| In this sad period when so many Calgary bands seem to be dropping off the face of the earth, rockers Donnybrooke have decided to return from their too-long absence. The resurrection begins Saturday, April 10 with an appearance at the Underground as part of that venue’s 20th anniversary celebrations. That show also features Even Your Odd and Your Bleeding Heart – doors open at 9 p.m. and entry is five bucks.
The Donnybrooke comeback continues Friday, April 16 at the Kiss Of Death all-ages hair-metal night at the Carpenter’s Union Hall. They’ll be joined there by Fasten, Victoria’s Lythic Blue and some yet-to-be-announced guests. Tickets for this show are eight dollars, and the doors open at 6 p.m.
The ongoing quest to get a women’s centre on the U of C campus gets a big boost on Saturday, April 17 with another Carpenter’s Union Hall all-ages event. In addition to featuring guest speakers who are involved with the creation of the centre, there’s a whole schwack of bands scheduled, including Parker’s Lime, Ole, Hogpuncher, Sleeping Pill, She Shelles, and Lisa Lobsinger and Pat of the now-departed Reverie Sound Revue. It’ll cost $8 to get you in the doors at 5:30 p.m., or $7 with either a CJSW friends card or a donation for Food Not Bombs. Proceeds from the show will go to help fund the centre.
Singer-songwriter Anita Athavale is heading into the studio this month to record tracks for her new album – her follow-up to 2001’s The First Time. She’s been collaborating on material for the recording with renowned local musician Russell Broom. You can check out some of those new songs at www.anitaathavale.com, or you can catch her live at The Gateway on Friday, April 23. She will also be hosting the Ship and Anchor’s Saturday afternoon jam on April 10.
And speaking of the Ship, The Calgary Folk Music Festival is teaming up with the popular watering hole to put on what they hope will be the first of many annual songwriting contests for artists in the southern Alberta region. In addition to categories for Best Original Song and Best Song by a Newcomer (that is, someone who hasn’t recorded a commercial CD yet), there’s a category for Best Alberta Song – something that reflects the people, politics, history, land or humour of this great province of ours. The deadline for entries is April 30, and there’s $5,000 in cash and prizes, plus tickets to, and an opportunity to perform at, the 2004 folk festival, for the category winners. For more details, call the CFMF office at 233-0904, or go to www.calgaryfolkfest.com or www.shipandanchor.com.
The Calgary Blues and Roots Festival announced that they will be adding David Byrne and John Prine to their lineup, which already includes Rosanne Cash and The Blind Boys of Alabama. In addition, an extra evening has been added to their program, which now runs over four days from Thursday, August 12 to Sunday, August 15. This announcement comes on the heels of news that they will be leaving last year’s venue, Burns Stadium, in favour of the considerably larger McMahon Stadium.
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