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Local musician writes protest song about Kelowna busking bylaw
KELOWNA – A local musician has written and recorded a song condemning the city’s new…
Fan favourite Cruzeros reunite for Canada Day show
BAND WILL CLOSE OUT FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES KELOWNA – The Cruzeros, local fan favourites…
Dirt Road Opera to play in a professor’s library in Kelowna
KELOWNA – What could be better than listening to a band of seasoned musicians playing…
Okanagan musician honours uncle with Remembrance Day song
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A local musician thinks the Remembrance Day song he recorded 10 years ago about his uncle's wartime experience should underscore the futility of war for a new generation. “I’m a pacifist myself,” Barry Mathers says. "But as I always say, we didn’t start it but we had to finish it. We couldn’t let...
What happens when your music becomes noise in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Nothing spurs political action like personal experience. When Kelowna city bylaw officers shut down a garden concert last weekend by local legends The Cruzeros, city councillor Charlie Hodge was in the front row. “It was not over the top. The didn’t even have the full band. There were no drums,” Hodge says. When...