UPSIDE DOWNTOWN
Concerts + Art on Rotary Square, Casa
Thursdays, July 3 – August 28, 5pm to 7pm
Cash Bar
FREE
This Thursday: Bailey Kate Band
Food Truck Guest: La Gloria
There is something weightless about Bailey Kate’s songs, they pass by with a kind of supernatural ease. Timeless songwriting and dextrous arrangements are the cornerstones of her debut record “Within / Without”. The songs give a first impression of simplicity, but layers of harmonic and lyrical complexity reward the attentive listener. Lead lines interweave with her vocals to form a sturdy thread of melody and countermelody. On “Within / Without”, Bailey explores themes of relationships, community, and existential dread with clear-eyed sincerity. On this debut record, she has worked with a handpicked community of top-notch audio and visual artists. Key collaborators include Jon Martin (Green Recording Studio) in the role of Engineer and Producer, Philip Shaw Bova (who’s mastered records by Feist, Andy Shauf, and others) as Mastering Engineer, and Angeline Simon as photographer. On stage and on record, Bailey is backed by a hot band of some of Alberta’s finest musicians, including members of Starpainter, The Moon Runners, and The Silkstones. When Bailey Kate performs, people lower their voices and turn their heads as if by instinct– there is something immediately inviting about her voice and her melodies. Her low-key charisma and Alberta’s music scene- she’s been performing for just a few years, but gives the impression of a seasoned vet on stage. Bailey has spent the last few years perfecting the songs she is sharing with the world on “Within / Without”, this debut release in the career of one of Alberta’s most promising young artists. https://www.baileykatemusic.com/
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Upside Downtown Concerts + Art 2025 Schedule
Weekly concerts on Rotary Square at Casa every Thursday night after work from 5pm – 7pm. Meet your friends, have a drink, grab a snack, and listen to local music in the downtown core. While you’re visiting, explore the galleries inside Casa, as it is always FREE.
JULY 3 – Veronica Raine, The Decadent Phase
JULY 10 – Makiisma
JULY 17 – Joce Reyome
JULY 24 – Joshua Beebe & The Forest Orchestra, Willy Big Bull & Wintercount
JULY 31 – John Wort-Hannam
AUGUST 7 – Nuela Charles
AUGUST 14 – Bailey Kate Band
AUGUST 21 – Richard Inman & The Western Canadian All-Stars
AUGUST 28 POP UP, GET DOWN 5pm until 10pm
Shaela Miller + Guests, ADEQUATE!, Hippodrome
A summer dance party with three bands, an art market, and we’re closing 8 Street!
This summer in The Gallery at Casa: Re:Turning the Stories, a community exhibition with over 40 local artists reflecting on their relationship to the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and Nikkei cultural stories in southern Alberta.
Order an Upside Downtown 2025 concert t-shirt designed by Tatianna Cook from Nectar Fine Tattooing and printing by So Normal Print Shop by visiting http://artslethbridge.org
See all the arts events happening in Lethbridge here: http://yqlarts.ca
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The Allied Arts Council is thankful to the Upside Downtown sponsors that support arts programming in Lethbridge: FACTOR, Spectrum Ale Works, Westco Construction, Precon, Andrew Hilton, Anova Law Group, CIR Realty, Nectar Fine Tattoo, Safeway, So Normal Print Shop, Tourism Lethbridge, and Warwick Printing. Thank you to our media sponsors: CJOC, The Ranch, and MyLethbridgeNow.com.
If you like this event and other free arts programming supported by the AAC, consider donating here: https://bit.ly/AACDonate
