Update: BC Band busks for Ellen!
Sep 8, 2011 / 5:00 am
(Photo: Gabriella Galvez) Behind Sapphire with Ellen. In the City of Kelowna we may have asked them to move to a busk stop but the boys from Behind Sapphire achieved their goal. They performed for Ellen Degeneres! They came...
Local National Geographic winner
Sep 1, 2011 / 5:00 am
You may have never met local photographer Shawn Talbot but I guarantee that you have seen his work. This summer his photograph of Cormorant fisherman was selected as the editors' pick by the National Geographic from a pool of over 12,000...
Wine Depretentiousized: Summerhill Winery
Aug 25, 2011 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed Welcome to a new feature where we will share interviews done by Mike Nierychlo ONLINE from his series " Wine...
Reggae in Kelowna
Aug 18, 2011 / 5:00 am
This Thursday catch an evening of Roots and Reggae through the Parks Alive music series. Earlier this summer I caught up with Morgan Cleveland (Festivals Kelowna) and Joel Walker (Reggae Vibrations). Roots and...
BC band pitches Ellen DeGeneres
Aug 12, 2011 / 5:00 am
Ellen DeGeneres performs in Vancouver, Aug 12, in the Rogers Arena. As a talk show host she is well known for support of random Youtube sensations. B.C. band, Behind Sapphire, are aiming to be one of those sensations. Currently one of the top 20 acts in the...
Amazing Local Urban Art
Aug 11, 2011 / 5:00 am
Art can be used to enhance an environment, evoke emotion, provoke a reaction, or promote a message. Over the past month I wanted to capture some of the Urban Art that we find throughout our city. The following flikr slideshow is a...
Parks Alive Playlist - August
Aug 9, 2011 / 5:00 am
Parks Alive - August highlights: For a full event listing please go to http://www.parksalive.festivalskelowna.com/ Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park: 1480 Mills St (beside 'The Sails' on Bernard...
Fight for the Farm: iPhone App
Aug 2, 2011 / 7:45 am
Photo: Contributed Kelowna iPhone app developer, Will Walczak, is selling the farm. Well he's at least selling an iPhone game about a farm. In production for over a year his app “Cropduster: Fight for the Farm” was launched in the Apple App...
Okanagan Community Concerts
Jul 29, 2011 / 5:00 am
Below is a listing of some of the various, community sponsored concerts throughout the Okanagan. Enjoy! Click on each image below to view the Community Concert...
Smartphone Art arrives in local Parks
Jul 28, 2011 / 5:00 am
For more information on Geotagged Art, click here. Photo: Contributed
Canada Day performance schedule
Jul 1, 2011 / 5:00 am
Canada Day Play list Featuring: Cod Gone Wild, Mobadass, Wassabi Collective Photo: Contributed Tim Hortons Kids Stage: ( Pioneer Gardens) 11:00 Rachel Pavlakovic (solo Pop vocalist) 11:45 Kelowna Dance &...
The little concert that could
Jun 29, 2011 / 5:00 am
Lille Gard (Danish for Little Farm) is a full-on grass roots music fest hidden in the backroads of the most beautiful part of Kelowna, BC. This festival is unique in that it's completely donation-based, community focused, and the artists all play for free. It's put on by the local artist...
Vibrant Vines - Free Concerts
Jun 27, 2011 / 9:42 am
Live Music at the Vibrant Vine every Saturday, 2-5 PM. July 2nd - Oct 15th Photo: Contributed July Performers: July 2nd - Major Mombo July 9th - Fighting Orange July 16th - David Myers July...
Canucks Playoff Parody Songs
Jun 6, 2011 / 11:00 am
Castanet's Top 10 Canucks Playoff Parody Songs Notable Mention</iframe Soundcloud Parody:01 We Are All Canucks by johnnydemarco Go Canucks Go !!
Sounds of our city: June
Jun 2, 2011 / 5:00 am
08 A-OK Mixcast Eight by Ryan Donn A-Ok Mixcast 8 - A Big Wet Canadian Summer There are two 'sides', You can even catch Dragonette & Chromeo at this years’ Center of Gravity! Photo:...
Playoff fever is here!
May 25, 2011 / 9:00 am
Playoff fever is here. Send us your Canucks parody to be featured in our Canucks Playoff Playlist. E-mail info@ryandonn.com with your YouTube link.
Johnny Cash Cover Song Challenge
May 12, 2011 / 5:00 am
Well, about a month after we posted the Johnny Cash Cover song challenge on Facebook, there were 22 artists from 13 different cities, 3 random countries, and 2 different sexes who posted some amazing Johnny Cash cover tunes. The rules were to simply record yourself with no edits using a...
Sounds of our city: May
May 4, 2011 / 5:00 am
Thomas Kjorven: every Friday night @ the Eldorado May 13th – Paperboy’s open the Brand New Waves Cd Release party @ the Habitat http://bit.ly/lXVQMl May 28th – Thomas Kjorven @ Lake City Casino...
BC Interior Music Awards
Apr 20, 2011 / 5:00 am
The BC Interior Music Awards are this weekend (April 23rd). Discover the artists nominated through this video reel.
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