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Kelowna Folk Club Presents OYSTERBAND

OCTOBER 20, 2012
EAST KELOWNA COMMUNITY HALL
2740 East Kelowna Road
8:00 pm (doors 7:00 pm)
TICKETS $35.00

Hailed as one of the best live concert acts ever, UK ‘s Oysterband will performing at the East Kelowna Community Hall on October 20, 2012

Today, after recording over 30 albums, they have collaborated with the likes of Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Michelle Shocked, Spirit of the West, The Strawbs, and Kate Rusby.  Also their song “When I’m Up” was a big hit for Canada’s own Great Big Sea.

Oysterband make a modern, folk-based British music, acoustic at heart, sometimes intense, sometimes rocking. Since 1978 they’ve toured in 35 countries  – festivals, concerts, bars, rallies, jails. Their sound is “Music for the head, the heart & the trousers. And still improving in the bottle.” as cited on their website 

It will be expected that there will be a lineup for tickets for this show/dance due to past attendance.  Tickets go sale on Tuesday, October 2, 2012  at ABC Hobby & Shaver (on Dilworth),Beadiful Arts (on West Street near Pandosy),Bering Music in Kelowna and West Kelowna, and Rosie’s Grape Stop on Gray Rd in Rutland.  Doors open at 7 pm and concert time is 8 pm.  For more information, check out the Kelowna Folk Club’s website at www.kelownafolkclub.ca.

Live Music – Oct. 19th and 20th

Friday venue
Animal Nation / Porch Crawler Grateful Fed
Crabby Mike 97 Street Pub
Dana Barnes Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Flatfoot 56 Doc Willoughby’s Pub
JW Jones The Blue Gator
Papa Wheely O’Flannigans Pub
Sherman Doucette Pheasant & Quail Pub
The Rowdymen Minstrel Cafe
Truly Tina: Tribute To Tina Tuner Kelowna Lake City Casino 

Saturday, Oct. 20th venue
Agnostic Front Level
Dana Barnes Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Hambone Dakodas
JW Jones The Blue Gator
Oysterband East kelowna Community Hall
Papa Wheely O’Flannigans Pub
Reuben And The Dark & The Mountaineer Streaming Café
Talented Kelowna Pheasant & Quail Pub
The Regals w/ Larry Branson Minstrel Cafe
Truly Tina: Tribute To Tina Tuner Kelowna Lake City Casino 
Wild Son Grateful Fed

Flatfoot 56 – Friday night at Doc’s

While on tour with The Ataris. Flatfoot 56 will be stopping by Doc Willoughby’s for their won show here in Kelowna.  It’s always great to see bands enroute from Vancouver-Calgary, stopping by our town!

Playing a positive-natured brand of hardcore-tinged Celtic punk, Flatfoot 56 has been unleashing itself upon America and the rest of the world for over 10 years now. Forming in 2000, the Chicago natives achieved nationwide attention with their first two label-backed records, 2006’s Knuckles Up and 2007’s Jungle of the Midwest Sea. These releases built on a heavy dose of previously established regional notoriety, helping the band gain steam early on.

Indie up-and-comers bring national tour to Kelowna nightclub; Oct. 17th, 2012

A pair of JUNO-nominated acts headline an indy double-bill at a well-known Kelowna hot spot now opening its doors to more live music.

Cuff the Duke and Jenn Grant bring their national tour to Kelowna’s Sapphire Nightclub on Wed., Oct. 17 for a 9 p.m. show. Both were nominated for a Juno Award in this year’s Adult Alternative Album of the Year category, a contest won by Feist and her album, Metals.

Grant released her third album, The Beautiful Wild, on Sept. 25. The East Coast nightingale says her new record “follows love’s twisted, tangled path deep into the heart’s jungle.” She teams up with Cuff the Duke fresh off a North American tour opening for Kathleen Edwards.

Cuff the Duke’s new album, Union, went on sale Oct. 2. It’s the second half of a two-part album project by the alt-country band that started with the release of Morning Comes late last year. “Morning Comes was more acoustic-based,” says the band’s Wayne Petti. “This album is more electric-based.”

