Penticton91裸聊视频檚 Peach Festival was just 33 years old when the Powder Blues91裸聊视频� Uncut 91裸聊视频� on vinyl, no less 91裸聊视频� hit the shelves.

Now, as of bringing great, free, entertainment to the city, are on their 39th-anniversary tour, including a stop on Aug. 13 at the festival.

91裸聊视频淲e have played the Peach Festival before but I know it was more than 20 years ago. It91裸聊视频檚 a really fun time and a great tradition,91裸聊视频� wrote Lavin in an email interview. 91裸聊视频淣othing is more enjoyable than playing outside to a happy community crowd of all ages.91裸聊视频�

If you91裸聊视频檙e looking for a high energy, fun show, you don91裸聊视频檛 need to look much further than the Powder Blues. After 39 years of touring and 12 albums, Lavin said the band still loves what they do.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a privilege and a joy to go somewhere and perform for folks, but in the end, we are still playing for ourselves and still love it,91裸聊视频� said Lavin.

Uncut, the band91裸聊视频檚 1979/80 breakthrough album, remains as listenable today as when it was first pressed, with hits like Doin91裸聊视频� It Right, Boppin91裸聊视频� with the Blues and What91裸聊视频檝e I Been Drinkin91裸聊视频� all charting.

But the album was shrugged off by the major labels until the band sold 30,000 copies in a few weeks of their independent release.

91裸聊视频淲hen we recorded Uncut we were simply trying to sound exactly as we did when we played live. We used no fancy recording tricks and some criticized the record for not sounding 91裸聊视频榯rendy91裸聊视频� at the time,91裸聊视频� said Lavin. Sound, he explained, is a lot like fashion, with certain classic styles withstanding the work of time, like Miles Davis91裸聊视频� Kinda Blue.

91裸聊视频�Uncut continues to sell, I think, because it captured the spirit and energy of the band. That rendered it somewhat more timeless,91裸聊视频� said Lavin. 91裸聊视频淥ver the intervening years, we have tried to stay true to the formula of recording how we sound live.91裸聊视频�

That doesn91裸聊视频檛 mean the Powder Blues91裸聊视频� music hasn91裸聊视频檛 grown.

91裸聊视频淥苍 BLAZZ! (2004) I used a lot more horns than is practical to travel with because I was interested in hearing what it would sound like to combine Powder Blues with a big band sound,91裸聊视频� said Lavin. 91裸聊视频淲e can still perform these tunes as a six-piece (when we travel), but in an ideal world I91裸聊视频檇 bring the extra horns along.91裸聊视频�

The band has matured over the years from their 1978 roots as a club band in Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 Gastown.

91裸聊视频淎ll of the folks on the bandstand are career musicians. As a result, their playing becomes more mature, polished and accomplished,91裸聊视频� said Lavin, adding that listening to each other91裸聊视频檚 playing affects the playing and soloing of everyone sharing the stage. 91裸聊视频淭ime has made us more comfortable with trading musical ideas on stage. Our sound has evolved in a direction which makes it more uniquely recognizable.91裸聊视频�

The Powder Blues mix of swing, blues, jazz, rock 91裸聊视频榥91裸聊视频� roll and R&B appeals to a wide range of people, but through it all, blues is at the core.

91裸聊视频淭he blues is the most direct classic form of North American music. It spawned swing, bop, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, funk and many other styles,91裸聊视频� said Lavin. 91裸聊视频淭here is great freedom to improvise and its many forms allow a wide vista of emotional states to explore.91裸聊视频�

Tom Lavin and the Legendary Powder Blues Band perform on Aug. 13 at Peachfest, starting at 8:35 p.m.