.50
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KELOHA WEBSITE
http://www.keloha.com/

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Ron Hynes @ East Kelowna Hall

Mar12

March 16th, 2012
East Kelowna Hall, 2704 East Kelowna Rd. at 8:00 pm.
$20 general admission

With a songwriting career that spans more than 30 years, Ron Hynes is a six-time East Coast Music Award winner, a Genie Award winner and a past Juno, CCMA and Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee. He’s been recipient of both Artist of the Year and the prestigious Arts Achievement Award from the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. John’s Folk Arts Council. Ron Hynes also holds an Honorary PhD from Memorial University for his songwriting and cont ribution to the cultural life of his beloved home province of Newfoundland.

Frequently referred to as the “man of a thousand songs”, Ron Hynes’ songs have been covered by dozens of artists worldwide, including Emmylou Harris, Christy Moore, Mary Black, Denny Doherty, Murray McLauchlan, Valdy, John McDermott, Terry Kelly, Prairie Oyster, The Good Brothers, Shaye, The Cottars and most recently, classical soprano Hayley Westenra.
Ron Hynes began his career as a singer-songwriter on the coffeehouse circuit in the early seventies and while on a Canadian theatre tour with The Mummers Troupe in ’76, he composed a song called “Sonny’s Dream” that’s become a folk classic performed and recorded by artists all over the world. He was a founding member of the Wonderful Grand Band, a musical comedy show featuring a six-piece traditional/folk/rock band together with various members of Codco.

In the fall of 2010 Ron’s new CD “Stealing Genius” was released by Borealis Records. Also, the feature film about Ron’s life “The Man of a Thousand Songs” debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival to sold-out audiences and critical praise.

Ron Hynes tours regularly throughout Canada and abroad, attracting enthusiastic audiences wherever he performs.