When bdnmb.ca first announced we were hosting a Food Truck Warz event in Brandon, one of the most requested food tucks people asked us to bring to town was a grilled cheese food truck. Well your request has been fulfilled as PVG's Breakfast Club, one of the more popular Winnipeg food trucks, will be coming to Brandon serving up a variety of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, french toast grilled cheese sandwiches, breakfast burgers, and poutines. Those of you zeroing in on some cheesy goodness won't have to search too hard to find this vendor. The truck, wrapped in images of the cast of the popular 80's movie The Breakfast Club, will be among the more uniquely decorated trucks participating in this years event. Be sure to make your way down to the Victoria Inn's parking lot on Saturday, September 16th, and Sunday, September the 17th as the PVG's Breakfast Club food truck will be giving the people of Brandon what they have been missing....fresh, hot, and most importantly. CHEESY, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches.

BDNMB.CA is pleased to introduce two new food vendors who will be attending Food Truck Warz in Brandon, on September 16th & 17th. Added to the lineup for the city's first ever Food Truck Warz are: Tamale Time serving traditional Salvadoran cuisine, and The Churro Stop serving a tasty comfort food found all throughout South America . 'When we discussed bringing this event to Brandon, one of our objectives was to provide people of Brandon with a wide variety of food options” said Jody Sass, bdnmb.ca's Director of Business Operations. “By adding these two new trucks, I think we have done just that”. The pair of Winnipeg based food trucks join the likes of Tia Marias Taqueria (Mexican), KYU Grill (Japanese Fusion), and Island Fusion (Caribbean) who will all be rolling into town for two days serving up a variety of scrumptious street food offerings. Additional trucks previously announced include Adele's Mini Donuts, Pork Floyd, and a Panzerotti stuffed pizza vendor. Stay tuned to bdnmb.ca as we will continue to release food trucks, and other news, related to Brandon's first ever Food Truck Warz. Tamale Time Started by two young entrepreneurs, serving their mothers traditional recipes, Tamale Time serves up the best dishes of El Salvador. Choose from a varied menu including chicken tamales, papusas, a chicken sandwich or the popular Chicharron & Yucca Fries...a dish that consists of crispy yucca topped with fried seasoned pork and then finished with curtido coleslaw, salsa and crema fesca. Gluten free and vegetarian options available. The Churro Stop The Churro is a Spanish version of a doughnut that is bound to make your mouth water. Recognized as a tasty comfort food throughout all of South America, the churro is long and straight, instead of round. The dough is handcrafted and made to order. In 2015, The Churro Stop came in first place at Manyfest for “best bang for your buck”. Their menu includes classic churros, and churros filled with Dulce de Leche and Bavarian cream. A variety of dipping sauces are also available.

Kenny Shields, lead singer of the popular Canadian rock band Streetheart, has passed away quietly and peacefully early this morning at the St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg MB.  Band-mate Jeff Neill confirmed Shields death Friday on Facebook.  Shields, who hailed from Nokomis, Sask, was 69 yeas old at the time of his passing. In July, of this year, they had to cancel the entire 2017 tour schedule for Kenny Shields and Streetheart due to Shield's health concerns. In lay terms, he has approximately 20% efficiency on the left side of his heart which has caused his right side to become damaged in an attempt to compensate. This has created a dangerous buildup of fluid in his lungs along with other serious internal issues. If not for emergency surgery on Monday by a group of highly skilled and compassionate physicians at the St. Boniface Hospital and the Victoria General Hospital, Kenny would likely not be with us today. Www.streetheart.ca Members of Streetheart, and special guests, will pay tribute to the legacy of the legendary Kenny Shields on August 20th at Winnipeg's Classic Rock Fest.  

