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What we mentioned this week:
- REMINDER – Winterfest is on this weekend, so make sure to check out the schedule and get your advanced tickets @ YEGLIVE.ca Artists include: Colleen Rae, Brett Kissel, Low Flying Planes, Alee & Lauren & more!
- Serena Ryder & Melissa Etheridge @ the Northern Jubilee Auditorium this Sunday, February 20th Tickets are $40 and the show starts @ 7:30pm *We featured their duet called Broken Heart Sun.
- CHIMPROV featuring DOT DOT DOT Saturday at 11:00pm @ Varscona Theatre Only $10!
- Family Day Fun – take your family to the Art Gallery of Alberta for FREE on Family Day, February 21st!
- Legally Blonde From February 22nd - 27th at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium get your last minute tickets!
- PLAN AHEAD – Thread a dance production at the Arden Theatre. Wednesday March, 16, 2011 8pm $25 / $15 for Students/Seniors the latest creation from 57-year-old Margie Gillis, was truly a lifetime in the making.
FRIDAY
- 95.7 The Sound Radio presents Sounds of Edmonton Series with Chasing Jones @ the Haven Social Club with Volcanoless in Canada and the F.D. Jones Soap Co. E-TICKETS 8pm $10
*We featured Chasing Jones song Stand Up. - The Joe with Happy Trendy @ the ARTery E-TICKETS $5.50 in advance, $10 @ the door. 8pm
- Jamie Philp Trio @ Jeffrey’s Café & Wine Bar $15 @ 10pm
- Northern Lights Folk Club presents April Verch @ Queen Alexandria Hall $18 in advance, $22 @ the door 8pm
- Heart @ the Jubilee Auditorium 8pm
- Shakedowns CD Release @ Brixx Bar & Grill $12 @ the door, 9pm
With smooth melodic lines, catchy lyrics, and danceable grooves, The Consonance captivates their audiences. The group began in the winter of 2008 - four women and two men who all met at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton. Sensing great chemistry early in their song writing process, they began gigging and recording immediately. The band released their first EP, More Alive, in March 2009. The Consonance has “...come up with some cool, quirky stuff drawing on varied pop, funk and hip-hop elements, sewing it all up into a tight groove jazz style.” (The Edmonton Journal).
The band has established themselves in their home town, playing dozens of shows in all kinds of venues. They have also gained a following outside of Edmonton, appearing on numerous college and local radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Kamloops, and various other Canadian cities. They have collectively made music their life and are constantly growing and changing together. The Consonance’s six members are from different walks of life, with six different musical backgrounds. In every song you can hear the six forces working as one: Jazz, Funk, Pop, Rock, R&B, and Hip- Hop. The Consonance have combined all genres to create one that is truly their own.
In July 2010, they embarked on a Western Canadian tour to promote their first full-length album, Come The Day, which was recorded at the end of March and released in July. Their debut has already sold hundreds of copies all over the country and on iTunes. It is also available at various local merchants in Edmonton including Blackbyrd Myoozik. “In the six-piece’s full-length...Come The Day, The Consonance further hone their vibrant brand of soulful jazz-flecked hip hop to make a sound all their own...” (The MuseBox)
After an extremely successful year of recording, touring and promotion, the band’s focus has greatly increased. Over the next year their plans include another full length album and a coast to coast tour in the summer of 2011.
*We featured their song called "More Alive than Life Itself".
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