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Pride Tiger – Live in Kelowna, cd release July 8th

These guys are getting great buzz, and a lot of media attention in the Georgia Straight, Gasoline magazine, The Province and Exclaim. At least those are the articles I’ve been reading about them.

pridetiger.com

Pride Tiger is East Vancouver boogie-rock that can only be accurately described as the sonic version of you and a few hundred of your closest comrades sitting around a Texas truck stop on a lackluster Saturday night in the summer of ’76. Suddenly twelve kegs, eight stacks, one Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, and Black Sabbath materialize out of the not-so-thin air and uninterrupted good-times abound all night long. Head back to current-day East Vancouver, put the aforementioned scene into CD format and, miracle of miracles, you have Pride Tiger’s new album Wood, Dhak, Froese, Payette.

Simply listing off the last name of each member, the title of Pride Tiger’s debut release pretty much says it all. Featuring Bob Froese, Sunny Dhak (founding members of 3 Inches of Blood), Matt Wood (3 Inches of Blood, Goatsblood), and Mike Payette (S.T.R.E.E.T.S), the P.T. line-up reads much like a role-call of who’s who in righteous Canadian jams. That said, it’s their music and not their credentials that makes them a force to be reckoned with.

Chances are, if you’re listening to P.T. you’re far too busy being instantaneously rocketed into party and/ or boogie-mode to notice the most brilliant thing about this band. If you can stop dancing for long enough you’ll notice that underneath the catchy riffs, feel good rhythms, anthem-worthy melodies, and beards lies a veritable gold-mine of technical chops, incredibly tight playing, and plain old-fashioned good song-writing that never misses a back-beat. Perhaps this is why they sold-out the first show they ever played, and have sold out every show since based purely on word of mouth.

Long story short, P.T. (party time. Pride Tiger. Same difference) will provide the masses with more good times and great jams than you can shake a Pacific Pilsner at.

MUSIC BC BOOT CAMP


Music Funding – Songwriting – Music Marketing

July 10th, 6-9PM , Mary Irwin Theatre, Kelowna BC

John Mann, Spirit of the West
Heather Ostertag, FACTOR (Toronto)
Bob D’Eith, Music BC

Email info@musicbc.org to register
Workshop is FREE – please register now.
View the event poster here

F&M – live at Minstrel Cafe, July 6th

For all those people not taking part in the Wakefestivities this weekend, check out this band from Edmonton.

http://www.myspace.com/fandmtheband

About F&M
Sharing your name with a long-standing funeral home can have its advantages; F&M just never discovered any of them.

Once the charm of adopting the grisly namesake “Fosters & McGarvey” had worn out, the band swiftly employed a name change to diffuse the confusion and lighten the verbose title all at once.

“Let Every Light Shine” is a return, a re-birth, or a re-start even. Following the release of “We Don’t Talk To Robots…” (shr 2002) the group eventually encountered an identity crisis. The original plan of using a rotating cast of musicians under a darkly humorous moniker dissipated under the stresses of time, studies, and gigging. Something had to give.

Five years later F&M has emerged with a renewed identity and charm. Firmly planted as a duo, the songwriting team of Ryan & Becky Anderson have assembled a stunning album of diverse and profound songs. The self-proclaimed “lo-fi apostles” have cleaned up enough for you to bring home to your parents, but don’t have to get changed before going out with your friends later. Charming, serious, and very, very cool.

“Let Every Light Shine” navigates through a blend of genres and volumes – an F&M trademark. Delicately delivered folk have haunting moments (‘Miracle’, ‘I Pray For Fog’, ‘Jonathan Is Lonely’). Raw indie-rock tracks (Amsterdam, Marquee, Macronomics) trade off with accessible, straight-ahead roots-rock selections (Dial “H” For Help, Leaving A Small Town). And somewhere in the middle are Russian homages and piano ballads.

For F&M, the release of “Let Every Light Shine” may have completed the ironic journey of death to life.

The Coast – Make Their Kelowna Debut

Aporia Recording Artists From Toronto

The Coast

Make Their Kelowna Debut

July 18 @ Habitat w/ The Ghost Is Dancing

“The Coast are yet another example of the increasingly talented and seemingly unstoppable Canadian indie music scene.” – Rob Bolton, Exclaim! Magazine

“What makes the six tracks on their self-titled EP work is the balance of blissful melodies and strong hooks with shimmering layers of Joshua Tree-era U2 guitars and often unconventional song structures.” CMJ (New York)

Named for the Paul Simon song from Rhythm of The Saints, Toronto quartet The Coast aims to make music that is similarly timeless and unique. Comprised of two sets of friends (and a set of brothers), the four boys from Toronto joined forces in high school and began writing and playing without any formal musical training.

