Begonia Powder Blue Listening Party

Come join your bestie, Begonia, for an intimate pre-release listening party of her new album “Powder Blue”. Listen to the album in its entirety in a room full of fellow fans, featuring live performances, a Q & A, food and drinks by local chefs and mixologists, a photobooth, a DJ and more! Along with our longtime collaborators Synonym Art Consultation, we will be transforming Low Life Barrel House into a true Powder Blue dreamscape, so come wearing your best pastel looks!

 

There will be three seatings throughout the day (2pm-4pm / 5pm-7pm / 8pm-10pm), so make sure you select the time that is best for you when purchasing your ticket. There is no assigned seating, so you will be able to sit with friends who bought for the same time slot, or hopefully make some new ones!

 

Low Life Barrel House is located at 398 Daly St. North, just behind the JMaxx on Pembina Hwy if heading North on Pembina. If heading South, look out for the Garwood Grill and we will be on the opposite side of Pembina tucked in behind the Boyd Autobody and Jmaxx.

 

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More info on Begonia’s “Powder Blue”:

 

When Alexa Dirks started describing her latest album as Begonia, Powder Blue, she turns to vivid imagery: her baby blanket, the airiness of clouds on a summer day, chlorine-filled water in a hotel pool, circa-1970s Elvis Presley wearing an ill-fitting jumpsuit, her collection of faded denim jackets. “Powder Blue is more of an emotion,” explains the Winnipeg, Canada, native. “The name of this album needed to be something that encompasses all of the feelings that these songs give me when they are put together. When I listen to them as a unit, they send me back to the words, the color.”

 

Fittingly, Powder Blue’s music feels timeless and classic, as well as eclectic. Trip-hop beats and propulsive grooves pulse throughout the album, shadowing Dirks' stunning voice; she alternates between a dusky croon and an expressive, belting delivery. The album nods to vintage soul ("I'm Not Dying," "Crying") sunny R&B ("Bleeding Heart") and soaring balladry ("Chasing Every Sunrise"). Yet the album is firmly in the realm of contemporary music: Standout "The Only One" is modern, keyboard-polished pop that features Dirks' most powerful vocal performance on the album.