Global Music Fest and more – busy weekend of live music in Kelowna!

Friday, Feb.21st, 2014 venue
Andrew and Zachary Smith Minstrel Cafe
Andy Shauf Streaming Café
Chuck Norris Band O’Flannigans Pub
Crabby Mike Turtle Bay Pub
D. Soul the Soulsamurai Marmalade Cat Cafe
Damn Fools Fernandos Pub
Dope Soda Doc Willoughby’s Pub
Global Music Fest: Cod Gone Wild Laural Packinghouse
Jordan Dean Grateful Fed
Kytami W/ Guests Sapphire
Live Jazz Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Tom Vanunan Kelowna Lake City Casino 
Young Uns The Blue Gator

Saturday, Feb. 22nd, 2014 venue
Christa Couture & James Lamb Streaming Café
Chuck Norris Band O’Flannigans Pub
Dave Hause + Northcote Habitat
Global Music Fest: Five Alarm Funk Laural Packinghouse
Kenny Blues Boss Wayne & Sherman Doucette Minstrel Cafe
Live Music Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Slamdogs Riley’s Pub
Young Uns The Blue Gator

March 2nd – Eddie Plotnikoff’s CD release ” Ide’s of Tides”


It is a Unique Celtic Collection. It is fresh and alive. He himself is very passionate about his music, each song is lively and tells a story without words. Eddie’s looking forward to meeting many new people at his show on March 2nd at Urban Distilleries.

On the day of the event we will be having live music with special guest :
Libby Coulthand
Jordan Dean
Rant &Rave (Featuring Barbara Samuel)
The Malarkeys

We will also have a cartoonist who will draw amazing picture to take home. There is going to be amazing door prices and also some appetizers and much more.

Tickets are on sale now for $15 per person.

Global Music Fest is this weekend!

 

Global Music Fest @ the Laurel Packinghouse
All shows are 19+, $15 per night

Feb 21: Cod Gone Wild!
https://globalmusicfest2014.eventbrite.ca/

Cod Gone Wild is a Modern Celtic band, based out of the Okanagan Valley of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. The “Cods” have melded veteran musicians from diverse musical backgrounds such as folk, rock, jazz, and funk, to create a modern Celtic sound with driving rhythms and tight vocal harmonies.

Feb 22: @Five Alarm Funk, Ezra Kwizera
https://globalmusicfestfivealarmfunk2014.eventbrite.ca/

Five Alarm Funk: On stage the group is an unstoppable orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with delirious dance moves and full-on head banging. Choreographed arm movements coincide with melodic climaxes, while the four percussionists create a true spectacle, not to be missed.

Ezra Kwizera is an international artist, music producer and community leader. Ezra’s music style is richly multi-cultural – a zesty yet soulful mix of Reggae, Soca, East African Bongo, and Pop. With linguistic agility, Ezra fluidly sings and raps in English, Kinyarwanda, Luganda, Zulu and Swahili. Growing up as a refugee in Uganda before moving back to his home country Rwanda after the 1994 genocide, Ezra has a powerful motivation to support Rwandans through his music to rebuild their country. His music conveys the spark of an overcomer and the passion of a community leader with a vision to inspire change in his generation. He currently lives in BC, Canada

Interview: Old Cabin – check out the show tonight @ Streaming Cafe

Check out the show tonight with Old Cabin and Twin Voices at 7pm, no cover.  Below is an interview with Old Cabin (AKA Jona Barr)

Hi Jona!  You’ve been playing shows in Vancouver lately, how have they been going?

Hey Jason, the shows in Vancouver have been great. Laura & I played a “DOOM” themed house show last week that was pretty awesome. A house show with a smoke machine, pretty epic!

Do you draw a lot of inspiration from being from the Yukon into your songwriting?

I sure do, The Yukon is a pretty diverse and extreme place, attracting pretty diverse and extreme people. It seems to me that a good portion of Canadian songwriters write about their home town or country.

What was the writing process like for your 2013 album “Old Cabin”?

This album is a collection of songs written over the last ten years. I tried to pick a good group of songs that blended together. It was great working with Jordy & Micah on song arrangements. We changed a few of the tunes while recording to give the album a more consistent flow. “Lighthouse” was actually supposed to be a slow song.

