40 Sons conquer the west

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Hamilton rock band 40 Sons are starting to make a name for themselves. They won  the national Bodog Music  Battle out of 7,000 bands  a few years ago, have toured across southern Ontario and Eastern Canada and have released two EPs and even had an opening slot in Ozzfest in 2006.
 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. 25.40 Sons Photo by Paul Turgeon
“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
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