Calgary, today at 5:30 PM we’re going to try out our brand new busking license and The City’s brand new busking regulations.

Catch a couple of songs at the Centre Street LRT sometime shortly after 5PM, we’ll assemble and warm up there. Then, we’ll claim one of the four "Busk Stops" on Stephen Avenue, set up the amp for Margo, and entertain you with some great brass-rock songs. Ask about our new Mr Doubler to throw out the bass. And Ron has some fun drum tricks up his sleeve.



Busy at 5:30PM? No problem! We’re invited to Rocking4Dollars at Broken City. $3 cover! 10 bands, each plays 3 songs. Then we get to spin the wheel for prizes! Loads of fun, and a great way to drink beer and meet people. Starts at 8PM.






Come out after work, for those few people in downtown Calgary who still have jobs. The rest of you, you have no excuse. Free music.

Tags: Broken City, Outdoor, Open Mic, free, busking, Stephen Avenue, #IAmDowntown

People, we’re planning a show on Sunday for an hour at The Peace Bridge. You know, the place in our videos. After 3PM.

Watch comments below for last minute info and twitter for timing.

ALSO

The Heavyweights are coming to town! June 19. Buy tickets. Great brass band from Toronto.

Tags: Peace Bridge, Outdoor, island, busking, Heavyweights Brass Band

Thanks to Csaba Toth Abony for taking this nice picture of us on Monday:



We’re planning on Busking on June 9. After work, Peace Bridge. Put it in your calendar please! Meanwhile we’ll be mixing, rehearsing, recording.

Drummer Ron is playing in The Great American Trailer Park Musical from Cappuccino Musical Theatre running until June 6.

Tags: Photos, Outdoor, Peace Bridge

We’re proud to announce we’ll be supporting the Tweed Ride on Monday the 18th. The forecast is good, come out! We’re playing at the registration desk before the ride starts (after 2PM and before 3PM), and we’ll see you at the Oak Tree Tavern at the end.




The Tweed Ride supports Bicycles for Humanity, who send used bikes to developing countries. If you are going to ride, you are encouraged to register in advance. Please bring extra cash for the band, it will show your support for the music, we’ll collect it and pass 100% of it on to Bicycles For Humanity.

Tags: Cycling, Charity, Pub

Just a quick note to our fans that due to the weather forecast we’re not likely busking in Kensington on Wednesday Aug 20. Thanks for your support and we’ll see you soon! Watch the shows page or twitter for up-to-date info.

Tags: Weather

September 26 and 27 is a big weekend. First we play the Drop In Centre at the ArtBeat Stage. This is a free show primarily for the clients and staff of the Drop In centre, to bring music to people who might not otherwise get out to hear live music. It should be a big enthusiastic crowd and it would be great if you could come, even if you’re lucky enough to not need the services of the Drop in Centre.


The next day we play the Rosedale Tennis Clubs "Light It Up" fundraising gala. There will be great tennis, dinner and a drink, and some outdoor and indoor music, for $30. We plan to mix it up with some traditional New Orleans in the late afternoon, and revert to our pop/rock dance in the evening.


In the meantime, next week we will play a busking show Aug 20 in Kensington, weather permitting. Hope you can come out, this will be Michael’s last show of the summer before he takes off back to Berklee School of Music in the fall. Watch twitter for last minute info.

AND AND AND AND our video will be dropping soon. It’s got a lot of great outdoor footage, really showing off our fine city and the fun we’ve had all summer. We can’t wait!

Tags: Dancing

We are playing Canada Day in Chinatown. Thanks to the Calgary Chinatown community for inviting us. We are at the corner of 3rd Ave and 1St SE at 7PM.

We will have our first CD for sale. If you want one, bring $5.
If you want the very first one, labeled “the very first CD” in sharpie and signed by us, bring $50.



There are many things going on downtown on Canada Day. Check the Official Website for the list.

Here is the full lineup at our location. If the Riverfront Stage show (i.e. Ridley Bent) is too loud, look for us a block or two east.

3:00pm DJ Music
3:30pm Stephen Wong Wing Chuen Martial Art Demo
3:50pm Diane Lindsay
4:00pm Car Show roll-in DJ Music
4:10pm Atsushi Ono Magic Encounter
4:20pm Jone Shakka Break Dance
4:30pm Kayden Abel Soccer Freestyler
4:40pm Linda Kitchin 
5:00pm Andy Mitchell
5:10pm Tony Chance
5:20pm Atsushi Ono Magic Encounter
5:30pm Kayden Abel Soccer Freestyler
5:40pm Stephen Wong Wing Chuen Martial Art Demo
6:00pm Jone Shakka Break Dance
6:10pm Atsushi Ono Magic Encounter
6:20pm Tony Chance
6:30pm Diane Lindsay
6:45pm DJ Music / over run cushion time
7:00pm John Abraham Delirium Street Band
8:00pm DJ Music

Tags: Chinatown, free

On Friday, as promised, we hit 17th Avenue to play some music. It was raining pretty hard, so all the people who had indoor places to take shelter were missing. However, there were some street people taking shelter in the Gazebo. They really seemed to like the music, and took the dancing pretty seriously!

We love playing for people who take dancing seriously! With or without a beer-in-hand. Thank you! Check out the video below.

Tags: busking, Outdoor, beltline, Dancing

Tuesday June 17 7:00 PM check us out somewhere in the Beltline, probably Central Memorial Park. Maybe Tompkin Park. Check out the map of the two locations and watch the comments below, or check the show’s list page, for any last minute updates. Bring your kids, grandparents, cameras, dancing shoes, parasols, bikes, whatever else you need to have a fun night in Calgary’s urban heartland.

Tags: busking, beltline, free

We’re going to be playing some tunes Tuesday June 3rd at the Peace Bridge. Got some people coming to shoot video too, so bring your fancy hat and your dancing shoes. Downbeat planned for 6:30PM.

Seems it’s a popular place for grad photos this time of year too... Celebration!

Tags: busking

Ski season ended on Monday, which means Busking season is back. And Michael is back for our drums.

We’ll return triumphantly to Eau Claire (the circle amphitheatre by the windmill) on Sunday May 25, around 3PM. (If there’s some other event going on there, check the Peace Bridge just a few blocks West.)

Hope to see you! Bring your camera and shoot photos and video, so you can upload it for us. Bring your dogs, kids, grandparents, etc.

Tags: busking