Here in Kelowna, a few years ago we held the BreakOut West Music festival and it was an opportunity for a lot of new artists to get exposure on a bigger stage.  Have you had the opportunity to participate in this sort of festival?

I attended the BOW Fest a few years ago when it came up to Whitehorse. It seems like a great way to showcase western musicians. I’ve had the opportunities to play at festivals like Dawson City Music Fest, Frostbite Music Fest & most others back home. This year I am aiming to branch out to festivals across Canada. So far its looking like it’ll be a great summer.

BC Music Fests 2014: Rock the Shores Returns

Rock The Shores expands yet again to become a 3 day event!

July 11 – 13, 2014, Juan De Fuca Recreation Centre’s lower fields in Colwood, BC will host the biggest rock event of the summer on Vancouver Island!

Look forward to expanded food and beverage services, and increased washroom facilities, gate entrances and bike parking. Stay tuned for artist announcements, ticket details, and complete event information.

Last year’s lineup

BC Music Fest 2014: Wet Ape Productions presents the Keloha Music & Arts Festival for its 3rd year

Wet Ape Productions has some great news to kick off the weekend – we are very proud to announce that the Keloha Music & Arts Festival is back for its 3rd year in Kelowna’s beautiful Waterfront Park. Slated for a new weekend, July 11 – 13, 2014, the festival was able to move forward after additional funding was approved from Kelowna’s City Council on Monday. KELOHA will once again feature some of the biggest names in indie, rock and alternative music across two stages, along with arts exhibition and installations, family-friendly interactive components, beverage gardens, after parties, exhibitors’ village and much, much more.

The full KELOHA lineup will be announced on April 1st with tickets going on sale April 3rd so be sure to mark your calendar. Visit http://www.keloha.com/ for the most up to date festival information.

Heart Announces “ROCKIN HEAVEN – CANADA TOUR 2014” with special guest Jason Bonham

Heart Announces “ROCKIN HEAVEN – CANADA TOUR 2014” with special guest Jason Bonham

Paul Mercs Concerts is proud to present the following Canadian concert dates for 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Heart.  Heart will be bringing their repertoire of hits back to their beloved Canada, and will be joined by special guest Jason Bonham in a sensational finale tribute to Led Zeppelin.

June 28th at Prospera Place – Tickets @ http://www.selectyourtickets.com/

Old Cabin & Twin Voices @ Streaming Cafe, Feb. 8th

Streaming Cafe is proud to present Old Cabin & Twin Voices Saturday, February 8th.

Come down to the cafe and enjoy some drink and music.
No cover, starts at 7pm – come early for a seat.

If you live out of town and can’t make it down in person, watch the live stream of the show @ www.streamingcafe.net

and tweet the artists live @streamingcafe

Old Cabin – stage pseudonym of Yukon singer/songwriter Jona Barr – is soulful, sincere folk music, gently steeped in old-time traditions without re-treading tracks. This is folk music done without pretension
-Beatroute

Twin Voices is an indie folk project with roots in the Ottawa Valley and wings in Saskatoon and Montreal. Lead member Laura Beach crafts a dark and lovely sound with imagery that draws on a life well-lived between small towns and cityscapes. Live-looping of violin, voice and guitar make for a performance that is equal parts stunning simplicity and playful complexity.

Feb. 7th and 8th – live music around town

Friday, Feb.7th, 2014 venue
Blondtron, Mama Miche, MissDVS, & Kimbo Slice Sapphire
Colt 45 O’Flannigans Pub
DJ Trouble, The Neon Kitten Burlesque Habitat
Gordon James Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Haley Blais Marmalade Cat Cafe
Kirby Sewell band Minstrel Cafe
Ted and Rich The Yellow House
My Mother The Carjacker w/ The Dragstrip Devils & Azimuth Grateful Fed
Rann Berry The Blue Gator
Steppin Up Turtle Bay Pub
Wilderness of Manitoba Fernandos Pub

Saturday, Feb. 8th, 2014 venue
Colt 45 O’Flannigans Pub
DJ Invisible Doc Willoughby’s Pub
Fighting Orange Minstrel Cafe
Gordon James Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Joyful Door / Bear Meets World Fernandos Pub
Old Cabin & Twin Voices Streaming Café
Rann Berry The Blue Gator
Slamdogs Riley’s Pub