Calgary Concert Update

Buck 65 

Buck 65's (AKA Rich Terfry - CBC Radio) last album, 20 Odd Years, was released on February 21st, 2011.Here are some tour dates.

May 11 – Winnipeg – Pyramid Cabaret
May 12 – Saskatoon – Amigos
May 18 – Vancouver – Venue
May 19 – Calgary – Hifi Club



The Black Keys

Nuff' said.

May 4th - Oakland, CA- Oracle Arena
May 5th - Sacramento, CA - Power Balance Pavilion
May 7th - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
May 8th - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
May 9th - Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena
May 11th - Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome
May 12th - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
May 14th - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre




Calgary Folk Festival

July 26th - 29th: You can check the lineup over on their website.

Sled Island Music Festival

June 20th - 23rd: You can check the lineup over on their website.

B.B. King

The legend will be performing at the Century Casino on May 9th.



The Be Good Tanyas

This Canadian folk music act will be bringing a show to the Knox United Church on May 17th.



Bon Iver

Coming off a new album and a Grammy, Bon Iver will be at MacEwan Hall on May 22nd and 23rd.



Zeus

May 23rd at Broken City Social Club



John Mellencamp  

John Mellencamp will be bringing his No Better Than This Tour to Calgary for two shows at the Jubilee Auditorium. June 21st and June 22nd.



Sam Roberts (Support - Dan Mangan)

Canadian rock veteran Sam Roberts will be playing an outdoor show at the Shaw Amphitheater in Banff, Alberta. This is one you should not miss. 



Garth Brooks

The third best selling artist in the USA will be bringing his exclusive Las Vegas show to the Saddledome on July 12th. If you were one of the few that got tickets, congrats!



Steve Martin

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will be performing at the Jubilee Auditorium on July 21st.



Red Hot Chili Peppers

You should know who I am talking about. These guys will be at the Dome on November 19th.

This list should give you a couple summer ideas. 


- Bryce

Canadian Music @ SXSW

If you didn't know North America's largest music festival South By Southwest (SXSW) is currently underway in Austin, TX. And if your like me you weren't able to attend. However, thanks to the partnership between Sirius XM and SXSW you can listen to the many great Canadian artists (over 135 of them!) through out the festival. The festivities kicked off with the Canadian Blast BBQ yesterday featuring bands in the banner above. But if you tune into CBC Radio 3 through the day and weekend you will be able to hear Canadian artists as they tackle the stages of SXSW. You can also listen through Sirius XM channel 152 (CBC Radio 3) or 151, which will be playing a little of everything.

Enjoy!

 - Spence

Zeus - Busting Visions

Late last year I posted the first single from Zeus's upcoming album Busting Visions. The band is getting ready to release the album on March 27th alongside a tour. You can check out a couple more tracks below along with the tour dates.





Spring 2012 Canadian Tour

5/22 Regina, SK // The Exchange
5/23 Calgary, AB // Broken City
5/25 Victoria, BC // The Lucky Bar
5/26 Vancouver, BC // The Biltmore Cabaret
5/29 Nelson, BC // The Royal
5/30 Canmore, AB // Communitea Cafe
5/31 Edmonton, AB // Pawn Shop
6/01 Saskatoon, SK // Amigo's
6/02 Winnipeg, MB // The Lo Pub
6/06 Hamilton, ON // The Casbah
6/07 Waterloo, ON // The Starlight Room
6/08 London, ON // APK Live
6/09 Toronto, ON // Phoenix Concert Theatre

Enjoy,

- Bryce

Zeus - Are You Gonna' Waste My Time?

Toronto based indie-rock band Zeus released their lead single from their upcoming sophomore record due in early 2012 (via Arts & Crafts). Their previous album Say Us was on the Long-List for the 2010 Polaris Prize and they have recently opened for Sam Roberts on his tour across Canada.

Enjoy!

Zeus - Are You Gonna' Waste My Time? by Arts & Crafts


- Bryce  

Zeus - Kindergarten

When Spencer and I saw Jamie Lidell in Calgary late last year the opening act was the Toronto based band Zeus (Arts and Crafts). Although their live show didn't blow either of us away some of the songs on their most recent album Say Us
are pretty darn good. During the performance they also played a couple new songs that I am excited to hear on their next album.

iTunes is offering a track off their most recent album called Kindergarten as the Single of the Week. Go grab that if you like it right HERE. Also the whole album is on sale for a limited time for $3.99 if you feel so inclined.

You can stream their whole album below if that's a little too much though. A couple tracks I suggest for you to check out are Kindergarten (obviously), The Renegade, and River By The Garden.


Zeus by Arts & Crafts


So when will this post end?? After this nice little a cappella version of River by the Garden performed by Make Your Exit.

MAKE YOUR EXIT - "The River By The Garden" by Zeus from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.

-Bryce