Ari Neufeld meets Guy Fawkes – The House
Blue City – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
JD EDWARDS – The Minstrel Cafe
Young ‘Uns – The Blue Gator
Nixie w/ Unorganized Sports – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Tanya Lipscomb – Grateful Fed
Donovan Sweet- Pheasant & Quail Pub
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Nixie w/ Unorganized Sports
NIXIE anxiously awaits the release of their first full length album; recorded and produced by Futcher at Nimbus School of Recording Arts and mixed by Chris Hollywood Holmes at Greenhouse Studios, both in Vancouver, BC. It can be heard here soon and is slated for release in early 2011.
In the mean time, you can see Nixie live at Doc Willoughby’s!
Ticket Giveaway: The Rural Alberta Advantage
You could win a pair of tickets to the show Thursday night!
A member of the band also plays with another popular Toronto-based band. What is that bands name? They played Duotone in Kelowna a few years ago!
Okanagan College Student Union and Habitat present:
The Rural Alberta Advantage w/ Pepper Rabbit and Imaginary Cities
$15 advance – Buy your tickets for this show here!
$20 door – $5 off if you show your student I.D.
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
I mentioned it back in August when the show was announced, but now the time has come! This will be one of those “can’t miss” shows!
The Rural Alberta Advantage play indie-rock folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta.They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil boom’s charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the city’s slow growth and the country’s wild rose, but mostly the songs just try to embrace the advantage of growing up in Alberta.
The Rural Alberta Advantage, this Thursday at Habitat
Okanagan College Student Union and Habitat present:
The Rural Alberta Advantage w/ Pepper Rabbit and Imaginary Cities
$15 advance – Buy your tickets for this show here!
$20 door – $5 off if you show your student I.D.
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
I mentioned it back in August when the show was announced, but now the time has come! This will be one of those “can’t miss” shows!
The Rural Alberta Advantage play indie-rock folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta.They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil boom’s charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the city’s slow growth and the country’s wild rose, but mostly the songs just try to embrace the advantage of growing up in Alberta.
Peter Karp and Sue Foley at the Rotary Centre for the Arts
Wednesday, November 10 at the Mary Irwin Theatre at the Rotary Centre for the Arts
presented by Concept Entertainment
Tickets are priced at $33
Available at the Box Office (information line #250-717-5304) or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.
Doors 07:30 pm
Opening Act 8:00 pm – local acoustic Guitar & Harp Duo Poppa Dawg and Sherman “The Tank” Doucette.
Peter Karp and Sue Foley @ 9:00 pm.
“He Said – She Said” is the new inspired show featuring a collaboration of original songs by Peter Karp and Sue Foley. The project is based around a correspondence the two shared through letters that were written over a year period. These letters started as a casual exchange between two committed performers sharing their common bond of the loneliness of the road, the pain of separation from family and home and above all, the drive to make music. But as time went on the letters they shared became more poignant, more revealing. Those letters became their songs. The result is “He Said – She Said.” The show features songs of two artists in development, sharing artistic purpose and spiritual kinship in a meeting of hearts and minds. Whether they’re performing as an acoustic duo or with their electric band the music encompasses elements of folk, jazz, flamenco, and blues resulting in a show that is moving, literate, romantic, rocking and exciting.
Blues Revue Magazine says ” ‘He Said – She Said’ is a unique, daring idea beautifully executed by two talented, inspired artists unafraid to express themselves outside of – but still influenced by – their respective genres.”
The “He Said-She Said” CD has been released to rave reviews.
“Karp’s a great writer and performer whose songs are driven by verbal word play and insights into the human experience. Like James Taylor and Bob Dylan, Karp embodies Americana music.”
-USA TODAY
“….a stunningly gifted songwriter. This guy’s a KEEPER.”
-Terry David Mulligan, CKUA Radio
“Foley is the master of her domain and as her own chief songwriter she charts the course. Nothing seems doctored or manipulated by an unseen hand.”
-Toronto Globe & Mail
“Foley has a killer voice, an impossibly alluring blend of sex and innocence to go with those blazing guitar chops.”
