They are getting their feet wet in western Canada on their latest tour, which brings them back to Lethbridge for the second time in six months, this time at the Slice on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
“We played at Henotic last time, it was kind of a last minute gig our agent got us. We ended up going to the Slice after because they had an open mic, so we brought out our guitars and played a few songs,” said bassist Graeme Hawkins adding repeat visits to the same venues are already starting to pay off.
“We‘re starting to see some of the same people and they’re telling their friends and bringing them,” he said adding winning the Bodog competition has also helped increase their profile.
In between touring over the past seven months, they have been working on their first full length, nine song CD with producer Dale Penner in Winnipeg.
“He’s worked with people like Nickelback. It was interesting being in a studio atmosphere. It was amazing. He’s very hands on. He’s very good at what he does. He definitely knows his stuff,” Hawkins said adding the CD is in the mixing and mastering stages and should be ready in time for the band’s next tour, Jan. 22.
Their Nov. 25 show will include three sets, the first of covers from the likes of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, the second will be all original and the third will be more covers.
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor