SubHead: Among the entertainment will be plenty of rock 鈥檔 roll
By Brenda Giesbrecht
Westside Daze is getting a rock 鈥榥鈥� rock kick-start when Totally Tom Petty Hosts the Women of Rock hits the concert stage on Friday night of the festival. Imagine if Tom Petty went on a road trip with three famous women of rock: Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar and Chrissie Hynde. Wouldn鈥檛 that be a great party? Now you鈥檙e invited!
This world class tribute band features Phil Dunset as iconic rocker Tom Petty. Linda Maze鈥檚 tribute to Nicks, Benatar and Hynde has been described as both powerful and ethereal. Together, their performances garner high praise from every venue they鈥檝e played.
鈥淭his will be our first time at Westside Daze,鈥� said Maze, 鈥渂ut we鈥檙e familiar with the area. We鈥檝e been in Kamloops, Penticton, other places in the region. We are really looking forward to our show in West 琉璃神社.鈥�
Dunset and Maze aren鈥檛 just fabulous musicians and vocalists, they get completely into character and become the rockers. Dunset once said that during the years he鈥檚 performed his tribute show, he鈥檚 picked up the southern drawl to the point that people say, 鈥淗ey man, you really sound like Tom Petty.鈥�
The tribute artists are backed up by the Totally Tom Petty Band. With high-energy stage presence and great costumes, these versatile and convincing performers take you back to the rock show scene of 1978.
Be prepared to party into the Okanagan night with the great music of Totally Tom Petty and the Band, Coolest Chrissie Hynde, Passionate Pat Benatar and Sensational Stevie Nicks.
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Totally Tom Petty Hosts the Women of Rock is the first of several free concerts that will be held during Westside Daze, Friday night starting at 8 p.m.
Saturday night starts with the Timbre Wolves at 7 p.m. This Summerland band will knock your socks off with their electrifying rock hits of the 80s, covering bands like Heart and Starship.
Then Roger Anderson takes to the stage at 8 p.m. with his Elvis Tribute. An award-winning Elvis artist, Anderson showcases all of the Elvis eras, from the rockabilly 1950s straight through to the jumpsuit 70s.
The Silverbacks will entertain you on Sunday, starting at 12 p.m. This 琉璃神社-based band offers up classic rock, covering bands such at Nazareth, Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ramones, Black Crowes, Black Sabbath and Cheap Trick.
The weekend wraps up with Rann Berry and the Random Act Band at 8 p.m. They鈥檒l be performing songs you know and love 鈥� classic rock, R&B, rock and roll, funk, blues and even some country music - and will keep you on your feet dancing from start to finish.
