Shore 104.3FM has recently announced their Top 10 finalists for the Sounds of Summer contest. They have been on the lookout for original songs by local singers and songwriters and are now in the phase of the contest where they have opened things up to a public vote. The Top 10 finalists are:
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Reid Jamieson “Rail”
Robert Wilson “Big Sore Heart”
The Belle Game “Tiny Fires”
Zaac Pick “My Century”
Scott Valentine “Do It For Love”
Quest Poetics “Phantom Of Smiles”
Garrett Kato “Mountains”
Lindsay May “Lie To You”
The Matinee “Let Her Go”
Headwater “Brown Stone Road”
I had the chance to interview Matt Layzell of The Matinée for TV Week Online a few weeks...
Squamish is one of my favourite day-trip destinations and this Labour Day long weekend it will be hosting a music festival, Live at Squamish.
Happy times in a big field with great music
Taking place at the Logger Sports Grounds and Hendrickson Fields September 4th and 5th, artists seem to be added to the bill every few days as the impressive entertainment lineup grows.
Here’s who they have on tap so far:
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Tony Pantages, Devo, Dirty Vegas, The Tennessee Three, Civil Twilight, The Dudes, The Decemberists, Mother Mother, Tom Middleton, Jon and Roy, Hollerado, Tokyo Police Club, Matthew Good, John Morgan, Bad Religion, Kevin Shiu, We Are The City, Z-Trip, Rich Hope, and The Dirty Heads.
It’s an all-ages show (and children 12 and under are free when...
This morning the PNE announced its unprecedented entertainment lineup for the fair’s 100th year. The acts are huge to celebrate this monumental milestone for the Pacific National Exhibition. Check out who’s on the bill so far:
Kevin Costner and Modern West
Terri Clark
Michael Bolton
Loverboy
Huey Lewis and the News
Wayne Newton
Joan Jett
Mariana’s Trench
Spirit of the West
John Hiatt and The Combo / Los Lobos
Jesse Cook
Little River Band
Cyndi Lauper
Steven Page
The Road Hammers
Trooper
All of these nightly concerts are entirely FREE with your fair admission.
There will be the “100 Years of Fun Parade” once daily including a cast of 50 performers and 12 giant balloons (think Macy’s Thanksgiving Day paradae). There’s also the Kaboom! fireworks...
Lilith (related to the 90’s music festival Lilith Fair) returns to Metro Vancouver on Canada Day this year. Originally it was to take place in Pitt Meadows but has now been moved to West Vancouver. Following her successful show at Ambleside last year, Sarah McLachlan will be headlining the festival.
Where
Ambleside Park, West Vancouver [Google Map]
When
July 1, 2010 12:00pm – 11:00pm
Lineup
Sheryl Crow
Sugarland
Ali Milner
Sarah McLachlan
Kate Miller-Heidke
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Erykah Badu
Colbie Caillat
Winning OurStage Artist
Ash Koley
Frazey Ford
You can add the event on Facebook and purchase your tickets online from the Lilith website or Live Nation. The festival will move South from Vancouver throughout July heading from Seattle to Portland, San Francisco and...
The Peak Performance Project is well into its second year and today they announced their Top 20 Finalists for 2010.
The annual competition (that will go on until 2015) aims to seek out local music talent, mentor them, send them to bootcamp, showcase them in a special concert series, and have the public vote on their favourite. The crowned champion will receive $105,000 and the secondary prizes are nothing to sneeze at either. So far just for qualifying, each of the 20 finalists have been awarded $3,500 to work on their craft. In partnership with Music BC, this is a legacy program run by The Peak that is working wonders for the British Columbia music scene.
The Top 20 Finalists for 2010:
2009 winners We Are the City
Adaline (Vancouver)
Kuba Oms (Victoria)
41st and Home (Vancouver)
Acres...
The Black Keys are returning to Vancouver for a show at the Orpheum this fall.
We saw The Black Keys at the Commodore two years ago and it was one of the best shows I’ve been to. The amount of sound that comes from the two band members is unbelievable. My nostrils tickled, my head bobbed, and shot glasses vibrated right off high top tables as the music engulfed the entire audience. The group’s latest album Brothers will drop May 18th.
Tickets for the concert happening October 3rd will go on sale this Friday May 7th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster and I highly recommend scooping yours up....
