B.C. takes over YEG

We might as well proclaim Friday, Feb. 5 as B.C. Invasion Day in Edmonton. That's when we’ll be overrun with some of the province’s hottest up ‘n’ comers at two different venues.

Singer-songwriter Dan Mangan (Vancouver) and moody popster Aidan Knight (Victoria) will perform at Haven Social Club, while pop duo The Zolas (Vancouver) and We Are The City (Kelowna) will be at Brixx Bar & Grill.

Decisions, decisions … actually, you can make both. Mangan/Knight’s 9 p.m. show is sold out, so they’ll play a second, earlier gig – starting at 6:30 p.m. at Haven. (Tix are $15 plus service charges at Ticketmaster.) The Brixx gig, which also features Edmonton's Call Before You Dig (awesome name!), starts around 9 p.m. Tix are $15 at the door.

Congratulations!

The Peak Performance Project's top three finalists were revealed earlier today ... The Left, We Are The City and Bend Sinister will now split $275,000 in prize money.

The contest, sponsored by a Vancouver radio station, was open to musicians across British Columbia. More than 400 applied, 2o were selected to attend a boot camp (one left in the middle of the night) and in January, the final three will learn who gets the $150,000 grand prize. (The second-place artist gets $75,000, third-place gets $50,000.)

"Give us a minute to take this all in...," tweeted We Are The City. "Thanks to everyone who helped us and voted!!! you guys are all awesome!," chirped Bend Sinister. "WE couldn't be happier right now. Thank you to everyone who voted for us, came to our shows, talked to us," tweeted The Left.

Jan. 22 is the day of the big announcement.