Feat. Lady Jem
w/ guests:

Lakefield!
Rags To Radio!
Mercy Years!
Shot Royalties!
Derrick Mensch!

And a possible surprise DJ!

$8 min donation for advance tickets
$10 at the door

Doors @ 8, don’t be late.

ALL NET PROCEEDS WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT THOSE ON THE DTES!

Oh, and it’s a costume party…

We can hardly believe it, but there is just over a week until our very first tour of Vancouver Island! The following island cities should put themselves on bear alert:

Friday, September 16:
Lakefield, The Ghostbirds, and (as the) Crow Flies (Facebook)
The Cambie at The Esquimalt Inn, Victoria, BC

Saturday, September 17:
Lakefield, The Ghostbirds, and (as the) Crow Flies (Facebook)
The Duncan Garage Showroom, Duncan, BC

Sunday, September 18:
A Sunday Afternoon with Lakefield – Acoustic Show (Facebook)
Zocalo Café, Courtenay, BC

See you there!

In addition to “exuberance and honesty” (François Marchand, The Vancouver Sun) and “so much sweetness” (Gregory Adams, The Georgia Straight), Lakefield’s stage show will feature homemade, hobby-electronic interactive art & lighting.

To schedule an interview, obtain an album for review or to attend one of these shows for a live review, please contact Shannon Luttmer at Independent Arts.

Promoters, street team, and helpful fans; download the tour poster.

In addition to “exuberance and honesty” (François Marchand, The Vancouver Sun) and “so much sweetness” (Gregory Adams, The Georgia Straight), Lakefield’s stage show will feature homemade, hobby-electronic interactive art & lighting.

To schedule an interview, obtain an album for review or to attend one of these shows for a live review, please contact Shannon Luttmer at Independent Arts.

Promoters, street team, and helpful fans; download the tour poster.

In addition to “exuberance and honesty” (François Marchand, The Vancouver Sun) and “so much sweetness” (Gregory Adams, The Georgia Straight), Lakefield’s stage show will feature homemade, hobby-electronic interactive art & lighting.

To schedule an interview, obtain an album for review or to attend one of these shows for a live review, please contact Shannon Luttmer at Independent Arts.

Taking public transit to the show? Hop on the 25 from Downtown Victoria.

Promoters, street team, and helpful fans; download the tour poster.

(1:00 AM) Malcolm & the Moonlight
(12:00 AM) The Coppertone
(11:00 PM) Lakefield
(10:00 PM) Ben Rogers

Buy passes online, or at Zulu Records, Red Cat Records, and Audiopile Records. Weekend Pass: $50; Day Pass: $25; Show: $12 at the door.

9:30 Ana Egge
10:30 Lakefield
11:30 Redbird

“Redbird is already such a fully formed and accomplished thing…Savannah Leigh Wellman has a clear, true voice and a touch for folk-pop that mingles the melancholy with the melodic. Naturally, it’s a seductive mix.”

“Ana Egge is set to release Bad Blood via Ammal Records on August 23rd. The 12-song set was produced by Steve Earle and recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. Steve Earle stated, “Ana Egge’s songs are low and lonesome, big square-stare noir ballads which she plays on a guitar she built with her own two hands and sings like she’s telling us her deepest, darkest secrets.”

We were three days away from a photo shoot; we had everything in place, but we needed something more. Something unusual, something unexpected, something… well… awkward. And then it dawned on us – an awkward turtle! I’m sure you’ve all been in situations that can only be described as ‘awkward turtle’ moments. Yeah, you know the ones. But where would we find a camera-happy turtle in three days?!

Craigslist. Surely there would be a reptile aficionado out there who would be willing to join us for a photo shoot. Some of our inquiries were well received, with one owner even offering up ‘smaller and cuter’ turtles for the shoot and another offering us a free turtle for keeps; others were a bit more cautious, questioning what we intended to do with the turtle. Telling them we wanted a turtle to join us for a dinner-themed photo didn’t seem quite right… we weren’t exactly planning on making turtle soup!

Then, a friend of Lakefield put us in touch with Val Lofvendahl, who founded and operates the Reptile Rescue, Adoption, and Education Society in Richmond, B.C. She was enthusiastic about helping us out, and said she had a very special turtle to star in our photo. She arrived on location with Andi, a sweet little turtle with a dented shell who had been rescued and is up for adoption through her non-profit organization, which has been operating on a strictly volunteer basis since 2003. We learned that there are loads of abandoned and unwanted reptiles and amphibians that desperately need loving homes, and we liked Andi so much that we wanted to help spread the word about this important reptile rescue project.

Ways you can help: Adopt or sponsor a reptile, arrange an educational presentation in your community, or make a donation (cash or supplies) to this important project. You can even adopt Andi, the female turtle from our photo (who, thankfully, complied with my begging and pleading not to pee on my pretty dress)!

Thanks to Kathryn Bass at pure (something) clothing co. for providing the dress. Check out her ‘uniquely created bridal fashions’ at her website.

Kate and Andi’s working relationship gets off to a great start.

Andi relaxes in the dressing room before the big photoshoot.

In between laughs, members of Lakefield put on their serious faces.

Andi the turtle and her caretaker Val take a break as members of Lakefield take five.