Here Comes another great Music fest. July 27-29 2012. Penticton British Columbia Canada. It’s at the very large Kings Park.
Go To www.rockthepeach.ca for great info and the Super line up. Ronnie Dunn, Collective Soul Sam Roberts Band, Jesse Cook, War, Three Dog Night, Glass Tiger and the list goes on and on! Great Music, great times!
Get to Rock The Peach This Weekend.
Wow what a day. Stunt riders, Show’ N Shine Finale, Great concerts and Great People! Saturday had the highest turnout yet for events. The night’s concerts with Stampede Queen, The Snake Oil Sinners, Nick Gilder and The Guess Who were over the top! WOW ! Organizers did a fantastic job with the performers and the shows were Mind-Blowing.
Those Burn-outs are amazing. New tires anyone?
The day was very long and I rested many times between events. I will update with the days festivities this week. Today is the last day folks. BC/DC an AC/DC tribute band, Jasmine Cain This afternoon, With The Stampeders and Lee Rocker as today’s headliners are going to make today’s Finale another day not to miss. If you can make it here , Come and see them LIVE!
The Custom Builders and their toys. Just a sample of Photos to come!
Rock and Roll baby!
These great Bikes is what it’s all about! Sturgis North 2012 !
The 2’nd Annual Sturgis North held this year at The Motoplex Speedway in Vernon British Columbia, Canada has had three days of fun, sun, a little rain last night, lots of great custom bikes, Babes, and of course great music entertainment. There is the trade show showcasing an array of customizing motorcycle and car businesses, food (with a covered picnic table area ), clubs, swag, and on and on.
Show’N Shine Baby!
1980 Goldwing, number 25 off the assembly line ! In immaculate condition, Well Done !
It’s a MOTORCYCLE RALLY AND MUSIC FESTIVAL that is destined to rival it’s American counterpart. The organizers have done an incredible job providing shuttle bus services from many of the local communities. Planning and preparation and support is what makesd a great rally !
Yesterday had some great talent back on Stage. Snake Oil Sinners started their show but the lightening storm cut it short. Seven Bridges was next. This Eagles Tribute band was fantastic. The sound, the style the music was as if we were hearing The Eagles last night. These artists know how to please the crowd. I especially liked the talk box used, just like Joe Walsh’s.
Seven Bridges is an Incredible Eagles Tribute band !
Kim Mitchell hit the stage at 8pm. What a trip down memory lane! The music of Kim Mitchell ( Max Webster ) will continue to make people happy for long time. Thank-you Kim !
Let’s go For a Soda!
Kim Mitchell has always been a crowd pleaser from his Max Webster Days. I was blown away when he played three Max Webster tunes in his set last night. A Million Vacations, High Class in Borrowed Shoes and Battle Scar. Wow. His solo hits, Patio Lanterns, All We Are and Go For A Soda are other great ones performed last night. An hour and a half of great Kim Mitchell! Thanks for everything, I mean everything! Great music, great entertainment and of course, Your autograph means the most from an artist that keeps me in my youth. Just like all the bands I will see this weekend. We know all the words to the music of our eternal youth. Your music will live on forever!
Brian Howe, Formerly of Bad Company with his band singing many great Bad Company hits. Brian had 4 great Lp’s with Bad Company from 1986 to 1994.
The headliner last night was Brian Howe formerly from Bad Company. Again this show was amazing! I didn’t say it yet but the bands and us audience members braved a downpour to see these great performers. Their passion was evident just the same as ours was to see them. Brian displayed great admiration for our perserverance in staying to see his band. ” I’d be home on the couch right now if I was you” He said to us. I yelled back ” But Brian, your here with us!” He would not have it any other way. He is a dedicated, passionate artist with the desire to ” Share the Joy ” . These musicians know it’s the pleasure of their music and the whole LIVE entertainment of their talent that keeps them and us going to the shows. The talent on the stages last night again was Over The Top. To make it that much more special it was Brian Howe’s Birthday. Did he say 29. No 40, no 42……You know we are all 17 again listening to these great hits from MY generation. OK, I’m 49, I Rocked to Max Webster and Bad Company since I started going to concerts in 1976. Yeah Baby, 13 years old.
Amazing voice with an astounding stage presence. Brian Howe’s show last night was more than a rock show, it was an insight to the man behind the music. In the rain and the adverse elements with the whole show ( Rain can be such a show stopper ) everyone’s positive attitude showed through and we all had an incredibly great time. Thank-you Brian, Thank -you Sturgis North’s Production Crew.
