Kaleidoscope concert series kicks off
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On Oct. 6 the Kaleidoscope concert series kicks off its season with two shows for the price of one! Middle Coast’s impressive and engaging live sets have already earned them heaps of accolades – including the “Favourite New Band” distinction from Winnipeg weekly The Uniter – in addition to billings at CMW, Cavendish Beach Music Festival and the Winnipeg Folk Festival, where they received the Rising Star award. They’ve also been tapped to open for The Sheepdogs and, on an upcoming 2016 fall tour, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald. Which is why our date at the Roxy had to be changed to Oct. 6.
Middle Coast, is a Manitoba group whose self-described ‘70s-style yacht rock will be the new soundtrack to your dockside daydreams and breezy evening drives. Drawing on influences ranging from The Guess Who, to The Eagles, to Hall & Oates, with tinges of Motown soul and Nashville twang, members Liam Duncan, Dylan MacDonald and Roman Clarke have cemented their signature sound and attracted some impressive industry attention – all without a formal album release to their name. What they do have to their name, though, is a heralded live show born of hundreds of sets and thousands of hours logged in the van in just a few short years.
They united in their early teens, playing shows virtually every weekend despite their still-in-school status (sometimes circumvented with fake IDs) and filling their summers with festival dates – “which was pretty awesome for a bunch of 15-year-olds,” Duncan enthuses. Through rigorous practice and self-scrutinized performances – recording and analyzing every single show – the band developed a unique musical synergy that makes their collective output far more striking than the sum of its individual parts.
The band has already recorded with the likes of Howard Redekopp (Tegan & Sara, New Pornographers), Don Benedictson (The Bros. Landreth, Valdy), and Dave Schiffman (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer), though most fruits of that labour have yet to see daylight, as the band continues to build its professional team and position themselves for a breakthrough. Soon, all the pieces will be in place and The Middle Coast will be poised to match the reputation of their live show with one for their records, undoubtedly on a much larger scale.
The Middle Coast’s melodies are simultaneously vintage and vanguard, throwback and trailblazing and regardless of age, genre, or geography, will have listeners across the board feeling right at home.
In the second half of the show, is called Rave On and is a Buddy Holly revival. This incredible group breathes new life into the music of Buddy Holly. It’s the Buddy Holly concert re-imagined, which includes many of Buddy Holly’s big hits. It’s the some of the same three members, but a big Buddy Holly tribute!
Don’t miss this show. Rush seats are available at Herbs for Health and Arts Forward (VCC) or at the door for $25.00. You can still purchase season’s passes for $65.00, which entitles you to three more concerts.
Student tickets are balcony only and just $5.00 a show.
Upcoming concerts feature the Eastern Bells on November 3, MTC’s Last Train to Nibroc, February 22, 2017, and Lisa Brokop as Patsy Cline on March 25, 2017! Do not miss this season. It’s one of the best ones yet!