Having developed a devoted fan base following only a few years of playing the local club circuit, the band has also charted on Ontario campus radio and have begun to tour across Canada, opening for numerous prominent Canadian indie bands and international acts, such as: Elbow, Islands, The Ladies and Gentlemen. With their chiming guitars, soaring vocals, and bittersweet lyrics, there’s something incredibly familiar about The Coast’s sound that evokes the expansive, memorable quality of their musical heroes.

“The spacey, Verve-like quality of their delicate tunes wouldn’t sound out of place on the Lost in Translation soundtrack…” –Andrea Miller, Eye Weekly, Toronto

“With their urban epics that manage to find light even in the bleakest darkness, The Coast are only getting started.” – by Tabassum Siddiqui

http://www.aporia-records.com

http://www.thecoastmusic.com / http://www.myspace.com/thecoastmusic

press/publicity/radio – killbeat music

http://www.killbeatmusic.com / http://www.myspace.com/killbeatmusic

Featured music venue: the whitehouse night gallery

http://www.myspace.com/thewhitehousenightgallery
http://thewhitehousenightgallery.com/

Has anyone been to a show there? What’s the acoustics like? I’m looking forward to going to a show there very soon. They seem to be bringing in some cool indie acts.

July 1, 2007:
National Frost (Sask.)
Fury & the Mouse (Victoria)
The Nymphets (Montreal)
$7
doors at 7pm

July 4, 2007
They Shoot Horses Don’t They? (Vancouver)
Shapes and Sizes (Montreal)
Miracle Fortress (Montreal)
$12
doors at 7pm

Sept 2, 07
People For Audio (Montreal)
Small Fame (Vancouver)

Sept 21, 07
Better Friends Than Lovers (Vanvouver)
People Verses (Vancouver)

Rockanagan – Kelowna Music Festival

Sept 28-29 2007
28+ bands!
5 venues!
1 wristband for $25 to attend all the shows!
8pm – midnite

Ryan Abougoush is organizing the event and modelling it after CMW in Toronto & Vancouver’s New Music West event, this should be an amazing weekend and hopefully the first of many events.

Friday – Sept. 28th
Fintry Queen
Terza rima (indie)
Jury (wild west saloon, rock)
Haut chachis (surf)

The Grateful Fed
Phoera (hard rock)
The Rights (Vancouver – rock)
Lefty (hard rock)

Sturgeon Hall
Kim McMechan (folk)
Closing iris (rock)
Crystal Leigh (singer-songwriter)

Doc Willoughby’s
Numina (rock)
Gorgeous Priceless (rock)
Helcion (Summerland – metal)

O’ Flanigan’s
Break the pattern (rock)
Inkblot (rock)
Half Way There (Rock)

Saturday – Sept. 29th

Fintry Queen
Grooveyard (grateful dead cover band)
Sazacha Red Sky (Vernon – electric pop and blues)
Haymaker (rockabilly)

The Grateful Fed
T Riley (Vancouver – rock)
Faking David (Penticton – funk)
Zen Media (funk, world)

Sturgeon Hall
Jesse Revist (Calgary – folk)
Leanne Baily (rock)
Devon and Kevin (rock)

Doc Willoughby’s
The Mess (Rock)
Alpha baby (alternative)
Joey Only Outlaw Band (Vancouver – punk country)

O’ Flanigan’s
Hub (Vernon – hard rock)
Sausage Party (Punk Rock)
Lipstick Bulletkiss (Glam Rock)

Line up changes

Drunk and pretending (rock) is not playing O’Flanigan’s on Sat. Sept. 29th
Danny Echo (rock) and La Clase Obrera (world) are not playing O’Flanigan’s on Fri. Sept. 28th

See you there! I’ll be blogging about it!

6th Annual KOMASKET MUSIC FESTIVAL

6th Annual KOMASKET MUSIC FESTIVAL
August 3, 4 & 5, 2007
Komasket Park, Vernon, BC Canada

Presented by D&T Productions

Get ready to be moved – shaked – quaked into a higher realm of music & dance
under the open skies of Komasket Park in Vernon, BC! 32 hours of Live Music & Dance by over 150 performers!!

http://www.komasketmusicfestival.com

Friday, August 3 line-up
MAIN STAGE
Wassabi Collective – Nelson, BC
Feso – Zimbabwe
Terza Rima – Kelowna, BC

