As you may have spotted on our lovely Keloha site map, we have a brand new area that’s been added to the Keloha site this year: Paradise Cove! We’ve given you one more reason to go Platinum for your Keloha experience. Paradise Cove is Keloha’s VIP Beverage Gardens for Platinum Pass (19+) holders only. Offering views of beautiful Okanagan Lake PLUS all of the amazing talent we have lined up for the Island (Main Stage).

3-Day Platinum Passes are available now for $199 or $99 for a Single Day Pass. Already have your GA ticket and looking to go Platinum? No problem. You can upgrade you pass on-site over the weekend – you’ll just need to pay the difference in price

Celebrate Canada Day – Kelowna” is our annual, free community festival held in Waterfront Park, Jim Stuart Park and Kerry Park, as well as Prospera Place for residents and visitors to celebrate our nation’s birthday. There are over 50+ activities and performances that are multi-generational and family-friendly, sure to entertain festival goers all day long. Over 60,000 people have attended these celebrations each year for the past three years!

This local celebration is produced as a community partnership between Festivals Kelowna, Folkfest, and the Kelowna Canada Day Concerts Society, bringing the community a huge number of activities for all ages and abilities to enjoy.

Keep checking back as we will post the event details and site map in the last week of June 2014, leading up to the festivities.

Full schedule of events

Prospera Place will feature:

• Official Celebrate Canada Day Opening Ceremonies , including a “Happy Birthday Canada” cake presented by Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty (cake service approx 1:00 pm)
  
• 41st Annual Kelowna Folkfest Celebrations – presenting Canada’s cultural mosaic through culinary experiences and live performances
• 20th Annual “Kelowna POPS Orchestra Canada Day Spectacular” – live orchestral concert
  (note: as ever, the concert will end in time for audience to enjoy the fireworks). Check out more details on their website.

Waterfront Park will feature the 17th annual “Celebrate Canada Day-Kelowna” event including:

• Taste of Canada – a food fair featuring over 20 different vendors
• Made in Canada Marketplace – an artisan showcase of handmade, Canadian arts and crafts
• Canada Day Bazaar – a marketplace of unique items by local small businesses
• Community Groups Display – information displays by local community associations
• Musical performances
  • Parks Alive! Power Stage presented by Power 104 FM (Island Stage), 12:30 – 9:30 pm
  • TD Beach Stage presented by K96.3 FM (Tugboat Bay beach), 12:00 – 10:30 pm
  • WildPlay Kid’s Stage (Pioneer Gardens), 11:00- 4:00 pm
  • Youth Stage presented by 99.9 SUN FM (Jim Stuart Park), 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
  • Inspired Word Stage (Kerry Park), 7:00 – 10:00 pm
  • Folk Fest stage (Prospera Place) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Canada Day Concerts Spectacular (Prospera Place) 7:30-9:30 pm
• Century 21 “Kids Zone” presented by the Kelowna Capital News – a variety of drop-in activities for children of all ages, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Evening Fireworks Display – Simulcast on 99.9 Sun FM – bring your radio and tune in! 10:30 pm

Parks Alive! Power Stage
presented by Power 104 FM
(Island Stage) 12:30 pm – 9:30 pm
12:30-1:15 The Newks (Indie Rock, 4 pc)
1:30-2:15 Roy Has Fire (Indie Rock, 4 pc)
2:30-3:15 Frankie McQueen (Rock & Roll, 4 pc)
3:30-4:15 Poppa Dawg (Blues Rock, 4 pc)
4:30-5:15 Radio Lifeline (Rock, 4 pc)
5:30-6:15 Floyd Vedan Band (Classic Rock, 4 pc)
6:30-7:15 The Rockies (Indie Rock, 4 pc)
7:30-8:30 Pigeon Park (Indie Rock, 4 pc)
8:45-9:30 The Wild (Rock, 4 pc)

TD Beach Stage
presented by K96.3 FM and Country 100.7 FM
(Tugboat Beach) 12:00 pm – 10:15 pm
12:00-12:45 Ben Klick (Country, 4 pc)
1:00-1:45 Wild Son (Indie, 4 pc)
1:45-2:00 Stan Jack (First Nations dancer)
2:00-2:45 Tiger Moon (Acoustic Indie, duo)
3:00-3:45 Ellen Churchill (Jazz, 5 pc)
4:00-4:45 Cover 2 Cover (Classic Rock, 4 pc)
5:00-5:45 Jordan Klassen (Pop/Folk, 4 pc)
6:00-7:00 Fadunkafunk (Funk, 7 pc)
7:15-8:30 Cod Gone Wild (Celtic, 4 pc)
8:30-8:50 Team Extreme Warrior Force
Okanagan (Multicultural dance and
fire show)
8:50-10:15 Atlantic Crossing (Retro Pop, 4 pc)

VIBES at The Vine: Summer Music Fest 2014 
presented by Q103 kicks off this weekend!!!

Get your groove on…every weekend this summer at BC’s Most Artfully Entertaining Winery!

1:30 – 4:30 pm Sat/Sun
June 21 – Sept 7th
FREE Admission (though tips to the performers are welcome!)

