Rocky Raccoon Cafe presents Lauren Best

July 31, 2008

August 5, 2008
8:30 pm	to	11:30 pm

Lauren Best and the Renegade Company appear for two nights at the Rocky Raccoon Cafe.

The first evening, August 5th, will feature a selection of original material by Best from both her upcoming debut album and more recent creations. The Renegade Company for the evening features Tyler Wagler on bass Roselyn Brown on saxophone and flute.

Be sure to check out the second evening too, a benefit concert for Sheatre!

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The Rocky Raccoon Café strengthens it reputation for innovative
entertainment by promoting two nights of concerts with Lauren Best.
“Since I arrived in Owen Sound, I have watched Lauren’s star rise”
said Robin Pradham, the owner of Rocky Raccoon. “The Rocky Raccoon is a
place for the community to come together. At such an important point
in a rising star’s career, the chance to host an event like this is a
once in a lifetime opportunity”.

Emerging singer-songwriter Lauren Best celebrates her formative
years as a performing artist in Owen Sound at our own Rocky Raccoon
Café on August 5th and 6th. The 5th will feature a selection of
original material by Best from both her upcoming debut album and more recent
creations. Both evenings will feature a backing band of Roselyn Brown
on saxophone and flute and Tyler Wagler on bass. Born and raised in
Owen Sound, Wagler is no stranger to Owen Sound audiences as a
soloist, backing bassist, and member of Backwoods Justice.
Multi-instrumentalist and recording artist Brown has deep connections
to this area, having toured internationally with and been married to
Owen Sound’s Tommy Earlls, widely known for his big band, Tommy Earlls
and The International Untouchables.

The 6th will be a benefit ‘Concert for Sheatre with Lauren and
Friends’, featuring Liz Zetlin, original material by Tyler Wagler, and
multimedia from Sheatre’s past projects. Sheatre is a popular theatre
and community arts organization which “inspires creative expression and
transformative learning through workshops and artistic productions”.
They produce relevant and rousing performance and visual art “by, for,
and about communities”.

“Owen Sound has raised me well and now I am in transition as I
spend more time in Toronto working on my debut album,” she said. “The
6th is my birthday, and as I move forward in my career I wanted to
give something back to my community.”

The concerts start at 9, with doors opening at 8:30 pm on August
5th. On August 6th doors open at 8 pm and there will be a light menu
with proceeds going to Sheatre. Tickets may be purchased at the door
for $10 at the Rocky Raccoon Cafe at in Owen Sound.
To reserve tickets please call 519 374 0500 or visit the Rocky
Raccoon.

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Concert for Sheatre with Lauren Best and Friends

July 31, 2008

August 6, 2008
12:00 am	to	11:00 pm

featuring Tyler Wagler, Roselyn Brown, Liz Zetlin, and multimedia from Sheatre’s archives!

The second evening at the Rocky Raccoon with Lauren Best and the Renegade Company will be a special benefit concert for Sheatre featuring Liz Zetlin, original material by Tyler Wagler, and multimedia from Sheatre’s past projects. Proceeds from ticket sales (10$ minimum donation) and a light menu (available when doors open at 8 pm) will go to support Sheatre.

For more information about Sheatre please visit www.sheatre.com.

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The concerts start at 9, with doors opening at 8:30 pm on August
5th. On August 6th doors open at 8 pm and there will be a light menu
with proceeds going to Sheatre. Tickets may be purchased at the door
for $10 at the Rocky Raccoon Cafe at 941 2nd Ave East in Owen Sound.
To reserve tickets please call 519 374 0500 or visit the Rocky Raccoon.

Rocky Raccoon Cafe
941 2nd Ave East
Owen Sound, ON

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Sonic Orchard music festival

July 15, 2008

Music. Art. Ecology
Part experimental art show ,part kick ass concert, part feast , part field party.
For us, all of us. You, me, our friends, strangers for now, kids, families. Build community.
A music line-up like the best mixed tape you ever crafted…covering the sounds from channel to channel on the airwaves.
Intimate crowd, wide open spaces. Land and love. Sound. Sound. Sound.
Commitment to the best in eco conscious festival practices, commitment to enjoying life without lectures.
Balance. In the moment, the experience, the friendship, the living.
Music. Art .Ecology.

