Spiderlodge Music School

05/16/2025

Newbury Art Concepts never fail to produce stellar results! See you there!

Newbury Art Concepts is pleased to announce its upcoming fall production, "Dracula" an adaptation of Bram Stokers novel, written by Susan E. Newbury. Show hits the boards in Rotary Hall from October 8th to October 19th, 2025, in the beautiful Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Newbury Art Concepts will be holding auditions for this adult oriented play on Friday, May 30th from 5 to 9 pm, Saturday, May 31st, from 12 to 4 pm with Callbacks taking place on Sunday, June 1st from 12 to 4 pm. We are looking for male and female actors ages 20 to immortality. Auditions to be held in the Choral Room at the Chilliwack Art Centre. Feel free to call or message us at 604-991-9692 if you would like to book an auditiion time or if you have any questions.

05/16/2025

May Newsletter

Learn fast, have fun, make music for life.

03/09/2025

Get ready to rock!

11/25/2024

Fraser Valley area vocalists looking for a recording studio are welcome to visit Spiderlodge in Chilliwack. Vocal coaching with Lori Paul is also available at $120./hr. Record your favourite cover for a Christmas gift or your latest original song. Gift certificates for someone you love.

08/26/2024

We're filling up fast for guitar, bass and ukulele lessons with Rick Genge and vocal coaching with Lori Paul. Weekly sessions begin September 10/11 so get in touch if you are keen to join us here at Spiderlodge. Record production is also available for songwriters and/or bands who want to release airplay quality recordings of original songs they've written. Learn fast, have fun, make music for life!

07/05/2024

Congratulations Rick, and all other worthy nominees for 2024 Fraser Valley Music Awards!

Rick's new album Lost On Rivers Inlet has garnered him a nomination for Folk/ Roots Artist of the Year at the 9th Annual FVM Awards July 18th at Jam In Jubilee Park.

Special thanks to Aaron Levy and the entire team at CIVL Radio on the UFV Abbotsford campus, for your heroic support of valley musicians, we greatly appreciate all your efforts on our behalf!

07/05/2024

Congratulations Rick, and all 2024 Fraser Valley Music Awards nominees!

Rick's album Lost On Rivers Inlet has garnered him a nomination for Roots/Folk Artist of the Year at the 9th Annual FVM Awards held at Jam In Jubilee (Park) on July 18th. https://fvma.civl.ca

Thanks to Aaron Levy and the team at CIVL Radio at UFV Abby campus, for your heroic support of valley musicians and your efforts on our behalf!

07/04/2024

Congratulations to Rick and all other nominees!

Rick's album Lost On Rivers Inlet is nominated for a 2024 Fraser Valley Music Award in the Folk/Roots Artist of the Year category.

Drop $10. to acquire Rick's inspired collection of acoustic instrumentals written, performed and produced here at Spiderlodge, by visiting Bandcamp https://rickgenge.bandcamp.com/album/lost-on-rivers-inlet
and/or enjoy listening on Spotify and Apple Music.

The FVMA's will be held July 18th at Jam In Jubilee Park in Abbotsford... https://fvma.civl.ca for more details.

Huge thanks to Aaron Levy and the CIVL Radio team at UFV Abby for promoting valley musicians through the heroic effort required to organize and host this, their 9th Annual FVMA Awards show.

06/26/2024

Another generation of students. What a privilege to be part of someone's musical life.

8 years of fun with Mack.It's been a pleasure to watch him grow and become an excellent guitar player.

06/22/2024

It's wonderful to think that a language almost lost is now being spoken by our next generation. Halq'eméylem is an ancient language that will live on thanks to the efforts of native speakers who now teach our young people.

04/29/2024

Lotusland – coined by Vancouver Sun writer Allan Fotheringham, Lotusland refers to Homer's Odyssey, in which the hero, Odysseus, visits a land whose inhabitants are befuddled by a narcotic lotus (the "Land of the Lotus-Eaters"). It sometimes is used to describe all of British Columbia.
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Rick Genge's sublime solo album "Lotusland" conjures up early Carlos Santana and Jesse Cook virtuosity with a jazz-influenced, smooth Latin feel that is prim...