Since the release of their debut album Weapon of the Future, Fiftieth Parallel has been gaining momentum.
After a successful 2011, which included performances at Big Time Out, Cortes Island Music Fest and Rhythm on the Rocks, Fiftieth Parallel are looking forward to 2012 with a Vancouver Island tour in the pipeline.
The duo consists of Jonathan Hinds on acoustic guitar and djembe, and Phil Marchand on acoustic guitar.
Gathering influences such as acoustic guitarist John Butler and Michael Hedges, Fiftieth Parallel has created their own unique style of progressive acoustic music. Other influences can be heard in their material such as Pink Floyd, Kyuss, Andy McKee and local artist Shane Philip.
On the verge of a winter storm, Fiftieth Parallel “played up a storm of the wild and wonderful kind” at a recent performance at Nesbitt's Island Coffee in Campbell River. They “left the place echoing.”
On March 3 you can catch Fiftieth Parallel performing at the Freakin' Coffeeshop in Tin Town in Courtenay.
Doors open at 8 p.m. and the performance will begin at 9. Tickets are $10 and are available at Freakin' Coffeeshop.
Fiftieth Parallel's full-length album Weapon of the Future can be found at Serious Coffee, MusicPlant and Impressions Art Supplies in Campbell River and at the Zocalo Café in Courtenay.
— Fiftieth Parallel