Category Archives: Music Festivals

Top local concerts for 2011

It’s always fun to look back at the local shows around Kelowna to come up with this Top 10 list. I must say, every year there seems to be new venues opening their doors to live music, and new bands popping up. It’s great to see the support of local live music fans.
1. Sloan – Barking Parrot, Penticton, BC, June 2nd, 2011
2. Great big sea – Kelowna community theatre, March 11, 2011
3. We are the city / Said the Whale / aidian knight / kingdom cloud – Kelowna community theatre, April 3rd, 2011
4. The Sheepdogs / Monster Truck – Barking Parrot, Penticton, BC, Dec. 19th, 2011
5. Imaginary Cities / The Coppertone – Doc Willoughbys, Nov. 26th, 2011
6. Wassabi Collective – Canada Day, Waterfront Park, July 1st, 2011
7. Unknown Culprits – Doc Willoughbys, April 4th, 2011
8. Five Alarm Funk – Pop Okanagan Festival, Oct. 13-15th
9. Rococode – Pop Okanagan Festival, Oct. 13-15th
10. Kingdom Cloud, Little Jungles, and Super Dew – Fernando’s, July 19th, 2011

 

A dozen shows to choose from on this last Friday of August

FRIDAY Live After 5 JAZZ JAM Hosted by Craig Thomson – ATRIUM of the Rotary Centre for the Arts
The Bodega’s – Ric’s Grill patio
Parks Alive 101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends – Summer Blowout – Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park
Ciara Salloum – Duncan’s Bistro and Bar
Major Mambo – Soul De Cuba Cafe
Thomas Kjorven – The Bonfire Grill at The Cove Lakeside Resort
Blue City –  Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Hot Tomales – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Sly Business – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Tribehouse – The Minstrel Cafe
Floyd Vedan Band – O’Flannigans Pub
Bash of the Titans – Metal/HipHop – Grateful Fed

Kelowna Fusion Festival – this Saturday, August 13th!

This Saturday is the Kelowna Fusion Festival (formerly known as Mardi Gras) and  the Schedule is here. Find out where they artists are playing by checking out the site Map (also in a downloadable PDF).

The City’s Downtown Parks will be activated for the day with programming ranging from Kerry Park through Stuart Park. The site will open to upwards of 10,000 spectators made up of families, friends, residents and travelers alike who will join together Downtown to enjoy live entertainment, culture, activities and vendors from across the Okanagan Valley.

From family friendly programming, activities, and cultural pavilions in Kerry Park and Stuart Park to the “Taste of Downtown”; a self-guided tour featuring some of the best in ethnic foods around the Downtown Core, the Kelowna Fusion Festival presents an exciting look into different aspects of our diversified city as they fuse together to bring attendees a one of a kind cultural experience.

The Kelowna Fusion Festival will also provide Downtown businesses with an opportunity to showcase and enhance their products and services. The attendance that the festival will draw to Downtown Kelowna will also ensure businesses increased traffic during the festival as well as a marketing tool to promote their business during the summer months.

Kelowna Live Music :: August 5th and 6th

The long weekend is behind us, and Centre of Gravity is over for another year, but there are still lots of live music happening around town!

Fri Aug 5
BUCKNIFE / No Other Way / Hell Bros / Dracula Black – Flashbacks, facebook event
FRIDAY Live After 5 JAZZ JAM Hosted by Craig Thomson – Atrium – Rotary Centre for the Arts
Parks Alive 101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends – Roots, Rhythm & Blues – Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park
Jeff Morris and Mark Irving – The Old Bike Shop Cafe
Tom Esson – Duncan’s Bistro and Bar
Loni Moger – The Bonfire Grill at The Cove Lakeside Resort
Michael Buble – Crazy Love Tour – Prospera Place
Zamboni Brothers – The Blue Gator
Tony Dizon – O’Flannigans Pub
Jungal – Grateful Fed

Sat Aug 6
Major Mambo – Vibrant Vines Winery
Parks Alive 101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends – Roots, Rhythm & Blues – Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park
Buskalaska – The Old Bike Shop Cafe
Sarah Brendel And Daniel Moir – Streaming Cafe
The Bodegas – Cabana Bar and Grille
Scott Theilman – The Minstrel Cafe
Zamboni Brothers – The Blue Gator
The Rumpus Room… A Night of Moonwalk Galactic Funk – Grateful Fed
Tony Dizon – O’Flannigans Pub

Staying in Kelowna for the Long Weekends? Lots going on!

