Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Episode 28!

Welcome to Episode 28 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! We are happy to be back from our one week hiatus! Please join us this week in taking in some of Edmonton's fantastic arts. 

To listen to the podcast, either click on the mp3 player below OR click on "LISTEN TO EPISODE 28" to open a media player on your desktop. You can also check us out on iTunes!






What we mentioned this week:
  • Short Notice Show Oh My Darling is playing this Thursday, August 26th @ the Haven Social Club. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 @ the door. There are also E-TICKETS available!
  • Live Your Dreams Fundraiser at the Atlantic Trap & Gill is ALSO taking place this Thursday. Featuring music by Samara Von Rad, Mandy Reider and Derina Harvey. Tickets are $10 and the party starts @ 7pm!
  • Auditions are being held for Much Ado About Nothing at the Walterdale Theatre. For more information see the Theatre Alberta Website.
  • Don't forget about the Open Sky Music Festival taking place this Saturday the 27th at Hawrelak Park. Tickets are only $30 and the beautiful music lasts all day long! 
~*~*PLAN AHEAD EVENT~*~*
Lyra Brown & Chris Trapper are playing @ Blue Chair Cafe on Wednesday, September 15th. To celebrate we featured Chris Trapper's song Avalanche. This is a MUST SEE show. The Prairie Belles will be there with belles on. 
Contact Blue Chair Cafe for reservations. Show starts @ 8pm.

FRIDAY
  1. Thea Neumann @ Axis Cafe 8pm $10 E-TICKETS
  2. Michelle Raffaele with Patrick Dunn @ Blue Chair Cafe 8pm $10 E-TICKETS
  3. Enduro Africa Fundraiser featuring Tyler Cerda @ Savoy $15 7:30pm
SATURDAY
  1. Alfie Zappacosta @ Jeffrey's Cafe 8pm $35 @ the door. Alfie is also taking on new vocal students - email him @ slawa@shaw.ca
  2. Aaron jake Goodvin @ Ceili's on 109 street starting @ 8pm.
  3. Andy Shauf @ Axis Cafe 8pm $10 E-TICKETS *We featured his song Your Heart off his 2010 release Darker Days.

FEATURE ARTIST
Our feature artist this week is Ray Mailman. A funk/soul/pop performer from Edmonton. Ray has transcended the realms of many genres to create his own eclectic style and groove. Using funk, rock, jazz,soul and pop influences in his music Ray appeals to a wide range of audiences in his high energy shows. Ray released his first EP titled Sideways in 2008. It's difficult to compare Ray to other artists, but comparisons have been made to Jason Mraz, Maroon 5, Jamiroquai and occasionally the Red Hot Chili Peppers. We think he sounds a bit like Jesse Peters! We featured his song called I Didn't Know. Don't forget to check out Ray's show at Axis Cafe on September 11th. Get your E-TICKETS today!

We'd love to hear from you, so please twitter us, facebook us, or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com Until next time! xo
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Vacay!

Hello lovely little podcast followers. Sadly this week because of vacation, weddings, camping, farmers marketing, folk fest tearing down, and recording.... there will be no podcast. Tune in next week!

In the mean time, check out YEGlive.ca for events listing this weekend in Edmonton! xo
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Episode 27

Welcome to Episode 27 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! Thank you for joining us!

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What we mentioned this week:
  • We featured The City by Sarah Harmer
  • Up Close & Personal with Colleen Brown @ Glenora Bistro on August 20th. Get your E-TICKETS! 8:30pm and tickets are $20 in advance.
  • Annual Art Show @ St. Joseph's Hospital on August 20th. 10707 - 29 Ave The art show is from 10:30pm - 3:30pm. Free to browse & refreshments!
  • Edmonton Latin Festival in Churchill Square this Saturday & Sunday 11am - 7pm. The festival is free! For more info go to their website.


FRIDAY
  1. Jesse Dee & Jacquie B @ the Haven Social Club with Faye Blais & Aurora Jane – E-TICKETS 7:30pm $15 in advance.
  2. Lora Jol @ Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar 8pm $10 @ the door.
  3. Randy Graves with Mars & Venus @ Wooly Bully’s @ 6pm.
SATURDAY
  1. Saturday night Garden Variety @ Carrots Community Arts Coffee House OPEN MIC. Free! Starts @ 7pm.
  2. Hair of the Dog with Renegade Kid @ the Black Dog Freehouse early free show @ 4pm.
  3. National Youth Orchestra of Canada is playing @ the Winspear Centre 7:30pm This is a FREE PERFORMANCE at the Winspear! For more information go to their website.
~*~*Daneel's Fringe Theatre Spotlight~*~*
Ladyvision at the Transalta Arts Barns with Jill Pollock.
Grimmer than Grimmer than Grimm at La Cite Francophone.
Happily Ever After? at The Telus Building.
For more information visit the Fringe Theatre's Website.


