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 *
The Return Of The SCHMUSIC BC Networking Party!
It's baaaaaaack! The first SCHMUSIC BC Networking Party of 2011 is happening tonight at The Biltmore Cabaret. If you've never been to a SCHMUSIC BC Party before you should totally come! It's a chance for local artists and industry to meet, mingle and build contacts in a relaxed setting. It's free for everyone, and you don't even have to be a Music BC member to attend. Also, the best part is there will be free beer courtesy of Steamwhistle Brewing for the first 100 people who arrive. Woot! The party runs tonight from 6-9 PM. Hope to see y'all there!
Brand New Foo Fighters Song!
The Foo Fighters highly anticipated new album "Wasting Light" will be released through Sony Music Canada on April 12, 2011. To get fans a bit fired up, The Foo's released a video for the song "White Limo" over a week ago, which features the band riding around town in a limo driven by Lemmy from Motorhead. The song proved to be very much on the heavier side of things for the band and had fans wondering if this was the direction The Foos were headed in for the new album. And then just this afternoon, The Foo's released "Rope" - the first single from "Wasting Light" - to Canadian radio. Upon first listen is definitely classic Foo Fighters and seems no heavier than usual. But what do you think? Giv'er a spin!