The Whitehawk Arts Council presented its second concert in the Stars for Saskatchewan concert series. The group, Lion Bear Fox was introduced to the stage in Sturgis on November 16 by Hazel Urbanoski, a member of the Whitehawk Arts Council.
"I want to welcome everyone to tonight's performance," said Urbanoski. "It is great to see so many in attendance. Sit back and enjoy the show.”
"Vancouver’s Lion Bear Fox is three huge voices joined as one, telling the truth through compelling story, honest narrative and unbridled passion, said the Lion Bear Fox website.
"Three men go to war onstage every night to share a message of hope, vulnerability and redemption,” it said.
The Lion Bear Fox is “a musical force of nature” and an “emotional awakening” that’s sure to “be around for a lifetime,” according to the Nanaimo Daily News.
"Originally known for their respective solo careers, Christopher Arruda, Ryan McMahon and Cory Woodward joined forces as the Lion Bear Fox in 2012 and was immediately selected as one of the top 20 unsigned bands British Columbia,” it said. The fall of 2013 saw the band release its self-produced breakthrough EP We’d Be Good Men and took Western Canada by storm, touring 15 times over the next two years including stops at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Contact East in PEI, OSAC in Regina, the Mission Folk Festival and The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
The group has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with artists like Tom Wilson, Good For Grapes, Elliot Brood and Kim Mitchell.
This year Lion Bear Fox further cemented itself as the new Canadian band to watch, the website said. “With the help of friend and producer Nygel Asselin, the trio spent 10 days in the Vancouver Island wilderness crafting “the record of their lives,” a collection of songs steeped in character and full of warmth.
“One part folk, one part rock, a pinch of gospel and a dash of growl, the self-titled LP is a testament to the trio’s strength as songwriters,” it said. “Lush acoustic guitars are bookended by buzzing electrics and screaming organs, all tied together by rich percussion and three voices in mighty harmony.
“It’s a sound that harkens back to an era when the song was paramount.”
