Race Week Music Festival
"Cars & Guitars"

2011 was great fun!

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INDY®
brings the GO!

Race Week
brings the
SHOW!


The Race Week Edmonton Music Festival (aka: "Cars & Guitars") is good times and great music culminating in the July 24 2011 Edmonton Indy




Rock This Town


Like a souped-up, tricked-out, hot-rod roadster cruising slowly down the avenue, with the top down, and the radio up, we're more about the show than the go.

Race Week
Street Party
on Rice Howard Way

Rice Howard Way, in downtown Edmonton, is ground zero for the race Week Music Festival.

From July 20 thru the 23rd, we'll have some of the finest music, and finest guitar players anywhere.


Nine days of roots and retro rock & roll guitar. Hot-Rod music. Americana.


On the street, in the clubs, and throughout Edmonton.


Featuring some of the best guitar players to be found anywhere.




Race Week Music Festival
July 16-24, 2011.

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The Stray Cats Lee Rocker

Rice Howard Way
Fri July 22 8:00 PM
Sat July 23 8:00 PM

Red Carpet Wrap Up Party
July 24


The Stray Cats have sold nearly 10 million albums and garnered an astounding 23 gold and platinum certified records worldwide

ROCK THIS TOWN! Stray Cats Lee Rocker heads "Cars & Guitars" - click to hear!

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The Stray Cats Lee Rocker headlines the "Cars & Guitars" festival for 2011






MC/Host
"Mister Showbiz"
Murray Hill

"Burlesque-A-Pades"
Starring Angie Pontani
The Roxy Theatre
July 21-24 8:00 PM


the hardest working middle-aged man in show business


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Race Week Edmonton neatly carves out it’s own unique style and niche, loosely defined as “Cars & Guitars”.

We've got a high octane lineup at this year's Race Week Music Festival.

Click on the cat above left to check it out.

Los Straitjackets

Rice Howard Way
Thurs/Fri
Jul 21 & 22, 11:30 AM
Sat Jul 23, 7:00 PM


“the most skilled and dynamic surf guitar instrumental band on the planet!”


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So Let's Rock


Wednesday is Blues(abilly) day. The festival kicks off at 2 PM with Brent Parkin, and goes right through to 10 PM, ending off with a Bluesabilly All-Star jam session.

Thursday is Country night hosted by Road Hammer Clayton Bellamy, and featuring Jaydee Bixby..

Friday and Saturday is the Race Week Rockabilly Weekend.

Lots and lots more. Click the Race Week Edmonton image above right to check out the Street Party lineup and schedule.

"A Taste of Edmonton" is one block away in Churchill Square. Make the most of your time downtown and check out both festivals.

The Twisters
Rice Howard Way

Wed, July 20
Thurs, July 21
Fri, July 22
Beaver Hills Park
Saturday, July 23, 11-2

"one of the hardest hitting acts on the blues scene today"


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last update Aug 18, 2011