 
TURN ME LOOSE - Astrid
Astrid’s video of Turn Me Loose, currently in rotation on Bravo, debuted on Bravo!Fact Presents in early June. The video precedes the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album Full Life which will be available in September 2010. Astrid played the opening gala of the TD Vancouver International Jazz fest on June 25th, 2010 to great reviews. She kicks off a fall CD release tour for Full Life with a gig at the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival, September 17th & 18th. Turn Me Loose Film Credits Director/producer Fumiko Kiyooka Choreographer/ Noam Gagnon Actress/ Astrid Sars Music/ Astrid Sars Dancers/ Noam Gagnon, Sonja Perreten Director of Photography/ Yves Bernadet Editor/Nima Soofi Mixed by/ Randy Kiss Music recorded at NOR Productions arranged by Kerry Galloway This film was made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts: Dance on the Screen Production Fund ,Produced with a BravoFact Grant, Supported by Bravo! New Style Arts Channel, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Canadian Heritage.  Kenny’s Fried Chicken: The Kenny Rogers Experience!!!  THE KENNY ROGERS EXPERIENCE featured a live band and a high tech multimedia presentation to tell the “true” story of Kenny Rogers. This hilarious tribute/parody will leave you in stitches as well as tapping your toes and singing along to all of Kenny’s greatest hits. The Ironworks & Railtown Cultural Enhancement Association present Astrid, Kat Wahamaa & Tony Rees, P.I.M. Friday March 23 @ Iron Works Doors 7:30 Show 8:00 pm Tix: $12/10 (Students, Seniors, Jazz Friends) Tix at The Ironworks 604-681-5033, or Zulu Records, Highlife Records ASTRID Vancouver’s premier Chanteuse Carnivale gives us intelligent, elegant lyrics AND enticing electronics/great grooves. Her global-retro/bossa urban–jazz chill’ is hot!…. Astrid will be playing some songs from her debut CD Red Umbrella, some eclectically-treated covers and some new repertoire from her upcoming CD. "As a vocalist, Astrid is kind of a cross between Bebel Gilberto and Sade: she'd be at home at a Brazilian carnival or an urban lounge." The Vancouver Sun www.astridmusic.com Astrid Sars - vocals, sax and flute Kris Mitchell - laptop Russell Scholberg - bass Budge Schachte - guitar Tim Sars - baritone sax Kat Wahamaa & Tony Rees “Joyful, mournful, thoughtful music for the folks.” Kat and Tony serve up original and old time roots, jazz, swing and blues. Their repertoire, divine harmonies and ability to fashion timeless tunes bring to mind everything from Emmylou & Gram, to Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks. www.shinyb.ca Kat Wahamaa – vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass, washboard Tony Rees – vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica Mike Flunkert - wailing steel guitar & dobros Steve Vickery – bass, guitar P.I.M. (Perfect/Interval/Management) Straight from the heart, feet stompin' music. Inspired by Cuban babies, giving the band innocence while maintaining that driving pulse. Flowing melodies over funky bass riffs, percussion that flows from your ankles to your wrists & a bombastic saxophone instigating a cerebral shift, undulate! Tim Sars - baritone sax, flute, vocals Robin Layne - marimba, percussion Jen Lewin - keys Derek DiFilippo - bass Brendan Krieg – drums Tickets are $12 and $10 (Students, Seniors, Jazz Friends) available at The Ironworks, Zulu Records, and Highlife Records. For more information call 604-681-5033.  My Generation: A Festival of Power BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE, FINAL FANTASY, JIM BYRNES, KINNIE STARR Saturday, February 17, 2007 The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts 777 Homer Street The main event at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts features the powerful and generation-changing performer, Buffy Sainte-Marie, roots and blues powerhouse, Jim Byrnes, the kinetic, Kinnie Starr and the high voltage violin of Polaris Prize winner, Final Fantasy. 
 Daytime at Vancouver Library Square February 17th 11 am – 5 pm 
 Noon - ASTRID and her ensemble generating global-retro/bossa urban–jazz chill’ is hot!…. (Promenade Stage) www.astridmusic.com "As a vocalist, Astrid is kind of a cross between Bebel Gilberto and Sade: she'd be at home at a Brazilian carnival or an urban lounge." The Vancouver Sun 12:30 pm - Vancouver singer/songwriter MICHELLE DUMOND, winner of the Power of Song competition performs In Light In. Michelle’s song captured the spirit of My Generation and the imagination of the judging panel. Congratulations to Michelle and thanks to all who entered. www.michelledumond.com “Bob Dylan would love her. Rufus Wainwright would drag her onstage with him. Leonard Cohen and Shakira would team up to adopt her. She has the musical skills to establish credibility with a more artsy crowd and the earthiness and humor to make her more accessible to people like me who just love music.” Jennifer Layton, Indie-Music.com 1:30 pm – INFLUENTS (Promenade Stage) Hi watt hip hop with DJ C-LO and Emcees Estea-El, Abyss, Sauce (SOS) and Umi Hymn Hymn and break dancers the Floorfilluhs. Tired of the rampant materialism and ignorant tales of gun play ruling the mainstream of hip hop, Influents is stepping in to the game to remind people that hip hop is also traditionally used as a means for upliftment, education and good times over a funky groove. 2:30 pm – POWER OF SONG SEMINAR – (Alice Mackay Room – lower floor) We all know music has played a powerful role in shaping positive changes in the world; peace songs, protest songs, songs that reach the heart and inform the mind. Spend an hour with Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jim Byrnes, Kinnie Starr and Sandy Scofield and discuss the transformative power of song - from the personal to the global. 4:00 pm - BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: A MULTIMEDIA LIFE. Screening of new documentary (Alice Mackay Room – lower floor) Buffy's enduring career gives us the opportunity to follow her vibrant life today and mixes current performance footage, with archival ones, including a 1964 appearance at the Newport Folk Festival and the induction of her song Universal Soldier into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005. The documentary shows Buffy's emergence on the scene as a shy young singer and follows her as she progresses as a talented songwriter and effective spokesperson for Native rights whose strong political stance and growing popularity resulted in the banning of her music on American airwaves. Interviews with family, friends and her music contemporaries include Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, Bill Cosby, Taj Mahal, Steppenwolf's John Kay, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Sylvia Tyson and Eric Andersen. On the Promenade find Circus Fungus, Science World On The Road, community displays and the exhibit of the Virtual POWER QUILT - artistic renderings and photographs by British Columbians that represent the power and majesty of our most precious resources, all woven into a slide show. For almost a century, water in British Columbia has been synonymous with power and the energy that fuels our lives and our livelihoods. My Generation is a festival that celebrates the role and importance of our water, and the power and jobs it produces. It is a venue for British Columbians to express, through music and art, how they feel about public power and BC’s natural resources. The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE 378) is proud to sponsor My Generation. Music and art are powerful forces in our lives and provide us with a unique opportunity to celebrate the things that matter the most. For more information go to: www.publicpowerbc.ca 
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