L.A. Beat

Swift Current based indie rock band Bears In Hazenmore return to Lethbridge to kick off August with a show at the Farm, Aug. 1.

 The Lethbridge show will be in the middle of an extensive Western Canadian tour including dates all over Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.

“ We’re going out to the coast. The last time we were on tour was in February,” said lead guitarist Darnell Stewart who is excited to tour in summer this time with bandmates Brady Frank (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, trombone, lyrics ); Dalton Lam ( trumpet, fluegelhorn, organ ); Dana Rempel ( bass, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizers ) and Tanner Wilhelm Hale (drums, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards).

They are looking forward to road testing several new songs  in front of friendly western Canadian audiences before taking them on the road on an Eastern Canadian tour  in the Fall.
“We’ve always had pretty good response to our music in Western Canada,” he said.

“We’ve spent pretty much all of 2016 writing new songs,” he said.

 Horns are integral part of the band‘s sound, though they aren’t used in the usual way.

“ The last time we were there, we had a full horn section . This time it’s the core band Dalton is our horn section. When people  see the horns, they think we’re a reggae band, but when they hear us, they’re surprised that we use them to add textures,” he said.

 

 “These new songs are much more experimental. We’re experimenting with time and groove,” he said.

 Bears In Hazenmore have released two EPs— “Airwaves” in 2015 and  their self titled EP in 2014.

“They were a little more folky,” he said.

The band is excited to return to Lethbridge to play with Max and the Minimums.
“Max Hopkins is a friend of ours who has been  going to school in Lethbridge,” he said.
Max and the Minimums and Bears in Hazenmore play the Farm, Aug. 1 at 9 p.m.
 There is a $5 cover.