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Rockanagan Featured band of the day – Break the pattern

Featured band of the day – Break the pattern (rock)
Friday night @ O’ Flanigans

The band (Break The Pattern) is still in it’s infancy. It has been a slow and rocky start for us but things are really starting to come together. Nick Salisbury has recently joined up as ‘king of the kit’ along with Jason Morris on Bass.

We have all been influenced by different bands and artists and that is coming through in Break The Pattern. From Jazz, classical, metal, thrash, punk, techno, to rock and hip-hop, the band’s musical tastes are quite diverse.

Rockanagan – Featured band of the day – Third gear

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

Featured band of the day – Third gear (rock)
Saturday night @ Doc Willoughby’s

Gear rose from the ashes of Deadly, with guitarist Dale Birnie and drummer Chad MacDonald reuniting with Russ Wilson, a former bandmate and lifelong friend who had been busy honing his bass style in Alberta for several years. Once they started jamming together again, the groove came rushing back, and all three knew that this was meant to be! As a power trio, 3rd Gear write and perform innovative, interesting rock songs built to bring the world to it’s knees! With politically charged lyrics, thick muscular grooves, and a tight unmistakable sound, 3rd Gear have set out to change the rock world as we know it!

Okanagan Music Awards

Performances by; Stabilo, Cold Driven, Roger Gabriel, Kinship, Jane Eamon, Raquel Warchol, Helcion, Olga Osipova, and A Day Late And A Dollar Short.

Teena Clipston from Scorpion Entertainment and Brad Krauza from Okanagan Concerts Ltd. are pleased to announce Tree Brewing as the presenting sponsor for the 2007 Okanagan Music Awards!

Kelowna, BC, The 5th Annual Okanagan Music Awards and Musicians Bash, presented by Tree Brewing, will be held this year at the Kelowna Community Theatre on October 10, 2007.

Grady @ Doc Willoghby’s September 20th

Fair Shake Productions ― Kelowna’s premier production and Promotion Company, is focused on booking intimate and interactive music venues in downtown Kelowna.

The Next big one is: Grady

Featuring Gordie Johnson from Big Sugar

CATCH THEM LIVE AT DOC WILLOUGHBYS DOWNTOWN PUB THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20th TICKETS $15 ADV and $18 at the door
►Additional shows and/or events are updated on the following websites:
http://www.docspub.ca & www.myspace.com/docwilloughbys

GRADY: This trio of tall Texans will captivate you with a sound somewhere between early ZZ Top and an alien abduction. Equal parts Southern Gospel and Satanic Ritual, Gordie “Grady” Johnson on lead vocals and guitar, Big Ben on bass, and Billy “Thunderball” Maddox beating the drums loud and proud, kneel at the altar of the onechord stomp and make every show a unique and thunderous offering.

Yes folks, GRADY’s second cd “A Cup Of Cold Poison” is done, and will be released in Canada in the middle of June on Fontana North/Maple Music.

“A Cup Of Cold Poison” was recorded at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studio, and features guest appearances by Willie Nelson, Alejandro Escovedo and Ron Hynes. What do Celtic, Gospel and Heavy Metal have in common? Listen to GRADY’s “A Cup Of Cold Poison” to find out.

In other news, GRADY’s first CD “Y.U. So Shady” was released Jan 15th in Scandinavia on world renowned Voices of Wonder Records, the label that brought you Norwegian Black Metal Band, Mayhem amongst others. GRADY spent a week in Norway to promote the release, doing eight shows in seven days to a heavy music audience who were blown away by GRADY’s relentless sonic assault.

“Y.U. So Shady” will also be released to the rest of Europe in

►Media inquires for passes, interviews or promo materials should be directed to Jason George – Fair Shake Productions via email jason@jasongeorge.ca

Grady @ Doc Willoghby's September 20th

Fair Shake Productions ― Kelowna’s premier production and Promotion Company, is focused on booking intimate and interactive music venues in downtown Kelowna.

