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Calgary Journal
The Junos are gone but the music stays
Published: Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Juno’s have come and gone, the red carpet has been rolled up and the Saddledome will now return to normal, but the legacy campaign of Music Lives Here is only beginning.
Calgary Arts Development teamed up with Calgary tourism to form a Calgary Host Committee for the 2008 Juno’s, developing Music Lives Here, which will continue to promote the music scene in Calgary.
“I want more people to identify Calgary as a great place to experience music and to experience the arts,” said Terry Rock, president and CEO of Calgary Arts Development.
In the next couple of months an organization called Calgary Music will develop. The idea behind it will be to help local artists build their careers. Calgary Music will help local musicians record and otherwise develop their careers, Rock said.
Calgary Sun
Local Acts Hope to Shine in Juno Spotlight
Published: Friday, April 04, 2008
Grass is green, water is wet, the sky is blue and . . . music lives here.
Unfortunately, that final nugget of obviousness is one that, for far too many people in the music industry and even in this city, isn't so obvious.
It needs to be repeated. And repeated. And then finally made into a motto and an initiative to coincide with the Juno Awards.
But will it make a difference?
Will people finally understand what's been going on here all this time? Will people see this city's talent pool for what it is -- deep and healthy?
And more importantly, will Calgarians finally get the message that in their very own city, on a daily and nightly basis, music -- great music -- is being made by people who call this berg their home? Will they finally leave the comfy confines of the suburbs to partake in music other than their annual pilgrimage to the 'Dome for Def Leppard or Brooks & Dunn?
Greg Curtis hopes so. The local promoter, who has been producing shows in this city for the past two decades -- or "kicking against the pricks," as he refers to it -- aims to focus attention on the thriving music scene and, in doing so, hopefully bring an end to the apathy this weekend in the form of JunoFest. The two-day event runs Friday and Saturday at clubs throughout town and features 131 acts with the emphasis on regional acts -- roughly 65 per cent.
Calgary Journal
Band says reggae ska sound adds flavour to Calgary Scene
Published: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Five Star Affair just came back from Toronto where they spread the word about Calgary’s colorful music scene. The band’s Toronto trip helped kick off Music Lives Here, a new campaign that is promoting local music in Calgary and striving to make Calgary’s music scene better-known in advance of the Juno Awards coming here in April.
Five Star Affair will play at the Calgary Music Lives Here kickoff, which will be held Feb.28 at Flames Central.
“They are having the Music Lives Here showcase in Calgary and we are really excited to do that,” said Tristin Chanel, lead vocalist of Five Star Affair. Five Star Affair started up in August 2004, and two months later they released their first CD, Better than What You Get At Home. The determination of this band is what has really given them their success so far.
Calgary Herald
Calgary lays out Juno Plans
Published: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Plans were unveiled Monday for the 2008 Juno Awards, which will be held in Calgary, including the announcement of several key events and a new program designed to promote the city's music scene to the country during the annual celebration of Canadian music.
At a press conference at Big Rock Brewery, the Calgary Host committee and CARAS (The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) rolled out an itinerary for the event, but stopped short of dropping the names of performers who might play or attend the show on April 6. The Junos -- Canada's version of The Grammys -- will take place at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Tickets for the nationally televised extravaganza will go on sale Feb. 9 at TicketMaster, with prices ranging from $69 to $199.
But the awards show is only one of the draws of a larger Juno weekend, which will kick off on two days earlier.
Throughout the weekend, venues across Calgary will take part in JunoFest where they will host live music gigs featuring international acts as well as favourites from the local music scene.
