I was looking forward to seeing Calgary’s  36? at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Saturday, Aug.10, but couldn’t stick around for them. Opening act  Laura Hickli and 36? apparently had trouble  crossing the border and were late arriving.

Classical guitarist/keyboardist Laura Hickli, keyboardist Kerry Hickli and drummer / keyboardist Taylor Cochrane took a lot of time to set up all their instruments.
 When they finally started, they laid down layers of laid back, super-mellow ambient sounds and sang some appealing three part harmonies.

 The drummer was simultaneously playing keyboards.
 But the overall effect was  stultifying.