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PRESS RELEASES | 2005
MEDIA ARCHIVE | 2004
MEDIA ARCHIVE | 2005
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MUCHDOESVICTORIA
Showcase Returns to OPEN AIR,
Victoria's Foremost Concert
Series
Featuring
MOKA ONLY, KUBA, KINCAIDE, ROD
IRON HAULERS, BLACK
TIE SOCIAL and CURRENT SWELL
Saturday,
September 10
(VICTORIA, BC - August 29, 2005)
- MuchMusic is pleased to present
MuchDoesVictoria, a live indie
music showcase that is part
of the city's Open Air concert
series, taking place at Centennial
Square on Saturday, September
10th. MuchMusic's Chris Nelson
will be on-hand to cover the
event and give local acts national
exposure as part of an upcoming
episode of Going Coastal airing
Sunday, September 25th @ 8pm
PST.
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FLIX
al fresco SEASON FINALE!
A
TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF ROCK
& ROLL
Performers and Film screening
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Thursday, September 01
07:30pm
Two Elvis Tribute Performers
09:00pm Film
screening: Jailhouse Rock (1957)
VICTORIA, BC, August 30, 2005—The
Tribute to Elvis Contest set
for September 1st at Open Air
has been cancelled due to poor
registration. Instead Elvis
fans will be treated to a one-hour
concert spanning the King’s
career from the 1950s to his
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DIGABLE
PLANETS & BLACKALICIOUS
+
KIA KADIRI, KUBA, DJ SQUANTOS
Sunday, September 04
VICTORIA,
BC, August 2, 2005?Hip hop fans
can end summer on a high note.
Two of rap's most influential
and experimental acts are coming
together for a double bill this
Labour Day weekend.
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KOOL
CONCERT IN THE CITY
Saturday, August 27
OPEN AIR and KOOL FM Present
DAVID USHER + guests
VICTORIA, BC, July
22, 2005—OPEN AIR and KOOL FM are
banding together to present the KOOL CONCERT
IN THE CITY featuring Juno Award-winner
and Maple Music recording artist DAVID USHER
(August 27). One of Canada’s premiere
songwriters, DAVID USHER has enjoyed a celebrated
career as a solo artist and member of the
band MOIST. His lifetime sales exceed 1.2
million units in Canada.
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SOLD
OUT: XAVIER RUDD AT OPEN AIR!
Wednesday, July 20
VICTORIA, BC, July 20, 2005—XAVIER
RUDD, the multi-instrumentalist whose songs
balance acoustic soul, rhythmic stomps and
modernized didgeridoo, has sold out his
July 20th concert at OPEN AIR. “We’re
not surprised,” said Executive Producer,
Tyl van Toorn. “XAVIER is a mesmerizing
performer with a strong following in Victoria.
We’re excited to see him finally headline
at a large venue; more people than usual
will get to experience his show.”
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alexisonfire
Rocks OPEN AIR with All Ages Gig
Wednesday, July 13
VICTORIA, BC, May 31, 2005—
alexisonfire rose up out of the Southern
Ontario underground in late 2001. Hitting
the ground with an immediate full head of
steam, the band impressed critics with its
sweet-yet-sour approach to songwriting.
Fans were won over by the group’s
stellar musicianship and the palpable pent-up
tightness of its live gigs.
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SARAH
HARMER Brings All of Our Names to OPEN AIR!
Friday, July 15
VICTORIA, BC, May 31, 2005—SARAH
HARMER's latest album, All of Our Names,
could just as easily be called Short Stories
from Quaker Valley. That's because each
of HARMER's slice-of-life songs, largely
written at her rural home near Kingston,
Ontario, boast a rich narrative.
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This
Right Here is . . . BUCK 65 Live at OPEN
AIR!
Monday, July 18
VICTORIA, BC, May 31, 2005—It
has been said that if Tom Waits were a hip
hop artist, he might sound like BUCK 65
(aka Richard Terfry)—a white b-boy
from Nova Scotia who fell in love with hip
hop when he heard it at a local roller skating
rink 20 years ago.
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XAVIER
RUDD Brings Solace to OPEN AIR!
Wednesday, July 20
VICTORIA, BC, June 6, 2005—XAVIER
RUDD is a unique multi-instrumentalist solo
artist whose songs balance acoustic soul,
manic fretwork, rhythmic stomps, exotic
percussion and modernized didgeridoo to
create a mesmerizing live performance.
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A
Summertime Reggae, Soca, Ska Party with
Jamaica's BYRON LEE AND THE DRAGONNAIRES!
Sunday, August 21
VICTORIA, BC, June 6, 2005—BYRON
LEE is proud to point out that he and THE
DRAGONAIRES were responsible for “bringing
ska to the uptown people in 1962 and bringing
soca to the downtown population in 1990”.
This summer, he and his band bring the hot
sounds of the Caribbean to Open Air.
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