Get ready to Wiggle, Canada! Tickets go on sale Friday for the world's most popular children's entertainment group, The Wiggles, as they prepare to return to Canada for their Big Show! tour - their biggest show yet! Last year was a great year for the Aussie Fab Four, as they played 332 high-energy shows around the world to enthusiastic crowds. Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony are once again ready to delight families across the country with their incomparable brand of preschool entertainment. Audiences across the country will Wiggle down to their biggest and best show yet!  Best of all - since The Wiggles want every Canadian family to be able to enjoy their fun songs and dances, ticket prices for their new Canadian tour are the lowest yet. The tour kicks off on September 27th and runs until November 2nd, 2017. Canadian audiences will get the chance to see Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle), Emma Watkins (Yellow Wiggle), Simon Pryce (Red Wiggle) and Lachlan Gillespie (Purple Wiggle), along with their Wiggly friends Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus! "We can't wait to bring our favourite songs, both new and classic, to Canadian audiences this year!" says Emma. "It's so exciting to see parents who grew up singing and dancing to The Wiggles now bringing their own children to experience the magic for themselves!" The Big Show! tour will include classic Wiggles songs like Hot Potato, Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Do the Propeller and Get Ready to Wiggle and new music from the Nursery Rhymes album. The Wiggles will be bringing a full band (including bagpipes!), and will be joined by Scottish highland dancers, ballet dancers, Irish dancers, and many more! Canadian Tour Dates and Cities Include: Wednesday, 9/27  Halifax, ON   Scotiabank CENTRE Thursday, 9/28   Moncton, NB  The Capitol Theatre Friday, 9/29   Fredericton, NB  The Fredericton Playhouse          Sunday, 10/1  Québec City, QC Le Capitole de Quebec Wednesday, 10/4 Montreal, QC  The Théâtre St-Denis Thursday, 10/5  Ottawa, ON   Centrepointe Theatres Saturday, 10/7   Toronto, ON  The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Sunday, 10/8    Hamilton, ON   FirstOntario Concert Hall Tuesday, 10/10  Brantford, ON  The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts Wednesday, 10/11 London, ON Centennial Hall Thursday, 10/12    Kitchener, ON   Centre In The Square Friday, 10/13    Burlington, ON  The Burlington Performing Arts Centre Sunday, 10/15   Cornwall, ON  Aultsville Theatre Monday, 10/16   Belleville, ON  The Empire Theatre Wednesday, 10/18 Guelph, ON   River Run Centre Friday, 10/20    Peterborough, ON Showplace Performance Centre Monday, 10/23   Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre Tuesday, 10/24  Brandon, MB Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium Thursday, 10/26  Saskatoon, SK  TCU Place, Saskatoon's Arts & Convention Centre Friday, 10/27   Lloydminster, AB Vic Juba Community Theatre Saturday, 10/28 Edmonton, AB  Northlands Coliseum Monday, 10/30  Red Deer, AB  Central Alberta Theatre Tuesday, 10/31 Calgary, AB  Arts Commons, Jack Singer Concert Hall Thursday, 11/2    Vernon, BC   Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Plus more cities to be announced soon! Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 21st (check venue for local time). For a complete list of tour dates and ticket information for the Big Show! tour, please visit: www.thewiggles.com. Tour date and ticket information is subject to change. Anthony, Simon, Emma and Lachy can also be seen on ABC Kids in their wonderful Wiggle Town TV series. In 2016 The Wiggles performed 332 shows across the globe to some 330,000 fans, at 143 locations. 2017 will have seen The Wiggles tour extensively through Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and North America. For even more Wiggly fun, like The Wiggles official Facebook page Facebook.com/TheWiggles, follow them on Twitter via Twitter.com/TheWiggles, follow them on Instagram @thewiggles, and subscribe (it's free) to The Wiggles Youtube channel youtube.com/thewiggles. Join in on the conversation using the hashtag #wigglescanadabigshow. About The Wiggles The Wiggles are the world's most popular children's entertainment group which formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Having performed for over 26 years, it's now the case that children who once saw the fab four of fun are now bringing their children to enjoy the best in early childhood entertainment! The last year has seen The Wiggles confirmed (GFK charts) as the #1 selling children's artist on DVD, the #1 children's entertainment live concert attraction, awarded a record 13 ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) awards for the Best Children's Album (making them the most awarded artist in any one category).

The boys over at Prairie Dawg Entertainment are back at it again, this time bringing popular Vancouver hip-hop artist, Snak the Ripper to Houstons. His impressive body of work includes several million views of YouTube and tours of Europe. Snak's first album was released in 2007 and over the years he has toured in “support slots with the likes of RA The Rugged Man, Sean Price, Camp Lo, Swollen Members, Cunninlynguists, Choclair, and Moka only to name a few.” Fans in Brandon are certain to enjoy his loud, aggressive vocal style. The Brandon show is just one of 32 shows on his cross Canada tour which sees Snak performing in cities like Vancouver, Edmonton Toronto, Montreal & Winnipeg. Snak will be accompanied on tour by special guests Jacyln Glee, Brevner, and D-Rec. The show goes down Wednesday, August the 9th starting at 9:00 pm inside Houston's. The Facebook event page can be found here. Organizers tell bdnmb.ca that ticket sales have been brisk and that they expect a complete sellout. Their last big show at Houstons, Merkules, drew a sold out house so you are encouraged to purchase your tickets in advance. Advance Tickets are only $20.00 and available at http://www.snaktheripper.com/, CREAM Clothing located at 341-10th street in Brandon or R.DUBZ at 587-8th street in Brandon.