Here's where we'll store memories of the past 525,600 minutes in Zone events . . .
Dead Eyes Open set the bar high with a killer show at Evolution for the first Zone Band of the Month showcase of 2010!
More prize giveaways and free Hot House Pizza topped off an awesome night!
Missed out? Check out next month's showcase Thursday, February 25th at Evolution!
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From 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Friday, January 22, Gordy Dodd hangs out 60-some-odd feet in the air, getting folks' attention for donations toward Haiti relief. Unable to drop by? Here are some ways you can help.
Hawksley Workman wowed Zoners at an exclusive acoustic set at The Long & McQuade Music Education Centre!
Here are some photos courtesy of Tyson Elder.
As part of Jingle Bell Rock, with Jets Overhead and AFI, Tegan and Sara played their extended set at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre after chatting with Jeremy on the air.
The Four Mile Pub hosted Zoners for another awesome Puck Party in December! Tons of prizes were won-including jerseys, table-hockey tables, and a trip to Vancouver to see a hockey game.
Come to our next Puck Party on January 15th and the next lucky winner could be you!
The Zone visited 12 different locations in 12 days to give 12 lucky Zoners 12 new iPod Nano's this Christmas! Phew. Here's 12 photos to check out- complete with Inca the llama at Save-On-Foods and Thunder the bearded dragon at Switch Board Shop!
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to each and every Zoner who came out to enter!
Yaaaaaay, awesome Zoners! Thanks for coming to the table through the second half of MOvember with your donations to The Zoner Mo-Down. We're not done yet, so please help out if you can!
Check out your awesome fellow Zoners, then donate to the Zoner Mo-Down!
C'mon, faithful Zoners! We're more than halfway through MOvember and donations to The Zoner Mo-Down are almost as weak as the moustache hairs on some of our mo bros! Please help, and get a warm fuzzy feeling in your pants prostate heart.
Donate to the Zoner Mo-Down here!
Playing to an insanely loud and appreciative audience, Three Days Grace rocked the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for Zone Show #189.
A few lucky Zoners won exclusive access to Three Days Grace's soundcheck before coming up to The Zone's luxury suite in the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre while Dave Sawchuk interviewed the boys on the air.
The tiny little hairs on our Mo Bros are coming into their own. Well, in some cases.
Donate to the Zoner Mo-Down here!
Our Mo Bros are at it again. To raise awareness about how creepy they can look prostate cancer research in Canada, seven staffers are again attempting to sprout follicle fantasticalness from their philtrums.
Donate to the Zoner Mo-Down here!
The latest Zone Star Guitar has found a new home!
After being displayed at the new location of Nando's Flame-Grilled Chicken (Pandora and Government) for a couple weeks, tons of Zoners entered to win the ultimate prize: Star Guitar 7.0...a priceless memento, passed through the hands of, and autographed by, over 20 modern rock stars.
We had our final draw live at Nando's, and we congratulate Zoner and new Star Guitar 7.0 owner, Michelle Sue!
Missed out this time? Star Guitar 8.0 is on the horizon . . .
After a great opening performance from The Deftones, Dylan Willows (and a bit of Van Halen, believe it or not) riled up the crowd at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for the intensity which is Slipknot.
Raising enough money in support of Easter Seals to become the eighth highest fundraiser in Victoria, Zone Free Stuff Director Bryan 'Boitano' Capistrano rappelled off the top of the CIBC building in downtown Victoria for the Easter Seals Drop Zone, with nary a trace of fear in his eyes, voice or girlishly quivering legs.
Another awesome Glow Big or Glow Home golf tournament at Glen Meadows this year! After a delicious meal, a caddy auction, and many tasty Spyhoppers courtesy of Vancouver Island Brewery, the teams decked out in glow sticks and hit the pitch black course for 9 holes glow-in-the-dark golf!...sortof...well, let's just say "Four!" was the most common word of the evening.
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out, had a blast and most importantly, helped support The Zone's TLC Fund For Kids!
And finally some prime photos of the headliners, Silversun Pickups!
courtesy of Tyson Elder
...and now Manchester Orchestra pics!
Courtesy of Tyson Elder
The day of Zone Show #182 was packed with mindblowing music madness. Cage The Elephant and Manchester Orchestra visted The Zone studio, Silversun Pickups treated a room full of lucky Zoners to an acoustic set, and THEN all three bands rocked The Royal Theatre at one giant Zone Show that night!
Missed one or all of these epic Zone moments? Don't worry, photographer Tyson Elder was there catching everything through the lens so you can relive it right here in the Photo Vault!!
First up is Kentuky boys Cage The Elephant.