Saturday, August 4 line-up
MAIN STAGE
Adham Shaikh Collective – Nelson, BC
Samsara – Vernon, BC
Signia Punjab – via Vancouver
MihiRangi – New Zealand
Kym Gouchie – Penticton, BC
Joseph “Pepe” Danza – Uruguay, South America
Lorilee DeSchryver – Vancouver, BC
Dan Mangan – Vancouver, BC
Cat Jankhe – Winnipeg
Trevor Caswell – Kamloops, BC
Eastern Star – Vancouver

PHAT Betty – June 23rd, Breakers Billiards & Bistro


***One Night Only*** PHAT Betty (Cat Wells) performs her RAWK show. For those who have never heard PHAT Betty perform rock and those who remember PHAT Betty’s beginnings as a classic rock band this is your chance to catch her rare RAWK Performance. Advance tickets are $25.00 and include dinner and the show.

WHEN: Saturday June 23rd
TIME: Doors-6:30 Dinner-7:00 Live Music-9-1
WHERE: Breakers Billiards & Bistro

1- 1525 Dilworth Dr.
Kelowna
762-6033

TICKETS: $25.00 in advance at Breakers

CONTACT:Ken Poirier byteworks2006@hotmail.com

Pernell Reichert in Kelowna

(Photo: Contributed)
(Photo: Contributed)

Friday, June 8th
The Grateful Fed
509 Bernard Ave
Kelowna, B.C.
time: 9:00pm
cover: TBA
licensed
w/ the Hard Drinkers

Saturday, June 9th
B.C. Farmers Market
Corner of Springfield and Dilworth
Kelowna, B.C.
time: 10:00am-12:00pm
solo
(open air market)


Folk Singer Guitar Slinger
by Deanne Deschatelets – Story: 30600
June 08, 2007


Pernell Reichart has lived an interesting life. He was raised in a humble middle class family in Surrey, British Columbia with the typical suburbia lifestyle. Growing up he listened to mainstream classic rock such as AC/DC, old Metallica and Deep Purple to name a few.

In 1996, when he was 22, Pernell decided to get out and travel and see the world. He obtained many different jobs such as tree planting, oil rigging, harvesting cabbage in England and volunteering his time to farm in Israel. All of this with his acoustic guitar in tow which allowed Pernell to play everywhere including the streets of Greece, Italy and South Africa. That is when Pernell was introduced to folk music from other fellow travelers. In particularly the music of Bob Dylan. When that happened, it changed his life, and Pernell started to learn and appreciate life differently. He started developing a social conscious and became more political, following the underline tone rooted in folk music. All adding to the person Pernell is today. Other influences include John Prine, Steve Earl and many blues guitar players. Is Pernell a Folk Artist? “Absolutely! Folk singer guitar slinger!” says Pernell.

After many years of being on and off the road, refining his skills as a guitar player, singer and song writer, Pernell finally decided in 2002 to get more serious about his music and peruse it as a career which led to his first self titled CD. Pernell toured in support of the CD but found he was limited in venues he could perform in as a solo artist. So, in 2004 Pernell formed his band “The Hard Drinkers” which opened up more opportunities for larger shows. He still provides the crowds with a taste of his solo act as part of the larger shows and has found an equal balance between solo artist and band member.

Listening to his music you can tell that the travelling and experiences Pernell has had is directly reflected in his song writing. “Looking at things with my eyes and seeing things that most people don’t see in new cultures has absolutely contributed to what I write. Breaking chains of mainstream society, looking outside of the box and looking at life from a different angle as opposed to Monday to Friday punching in for work. There are song writers out there who have not experienced the world so how can they write about it and personal growth.” says Pernell.

In his second CD titled “And Sometimes” you can also hear the influences of living in Vancouver which he now calls home. Pernell shows his love for the city he lives in with his song “Downtown” and then the frustration and compassion for Vancouver’s darker corners in “Getting Out Of The East Side”. When asked about his political opinion on the homeless plight in regards to Vancouver’s upcoming Olympics Pernell says “A lot of the homeless people in Vancouver were not born and raised in mainstream society and then one day decided to do drugs and then all of a sudden ended up on Hastings. It doesn’t work that way. Usually it is people from out of province that grew up in a horrible dysfunctional situation. They come to the big city because there are more social services available and maybe they have a family member or friend there and hope that they can try and get help to straighten out. Then those social services in Vancouver are being curtailed so it is getting harder and harder to find a places to go, sleep and get off drugs. More and more people end up on the streets because the social services that were available to them are being taken away basically so the money can be redirected to the Olympics and the RAV line (the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Line is a new rapid transit line). I don’t know if all of this will be good for anybody with these social services losses. “The Voices” from my upcoming third CD, due out in August, talks about the plight of the homeless.”

