Thursday, December 30, 2010

Episode 42!

Welcome to our special new Years Edition, Episode 42 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! To listen to the podcast, either click on the mp3 player below OR click on "LISTEN TO EPISODE 42" to open a media player on your desktop. You can also check us out on iTunes!
This week we have a Special Edition New Years YEGlive.ca Pick of Six!
FRIDAY
  1. Jazz New Year's Eve with Don Berner @ Delta Edmonton South - Ring in the New Year in style with an exquisite four course meal, and music by Don Berner! Tickets are $130, and the evening begins at 6:30pm. You can get your tickets @ Tix on the Square.
  2. S.I.R.E.N.S. New Year's Eve Gala @ the Old Timer's Cabin with Dave Babcock - Tickets are $100 per person. All tickets include a night of great food, live music by the Top Tones & the Hardline Blues Band. The event starts @ 6:30pm.
  3. McDougall United Church - New Years Eve Concert with Karla Anderson, Back Porch Swing & Bill Bourne - starts at 7:30pm and is FREE with a food bank donation. 
  4. Family New Year's Eve Event @ City Hall - Kids crafts start at 7pm with magic, and music continuing on into the night! A very Family friendly New Year's Eve Event! Bring the kids!
  5. Going to Graceland New Year's Eve @ the Haven Social Club  - Members of the James Murdoch Band & Le Fuzz are putting together an amazing evening of tunes from the 1986 classic Paul Simon album Graceland! Tickets are $25 in advance, or $55 including dinner. The party starts @ 8pm. There are E-TICKETS available! 
  6. New Year's Eve Downtown Outdoor Activities:
    1. 9:00pm Lizzie Hoyt
    2. 10:00pm Blackboard Jungle
    3. 11:15pm Souljah Fyah
Tickets are $25. Reservations can be made at 780-433-3399, voicemail #1.
The fun starts at 7:30pm and is approx. 2 hours, so you'll still 
have time to make it to that party afterwards!
Teatro 2011 Subscriptions be will available at the door.
 Last chance at the Early Bird Price!
                             

IN THE NEW YEAR...
  • The Matinee have two shows on January 13, 2011
    • Indie Night @ the Nest @ Nait, show starts @ 4:30pm
    • The Haven Social Club Show @ 7:30pm (We featured their song The Road)  MORE SHOW INFO 

FEATURE ARTIST
This week our feature artist is Jan Baker! Jan grew up in a musical household and had a vinyl recording at the age of two. The path was set! While still a teen, Jan was fronting folk groups and  working steadily as a background and jingle singer. Jan's effortless style and delivery are the result of years of professional training. The clarity, strength and ease in which Jan conveys her message in song, is immediately evident to audiences.  Jan has been acknowledged for her songwriting skills by Billboard Magazine, We Are Listening, The International Narrative Song Competition, and most recently by Mike Pinder of the Moody Blues. Her song "Can't Get Enough of You" was awarded 1st place in the first quarter of the international Songwars competition and will be included at year end on the Best of Songwars Compilation CD. We featured her song Can't Get Enough. 

We'd love to hear from you, so please twitter usfacebook us or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com Until next time! xo

Friday, December 10, 2010

Episode 41!

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! To listen to the podcast, either click on the mp3 player below OR click on "LISTEN TO EPISODE 41" to open a media player on your desktop. You can also check us out on iTunes!

This will be our last podcast until after Christmas holidays, so have a very Merry Christmas and we'll see you in 2011!


LISTEN TO EPISODE 41

What we mentioned this week:
  • Slay rides @ Fort Edmonton Park - December 10th from 6pm - 10pm $16 Get your tickets onlines at Fort Edmonton Park's website.
  • Plan Wayyyy Ahead Event - Songwriter's Circle with Chloe Albert, Chanda Cooper & Lisa Nicole Grace @ Axis Cafe on January 22nd, 2011. 8pm $10 E-TICKETS to come, stay tuned.We featured Chloe's song Tightrope off her album Dedicated State.
  • FAVA Freshworks Screening Series, The Medium is our Message on December 11, 2010 at 7pm at Metro Cinema (9828-101A Ave). Featuring new work by Kyle Armstrong, James Cadden, Nathan Davies, John Osborne and Hans Olsen.
  • Beulah Alliance Church presents Yours Truly a Christmas production featuring Marty Pawlina. December 3rd - 12th, 7pm or Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $8 for the performance and $13 for the performance & admission to the Encore Cafe after the show.
  • NextFest is open for submissions for it's 2011 festival! Deadline is Monday Dec 13, 2010 There is neither application form or application fee. Questions can be addressed to steve@nextfest.ca Submissions should be delivered to
    Nextfest 2011 - Theatre Submissions
    c/o The Roxy Theatre
    10708 124 St
    Edmonton, AB, T5M 0H1
     
FRIDAY
  1. U22’s Kessler Douglas with Tatum Reeves @ Wild Earth Bakery 8pm
SATURDAY
  1. Great Northern Revival: Notes from the Edmonton Underground Vol. 2 CD RELEASE featuring 100 mile house & Pale Moon Lights @ the Hydeaway 8:00pm $10
  2. Helena Magerowski @ Jeffrey’s Cafe 9pm $15
  3. Paul Filek @ Axis Cafe 8pm $10 E-TICKETS We featured Paul's song Your Hands off his album Elephant Shoes.


FEATURE ARTIST
This week our feature artist is Alicia Glenn. Ranging from strong and soulful to soothing and sentimental, Alicia’s voice puts the audience under her spell. With her rhythmic piano playing and lyrics that are straight from the heart, you’ll feel like you’ve been there too. After years of classical and operatic training, Alicia became one half of an electronica duo called nullStatic, singing Bjork, Radiohead and Portishead covers, as well as some creative original tunes. Following two years of performing and recording in Kingston ON, it was time for Alicia to branch out to a new venture of her own. Alicia’s solo material echoes the earlier influences of her life, such as Sarah McLachlan, Chantal Kreviazuk and Faith Evans, and includes touches of Motown ’60s soul. Alicia has opened for Martina Sorbara and Madison Violet, and has performed at venues across Toronto with her former band. She has been in Edmonton since 2006, where she has quickly become a part of the rich music scene, and has played solo shows at The Blue Chair Cafe, Hulbert’s, Bogani Cafe, and the Wunderbar among others. In February 2008 Alicia teamed up with Edmonton’s own “Light Travels”. They have since been gracing the stages at spots like The Haven Social Club, Urban Lounge, The Pawn Shop, Brixx Grill and The Starlite Room, to name a few.
Alicia & Light Travels have an upcoming show at the Starlite Room on December 18th, 2010.  

We'd love to hear from you, so please twitter us, facebook us or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com Until next time! xo