The Night Before Christmas

Well, it’s officially the night before the night before the night before Christmas food bank fundraiser (boy, that was a mouthful!).  We have finished the last radio interview with Mr. Hugh Colton from Town and Country Chrysler in his Dodge Journey Community Events Vehicle, yesterday we chatted with Brian Perkin from Lake 88 - these [...]

Christa Matthews and Shelley Montreuil spent a bit of time in the Lake 88 studio with Donna Davidson recording a commercial to advertise this year’s fundraiser - Donna really whipped us into shape, she did an excellent job.
Here is the commercial:
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The Commuters are a 5-piece rock/disco/funk band whose infectious energy and groove will fill the dance floor.
The band - celebrating its 15th anniversary this year - consists of:
Christa Matthews - lead vocals and percussion Matt Dickson - drums and vocals Jeff Woods - guitar and vocals Cam Gray - bass and vocals Steve Hanna - [...]

Local band, Tell Mama, steps forward to plan foodbank fundraiser for the fourth year in a row. Working together with Dorothy Linden of Linden Financial, Tell Mama band leader Shelley Montreuil is taking a lead role in organizing an entertaining and successful fundraising event.
Playing jazz and blues infused folk-funk, Tell Mama has been [...]

In an effort to help our community celebrate local flavors and to encourage local sustainability, the Perth Farmers Market vendors have come forward and offered to cater this year’s event at cost.  All local produce will be used in this year’s party buffet.
Here are just some of the products that you can find at Perth’s [...]

For the third year in a row, Strategic Media Solutions is sponsoring the Night Before Christmas Foodbank Fundraiser. Each year Strategic Media Solutions Principal, Shelley Montreuil, takes the reigns and organizes the event along with bringing her band, Tell Mama, out to play.  This year Strategic Media Solutions is pleased to share the [...]

Guthrie House…a beautiful old building in Elgin, Ontario. A welcoming community space where friends and seasoned musicians would meet regularly to create music, share stories and ‘jam’ for hours. When asked to perform live the obvious choice for a name for the band and in homage to the building…Guthrie House.
For the past 8 years Marty [...]

Push

“Rising from the ashes of the Suicide Kings, PUSH formed in 1999 at memorable jam where a vintage Fender Super Reverb was laid to rest. This keyboardless quartet has been pumping out blues and rock standards and lesser known hits for appreciative audiences thoughout Ottawa and the Valley”.
PUSH is Ed Ashton (bass, vocals), Dave Bissonnette [...]

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Keith Glass is ready to roll for the Night Before Christmas 2008 food bank fundraising dance.
Keith Glass has been on the Canadian music scene for the past couple decades, a founding member of award-winning group Prairie Oyster, and in recent years also dabbling in ‘side bands’, The Twisters and Main Squeeze. Through it all Keith [...]