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Julie Doiron Friday NIght

Fresh off the announcement that Julie Doiron’s album “I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day” was the #1 Canadian Campus Radio album of 2009, the Sackville, NB singer/songwriter is playing a free show live on the web.  The show will be live at www.streamingcafe.net January 22nd at 8pm Pacific Standard Time.  
A last minute change in the tour schedule, this show will appeal to audiences across Canada and beyond. Julie Doiron has been touring Canada, Europe and the States of late and is currently making the cold tour trek from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Her tour will continue to the southern States and then Japan and China. 
Recent praise for Julie Doiron’s lastest album:
“It’s a rare and amazing thing when an indie musician finds ways to keep chugging along on her own steam for years and then releases an album that brings together in the most powerful way everything she’s learned.” Carla Gillis, Now Magazine
“Hands down, this is Doiron’s most engaging work since 1999’s Julie Doiron And The Wooden Stars.” Scott Bryson, Chart
“Helmed once again by Eric’s Trip main man Rick White, I Can Wonder is easily Doiron’s most jubilant effort to date –one that makes you feel you’re discovering her all over again.” Francois Marchand, Canwest News Service
Advance tickets are available at Streaming Cafe (Kelowna, BC 596 Leon Ave) at $10 each for those who want to attend the show in person. The show will be free to watch online. 
About Streaming Cafe
Streamingcafe.net, located in Kelowna, BC is a webshow that hosts local and international artists every Friday and Saturday, streaming the concerts live on the internet with high quality video and audio production. All shows are free to watch at 8pm PST Fridays and Saturdays at www.streamingcafe.net. 

Coachella & Sasquatch Festivals

I know there’s a lot of people in Kelowna who travel down to George, Washington during the US Memorial Day weekend to check out the Sasquatch Festival.

Bands who played Coachella last year and who have also played the Sasquatch Festival in the past 2 years…

The Cure
Beirut
Girl Talk
M. Ward
Crystal Castles
TV On The Radio
Fleet Foxes
Blitzen Trapper
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Okkervil River
Gaslight Anthem
Ghostland Observatory

So which bands from the 2010 Coachella festival may play Sasquatch??  Here’s my thoughts.

Vampire Weekend
She & Him
The Avett Brothers (2 years in a row)
Grizzly Bear (2 years in a row)
Faith No More
MGMT
The Dead Weather
Hot Chip
The xx
Pavement
Phoenix
Spoon
Julian Casablancas
Yo La Tengo
MUTEMATH
Deerhunter

Mountainstock – Saturday, January 16th

Mountainstock is a fund raiser for “Victim’s Of Violence” and proceeds will go directly to the Central Okanagan Victim’s Services and the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society.

Mountainstock is a music based fund raiser which will feature 14 acts over 12 hours and will take place at the Crystil Room located in the Prestige Hotel in Kelowna.

Mountainstock brings acts from all over North America year after year and this on will be no exception.

We have acts from Texas, Vancouver, Kamloops and local favorites as well. Tickets are only $10.

For more info call Ward at (250) 870-0807 or visit the website

Event Information http://www.mountainstockfestival.com

The Kelowna Folk Club presents Martyn Joseph

The Kelowna Folk Club presents Welsh singer-songwriter extraordinaire Martyn Joseph.

One night only: January 29, 2010. Doors open 7PM; Showtime 8PM. Okanagan Mission Hall, 4409 Lakeshore Rd.
General admission $25; Students/Seniors $15
Advance Tickets: Bering Music Centre, 1294 Ellis St.,Kelowna or 2409 Main St., West Kelowna; Beadiful Arts, 510 West Ave., Kelowna; Rosie’s Grape Stomp, 325 Gray Rd., Kelowna; The Tickle Trunk, 1835 Dilworth Drive, Kelowna. More info @ www.kelownafolkclub.ca

“Martyn Joseph is a performer like no other. Shades of Springsteen, Knopfler, and Dave Matthews there may be, but he stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live musical experience of their lives.” (www.martynjoseph.com)

Joseph is a Welsh singer-songwriter with a 25 year career. He has had five Top 50 UK chart positions, and has toured with Suzanne Vega, Joan Armatrading, Clannad, and Celine Dion. He won the 2004 BBC Welsh Music Award for Best Male Artist and has numerous humanitarian plaudits and awards to his credit.

His strength lies in being able to use a lyrical narrative style to sing about anything from social injustice to the intricacies of love. He seems to be able to pin down the feelings that we all have in songs that we can all relate to.

This man with his guitar is able to create songs with “outstanding lyrical intelligence.” (BBC’s Bob Harris). As Martyn himself says, “It’s the song that can soothe, explain, or even in a small way save us.”

Good luck – Bend Sinister and We Are The City

PEAK PERFORMANCE PROJECT FINAL CONCERT JAN 22
@ THE COMMODORE! The Top 3 bands – Bend Sinister, The Left, and We Are The City will perform, and we will all find out how they placed and who wins the top prize of $150,000! The night will include video highlights of their journey and a dance after-party!
THE SHOW IS SOLD OUT! You can no longer buy tickets from Ticketmaster. The only place to purchase tickets is from us and they’re for our awesome Music BC members only! Limited number of tickets available from the Music BC office for *$10.05 (no service charges!) Pick-up only, must be a current paid member. Come by during office hours to get yours! (Monday – Friday / 9am – 5pm) *4 tickets per member. Tickets only available until Friday January 15th at 5pm. www.peakperformanceproject.com

Cabana Jazz Dinner Sessions

Cabana and the

GREAT ESTATES OF THE OKANAGAN
Present
Cabana Jazz Dinner Sessions
Every Saturday
No cover
Reservations Encouraged – 250-763-1955

January 16    Bernie Addington    Bass    7:00 pm
Funky Jazz    Loni Moger         Guitar   

January 23    Danny Sameshima            7:00 pm
                      Cam Ward         
                      Rob Dewar   

January 30    Justin Hale    DJ/Electronics    7:00 pm
Funky, smooth and electronic    Craig Thomson    Sax
 


Jessica Heine, Tim Smith and Sarah Cole

at the Green Room, Jan. 19th

Edmonton singer/songwriter Jessica Heine (hi-na) is making a name for herself with her engaging onstage personality, eclectic, meaningful songwriting, and an incredible voice!  Heine’s love of storytelling is very apparent on her new CD, Songteller Storywriter, released in June 13 of 2009.  She thrills in travelling the world, learning people’s stories and sharing them musically with audiences.