Content about Musical Notes

01.31.12
Take me home, country road

Carolyn interviews musical act The Coal Creek Boys and highlights their road back home.

01.23.12
I want to jam it with you

Jam Nights are a popular event in any ski town, and Fernie is lucky to have a local musician investing in its 'jam' scene!

10.18.11
It's the end of the world as we know it, and Bubba Tres feels fine...

Carolyn chats up frontman Troy Cook of Bubba Tres as the Zombie Cabaret approaches this October 21 at the Central in downtown Fernie, BC.

10.12.11
Bloom with Sly Violet

Sly Violet is coming to Fernie this weekend, playing at the Central Saturday night and Carolyn has a sneak peak in her most recent "Musical Notes"!

09.14.11
These are the Mayors I Know

Carolyn interviews Hollerado, coming to the Central this September, 28, in this month's" Musical Notes".

07.25.11
Wapiti, Wapiti, Where Fort Art Thou?

Get an inside look at Fernie's hottest summer event with Carolyn in this month's "Musical Notes"!

05.31.11
Run, Esper, Run

Jesse Northey of Jesse and the Dandelions are coming to Fernie this month! Learn more about this Fernie local and his musical journey.

03.31.11
It's Safe to Travel with Willy Blizzard

Will Blizzard is coming to the Arts Station this month, find out why you want to see this show through Carolyn's interview in Musical Notes!

02.28.11
The Griz Welcomes DangerFloyd

If the hills were alive with the sound of music, what kind would tickle the Griz’s pelt?

01.28.11
Go with the Freeflow

January gets all of the pressure to switch things up, to make fresh starts. The challenge is to carry that initiative into February and beyond. One way to avoid slipping into the same old ruts, however, is to always have something new to look forward to.

12.30.10
Who Made Who

BC/DC or AC/DC... which came first?

10.03.10
Train In on the Mystery of Music

If all you knew about Colin Linden was that he released his 11th solo album—From the Water—29 years after his first, you could rightly say that he has had a good, solid career. But Linden has immersed himself much further into the mystery of music. He has been a member of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (whose Stephen Fearing has made several stops at The Arts Station) for over a decade.

07.30.10
Funking Up Fernie

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It’s safe to say that all bands want an appreciative audience. Depending on the mood that they are delivering, they are looking for anything from polite applause in between songs to hoots and hollers throughout the show.

06.28.10
Kootenanny Hootenanny! By Carolyn Nikodym and Rebecca Hall

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Kaslo is truly the little fest that could. Nineteen years strong, the three-day schedule offers a class and style of music you don’t often get to enjoy all in one place, never mind that place being one of the most stunning locations in the world.

06.01.10
They've Got Legs

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Mud-spattered grins are descending from the woods in full force these days. Shorts and sunshine. It’s the I-came-for-the-skiing-and-stayed-for-the-summer season. And there are plenty of men out on the trails, but there is some very serious representation by the women. “She’s got legs, and she knows how to use them.”

04.28.10
Mi Casa es Su Casa!

When the Grand Central decided to offer itself up as a rehearsal space to local bands, the decision happened pretty organically. Anybody who has lived here for longer than a month knows that space of any kind is a premium. It’s hard to find a place to live, let alone one that will allow you to make a ton of noise on a drum kit. There are a couple of longstanding local bands like Big Bubba Tres and the Runs who have secure rehearsal digs, but where do some of the newer bands get together to hone their skills?

04.01.10
Welcome Back, Cotter

It is easy to hear that the natural world inspires Andy Cotter. The evidence is in his music. He sings about the leaves changing colour in “Concentrate,” a track off his solo album. He even has a song called “Baby Tree.” It’s also easy to see; the photos on his MySpace page tell the story of a day in the woods, catching zees in the mists of a raging waterfall. He has a thing for the Rockies. He likes the fact that even in his hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick, he’s never very far away from the forest.

02.27.10
From DC to BC

Even though Washington, DC isn’t Canada’s capitol, it’s pretty hard not to see politics as that city’s principal export. But if you dig a little deeper, DC has another important legacy: music. And we’re talking some serious street cred, here. Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye and Roberta Flack. Henry Rollins cut his teeth there before heading to California and Black Flag. Bad Brains, Fugazi and Dischord Records. Deep Dish, Thievery Corporation and ESL Music

01.30.10
The Wooden Sky

It’s not difficult to see how life in a band is a lot like a marriage. There needs to be certain chemistry between members. Life on the road and the creation of music involves decision-making and compromises for the good of all players, and it’s pretty difficult to continue happily when there isn’t a shared vision of the future. It’s not difficult to see because it is the relationship between people.

12.30.09
Where You Lay Your Guitar is Home

You walk into a bar on a cold winter’s night and its warmth greets you. Some folks at the back are laughing and talking, but the ones closer to the stage are quiet. You notice the band on stage and immediately recognize something familiar. When the singer’s closed eyes open and alight on you, the moment lasts, like she is singing to you, singing the words right out of you.

11.26.09
The Day the Music Lived

We’ve all heard the cries that the music industry is dying, but the cries are more bombastic than anything. Music is older than writing and older than words, and it’s impossible to imagine a world without it. A good band or DJ sets the mood, whether it’s wafting out of a home stereo or blaring out of the bar’s double-stacks.