The Next big one is: Grady

Featuring Gordie Johnson from Big Sugar

CATCH THEM LIVE AT DOC WILLOUGHBYS DOWNTOWN PUB THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20th TICKETS $15 ADV and $18 at the door
►Additional shows and/or events are updated on the following websites:
http://www.docspub.ca & www.myspace.com/docwilloughbys

GRADY: This trio of tall Texans will captivate you with a sound somewhere between early ZZ Top and an alien abduction. Equal parts Southern Gospel and Satanic Ritual, Gordie “Grady” Johnson on lead vocals and guitar, Big Ben on bass, and Billy “Thunderball” Maddox beating the drums loud and proud, kneel at the altar of the onechord stomp and make every show a unique and thunderous offering.

Yes folks, GRADY’s second cd “A Cup Of Cold Poison” is done, and will be released in Canada in the middle of June on Fontana North/Maple Music.

“A Cup Of Cold Poison” was recorded at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studio, and features guest appearances by Willie Nelson, Alejandro Escovedo and Ron Hynes. What do Celtic, Gospel and Heavy Metal have in common? Listen to GRADY’s “A Cup Of Cold Poison” to find out.

In other news, GRADY’s first CD “Y.U. So Shady” was released Jan 15th in Scandinavia on world renowned Voices of Wonder Records, the label that brought you Norwegian Black Metal Band, Mayhem amongst others. GRADY spent a week in Norway to promote the release, doing eight shows in seven days to a heavy music audience who were blown away by GRADY’s relentless sonic assault.

“Y.U. So Shady” will also be released to the rest of Europe in

►Media inquires for passes, interviews or promo materials should be directed to Jason George – Fair Shake Productions via email jason@jasongeorge.ca

Sun. Sept 2nd at Doc’s – THE NEW ODDS (Formerly Odds)

PRESS RELEASE
Fair Shake Productions ― Kelowna’s premier production and promotion company, is focused on booking intimate and interactive music venues in downtown Kelowna.

The Next big one is:

THE NEW ODDS (Formerly Odds) – “Nothing Beautiful Lasts”. That was the title of one of “the Odds” last singles. I guess that was true for a little while. Actually…what the hell were they thinking? The critically and commercially acclaimed post punk power pop band recorded four albums from 1991 to 1996 and then walked away. They’d achieved gold and platinum success and hit the top ten several times. But they weren’t that smart. They didn’t realize that beautiful things just change and come back in new forms.

Craig Northey, Pat Steward and Doug Elliott are back without ever really going away. All they did was make a ton of music under different names and with different collaborators. It started with all of them supporting Northey on his solo album “Giddy Up”. Then they all recorded and wrote on several albums for R&B guitar hero Colin James. They recorded the “Northey Valenzuela” album with Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms – featuring the theme from CTV’s “Corner Gas”. They recorded an album as “Strippers Union” with their pal Rob Baker from the Tragically Hip. They recorded an instrumental soul album with killer organist Simon Kendall as “Sharkskin”. Somewhere in there they scored two feature films. It’s been a busy “time off”.

Early this year they began writing songs together and doing a show or two. Their pals “Barenaked Ladies” took them out on a rock festival type cruise ship last January and they needed another guitar player to fill out what they’d written. Their friend Murray Atkinson threw his hat in the ring and it all fell together instantly. Their three year-old temporary name “the Craig Northey Power Trio” wouldn’t work anymore. They weren’t the old “Odds” because they now had a new member….they were “the New Odds”. Just as “Spinal Tap” were once “the Originals” and then “the New Originals” only a little bit different. It was a stupid name to begin with and now at least it is a different stupid name. Rock band names are stupid.
CATCH THEM LIVE AT DOC WILLOUGHBYS DOWNTOWN PUB SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND TICKETS $15 ADV and $18 at the door

►Additional shows and/or events are updated on the following websites:
http://www.docspub.ca & www.myspace.com/docwilloughbys

►Media inquires for passes, interviews or promo materials should be directed to Jason George – Fair Shake Productions via email jason@jasongeorge.ca

Sun. Sept 2nd at Doc's – THE NEW ODDS (Formerly Odds)

PRESS RELEASE
Fair Shake Productions ― Kelowna’s premier production and promotion company, is focused on booking intimate and interactive music venues in downtown Kelowna.