Centre of Gravity is sold out, but lots of after-parties.  Malibu Knights returns to Doc Willoughby’s Friday and the Ozzy Osmunds are at the Fed on Saturday night (to name a few)…

Check out the latest Awesome Okanagan Mixcast

Fri Jul 29
Parks Alive – 101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends: Indie Rock Showcase – Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park
Major Mambo Trio – Duncan’s Bistro and Bar
Tom Esson – The Bonfire Grill at The Cove Lakeside Resort
Jodi Pederson – Tom Collins Pub
Sherman Doucette – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Dennis Williams – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Booking Elizabeth – The Minstrel Cafe
Porch Crawler – Grateful Fed
Mud Bay Blues Band – The Blue Gator
Floyd Vedan Band – O’Flannigans Pub
Malibu Knights – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub

Sat Jul 30
Live music at Vibrant Vines Winery
Parks Alive – 101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends: Indie Rock Showcase – Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park
41st And Home – Streaming Cafe
Sherman Doucette – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Rum Runners – The Minstrel Cafe
The Ozzy Osmunds – Grateful Fed
Mud Bay Blues Band – The Blue Gator
Floyd Vedan Band – O’Flannigans Pub

If you have COG tickets, you’re in for a treat Sunday night at 9pm when Chromeo play.  They were awesome at Lollaplooza and Sasquatch!

Downtown Kelowna Fusion Festival – Line-up has been announced!

Posted on July 20, 2011

The Downtown Kelowna Association held a press conference on Friday, July 15th to announce the line up of performers and activities for the Downtown Kelowna Fusion Festival set to take place on Saturday, August 13th.

Amongst the lineup announce we musical artists including Windborn, Jeff Bryant, Junior Belzile, Watasun, Kinship, and this year’s Downtown Kelowna Fusion Festival headliner’s – Tambura Rasa – a buoyant cultural cross-pollination that fuses contemporary grooves and traditional rhythms into one energetic musical brand all their own. For the full list of performers and bios visit the ‘Performers’ page.

The Festival site plan was also unveiled at the press conference and will feature a variety of programming throughout many different areas including two Kids Zones, a Downtown Marketplace featuring a variety of Downtown Businesses and local vendors, the Aboriginal Village presented by the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society, the Cultural Pavilion Corridor, the Taste Around the World Food Court along with the Kerry Park Stage and the Stuart Park Main Stage.

Attendants of any age are sure to be entertained throughout the entire day as there is no shortage of programming and activities at the Downtown Kelowna Fusion Festival. The festivities will kick off at 11:00am with the opening ceremonies and the Festival will continue on until 10:00pm. The event is open to the public and free to attend.

The Downtown Kelowna Association also announced the launch of the Taste of Downtown a self-guided tour of 24 of Downtown Kelowna’s great restaurants and eateries. Taste of Downtown ‘Tourists’ will get a map of the participating restaurants, and have three weeks to visit the businesses to get their ‘passport’ stamped at as many locations as possible. Prizing will be awarded for completed passports including the grand prize of one ‘Experience Downtown Kelowna Package’. Consisting of an overnight stay at the Delta Grand Hotel, 2 VIP dinner theatre tickets from the Kelowna Actors Studio, and $500 Downtown Dollars to be spent at participating Downtown Kelowna retailers. For the full list of participating restaurants and complete rules and regulations, visit the ‘Taste of Downtown’ page.

Parks Alive Friday Night – 101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends – Boogie Woogie Country

Jul 22 2011
06:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park
Kerry Park , Kelowna Country: ca

1480 Mills St (beside ‘The Sails’ on Bernard Ave)

Okanagan Strata Management presents

“Boogie Woogie Country”
6:30     BC Old Time Fiddlers (10-20 piece)
7:30     Blu and Kelly Hopkins (duo)
8:30     Denim Country (4 piece)
9:30     Pauline Kyllonen with Band (4 piece)