Five Alarm Funk

Time to announce dates for our Summer tour:

KELOWNA, BC - June 21st – Sapphire

VICTORIA, BC - June 23rd – Victoria Jazz Fest @ Centennial Square

BANFF, AB – June 25th – Will Bill’s Saloon

LETHBRIDGE, AB – June 26th – The Slice

CALGARY, AB – June 27th – Dicken’s Pub

GIBBONS, AB – June 28/29/30th – Boonstock

SASKATOON, SK – July 1st – Sasktel Jazz Fest @ Amigo’s

THUNDER BAY, ON – July 3rd – Crock’s

SUDBURY, ON – July 4th – SRO Lounge

SARNIA, ON – July 5th – Paddy Flaherty’s Irish Pub

LONDON, ON – July 6/7th – Sunfest

WINDSOR, ON – July 8th – Phog Lounge

PETERBOROUGH, ON – July 10th – Red Dog Tavern

TORONTO, ON – July 13th – Soundclash @ Wetstjet Stage

ANTIGONISH, NS – July 19th – Evolve Festival @ Mainstage

REGINA, SK – July 30th – O’Hanlon’s

CANMORE, AB – August 1st – The Canmore Hotel

NELSON, BC – August 3rd – Spirit Bar

SALMON ARM, BC – August 4th – Routes & Blues Festival @ The Falkland Hall

WELLS, BC – August 5th – Arts Wells Festival

SALMO, BC – August 11th – Shambhala Music Festival

OLIVER, BC – August 24th – Tinhorn Creek

PARSON, BC – September 7th – Golden Music Festival

Five Alarm Funk has arrived in Regina for the 2013 JUNO awards! We will be playing at McNally’s Tavern at midnight as part of JUNO-FEST, then holding our collective breath until the Instrumental Album of the Year is announced tomorrow.

ROCK THE JUNOS!!!!!

PREPARE YOURSELF !! We have been DIGGING DEEP in the VAULTS of CREATIVITY to BRING RISE to a FAF CONCEPT ALBUM!!!!! Songs will be TOURED EXTENSIVELY this SUMMER and RECORDED come FALL. MWAAHAHAHAAAAAA IT IS TRULY DIABOLICAL !!

This Summer we will be taking our show on the road from coast to coast to satiate that hunger you feel inside. Here are a few dates to whet your appetite, stay tuned for more…

Boonstock, Gibbons, AB – June 28/29/30

Saskatoon Jazz Festival (Amigos), Saskatoon, SK – July 1

Sunfest, London, ON – July 6/7

Tinhorn Creek Winery, Oliver, BC – Aug 24

We woke up this morning to hear the announcement that we were among the many fine nominees in the 2013 Juno Awards. We are nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year. You can check out the other nominees here:

http://junoawards.ca/nominees-winners/

We All Scream Horns Recording

Five Alarm Funk horns laying down their parts on our new song – “We All Scream”, November 29, 2012. Kent is nailing those high notes! We’ll be releasing the song as a single in 2013 along with a music video before heading out on the road for a giant summer 2013 cross-country tour. We’ll keep you posted on our tour plans and recording progress right here and @fivealarmfunk on twitter.

Nimish Parekh on trombone, Dameian Walsh on tenor saxophone, and Kent Wallace on trumpet. Ryan Karkhairan working the Protools.

We’ve had an INCREDIBLE YEAR of TOURING, RECORDING and meeting SOOOO MANY WICKED PEOPLE. Our WINTER STRADEGY is writing so we are announcing VICTORIA as our LAST SHOW of the YEAR. Tell EVERYONE you know to JOIN US at SUGAR for the MOST EPIC , HEART POUNDING , ROOF BUSTING, SWEAT DRIPPING BONANZA this UNIVERSE has EVER EXPERIENCED!

IT’S BEEN TOO LONG VICTORIA! LET’S PARTY!!!

Tickets: $20 Advance – Available at Lyle’s Place, Ditch and www.ticketweb.ca

Get ‘em while they’re HOT!

http://fivealarmfunknovember10.eventbrite.com/

THE BIG ONE HAS ARRIVED Saturday , Nov. 10th @ the Rickshaw Theatre !! FAF will be throwing down the heaviest set of the year!!! An evening of enigmatic enchantment NOT TO BE MISSED. Ticket details to be announced ASAP!

We’re in the midst of creating some SUPER HEAVY HITTING MUSIC!!! Plans are in the work for a MASSIVE VANCOUVER SHOW in November!!! Updates coming soon.