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GRAND OPENING WEEKEND AT IMPERIAL VANCOUVER

Join us for the Grand Opening Weekend at Vancouver's Hottest New Venue.. Imperial. We will be launching our new weekly series Live Fridays.

Live Fridays @ Imperial
Bringing the best in live music

When: Friday June 14, 2013
Who: Five Alarm Funk w/ Star Captains & Tank Gyal
Where: Imperial Vancouver, 319 Main Street Vancouver BC
Time: Doors open at 9pm

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ON SALE NOW
$15 In Advance or $20 at The Door
Purchase Online: http://wetape.com/Kelowna/live-fridays-imperial/

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FIVE ALARM FUNK
Links: http://fivealarmfunk.com/ ll https://www.facebook.com/fivealarmfunk ll https://twitter.com/FiveAlarmFunk

Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered, percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than six years the band has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major festivals across Canada and the United States. The group on stage is an unstoppable orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with delirious dance moves and full on headbanging. Choreographed arm movements coincide with melodic climaxes while the four percussionists create a true spectacle.

Five Alarm Funk is releasing their fourth studio album, Rock the Sky, in May 2012. As the name implies, and the epic Pegasus on the cover attests, Rock the Sky has the band embracing their rock influences. “Iron Pegasus” is Iron Maiden meeting Tower of Power in an Egyptian bazaar, while “Wash Your Face” evokes Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock fighting to the death. The funk is not forgotten in “The Critic”, with heavy baritone sax propelling a slow and sexy groove.

The band’s third studio album Anything is Possible earned Instrumental Recording of the Year from the 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards. Chartattack called it “a potent mind altering substance” and gave it a rating of 4.5 out of 5. Five Alarm Funk has driven across Canada numerous times, building their fan base from the ground up. From over 400 Five Alarm Funk shows some highlights include: Vancouver Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Ottawa Blues Fest, Shambhala, Sunfest in London Ontario, Ness Creek Festival in Saskatchewan, Summer Meltdown in Washington, the Keelung Mid-Summer Festival in Taiwan, and numerous sold-out shows at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.