Delhi 2 Dublin will be playing the fabulous Commodore Ballroom May 7th as they celebrate the launch of their new album, Planet Electric.
I first heard the Bhangra / Celtic sound of Delhi 2 Dublin when strolling down Granville during Juno Fest 2009. The distinct pulsating melodies mixed with Dub Reggae and Electronica caught everyone’s attention as the tent hosting the group had the crowd spilling out from the street and onto the sidewalk.
Since that time my friend Keira has become a big fan and already has her copy of the new album. She describes it as: “Slickly produced with a seamless flow, Delhi 2 Dublin’s latest effort is solid evidence that they’ve mastered their art of East-to-West fusion.”
Photo credit: Kris Krug at SXSW
Tickets for the Commodore show May...
The Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival takes over Whistler April 16th until the 25th. The festival brings with it world-class downhill events, athletes, parties and some choice concerts.
Kokanee Freeride Club Series
The Club Series hosts free apres concerts all week long.
Friday April 16th – Breakestra @ GLC
Sunday April 18th – Kellar Williams @ GLC
Tuesday April 20th – Five Alarm Funk @ Longhorn Saloon
Thursday April 22nd – Classified @ Moe Joes
Friday April 23rd – Silent Disco featuring J-Boogie @ Merlins
Sunday April 25th – Arrested Development @ Buffalo Bills
Chevrolet Stage
The Chevrolet Stage offers a series of free concerts from Village Square.
Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr
Saturday, April 17th
DJ Dakota, Katie Rox, Stars of...
Copyright © 2010 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2010/03/massive-attack-plays-vancouver.html.Massive Attack will play a concert at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park May 29th, 2010.
While the show is a ways off, this will be one hot ticket. If you aren’t familiar with Massive Attack, you may at least recognize the theme to House which is a sample from the duo’s song Teardrop [YouTube].
Massive Attack with Guest Martina Topley Bird
Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park, Vancouver
Saturday May 29th at 7:00pm
Tickets on sale on Friday March 12th at 10:00am through LiveNation
Luckily I have been given two tickets to give away to a lucky reader. As the Malkin Bowl is an amazing outdoor venue with a lot of history in Vancouver, to enter to win the tickets,...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/the-peak-performance-project-2009.html.The Peak Performance Project, also known as the biggest music grant program in Canadian History, wraps up its first year with a final showcase downtown tonight.
Created by 100.5 The Peak and Music BC, this is a $5.29 million program that will run each year (for the next seven years) aiming to develop and boost musical talents from around BC. After the deadline closes each year on May 15th, finalists will receive a training program that will include learning about the music business, live performances, songwriting, marketing and promotion. This will be overseen by some of BC’s top professionals and performers.
From the twenty finalists each year, who will...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/07/rogue-folk-shorefest-at-the-celebration-of-light.html.The totally un-canceled Celebration of Light fireworks nightime summer fun extravaganza blitz is upon us once again however this year a new radio station in town is spicing things up a bit.
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Shore 104 (104.1 on your FM dial) is presenting the Rogue Folk Shorefest, which is a series of three concerts facing the crowds in English Bay on each of the fireworks nights (July 22, 25, 29, and August 1). These free and unplugged performances will feature the likes of Jim Byrnes, Wide Mouth Mason, 54-40, Barney Bentall, Dustin Bentall, Odds, and more.
As a side note, on July 25th I’ll be participating in my...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/07/mojave-on-tour.html.Several months ago I was able to profile Mojave for one of my weekly E!Online articles and since that time they have been crazy-busy recording an album and touring around to promote their new album Crow’s Funeral
Mojave’s music is podsafe (meaning you can play them on a podcast) and if you’re in to blip (the music file sharing service that works with Twitter) you’ll notice their tunes on there as well.
They’ve been using Twitter, a blog, Flickr, and various social media tools to market the album so you can experience them practically anywhere (there’s no excuse not to). I’m deeply touched to have my first-ever CD “thank...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/05/making-funeral-arrangements-with-mojave.html.Late last year I was introduced to Mojave and through the magic of blogging and Twitter the entire city’s been able to keep up to speed on the events, happenings, new and updates from this local band who will soon be releasing their new album, Crow’s Funeral.
