Seven years after unleashing his last album to the world, Bocephus King has continued his tradition of genre-defying music with the release of his latest and fifth album, “Willie Dixon God Damn!” (Tonic Records/Fontana North) on August 23rd. The enigmatic singer-songwriter recently kicked off a Western Canadian tour in Kelowna, BC. Check out these feature articles in the Kelowna Capital News, The Golden Star and LA Beat. For a full listing of the tour dates in Western Canada visit the Bocephus King Facebook Page.
Redeye Empire Kicks Off "Last Chance For Sunshine" Tour
Fritz Media client Redeye Empire kicked off their "Last Chance For Sunshine" Tour in Invermere, BC yesterday! The Tour is in support of their 4th album "Last Chance For Sunshine" which will be released next Friday, July 1st. Redeye Empire are playing in Revelstoke tonight for the Revelstoke Music Festival and then they head to Squamish tomorrow for the SERF Festival. Check out these great feature stories on Redeye Empire in The Revelstoke Times Review here and The Squamish Chief here! Full tour dates listed at redeyeempire.com
Sleigh Bells Come To Western Canada
Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells are currently in the midst of a North American tour that includes a few dates in Western Canada this month. On tour to support their debut album "Treats," which was released in May 2010 through Sony Music Canada, Sleigh Bells will play The Republik in Calgary on May 22, The Starlite Room in Edmonton on May 23 and The Vogue in Vancouver on May 25. Check out their amazing single "Rill Rill" HERE.
Classified Wraps Up Cross-Canada Tour
East Coast rapper Classified's 22 date Cross-Canada Tour wrapped up in Vancouver last Thursday (April 21). The tour was in support of his new album "Hand Shakes And Middle Fingers" which was released through Sony Music Entertainment Canada on March 22, 2011. Classified garnered plenty of press during this tour, here's a few of the highlights in Western Canada:
* Winnipeg Free Press
* Calgary Herald
* SEE Magazine
* Pique NewsMagazine
* Nanaimo Bulletin *
Shore 104.3 FM Launches Song Search 2011!
This past Friday, Vancouver radio station Shore 104.3 FM announced the kick off to Song Search 2011 and invited musicians from all across British Columbia to submit their best song to be considered in the 2011 Song Search contest. The Shore 104.3FM Song Search is a contest open to emerging artists in the province of B.C. and focuses on the roots of great songwriting. B.C. musicians have exactly one month to get their songs in for Song Search 2011. Submissions are now being accepted and contest submissions will close on Sunday, May 1st at 11:59 PM. For full contest details, updates & additional information visit the Shore 104.3 FM website!