The Zone rocked danced away the weekend at 6th annual VEMF — the Victoria Electronic Music Festival. With headliners like Donald Glaude and Uberzone at clubs throughout town and during the free awesome-fest at Centennial Square, there was more energy in the city than research scientists know what to do with.
The second stop of The Morning Zone's on-location tour was at The Beacon Hill Children's Farm! Dylan and Jason got to get out of the control room and be one with nature as the animals were let out to roam free throughout the park...Oh, and the farm animals were allowed to roam as well.
Finally, we found an appropriate place for The Morning Zoo!
Keep checking your ZoneMail and the website to find out where Dylan and Jason will be let out to roam next!
Pol broadcasted and Boitano manned the grill as tons of Zoner families joined us for our Zone Day BBQ at Galey Farms!
Hot dogs, train rides and a corn maze hunt ensured everyone had food, fun and a cool prize (everything from MacaZoni and summer toys to Zone Show tickets!) to take home.
Dylan and Jason from The Morning Zone had their first on-location show of the summer at CFB Esquimalt! Cool.
They were live-not just from inside the base-but actually on the deck of one of the ships, HMCS Regina! Cooler.
The crew gave them hats and a full tour of the war vessel and its weapons. Coolest.
The Zone Ranger blasted Zone music from the Xterra as Emo-Sasquatch (aka Jeremy Baker) spread the love at this years Pride Parade! Finishing at Fisherman's Wharf, for a Pride Festival that was bigger and better than ever-with food, games, vendors, entertainment and a beverage garden!
Pride Week 2009 may be over, but head to victoriapridesociety.org for year-round events in town!
During our Zone Game Night at the Victoria Seals' game, July 3rd at Royal Athletic Park, Music Director Dave Sawchuk proved he can throw like a girl, and sent the first pitch flying toward home plate!
Unfortunately, the Seals lost to the Tucson Toros 10-8. Next time, Seals!
Dave Sawchuk and Zone Ranger Allie kicked off the craziness of Canada Day by hosting The Victoria Pride Society's annual Drag Ball game! Running bases in wedding dresses and 6 inch heels in the 25 degree heat? Look out Seals.
The guys from Capital Electrical Systems enjoyed some Hot House Pizza on their lunch break, delivered to their construction site by Dylan and Jason!
After pizza, talk of Horse Dogs (don't ask...) and site gossip, the crew walked away with fresh Carhartt Work Wear courtesy of Capital Iron.
If you want The Morning Zone coming to hang out at your work one Friday this summer, drop us an e-mail at freefoodfriday@thezone.fm
More killer prizes, including tickets to Green Day and a trip to see Death Cab For Cutie, tasty Hot House Pizza and epic performances by The Blue Violets, Aidan Knight and June's Band of the Month, Jets Overhead, made for another packed showcase at Evolution!
To top it all off, Jets Overhead finished the night with a tribute to the King of pop by covering "Billy Jean" by Michael Jackson!
Don't miss the next showcase on Thursday, July 30th at Evolution!
Last time pre-sale tickets sold out, and it filled up fast, so it's a good idea to get your Band of the Month tickets in advance at Old School Tattoos!
Go to our Band of the Month page for more info.
After 2 hours of gruelling drills, blood, sweat, tears and tough decisions, our dodgeball team chose 3 new players to help lead us to victory in The Islander Lager Open Dodgeball Championships!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the tryouts! And congratulations to the new Zone Ringers:
Cody Brown (aka: Bluejays), Ben Webb (aka: Trackpants) and Randy Mui (aka: Roitano - Boitano's long lost brother).
Our dodgeball fate now rests in your hands...but no pressure!
The Zone had another successful year of keeping runners hydrated at our watering station at The Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay!
Teams frequented our tent, where we played frisbee, soccer, bbq'd, and even projected movies on the side of the building all night long (Made for an awkward couple of minutes during the Borat hotel room scene...*shudder*)!
Thanks to all of the organizers and volunteers at the Relay, and especially to the teams, including The Amalgamated Team Zone, for raising money for The Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan
There is still one lingering question...does anyone know how that guy on the stilts used the porta-potty?
The Blue Violets helped kick off an epic new era of Zone Band of the Month showcases with an earlier start, concert tickets and trip giveaways, and free Hot House Pizza delivered right to Evolution's doorstep!
Thanks to Jonathan Howe of One Lion Photography for the pics!
The next showcase is sure to be packed (with people...and more prizes!), so make sure you get your tickets to see June's Band of the Month, Jets Overhead at Evolution on June 25th!
Get more info and downloads from Jets Overhead in our Band of the Month area.
