FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 2, 2011Music BC Interior Office presents:
Music BC Open House with Bob D’Eith
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011

The Music BC Interior Office is proud to host a Music BC Open House at the Streaming Café on Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 1pm – 4pm. Present at the Open House will be Music BC Executive Director Bob D’Eith and Interior Office Director Quinn Best. The two will be providing information on the opportunities that Music BC will be providing regionally as well provincially for emerging artists in 2011 including the K96.3 – Kelowna’s Classic Rock K Comp, the Festival Kelowna Parks Alive Series, the Pop Okanagan Festival and Career Development Series, as well as the PEAK Performance Project.

K96.3 – Kelowna’s Classic Rock and Music BC will launch Vol. 2 of their K Comp Emerging Artist Development Series on June 3^rd, 2011. The K Comp is a compilation disc featuring emerging artists from around the Okanagan as well as a development series featuring educational workshops featuring industry professional speakers and one-of-a-kind live performance opportunities. Applications to be part of K Comp Vol. 2 will open to Okanagan-based emerging artists on June 3^rd. Visit www.k963.fm for more information.

The Festivals Kelowna Parks Alive Series is a live concert series which takes place during July and August throughout many of Kelowna’s parks and public spaces. Festivals Kelowna is currently taking submissions for local and touring artists to take part in the series and they can find application forms online at www.festivalskelowna.com.

Brand new in 2011 is the Pop Okanagan Festival and Career Development Series. Local and touring artists are able to apply to take part in the Pop Okanagan Festival (a legacy event to replace the touring BreakOut West Festival) and, if chosen to play at the festival, will take part in a Career Development Series presented by Music BC featuring workshops and panel discussions featuring some of today’s leading music industry professionals. Artists can visit www.popokanagan.com to apply.

The Music BC Open House at the Streaming Café is free to attend and open to the public. Artists, Music BC members and non-members alike are encouraged to come out and learn more about their local 2011 opportunities as well as to have some one-on-one discussion time with Bob D’Eith or Quinn Best. For more information visit www.musicbc.org.

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Interior Savings Centre
Kamloops, BC
Sun, Jun 26, 2011 07:30 PM

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Hello Sloan Fans,

We are almost there! The Double Cross will see its official release on May 10th but those in Canada can find it up for pre-sale in the iTunes Canada store. Those who pre-order XX there will get the bonus track “Jesus Loves Me” right away.

Better still…We are proud to announce our new confirmed tour dates. Celebrate twenty years of Sloan as we perform hits and fan favorites from our first ten albums. Most of these shows are our own headlining gigs while some (as noted) are Summer Festival shows.

XX LIVE DATES

May 2011

May 25          Cleveland, OH at Grogshop
May 26          Chicago, IL at Subterranean
May 27          Minneapolis, MN at 400 Bar
May 28          Winnipeg, MB at The Pyramid
May 29          Saskatoon, SK at Louis’ Pub
May 31          Edmonton, AB at Starlite

June 2011

June 1           Calgary, AB at Republic
June 2           Penticton, BC at Barking Parrot
June 3           Vancouver, BC at Commodore Ballroom
June 4           Seattle, WA at Tractor Tavern
June 5           Portland, OR at Doug Fir
June 7           San Francisco, CA at Café Du Nord
June 8           Los Angeles, CA at Bootleg Theatre
June 11         Milton, ON at Milton Rocks Festival
June 22         Toronto, ON at Mod Club
June 24         Philadelphia, at Kung Fu Necktie
June 25         Baltimore, MD at Ottobar
June 27         Vienna, VA at Jammin’Java
June 28         Cambridge, MA at TT The Bear’s
June 29         New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom
June 30         Brooklyn, NY at Knitting Factory

July 2011
July 1            Kanata, ON at Kanata Canada Day Celebration (Festival)
July 21          Meaford, ON at Meaford Hall
July 22          Belleville, ON at Empire Square Live (w/ Stone Temple Pilots)
July 23          London, ON at Rock The Park Festival
July 29          Barrie, ON at Kempenfest (Festival)
July 31          Kenora, ON at Harbourfest (Festival)

August 2011
Aug 6            Chatham, ON at Rockstock (Festival)

We hope to celebrate our 20th Anniversary with you all at a show near you. We are expecting some more Summer dates to be booked and are already working on our Fall tour dates.

Also, stay tuned to the Sloan Store as we have some super-exclusive packages for those of you that are “physically-minded” when it comes to your Sloan album purchases.

XX,
Team Sloan

See it all on www.BCIMA.org

Special Achievement Award – Presented by  ASTRAL RADIO
Andrew Allen

People’s Choice Award – Presented by ASTRAL RADIO
Leah West

Single of the Year Presented by HANNA’S LOUNGE & GRILL
Andrew Allen – Loving You Tonight   

Album of the Year – Presented by ASTRAL RADIO
Greg Sczebel -Love And The Lack Thereof

Engineer of the Year – Presented by SW AUDIO
Jim LeGuilloux -Fields Of Green- Blanktown –

Producer of the Year – Presented by SW AUDIO
Greg & Jerry Sczebel –Greg Sczebel -Love And The Lack Thereof

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year Presented by SW AUDIO
Jude Davison-Circo de Teatro

Music DVD/Video of the Year Presented by GONZO ONLINE
Greg Sczebel -I Will Come

Songwriter of the Year  Presented by SOCAN
Greg Sczebel

GROUP of the Year Presented by GONZO ONLINE
Greg Sczebel

New Artist of the Year Presented by ASTRAL RADIO
Thomas Kjorven

Aboriginal Recording of the Year Presented by GONZO ONLINE
Mike Gouchie

Blues Recording of the Year Presented by SALMON ARM ROOTS AND BLUES FESTIVAL
Thomas Kjorven