Bad company had hit after hit after hit. Feel Like Making Love, Bad Company, Holy Water, Ready for Love were some performed last night. Brian Howe’s Bad Company’s first Album was Fame and Fortune. After the show, Brian came over to the entrance, we talked a while and he autographed my Fame and Fortune LP. He was fatigued, they flew in from Florida that morning and were on a flight at 6am again back to Florida today. It’s the Passion, love for the music and the fans. This is why they do it. I Have To See It Live Baby!
The weather today is going to be sunny and hot! The shows are going to Rock You all day long ! Come on over to Vernon, B.C. Two great day’s left for Sturgis North Canada.
See you There !
By Paul Fitzgerald, Photographs by Paul Fitzgerald
Last weekend at The Red Room I saw four great bands. A show put together by Clyde Hill. Kicked off the Farm opened the show and right away I was rocking to some great Grunge style Rock. Their original music was fantastic.
Kicked off the Farm Kicked off Clyde Hill’s Show at The Red Room July 7th 2012 in Vancouver, B.C.
Celestial Ruin Rocked the Rafters at The Red Room. This Is MIke Degenais on Bass Guitar, Nate on Keyboards, Adam on Drums, Larissa on Vocals. Not in picture Yakir on Lead Guitar.
Yakir playing some amazing riffs.
Next, Celestial Ruin , a Symphonic Metal Rock group with lead singer Larissa Dawn, performed another stellar set. They performed their new song, ‘Sense Of Exile’. It will be Another great hit. They played a great cover of a Cranberries Tune, ZOMBIE. I was a big fan of them in the 90’s. You have to get their new CD ‘ The Awakening’ Celestial Ruin is going on a mini tour to promote their new CD and kicking off their tour August 17, 2012 at Joes Apartment. Check out their Facebook page for details.
Cole Prichard and Axiom
Axiom. A powerful Rock Band From Vancouver, B.C. Canada
The talent didn’t stop there. Axiom, a powerful Rock, alternative band with Cole Prichard as lead vocalist Rocked the Red room for a powerful Set. Axiom is one of my new favorites to experience LIVE! Cole’s powerful lyrics with the great original music they have written, puts on an exciting set. I am also a huge fan of Pink Floyd and their cover of another Brick in The Wall is very well Done!
Lorne Seaton and Tim Steinruck of The Mighty One
The Mighty One headlined Clyde Hill’s show at The Red Room July 7th 2012
The headliner The Mighty One with Tim Steinruck on Vocals and guitar and as main songwriter is an example of stellar talent and song writing abilities. There is such emotion and creativity in the lyrics and music. Feel The Shift, the Theme for this tour and to promote the new CD ‘ SHIFT “The Mighty One has recently released. Their tour was already in Eastern Canada, Quebec, Toronto etc. Commanding heavy guitar and words to music meant to awaken the conscious and maybe subconscious minds to The Mighty One! Hearing the music is one thing but the real experience is in Seeing It Live ! WOW, What a night.
The Mighty One’s Chris Campbell on Bass Guitar.
Many thanks to my old and dear friends, Heather for the rides, Adam Todd, Yakir, Nate and Mike and Larissa from Celestial Ruin, Clyde Hill for putting the show together, new friends, Dale Salive from Uncle Sid, Matt MacMartin of Kicked off The Farm, Tim Steinruck for the insight to his thoughts and powerful licks. And Axiom with Cole Prichard and the members of Axiom and the crew that is behind Axiom. It was a fun night!
The Mighty One
Cole Prichard from Axiom
Celestial Ruin’s Adam Todd on Drums, Larissa Dawn , Vocals and Yakir Biton on Lead Guitar
Friday, June 1st, 2012 At The RiverRock Casino By Paul Fitzgerald, Photographs by Paul Fitzgerald
The shows last November 25th and 26th 2011 at Lulu’s Lounge in The RiverRock Casino, where over 1,000 people had to be turned away, motivated Vice President of Media & Entertainment, Howard Blank, to encourage Nick and Sophie Tweed-Simmons to return for a huge one night stand. Reliving the excitement from their parents wedding show, the now series of shows are a mini tour of these two great young stars.
Nick Tweed-Simmons is a fantastic crooner and frontman.
Nick and Sophie performed a show at their parents, Gene Simmons’ ( Front man for the rock band KISS ) and Shannon Tweed’s ( Playboy Playmate and movie star‘s) nuptials reception at The Beverly Hills Hotel back in October 2011. Howard Blank , a friend of the Tweed-Simmons and Gene Simmons family encouraged them to ‘Take The Show on The Road’ To Richmond, British Columbia, Canada at the world famous RiverRock Casino. After the first four shows which happened to coincide with The Grey Cup game at B.C. Place Stadium that week, The shows were deemed a huge success. Next Howard pressed for another show of shows at the famous RiverRock Show Theatre.
