Lake Country – Creekside Theatre, 10241 Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country
Central Okanagan Showcase Concert
Dirty Girls Social Club (7:30)
Lee Aaron (8:15)

Sturgeon Hall, 1481 Water St., Kelowna
Kelly Shepherd (9-10 pm)
Kim McMechan (10:15-11:15)
Dave Lykins (11:30- 12:30)

O’Flannigan’s, 319 Queensway Ave., Kelowna
Gypsy Fist (9-10)
Princess Die (10:15-11:15)
Stranger at the Gates (11:30- 12:30)

Bohemian Café, 524 Bernard Ave., Kelowna
Nixie (9-9:30)
Elle O’Brien (9:45- 10:30)
Opal Maven (10:45-11:30)
Moments (11:45-12:30)

Grateful Fed, 509 Bernard Ave., Kelowna
Redfish (9-10)
Danny Echo (10:15-11:15)
Sultan Pepper (11:30- 12:30)

Gotchas, 238 Leon Ave., Kelowna
Fields of Green (9-9:45)
Intruders (10-10:45)
Kings Without (11-11:45)
Old Roger (12-12:45)
Emily Fennell Band (1-1:45)

You have 3 chances to catch Lee Aaron this weekend at the Rockanagan Festival

Thurs. Sept 24th at the Mule in Penticton
Fri. Sept 25th at Boomers in Vernon – midnite – 1:15am
Sat. Sept 26th at Creekside Theatre in Lake Country – 8:15pm

To sum up Lee Aaron’s career in one paragraph is a near impossible task. This Canadian icon started out as a shy teen singing jazz and Broadway standards in high school musicals, and went on to have international success in the 80’s and 90’s with chart-toppers like Whatcha Do To My Body, Hands On, Some Girls Do and Metal Queen. With multi platinum sales and twelve albums to her credit, this formidable artist has been nominated for eight Juno Awards, won the CMPA Songwriters Award, a Much Music Video Award and an Ampex Golden Reel Award, as well as toured the world extensively and appeared on dozens of magazine covers. “Chart” Magazine proclaimed Aaron’s BodyRock LP one of the 20 most influential Canadian albums of the 80’s, with artists like Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morrisette and Shania Twain “under Aaron’s influence.” MUCH Music’s “Listed” show rated Aaron one of the top Female Rockers of all time.

Rockanagan is back! Lots of shows and lots of new venues taking part. Come out and support live music!!

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Blue Mule – Penticton
Fluxx (9:30 – 10:15)
The Science Fiction Addiction (10:30 – 11:30)
Emily Fennell Band (12-1:15)

Vernon – North Okanagan Showcase Concert
Shattered Tone (10:30 – 11:30)
Lee Aaron (12-1:15)

Gotcha’s
Know Tomorrow (9-9:45)
Tonight We Burn the Sky Red (10-10:45)
Whisky Dick (11-11:45)
Liquor Store Warm (12-12:45)
Brian Rosen and the WhatNow (1-1:45)

Sturgeon Hall
Matthew Blancher (9-10)
Leila & Lee (10:15-11:15)
David l’Hirondelle (11:30- 12:30)

O’Flannigan’s
Sugar Coated Killers (9-10)
Poor Little Rich Girl (10:15-11:15)
Zoo Lion (11:30- 12:30)

Bohemian Cafe
Closing Iris (9-10)
Dirty Girls Social Club (10:15-11:15)
Malibu Nights (11:30- 12:30)

Grateful Fed
Jeff Piattelli (9-10)
Horses with Jackets (10:15-11:15)
Satori Tide (11:30- 12:30)

Blood Guts Bruises Cuts may not be for the faint of heart, but as the new album title by The Dudes, ears everywhere should take notice and tune in. Out on June 2nd via LOADmusic/EMI, Blood Guts Bruises Cuts stays true to the rock and roll soul sound that has propelled The Dudes out of the Calgary independent music scene and into the national spotlight.

“The Dudes – now strikingly tight showmen with a full arsenal of future-classic rock songs up their sleeves – have set their eyes on moving beyond the local stage…a rock band capable of taking on the world at large.” – FFWD Weekly

Sharing tour stages with the likes of Pride Tiger, Two Hours Traffic and Ladyhawk, The Dudes also earned marquee status at events including JunoFest, Sled Island, and V-Fest. They’ve been voted Calgary’s favourite band of 2006, 2007, and 2008 by FFWD readers, landed prominent spots in film (‘Freezer Burn’ starring Crispin Glover and Tom Green), television (‘Heartland’, ‘House Party’), and commercial use (Rogers mp3 phone ad).

Showing enormous artistic growth, Blood Guts Bruises Cuts, produced by Jeff Dawson (Daniel Powter, State of Shock) and mixed by Mike Fraser (Franz Ferdinand, AC/DC), introduces the perfect emotional blend of Al Green and Flaming Lips – soul music and early 1990’s distortion. We just call it awesome.

“With all pistons firing, this is a leaner, meaner Dudes.” – Beat Route Magazine

You’re lucky if you can catch The Dudes here:

Sept 11th – Edmonton, AB – Grant MacEwan College
Sept 19th – Edmonton, AB – Horowitz Theatre
Sept 24th – Kelowna, BC – Habitat
Sept 25th – Victoria, BC – Rifflandia Music Festival
Sept 26th – Vancouver, BC – The Media Club
Oct 9th – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom

For more info and music check out: www.myspace.com/wearethedudes
And here: http://www.thedudes.ca

Rah Rah return to Kelowna to play The Habitat Sept. 18th as they kick off yet ANOTHER tour across Canada.

with Yukon Blonde (before they leave on a National Tour!!), Black Diamond Bay & Red Cedar
$12 advance, $15 door
Tickets available at Leo’s Video & Habitat
Doors at 7pm, show at 9pm

RAH RAH – THEY ARE YOUR NEW FAVOURITE BAND
* AND THEY ARE TOURING! *

Since making their out-of-town debut at Pop! Montreal in 2006, the buzz surrounding Rah Rah has been growing steadily. They were voted “Best Band in Regina” by a 2007 Prairie Dog’s Reader’s Poll, have played festivals across Canada, and released their first full-length album ‘Going Steady’ via Young Soul Records (Library Voices, Polymaths, National Frost) that quickly became a What’s Hot pick with itunes.

“Very accomplished despite their youth, Rah Rah plays immense, poetic rock tunes…” – Montreal Gazette

Now set to play dates across the country, this tour follows a hugely successful back-and-forth trip across Canada where Rah Rah played their hearts out at 34 back-to-back shows with a two week stop in Montreal to record tracks for their upcoming album with Kees Dekker of Plants and Animals fame. The now eight-piece features members of Sylvie, Geronimo, and the late Despistado. Since its release ‘Going Steady’ has received consistent air play on CBC Radio 3 (reaching #5 on the R3-30) and has charted on campus radio stations and in Exclaim! magazine.
“There’s just something compelling about this band, whether it’s Burns’s earnest delivery (shades of a baritone Neil Young), the catchy tunes underpinned by rock solid musicianship, or the fact that one of their songs calls for a sound effect created by chewing candy into the microphone.” – ChartAttack

Now go hear and listen to your new favourite songs: www.myspace.com/rahrahband