Review of Hey Ocean! at Coasters Saturday, February 7th

Brilliant!

I have followed Hey Ocean! over the years, from Victoria shows at Steamers to New Years Eve's in Vancouver, opening with pals Lotus Child. The music on Saturday was bright, sparkly and fun.
Bringing in some new sounds, Hey Ocean! is starting to really hit their stride. They are finding a great balance between funk and pop-rock. Ashleigh Ball rocked out with the clarinet.
To my dismay, they didn't bring in 'Eskimo Kisses,' which was a perennial favourite of mine. Oh well, on with the new stuff!
The sound is smoother, the crowd interaction top-notch, specially when Ashleigh hopped off the stage to dance among her admirers. Accessible and fun, Hey Ocean! just keeps getting better and better.

Follow this band, they are definitely on the rise!

Upcoming Concerts!

Yes, there are FUN events coming up!

Moonstruck is on January 30, tickets $10, $15 at the door at the Mt. MacIntyre Rec Centre. A whole whack of bands from 7pm-2am, liquor sold on premises and all proceeds go to the Mae Bachur Humane Society, what could be better??

Hey Ocean! a very popular and funky Vancouver band is coming in February. Something awesome to break up those strings of endlessly boring work days, and gives a little something different at Coasters. Usually Coasters is over-priced, lame music and questionable clientele. Hopefully Hey Ocean! will invigorate the scene a bit more...

And in the far away future, The Constantines and The Weakerthans are coming to the Yukon Arts Centre. Tickets were being sold in December, so can't vouch for any remainders. Sounds like it will be an awesome show. "I hate Winnipeg..." Or any city that is this cold. Whitehorse included!

Enjoy enjoy!