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Billy the Kid - Song Search 2011 Top 20 Finalist
May1803:36 PM
Filed in: Music News
The song that got her into the Top 20 shortlist is the stunning track, The Drugs (featuring the phenomenal Garth Hudson from The Band), featured to your left. Go ahead, hit play. You'll love it. And feel free to download it as well, there's a little button just waiting for you to click it. Oh yeah, it's free.
And here's a video of Billy playing the song live for Alan Cross and Explore Music:
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Congrats to those who made it into the Top 20 Shortlist! One of these lucky artists will have the opportunity to open for Jim Cuddy and perform an intimate set to a sold-out room at SHOREfest Whistler. Keep your eyes on the Shore 104 news feed (or on Twitter here) to find out who that artist will be!
The winner of Song Search will receive a jumpstart prize pack valued over $20,000 which includes:
A fully mixed and mastered 4-song EP by Nimbus School of Recording Arts, Produced by Shawn Cole (Bend Sinister, Hannah Georgas)
A professionally produced Electronic Press Kit (EPK) by Insider Films
All expenses paid trip and artist showcase at Rifflandia 2011
Extensive airplay on Shore 104.3 FM
A $5000 gift certificate courtesy of Long & McQuade
In alphabetical order, here's the full Top 20:
1. Billy the Kid - "The Drugs"
2. BJ Block and Dawn Pemberton - "Just Be"
3. Freeflow - "Sunny Days"
4. Mark Irving - "Fool For You"
5. Ivory Sky - "Crazy Queen"
6. Jackie Treehorn - "Cruel"
7. Reid Jamieson - "Lost"
8. Steph Macpherson - "Summer Salute"
9. The Matinee - "Sweetwater"
10. Ryan McAllister - "This Black Heart"
11. Ryan McMahon and the Company Damn - "We Live Forever"
12. The Midnight Hours - "Invisible Prison"
13. Sheree Plett - "Old House"
14. Randy Ponzio of Quest Poetics - "For the People"
15. Portage and Main - "What Have I Done"
16. Prairie Dance Club - "Until They Put Me In The Ground"
17. Redbird - "Oh Please My Heart"
18. Ben Sigston - "More Than I Ever Did Know"
19. The Sumner Brothers - "You Will Find Me"
20. Watasun - "It's You"
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Billy the Kid: Single Added to Radio & New Videos
Dec1812:04 PM
Filed in: Music News
I'm happy to report that "These City Lights" by Billy the Kid has been added into Heavy Rotation on Shore 104 FM in Vancouver. Heavy Rotation? Yup, that means she's getting the maximum number of spins per day that they can give any artist. How great is that?! Can you feel the love?
Listen: Billy The Kid - These City Lights
Most radio stations freeze their playlists for the month of December, and a big chunk of January, so this is a pretty special achievement for us. In January we'll be continuing our radio campaign to promote the song to other stations across the country.
Music fans can play a big roll in getting songs added to a station's playlist, more than most people realize. So if you're a fan of Billy's, you can help by simply calling in or emailing a request for "These City Lights" to your local Alternative, Roots, or Adult radio station. This type of feedback from a station's audience can only help make our job a little easier when we start approaching each station for airplay in the new year.
If you live in the Vancouver area and want to show your support, call Shore 104 FM at (604) 280-1043 or email onair@shore104.com.
And in other Billy the Kid news, she continues to crank out new homemade videos during her downtown while she's on tour in Newfoundland with Rex Goudie. Check out this week's latest new videos from Billy:
(documents the work Billy did with Raine Maida)
Billy the Kid: Won't Be The Same
Billy the Kid: Gone
(New song: recorded on her iPhone after soundcheck at the Garrick Theatre in Bonavista, Newfoundland)
Scott Valentine: Live in July...Twice!
Jul0910:52 AM
Filed in: Tour Dates
The Shore 104, Sounds of Summer Finalist Scott Valentine will be performing for a special summer event at the landmark Granville Island watering hole, The Backstage Lounge.
The Reckoners will be closing the night both as a duo and with their latest 5 piece ensemble including Noah Walker, Sam Heard, and Evan Bates.
This will be an amazing night with some of the best singer/songwriters in Canada, definitely a night that's not to be missed!
Scott Valentine and The Reckoners
Tuesday, July 27
The Backstage Lounge
Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
8:30pm
Tickets: $10 at the door
Visit the official Facebook Event listing here.
Just Announced!
FREE CONCERT ON THE BEACH!
Saturday, July 31
2:15pm
SHOREfest / Sunset Beach Stage
Brought to you by SHORE 104 FM - Roots, Rock & Rhythm. Sunshine, Live Music...and Fireworks! What could be better than that?
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"Sounds Of Summer" Top 10 Finalist: Scott Valentine
Jul0512:08 PM
Filed in: Music News
It was just announced live on-air only moments ago...Scott Valentine has made it into the final Top 10 for the 2010 Sounds Of Summer Song Search, put on by SHORE 104 FM in Vancouver!
Valentine's song 'Do It For Love' now moves into the final stages of this new and exciting songwriter song search in BC. If you'd like to hear his new single, pop on over to Valentine's MySpace page here.
The next phase in this competition is for fans to vote for their favourite, so stay tuned for further details!
For more information visit www.shoresoundsofsummer.com.
Congratulations Scotty!
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Scott Valentine Hits Top 20 in Shore FM Song Search
Jun0711:34 AM
Filed in: Music News
We're happy to report that Scott Valentine has made it into the Top 20 for the 2010 Sounds Of Summer Song Search, put on by SHORE 104 FM in Vancouver!
We submitted a song called 'Do It For Love' from Valentine's epic five disc Seasons album for the competition and are thrilled that the judges loved the song as much as we do. This single hasn't been aired on the radio yet, but you'll be hearing it very soon on 104 Shore! If you want to hear this new single, pop on over to Valentine's MySpace page here.
Shore FM will be profiling each of the Top 20 artists on air and soon you'll have the chance to vote for your favourite.
For more information visit www.shoresoundsofsummer.com.
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Shore 104 FM Adds Scott Valentine Track
Nov1207:01 PM
Filed in: Music News
Breaking Thorny Bleeder news: Shore 104 FM in Vancouver has just added the amazing track 'Forgotten' by Scott Valentine Presents into daily rotation!
Vancouver's newest music station focusses on Roots, Rock & Rhytm and is a much needed breath of fresh air in the local music scene.
So now we're putting a call out to all of the Scott Valentine Presents fans to send Shore 104 your feedback via telephone, email, Facebook, or Twitter. Your positive feedback can help get take this song to the next level. Together we can make Scott Valentine the next big buzz to come out of the amazing Vancouver music scene...
Contact Shore 104 FM
Phone: (604) 280-104
Email: heydude@shore104.com
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