Spanish Flies - Saturday 6 pm

Spanish Flies

Spanish Flies

Saturday, September 14th @ 6:00 pm
Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

From the chaotic streets of Peru here come The Spanish Flies, a high energy power pop / psychedelic rock band strongly influenced by electric pop melodies and powerful guitar riffs.

Our music is for everybody. It's groovy and full of energy so everyone can dance and enjoy.

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Trevor Howlett - Saturday 5 pm

Trevor Howlett

Trevor Howlett

Saturday, September 14th @ 5:00 pm
Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

Trevor Howlett is a singer-songwriter originally from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. His music is a tapestry of folk, pop, and alternative carefully woven with personal, memorable lyrics.

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Kyler Schogen Band - Saturday 4 pm

Kyler Schogen Band

Kyler Schogen Band

Saturday, September 14th @ 4:00 pm
Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

Kyler Schogen's guitar based, feel good music, consists of catchy, bluesy, melodic rock. Their dynamic live shows are all about flowing grooves and heartfelt deliveries. Receiving airplay worldwide, their 4th album, “Like Gypsies”, was #1 on Lethbridge’s CKXU 88.3 FM and was also on Canada’s National Blues and Roots Chart. Starting in 1996 and covering ground from Whitehorse to the Mexican border, they’ve played over 3000 shows and are just releasing their sixth album.

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Marco Corbo - Saturday 3 pm

Saturday, September 14th @ 3:00 pm
Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

Marco Corbo

Marco Corbo

Marco Corbo is a well-known figure in Edmonton’s live music scene; He is recognized by The Edmonton Sun as one of Edmonton’s top Emerging artists and is a recipient of The Rawlco Radio 10k20 Recording Grant.

Following some commercial radio success with his band, Marco began working on an intimate acoustic album. Enlisting the help of guitarist Joel Shearer (Alanis Morissette), keyboardist Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers/Foo Fighters), and longtime bandmate Jeremy Kornel, the album was released in late 2014.

Since then, Marco has played The Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival alongside Hawksley Workman, Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk and recently, Marco played the Firefly Acoustic Music Festival, alongside Doc Walker.

Marco took most of 2017 and 2018 off to recover from multiple wrist surgeries, as well as welcome his twin boys. He is looking forward to playing shows and festivals throughout 2019, beginning with the Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival, alongside Matthew Good, Big Wreck, The Watchmen, Bif Naked, and many others.

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Carrie Day - Saturday 2 pm

Carrie Day

Carrie Day

Saturday, September 14th @ 2:00 pm
Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

Carrie Day is an Edmonton, Alberta based folk/roots singer-songwriter and musician who has gained a reputation for her breathy vocals, poetic lyrics and skilled arrangements that channel raw emotion straight to the listener’s heart.

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Von Bieker - Saturday 1 pm

Von Bieker

Von Bieker

Saturday, September 14th @ 1:00 pm
Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

Von Bieker plays bowtie rock to haunt your heart. Retro guitar twang sets a reverb-soaked soundstage for Von Bieker's resonant writing; his voice pushed until it cracks into free-fall falsetto. This is folk-rock dressed in style and substance, revealing influences ranging Bahamas to Jeff Buckley; Radiohead to the Talking Heads; Cockburn to Cohen. Von Bieker's latest four song EP, “Where The Love Comes Easy,” is available wherever fine music is sold or streamed.

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Evan Westfal - Saturday 12 pm

Evan Westfal

Evan Westfal

Saturday, September 14th @ 12:00 pm
The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

Evan Westfal is a Canadian based singer-songwriter, actor, and vocal instructor. His music has been described as “playful,” “intellectual,” and “hella gay!” He is based out of Edmonton, Alberta, and he consistently includes LGBTQ+ themes in his music. Evan’s inaugural EP ‘Gay Pirates’ is compository experiences of exaltations and lamentations of a very gay love. The album has received international radio play as far as Melbourne, Cologne, and Barcelona.

Westfal is no stranger to the stage, having retained a bevy of performance credits. He is most proud of his work singing backing vocals for Josh Groban. Additionally, Evan has performed as Sir Joseph Porter in H.M.S. Pinafore (Opera Nuova), as Captain Hammer in the Canadian stage premiere of Dr. Horrible (Broadway West), as well as Chorus work in Aida and Tales of Hoffman (Edmonton Opera). When he isn’t performing in opera or musical theatre, Evan enjoys singing his original works. Evan has played as an opener for Sasha Velour and Shea Coulee (Pure Pride), as well as entertained for the Edmonton Pride Festival in 2017 and 2016. Evan maintains a vocal studio at the MacEwan Conservatory of Music.

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Josh Sahunta - Friday 8 pm

Josh Sahunta

Josh Sahunta

Friday, September 13th @ 8:00 pm
The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse | 9351 - 118 Ave

When it comes to setting the bar high, Canadian r&b-pop artist Josh Sahunta never lets his feet touch the ground. The self-taught multi-instrumentalist and singer uniquely positions himself as a songwriter with substance. Drawing upon his influences of John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd, Josh's songwriting is packed with deeply rich narratives and cool, contemporary soundscapes. Josh has opened for the likes of Scott Helman and Joey Landreth, and he continues to perform across Canada, the US and Europe.

“Josh Sahunta is one of those creative prodigies who excels at absolutely everything he touches.” – BK on the Scene

Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.