Colin Easthope and the Gladgnome Band are set to present a live performance at the Gibraltar Room tonight, Friday, Jan. 21.
They will open for The Cariboo Gold Dance Band starting at 7:30 p.m.
Colin is complimented by his brother Kevin on drums and fellow Williams Laker’s Brandon Hoffman on bass and Cameron Catalano on piano. They will showcase songs from Colin’s alternate-country album Of Myself and Others and provide a sneak peak into his upcoming recordings.
Colin has been refining his sound for the past three years in Kelowna and has earned a reputation as an up-and-comer to watch for on the roots and blues circuit. His songs Honey and Undone have been getting steady airplay on the CBC.
Colin recently had a live performance featured on the Internet at Streamingcafe.net.
In March 2010 Colin brought his songs to Gladgnome Studios where Brandon and Cameron recorded Of Myself and Others.
Kevin lent not only his drumming skills to the project, but also intriguing art work for the album cover.
He has also designed a set of unique shirts to coincide with their homecoming show.
Colin will tour this summer with fellow Williams Lakers Cole Patenaude and Joey Jacobson under the guise of the Plaid Bandits.
Jacobson holds down the low-end on bass, while Patenaude contributes lead guitar.
The lakecity’s popular dance band Cariboo Gold will be on stage following Gladgnome. Cariboo Gold is a classic 15-piece big band that plays swing music of the 40s, 50s and up to the present, along with Latin, waltz, jazz, rock and country music.
Cariboo Gold evolved out of the Williams Lake Community Band and formally came together in 1980. Over the years they have won competitions and played engagements throughout B.C. and the northwestern U.S., earning acclaim as “the most danceable band.”
Many of the original players are still in the group today including Ingolf Sandberg, George Cornett, Murray Hoffman, George White, Mike Barbour, Ross McCoubrey, John Cristoffersen, Bill Crook, John Sykes and Rocco Catalano, who is the current conductor.
Cariboo Gold has performed in Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Williams Lake, Quesnel, 100 Mile House, Barkerville and even Tahoe, Nevada.
Another highlight for the group was playing at Expo 1986 during Cariboo Week.
For many years in a row Cariboo Gold provided the dance music at the posh Winter-lights Ball in Prince George. They also performed at University of Northern B.C. fundraisers.
The concert is sponsored by the Community Arts Council of Williams Lake. Tickets are available at the Cariboo Memorial Complex, the Open Book and at the door.