FEATURE ARTIST
This week we featured Jeff Stuart. Jeff plays with his band called the Hearts which is made up of Gavin Dunn, Dwayne Martineau, Chris Quesnel, Tim Resaul, and Michelle Sabourin. Jeff describes his sound as roots-pop. Other than playing the Folk Fest, Jeff was part of the TransCanada Alberta Music Series in Calgary at the EPCOR Centre for Performing Arts in March and Jeff recently represented the band at NXNE in June in Toronto.
"It's elegant, sophisticated, daring, and brilliantly creative, but more than anything, just as the band's name suggests, this music is indeed from the heart." -CKUA Presents: Alberta Discoveries, September, 2009
We featured Jeff's song Hold Out off his album Black Dog Blue Giants.


We'd love to hear from you, so please twitter us, facebook us, or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com Until next time! xo
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Episode 26!

Welcome to Episode 26 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! This week we are all about the Edmonton Folk Music Festival! Come join Daneel & I at the festival this weekend and check out some of the shows we mention!
To listen to the podcast, either click on the mp3 player below OR click on "LISTEN TO EPISODE 26" to open a media player on your desktop. You can also check us out on iTunes!

What we mentioned this week:
~*~Daneel's Theatre Spotlight~*~
The Fringe is coming up shortly... Here are Daneel's top three must see shows!
Dragonfly @ Armoury Written by Rob Heath
The Survival of Pigeons @ L'Unitheatre
Ankles Aweigh @ the Varscona Theatre 
For more information on all these plays check out the Fringe Festival website.

Our special Folk Fest Three for Three Feature! 
For all the line up details you can refer to YEGlive.ca or Folk Fest Website.

FRIDAY

  1. There's a workshop going on with Kate Rusby, Cindy Church, Basia Bulat and Dala on Stage 3 at 6pm. Dala also has a full concert on Saturday at noon on Stage one. We featured Dala's song Our Song.
  2. Ray Bonneville is playing Stage 5 at 6pm.
  3. Bluebird North at Stage 7. Several U22 artists are playing from 7pm - 9pm including Lyra Brown, Brian McLeod and Alanna Clarke. We featured Alanna's song Can't Turn Around.
Main stage show Friday night begins with Levon Helm!

SATURDAY

  1. Jimmy Ranking is playing Stage 7 at 1pm.
  2. On Stage 6 at 3pm there is a War and Peace Session with Jill Hennessey and some other lovely ladies.
  3. Stage 4 at 5pm is Chris Trapper. 
Main stage show Saturday night includes Sarah Harmer!

We'd love to hear from you, so please twitter us, facebook us, or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com Until next time! xo
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Episode 25!

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! We're a quarter of the way to 100 episodes! Thank you for your continued support, but most of all thank you for supporting the local arts by listening and making it out to some arts events this weekend!


To listen to the podcast, either click on the mp3 player below OR click on "LISTEN TO EPISODE 25" to open a media player on your desktop. You can also check us out on iTunes!
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What we mentioned this week:

FRIDAY
  • As part of Capital Ex The Be Arthurs are playing Centre Stage on the Northland Grounds. The show is at 1:30PM and is FREE with Gate Admission! Check The Be Arthurs out on JOE FM every Friday morning!
  • The Armada @ Glenora Bistro 8:30pm $10 at the door.
  • Five Alarm Funk with Still Within and Scantily Clad & the Well Dressed Men @ The Pawn Shop. 9:00pm $10 at the door! *We featured their song Cuban Ballers off their 2008 release.
SATURDAY
FEATURE ARTIST
This week we featured the lovely Alex Vissia. One third of the folk-roots trio, The Plain Janes, Alex has been writing and composing songs since the group's conception in 2000. She first learned to play the piano at the age of five, but growing up on country, western and folk music, gravitation toward the acoustic guitar ensued. Weaving pensive lyrics with thoughtful melodies, Alex delivers her songs with soulful and sincere vocals. She loves to sing. She loves to play her guitar. She loves to drink tea and get lost in used bookstores. But most of all, Alex loves to write. We featured her new song Goodnight Moonlight. Check out Alex's myspace for her & the Plain Janes upcoming shows!

We'd love to hear from you, so please twitter us, facebook us, or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com Until next time! xo
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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Episode 24!

Welcome to Episode 24 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! Thank you for joining us another week, we are so thankful for our lovely listeners. We hope you had a chance to check out some local arts, here's what's up for this weekend in Edmonton!


To listen to the podcast, either click on the mp3 player below OR click on "LISTEN TO EPISODE 24" to open a media player on your desktop. You can also check us out on iTunes!