Music Styles/Genres:

June 21: James Balehowsky – solo – indie rock
June 22: Windmills – solo – ambient-indie, experimental pop
June 28: Three to the Bar – trio – stylized vocals in three-part harmony from 30s to present day
June 29: Caleb McAlpine – solo – folk-rock
JUNE 30: Matt Sandy Jr. – solo – alternative folk-rock

JULY 1 – tbc
July 5th: Kyle Tubbs & Connor Tkach – duo – rock
July 6th: Devon Coyote – trio – outlaw folk-rock
July 12th: Monica Tracey – solo – jazz/pop
July 13th: Jeff Piattelli – solo – acoustic pop/rock
July 19th: Haley Blais
July 20th: Honest Woods (Annie and Dustin) – duo – indie folk-rock
July 26th: Aaron Gordon – solo – acoustic folk-pop
July 27th: Wild Son – quartet – folk-rock

Aug 2nd: Sandy McAfee – solo – folk
Aug 3rd: Devon Coyote – trio – outlaw folk-rock THIS SHOW TO BE 1PM TO 3:30PM
AUG 4TH – STAT DAY: Andrew & Zachari Smith – duo – indie folk
Aug 9th: Windmills – solo – ambient-indie, experimental pop
Aug 10th: Cinged – duo – acoustic alternative
Aug 16th: The Newks – rock
Aug 17th: Faith Numada – solo – new country

Aug 23rd: Honest Woods (Annie and Dustin) – duo – indie folk-rock
Aug 24th: Johanna Olson – trio – jazz/R&B/folk/soul
Aug 30th: Erika Nielson
Aug 31st: Jeff Piattelli – solo – acoustic pop/rock

SEPT 1: D.Soul the Soulsamurai – solo – ukulele pop
Sept 6th: JoyfulDoor – trio – progressive, experimental rock
Sept 7th: Caleb McAlpine – solo – folk-rock

Sunday, June 22nd

Milkcrate Records invites you to our first-ever ‘outdoor instore’ show, featuring some of the finest artists from this year’s Sled Island Music Festival: Fountain, Pinner, Ice Berg Ferg, Jons + more + special guest Sam Wilson. as always, our shows are All Ages and… Free

Live folk music, roots and blues, country noir

Canadian folk music legend Herald Nix

vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Karen Donaldson Shepherd

$15 at the gate

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING!
All Keloha tickets will increase to Price Level 2 at midnight PST tomorrow night – don’t wait any longer to get your tickets otherwise you’re going to miss out on the best deals! Keloha 3-Day GA passes are only $99 and single day passes start at $29 for Friday and $39 forSaturday/Sunday. 3-Day Platinum passes (19+) are $199 and $99 for single day.

We also just announced the Keloha After Party Series lineup so don’t forget to add a $39 after party wristband to your order! Wristband holders get free entrance into any of the 7 official after party venues. Entry will be held for wristband holders before 10:30pm and when a venue is at capacity, wristband holders will receive priority entrance. View the full after party lineup here!

They rocked Keloha last year! You may have seen them rock Docs in the past.  Well, the Dudes return to Kelowna to rock Flashbacks this Friday!  Opening will be local band The Wild, who landed in 1st place in Local Band or Musican category for Best of Kelowna! Congrats guys!

The Dudes, a Calgary-based band, infuse an emotional blend of Al Green and Flaming Lips – soul music and early 1990′s distortion. Dan Vacon, singer-songwriter for The Dudes since their start in the late 90′s, has the ability to draw audiences in through his distinct vocal style – a mixture of strong pop melody, sly double entendres, and pure soul.

The Dudes have produced several lo-fi releases since their inception, however their last musical offering, “Brain Heart Guitar”, propelled them from the Calgary independent music scene (where they were voted Calgary’s ‘Favourite Band of 2006, 2007 and 2008′ by FFWD Readers) into a more national spotlight, and spread their understanding of true rock and roll soul. The Dudes toured across Canada numerous times since the release of ‘Brain Heart Guitar’, with the likes of Pride Tiger, Two Hours Traffic, Hot Hot Heat and Finger 11. As well as showcasing at festivals like Halifax Pop Explosion, Pop Montreal, NXNE, Canadian Music Week, The Canadian Junos, and the West Coast Music Awards.

Recently signing to UK label One Four Seven Records for a 2008 UK/Europe release of ‘Brain Heart Guitar’, the band recently finished 2 promotional tours of those regions in 2008, and is now receiving an influx of positive reviews for the album by European blogs and magazines.
Brain Heart Guitar was released in 2007. The band’s second album, Blood Guts Bruises Cuts was released in 2009.

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The festival has to shut down sometime, but the party doesn’t. Here’s a look at where you need to be! The 2014 Keloha After Party Series is going to be the biggest yet with over 40 acts around 7 different downtown Kelowna venues including Doc Willoughby’s, Habitat, Sapphire, Flashbacks, Tonic’s, The Train Station Pub and The Grateful Fed! You can buy your after party wristband now for only $39! See the full line by Day and By Venue here

Here’s a few highlights of some great shows in Kelowna in June!

Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk with Yes We Mystic @ Streaming Café, Saturday, June 7th
The Dudes / The Wild! / Devon Coyote @ Flashbacks, Friday, June 13th
Bry Webb / Jon-Rae Fletcher @ Fernandos, Monday, June 16th
Five Alarm Funk @ Sapphire, Friday, June 20th
Fiver w/ Jon Rae Fletcher @ Fernando’s Pub, Friday, June 20th
DOA w/ Hippiecritz & Dracula Black @ Flashbacks, Friday, June 20th
Fadunkafunk @ Docs, Friday, June 27th
Heart / Jason Bonham @ Prospera Place, Saturday, June 28th

Oh, and mark your calendars:
Great Lake Swimmers @ Habitat, Tuesday, July 22nd
No Sinner @ Docs, Sunday, July 27th