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Legends of West Coast Rock Headline Morning Bay’s 4th Annual Winestock

Labour Day Music Festival at Canada’s Only Oceanfront Vineyard

Pender Island, BC (June 23, 2009)–Like fine wine, Morning Bay Vineyard’s Winestock Music Festival on Pender Island just gets better with age. Now in its fourth year, this year’s show on Labour Day Saturday, September 5 promises a rockin’ good time in Canada’s only oceanfront vineyard.

This year’s headliners are The Odds, a legendary Canadian alternative rock bands from the 1990s. They toured with Warren Zevon, The Tragically Hip and Doug and the Slugs. Now they’re rockin’ the vineyard.

Western Canada’s first punk band, The Furies, joins the bill for the first time. Back in 1977 when punk first came to Vancouver, The Furies were it. Now they bring their primitive style to Winestock. Wear your spikes (and we don’t mean golf).

Vancouver’s Coco Love Alcorn brings her jazz-inspired folk music to Winestock for the first time. The Antigonish-born singer has worked with the likes of Burton Cummings, Ani DiFranco, 54-40 and Jesse Cook. Now touring out of both Toronto and Vancouver, Coco’s voice has been compared to Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald. Don’t miss her!

Perennial Winestock favorite Wyckham Porteous  is back with a new act featuring his fabulous songwriting and a harder-edged sound.

Morning Bay’s favourite punker, Dave Rave of New York City,  promises to “rock the party” with his faithful bassman, Bill Culp  who does the best Carl Perkins this side of Memphis.

And back for more is Leslie Alexander with her husband, legendary music producer Johnnie Ellis. Leslie brings her country-influenced roots music that pleased Winestock fans two years ago.

All backed by the fabulous Morning Bay City Rollers, our inimitable house band featuring musicians from many of the west coast’s all-time top bands (Doug and the Slugs, Colin James and others).

All this in the little vineyard by the sea, drinking the wines made from those vines, enjoying music from Noon ’til Dusk, when everyone comes on stage for a monster jam. Only 300 tickets available. That’s Winestock, Labour Day Saturday, September 5, 2009. Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery, 6621 Harbour Hill Drive, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M1 250-629-8351

Tickets $35 pp available on the website at www.morningbay.ca/winestock-music-festival.php.
In Vancouver at Dr. Vigari’s Gallery www.doctorvigarigallery.com (604) 255-9513 at 1312 Commercial Dr, BC
In Victoria at Classic Guitars on Fort, www.classicguitars.com, 250-389-6029, 828 Fort Street.
On Pender Island at Talisman Books and Gallery, www.talismanbooks.ca, 250-629-6944, Driftwood Centre, Pender Island, BC; and at Medicine Beach Fine Wines www.medicinebeach.com, 250-629-2024, Medicine Beach Store, Pender Island, BC.

To see video of last year’s Winestock, check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXOKPQ-GhgI

For further information, contact winestock-music-festival@morningbay.ca.

Directly from the Opus Bar Press Release

Canada Day at OPUS
High Speed Bike Racing, a Beer Garden and an After Party

OPUS Beer Garden
1pm-7pm

OPUS BAR & Zegna Sport After Party
7pm-late
Be a part of the Grand Prix action from our beer garden. Located at the corner of Davie and Hamilton.

After the medal ceremonies, join us in Opus Bar for the Zegna Sport after party. Prizes to be won!