The band is no stranger to the Okanagan. They drew a large crowd on their 2010 visit to Kelowna and put on a thrilling main stage show at this summer’s Roots and Blues Festival in Salmon Arm.

Sapphire owner, Arun Alleliua, says he wants to add to the club’s appeal beyond the premium nightclub it already is and into an “entertainment complex” catering to a wide variety of tastes.

“I want it to be a dance club that can also be a home for live music. I think we can have the best of both worlds,” he says.

Sapphire is a great place to see music, says the show’s promoter, Karma Lacoff. “When we used the space for BreakOut West,” she says, referring to the music festival that took over the nightlife in downtown Kelowna as part of the 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards, “both the audiences and the bands loved it. It’s got a great stage. It has great sight lines. Obviously it has a great dance floor, and it just sounds fabulous in there.”

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and are available at TicketZone.com, Mosaic Books (uptown: Willow Park Shopping Centre, #1, 590 HWY 33 W and downtown: 411 Bernard Avenue), Milkcrate Records (1551 Ellis St)  and Leo’s Video (2680 Pandosy St).

Sapphire is located at 238 Leon Ave, Kelowna, BC.

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Live music in Kelowna this weekend – Oct. 12th and 13th

Friday venue
Calum Hughes Collective Minstrel Cafe
Crowd the Joanna / My Minda Karma Grateful Fed
Jeff Piattelli Pheasant & Quail Pub
Mike Jervais Kelowna Lake City Casino 
Radio Lifeline O’Flannigans Pub
Rann Berry Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Studebaker John The Blue Gator
The Connectors 97 Street Pub

Saturday venue
Evil Empire Tour Grateful Fed
Fred Eaglesmith Rotary Centre for the Arts
Mike Jervais Kelowna Lake City Casino 
Poppa Dawg Blues Band Minstrel Cafe
Radio Lifeline O’Flannigans Pub
Rann Berry Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Studebaker John The Blue Gator
Talented Kelowna Pheasant & Quail Pub
The Connectors 97 Street Pub
The Crackling Streaming Café
Warbuck Fernandos Pub
Wolfheart Doc Willoughby’s Pub

Ladyhawk Bring “No Can Do” To Kelowna on October 21 At Knights Of Columbus Hall

Vancouver Based Four Piece From Kelowna To Hit The Road In Support Of Their Third Full Length Album “No Can Do” , Out October 9th On Triple Crown Audio Recordings Of Canada. They will perform in Kelowna on October 21 with Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers. All Tour Dates Listed Below.

Oct 21 @ Knights Of Columbus Hall w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers

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Stream/Download “You Read My Mind” 
Album Artwork, Photos & Details:

 


“No Can Do” is the group’s third studio album. It’s also their most assertive and soul stirring yet, available on CD/LP/Digital via Triple Crown (home to fine recordings by Destroyer along with Ladyhawk-affiliated SPORTS and Duffy & The Doubters). Featuring 10 Duffy Driediger (lead vocals, guitar) penned songs performed in the telekinetic way only Darcy Hancock (lead guitar, vocals), Sean Hawryluk (bass, vocals), and Ryan Peters(drums, vocals) can, “No Can Do” (*no relation to Hall & Oates, Chromeo or Kiwi chanteuse Ladyhawke while we’re at it) rips hard and harder. Recorded at The HIVE Creative Labs with Colin Stewart (+ electro-acoustic help from Black Mountain/Lightning Dust’s Joshua Wells), mastered by audio guru Jeff Lipton (Bon Iver, Destroyer-Kaputt, Numero Group) with the good people at Chicago Mastering Service handling the crucial vinyl lacquer cut, the results are rebel rousing to say the least.