Our professional sticker team was out in full-force at our Loading Zones the past month! Tons of listeners got their rides branded with the swanky new limited-edition Zone sticker, and got entered to live like a rock star for a year.
Thanks to Nando's Flame-Grilled Chicken and Brickyard Pizza for being stellar hosts and keeping the sticker team and Zoners sustained with yummy chicken and pizza!
Congratulations to contest winner Danielle Hasasymow, who gets a VIP trip to see Kings of Leon, Free Zone Shows for a year and Free New Music Monday CDs for a year! Rock on.
A night of awesomeness was had for fans of video games and their music at Video Games Live, featuring the Victoria Symphony playing selections of everything from Pong to Defender, Mario to Zelda, Halo to Final Fantasy, and everything in between.
The Zone stopped by Elevated Audio•Video on Saturday to check out their massive Blow Out Sale on all car accessories! Throw in Fat Daddy's amazing bbq pulled pork and it was a full-on parking lot party!
The only thing greater than the awesome show put on by April's Band of the Month, Oh Snap!, was their self-made, magic marker, technicolor banner they put up on stage while they played! Another rad showcase at Evolution.
Be sure to check out The Zone's next Band of the Month, The Blue Violets, on Thursday, May 28th!
Emily and James from Metric came by to play a special acoustic show exclusively for The Zone, and impressed our small-but-grateful audience of fans.
The Killers brought Sin City to Victoria at Zone Show #169! From LED boom boxes to palm trees, the Vegas-themed set transported the sold-out crowd at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre as they rocked out to another unforgettable show!
Before Zone Show #169 :: The Killers, Jeremy Baker chatted with Wild Light, who opened the show, and they were rolling tape on it! |
Before rocking Lucky Bar for Zone Show #179, USS stopped by The Zone tent outside Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre to give a killer public acoustic show that went live on-air!
It was a boy band flashback as New Kids On The Block took stage at Save-On-Food Memorial Centre!
Sara P partied (and may have sang all the words and danced step-by-step) with Zone winners in our luxury suite...and Zoner Nikki was kind enough to send us the photo evidence! (We owe ya!)
Listen to The Zone for your chance to win tickets to rock out in our suite at upcoming shows!
The Clubhouse in the Strathcona Hotel was the perfect place to give away $10,000, and give away $10,000 we did, thanks to our great sponsor, HTO ∙ Sun Surf Swimwear. Watch as people are eliminated in our reverse draw, and as the suspense builds to the last two potential winners . . .
And who wouldn't freak out after winning $10,000??!? Here's Josh, with his gal Kailyn, screaming "YES!," gesticulating triumphantly, knocking people over, and dropping 20s on homeless Victorians while running through traffic. Most awesome.
The Zone's favourite rollerderby chicks, The Eves of Destruction, hosted Vancouver's Terminal City Rollergirls at The Eagle Ridge Community Center for an epic bout! The EOD may have lost, but after some hard skating and legendary hits, they didn't go down without a fight!
Wanna get in on the girl-on-girl rollerderby action? Check out the next home bout vs. Rainy City, Washington on May 2nd!
head to evesofdestruction.ca for updated info
You heard it here first...The Zone is offering free radio! With the new rockin' roof speakers on the Xterra, find The Zone Ranger parked around town to listen to the latest modern rock...absolutely free of charge!
...Or you can just stop to laugh and point at Allie's new Zone uniform (bringin' back the oldschool sandwich board), mockery also free of charge!
Being April Fool's Day, something weird had to happen 'round here.
Turns out that one of our creative writers, Angus, had everything he needed for a normal workday stolen off his desk and placed . . . in our vending machine.
At least Dylan was kind enough to leave a pile of pennies, nickels and dimes for Angus to buy all his stuff back with.
Too bad the machine only takes quarters, loonies and toonies . . .
TWO Zone Shows on the same night? No way, thats insane!
Why, yes...yes it is.
But if you were one of the many lucky Zoners who made it to one, or even both shows, then you know how epically awesome the evening turned out to be!
Wintersleep put on one of their greatest performances in Victoria to date at the sold out show at Sugar!
An impressive opening set too by An Horse, a drum-and-guitar duo from Australia!
Lucky Bar was packed as Inward Eye, The Bend Sinister and then Mobile took stage! Their sets were killer (hah. hah.) and full of energy as Zoners took over the dance floor for another memorable Zone Show!
Check your regularily Zonemail for constant updates and to be the first to receive Zone Show announcements!
It was another awesome Band of the Month as Crown the Wolf played Evolution!
Make sure you get your tickets for the next BOTM, Oh Snap! on April 30th.
Zone staff, Molson Canadian beer girls, amazing local talent...seriously, what better way to spend the last Thursday of every month?
