Genre: High-energy danceable folk-pop groove - if you like good music and you like to party, let Cove fulfill your needs with their fresh blend of folk, pop, and jazz! Influences: Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Spirit of the West.

Official site: http://www.coveworld.net/cove/

News & Events: Check our webpage or your local entertainment listings for more gig info about shows in Edmonton, Calgary, Banff, Grande Prairie and Red Deer this summer and fall!

Year founded: 1994

Record Label: Unsigned

Cove's members are all educated musicians who have received training from some of the top musicians in Canada. Many of Cove's members are completing music studies either at the University of Alberta or Grant MacEwan College.

Cove has developed a following in the Edmonton Area, opening for bands such as Captain Tractor and Feast, as well as headlining their own shows. On St. Patrick's Day 2000, Cove kept a standing-room-only Sidetrack Café dancing all night long, and had to turn down gigs for the same night from three other venues in Edmonton, as well as from Captain Tractor and the University of Calgary. Recently, Cove was a featured artist on KickInTheHead, and local media attention has included interviews on CJSR, CKUA's Celtic Show, and A-Channel's Wired, a feature article by Mike Ross of the Edmonton Sun, and several favourable CD reviews.

Cove's debut album, Later, recorded at Wolf Willow Sound in Edmonton, Alberta, was released in August 1999. Producer Ian Armstrong was so impressed by the group's sound that he went out of his way to provide Cove with a product far surpassing the financial restraints that the band had to work with, resulting in a polished and accessible album. Since its release, two independent record labels have shown interest in the band: RCI Records (Nashville, Tennessee) and Raspberry Records (Beas, Spain).

Cove's vision for the future is to continue to grow towards higher and higher levels of musical excellence and to consistently provide a superior-quality product to its audience, with an immediate goal of building a healthy following in Western Canada and the eventual goal of gaining international recognition in the music industry.

That's our spiel, now come check us out for yourself!

November 25 at St. James' Gate in Banff, AB
Other Info: 9:30 pm
November 24 at St. James' Gate in Banff, AB
Other Info: 9:30pm
October 14 at St. James' Gate in Banff, AB
Other Info: 9:30 pm
October 13 at St. James' Gate in Banff, AB
Other Info: 9:30pm
September 23 at Highrun Club in Edmonton, AB
Other Info: Music at 10:00
September 22 at Highrun Club in Edmonton, AB
Other Info: Music at 10:00
September 16 at Bo Diddly's in Red Deer, AB
Other Info: Music at 9:30
September 15 at Bo Diddly's in Red Deer, AB
Other Info: Music at 9:30
September 09 at Arts Barn in Edmonton, AB with: The Kit Kat Trio, Los Caminantes, Kris Demeanor, Wajjo Drummers
Other Info: Change For Children Benefit. Tix $12/15; call 780 448-1505 for info. All ages licensed show. Doors at 7:00, music at 8:00, Latin American food (yum yum), four other great bands
September 07 at U of A; Quad in Edmonton, AB
Other Info: Week of Welcome Festivities. Music at 2:30pm
August 25 at U of C Grad Lounge in Calgary, AB
Other Info: Starts at 7:30
July 29 at Rose and Crown in Calgary, AB
Other Info: 9:30pm
July 28 at Rose and Crown in Calgary, AB
Other Info: 9:30pm
July 23 at Likwid Lounge in Edmonton, AB with: ReelOnes,
July 01 at Paddy McSwiggin's in Fort McMurray, AB
Other Info: 9:30pm
June 30 at Paddy McSwiggin's in Fort McMurray, AB
Other Info: 9:30pm
June 22 at O'Byrne's Irish Pub in Edmonton, AB
Other Info: No cover; 9:30pm