His social conscious has also brought Pernell to play in many shows in British Columbia for the “Relay for Life”. He initially stumbled upon it by accident in 2005. While having a day off from tree planting in Quesnel. Pernell was looking around town and saw some activity in the park which ended up being the event. Having his guitar with him, as usual, the organizer asked him if he wanted to get on stage and sing a few songs. Apparently there had been a cancellation. Pernell jumped at the opportunity. He contacted the organizer again in 2007 and his performance was so unforgettable that Pernell was invited back. He then contacted other organizers of the event in British Columbia and was welcomed with open arms. Including the event this weekend in Penticton.

When asked if Vancouver has a folk scene Pernell says “The folk scene is thriving in British Columbia but not necessarily in Vancouver. The Kootenays, The Bulkley Valley near Smithers and Vancouver Island all have rather large folk music scenes. As well as many other areas.”

What can people expect from his shows? “Foot stomping, toe tapping razor sharp folk as opposed to Peter Paul and Mary flowery folk which I like but don’t play. I still believe in the brotherly love but I don’t sing it in that particular flowery way.” says Pernell.

Pernell, and his fellow band mate Jonah Toulim on drums, are making their return to the Okanagan this weekend, after a 3 year absence. Unfortunately Chris King, on bass, will not be joining them this time. With performances tonight starting a 9 p.m. at The Grateful Fed, Saturday June 9th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market, a 5 p.m. show in Penticton for the “Relay For Life” and finally on Sunday June 10th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Bean Scene.

For more information on Pernell Reichart and The Hard Drinkers check out their web site at www.pernell.ca

Julie Doiron, June 22nd at the Habitat

Julie Doiron
Woke Myself Up
By Michael Barclay

Whether or not her songs have been autobiographical, Julie Doiron’s body of work has always sounded confessional. Her, at times, painfully earnest stage presence plays into this, as does the litany of lullabies that have comprised much of her recent discography. This, her seventh solo album, is at once her most extroverted and insular. She teams up with co-producer Rick White and the rest of her former band mates in Eric’s Trip and sings with a confidence not heard since the last time she fronted a band, on her 1999 collaboration with the Wooden Stars. Lyrically, she documents a gut wrenching break-up that rings universally true and bears a cringing, coincidental resemblance to the recent dissolution of her own marriage. Woke Myself Up is a natural successor to 1993’s Love Tara, it’s all grown up yet still navigating emotional minefields with unflinching honesty, especially the devastating closing track. Set to her best collection of songs in eons, the uncomfortable subject matter makes this that much more impossible to ignore. How did you approach writing this material in the midst of such turmoil? Well, the crazy thing is that I wrote the record right before the trouble started, when I was still happy and in marital bliss. Everything fell apart right after I recorded the album, basically. I truly believe that if I hadn’t been away from my family so much [while touring] that [break-up] wouldn’t have happened. Do you ever think about having to perform these songs for years afterwards?I do think about committing to that when I write them. There are some songs from the past that I can’t play anymore, even if I really like the song. For this [album] I just have to be a professional performer and not think about it. I feel really lucky that I seem to be able to write songs that are really personal to me but that a lot of people relate to. I don’t know how it happens. When did this turn into an Eric’s Trip reunion? Rick was hesitant, thinking the two of us could do everything ourselves. But I thought it would be a fun way to play with the guys without turning it into Eric’s Trip, because we’d talked about doing a record together that way as well at some point. This would be an easy, non-committal way to work together and see how it sounds. I wanted to reconnect with them, because these were the first people I ever played music with.(Endearing)

JULIE DOIRON ON MYSPACE

Calvin Johnson: bio

Based in Olympia, Wash., Calvin’s work in underground culture started as a teenage fan volunteering at the local community radio station, KAOS-FM. He moved on to writing for fanzines, organizing music and film events, playing music in various ill-fated bands. Calvin established K, a locally oriented media outlet, in 1982.

In 1993 Calvin founded Dub Narcotic, a recording studio, in which he has documented the work of the Somehow Is and Never Was, such as Mirah, the Blow, Versus, Built to Spill, Fitz of Depression, Make-Up and Little Wings. It has also been the incubator of many Calvin experiments in collaboration and self-expression, such as Beat Happening, Halo Benders and Dub Narcotic Sound System.

The decade of the double zeroes has seen Calvin Johnson set out into the world, acoustic guitar in hand, as a solo artist of musical platitudes. Last year’s release of his album Before the Dream Faded [KLP170] is one byproduct of such venturing forth.