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THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS

THURSDAY JUNE 30th THE BUFFALO CLUB (Van)

MONDAY JULY 4th THE BOOT (Whistler)

The Beautiful Girls are at the forefront of the new roots and groove music movement. Both live and on record they manage to blend their affection for hip hop and reggae with their love of real blues and roots. The band brings a mellow and foxy feel to everything they touch. They rap to a resolectric, rocksteady with an acoustic and they do melody like nobody else. Each of their recordings thus far has gotten strong radio support and new album 'Learn Yourself' is no exception ... it represents not just a step but a leap in their journey.

These guys are sizzling hot and if like Xavier Rudd, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, YOU WILL LOVE THIS BAND !!

12.00 Tickets Onsale Friday May 13th

THE LONG AWAITED RETURN OF.....

UMPHREY'S McGEE

THURSDAY MAY 12th

RICHARDS ON RICHARDS

VANCOUVER B.C.

Everyday more and more people are tuning in and turning on to Umphrey's McGee. And for good reason. Like true sons of the American Midwest, Umphrey's McGee has risen to the upper echelons of the improvisational-rock scene through their seamless compositing of diverse musical influences, from progressive-rock to metal to funk to folk to jazz-fusion to classic song-based rock-and roll, all woven together with infectious melodies, thought-provoking lyrics, pristine harmonies, blistering musicianship, and rollicking grooves that keep dem bones a-shaking throughout the course of their patented sonic sagas. Their latest studio release Anchor Drops demonstrates with undeniable conviction the band's fluency in drawing from a wide variety of styles in the American popular music lexicon.

The band has solidified its reputation through a prolific national touring schedule and gripping performances at such high-profile gatherings as the Bonnaroo Music Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, and South By Southwest among others. True to their love of improvisation, Umphrey's McGee provides a unique experience with each performance. Everywhere they play, heads turn and ears prick up at the virtuoso playing, the acrobatic tempo changes and rhythmic shifts, as well as the captivating songs themselves. It's like a carnival of sound. "No one," extols Village Voice critic Richard Gehr, "is doing anything else as ambitiously musical as Umphrey's McGee." The attention they command has also prompted Michael Deeds of the Washington Post to call Umphrey's McGee "rock's undisputed lord of sonic shape-shifting."

$ 20.00 Tickets onsale NOW at

All Ticketmaster Outlets (604)-280-4444

Or Pick Em Up at Highlife & Zulu Records.

DO NOT BUY TICKETS ON STREET

NEW MONSOON

Thursday, May 19, 2005

Richards On Richards

1036 Richards Street

Vancouver, B.C.

NOT EVERY BAND IS MEANT TO BE GIANT. There's a mysterious quality that only a handful of musicians possess that allows them to touch thousands of listeners at once, sweeping over an amphitheatre like a warm breeze, a shaft of pure, unspoiled light that cuts through the darkness. There are real giants and those who merely stand on their shoulders. When you encounter the genuine article, you know it. Not because anyone told you, but because the notes reach in and touch you where you live. New Monsoon is this kind of band, seven beautiful souls who make a downright holy sound that shows their musical adolescence is over, and a new titan is ready to be born.

ONSALE NOW

$15.00 ADV.TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL TICKETMASTER

604-280-4444 OR PICK EM UP AT HIGHLIFE & ZULU RECORDS.

FREEFLOW

With Guests KUBA

FRIDAY JUNE 24th

THE MEDIA CLUB

There is a pocket of groove reverberating out of Vancouver's Eastside.

Anything goes, from punk to funk, live to sample, structure to stream.

Freeflow has been distributing its brand of funk-soul brother,

for the past 5 years, most recently expanding it's influence to the North American stage.

An eclectic collective, Freeflow masterfully blends hip-hop, reggae, and rock

into a big giant dance party, and will do it during jazzfest on June 24th.

Tickets info on site soon.

SLAMMIN' JACK

SATURDAY JUNE 25th

THE MEDIA CLUB

WITH GUEST SLOWCOASTER

Slammin Jack morphs and blends syncopated rhythms, four part harmonies, cunning lyrics and contagious grooves to create beautifully crafted music that is both unique and dynamic. The boys have earned a reputation as a live, touring band that delivers a heavy punch spiked with funky grooves and bold explosive jams. The most distinctive thing about a Slammin Jack performance is the powerful symbiotic relationship that forms between the musicians and the audience. Their driving eclectic mix and radical spontaneity appeals to fans and has rewarded the band with a strong and loyal following. Slammin Jack intends to keep it as real as it gets by bmaintaining a standard of weirdness and ever-evolving progress'.

NOTE: Slammin Jack will be taking a summer hiatus and this will be one of the last times to catch them for a few months....

Ticket Info Soon

FIVE ALARM FUNK

Sunday July 3rd

The Media Club

Five Alarm Funk shows are always parties. The 10 member strong juggernaut overwhelms the stage as the relentless rhythms fill the floor. Epic horn lines are followed by intense solos and vocal exchanges with the audience. The four percussionists provide the foundation on which funky percolating guitars and thunderous bass drive. No one is left standing still under this Afro-Funk onslaught, least of all those on stage, whose love for the music fuels a frenzied night of dancing.

The faithful in Vancouver arrive early to the show, avoiding the huge line up that forms midway through the first set. The 500-plus that pack the downtown clubs are drawn into a full on Five Alarm Funk experience. Whether it be at Tonic, Voda, the Buffalo Club or the old Fairview Pub the band and the crowd never disappoint. The group has also been spreading Afro-Beat throughout B.C. with performances in Whistler, on Vancouver Island and in the Interior .

This summer will be a busy one for the band with plans to record a debut CD and performances at a number of festivals including the Vancouver Jazz Fest. The funk continues to get hotter as word spreads of the hottest Afro-Beat orchestra in town.

This will be their first appearnace in Vancouver in 6 months !!

Tickets are $10.00 onsale soon