Juno Award Winner Old Man Luedecke joins Grey Kingdom at The Royal.
Grey Kingdom, the solo-project of former Attack in Black guitarist Spencer Burton will be performing in Nelson at the Royal on Baker on Wednesday (October 24) along with Juno Award Winner Old Man Luedecke. This year has seen Grey Kingdom play alongside City and Colour and Julie Doiron as well as performances at Dawson City ...
Sunparlour Players — a rollercoaster ride of emotion and energy
The multi-instrumental duo Sunparlour Players have been captivating audiences for five years with their incredible live performances and now the group will be at The Royal Inn Saturday. This is their first cross-Canada headlining tour in three years and the Sunparlour's are eager to share their full raw and joyful live show...
Humans ready to rock SpiritBar in Nelson
Vancouver based production/performance duo Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq, otherwise known as Humans, will be taking their electrifying live set on the road this fall with a series of dates across Canada this fall, kicking off the tour Thursday, October 4 at the SpiritBarin Nelson. On the back of a few short releases, the duo ...
Funk’n groove performer Papa Josh returns Friday to The Royal
Papa Josh returns to the Royal in Nelson, Friday (September 28) bringing his full on Funk Experience. It’s also Papa’s offi cial Birthday FUNK-splosion, celebrating creativity, imagination, artistic expression, good vibes and all the best things Libras have to offer. Special guest, The Man in Havana, will be spinning dance...
Resonance gets boarders geared up for snow season
Absinthe Films is back with our annual Sphere of Influence Tour to premiere our latest shred flick, Resonance, at the Capitol Theater on Wednesday (October 3). Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.. This premiere event will team up with local environmentally based non-profit, Kootenay Carshare, to educate guests on...
Kootenay Storytelling Festival plans on getting bigger and better
The Nelson edition of the Kootenay Storytelling Festival may not have blown the doors off like organizers had hoped for, but its definitely a start of something big for the Heritage City. After a few year hiatus, the Kootenay Storytelling Festival may its way back to the community with stops in Proctor (Saturday) and Nelson...
54-40 gives Nelsonites an evening of rock and roll
The Capitol Theatre in Nelson was rocking as the band 54-40 treated the sellout crowd to an evening of rock and roll. The band came to the Heritage City as part of its 30-year anniversary tour. One of the most important popular music groups to emerge from the Canadian cultural landscape had the crowd rocking for most its show....
Garnet Rogers plays EXPRESSIONS
Clear your schedule for a unique performances by legendary Canadian folk music singer/songwriter, Garnet Rogers, on Sunday, September. 16, 8 p.m. at Nelson’s newest live performance venue, EXPRESSIONS. Roger’s music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail,...
Phoenix Mine geneaology to be featured on BBC radio Sept. 6
Long dead Phoenix miners and a modern-day Welsh connection will be featured on a British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) radio Wales program on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 10:30 a.m. British time. The popular BBC program, Jamie and Louise, hosted by Jamie Owen and Louise Elliott, will be including genealogist Cat Whiteaway in their morning...
One Book, One Kootenay 2012 selected book announced, The Third Crop comes out on top
The readers read, they considered—and they voted. Author Rita Moir’s The Third Crop: A personal and historical journey into the photo albums and shoeboxes of the Slocan Valley 1800s to early 1940s (Sono Nis Press 2011) is the book to read in 2012 according to Kootenay book-lovers who took part in the 2012 One Book, One Kootenay...
