Local Vibe

On Saturday August 7th David Wilcox was in town for the 2010 Kitchener Blues Festival. We were lucky enough to sit down with him for a few minutes before he took to the main stage to provide free entertainment for thousands of spectators completely taking over King Street in downtown Kitchener.

The Kitchener Blues Festival regularly brings in top shelf entertainment, and David Wilcox fits the bill perfectly.

The 2010 TD Kitchener Blues Festival has something for everyone! The free 4-day event celebrates the best of the blues – electric, R&B, gospel, swing, acoustic on 5 stages with a spectacular variety of unique bbq foods in a vibrant urban setting.
The event always follows the weekend of the “Civic Holiday” in Canada, and this [...]

Were you there, or just wish you were there?
On Saturday July 24th, 2010, a downtown Kitchener Parking lot received some early rain showers, but this didn’t dampen the spirits of the masses enjoying a free day of music. Many young people waited for those skies to clear and to see these headliners [...]

BEAT ROCKS THE BLOCK A SUCCESS
(July 27, 2010 – Kitchener, Canada)
On Saturday July 24, 91.5 the Beat held Beat Rocks the Block 2010, the station’s annual free all-day live concert at Centre Block (31 Young Street) in downtown Kitchener. Taking to the stage were Marianas Trench, Down With Webster, Stereos, Carly Rae Jepsen, San [...]

The countdown is on for Beat Rocks The Block 2010, when downtown Kitchener is going to be taken over by thousands of screaming fans clamouring towards the front of the stage to catch a glimpse of their favourite artists. With another fantastic lineup planned with top Canadian performers mixed up with awesome local talent, this [...]

Make sure you are tuned in to 91.5 The Beat this Monday morning at 7am for The Beat Breakfast with Adele, Carlos and Dave. They are going to have a full announcement of the artists that are going to be performing at Beat Rocks The Block 2010.
Last year was a huge success which you can [...]

Well we have had a great start here at Local Vibe and over the course of the last year we have seen quite a few changes and met many friends along the way. What the future holds for us is unknown at this point, but you can be sure that it is only going to [...]

Today is the day that everything kicks off for this years Kitchener Blues Festival. With multiple stages and a plethora of talent performing over several days, you are going to need to plan carefully to make sure you don’t miss out on all the wonderful entertainment. To make it easier for you to complete this planning, we have refined the schedule of entertainers and re-posted it here for your easy access.

Tonight you will find a FREE event taking place at the Downtown Business Tent at the corner of King and Frederick Streets.

Last month we held an intern contest to find two new people to join our team, and we certainly lucked out with the two people that were chosen. Carolyn Marsh and Joevanna Magnusson have joined us to expand our offerings and build their experience in the music industry, and lets not forget having a major [...]

As promised, here are more pictures from 91.5 The Beat’s Beat Rocks The Block 2009. Our first photo gallery from this event has received thousands of hits and we are very pleased to add to your viewing pleasure with this collection of over 100 fantastic pictures.
We have also added a separate gallery for crowd pictures [...]