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Entertainment in the Hat
Kim Dick she started making contacts with hip hop 'Home of the Tributes'. Ralph Steiert, owner of Ralph's Texas Bar
kimd@medicinehatnews.com artists (Obie Trice, Never Say Never tour)
"We are focusing on bringing the best cover
and Steakhouse, says they're sticking to

— is that nobody believed her.
bands from across Alberta and Canada,"
their regular program — running acts
Entertainment for 2009 in the Medicine Owner of KC Jax Ultra Lounge & Grill, said Wilson. "We have a few local acts,
Thursday through Saturday and in the
Hat bar scene could include some big hip Casey Van Maarion says when Wilson first like Spank, who are very popular with our
country or country/rock genres.
hop shows, if a few promoters and bar contacted him, he was a non-believer. clientele that we'll keep bringing in."
"We are running about three weeks a
owners have their way.
"I thought somebody put her up to a scam Wilson also wants Hatters to get re-
month on average with country acts,"
"We're going to focus on up and coming and finally she came out for a meeting and introduced to the Wynz Nightclub. The
said Steiert. "We're trying to stick with
artists, people on the radio, as well as some we talked," said Van Maarion. "But we're 400-seat venue has taken over the Ezzie's
the 'A' bands travelling the circuits like
legends like Maestro Fresh Wes," said working on some big, big names to come clientele for weekend evenings, but could
Ranchmen's in Calgary and some of the
Valerie Wilson, local promoter. "There in the future." function as a live entertainment venue bigger casinos."
is such a need for hip hop in Medicine
KC Jax Ultra Lounge has also revamped
during week nights.
Steiert says he's got some different groups
Hat and nobody's ever done it before so I
its venue's vision to also include a "The plan is to make Ezzie's live on (in who haven't been through Medicine Hat
jumped on that bandwagon and it seems
monthly electronica show, booked by local the Wynz) Fridays and Saturdays," said
on the bill — including some hot up and
to be working very well."
promoters Music People Productions, and Wilson. "As well, we are working on doing
coming artists.
Wilson, who also is the promotions has DJ Application spinning Top 40 with one or two concerts per month."
"We're just trying to bring in some top
manager for The Octane and Wynz some grimy beats Friday and Saturday
So far, the Wynz booked in the Dr. Hook
notch entertainment, is the way I look at
Nightclub, has been booking shows in nights.
featuring Ray Sawyer show in January
the city for just over a year. The only
it," he added.
Wilson has big plans for The Octane, as with great success.
problem she's had as a promoter — when
some clientele have deemed the venue the
Devon Potvin, manager of the Silver
"We are trying to show people in the city,
Buckle, says even though the Buckle
the Wynz can be any bar you want it to
helped kick off the live music scene in the
be," said Wilson. "The city will be very
city years ago, they will continue to stick
happy with what we've got coming."
to their formula for live entertainment.
Like Wilson and van Maarion, many
"We have Mahoney on Fridays, Big Pinks
other promoters and venues are hoping to
the first Saturday of the month and I'm in
do some big things in a smaller city.
the process of lining up a duet for a house
Boston Billiards owner Jim Vercammen
band on Thursday nights.
says he plans to bring in live bands every
weekend during the coming seasons
"The Silver Buckle is going to have house
— but he does have some reservations to
bands with the occasional out-of-town act
whether he wants to become the next live
coming through."
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"We are doing fairly well as a pool hall,
new, exciting, different or whatever," said
do we want to disrupt that and go for live
Duncan. "We haven't had any real good
music? I don't know."
response to anybody we've brought in."
Garage Pub manager Amber Kitching
Even with The Doghouse burning down,
agrees, as they are sticking to their formula
he says the Blue Turtle hasn't had the
for booking live acts.
success it was hoping for as a live music
"We've had a few independent bands venue.
come in, but it's never worked out," said
"We realize there is a bit of the void there,"
Kitching. "They didn't send us information
said Duncan. "We're mulling it over, we're
ahead of time to be able to advertise, it
thinking about it ... we tried it in the past
kind of crashed on them and I've just said
no from now on."
without a great deal of success."
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Kitching added that local bands — such
The Blue Turtle still has some dates booked
as Mahoney and the Rob Hudec Trio —
with The Chevelles and will possibly be
with strong followings has been a key to
hooking up with some more Big Rock
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their success.
artists tours for 2009.
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