Having watched Ladyhawk evolve from “The Dugout” (“Ladyhawk”, 2006), “War” (“Fight For Anarchy” EP, 2007), and “You Ran” (“Shots”, 2008) to its current perch as grizzled (but always lovable) veterans of the Canadian music landscape, I can guarantee that this album will fuck you up something good. Don’t believe me??? Try it for yourself any way you see fit. Stand and be counted at one of their upcoming live shows, listen to “No Can Do” outside (*equally effective in mother nature as accompaniment for your daily street beat rituals) or even as a soundtrack to your next house party. Whatever shape your support takes, don’t forget to dance (even if you end up flat on your ass in a beer-soaked Horseshoe Tavern or deep in a puddle at a soggy interior B.C. baseball diamond)!!! Blessed with the ability to lift us high and higher, never loose faith. Ladyhawk will take care of the rest.

Ladyhawk “No Can Do” Tour Dates

Oct 16-Victoria BC @ 9one9 w/ Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Oct 18-Edmonton AB @Wunderbar w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Oct 19-Saskatoon SK @ Amigo’s w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Oct 20-Calgary AB @Broken City w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Oct 21-Kelowna BC @ Knights Of Columbus Hall w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Oct 24-Hamilton ON @ Casbah w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Oct 25-Toronto ON @ Horseshoe w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers, special guests Fiver
Oct 26-London ON @ APK Live w/Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Oct 27-Welland ON @ The Rex w/ Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers
Nov 01-Vancouver BC @The Biltmore w/Shotgun Jimmie

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Sunparlour Players w/guest Kalle Mattson – Streaming Cafe Thursday October 18th

Known for their intense celebration of a live show (“a must see!!” – CBC 3) the Sunparlour Players continue to bring their unique sound to the masses. “If AC/DC guest-starred on “Little House on the Prairie” (Maclean’s).   Come out and see for yourself.
In the three short years since Kalle Mattson began writing songs, he and his band have grown from a Dylan-influenced solo act into a full on experimental folk-rock quintet. With two full-lengths already under his young belt, and a video for “Thick As Thieves” from the his second album “Anchors“ with over 1,000,000 views.
Tickets: $15 available @ Streaming Cafe, Mosiac Books & online @ www.streamingcafe.net

SUMNER BROTHERS, Vancouver’s Alt-Country favorites to release New Record – I’LL BE THERE TOMORROW, Followed by a Western Canadian tour to support.

The Sumner Brothers are set to release their much anticipated sophomore record, I’LL BE THERE TOMORROW September 15th.

“You’ll hear shades of Cash, Willie, and Haggard…” — Hearya.com – Chicago, IL

“The Sumner Brothers effortlessly combine all the disparate forms of roots music to create a sound that elevates them to the top of the heap (The Felice Brothers, Chatham County Line and The Avett Brothers are all pushing and struggling not to fall off that same heap).” – SongsIllinois.com

“Even the most stringent Willie Nelson fan would be challenged to find fault…” — Herohill.com – Halifax, NS.

“This ain’t no novel, by God, it’s non-fiction. Real, bleeding, pissing, moaning, crying, pleading, questioning, bone breaking, eye-gouging, ear-biting, down in the dirt fighting for your life kind of music” — Lonestar Magazine – Austin TX

*4.5**** – Americana Roots UK – (In The Garage II – Your Last Chance)
*’Girl in the Window’ – Best Alt-Country song – 9th Annual Independent Music Awards – (Self Titled)
*Best of 2009 – 5stars – Altcountry.nl – (Self Titled)
*The Best of the Best 2009 – You Crazy Dreamers – (Self Titled)
*Top 10 local LP’s of 2008 -The Province – (Self Titled)
*Top 20 Canadian LP’s of 2008 – Herohill.com – (Self Titled)

BIO
In the words of Bruce Springsteen, “Nothing feels better than blood on blood”. Brothers and front-
men Brian and Bob Sumner share a bond that requires no flattery – a family pact that keeps their music honest and authentic. Their upcoming release I’ll Be There Tomorrow holds true to what their devoted fans know and love; the raw grit of steel string guitar and banjo, the lonesome hum of a harmonica, Bob’s haunting tenor croon, the devastatingly low baritone of brother Brian. Holed up in a log cabin in the mountains of Merritt, B.C. The Sumner Brothers created a true alt-country gem. Their three previous albums have all met with critical acclaim; In The Garage charted in the top 10 for Folk/Roots/Blues on Canadian College Radio; Sumner Brothers – Self Titled placed in The Province Newspaper’s 2008 top ten list, Herohill.com’s top 20 and You Crazy Dreamers’ favorites for 2009 and In The Garage 2 – You’re Last Chance was featured in Slowcoustic’s top Canadian records of 2010 and received 4.5 stars from Americanrootsuk.com.

