keither Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Hey everyone!Well... BME is in full effect now my friends. Our new website, message board & ticket centre will be online sometime next week... and we're working really hard to bring all of you the best damn shows we can, year-round, in anticipation of the next time we all get together to camp and celebrate under the stars at the Summer Annual Bonfire Music Festival... which will be entering its 3rd year next August!!So... in the meantime we've got plenty of great shows coming up over the next few months and some very special promotions we've managed to line up as part of our Fall run, so let's get right to it!Bonfire Music & Events Presents...Eastern Canada's fastest rising live actSLOWCOASTERon an amazing double-bill with our good friends from Victoria, BCNOISES FROM THE TOOLSHEDSaturday October 7The Fairview Pub898 West BroadwayDoors at 9:00$10 admissionNoises from the Toolshed: 10:30 pm - 12:00 amSlowcoaster: 12:15 am - 2:00 amwww.houseofrock.com/slocowww.stephenfranke.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The official afterparty of the Herbalizer/Five Alarm Funk/Themasses concert at the Plaza of Nations, the unofficial afterparty of the Canucks home opener vs. San Jose Sharks, and a very special breakfast buffet with...2005 Jammy Awards 'Best New Groove' winners from New Haven, ConnecticutTHE BREAKFASTwith special guests... the out-of-their-minds, funked-up & giant-balled maniacs of the Vancouver music sceneJACKFRUITFriday October 13The Fairview Pub898 West BroadwayDoors at 8:00$15 advance tickets available now at Zulu, Highlife & The Park Plaza Hotel front desk (@ The Fairview)$20 at the doorJackfruit: 9:00 pm - 10:30 pmThe Breakfast: 11:00 pm - 2:00 am (2 sets)www.thebreakfast.netwww.jackfruitmusic.comBreakfast buffet (included in your ticket price) will be served between 8:00 pm & 9:00 pm... scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, ham, toast & more... right in The Fairview!!!**LIMITED TIME OFFER - WHILE QUANTITIES LAST**PURCHASE A BREAKFAST TICKET AT REGULAR PRICE AND RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY HERBALIZER TICKET... COURTESY OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT JOHN DONNELLY & ASSOCIATES!! THIS PROMO OFFER WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT THE SLOWCOASTER/NOISES SHOW THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, OR BY REPLYING TO THIS E-MAIL AND CONTACTING ME DIRECTLY... WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THE TIX OUT TO YOU!!THE HERBALIZER/FIVE ALARM FUNK/THEMASSES SHOW WILL BE ENDING AT 10:30 PM... SO IF YOU HURRY OVER YOU'LL MAKE THE AFTERPARTY RIGHT AS THE BREAKFAST HIT THE STAGE!!That's either $15 for 2 shows, or for one show and a killer breakfast buffet!! How about that for a great promotion!!!_______________________________________________________________________________________________The high energy jamgrass of Rossland, BC'sTHE TUQUESwith singer/songwriter extraordinaire from South AfricaGUY WILKINSWednesday October 18The Fairview Pub898 West BroadwayDoors at 9:00$5 admissionGuy Wilkins: 9:45 pm - 10:30 pmThe Tuques: 11:00 pm - 1:30 am (2 sets)www.thetuques.comwww.guywilkinsband.com___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Halloween on Planet GrooveAn exploration into live electronica & the costume party of the yearwith the pioneers of 'soul-trance' from Memphis, TennesseeTHE PNUMA TRIO** featuring special guest Ryan Burnett of Signal Path on guitar **along with the tribal, electro-organic grooves of Victoria, BC'sKARMETIK UNDERGROUNDand the one-man drum & bass/breakbeat groove machine from Seattle, WashingtonKJ SAWKAWith visuals by BENT MATTER ENTERTAINMENT & 'ambience' provided by POWER & GRACESaturday October 28The Fairview Pub898 West BroadwayDoors at 8:00$15 advance tickets available now at Zulu, Highlife & the Park Plaza Hotel front desk (@ The Fairview)$20 at the doorKJ Sawka: 8:45 pm - 9:45 pmKarmetik Underground: 10:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Pnuma Trio: 11:30 pm - 2:00 am (2 sets)** prizes for the best costumes 'from Planet Groove' **www.pnumamusic.comwww.karmetik.comwww.kjsawka.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Super-Aphro-Funkadelic 10-piece groove machine from San Francisco, CaliforniaAPHRODESIAFriday November 10The Fairview Pub898 West BroadwayDoors at 9:00$10 admission2 LONG sets beginning around 10:30 pmwww.aphrodesia.org--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sometime in early December we will have the inaugural visit from the Evolve Festival's late-night mainstay Rory Levy and his incredible experiment...THE GRATEFULLY DEADICATED SOUND SYSTEMExpect 2 nights of killer DJ/Live Dead mixology... one in East Van (Cafe Deux Soleils?) and one on the West Side (Fairview?). There's also a good chance we'll be re-assembling our Jerry Garcia Tribute Show band for a live set to kick each night off right.Stay tuned for dates & more details!www.gratefullydeadicated.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AND FINALLY...Bonfire Music & Events are EXTREMELY HAPPY to present you with a 2-night run from our favourite band, our good friends and the undisputed masters of the groove...GARAJ MAHALSaturday December 30with very special guests BRICKHOUSEThe Fairview Pub898 West BroadwayDoors at 8:00Brickhouse: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmGaraj Mahal: 11:30 pm - 2:00 am (2 sets)Sunday December 31 - NEW YEARS EVEwith very special guests TODD TAYLOR BANDThe Fairview Pub898 West BroadwayDoors at 8:00Todd Taylor Band: 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmGaraj Mahal: 12:00 am - 3:00 am (2 sets)** Advance tickets go on sale Friday October 13th at The Breakfast show - stay tuned to www.bonfirepresents.com for prices, outlets, message board chitter-chatter & other extra goodies! **www.garajmahal.netwww.brickhousetheband.comBonfire Music & Events... 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StoneMtn Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Wow, Keither, that's some good work! Fun stuff comin' up.What are you trying to do to me; make me miss the West even more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Cool. I think I'll make it over for the Garaj Mahal New Years show. Thanks keither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 i was looking forward to a few other shows, but now i've forgotten about them.what were they - other than the dylan show I'll be missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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