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Sloan brings A Tour de Force to Lake Country's Creekside Theatre Sunday, Nov. 16, and to Vernon's Performing Arts Centre Monday, Nov. 17.
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From those early gigs in the basement of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design to the present day, the band has eschewed the typical star-making machinery that puts one member as the driving creative force, with the rest of the band serving as trusted accomplices.
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All four members write and sing their own songs; when they play live, they switch instruments accordingly, while multi-instrumentalist Gregory Macdonald has handled all keyboard duties live and in-studio since 2006.
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Tickets for Sloan in and are available through or by phoning 250-549-SHOW (7469).
