Joe Hill for May: comedy, choirs, and dancers
On Sunday, May 16 at 7 PM the Joe Hill Coffeehouse will present another great show of variety and talent. Rossland's Miners' Hall. Doors will open at 6:00 PM and admission, as always, is only three dollars! Read on to find out which locals will be braving the stage this month. The Columbia Phoenix Players ... one act comedy,...
Is the grass really greener?
With all the grad stuff going on right now, I often get nostalgic at this time of year for good old 1992, the year of my own grad. Like a lot of my classmates, I could not wait to blow this joint called Rossland so I could munch on the greener, tastier grasses of places like Vancouver, Kelowna, Victoria and other cities that...
APRIL FOOL! There’s no place like Dome – Rossland takes back the right to swim
Rosslanders will soon regain the right to swim--affordably and year round--right here in the Golden City. The recent rejection of Rossland’s latest attempt to restart negotiations around a new recreation cost sharing agreement by the City of Trail seems to have prompted a drastic rethink on the part of council. As reported ...
One Mann band – John Mann of Spirit of the West fame goes solo in Rossland
Spirit of the West are as close to Canadian music legends as it gets after a quarter century rocking the country. You`re coming through Rossland as a solo act this time though. Is this your first solo album and tour? Yes, this is my first time recording solo. I have two new solo albums out right now, actually. One is acoustic...
Ray Montford’s soulful electric guitar
You’ve got your ace fingerstyle players and your high-speed electric guitar noodlers, but there aren’t too many musicians out there playing electric with the soul of a David Gilmour or a Mark Knopfler. Ray Montford might just be the only guy in Canada pulling it off with such flair.Inspired by Buddhist philosophy and by his...
Goosbumps guaranteed: Amy Cunningham and Lili Maurer at the Redroom
This weekend Rossland Radio's live music series will be hosting Amy Cunningham and Lili Maurer performing both traditional and original music with bone-chilling two-part vocal harmonies. Although each voice is incomparably different, the two melt together with such ease that it's hard to imagine them apart. Maurer, alongside...
Backstage at the Rossland Light Opera's latest production
After eight years of writing and four months of rehearsals the Rossland Light Opera is ready to raise the curtain this weekend on their latest production.This year's production of "It happened one night at the opera," is and original, written directed, produced and acted by Rossland and Trail locals. The production takes the...
Grinning at the Grind: a new start for a venerable Rossland institution
My coffee smiled back at me this morning. Evidently, the re-opening of the Alpine Grind has brought smiles to more than just the foam of the establishment's lattés. On opening day last Wednesday the bustling cafe was overflowing with happy, smiling and laughing faces as the much-loved and, according to customers, “best cup ...
INTERVIEW: White Crows, Red Room!
This week The Telegraph's Liz Arnason sat down with the members of The White Crows, the first local band to be featured in the new 'Live at the Red Room' series which begins this Saturday night, February 6. In this interview, the band talks music, jams a little, and even reveals the mysterious (Castlegarian) origins of the...
Redgy Blackout to light up Miners' Hall on Valentine's Day
Redgy Blackout is coming to Rossland February 14th. Redgy Blackout's diversity defines their sound which ranges from funk and swing to reggae and rock. Presented by Teck Trail Operations, they will be playing in the intimate setting of the Rossland Miners' Hall.Redgy Blackout’s debut album “The Leap” features banjo and guitar...
