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Okanagan Artists Get National Exposure!

Wow, what a week!  Greg Sczebel’s album “Love and the Lack Thereof” is up for best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year at the Juno Awards.  Sczebel won that same category in 2005 with his debut album “Here to Stay”, and he got 5th spot int eh Peak Performance Project and was showcased and BreakOut West in Kelowna in Ocotber!  Congrats, Greg!

Mark April 3rd on your calendar!  We are the City will be back in town at the Kelowna Community Theatre w/ Aidan Knight

We Are The City Announce The March 22nd Release Of High School

The Kelowna B.C. recording artists get set to put out their sophomore release High School on the newly minted Vancouver based label Adventure Boys Club (Aidan Knight) run by Said The Whale’s Tyler Bancroft, and prepare to hit the road in support of it.

Happy New Year MP3 + Media Materials: http://www.killbeatmusic.com/wearethecity/
Band Website: http://www.wearethecity.ca/
Label Website: http://www.adventureboysclub.ca/
Since forming in 2008, Kelowna, BC’s We Are The City has become one of the most exciting and unpredictable forces in the Canadian music scene. The band soon began earning accolades for its atmospheric progressive-pop sound with the release of their debut LP In a Quiet World in 2009. In January 2010, the band earned a whopping $150,000 by winning the PEAK Performance Project, a massive “battle of the bands” contest hosted by Vancouver’s 100.5 The PEAK.

Now, the trio of Cayne McKenzie (vocals/keyboard), Andrew Huculiak (drums) and Blake Enemark (guitar) are ready to take their most ambitious step yet. In March 2011 the band will release six songs entitled High School, the result of an experiment that began as a side project during some down time in the summer of 2010.

High School was originally envisioned as a fictional band, with the members tying shirts over their faces and adopting aliases in order to disguise their identities. Cayne was Lindsey Jone. Andrew was Matthew Curran. Blake was Bobby Reynolds. The project gave the band a chance to revisit their teenage years, laying bare some shameful memories from their past.

We Are The City found themselves venturing into new musical terrain. On the quirky “Happy New Year,” West African-inspired licks give way to garage-y rock outs and fuzzed-out Rhodes piano. “Dark/Warm Air” takes a gentler approach, bringing together delicate guitar arpeggios with baroque pop breakdowns and a dash of tropical Mellotron samples.

High School allowed We Are The City to introduce the use of drum machines and string arrangements into their already very layered sound. They are ecstatic to have worked with Tom Dobrzanski (Said the Whale, Hey Ocean!) who produced the sessions taking place in Vancouver at Vertical and Blue Wave Studios.

With the completion of High School, the band members now have their sights set on a sophomore LP. While it remains to be seen in which direction they will steer their music, one thing is certain: We Are The City will continue their attempt to push musical boundaries and hopefully stumble across something not yet heard in the process.

We Are The City High School Tour Dates

Feb 18th • Victoria, BC • Fairfield United w/ Aidan Knight, Yes Nice, Mike Edel
Feb 19th • Port Alberni, BC • The Academy w/ Aidan Knight, Yes Nice, Kingdom Cloud
Feb 20th • Duncan, BC • The Duncan Garage Showroom w/ Aidan Knight, Yes Nice
Feb 25th • Brandon, MB • North Hill Inn
Feb 28th • Thunder Bay, ON • Crock’s w/ Yukon Blonde
March 3rd • Kingston, ON • Clark Hall Pub w/ The Liptonians
March 4th • Windsor, ON • The Phog Lounge
March 8th • Montreal, QC • Casa del Popolo
March 9th • Quebec, QC • L’Agitee
March 12th •Toronto, ON • The Garrison – CMW Showcase – 10PM
March 15th • Halifax, NS • Paragon Gallery Pub w/ Aidan Knight
March 18th • Charlottetown, PEI • Baba’s w/ Aidan Knight
March 23rd • Winnipeg, MB • The Park Theatre w/ Aidan Knight, The Liptonians
March 24th • Regina, SK • O’Hanlon’s w/ Aidan Knight
March 25th • Edmonton, AB • BRIXX w/ Aidan Knight
March 26th • Calgary, AB • The Marquee Room w/ Aidan Knight
April 2nd • Vancouver, BC • The Red Room – West Coast Pop w/ Aidan Knight
April 3rd • Kelowna, BC • Kelowna Community Theatre w/ Aidan Knight, guests TBC
**More dates to be announced soon**

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David Vertesi Releases Mountainside Video, Takes Cardiography on Tour

Music recording artist from Vancouver David Vertesi has released the first video from Cardiography. Produced by Jose Miguel Contreras (By Divine Right) and on October 26th, Cardiography is the debut solo album for Hey Ocean! member David Vertesi. David will be taking his new album on the road to Alberta for dates with Victoria’s Aidan Knight.


Watch Mountainside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcUtKu43eHM

Cardiography Tour Dates with Aidan Knight

Nov 30 – Kelowna, BC @ Benvoulin Church
Dec 01 – Calgary, AB @ The Marquee Room
Dec 02 – Edmonton, AB @ The Haven Social Club
Dec 03 – Lethbridge, AB @ The Slice
Dec 04 – Canmore, AB @ Communitea Cafe

“Cardiography sees David Vertesi poised on the brink of popularity. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better singer-songwriter pop debut from anyone this year.” Nothing Sounds Better

“Cardiography is a way to record the heart; he puts his on display not on his sleeve, but on his album’s. Vertesi’s move is gutsy and successful; his charming baritone also helps. Vertesi’s played his cards right.” Exclaim!

“Vertesi is a man with the talent and genuine spirit to make it all work. He writes wonderfully resonant melodies…and has a subtle cool voice that makes these tunes turn magical. Eleven wonderfully inventive cuts” Baby Sue

“Every year there are a couple albums that catch you off guard, the type of album that when you here it you are instantly impressed. David Vertesi’s debut solo album Cardiography is one such album.” The Broken Speaker

MP3 for “All Night, All Night, All Night”, Media Materials and More Info:  http://www.killbeatmusic.com/davidvertesi/
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