The History of Westcoast Music

An archive of names and media of contemporary bands, musicians, venues, promoters, artists and technicians, from the 1800's up to and including 1999.

2023 celebrates our 20th year capturing British Columbia & Westcoast music history with our award winning website online since 2003. 

Featured Musician

Joey Smith

*After touring for two and a half years with the Glenn Miller Orchestra as bassist and arranger, Joey Smith was married in Victoria and moved to Rochester, N.Y. to pursue graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music. For the past 18 years he has been bassist for many local groups and has collaborated with various artists during their stops in Victoria. Joey has written numerous arrangements for such groups as the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Victoria Symphony, also arranging some of the music for the Commonwealth Games in 1994.
Currently, several of his arrangements appear on recordings by The Bills and The Marc Atkinson Trio. Joey plays with the Marc Atkinson Trio, the Karel Roessingh Trio, the CanUS traditional jazz band and many other groups in town. He has been a faculty member at the VCM in the Jazz Studies Department since 2004 and has been involved with the Conservatory’s Summer Jazz program since 2006.* From the Victoria Conservatory of Music website

Latest Bands

Gyprock
from Vancouver BC
circa 1985 - circa 1986
Sir Smooth and the Boogie King
from Vancouver BC
circa 70s
Blackwall Basyn
from Vancouver BC
circa 70s

Latest Musicians

Glenn Thomas
from Rockhampton Australia
Lisa McLellan
from Victoria BC
Dave Klassen
from Victoria BC

Latest Resources

The Parlour
Venue
Town Pump
Venue
1971 - 1997

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