The Theatre has the ability to be made into a Cabaret style nightclub where fans can sit at tables and also come down and dance. One of two theatres in North America with this great multi functional capability.
Sophie Tweed-Simmons with Teddy Zig Zag Andreadis and The Joe Fernandes Band
The Show sold out to a most appreciative audience of both KISS fans and fans of the duo of Nick and Sophie Tweed-Simmons. I happen to be both.
The back up band is the same as the first four shows. Teddy ( Zig Zag ) Andreadis (Gun’s and Roses, Alice Cooper and others, a stellar resume ) as Keyboardist / music director with Vancouver’s own Joe Fernandes Band . I went also to see Teddy Zig Zag again. He is amazing on those keyboards. His solo on Sophie’s cover of I’m Telling You was a blast. Teddy is fantastic to say the least. The Joe Fernandes Band is super entertaining and played these cover tunes with style and they sounded great! Together with Teddy Zig Zag, This band Rocked!
It was a bonus to have the The Amazing Teddy ‘Zig Zag’ Andreadis as Nick and Sophies Music Director and Keyboardist.
Nick opened the show with Dean Martin’s Sway, and continued with another 11 hits. He was not as comfortable this time, he did a fantastic show but he thought he made too many mistakes. We didn’t think so. He has strong stage presence, his voice is very commanding and he Rocks! His covers of Unchain My Heart, Little Sister, I Wanna be around, Feeling Good, Boom Boom and Feeling Alright had a lot of us up on the Dance Floor. The young ladies in the audience were dressed to the nines for Nick. This young man is 6 foot 8 inches tall and has a huge presence on stage. He is a stunning front man and is destined to be in a powerful band one day.
Cameras from the Series, Family Jewels, Were visable at first but the crowd won the night and we could dance all we wanted!
At first the cameras which caught the show for the big video screens and to record for The Family Jewels Television series were quite intrusive at first. The one on the dance floor didn’t return after the floor became crowded with dancers. Another one occasionally moved in front of the view of the upper tables but was never in one place very long. The third camera in the audience was stationary center at the back. The portable cameras on stage were great to get close ups of the band. Also we knew Gene and Shannon were there, Sophie told us her family was with them but this time they didn’t actually appear.
Sophie’s set was just as spectacular as Nick’s. She opened with Something’s Got A Hold On Me. Her powerful sweet voice was even better than before. She has been training I would say. She has a great voice and showed us over and over her vocal range is superb. Her beautiful smile and easiness with the audience had her that much more pleasing to watch. When singing Crazy for You where she sat on a chair with Guitarist Simon Jarrett accompanying , the audience became subdued by her own unique style. Her jazzy voice just filled the theatre and we all had the best night’s entertainment. Thank-you Sophie, and thank-you Nick. You are both extremely talented. Watch out Gene. Another Generation of Stars for sure.
Sophie has the sweetest voice. Stellar range on the great set of songs that she sang!
The duo returned for a duet after Sophie’s set. They were great together once again.
They have performed on stage, television, have done the radio station tours and Sophie is now helping disadvantaged and abused children here in Greater Vancouver with Sophie’s Place. The Night after this show they performed again at a fundraiser, The Jacqui Cohen Charity Event Saturday, June 2, 2012. Then Sunday, June 3rd they were on Hand at The Fraser Downs Casino and Horse Racing facility in Surrey, British Columbia for a fan appreciation meet and greet. I was there to see the stars once again and got my picture taken with them. A fan all the way.
Thank-you Again. We all hope you come back soon.
Nick’s Set
Sway
Unchain My Heart
Use Me
Drowning in My Own Tears
Little Sister
I wanna be Around
Beyond The Sea
Feeling Good
Boom Boom
Feeling Alright
Under My Skin
Land of 1000 Dances
Sophie’s Set
Something’s Got A Hold On Me
Big Spender
Guy What Takes His Time
At last
I Just Wanna Make Love To You
I Want You Back
Crazy For You
L.O.V.E.
Fever
I’m Telling You
Hi Dee Ho Man
DUET
Down in Mexico
That’s it. I Quit, I’m Moving On
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Colin was in His Element at The Electric Owl .
Blues Artist Steve Dawson
Colin jammed on acoustic guitar as well as mandolin, banjo and electric. Man this guy is Talented !
Getting to meet my childhood Icon Guitarist Jerry Doucette with his fellow Bluesman and Student, Carter Low BackStage at Canada Day Celebrations in Surrey, British Columbia Canada. July 1st, 2012. photo by Heather MacWilliam
Jerry Doucette and Carter Low having a great time at Canada’a Birthday, July 1st 2012. Photo By Mark Peters
Ian Paice Longtime Drummer for Deep Purple. Great show at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre February 26, 2012. Photo by Paul Fitzgerald
