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Posted by Lauren Burrows on Jun 02, 2009

Today's guests: Sarah Buchanan and Eli Leary

Summer is coming, and if I was the right age for summer camp, I'd be begging my mom to send me to a rock camp. I'm not talking about some kind of Camp Rock tween musical, I want to get hooked up with some serious gear and learn how to shred.

I've been doing a bit of research, and have found rock camps all across Canada - from Moncton and Mount Pearl to Peterborough and Parry Sound - click "read more" at the bottom of the post for a full list of all the links I found.

The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon is one of the first camps run just for girls, and it is also home to an international coalition called Girls Rock Camp Alliance. The Girls Rock! documentary film was made there (trailer seen above), and if you want to start up your own rock camp for girls, they can hook you up.

That's what I've been told by Sarah Buchanan and Eli Leary anyway... Sarah and Eli are working hard on the first Girls Rock Camp Vancouver (on from August 17-21) and they join me on-air today to talk about why it's important to have a rock camp just for girls.

Girls Rock Camp Vancouver are having a Thrift Sale (June 6 at the Trout Lake Farmer's Market) and a live music event (with Clare Love, Wintermitts, 41st and Home on June 19 at Café Deux Soleils).

Have you been to rock camp? Did it ROCK? If you can recommend a great music camp, please add your comments below!

Rock Camp links after the jump...

Aurora, ONT - Rock Band Camp
Brampton / Cocobonk / Pickering / Toronto / Whitby, ONT - Tundra Music Rock Star Camp
Calgary / Edmonton, AB & Victoria, BC - RockerGirl Camp
Etobicoke, ONT - Sherway's Rock Camp
Grimsby, ONT - FUN School of Music Summer Rock Camp
Moncton, NB - Rock Camp 2009
Mount Pearl / St. John's, NFLD - Summer Rock Camp
Nanaimo, BC - I Wanna Rock Camp
Peterborough, ONT - Rock Camp 4 Girls
Toronto, ONT - Toronto Rock Camp
Windsor, ONT - University of Windsor Camp Rock!

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Re: L Communication: Rock The Summer Camp

Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by Bio Spice

morning lauren! wow. just watched that trailer... yeah! i've got positivity pulsing through my veins now. good way to start the day!
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Re: L Communication: Rock The Summer Camp

Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by suckamc

I went to Band Camp once... it was unfortunately nothing like the dirty kind... but perhaps I was just too young.

Rock Camp sounds like it would be a pretty good time... teaching kids how to tread the fine line between being drunk for your set, and being too drunk to play well, which drugs you shouldn't OD on, the pros and cons of hooking up with bandmates... ;) I kid of course, that's how I picture a band camp for adults though!

Martin
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You girls…

Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by tb3

are making a world I want to raise my daughter in!!!

So, a big, heartfelt Thank You!
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@tb3

Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by suckamc

OMG, are you setting up a Rock Camp Trust Fund for E?

Martin
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@Martin

Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by Lauren Burrows

I did find one for adults ... http://www.rockcamp.com/
!
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Re: L Communication: Rock The Summer Camp

Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by tb3

There are so many close to us, we have our pick. But interestingly enough U of Windsor has one - that's Mommy and Daddy's old school!

I can send her in my Visual Arts '95 jacket!
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Re: L Communication: Rock The Summer Camp

Posted on Jun 02, 2009 by crimewaves

I totally saw this movie in the summer at the Detroit Film Theatre. Such a cute movie, I almost cried because of those five year old rock stars in the making!