Time: 8 p.m.
Cover:
http://www.blakeberglund.com
Blake Berglund and thew Vultures will be playing at the Farm ( Range road 21-1B in the County. Just east of pratt and Whitney) where Treeline and Shaela Miller and lots of other cool cats hang out and record just northeast of Lethbridge.
Berglund's
musical history is truly something impressive and as much as his
accolades speak volumes (nominations and wins at the Mayors Arts Awards,
SCMA's, and Independent Music Awards) it's his work ethic and unique
carving of a genre that have people spreading his name and backing his
abilities. As for that work ethic, Berglund astoundingly sold 15,000
albums through the dedication of door-to-door
sales. Covering Western Canada, the "cold introduction" to hundreds of
thousands of strangers and the deterrence of "no thank-yous" (at the
most polite) Berglund pulled the feat off in three years in and around
500 performing dates.
He's armed, as a troubadour should be.
With a back catalogue in the hundreds, a trusty arsenal of acoustic
guitars, and a diesel van 'rounding 400,000 km, Berglund now has a
polished album to aid in his success. Teaming up with John Ellis
(Ridley Bent, Dustin Bentall, Tara Oram, Doc Walker, Leeroy Stagger) two
agreements were made: "To create a country album unlike anything in the
mainstream today and if we feel we have enough pedal steel - double
it." The result was 11 self-penned songs sounding as if conceived in
Lubbock, TX, 1972. The retro throwback in sound supports tales of the
obvious heartache and wanderlust to lamentations of the rodeo lifestyle
and prurient women.
COYOTE’s lyrical content is edgy, witty,
and authentic; the quirk-drunk character is genuine; and the production
is unapologetic.
Proudly independent, COYOTE is to be released
June 19 via Berglund’s own independent label, Oceanman Records. Please
click the following link for access to stream COYOTE in its entirety.
Details - Blake Berglund and the Vultures
