Happy 2021: Happier Times Ahead!
Looking to hear new, original music?
Head on over to the "music" tab of the site. Full Lola catalogue now available directly on the website to stream & buy.
Looking to hear LIVE MUSIC?
We’ve a fantabulous international music family of Mexican, Canadian & American musicos playing daily and also livestreaming — just for y’all while COVID keeps you at home and not going out for live music:
Go to Facebook —> Search for “Rob Lamonica & Friends” page:
Times are “loose” but here’s a basic lineup:
*Sat: Rob & the boys @ Macaws (5-8pm PT ish)
*Sun: Rob etc. @ Shrimp Bucket (1pm-4pm PT), Pedro y Lola’s (5:30-9pm PT)
*Mon: Barre Al Mar (2-5pm PT) (loving this beach gig!)
Tue: “Wingin’ It” with Lori & the boys @ Shrimp Bucket (4:30-7:30pm PT)
*Wed: sunset livestream from Rob’s with Rob and (usually) me.
Thu: “Wingin’ It” with Lori & the boys @ Water’s Edge (6-9pm PT)
Fri: “Wingin’ It” with Lori & the boys @ La Fabula (5-8pm PT)
*I play 2nd set on Sat/Sun/Sun/Mon and just Rob & I on Weds.
Hard to keep track? Make it easy on yourself: select “notifications” for the FB page and you’ll receive a gentle reminder when the page goes live.
Stay safe, strong, resilient, kind & hopeful.
All my love in this brave new year.
Having a 🎼 time, all the time❣️ - Jan 1st, 2021
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Music
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Video
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Shows
2020 HIGHLIGHTS:
July - VIRTUAL FEAST - Livestream & Premiere of new Indigenous platform, partners: Full Circle, Savage Society, 2 Rivers Remix Society
March-May - 10 weekly "5:55" Facebook Livestreams from home
Feb - TALKING STICK Festival Full Circle: First Nations Performance - VANCOUVER
Dec - week of gigs with local group, RIO: Rob Lamonica, Omar Rios, Ignacio Chávez - MAZATLÁN
Nov - Open Mics @ TAXI A&R Road Rally - LOS ANGELES
Oct - Newlands TRIO gig with Mazatlán's Rob Lamonica and Ignacio Chávez - LANGLEY
Aug - INDIGIFEST Festival - First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) Festival - VICTORIA
June - Car Free Day West End & Commercial Drive - TRIO / DUO with Michael Simpsonelli and Michel Bruyere - VANCOUVER
June - Bar Robo & CHUO University of Ottawa Radio Interview - OTTAWA
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About
Vancouver-based singer-songwriter SANDY POWLIK has been turning heads for years. From fronting a 17-piece big band, co-founding/sole lyricist/vocalist for folk rock group, Sonnenblume, she has since staged her own show, LOLA PARKS, for over a decade.
A nationally-recognized multi-award winner, including “Most Outstanding Musician – Vocal Jazz" and “Female Songwriter of the Year,” her 2011 release (Here) garnered three VIMA nominations and continues to receive international and playlist attention. She is a skillful and intelligent songwriter straddling genres unapologetically, staying true to her jazz roots while allowing her world pop sensibilities to surface.
LOLA is a female Indigenous Canadian musical artist of Montagnais (Innu), Ukrainian, French and British ancestry, compelled to create and share her art, to give and be a voice. Over the years, she has created a fiercely independent musical history that includes studio session recordings, collaborations and performing around the world. She has led Western Canada tours and had TV/film/radio placements on TV's "Higher Ground", Mutant Film's "The Orchard" and CBC Radio’s “Early Edition” theme song.
“Lola Parks is an award-winning singer-songwriter with a mission to achieve cultural brokerage through voice and song. Lola sings with an honesty that inspires her audience to dig deeper and share a genuine connection across diverse barriers. Through a stream of original content, her dangerous lyrics and seductive voice compel listeners of all ages to move closer, in hopes of capturing every note and word."
Her new album, No Apologies, featuring “Dreamer” and “Freight Train” is a musical shotgun to your heart, daring you to dream: awake and empowered. Now available on all major platforms.
Follow, stream and add Lola Parks on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Soundcloud & YouTube today!
Adjectives to describe the music: sultry, organic, natural, jazz-infused, smooth, soulful, genuine, honest, evocative, dangerous, fun.
Discography: No Apologies (2020), The Hustle (2017), Here (2011), Lola Parks (2003), Borderlands Live (Nepal, 2001); Sonnenblume (1999), Rocktoria 9 (compilation, 1999).
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