Saturday, October 6
I’ll Be There Tomorrow – Western Canadian Tour
The Streaming Cafe: 596 Leon ave., Kelowna, BC, Canada
This show will be streamed live @ www.streamingcafe.net and is interactive.
Tweet your questions and comments @streamingcafe and we will respond live!

Useful Links
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October 5th and 6th – live music around town

Friday venue
A Name Unheard w/ Scissor Kick Doc Willoughby’s Pub
Ali Henry Jazz Trio Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Blue City Trio Minstrel Cafe
Brent Tyler Fernandos Pub
Joshua Smith Pheasant & Quail Pub
Mick Cretney Kelowna Lake City Casino 
Wheelshouse Creekside Pub & Grill
Zamboni Brothers The Blue Gator

Saturday venue
Ali Henry Jazz Trio Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Cheeky Monkeys Minstrel Cafe
Freddy J, Dj Kel, Kona Lake City Bowl & Billiards
Inside It Failed Fernandos Pub
Mick Cretney Kelowna Lake City Casino 
The Sumner Brothers & Rococode Streaming Café
Zamboni Brothers The Blue Gator

RELIC Raises The Bar With Self Made Release – plays Kelowna, Oct. 4th at Grateful Fed

Toronto hip hop guru Relic released his album ‘Miles To Go’ last week and will be playing in Kelowna TONIGHT as he tours across Canada playing shows here and in the US. This album was entirely self made – he wrote, recorded, produced, and mixed it entirely on his own. Shad counts himself among Relic’s fan and hopefully you will too.

For music and more info visit: www.relmccoy.com

Stream Miles To Go here

If being a “Triple threat” is an ace in the hole for most performers, then RELIC aka Rel McCoy is about to show the world how dangerous he really is. The Toronto based hip-hop guru can list Emcee, DJ, Producer, Engineer and Singer to his credits, all of which he showcases on his latest album Miles To Go. It’s an undertaking few can pull off, let alone take credit for, but the evidence of his ability to combine these talents with a deft touch can be heard in spades on this stunning release that combines old-school melodies and intense rhymes with breakneck speed.

A Juno Award producer listed on Shad’s winning album, RELIC is making a name for himself as the total package in Canadian hip-hop. Out on September 11th, Miles To Go is a full length he opted to (get ready for it) write, record, produce and mix entirely on his own. The result is an album where nothing sounds calculated or forced; there’s a natural attention to rhythm that allows tracks like the funk-influenced “Out of the Blue” or the inspired and courageous “Action Figure” (in which he gives props to Steve Nash) to adapt to every situation.

“What I like most about his style is that his approach to production and rapping is always true to the essence of hip hop but still inventive in subtle and surprising ways, and above that, his content is sincere and relatable.” – SHAD

This is not hip-hop with an edge just for the sake of having an edge. It’s RELIC recounting the stories of his life which brought him to where he is today. The opening 1-2 punch of “Gone Clear” and “Nobody Like You” showcase how easily his introspective lyrics can be related to by all fans of hip-hop. They’re stories for all to hear, enjoy and bring forth their own perspective.

Though RELIC did manage to create Miles To Go on his own, he wasn’t too proud to allow his friends into the studio and put their touches on the album. He invited the aforementioned Shad along with Ghettosocks in for “Down and Dirty,” Brotha Soul for “The Extra Mile” and Mr. J. Medeiros on “The Valley.” This was an important move as he sought to maintain the personal relationships he has with these artists.

Miles To Go features an honest and soulful approach where RELIC embodies the bold and vulnerable spirit of hip-hop culture.