News Items tag as: Live Music

Metal bands from Kamloops, Kelowna do battle for slot at Wacken 2025
March 01, 2025 - 10:00 AM

Five heavy metal bands from Kamloops and Kelowna were chosen by a national metal competition to battle for a chance to perform live at the world’s biggest metal festival in Germany this summer.
Rock bands Steel Panther and Buckcherry coming to Penticton
February 11, 2025 - 8:51 AM

Metal fans have a chance to see Steel Panther and Buckcherry live this spring in Penticton.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops music duo broke Guinness World Record for charity
July 27, 2024 - 6:00 AM

From open mic nemeses to a fundraising musical duo, these Kamloops artists are making their way in the music industry.
iN PHOTOS: Fans came out in droves for Rock the Lake in Kelowna
July 15, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The heat didn’t slow down the party at Rock the Lake Festival in Kelowna over the weekend.
Country artist Lisa Brokop to headline Kamloops' Midsummer Music Jam
July 10, 2024 - 5:00 PM

The lineup for the 10th annual Midsummer Music Jam concert in Kamloops later this month has been announced.
iN PHOTOS: Canada Day celebrations in downtown Kelowna
July 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Kelowna celebrated Canada’s 157th birthday in style with food trucks, live music, and fireworks.
Penticton’s annual Elvis Festival is back this weekend
June 29, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Elvis Presley tribute artists have gathered in Penticton to face off and see who’s the best.
Chantal Kreviazuk added to list of JUNO winners playing in Lake Country
June 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Chantal Kreviazuk is coming to Lake Country’s Creekside Theatre this fall.
The Glorious Sons are returning to Kamloops
June 10, 2024 - 10:56 AM

Up and coming Canadian rock stars The Glorious Sons are playing in Kamloops this September.
Paul Abdul stopping in Penticton, Kamloops on Straight Up! To Canada tour
June 04, 2024 - 11:30 AM

Paula Abdul is stopping in the Okanagan and Kamloops as part of her 2024 Straight Up! To Canada Tour this fall and tickets go on sale this week.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Souther Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

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