Concept/Collaboration Recording of the Year Presented by PRESTIGE HOTELS & RESORTS
Jude Davison-Circo de Teatro

Country/Bluegrass Recording of the Year Presented by Premiere Publicity & Production
Mike Gouchie-Shattered Glass

Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year Presented by Premiere Publicity & Production
Miss Quincy-Your Mama Don’t Like Me

Gospel/Christian Recording of the Year  Presented by City of Kelowna
Greg Sczebel -Love And The Lack Thereof

Roots/World Recording of the Year Presented by CASTANET
Adham Shaikh -Sonic Frequencies

Instrumental Recording of the Year Presented by CASTANET
Chris Madsen-Song Of The Troubador

Metal Recording of the Year – Presented by The Hungry Chef Catering
Zen Rising -Misunderstood

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Presented by Premiere Publicity & Production
Greg Sczebel -Love And The Lack Thereof

Rock Recording of the Year Presented by Murphy’s Landing Resort
Fields of Green-Blanktown

Pop/Contemporary Recording of the Year Presented by CASTANET
Greg Sczebel -Love And The Lack Thereof

Urban/Dance Recording of the Year Nominations Presented by The View Winery
Wassabi Collective-Get It

What’s On? April, 2011, hosted by Ryan Donn

Another installment of Ryan’s great podcast showcasing local artists, and touring artists who are passing through Kelowna.

• Royal Wood – On top of your love – http://www.royalwood.ca/
• Rob Sczabo – That Cold Hard Sell – http://www.robszabo.com/
• Greg Sczebel – I’ve Got that Feeling – http://www.gregsczebel.com
• Aaron Gordon – Blush –  http://www.myspace.com/aarongordonmusic
• Wassabi Collective – Summer Drummer – http://www.wassabi.net/
• Aidan Knight – Knitting something nice for you – http://aidanknight.com/

April 8-9, 2011

Join us for the 2011 Arts & Culture Summit in Kelowna.  The two-day summit is open to all artists and arts & culture organizations in the Okanagan.

Summit highlights

• workshops, presentations, brainstorming sessions, keynote addresses and fun events
• local, national and international presenters that bring a wealth of experience in their respective fields
• 2 streams: one for Creators and one for Organizations
• fun, interactive sessions and networking for all delegates
• affordable and flexible registration options with a bonus for our first 100 full registrations

How to register

Registration form now available.  Fill out the registration form and fax or email completed form to contact listed on the form.  Click here for the Summit schedule. The Summit Brochure includes descriptions of each of the sessions.

The 2011 Arts & Culture Summit is pleased to present the first PechaKucha NightKelowna.
PechaKucha Night Kelowna Call for Presenters

Who’s coming

Individual creatives, organizations which are directly or indirectly involved in the arts, culture and heritage sectors, businesses and other potential allies, elected representatives, and others who care about the contribution that culture makes to our quality of life.
If you are coming from out of town, check out handy parking tips here.

Why are we doing it

Our Cultural Plan identifies a need to bring the cultural community together on a regular basis for learning, exchange and…let’s be honest…a chance to step away from the daily grind, be inspired, and have some fun as well as share useful tools and information to inspire a refreshed perspective.  This will be the pilot for what we hope will be an annual gathering.

Presenters

Paul Born, Tamarack, An Institute for Community Engagement
Rebecca Martinez & John Lenssen, Sojourn Theatre
Dawn Wilkinson, Kelowna Community Resources
Martha Rans, Artists Legal Outreach
Chris Tyrell, Artist Survival Skills
Jeremy Murphy, Sustainability Solutions & Co-founder of The HiVE Vancouver
Larry Widmer, CFDC of Central Okanagan
Leanne Hammond Komori, Central Okanagan Foundation
Keirsten Provost & Derek Hinchliffe

Contact

For more information on the 2011 Arts & Culture Summit, contact

Stephanie Moore
Cultural Services Branch
250 469-8474
smoore@kelowna.ca

Don’t worry, it’s not what you think! Séan is just heading out on the road in support of his new solo record, Son of A Sailor. He’ll be playing 17 solo shows, from Nova Scotia to BC, in April and May, and will be joined by Jeremy Fisher.

May 1st at the Minstrel cafe

VANCOUVER, BC (March 28, 2011) – This past weekend marked the 40^th anniversary of the Juno Awards in Toronto. A celebration of Canada’s top musical talent, thirty-two of these awards were handed out at the Juno Gala on Saturday, while the eight remaining awards including Album of the Year and Best New Artist were presented on Sunday during the CTV broadcast ceremony.

Music BC congratulates all the Juno Award winners of 2011 and would like to extend special acknowledgement to the eight talented BC artists and groups who were honored this weekend.

The BC winners are:

Said The Whale (Hidden Pony/EMI) in New Group of the Year
Matthew Good (Universal) in Rock Album of the Year for “Vancouver”
Fond of Tigers (Drip Audio/Fontana North) in Instrumental Album of the Year for “Continent & Western”
Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd (D’Maestro Music/Independent) in Reggae Recording of the Year for “Likkle But Mi Tallawah”
Jim Byrnes (Black Hen/Fontana North) in Blues Album of the Year for “Everywhere West”.
Greg Sczebel (Soultone/Fontana North) for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for “Love & the Lack Thereof”
HEDLEY (Universal) in Video of the Year for “Perfect”
Young Artists for Haiti (Universal) in Single of the Year for “Wavin’ Flag” (Written by K’naan, recorded in Vancouver at The Warehouse Studio and produced by Bob Ezrin)

To learn more about Music BC and our services please visit www.musicbc.org.

I’ll be back in town march 29th, and updating the blog at that time.  Check out the links on the right-side for the various venues around town with live music!