-Philadelphia Enquirer
Peace, Love and Inspiration tour with Chris Assaad
It’s called the Peace, Love and Inspiration tour. And with Chris Assaad manning the musical wheel, there’s no doubt that fans will receive all three in spades. Bringing his feel-good brand of folk, roots and rock to the forefront, Assaad is ready to hit up a variety of venues to show his fans just how far a little musical love can travel.
Discovery and moving forward has always been the name of the game for Assaad. From backpacking throughout Europe with a guitar in the early days of finding his voice, to having toured throughout Canada and independently organizing tours throughout Australia, these experiences have remained essential to his growth and development. And now playing select cities from Ontario to BC, there’s little doubt that this tour will be a constant source of inspiration not just for himself, artistically, but for those in attendance as well.
Following the release of his debut album Glory Fire, Chris Assaad is taking standout tracks like the melodically-charged ‘Pave The Way’ and funkified ‘Better Left Unsaid’ to the stage as well as new tracks from his upcoming, yet to be named new album. Kevin Mendes will join him on drums, flushing out his songs while maintaining the intense, stripped down feel of his tracks. In December, Chris heads across the globe to tour the east coast of Australia, starting at Peats Ridge Music Festival as one of select Canadian acts invited alongside Jason Collett, Zeus, and Dan Mangan.
“Watch out for these guys over the next year as they ride their incredibly well recorded and excellent sounding debut.” – Fazer Magazine
It’s time for the world to get to know Chris Assaad. Pull up a chair and get comfortable, because The Peace, Love and Inspiration Tour will only work to cement his down to earth brand of roots, folk and rock in the musical world.
Chris’s journey of leaving his job as a lawyer on Bay Street to pursue his music is showcased in his debut video for ‘Pave The Way’ directed and produced by Mark Myers: http://www.youtube.com/user/chrisassaadmusic#p/a/u/0/OGMU1R9o3e0
For music and more info please visit: http://www.chrisassaad.com/
The Peace, Love and Inspiration Tour also has Chris returning to the the OCFF (Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference) for the second year in a row as well to perform two private showcases:
October 15th – Ottawa, ON – Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference (Private showcase)
October 27th – Vancouver, BC – Café Deux Soliel
October 28th – Vancouver, BC- Trees Organic Coffee House
October 29th – Victoria, BC – Solstice Café
November 1st – Duncan, BC – Duncan Garage Showroom
November 3rd – Kelowna, BC – Minstrel Cafe & Bar
November 7th – Canmore, AB – The Drake Inn
November 9th – Edmonton, AB – Brixx Bar & Grill
November 11th – Calgary, AB – Marquee Room, 2nd Floor, Uptown Stage and Screen
For album review copies, interview requests, and all other media requests please contact:
Must Be Santa
Megan Wyse
megan@mustbesanta.ca
Kelowna Live Music Events Calendar
Check out my Kelowna Live Music Events Calendar, I have 34 shows listed for November!
