The Deathbridge Derby Dames roller derby team hosted a very successful fundraiser featuring several local acts and a silent auction upstairs, 10 at Henotic. The event attracted 160 people who helped the newly minted roller derby team raise money for equipment and more importantly larger practice space. For now they practice at the Boys and Girls Club who are helping the 18 girls step up their skills.
“We almost have enough for the team and have started practicing, said Derby Dame Marina Ragan, who goes by the name Riff Raff, adding the money raised goes toward a variety of expenses including merchandise, equipment and roller derby clinics.
“ We need to get uniforms and equipment and we need 20 girls. But most importantly we need practice space. The boards are coming up on the edges, where we are practicing,” she continued adding the Dames appreciate the Boys and Girls Club’s assistance. In addition to live music and the silent auction, the event featured the girls on skates and brand new calendars which were being sold at the door.
““I just like the fact that it is so physical. It (the roller derby team) is something really different. Lethbridge is the last city to have a roller derby team,” she said adding once everything is together, they will be competing against teams in Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary and Medicine Hat.
The bands played the event in front of a screen showing films of roller derby in action. The bands included included Lustre Creame who played a set of impressive original progressive rock featuring complex bass and guitar lines, superb drumming, Tea Party meets the Doors growling vocals and extended jams. Blues rock duo the Smokestack Jacks, who have really picked up their game since returning from tour with the Phantom Creeps last week, played their usual strong set of deadly slide guitar and howling vocals. They played many of the highlights from their new Cd.
The Phantom Creeps have also taken it up a notch. They have maintained their Nashville Pussy edge and drew the evening to a rocking close.
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