I had the chance to interview LJ and Paul of Mojave for E!Online, and have since attended one of their shows at the Roxy and bumped into Paul at various events around town. They’re not only active within the region’s music scene but they...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/04/christer-contest.html.A few weeks ago I interviewed Christer for E!Online. She is a talented local transplant from back East who produces smooth, funky, and “electro pop” tunes. Recently, Christer played the colossal Canada Music Week, as well as Juno Fest, and her music video was released this week.
To celebrate, I have been given a Christer prize pack to give away on my site which includes:
A copy Christer’s album Techna on CD
A piece of SOOS jewelry
A Crumpler cell phone / iPod case
As a bonus, every Miss604.com reader can also download a...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/liveblog-at-the-2009-juno-awards.html.The eTalk Red Carpet program is running from 3:30pm until 4:30pm (Pacific) and I’ll be heading down to GM Place to liveblog the 2009 Juno Awards this afternoon as well. I won’t be backstage in the media room like at last night’s gala dinner since I’ll be up above the set in the press box catching the whole show.
Performances during the CTV broadcast tonight include: Bryan Adams, Great Big Sea (with Hawksley Workman and Eccodek members Andrew McPherson, Les Hartai, and Jason Shute), Kathleen Edwards,...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/the-2009-juno-awards-gala-awards-dinner.html.After a lovely afternoon at Vancouver Fashion Week I’ve made my way over to the Juno Awards Gala Dinner were 32 awards will be handed out prior to the broadcast tomorrow, where the rest of the winners will be honored.
Update: Minister Wally Oppal is giving a speech, which follows an introduction from Melanie Berry from CARAS, and makes a few wise cracks about Bruce Allan - awesome. There are also performances peppered throughout tonight’s ceremonies including Beast (who kicked off the dinner), Ndidi...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/the-2009-juno-awards-broadcast-preview.html.This afternoon media were invited to GM Place to check out the stage and set for Sunday’s television broadcast of the Juno Awards. Executive Producer John Brunton and Set Designer Peter Faragher explained a bit about the botanic (yet pretty psychedelic) set.
Meanwhile Dallas Green, of City and Colour, did some Q&A and fielded a question about how he was [mis]quoted in the paper calling the Junos “hokey”. I think he handled that well, but he was really put on the spot there for a minute....
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/the-2009-juno-awards-interview-with-matthew-barber.html.After releasing his latest album Ghost Notes last year Matthew Barber has been nominated for a 2009 Juno Awards for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year (solo). “I was pleasantly surprised and happy about the Juno nomination - it always feels good to be recognized in that way,” noted Barber during our chat this afternoon.
The singer/songwriter toured Canada then Australia with his sister Jill (also a musician) in 2008 during what they called the Sibling Revelry Tour and is preparing for a full...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/big-rock-brewery-public-event-to-kickoff-juno-weekend.html.I’m all for events that are a) for the public b) free so I thought I would quickly highlight this Big Rock Brewing meet and greet session that will take place at the BC Liquor Store at 39th & Cambie (5555 Cambie Street).
From 3:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday March 26th Ryan McMahon will be there to sign autographs along with Exit this Side, Portal, and Souls in Rhythm. These artists are also featured on Big Rock Brewing’s “Untapped Vol. 2” album.
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Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/the-2009-juno-awards-the-trews-at-terry-fox-secondary.html.This Friday The Trews will make an appearance at Terry Fox Secondary as the school is awarded a 2009 Band Aid grant from MusiCounts.
Photo credit: Jim Wallace on Flickr
MusiCounts‘ mission is to ensure that children in Canada have access to a comprehensive music program through their school. MusiCounts includes Band Aid musical instrument grants, the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award, Scholarships and other music education initiatives.
MusiCounts began in 1989 in order to provide annual...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/most-influential-british-columbians-in-history.html.Last night on the Vancouver Sun’s site I came across a list of “British Columbia’s Best: A quest to determine the most influential person in BC’s history.” In November 2008 a poll including hundreds of names was setup and the results were then revealed in early January 2009 (while we were away in Iowa).
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According to VancouverSun.com voters, the most influential British Columbian is musician, Joey Keithley, lead singer of the punk rock band DOA....
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/03/juno-fest-westjet-street-party-and-whistler-brewing-sumos.html.I’m pretty sure I didn’t fully grasp the scale of the upcoming Juno Awards and its satellite events until I started downloading PDFs and thumbing through the pages upon pages of schedules, venue maps and artist listings.
