The Odds Sat, 27 Aug 2011 6:30pm

In 1987, four highly individual Vancouver musicians put together a guitar-based, power pop strike force to write catchy melodic songs built on crunchy rock guitars, full-voiced harmonies and walloping drums. The Odds, and proceeded to do what a lot of frustrated Canadian acts had done before them: they headed to L.A. and got a major label deal. They raised their profile further when their comedian pals, Kids In The Hall, appeared in their video for the irony-laced single “Heterosexual Man. After their involvement in the Kids In The Hall’s feature film, Brain Candy, for which Northey composed the original score, the band released their final album as Odds. Nest (Warner Music, 1996) yielded the chart-topper, “Someone Who’s Cool,” (which enjoyed 8 weeks as the number 1 song at Canadian rock radio and went Top 40 in the U.S). The Odds had an 8 year hiatus and returned in 2007 to release “Cheerleeder.” Location: Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Address: 32830 Tinhorn Creek Road, Oliver, BC, V0H 1T0 Cost: $35.00