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Pair of Â鶹Éç¹ú²úbands advance in contest

Lovecoast, Dentville make it to final 10 in CBC Searchlight project
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Two bands with Â鶹Éç¹ú²útalent are in the regional top 10 in the CBC Searchlight project

The Vancouver: On The Coast regional finals in the CBC Searchlight contest has a distinct Â鶹Éç¹ú²úflavour.

Â鶹Éç¹ú²úband Dentville and Lovecoast – fronted by Squamish’s Danielle Sweeney are in the final 10 for the search, which looks for Canada’s best new artist.

The winner from each region then gets checked out by a panel of celebrity judges , who will then pick the winner. The winning band receives $20,000 worth of music equipment and a spot on a high profile music showcase.

Dentville is comprised of Â鶹Éç¹ú²úresidents Darcy Cavanah, Nadine McNeil, Darrell Booth, Chris Robertson and Mike Hewitt and play a southern rock/country fusion style of music.

Lovecoast formed in 2013 and have performed at the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, the Tall Tree Music Festival and all across Western Canada. They play a West Coast R&B/Soul Jazz Pop style and Squamish’s Sweeney is the singer and songwriter for the group.

Both groups are looking for votes from Â鶹Éç¹ú²úresidents and can do so by visiting www.music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Lovecoast and www.music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Dentville.

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