Handsome Distraction is hitting the road this summer to bring their acclaimed energetic, entertaining, two-step dancing live rock show across Canada in support of their new EP “Fight or Flight” (available now for FREE)!
Fernandos Pub
Doors at 8:30pm
$8 cover
The Malarkeys are a Celtic rock band from Kelowna, B.C. This dynamic group specializes in traditional and contemporary Celtic music, done with an original flair. They can be seen and heard playing around the sunny Okanagan in pubs and at special events.
All the band members have years of experience performing, writing, and arranging music. Their combined backgrounds have travelled through delta blues to Scottish ballads, with a detour or two through British pop and Canadian rock.
The show at Vibrant Vine starts at 1:30pm.
The Winnipeg band led by Songwriter Jean-Guy Roy is set to release Cam Loeppky recorded debut EP “Carbon” on July 03. The video for the title track is out now and the band prepares to hit the road with Imaginary Cities. Full tour dates are below.
Watch “Carbon” http://tinyurl.com/6o7d543
Stream/Download “I Woke Up” + Media Materials: http://www.killbeatmusic.com/federallights/
When Winnipegger Jean-Guy Roy founded Federal Lights back in 2010, it was a solo basement recording project — the product of stolen early mornings spent experimenting on a bare-bones setup in a cold storage room.
Federal Lights provided a bridge back into making music for Roy, whose previous band, Britpop-influenced outfit The Morning After, disbanded in 2008. Still, Roy wasn’t interested in being a guy-with-a-guitar, nor was he fulfilled by recording lo-fi creative exercises for himself. The songs he was writing — earworm indie-rock anthems with big choruses and even bigger guitars — were meant to be heard live, and they were meant to be heard live with a full band.
Like all good music destined to be discovered, it wasn’t long before those soaring choruses found their way onto Winnipeg stages. Roy enlisted the talents of bassist Rob Mitchell (The Attics), drummer David Pankratz (Quinzy) and his wife, keyboardist/vocalist Jodi Roy, and, by mid 2011, Roy found himself fronting one of Winnipeg’s most buzzed-about live bands.
In fall of 2011, Federal Lights recorded some songs with noted engineer Cam Loeppky (Weakerthans, Greg MacPherson, Cannon Bros.) at his Prairie Recording Co. The result is “Carbon” — a debut EP that captures both the intensity of Federal Lights’ live show as well as the raw grit of Roy’s early basement recordings.
Federal Lights Tour Dates
July 09 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos w/ Imaginary Cities
July 11 – Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat w/ Imaginary Cities and Rah Rah
July 10 – Calgary, AB @ The Republik w/ Imaginary Cities
July 12 – Vancouver, BC @ The Waldorf w/ Imaginary Cities
July 14- Moosejaw, SK @ 23 Main Street Cafe
July 20 /21/22 – Brandon, MB @ Brandon Folk Festival
July 25 – Winnipeg, MB @ Old Market Square
Aug 10/11/12 – Ear Falls, ON @ Trout Forest Music Festival
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It all gets started tomorrow! The 1st Keloha Music & Arts festival will invade the shores of Tugboat Bay and Waterfront Park! Online ticket sales for weekend passes stop tomorrow at 3pm PST, so get your tix before they are gone!
ISLAND STAGE presented by POWER 104
— FRIDAY—
TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ 8:45pm
GRAFFITI6 @ 7:30pm
THE LIMOUSINES @ 6″15pm
WE ARE THE CITY @ 5pm
and don’t forget the after parties
Thursday Legacy Series
Location: Knowles Park
July 5th “Easy Listening”
6:00 Jane Eamon (duo; Eclectic Folk)
7:00 Dan Oig (solo; Acoustic Pop)
8:00 Sarah Brendel (3 pc; Indie Folk Rock)
101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends
Location: Kerry Park
July 6th “Summer kick-off”
6:30 Dani Jean (4 piece; Indie/Pop/Rock)
7:45 Live on Brighton (trio; Alternative/Powerpop/Punk Rock)
9:15 Nine Mile (5 piece; Country/Indie/Reggae)
Fri. July 6th
We Are The City, The Limousines, Tokyo Police Club, Graffiti6 – Keloha Music Festival
Norma McDonald w/ Steven Bowers – Minstrel Café & Bar
Dani Jean, Live On Brighton & Devon Coyote – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Keloha After Party with We Are The City, Fields of Green and Rocky Mountain Rebel Music – Habitat
Jimmy Leguilloux – The Blue Gator
Marco – Christopher’s Restaurant & Lounge
Raquel Warchol – The Bonfire Grill at The Cove Lakeside Resort
Tin Can Jam – Creekside Pub and Grill
Ran Berry – Lake City Casino
Radio Lifeline – O’Flannigan’s Pub
Damian Brennan – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Sherman Doucette – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Karl Hourigan (from The Malarkeys) and Tony Fera performing at De Bakker’s Kitchen, 1014 Glenmore Drive. 7 – 9pm
The Vibrant Vine has been having live music every Friday and Saturday for over a month now, and that continues this Saturday with The Charming Sportsmen!
Full listings of events for the Vibrant Vine
Kelowna Live Music Blog 