This is Sonic Orchard
Sonic Orchard 2008 takes place at Kimbercote Farm, a 110 acre environmental education and social activism facility located in the Beaver Valley , part of the breathtaking Southern Georgian Bay area. The valley is part of the Niagara Escarpment – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the meandering beauty of the Beaver River. Established in 1959, Kimbercote Farm functions as a retreat, an organic farm ,a laboratory for intentional community research, and an environmental education outreach centre .The site is graced with immense natural beauty best explored by the numerous hiking trails and also is home to a stone labyrinth and a straw bale demonstration building.

www.kimbercote.org

Featuring;
SunParlour Players, The Fembots, Run with the Kittens, Bullmoose, The Stables,Samba Elegua, Psychotropical Orchestra, Swiss Dice, Everything All the Time, Peter Project,Bocce, The Chameleon Project, Dave Lauzon, Escalate, Diesel Dog, The Fat Cats,Sean Macdonald Band, Canteen Knockout, The Luckless, Rural Alberta Advantage,Boys Who Say No, Nick Zubeck, Robert Hedge, Devin and the Dark Light, Grande Fir,Scott Cook,Jawbone, The Funky Truth Harmonic Tide, Blobject, Suburban Smith, Mustashat,…and more!!!

Acoustic Singer/Songwriters stage TBA

Free Vegan Meals * Bus Shuttles * Free Workshops
Children’s Activities * Art Installations * Marketplace and MORE!

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Electric Eclectics - Festival of Experimental Music and Sound Art

July 9, 2008

Electric Eclectics

Festival of Experimental Music and Sound Art

PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS

The Electric Eclectics Festival presents sound installations in various public buildings throughout the month of July, leading up to the Aug. 1-3 festival weekend. The Electric Eclectics Festival features cutting-edge, avant-garde and experimental music by world-renowned musicians, media artists, sound artists and performance artists. Electric Eclectics Festival info is at www.electric-eclectics.com.

Electric Eclectics’ popular Music for Toilets series will return with sound installations in the toilets of the Bean Cellar Café in Owen Sound and the Earth Harvest Café in Meaford. Anitra Hamilton (named “Toronto artist of 2007″ by Now Magazine) will present her Audio Parade at the Bean Cellar, and Steve Heimbecker’s “The Enormouslessness of Cloud Machines” can be heard in the toilets of the Earth Harvest Café in Meaford. Both installations run July 1 - Aug 3.

Videos by Sound Artists will be shown at the L.E. Shore Library Gallery in Thornbury, featuring videos documenting sound installations and sound art by Barry Schwartz, Tilman Kuentzel, Chris Welsby, Laura Kikauka, Gordon Monahan, Charles Fox, and Ira Schneider/Werner Durand, July 5 - Aug. 29. At the Festival Aug 1-3, there will be an expanded area for sound installations at the Funny Farm festival site, featuring installations by Edwin van der Heide whose “Laser Sound Projection” was a highlight at last year’s festival, and Maki Ueda who will present her “Aromatic Journey” consists of distilled smells from local elements, both natural and artificial.

A noteworthy return visit by New York percussionist Michael Evans also takes place before the 2008 Festival. Last year, Evans’ free, interactive percussion and drumming workshops were a hit with local youth. This year, during the week of July 28-31, Evans will host workshops for drum enthusiasts at the Meaford Library, the L. E. Shore Library in Thornbury and the Meaford Military Family Resource Centre.

Electric Eclectics is expanding with a series at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest called “The Best of Electric Eclectics”. The series will feature highlights from Electric Eclectics’ first two years, with performances by Nihilist Spasm Band, Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto, Rozasia, Alexis O’Hara, Dorit Chrysler, Lary 7, Jesse Stewart, and John Kilduff. The Best of Electric Eclectics series takes place July 3-13.

The 3rd annual edition of the Electric Eclectics Festival takes place on the August 1-3 long weekend in rural Meaford, Ontario. Concerts on several stages, sound installations, unique vendors, and many surprises, are all part of the Festival at the Funny Farm. The Funny Farm is located at 202 Scotch Mountain Road, off Grey Road 12, about 8 km from Meaford. Electric Eclectics Festival info is at www.electric-eclectics.com.

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Media contact:

Gordon Monahan, Eclectic Electrics Founder & Artistic Director

519-378-9899, elgordo@fuzzylove.de

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