BY MIKE STROMME Kitchener-Waterloo’s biggest showcase vehicle for local indie rock is receiving an upgrade, as KOI Fest expands to Centre In The Square. KOI Fest At The Parking Lot will be a two-stage, indie rock bonanza featuring a mix of local talent and established acts coming to the Centre In The Square (CITS) parking lot on June 25. “The Parking Lot is an exciting new venture and creates new … Continued
BY LEAH MORROW The world is going green and where better to launch an eco-friendly business than at a flower-powered music festival? For three young entrepreneurial graduates, that’s exactly what they did. Ezzy Lynn is a lifestyle brand of trend-setting apparel and accessories, founded by Samantha Laliberte, Bianca Lopes and Sonja Fernandes. “Our first music festival was where we launched Ezzy Lynn. It was at Electric Elements in May 2014 … Continued
By ASHLEY KOWITZ Canada’s Big Music Fest is coming to Kitchener. The three-day event will take place in McLennan Park, well known as Mount Trashmore, this summer. McLennan Park is located at 901 Ottawa St. S. The 39-hectare park was built on a former landfill site and has since become a prospering area that has a skate park, basketball courts, trails and a splash pad for the kids. The park … Continued