Friday and Saturday Kelowna live music, Oct. 29th & 30th
Did you get a chance to catch your breath from BreakOut West and the 70 bands that performed over 3 nights? There is still lots of live music going on around town…
Friday, Oct. 29th
Gorden James – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
JC Wilson – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Rob Kennedy Postcard CD Release Party – The Minstrel Cafe
Sherman ‘Tank’ Doucette – The Blue Gator
Colt.45 & Whiskey Jacks Pub present Halloween 2010 – Whiskey Jacks Pub 2442 Drought Rd, Westbank
DFY – The Grateful Fed
Putrid Brew with Ratwheel, Behold the Trench and My Brother the Doctor – The Bakery Boardshop
Saturday, Oct. 30th
Major Mambo Live – Soul de Cuba Cafe 1180 Sunset Drive, #101 , Kelowna
Nadia Von Hahn – Streaming Cafe
JC Wilson – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Cinged and Guests – The Old Bike Shop Cafe
Malibu Nights – halloween show – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Dan Oig – Cabana Grille
Paperboy, Fields of Green, Polar Year and Rhapscallions – Alexanders Beach Pub 12408 Kalamalka Rd, Vernon
Sherman ‘Tank’ Doucette – The Blue Gator
Colt.45 & Whiskey Jacks Pub present Halloween 2010 – Whiskey Jacks Pub 2442 Drought Rd, Westbank
Tonight at O’Flannigans
Oct. 28th – Tusk Mountain Gypsy Fist Louder Than Love
… and on Nov. 8th – The Creepshow (before they head off on their European Tour)
Formed in the dirty back alleys and dive bars of Toronto, Ontario in 2005, THE CREEPSHOW has redefined the saying “No Rest For The Wicked”. Since their inception, the band has brought their genre-defying blend of country-tinged, psycho punk rock n’ roll to over 25 countries worldwide with plans to conquer many more as soon as possible. Fronted by the fiery Sarah “SIN” Blackwood (guitar/vox) and backed by the swarthy Sean “Sick Boy” McNab (stand-up bass/vox), The Reverend McGinty (sermons/organ/vox) and the righteous Matt “Pomade” Gee, THE CREEPSHOW is an explosion of live energy that is a tasty treat for the ears and eyes alike… Whatever you do though, don’t write THE CREEPSHOW off as just another psychobilly band. While their lyrics draw inspiration from b-movies and early horror films, they’re also full of personal insight and personal stories dealing with everything from addiction to anxiety to love gone wrong.
BreakOut West Announces The Winners For The 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards
BreakOut West was capped off in Kelowna with the 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards Sunday Oct. 24th while The Industry Awards were presented on Saturday October 23rd. This year’s awards were recorded live and will be broadcast on CBC on January 2nd, 2011 at 3 PM.
The Western Canadian Music Award 2010 Winners
Aboriginal Recording of the Year
Leela Gilday – Calling All Warriors – NWT
Blues Recording of the Year
Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick – B.C.
Children’s Recording of the Year
Norman Foote – Love My New Shirt – B.C.
Classical Composition of the Year
Stephen Chatman – Earth Songs – B.C.
Classical Recording of the Year
musica intima – into light – B.C.
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year
Amanda Falk – In Between the Now & Then – MB
Country Recording of the Year
Doc Walker – Go – MB
Album francophone de l’année/ Francophone Recording of the Year
Geneviève Toupin – Geneviève Toupin – MB
Independent Album of the Year
Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – B.C.
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Hot Club Edmonton – Hot Club Edmonton – AB
Jazz Recording of the Year
Sandro Dominelli – The Alvo Sessions – AB
Pop Recording of the Year
laurell – Can’t Stop Falling – B.C.
Rap/Hip Hop Recording of the Year
Grand Analog – Metropolis Is Burning – MB
Rock Recording of the Year
You Say Party – XXXX – B.C.
Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – Let’s Just Stay Here – B.C.
Roots Solo Recording of the Year
Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – B.C.
Songwriter of the Year
Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – B.C.
Urban Recording of the Year
Maiko Watson – Sweet Vibration – MB
World Recording of the Year
Alpha YaYa Diallo – Immé – B.C.
Hall of Fame
Chilliwack
International Achievement
Sarah McLachlan
International Achievement
Tegan and Sara
2010 Western Canadian Music Industry Award Winners
Agency of the Year
Paquin Entertainment – MB
Best Album Design of the Year
Ron Sawchuk – Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House – MB (The Wailin’ Jennys)
Engineer of the Year
Ryan Dahle – B.C.
Independent Record Label of the Year
Mint Records – B.C.
Industry Builder
Robert Kerr
Live Music Venue of the Year
The Commodore Ballroom – B.C.
Manager of the Year
Bruce Allen – B.C.
Multi Media
‘Tungijuq” video by Isuma Productions – NU (Tanya Tagaq and Jesse Zubot)
Producer of the Year
Ryan Dahle – B.C.
Talent Buyer of the Year
Alex Grigg and Robyn Stewart – VANOC – B.C./MB
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