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What we mentioned this week:
  • Check out the Prairie Belles on CBC's E-PINIONS SERIES
  • We put together a fun little VIDEO of our visit to CBC radio!
  • James Clarke Fundraiser @ 7:30pm, $25 and it is @ Festival Place in Sherwood Park.
  • Surreal SoReal Theatre presents WORMWOOD: A Surreal Fringe Fundraiser on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at The Roxy Theatre. Doors open at 7pm, tickets are $12 to the general public!
  • The Blueberry Bluegrass Festival is on July 30, 31 and August 1, 2010 at the Homecoming Park in Stony Plain Alberta! Get your tickets now if you haven't already!
*~*PLAN AHEAD EVENT~*~
Andrew Allen at the Haven Social Club on August 10th, doors open at $10 7:30pm - E-TICKETS


FEATURE ARTIST
Blake Paul is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from Edmonton, AB. He has been a regular on small and large stages with many different bands and artists including Juno Award Winner Amanda Falk, Arlen Salte (Breakforth Ministries) & Mike Roste Band. Blake crafts songs that speak of love, life, and the journey of faith. A farm boy who grew up in Melfort, SK. He was surrounded by a musical family, and musical influences that pull from the idioms of Country, Folk and Blues. Musicians that have inspired him along the way are: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, BB King, Gary Moore, Lincoln Brewster & John Mayer.


Blake draw the listener in as he blends an electic mix of pop, folk, country and blues. Blake's newest self-titled EP ‘Blake Paul’ in the fall of 2009. He is currently working on a new album for the fall. We featured Blake's song Come Inside. *Blake has a show coming up on August 20th, 2010 at the Carrot Community Arts Coffee House at 7:00 pm.


We'd love to hear from you, so please twitter us, facebook us, or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com Until next time! xo
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Episode 23!

elcome to Episode 23 of the Prairie Belles Podcast! This week we have an extra early and extra special podcast for you. In honour of our CBC Radio, Edmonton AM summer series E-Pinions feature, we have more than just the typical weekend arts listings - we have a WHOLE week! Monday to Sunday!


Our challenge to you, our lovely listeners, is to take in at least two arts events in Edmonton this week. Comment on our blog, or email us at prairiebelles@gmail.com tell us what you saw and what you thought about it. We'll put your name in a draw for an amazing Axis Cafe and YEGlive.ca prize pack!

To listen to the podcast, either click on the mp3 player below OR click on "LISTEN TO EPISODE 23" to open a media player on your desktop. You can also check us out on iTunes!

What we mentioned this week:

  • MONDAY - Edmonton Street Performer's Festival in Churchill Square. 
  • TUESDAY -  Much Ado About Nothing as part of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival at the Heritage Amphitheater in Hawrelak Park. Show starts @ 8pm. Tickets are available on site or HERE. 
    • To audition for Walterdale Theatre's production of Much Ado, visit the Theatre Alberta Website for more information.
  • WEDNESDAY - Jessica Marsh CD Release @ the Haven Social Club. E-TICKETS
  • THURSDAY - Don Berner Jazz night at the Blue Chair Cafe. 7:30pm $10
There is another festival going on in Edmonton this week - The Race Week Music Festival from July 16 - 18, leading up to the Edmonton Indy Races.
  • Opening Night Bash July 16 @ Sutton Place Hotel aka Race Week Central.
    • Du - Rite Aces with Greg Demchuk are playing at the Rose & Crown Pub 9pm.
    • Big Dave McLean at Rusty Reeds 9:30pm
 
  • FRIDAY
    • Lauren Busheikin with Keith Rempel and Brennan Cameron at the Glenora Bistro. 8:30pm $10
    • Mark Davis @ Blue Chair Cafe 8pm $10
    • Darryl Matthews @ Axis Cafe 8pm $10 E-TICKETS
  • SATURDAY 
    • Marco Claveria @ Jeffrey's Cafe 8pm $15
    • The British Columbians with Wool on Wolves @ Brixx Bar &Grill 9pm $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
    • Toby @ Blues on Whyte (Thursday through Sunday)
And finally...
  • SUNDAY - As part of The Race Week Music Festival there is a Race Week Salsa Party, featuring Tumbao Vibe @ Sutton Place on Sunday July 18th. 
Also going on in Edmonton this week - 
  • The 15th Annual Art Walk - July 16 - 18 Daily 10am - 5pm
    • Our good friend Giselle Denis is participating again this year, stationed outside of Avenue Guitars. She is also at the Downtown Farmer's Market on various Saturday mornings alongside Axis Cafe's coffee booth.  
FEATURE ARTIST
This week we featured Daniel Moir. His has just released his album Road this past week on July 9th, 2010. Check out his fantastic article in the Edmonton Journal by Sandra Sperounes. At only 20 years old, Daniel is a force to be reckoned with. In such a short time, the young singer/songwriter has already accomplished feats that outnumber his few years. Drawing inspiration from personal insight and life experience that varies from a rocky childhood to vagabonding through Europe, Daniel has created a unique blend of folk music that shines wisdom beyond his years. We featured his song Sundrunk. 

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

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