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The Western Canadian Music Alliance Announces BreakOut West 2010

The Western Canadian Music Alliance is pleased to announce the dates for BreakOut West 2010. Formerly known as The Western Canadian Music Awards weekend, the newly named BreakOut West will maintain and build on all of the elements and events that have made the past seven years such an overwhelming success, including:

– A re-visioned conference focusing on current industry trends and one-on-one experiences.

– A two showcase per band festival maximizing our artists’ exposure and opportunity.

– The Industry Awards Brunch and of course the Western Canadian Music Awards themselves, celebrating another year of excellence.

Join us at the inaugural BreakOut West in beautiful Kelowna, B.C., October 21st to 24th 2010.

More Info @ www.breakoutwest.ca

Media Inquiries @ media@killbeatmusic.com

The Zolas – this thursday @ the habitat

with Henry and the Nightcrawlers
$8 (+ $1.50 tx & sc) – Buy your tickets for this event here
$10 at the door
Doors at 7pm for dinner, Show at 9pm

There’s something happening on the west coast. Whether it’s in the air, the water, or the drugs, a pool of talent has formed around the notion that you can have your pop and eat it too, with brainy, prog-influenced weird-beards like Bend Sinister and arcane psycho-confectioners Mother Mother demonstrating that musical complexity can still be hummable. Commercial, even. The Zolas‘ aim to prove this.

Old Man’s Beard at the Streaming Cafe

It was just announced that Old Man’s Beard is playing the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues festival in August, and you can catch them at an intimate show at the Streaming Cafe this Saturday, Jan. 23rd.

Old Man’s Beard has just completed a three month tour promoting their debut album ‘The River’ that has taken the band from Victoria to Montreal, and has included over twenty-five live performances in cities and towns across the country.  They have given radio interviews on CBC Radio One, Rock 105.3, CKLU 96.7, and their album has reached the #24 spot on CFBX (Kamloops) 92.5’s Top 30 Most Played Album list.  Old Man’s Beard was recently short listed for a B.C. Interior Music Award for New Artist of the Year, and will be performing for the Olympic Torch Relay Celebration in Salmon Arm this coming January.  They are proud to announce that they will be performing this summer as part of the 2010 Roots and Blues Festival in Salmon Arm, in addition to headlining the CONDUIT arts and music festival in Kelowna on February 6th.

Old Man's Beard at the Streaming Cafe

It was just announced that Old Man’s Beard is playing the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues festival in August, and you can catch them at an intimate show at the Streaming Cafe this Saturday, Jan. 23rd.

Old Man’s Beard has just completed a three month tour promoting their debut album ‘The River’ that has taken the band from Victoria to Montreal, and has included over twenty-five live performances in cities and towns across the country.  They have given radio interviews on CBC Radio One, Rock 105.3, CKLU 96.7, and their album has reached the #24 spot on CFBX (Kamloops) 92.5’s Top 30 Most Played Album list.  Old Man’s Beard was recently short listed for a B.C. Interior Music Award for New Artist of the Year, and will be performing for the Olympic Torch Relay Celebration in Salmon Arm this coming January.  They are proud to announce that they will be performing this summer as part of the 2010 Roots and Blues Festival in Salmon Arm, in addition to headlining the CONDUIT arts and music festival in Kelowna on February 6th.

Julie Doiron Friday NIght

Fresh off the announcement that Julie Doiron’s album “I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day” was the #1 Canadian Campus Radio album of 2009, the Sackville, NB singer/songwriter is playing a free show live on the web.  The show will be live at www.streamingcafe.net January 22nd at 8pm Pacific Standard Time.  
A last minute change in the tour schedule, this show will appeal to audiences across Canada and beyond. Julie Doiron has been touring Canada, Europe and the States of late and is currently making the cold tour trek from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Her tour will continue to the southern States and then Japan and China. 
Recent praise for Julie Doiron’s lastest album:
“It’s a rare and amazing thing when an indie musician finds ways to keep chugging along on her own steam for years and then releases an album that brings together in the most powerful way everything she’s learned.” Carla Gillis, Now Magazine
“Hands down, this is Doiron’s most engaging work since 1999’s Julie Doiron And The Wooden Stars.” Scott Bryson, Chart
“Helmed once again by Eric’s Trip main man Rick White, I Can Wonder is easily Doiron’s most jubilant effort to date –one that makes you feel you’re discovering her all over again.” Francois Marchand, Canwest News Service
Advance tickets are available at Streaming Cafe (Kelowna, BC 596 Leon Ave) at $10 each for those who want to attend the show in person. The show will be free to watch online. 
About Streaming Cafe
Streamingcafe.net, located in Kelowna, BC is a webshow that hosts local and international artists every Friday and Saturday, streaming the concerts live on the internet with high quality video and audio production. All shows are free to watch at 8pm PST Fridays and Saturdays at www.streamingcafe.net. 

Coachella & Sasquatch Festivals

I know there’s a lot of people in Kelowna who travel down to George, Washington during the US Memorial Day weekend to check out the Sasquatch Festival.

Bands who played Coachella last year and who have also played the Sasquatch Festival in the past 2 years…

The Cure
Beirut
Girl Talk
M. Ward
Crystal Castles
TV On The Radio
Fleet Foxes
Blitzen Trapper
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Okkervil River
Gaslight Anthem
Ghostland Observatory

So which bands from the 2010 Coachella festival may play Sasquatch??  Here’s my thoughts.

Vampire Weekend
She & Him
The Avett Brothers (2 years in a row)
Grizzly Bear (2 years in a row)
Faith No More
MGMT
The Dead Weather
Hot Chip
The xx
Pavement
Phoenix
Spoon
Julian Casablancas
Yo La Tengo
MUTEMATH
Deerhunter

Mountainstock – Saturday, January 16th

Mountainstock is a fund raiser for “Victim’s Of Violence” and proceeds will go directly to the Central Okanagan Victim’s Services and the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society.

Mountainstock is a music based fund raiser which will feature 14 acts over 12 hours and will take place at the Crystil Room located in the Prestige Hotel in Kelowna.

Mountainstock brings acts from all over North America year after year and this on will be no exception.

We have acts from Texas, Vancouver, Kamloops and local favorites as well. Tickets are only $10.

For more info call Ward at (250) 870-0807 or visit the website

Event Information http://www.mountainstockfestival.com