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THURSDAY. tune 23. ms - wAmwo ctr-omen - 21 l i Going an nature] 0 O O 0 ~ Centre m the Square delivers the outdoor concert expertence with KOI Fest By Bo- VIIANAC just been fantastic. Chronicleswfl 'lt's been very exciting for all of Wâ€"_ _ us. You never know how a record he hot summer weather has A is going to do (like Hope) until you I people thinking about head- “a“ throw it out there. and the reaction 1 ing outdoors. and the Centre W. has been amazing.‘ ‘ in the Square is no exception as it ' ”if. , They are Wm; a warm wel- launches its first foray into outdoor 52. come at the K0! usic Fest. and are festivals in partnership with the KOI ; l 4 known for their live performances Music Fest lune 25. P " after crisscrosxing Canada for the last The KOI Fest at The Parking Lot _ fi ‘ g decade. will take advantage of the public ‘ ' 1 ”fig ' l“ ’ Q “We travelled across Canada space in front of the Centre in the ~ 4 . ' f; 1? more times than I'd like to admit.” Square to presents 14 acts from noon v Q , y w ' g ' » said Hembrey. 'That's why we jok- to 10.30 pm this Saturday including , e fi if \\ - l 5 A ' ,. J» ingly call it an eight-year ovemigiit headliners, the Sam Roberts Band ’ ,- 3 “r: " “A.“ nieces. and indie darlings Hie Strumbellas. . ' . ' s; f‘ “Every band has to go out there along with Tokyo Police Club. ' ". v) J; and do that. and you have to get The Centre's programming man~ out there and do that. The big thing ager Greg Henderson, a big booaer f , from early on in our career was that of Canadian music, said the festival ' ' if “it; we wanted to put on the best show willbeag'reatwaytocelebratethose ' thatwemandwewanteverybody talentsaswellastheonesinourlow . wimeomeeouttohavearealiygreat community who have made the list time.’ as pan of K0] Music Fest‘s annual a. V-’ Henderson said its crazy how a battle of the bands challenge, _ L" band can go from playing clubs to He's amazed at the talent and I bigrooms and festivals the diversity out there and said that . ”I ' "the ability from bands to make will be on display this weekend with ‘ ' that giant leap is astronomical." said some of the best the community and ,. l :â€" Henderson. ‘1 don’t know how they the country has to offer. -.b do it.“ “People are getting older so we ‘ . ' Henderson is particularly proud need to be getting younger, and it’s of the lineup for the K0] Music Fest important for me to be relevant.“ is entirely Canadian and speaks to said Henderson. "1 think this festival me quality of performers the country makes us more relevant." is producing, including mists like The idea to take it outside started The Strumbellas are one of the featured acts at this weekend's KOI Festival at the Centre in the Square. The Centre Hannah Georges and Ria Mae, with when Henderson and Centre gen- is getting into the outdoor concert experience with the show that features Sam Roberts Band. Tokyo Police Club her hit Take Your Clothes Off. eral manager Rob Sonoda discussed and winners of the KO! Music Fest band challenge held at Maxwell's Concerts and Events. museum-worn ‘pmm the top to the bottom it‘s ways to get a younger demographic amazing.’ said Henderson. 'They into their storied concert hall. big names in the music industry as lineup and we worked hard to get enjoying some overnight mooess and med to have to go down to New York 'We were talking and said that Madonna and Paul McCartney in thosebands.’ they've just come back Rom touring and Nashville to cut their teeth, now we'd love to do a festival and love settingup their shows. That includes some acts that the U3 and Europe. theycandoitright here." to get it into our parking lot,’ said "Rob has worked with U2 and are really starting to take off like They also recentiyplayed the Ste- The KOI Fest at’lhe Parking [at is Henderson. “Rob and I have a love of the Rolling Stones on their outdoor the Strumbellas, who have a chan- phen Colbert Show. so the notoriety agent Kart. indie rock music and really wanted shows and has that big time ex'peri- climbing hit with their song Spirits. is starting to come fast and furious “This is a boutique festival with to do somethinginthat vein, ence on the production side.’ said and have just been short listed for fortheband. room to grow," said Henderson. 'We both had a lot of experience Henderson. "He's masterful at it, and the Polaris music prize. Hembrey said they’ re happy to be Whether it translates in the first year in presenting that type of material." was instrumental in putting the site 'They're one of the honest acts home in Canada and experiencing is to be detemiined, but I'm looking Henderson did that in his for map together. around."said Henderson. that success. ‘ forwardtoitevenifit'sjustasafan.' mer capacity with the City of Town "I think we have a gear set up w [on Hembrey, lead guitarist for “We didn't really expect lt,’ For more information about the to, while Sonoda is a veteran road it’s pretty intimate and we have a lot the indie rock outfit, said it only said Hembrey. a member of the festival, visit oentreinthesquare.com/ warrior who has worked with such planned. We have a very significant took eight years for the band to start Juno-award winning bend. 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