There is a Connecticut hip hop crew called Raleigh, but they are definitely not Calgary based trio Raleigh, who play the Slice, June 10.
“ That’s definitely not us,” said guitarist Brock Geiger who along with cellist Clea Anaïs, who will also be playing in their other band, Dojo Workhorse.
Hip hop is probably the one adjective that doesn’t describe Raleigh.
“We like a lot of adjectives like prog, prog rock, folk, quirky pop, folk orchestra. There are lots of layers to the music,” Geiger continued.
The cello adds a lot of the trio’s heavily orchestrated sound. While they have played Lethbridge several times, this will be the first time they will have a CD in hand.
“All of the songs were live songs first. We had to adjust them for the CD,” he said noting each part is integral to the sound.
“Clea does a lot of writing on the cello. All of the parts are important, without either the guitar, drums or cello, it just wouldn’t work,” he said.
“She plays an electric cello, so she gets a lot of people asking ‘what is that?’” he continued.
Response to the new CD, which was just released on May 24, has been “overwhelming.”
“It has been a long time coming. It took about eight months to record. But response has been overwhelmingly positive. The folk crowd loves it because there are a lot of strong melodic elements, and there are a lot of different layers for musicians,” he continued.
They always get a lot of people at their Lethbridge shows.
“It’s always a good time in Lethbridge. We always get lots of people out. Though the students are gone, I hope it will still go well,” he continued.
“We’ll definitely sound a little more practiced,” he continued noting the band have played a lot since their last visit to Lethbridge.
In the meantime, they are looking forward to playing the Sled Island music festival later on in June.
“ We played last year at an all ages show. But we’re excited to play again. It’s kind of a wild and crazy atmosphere. there is something crazy going on in every venue, so it‘s a lot of fun to be part of that festival,” he said.
The show is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m., June 10. There will be a $10 cover.