The actual Awards broadcast will be Sunday March 29th and on top of the Juno Cup, you can catch 100’s of concerts around the city starting Thursday March 26th as a part of the festival events listed below:
Juno Fest
Juno Fest is Friday March 27th and Saturday March...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/01/interview-with-matthew-good-about-vancouver.html.Last Friday I met up with Matthew Good while he was hard at work in the studio. He graciously took a few minutes to chat with me so that I could write an article about his upcoming release for my weekly E!Online spot. An extended version follows below…
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Matthew Good’s Vancouver
“It’s a funny thing, I think you know, me and my best friend whose lived downtown for 20 plus years, we talk about it all the time,” noted Good when asked about the changing face...
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/01/juno-awards-preview-social-media-style.html.
This is an extended version of a post I originally wrote for E!Online
Last September it was officially announced that Vancouver will host the 2009 Juno Awards this spring and with our city’s diverse blend of acts and media forms it’s sure to be a one-of-a-kind event for Canada’s music scene.
“Vancouver is super excited about the Juno’s coming here,” noted Kris Krug, who was a part of a delegation that went to Calgary’s awards ceremony last year as a member of the original...
Copyright © 2008 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2008/11/mint-records-ridiculously-early-christmas-party.html.If you’re getting in the holiday spirit and are looking for some music-filled events to fill up your social calendar take note of these two concerts happening back to back next weekend.
December 5, 2008
Time: 7:05pm
Where: Ukrainian Hall, 905 E Pender at Hawks
Tickets: $8 in advance and $10 at the door
Mint Records’ Ridiculously Early Christmas Party Night One
Nardwuar Nite featuring The Evaporators, The Pack A.D., Lois, Kellarissa, Thee Goblins and some goodies from Nardwuar’s video vault....
Copyright © 2008 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished WITHOUT permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2008/11/the-submarines-more-than-iphone-tunes.html.Back in March I received a review copy of The Submarine’s album Honeysuckle Weeks. I really enjoyed it and became a big fan although I was unable to attend their concert (though I was given some tickets to give away on my blog).
The Submarines, which remind me of another man/woman band pairing, Mates of State (whom John and I got to see at The Plaza Club in 2006), are John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard.
They recently hit it big (with Apple fanboys and girls at least) with their song You Me and the Bourgeoisie being...
Copyright © 2008 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished without permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2008/11/acdc-day-in-vancouver.html.November 28th has officially been declared, by Mayor Sam Sullivan, to be “AC/DC Day in Vancouver.”
They recorded their latest album Black Ice over at the Warehouse Studio (where I first tasted Keira’s chocolate ganache with raspberry coulis) and have a strong history of producing other parts of their discography in Vancouver such as The Razors Edge and Stiff Upper Lip.
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AC/DC Day was one of several proclamations that the CFOX morning show has been trying to get Mayor Sullivan to endorse...
Copyright © 2008 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished without permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/matthew-good-live-at-massey-hall.html.When I was interviewing local filmmakers Colin Cunningham and Madison Graie earlier this month I used Matthew Good as an example of an artist that has had great success with iTunes since they were excited about their short film’s premiere later this month. As it turns out Matt has done it again with his latest digital release.
Through hard work, self-promotion, and the power of the internets, his latest album Live at Massey Hall has climbed the iTunes charts, just days after becoming available.
October 7th iTunes...
Copyright © 2008 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished without permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2008/07/vancouver-folk-music-festival-2008-and-summerfest.html.This weekend I’ll be out in Surrey for Fusion Festival but for those who cannot make the Skytrain out to Surrey Central for this (free) three day event filled with dancing, food and concert performances in the park, there’s another event happening down at Jericho Beach Park.
Celebrating three days of world music. Vancouver Folk Music Festival takes place every third weekend of July. Founded in 1977, this annual festival uses eight outdoor stages, located at Jericho Beach Park on the west side of...
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Copyright © 2008 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604.com feed then this content has been republished without permission. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/matthew-good-concert-ticket-auction.html.Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Jennie Roth in Vegas when we both attended Matt’s private birthday show.
A Pittsburgh girl who has become involved in the local social media scene, Jennie is helping to organize PodCamp Pittsburgh this fall. Over the last year she’s made her way to Vancouver for visits and even attended Northern Voice in February. She bought tickets to Matt’s concert June 26th in anticipation of returning to our fair city but unfortunately plans fell through. I caught wind of the...
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