Sub Pop recording artists are doing a warmup show at Sturgeon Hall on August 15 before embarking on a 37 date Canadian/US tour in support of their third album “The Ruminant Band.”

Advance tickets are available at Sturgeon Hall, and there are only 80 tickets total so you definitely want to pick one up before they are all gone. There may or may not be tickets available on the night of the show.

Show starts at 9:30 pm, but please be advised to arrive early to get the best seats. There are only 40-45 seats in the main room where the band is playing, and if you arrive late you may have to sit in the bar or the patio where the sight lines may not be great.

with Poor Little Rich Girl (from Vernon)
Tickets $8 at the door
Dinner at 6pm, show starts at 9pm

The Lovely Feathers started out, as most of many do, as a band in a bedroom in an old apartment in Montreal. It was one of those bedrooms which were a double room, having been perhaps at one time a dining room or a large salon. No matter. In this bedroom resided Mark Kupfert and it was his idea to play a few informal or impromptu shows on the campus of McGill University. These ideas gained some small sort of popularity and support, and started to become things like shows at local venues and competitions around the city. And these things seemed to be going well and nicely.

@ The Habitat – $8 at the door

Jeff Bryant and Zach Stevenson. Together they represent 100% of a folk-funk duo and precisely one half of The Human Statues, a funk-pop-rock quartet based in Toronto, Canada. Originally from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, these young men are on a mission to spread “jubilation” across the nation. Whether it’s playing high-energy band shows – complete with choreography – at venues such as the Horseshoe Tavern and the Rivoli in Toronto, or intimate acoustic performances in theatres across the country, Jeff and Zach are committed to connecting with people through humour, authenticity and a love of music and live performance. Often described as a cross-breed between the Flight of the Conchords and Simon and Garfunkel, Jeff and Zach blend an energetic pop sensibility with lyrical depth and love of vocal harmony.

Friday lineup

Saturday, July 25
tickets = $30

Mainstage presented by Astral Media Radio

12:00pm-1:00pm – Santa Lucia

1:15pm-2:15pm – Samantha Schulz

2:30pm-3:30pm – AUGUST

3:30pm-3:45pm – Roman Danylo

4:00pm-5:00pm – Stephen Fearing

6:00pm-7:00pm – Kinship (Delta Grand Okanagan Stage)

5:15pm-6:15pm – The Arrogant Worms

6:15pm-6:30pm – Roman Danylo

6:45pm-8:00pm – Harry Manx

8:00pm-8:15pm – Roman Danylo

8:30pm-10:00pm – Colin James Band

Goats from Above presents..Hank Pine and Lily Fawn are a vaudeville-inspired duo from Victoria, British Columbia, whose act is based upon the tragic and hilarious adventures of their comic book series. Like the great acts of old, the music covers many genres, yet all stems from a punk rock ethic, and an appreciation for the delicate art of entertaining.

Hank is a tall, dark, and mysterious figure in goggles and a mask that carries his dead girlfriend around in a garbage bag, plays the cello, keyboards, guitars, ukulele, accordion, drums and whatever else he can get his hands on.

Lily, a half-deer, half-human forest creature, that tap-dances and plays the musical saw, the trumpet, the theremin, the flute, and hits the drums like a six-foot sledgehammer.
This debut double album, “The Road to New Orleans…” serves as a soundtrack to the first two issues of their comic book, and showcases both their adoration of all music forms and manic sense of humour.

So now that the Habitat is 4 years old, what’s next? Well, they have a great lineup of shows in July and August, but check out these recently announced shows!

September 2009:
September 7th – Japandroids / Mt St. Helen Vietnam band
September 10th – Immaculate Machine
September 26th – Cuff the Duke with Zeus
September 29th – The Most Serene Republic with Grand Archives

October 2009:
October 16th – Chad Vangaalen with Castlemusic