The Chevelles are always happy to lend their musical talents for a good cause. They took the stage at Average Joes, Sept. 29 to help out the Lethbridge Girls Rock Camp, who recently had a lot of musical equipment and instruments stolen.
But frontman Tim Carter noted it was just as important help them replace the stolen instruments as it is to raise awareness about the annual summer camp in which girls 18 and under spend a week together in June learning how to play a musical instrument, write songs and form a band to perform a show by the end of the week.
The Chevelles know all about that as they have provided the soundtrack to many a raucous party for more than 20 years.
This set included several Beatles songs including “Get back,” and “ Come Together” plus the “Sounds of Silence,” and party favourites like “ Born to be Wild” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” which , of course had the enthusiastic crowd singing along.
The event raised close to $1,000 to help rebuild their instrument collection, though the sad news of the theft has also brought several people forward to donate instruments.