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Free Music events around the corner… Parks Alive, Music in the Park and more!

Kelowna’s Parks Alive program will be kicking off soon, providing free live music all over town, most nights of the week. The Friday/Saturday night Theme Nights will be taking place in Kerry Park again this year! First event is the “Tuesday Community Concert” on July 3rd, finishing with “Summer’s End” Theme Weekend on September 1st

In West Kelowna, a cool new event every Friday – Music in the Park on Old Okanagan Highway.

Oh, and don’t forget – Celebrate Canada Day – Kelowna 2012. The list of performers will be posted soon!

Upcoming Shows at Fernandos Pub!

Gearing up for the summer, Fernandos Pub has lots of live music…. Check it out!

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Sun. June 3rd – Brent Tyler and Ari Neufeld
Thurs. June 7th – Brazilian Money and Little Jungles
Sat. June 9th – The Badd Habits
Wed. June 13th – Two Green Cats
Sat. June 16th – Twin River, Capitol 6 and White Ashphalt
Fri. June 22nd – Jimmy Balfour
Mon. June 25th – Monomyth
Sat. June 30th – Ladyhawk
Fri. July 13th – The Chantrelles
Thurs. July 26th – High Society and Rumpus Room
Sun. August 5th – Ferel Children

June 1st weekend – Kelowna live music!

The Summerland Action Festival is taking place this weekend, and there’s also lots of live music around Kelowna!

Friday, June 1st
Russ Rosen Band – Streaming Cafe
Tin Can Jam at the Creekside Pub and Grill
CHEEKY MONKEYS @ The Minstrel Cafe
Lefty / Count Me In / There’s No End – Flashbacks Nightclub
Kyprios / Tad & The Twins at 97 Street Pub
Steppin’ Out – Kelowna Lake City Casino
Sherman Doucette Tankful of Blues – The Blue Gator
Animal Nation – Doc Willoughbys
Hot Tomales – Pheasant & Quail Pub

Sat. June 2nd
Adaline @ 10pm / Brent Tyler @ 7pm – Streaming Cafe
Libby Coulthard & Jesse Zeman – Cabana Bar and Grille
Tad & The Twins at 97 Street Pub
CHEEKY MONKEYS @ The Minstrel Cafe
Steppin’ Out – Kelowna Lake City Casino
Sherman Doucette Tankful of Blues – The Blue Gator
Hot Tomales  – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Ashlea Jones-Smith – The Old Bike Shop Cafe
The Gentlemen Thieves / Jordan Matchett – Grateful Fed

And for listings for shows in the North and South Okanagan, check out this great site –http://oook.ca/ (Facebook Page)

30th Annual Summerland Action Festival, 3 Day (Free) Family Event & Music Festival

June 1, 2, 3rd 2012
The 30th Annual Summerland Action Festival, 3 Day (Free) Family Event & Music Festival, features an 80’s theme with a wide variety of musical artists, international recording artists, top tribute acts featuring songs of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Motley Crue, plus Top BC Okanagan/Interior Recording Artists, Bands & Indie Artists

“Where were you in 82” is the theme for an incredible weekend of Family Fun, Entertainment, Great Music, Baseball Tournament, Children’s Carnival, Fireworks and Triathlon.

Henry Small (Prism, Burton Cummings Band, John Entwistle Band (the Who) plus Aerosmith Rocks, The Led Zepplin Show, Worms Hate Rain, Forever Young, will be performing with top Okanagan bands Random Act, Scissor Kick, Donovan Sweet, Blue Healer, Hotsands Beach, Pink Torpedo, Crazy Hearts Blue Grass Band, plus Finalists from KIDS HAVE TALENT 2012 Contest, (Beamer Wigley, The Shags – (Derek Rush, Evan Aasen, Ryan Boesel) Jesse Mast, Megan Abel) and popular youth performers Mariah, Tiana Ferlizza, including Summerland School of Dance.

The 3 day Summerland Action Festival is a popular annual Okanagan community event, that is free for the public to attend, and includes a 3 day Music Festival in Summerland City Park, Beverage Garden, Fireworks, Baseball Tournament with 70 teams, Giants Head Run & Man of Steel Triathlon, Children’s Carnival, Parade, Street Hoops, Vendors, Pancake Breakfasts and many fun family activities!

