B.C.-based musicians will take over Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre this week to launch its Music on the Grill series.
The Bills will headline the Saturday show that also features the sounds of Port Coquitlam’s Chersea — who performed at last weekend’s Canada Day bash in Castle Park — and Mildly Wild.
A two-time Juno-nominated group, The Bills are also in a party mood this year as it marks its 20th year with gigs across the country and the United States.
The Bills — made up of Marc Atkinson, Richard Moody, Chris Frye, Adrian Dolan and Scott “Grampa Bill” White — is also celebrating as it’s up for another Western Canadian Music Award (to be announced in September).
The folk ensemble, which is known for its extensive tours in Europe, is one of five bands in the category of Roots Duo/Group of the Year award from Breakout West.
Also in the running are 100 Mile House, Kacy & Clayton, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack, and Big LIttle Lions — the latter of which will headline the second Music on the Grill concert on July 22.
Meanwhile, The Bills will be joined at Evergreen on July 8 by Mildly Wild, a jazz group that evolved out of the Eryn Sharpe Trio from Victoria.
The Bills are connected to Mildly Wildly as Atkinson played drums on its album One Day, which was recorded on Hornby Island; he also produced the CD.
Meanwhile, before the concert starts, the Evergreen will also serve up a barbecue dinner on the patio to ticket-holders, featuring “looped” music from PoCo resident Chersea (aka Chelsea Laing) — a Peak Performance Project finalist in 2015.
• Tickets to Music on the Grill are $55 for the barbecue meal and concert, or $35 for the concert only. The July 8 show starts at 8 p.m. The series is presented by Greenline Dental and the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