It was a lucky St.Patty's day for any festively green Zoners who ran into Allie, our Zone Ranger! She was cruising downtown giving out tons of prizes, including tickets to upcoming Zone Shows and tons of gold coins!! (Okay...they were chocolate...but what better to wash down with a pint of green Guinness!)
Weren't so lucky this time?
Listen to The Zone for Allie's whereabouts and keep a look out for the yellow Xterra around town for your chance to win swag!
The Zone @ 91-3 experienced the creative chaos at Fish Hair Salon this weekend for the Haircuts by Children event, a presentation put on as part of The Belfry Theatre's SPARK Festival.
The social experiment had kids aged 10-12 from George Jay Elementary giving free haircuts- everything from simple trims, to crazy mohawks- to anyone and everyone who wandered in off the street!
As you can see from Jeremy's Zoned-out 91-3 carving, the results were pretty rad and always entertaining!
Thanks to everyone who participated (it'll grow back...eventually..) and to all the mini-hair-stylist prodigies!
Check out The Spark Festival website for information and times of more cool events.
The Canucks may have lost, but tons of Zoners walked away winners from another awesome Puck Party at the Four Mile Pub! As always, there was a shoot-out for a Canucks jersey, a draw for Salmon Kings tickets, and a grand prize draw for a trip to see the Canucks play in Vancouver (pair of tickets, transportation and hotel included! Rad-iculous)!
Come out to the Four Mile for the next Puck Party on Tuesday, April 7th, for the great atmosphere, the beer and your shot at the prizes! Or maybe just come to challenge The Zone @ 91-3 staff to a Nacho-eating competition...we dare you.
The Zone @ 91-3 supported a weekend of music and dance as Grupo Axe Capoeria and guest groups from around the world celebrated the lively culture of Brazil. The CD release party got everybody dancing and energized at The Victoria Events Centre on Saturday night, while the show the next day at the Mcpherson Playhouse displayed even more crazy talents, costumes and traditional dances of Brazilian culture!
...meanwhile our Zone Ranger made sure things were going smoothly backstage...by taking pictures with the dancers..?
The Zone Ranger is riding in style thanks to the dudes at Elevated Audio/Video who hooked it up with a new sound system, subs, and a screen and dvd player! They also installed speakers on the roof and a PA system...so if you hear The Zone music in the distance keep a look out for the big yellow truck for ticket/prize giveaways! (Think ice cream truck style! With modern rock instead of rocket pops...)
If you want your ride to be as cool as The Zone's visit the gang at Elevated Audio/Video on Bay St. for all the latest gear!
The week leading up to Tragically Hip tickets going on sale, The Morning Zone invited Zoners to come to The Zone with something they think Dylan and Jason would like to trade for Beat-The-Box-Office tickets to Zone Show #174.
From customized fridges to train lighters, Sega Game Gear to a brass cat, we saw stuff which ran the gamut from junk to gold. And, we sent a bunch of deserving Zoners to see The Hip. Thanks to EVERYONE who came by with their stuff!
After stopping by Zone Control to hang out with Jeremy and jam a bit, FRANCO rocked out at Evolution for another killer Band of the Month showcase! Keep an eye out for their new release coming this spring!
Don't forget to check your Zonemail to see which band will be taking stage and blowing minds for the next BOTM on March 26th! Then listen for your chance to snag free tickets on air, or from The Zone Ranger!
The lucky guys and gals who won their Bachelor and Bachelorettes auctions at The Zone's Valentine's Day Singles Party met for their Big Date Night at The Strathcona! The night started off with complimentary appies and drinks in a private room at The Clubhouse, and the crew kept their rockstar status all night long by taking the party downstairs to the VIP room at Element for a night of dancing (and romancing?)!
Is it just us or does that sound like pretty much the best first date scenario ever?
Ah . . . bringing people together, in The Zone @ 91-3. *insert harp music*
After dropping by The Afternoon Zone for a chat with Jeremy, Montreal's BEAST rocked Lucky Bar for Zone Show #170 with a performance which was not only energetic, but quite funny in parts, too!
No longer a day just for those cute-and-cuddly couples (you know who you are!), The Zone @ 91-3 teamed up with Element Nightclub to put on the ultimate party for singles, withspeed dating, heart match, a message center, bachelor/bachelorette auctions and, of course, drinks and dancing!
Tons of prizes were given away including drink and VIP passes for Element, tickets to Zone Shows like BEAST and Mobile and, in the case of the auctions, a big night out, VIP style, all courtesy of The Strathcona Hotel!
Think the purpose was just to exploit the loneliness and desperation of local singles? Think again! All of the proceeds went to TLC's Fund for Kids!