Kelowna live music blog presents…. Countdown to the Rockanagan Music Festival (September 28^th and 29^th). Get your tickets now at the five participating venues.

Rockanagan Featured band of the day – La Clase Obrera (world)
Friday night @ O’ Flanigan’s

“La Clase Obrera” is the work of singer-songwriter Michael Laveck. His debut album, “to ward”, was recorded in Michael’s apartment while living in Busan, South Korea and released in the Spring of 2006. A year was spent learning, finishing and playing songs old and new with the help and commitment of Dave Miller and Patrick Carle. Talented friends and fellow travelers Jan Dawson, Remco Dalmaijer and Jon Frymire added harmonies (drunken choir…), banjo and slide guitar. Once the initial tracking was finished, Michael flew to Stockholm, Sweden and assisted Stefan Edlund with the final mix.

Recently, Michael has returned to Canada and is finishing the mix for his second album entitled “for over”…which is being offered in it’s current, non-mixed stage free for a limited time on this site (the new album! link). This new release features eleven new songs from Michael and a brand new line-up of supporting talent including: Ole Janssen on sax and flute, Stefan Edlund on keys, Per Wallman on drums, bass and electric guitar, Amy Widmer with piano and vocals, and Remco back on banjo…

His latest collaboration has him matched up, once again, with banjo, dobro and this time around we have mandola and digeridoo …throw in a synth a couple old tube amps and a lap-steel voilla…electro-acoustic folk-pop.