This week is another busy one. Not only is L.A. Beat officially getting launched at the Slice, Oct. 10, but the Blue Man Group is performing at the Enmax Centre, Oct. 11. 
L.A Beat has given away a pair of tickets and a Blue Man Group DVD to Matthew Graf for being the first person to e-mail me with the correct answer to the question “What are the names of the three groups performing at my launch party, Oct. 10 at the Slice and where are they from?” Rich Hope is originally from Edmonton, though he is based out of Vancouver now, the Manvils are from Vancouver and the Ramblin’ Ambassadors are from Calgary.
In addition to that there are several really choice shows happening this week.
Henotic is outdoing themselves this week with Hamilton poet/rocker B.A., Johnston returning, Oct. 7 with Shotgun Jimmy and the Moby Dicks. They’ll play the main room for a $10 cover while upstairs, the Wind Whistles and the Paper Tigers perform.
Henotic has a cassette release party from Calgary supergroup Friendo which includes members of Women, Puberty and Beija Flor. They will be performing Oct. 8 with the Famines, Angry Dragon and the Myelin Sheaths.
They are bringing in the Sub City Dwellers, Oct. 10, and bringing back the Chuck Norris All Stars, Oct. 9.
The Slice has a bit of jazz, Oct. 8 with Cara Matthew and rocking out the rest of the week beginning, Oct. 7 with Versus the Nothing, Oct. 7 and Oct. 9 with This City Defects, Lustre Creame and the Moby Dicks.
They have some huge shows next week so keep reading L.A. Beat.
Even the 1010 is taking a ride on the rock train with Chief Mountain and a new band called Milk Tea, Oct. 10.
Tonight there is a jazz jam with David Renter at the Slice as well as an open mic at the 1010. And the Lethbridge Folk Club has an open mic on Friday beginning at 8 p.m. at the Wolf’s Den.
