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Truly homegrown

Truly homegrown

Sep 30, 2011 / 8:00 am

Looking out over the “Fields Of Green”, there is a heavy harvest on the horizon! Fresh from a sold out show on September 23rd, home grown talent,...

Homegrown? Kinda!...Sorta!

Homegrown? Kinda!...Sorta!

Sep 23, 2011 / 5:00 am

Once upon a time, in a land not so far away…there were four ‘down home’ lads that loved raucous, hard rock n’ roll and played it night...

Richie Kotzen:  creative genius

Richie Kotzen: creative genius

Sep 16, 2011 / 8:00 am

You have definitely heard him, his voice, his guitar, his songs…but you may not know him: one of the top three guitarists in the world is not a household...

'Suite' Sounds

'Suite' Sounds

Sep 9, 2011 / 5:00 am

It all started, obviously, in Niagara Falls, in 1981 when the doors opened to music lovers all over Canada. Honeymoon Suite began their journey on the music...

From Streetheart to Street Kingz

From Streetheart to Street Kingz

Sep 2, 2011 / 5:00 am

It started as an excellent cover, and grew to epitomise what a Streetheart show was all about! “Under My Thumb” became as much as a Streetheart song...

Warrant comes to town

Warrant comes to town

Aug 26, 2011 / 5:00 am

Upcoming Concert/Live Music Highlights: This weekend a Warrant is issued for Kelowna Music Lovers: Sapphire presents WARRANT in concert on August 28th right...

Tell Somebody - and she did!

Tell Somebody - and she did!

Aug 19, 2011 / 5:00 am

British born, Montreal based Canadian Rocker Sass Jordan burst upon the scene in the late eighties with a no-holds-barred solo career that kicked the sh_t out...

Poodles and Rock'n Roll

Poodles and Rock'n Roll

Aug 12, 2011 / 3:18 pm

A typical start in ‘the biz’, The Poodles have come so far in a relative short time. 2001 saw a determined foursome come together in Sweden, playing...

Sweden rocks the house & concerts

Sweden rocks the house & concerts

Aug 5, 2011 / 6:58 pm

I had planned a story on Canada’s whiskey-soaked voiced Sass Jordan, however there is strong indication that a brand new album is in the works, so a delay...

Jazz man hits town

Jazz man hits town

Jul 29, 2011 / 1:56 pm

When one looks at this Artist… the whole history of modern British Blues comes into focus! A legend is about to grace the stage of the Kelowna Community...

Dave Aude tonight at Sapphire

Dave Aude tonight at Sapphire

Jul 28, 2011 / 12:19 pm

Grammy nominated Producer/Remixer and DJ extraordinaire Dave Aude appears tonight at Sapphire!!! Celebrating his latest release, “Audacious 3”,...

House of Lords and concert listings

House of Lords and concert listings

Jul 23, 2011 / 12:28 pm

Reigning supreme since 1987…’House Of Lords’ began with Lord Gregg Giuffria, ex-Angel keyboardist and Lord James Christian, ex Vocalist for...

The Cars don't crash - latest release

The Cars don't crash - latest release

Jul 15, 2011 / 5:04 pm

Editor's note: Local musicians! Send the professor of rock your links to your YouTube pages so he can listen to you and your band's music. We'll...

From Harlequin to Sturgis North

From Harlequin to Sturgis North

Jul 8, 2011 / 5:05 pm

From the centre of Canada way back when... came a musical force to be reckoned with! A powerful rock quintet from Winnipeg began their musical journey in 1975....

Concerts and rock reviews

Concerts and rock reviews

Jun 30, 2011 / 1:55 pm

John Wetton: “Raised In Captivity” Frontiers Records Review by: Bruce E.J. Atkinson One of Britain’s most...

Rock Reviews: Fields of Green/Def Lep.

Rock Reviews: Fields of Green/Def Lep.

Jun 24, 2011 / 5:00 am

As promised last week, I had a chance to chat, through E-mail, with the four finely talented musicians that make up Kelowna’s own Fields Of Green…...

Rock Reviews and concert listings

Rock Reviews and concert listings

Jun 16, 2011 / 3:47 pm

Harking Back to a more creative time, West Kelowna’s ‘Fields Of Green’ stand out as the vanguard of a new attitude towards Rock Music. The...

Rock Review & concert highlights

Rock Review & concert highlights

Jun 10, 2011 / 12:58 pm

Back in 2007 I ended my review of ‘Back To The Rhythm’ with “…this could be the comeback album of the year”…and it almost...

Rock Review: Warrant 'Rockaholic'

Rock Review: Warrant 'Rockaholic'

Jun 4, 2011 / 7:38 am

The last time I chewed in to Warrant was back in ’06 when I was ‘Born Again’ into their infectious Hard Rock musings! This time I’m...

Anvil at Sapphire: Rock Review

Anvil at Sapphire: Rock Review

May 28, 2011 / 12:10 pm

They are the epitome of a dream….hard work and a never say die attitude. They are Canada’s premier Hard Rock band…Anvil! Steve Kudlow and...

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