琉璃神社鈥檚 Fireside Music Festival has revealed its 2020 lineup chalk full of local and Canadian music acts.
The music festival began seven years ago as a way to bring together all of the local artists that were never able to see each other play due to their conflicting schedules.
The first festival of sorts was held in a Lakeside home where the artists played all day and night by a roaring fireplace (hence the festival鈥檚 name) on a Sunday in January.
Since then, the festival has grown tremendously, and is now held at popular venues such as the BNA Brewing Company while hosting bigger names for bigger audiences.
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The three-day festival will be held from Jan. 24 to 26, hosting acoustics in the day time, hip hop artists and DJs at night and concluding with the main event on Sunday which features solo and group acts across genres.
鈥淭he people are amazing, the music is amazing, there鈥檚 artists, there鈥檚 entertainment, there are vendors, there are all sorts of cool stuff to do,鈥� said event coordinator Aaron Desilva. 鈥淎ll the venues have great vibes and it鈥檚 a really great way to start the year off by experiencing local music.鈥�
Desilva said this year鈥檚 festival will feature more hip hop artists than ever before, showcasing the genre鈥檚 local artists on a stand-alone night in the mission to open the festival.
鈥淚 am a huge hip-hop fan myself and I know there鈥檚 a really cool emerging scene in 琉璃神社,鈥� said Desilva.
鈥淚 want to make sure that the scene is present at the festival and it definitely needs its own night because it doesn鈥檛 really overlap with the rest of the festival.鈥�
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Desilva noted that the experimental rock band, Andrew Judah, is a must to check out at the festival.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a local guy and it鈥檚 his first year at Fireside and I know he鈥檚 going to bring the most insane show. He and his band are so talented and so engaging.鈥�
Another notable name to play this year鈥檚 festival is Sunday鈥檚 headliner, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, a Canadian First Nations hip hop duo from Kitimaat Village, B.C.
鈥淭hey played 琉璃神社 a few years ago and their performance blew my mind,鈥� said Desilva.
To purchase tickets and view the full lineup for the Fireside Festival, visit the