The Next big one is:

THE NEW ODDS (Formerly Odds) – “Nothing Beautiful Lasts”. That was the title of one of “the Odds” last singles. I guess that was true for a little while. Actually…what the hell were they thinking? The critically and commercially acclaimed post punk power pop band recorded four albums from 1991 to 1996 and then walked away. They’d achieved gold and platinum success and hit the top ten several times. But they weren’t that smart. They didn’t realize that beautiful things just change and come back in new forms.

Craig Northey, Pat Steward and Doug Elliott are back without ever really going away. All they did was make a ton of music under different names and with different collaborators. It started with all of them supporting Northey on his solo album “Giddy Up”. Then they all recorded and wrote on several albums for R&B guitar hero Colin James. They recorded the “Northey Valenzuela” album with Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms – featuring the theme from CTV’s “Corner Gas”. They recorded an album as “Strippers Union” with their pal Rob Baker from the Tragically Hip. They recorded an instrumental soul album with killer organist Simon Kendall as “Sharkskin”. Somewhere in there they scored two feature films. It’s been a busy “time off”.

Early this year they began writing songs together and doing a show or two. Their pals “Barenaked Ladies” took them out on a rock festival type cruise ship last January and they needed another guitar player to fill out what they’d written. Their friend Murray Atkinson threw his hat in the ring and it all fell together instantly. Their three year-old temporary name “the Craig Northey Power Trio” wouldn’t work anymore. They weren’t the old “Odds” because they now had a new member….they were “the New Odds”. Just as “Spinal Tap” were once “the Originals” and then “the New Originals” only a little bit different. It was a stupid name to begin with and now at least it is a different stupid name. Rock band names are stupid.
CATCH THEM LIVE AT DOC WILLOUGHBYS DOWNTOWN PUB SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND TICKETS $15 ADV and $18 at the door

►Additional shows and/or events are updated on the following websites:
http://www.docspub.ca & www.myspace.com/docwilloughbys

►Media inquires for passes, interviews or promo materials should be directed to Jason George – Fair Shake Productions via email jason@jasongeorge.ca

Rockanagan – Featured band of the day – Alphababy

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

Featured band of the day – Alpha baby (alternative)
Saturday night @ Doc Willoughby’s

Alphababy is: Vincent Jones (drums, percussion, vocals), Jeff Innes (bass guitar, synthesizers, piano, vocals) and Brandon Scott (guitar, vocals), with the later addition of Adam Newton (guitar/bass) and the oh so sexy Matt Vautuor (guitar/keys/synth/bull horn/tambourine/dancing).

During the past year the band has had the privilege of sharing the stage with such acts as APOSTLE OF HUSTLE, MINUS THE BEAR, MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, LADYHAWK, BLOOD MERIDIAN, SHINY TOY GUNS, YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!, CHET, BEND SINISTER and THE MELIGROVE BAND, RAISING THE FAWN, IN FLIGHT SAFETY, and THE GOLDEN DOGS. Their recently recorded E.P. Engineered by Colin Stewart at the HIVE Studios in Vancouver.

Rockanagan – featured band of the day – Drunk and pretending

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

Featured band of the day – Drunk and pretending (rock)
Saturday night @ O’Flanigan’s

Drunk and Pretending are a five piece Rockin Beer Punk band from Kelowna, B.C. consisting of Chris Barker on vocals, Dean Irving on bass and vocals, Shaun Groenesteyn on guitar, Dan Harden on lead guitar and vocals, and Michael Harrison on drums. Their music is characterized by rhythmic lyrics, catchy hooks, fast tempos and recurring themes of alcohol and affliction.

Formed in September of 2004, Drunk and Pretending are continuing to captivate audience in and around Kelowna. They are distinguished by their hyper-energetic stage shows, sarcastic humor, ironic covers and metallic shards of punk, alternative, rock and emo. With musical influences like Bad Religion and Alkaline Trio to Pearl Jam and the Smashing Pumpkins, their fast beat, melodic, harmonizing style makes them a rock force to be reckoned with in the Okanagan music scene.