A Vancouver band that cut its teeth in the 1980s will hit the Golden Spike Days main stage in Port Moody on Canada Day.
54•40 — better known as Neil Osborne, Dave Genn, Matt Johnson and Brad Merritt — will perform a free show at Rocky Point Park on July 1 to promote its latest album, La Difference: A History Unplugged.
Produced by Osborne and Genn along with Dave Ogilive, La Difference highlights rearranged acoustic versions of 10 of their greatest hits — among them, Ocean Pearl, She La and One Day.
Their 9:15 p.m. show is free; however, entrance to the festival is by donation. Visit goldenspike.ca.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the Tri-Cities on Canada Day, Michael Gresham and the Rotoscopers will entertain before the fireworks blast off at dusk at Castle Park.
A Victoria native, Gresham released his latest folk/pop CD, Searching For The Pineapple Blues, last November.
Gresham will share the night stage with Port Coquitlam loop artist Chersea Music — aka Chelsea Laing — who placed in the Top 12 for the Peak Performance Project competition last year.
Last week, the sing-songwriter returned to her roots to help Minnekhada middle school’s Must Rock program raise money at its annual concert.
• The city of Port Coquitlam will run a free shuttle from West Coast Express to Castle Park, starting at 11:30 a.m. Extra free parking is available at the Port Coquitlam recreation complex. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/canadaday.
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