Jon-Rae Fletcher with Jon Mckiel and Acres and Acres

Friday Night, Oct. 23rd
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Acres and Acres is an experienced songwriting team who give inspiring performances both as a duo and full-band ensemble. Their music maintains a level of simplicity that leaves plenty of room for storytelling and proves that there is an art in telling the truth.

Jon Mckiel is a songwriter from Halifax Nova Scotia Canada. Jon’s new album, “The Nature of Things,” will be released by Wednesday Records on February 12, 2008. The album follows Jon’s self-titled debut, which was dubbed The Coast’s “Top 50 Albums of 2006.”

Jon Rae Fletcher is a folk artist from Summerland, BC…. Wikipedia says…. Jon-Rae grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia, where, as the son of a minister, he sang in his church’s choir. Eventual musical developments included his discovery of Kurt Cobain and the formation of his own garage band. Jon-Rae later moved and founded the original River band with a collective of Vancouver friends, but disbanded the group when he moved east.

The Return of You Say Party We Say Die

Oct11

Oct7

Over the last 4 years, the Habitat on Leon Ave has been a major part of the local entertainment scene. This venue has hosted over 500 shows, many including up-and-coming Okanagan artists. The Habitat has also brought a National spotlight on Kelowna when it was short-listed in the Top 10 Live music venues on CBC Radio. More recently, The West Coast Music Awards were awarded to Kelowna thanks in no small part to the hard work of the owners and staff at the Habitat. Lastly, this great music venue has brought major and up-and-coming Canadian Talent to Kelowna who would otherwise not have a venue to play in our city.

The Habitat is trying to get approval for a Liquor – Primary license which would allow it to stay open a bit later, and increase the venue capacity so it can attract more touring artists. The current Restaurant Primary license is disallowing the venue from bringing more of these shows to Kelowna. So now it’s up to the Council and they’re worried that the Habitat will be “another nightclub” on Leon. This is ridiculous. All you need to do is spend one night at the Habitat and you will realize how drastically different it is from it’s neighbors – The Level and Gotchas Nightclub. The Habitat has never considered to be a nightclub and I don’t think it would ever be one. Just ask the sold out crowd at the Dan Mangan concert on Friday night, who got to see world class entertainment, enjoy a meal and a few drinks. One of few places for the twentysomething and thirtysomething crowd in Kelowna.

Support live music. Support the Habitat as they try to get a new liquor license so they can continue to be a driving part of teh Kelowna arts & culture scene.

Get Funk’d for FREE – Thursday @ the Habitat

Oct6

Get Funk'd for FREE – Thursday @ the Habitat

Oct6

Dan Mangan – Saturday NIght!!

Oct3

Dan Mangan is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Though he spent a considerable amount of his childhood in Ontario, Mangan was born in Smithers, British Columbia, and now resides in Vancouver. He is currently dating Michelle Hanley.

As a child, Mangan versed himself in his parents’ old vinyls of The Beatles, Nick Drake and Van Morrison. By seven years old, his step brother had taught him how to play most of Abbey Road in proper succession on the piano. He began to be interested in acoustic recordings with the release of Nirvana’s Unplugged album. At sixteen, he started a band called Basement Suite with some fellow classmates and played gigs at local community centres. Basement Suite would be Mangan’s introduction to the stage. In 2003, at 20 years old, he released his first acoustic EP, ‘All at Once’, pressing 500 copies which were given away and sold throughout the Vancouver area.

With a bank loan and a small community of players who would offer cheap or free sessions, Mangan recorded ‘Postcards and Daydreaming’ in the summer of 2005 with local British ex-pat Daniel Elmes and good friend Simon Kelly. In July 2007, Vancouver-based independent record label FU:M re-released the album with new artwork and an extra track, ‘Ash Babe’, in Canada. Later that year, FU:M released ‘Postcards and Daydreaming’ in the US as well. The following March, the record was released in Australia by ABC/Warner. In March 2009 he released the EP ‘Roboteering’, containing songs from his forthcoming album ‘Nice, Nice, Very Nice.’

Mangan has toured with such artists as Elliott Brood, The Acorn, Patrick Watson, and Newfoundland’s Hey Rosetta!

Newfoundland’s The Novaks heading to Kelowna

Oct2

by Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack)
The Novaks will be Arkells’ special guests on their cross-Canada Fall Classic tour beginning Oct. 30.

The Novaks are out in support of Things Fall Apart, the follow up to their 2005 self-titled debut that won them the 2006 East Coast Music Award for rising star of the year.

You can see The Novaks here:

Oct. 2 St. John’s, NL @ The Rock House w/ Matthew Hornell & The Diamond Minds and Liz Solo
Oct. 30 Halifax, NS @ The Seahorse w/ Arkells
Nov. 4 Peterborough, ON @ The Red Dog w/ Arkells
Nov. 5 Kingston, ON @ Clark Hall at Queen’s University w/ Arkells
Nov. 6 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret La Tulipe w/ Arkells
Nov. 7 Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall w/ Arkells
Nov. 11 Thunder Bay, ON @ The Outpost w/ Arkells
Nov. 12 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret w/ Arkells
Nov. 13 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina w/ Arkells
Nov. 14 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room w/ Arkells
Nov. 17 Kelowna, BC @ Habitat w/ Arkells
Nov. 18 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar w/ Arkells
Nov. 19 Vancouver, BC @ The Venue w/ Arkells
Nov. 20 Kamloops, BC @ Blue Grotto w/ Arkells
Nov. 21 Calgary, AB @ The Legion w/ Arkells
Nov. 22 Regina, SK @ The Exchange w/ Arkells
Nov. 25 Sudbudy, ON @ The Townehouse Tavern w/ Arkells
Nov. 27-28 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace w/ Arkells

Newfoundland's The Novaks heading to Kelowna

Oct2

by Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack)
The Novaks will be Arkells’ special guests on their cross-Canada Fall Classic tour beginning Oct. 30.

The Novaks are out in support of Things Fall Apart, the follow up to their 2005 self-titled debut that won them the 2006 East Coast Music Award for rising star of the year.

You can see The Novaks here:

PEI’s Two Hours Traffic – Friday at the Habitat

Sep30

with Spiral Beach (from Toronto) & The Danks (from PEI)
$12 advance, $15 door (+$1.50 tx & sc)

Buy your tickets for this show here
Doors at 7pm, show at 9pm, come early for dinner!

Two Hours Traffic
Initially conceived as a two-piece, lead singer Liam Corcoran and guitarist Alec O’Hanley recruited bassist Andrew MacDonald and drummer Derek Ellis while attending university in their hometown of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. After releasing their “April Storm” EP in 2003 a friendship was struck up with Halifax hero Joel Plaskett who offered to produce the band’s first proper album. They’ve been working together ever since. “Territory” is the follow up to the Charlottetown band’s Polaris Prize nominated and internationally acclaimed sophomore album, “Little Jabs”.

PEI's Two Hours Traffic – Friday at the Habitat