Quoia

Formed in the spring of 2008, Quoia {Kwoi - a} is a collective of musicians currently residing on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Quoia is a band known for their high-energy liveshow and uplifting grooves. Their music is a perfect blend of originality and accessibility, and the lyrics are clear, considered and meaningful. They perform a dynamically entertaining show with a tightness and style possible only through years of focused playing. Quoia focuses their live energy with genre-hopping sounds and a stage presence that always has fans dancing and singing along. This quintet quickly developed a loyal fan base by playing over 60 shows in their first year. They originally garnered much attention through their hugely popular weekly session at the Canoe Brewpub in Victoria, B.C.. The night quickly grew in popularity and soon consistently packed the 410-person venue to capacity. Before the close of 2009, the group had also enjoyed such highlights as playing to 12,000 people at Rexall Place in Edmonton, having songs licensed and used in an internationally distributed surf film, and a trio of sold out shows at fan favourite Sugar Nightclub. In 2010, the attention surrounding t... more...