An alternative arts organization is hitting the west coast once again.
Lawnya Vawnya are bringing back their Get Out of Town Concert Series to Corner Brook, which sees music acts and artists typically programmed in their spring festival travel to areas outside of St. John’s.
The organization, which primarily programs independent alternative music events, are bringing country-rock group Andrew Smith Band, alt-rock band Bus People, punk band Sick Puppy and techno artist DJ Spittle to the west coast city.
Sarah Harris, program coordinator with Lawnya Vawnya, says its important for them to go beyond St. John’s.
She says there are people with diverse interests in every community in Newfoundland and Labrador, so they want to reach out and find the heart of that. She says its fun and important to stoke that side of culture.
The series will hit the Marble Mountain Knotty Pine Lodge on the evening of March 1 and the afternoon of March 2 for an all-ages, free show before moving to Bootleg Brewing Company on the evening of March 2 for a 19+ show.
We are BACK on the West Coast March 1st + 2nd, 2024!!! At @SkiMarble and @BootlegBrewCo !
Details and Bootleg tix on our site: https://t.co/jSjO9u4GTU pic.twitter.com/7Vd8XUn2XY
— Lawnya Vawnya (@lawnyavawnya) February 13, 2024
Operations coordinator Libby Dane says they try to reach as many young people as they can, and want their events to be accessible to anyone.
She says its cool to see young people getting inspired by these artists and discovering what they can do in their own communities across the province.
More destinations will be added to the Get Out of Town Concert Series in the near future. Updates can be found at lawnyavawnya.com.
