Calgary Rockers Flowshine Challenge Status Quo With Provocative 'After School at Bobby’s House' Anthem

Calgary’s veteran indie-alternative trio Flowshine is set to ignite the airwaves with the release of their high-stakes new single, 'After School at Bobby’s House'. Merging the clever storytelling of Doctor Hook & The Medicine Show with the raw energy of modern rock, the track serves as a "soft offering" in response to the political pressures currently facing the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Alberta.

Recorded in makeshift spaces and refined through marathon 18-hour sessions, the single captures the "excitement and nervous resolve" of young love and the transformative power of coming out.

'After School at Bobby’s House' marks a bold evolution for a band that has spent over fifteen years carving a path "a little left of centre". Frontman Jeremiah Erhardt—who penned the track while navigating a Master’s degree in forestry and recovering from emergency surgery—describes the song as a defiant embrace of identity. With lyrics like "I want to paint my toes, try on your mama’s clothes" and "I’m coming over, I’m coming out," the band trades their traditional Canadiana roots for a sharp, forward-moving landscape of "ear candy" and big harmonies. Erhardt admits to a sense of fear regarding the release but remains steadfast: "I don’t want to be ashamed of our province—we have to help, love, and respect each other".

Produced by Erhardt and Eric Svilpis, and featuring a jazz-trained rhythm section with Dallen Muise and Calen Blondal, Flowshine continues to prove why they have been regional finalists in CBC Searchlight and mainstays on campus radio charts nationwide. Having shared stages with rock heavyweights like Chilliwack and Five Alarm Funk, the band is now preparing to take 'After School at Bobby’s House' on the road across British Columbia and Alberta. From small-town pubs to festival stages, Flowshine invites audiences to "jump in our canoe" and experience a messy, joyful, and unapologetically honest musical journey.

Catch Flowshine Live on the 2026 Tour:

February 6: York Public House – Cranbrook, BC

February 7: Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest – Nelson, BC

August 1 & 2: Thirsty Bear Waterton – Kitchen & Bar – Waterton Park, AB

September 26: The Black Dog Freehouse – Edmonton, AB (Free Entry)