FEATURES TOP B.C. TALENT ON THE SPIRIT OF B.C. BANDSTAND DAILY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY What's better than getting to see eight of B.C.'s best bands in a Super, Natural outdoor setting? Seeing them on MUSIC ‘91's Spirit of B.C. Bandstand outside the Rendezvous Restaurant during the Whistler RoadShow Weekend atop Blackcomb Mountain. as part of the entire days’ fun! MUSIC ‘91 continues to offer plenty of opportunities for B.C.'s home-grown artists, all summer long! 1 SPIRIT OF THE WEST Vancouver group Spirit of the West pertorm pup-flavored folk music with Celtic intluences. They nave a boider. more commercia! sound tnan traditional folk music: t's folk verging on the edge of rock. TOM KEENLYSIDE QUINTET Sax player Tom Keenlyside’s crevits speak for themseives. He has performed with Tom Jones, Paui Anka, Sheena Easton. Bruce Hornsby, and Martha Reeves and the Temptations. and he's a founding member of renownec Jazz group “Skywalk”. TOM NORTHCOTT Tom is an inielligent. forceful songwriter, with one of the most distinctive voices blending folk. rock and country. Tom has performed with the Vancouver and Edmonton symphonies. LAST WILD SONS These Vancouver “wild sons” play roots rock, blended with blues and country. They've opened for the Cowboy Junkies, Bachman Turner Overdrive and the Blasters, among others. ERIK JOHNSON Erik Johnson writes songs rich in imagery, with names like “Firefly,” and “Pneumatic Line.” His voice is a gruff baritone, and the jazzy influences heard uN BLACKGOMB 7 MOURTRIN |= a” oP =e ~ = RE /gue af @: . Food Concessions, Souvenirs . Spirit of B.C. Bandstand . StreetStuff . Main Gate Buy a ticket for each day. Friday, Saturday. and Sunday, July 12.13 & 14. events on the site at the top of Blackcomb Mountain, arour Don't nivss the kids’ activities, music. street entertainers, a the family fun starts at | p.m. Frida Tickets are $36 for each day (adults), and $17.25 for youtt with one adult holding a $36 ticket. Ticket price : SCHEDULES AND TALENT SUB, in his music are reminiscent of Leon Russell. THE HITMEN A funky sound with a hint of jazz anda touch of reggae thrown in, The Hitmen receive airplay on Vancouver's CFMI, KISS FM, CFOX, Coast 800 and CBC Radio Canada. ALSO APPEARING: GAIL BOWEN & STRAIGHT UP Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gail has been described as “a cross between Tina Turner and Billie Holiday.” Her career has included repeated concerts with blues great B.B. King. TODD BUTLER BAND The Todd Butler Band nas an amazingly diverse repertoire - classic tock, Irish folk tunes, R&B. and jazz. MUSIC 91 AND B.C. TEL - SHOWCASING AMATEUR MUSICIANS FROM TOP TO BO1 5 $$ ________, Friday Saturday Sunday 1:00 - Tom Northcott 12:30 - Todd Butler Band 11:30 - Erik Johnson & Tom Keenlyside 2:30 - Tom Keenlyside 1:45 - Tom Keenlyside 1:30 - The Hitmen 3:45 - Last Wild Sons 3:15 - Spirit of the West 2:45 - Spirit of the West 5:00 - Gail Bowen & 4:15 - Erik Johnson Straight Up 5:30 - The Hitmen mio You won't be able to miss EITHER B.C. Tel Centen- MUSIC ° nial Community ShowCase stage at the RoadShow orgi Weekend on Blackcomb Mountain at Whistler. assiste There's the Base Stage near the Wizard chairlift. Road! And there's the Mountain Stage outside the Bia Rendezvous Restaurant. And you won't WANT to miss this great entertain- Blacke ment, either! There'll be performances by MUSIC ‘91's Whistl stellar amateur performing groups all day long. during Whistler all three days of the Blackcomk Mountain RoadShow Weekend! “We're celebrating a century of B.C. Tel's service to British Columbia." says Tourism Minister. Howard Dirks. “and B.C. Tel has joined MUSIC ‘91 as the major corporate sponsor of our program for amateur musicians -the MUSIC 91 Community ShowCase.” It might be a clown. Maybe it'll be an ol’ time fiddler, or perhaps a juggler. It could be a string quartet performing a tribute to Jimi Hendrix. Or it might be a well-dressed businessman, with a flowerpot for a head. There's no telling what sort of RoudShow StreetStuff performer could show up! That's all part of the fun of MUSIC ‘91's wacky, eccentric and unpredictable street entertainers. During the Whistler RoadShow Weekend atop Blackcomb Mounttin, expect iMpromptu performances from The Natural Theatre Company, Public Dreams Creations, Todd & Laurence. Tom Kubinek, and the Lineup Maintenance Crew. These StreetStaff entertainers will be all around the site surrounding the Rendesvous Restaurant al RoadShow Weekend jong! Natural Theatre Company (top). Todd & Laurence (bottom).