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MountainStock Festival – O'Flanagans Pub

January 24th, 2009
O’Flanagans Pub
319 Queensway Ave
Kelowna BC

List of artists

With a wide range of musical styles from original artists and indie musicians, the MountainStock Festival moves this year to Kelowna BC. Now in its third year, this premier event features some of the best of western Canada’s performers from singer/songwriters to rock to rap. Reserve your tickets now for this great event.

14 acts will be performing over 12 hours and all it costs is $10.

Proceeds raised this year will go to the Central Okanagan Victim Services, which is run out of the Kelowna RCMP, and the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society.

Kelowna Live Music: January 2009

2008 had lots of great local shows, and looking ahead to January, 2009 should be another great year for live music in Kelowna.

Thursday, 1 Jan 2009 Russ Macklem Qunitet @ The Minstrel Cafe
Friday, 2 Jan 2009 Zachari Smith @ The Minstrel Cafe
Sunday, 4 Jan 2009 Oscar with Nox & Evoke and Treelight Room @ Doc Willoighby’s
Thursday, 8 Jan 2009 Wyckham Porteous @ The Minstrel Cafe
Friday, 9 Jan 2009 Alison Arnall with special guest Steve Kubasek @ The Grateful Fed
Saturday, 10 Jan 2009 Cream 4th Anniversary Party w/ Redfish, DJs J-Girl and Manousos @ The Habitat
Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 Hey Ocean! @ The Habitat
Friday, 16 Jan 2009 Music BC Launch party @ The Habitat
Friday, 16 Jan 2009 Fields of Green @ The Grateful Fed
Friday, 23 Jan 2009 Whiskey Dick @ The Grateful Fed
Saturday, 24 Jan 2009 TEN2NINE/ari neufeld/olga osipova @ Kelowna Community Theatre
Saturday, 24 Jan 2009 Helcion @ The Grateful Fed
Saturday, 24 Jan 2009 Girl Goes Electric, Hardwire Speers @ O’Flannigan’s Pub for
MountainStock Music Festival
Friday, 30 Jan 2009 Horses with Jackets @ The Grateful Fed
Saturday, 31 Jan 2009 Jim Byrnes with the Sojourners @ Rotary Centre for the Arts

Music BC Interior Office Launch Party

Music BC Interior Launch Party
Friday, January 16, 2009
6 pm – 9 pm
Hosted by Liz McKinney
Admission: Donation at the door
Drinks supplied by Tree Brewing
Performances: TBAMusic BC Interior Office Launch Party

Friday, January 16, 2009

The Habitat will be holding a party to celebrate its official launch of Music BC’s new interior office on January 16, 2009. There will be live music provided by local talent as well as a very exciting silent auction; one of the items being a Gibson Les Paul guitar signed by the Canadian music pioneer himself, Neil Young! The proceeds from all the silent auction items will help the Music BC Charitable Foundation purchase guitars for Kelowna’s Spring Valley Middle School music program.

The office, which is located on the upper level of the Habitat building, will provide services to the interior music community such as education, resources, advocacy, opportunities for funding, networking and establishing a format of communication.

Best local shows, 2008

Another year with some great shows around town. There are some shows already announced for early 2009, and hopefully a lot more when the spring rolls around. It’ll be interesting to see if the Bluffs gets utilized for a large scale rock show this year. The return of Thunderfest, Volleyfest, and maybe Wakefest should bring more bands though town.

1. Josh Ritter / Emm Gryner, Doc Willoughby’s, Feb. 24th
2. Nine Inch Nails / The Bug, Prospera Place, Dec. 4th
3. Mark Knopfler, Prospera Place, July 4th
4. Ladyhawk, Black Mountain & Alphababy, The Habitat, April 2nd
5. Danko Jones / The Pack AD, Doc Willoughby’s, May 3rd
6. Kid Rock, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Prospera Place, July 9th
7. Elliott Brood, The Habitat, Dec. 7th
8. Ladyhawk, Jon-Rae Fletcher, Yukon Blonde, OK Mission Hall, Dec. 26th
9. Xavier Rudd, Kelowna Community Theatre, Feb. 20th
10. Ari Neufeld, The Habitat, September 10th

— honourable mention:
Jesse Revist / Nat Jay, Minstrel Cafe, October 10th

The Grateful Fed, upcoming shows

9 Jan 2009 Alison Arnall with special guest Steve Kubasek
16 Jan 2009 Fields of Green
23 Jan 2009 whiskey dick
24 Jan 2009 Helcion
30 Jan 2009 Horses with Jackets
7 Feb 2009 Liquor Store Warm
13 Feb 2009 Alison Arnall
14 Feb 2009 The Dreadnaughts
21 Feb 2009 Helcion
28 Feb 2009 whiskey dick/Princess Die
6 Mar 2009 Redfish

The Grateful Fed Cafe
509 Bernard Ave – Kelowna, B.C.
250 862 8621
Mon / Tues: 7am – 4pm
Wednesday to Saturday: 7am – Midnight

Year in Review: best shows of 2008

I compiled a list of my favorite concerts back in 2007, so I figured I’d keep the tradition going with another list of my favorite shows of 2008.

best shows of 2008

1. The Police with Elvis Costello, The Gorge, Washington, July 12th
2. Death Cab for Cutie @ Pemberton Music Festival, July 25-27th
3. Coldplay @ Pemberton Music Festival, July 25-27th
4. Tom Petty @ Pemberton Music Festival, July 25-27th
5. Dave Matthews Band @ The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Washington, August 29th
6. REM @ Sasquatch Music Festival, The Gorge, Washington, May 24-25th
7. Josh Ritter @ Doc Willoughby’s, Kelowna, Feb. 24th
8. Wintersleep @ Pemberton Music Festival, July 25-27th
9. Nine Inch Nails @ Prospera Place, Kelowna, BC, Dec. 4th
10. Les Paul @ Iridium Jazz Club, New York, New York, October 6th

— honorable mentions
My Morning Jacket @ Pemberton Music Festival, July 25-27th
Bob Dylan @ Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops, BC, October 25th
The Cure @ Sasquatch Music Festival, The Gorge, Washington, May 24-25th
Crudo with Mike Patton @ Sasquatch Music Festival, The Gorge, Washington, May 24-25th
Stephen Malkmus @ Sasquatch Music Festival, The Gorge, Washington, May 24-25th