Big skier party: Shred Kelly plays Frostbite spring series this Wednesday

The Frostbite Series is Revelstoke’s big spring ski season live music series, and Fernie-based rockers Shred Kelly bring their stoke-folk to Revelstoke Wednesday night for one of two Frostbite shows this week.

Much anticipated new music has dropped from Fernie, B.C.-based band, Shred Kelly. Sing into the Night, the third album by Shred Kelly was released in January. The five-piece folk-rock band will be playing at the Traverse Night Club, courtesy of the Frostbite Series by Flexproductions, March 11, 2015.

Since first meeting for a casual jam in 2009, Shred Kelly has toured across the whole country from Moncton, Newfoundland, Kenora, Ontario to Victoria, B.C. Wherever they play, the band’s signature stoke-folk music translates seamlessly from packed club dance floors to airwaves emitting over an après kitchen party.

Shred Kelly is quickly becoming an iconic Canadian band. From the boot stomping slacker anthems of Goodbye July (2010) to the stories of love and tragedy on In the Hills (2012), Sing into the Night (2015) promises even more depth.

Together, Tim Newton (banjo, cello banjo, vocals, guitar, ukulele), Ian Page Shiner (drums), Jordan Vlasschaert (bass, acoustic guitar, harmonica), Sage McBride (vocals, keyboard) and Ty West (guitar) have made a name for themselves. They are best known for their “claw hammer banjo riffs” backed by ambient synths, guitar, drums and haunting vocal harmonies. Their tunes demonstrate their bond with the different landscapes they hail from but the album art on all three albums demonstrates their unequivocal love for the West Coast.

Recently, the band has garnered much deserved attention on CTV Morning Live, Powder Magazine, Can Culture and CBC has praised the video (below) for the track Sing to the Night the “most Canadian music video of all time”.

The Revelstoke Mountaineer featured Sing to the Night when it was released in February, and that post got lots of traffic showing Shred Kelly has a big following here.

Opening band Carmanah (named after the Carmanah Valley a rainforest on Vancouver Island) will open for the Fernie shredders. Carmanah’s folk songs also denote their strong affinity to the earth. In 2013 they opened for Ziggy Marley and have shared the stage with Said the Whale and the Boom Booms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFeA0TDgi4I

The bands featured in the Frostbite Series can be heard playing on Stoke FM.

Tickets are $10 and are available at Society Snow and Skate.

The second show this week features locals the Funky Snow Monkeys CD release party at Traverse on Friday, March 13. Look for another story in the Revelstoke Mountaineer this week.

This story was brought to you in partnership with the Revelstoke Mountaineer, Flexproductions and the Frostbite Series.