Summerland City Park Main Stage

2012 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Friday June 1, 2012 (Opening Festivities, Beverage Garden and Rock’n Good Times)
6:00 Hotsands Beach (Recording Artist R & B & retro rock)
7:15 Scissor Kick (retro-rock and recording artists)
8:00 Worms Hate Rain (Hits & Retro rock)
9:00 The Led Zeppelin Show (Led Zepplin tribute act)
10:20 Fireworks Display

Saturday June 2, 2012 (Youth, Teen & Family Day)
11:00 Tina Ferlizza (popular Summerland youth performer)
11:30 Mariah (popular Summerland youth performer)
12:00 Finalists from KIDS HAVE TALENT 2012 Contest,
1:30 Summerland Showcase (TBA)
1:40 Donovan Sweet (80s theme, Rhythm & Blues & Retro Hits,)
2:30 Crazy Hearts Blue Grass Band
3:30 Pink Torpedo (80s Tribute Act – Hits, Classic & Retro Rock)
4:30 Random Act (R&B 80s Funk Hits & disco Hits) –
5:50 Henry Small (International Recording Artist, Prism, Burton Cummings Band, John Entwistle Band)

Sunday June 3, 2012 (Feature Acts and Awards Ceremonies)
11:30 Summerland School of Dance
12:10 Blue Healer (Classic Rock & Retro Hits, Guess Who, Santana)
1:15 Forever Young – Neil Young Tribute
2:40 Worms Hate Rain (Popular Hits, Classic Rock, Country Rock, R&B)
4:00 Aerosmith Rocks (award winning Aerosmith tribute act)

Beatlemania at Kelowna Community Theatre, June 19th

Concert promoter Showtime Management Australia confirms international theatrical concert show Beatlemania On Tour – TheBeatles Experience will appear in 13 western Canadian cities, commencing June 8, 2012.

  • June 8 @ 8pm    Medicine Hat, AB        Esplanade Theatre,  $29 child, $54 adult
  • June 9 @ 8pm    Grand Prairie, AB        Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre, Tickets $49
  • June 13 @ 8pm  Calgary, AB                 Southern Jubilee Auditorium, $31 child, $61 adult
  • June 14 @ 8pm  Edmonton, AB             Northern Jubilee Auditorium, $31 child, $61 adult
  • June 15 @ 8pm  Lethbridge, AB            Yates Theatre, Tickets $54
  • June 17 @ 8pm  Vernon, BC               Performing Arts Centre, $34 child, $54 adult
  • June 19 @ 8pm  Kelowna, BC             Community Theatre, Tickets $49
  • June 20 @ 8pm  Kamloops, BC             Sagebrush Theatre, Tickets $55
  • June 21 @ 8pm  Penticton, BC               Cleland Theatre, $29 child, $49 adult
  • June 23 @ 7:30  Nanaimo, BC               The Port Theatre, Tickets $54
  • June 26 @ 8pm  Prince Rupert, BC        Lester Centre, $29 child, $55 adults
  • June 27 @ 8pm  Terrace, BC                 R.E.M. Lee Theatre, Tickets $49 at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel
  • June 28 @ 8pm  Prince George, BC       Playhouse, Tickets $29 child, $54 adult at Studio 2880

Beatlemania on Tour – The Beatles Experience takes fans on a magical mystery tour, exploring The Beatles’ revolution in popular music and culture. Employing The Beatles’ authentic-looking instruments, amplifiers, and costumes, coupled with faithful renditions of your favorite classics, Beatlemania On Tour – The BeatlesExperience recreates the spirit of the Fab Four in ways that have audiences raving about them.

“This is a true musical biography. It takes you on the musical journey of The Beatles’ career, starting at the beginning,” explains show producer, Johnny Van Grinsven. “There is no other comparable show which delivers The Beatles’ full story in this amazing live concert format. You will be taken in and made a part of the phenomenon that is The Beatles, and will leave the theatre believing that you have been on the journey of the greatest band ever.”

Since the first Canadian tour in 2009, Beatlemania On Tour – The Beatles Experience has developed a worldwide following with sell out tours of New Zealand, Australia, Scandinavia, South Africa, Dubai, Hong Kong and the US.

2012 sees the popular show renew itself. The stunning new cast from the UK was chosen by Showtime to take on the world-renowned musical biography. With a new cast, comes new and incredible moments, including new eras of The Beatles musical history and the addition of new musical tracks that will have audiences out of their seats the whole night long.

“You may buy a seat to see this show but you will not use it,” says Van Grinsven.

For more information, visit www.thebeatlesexperience.net or contact Canadian publicist Lisa Saunders at lisa@soundstrategy.ca or 204.799.4641.

Wind Up Radio Sessions @ The Streaming Cafe on Saturday, June 9th

Wind Up Radio Sessions are a finely woven fabric that write and perform folk rock songs with charming arrangements and intimate lyrics. Original members Matt Lazenby, Marc Kiely, and Dan Kiely released their debut album Red Brick House in 2010 to much acclaim. Since then, the band has kept their colour vibrant, establishing themselves in their home base of Montreal and performing across eastern and central Canada.

Wind Up Radio Sessions spent much of 2011 and early 2012 writing and recording new material, between their jam-space launderette and Montreal’s Digital Bird Studios. The result of this work is Bird Eyes, a nine song album which sees the group evolving their blend of compact arrangements soaked with memorable hooks and melodies. With the recent introduction of new member, Dave Crosbie, the four piece is set to release Bird Eyes and take off on a coast-to-coast Canadian tour and bird-watching expedition.