A good sized crowd took in the annual Lethbridge Girls Rock Band Swap fundraiser at the Slice, Saturday, June 9.
The event mirrors the Lethbridge girls Rock camp (July 24-28 this year) in that a group of musicians meet, rehearse a couple times, ideally write a song together and play a set of music at the end of the week. Usually the girls learn how to play an instrument during the week as well.
For the fundraiser, several familiar faces formed bands with other experienced musicians and some talented newcomers.
Even I got up on stage to play with Bente Hansen, Adrian Sutherland and Amberlea Parker.
Input//output featuring Silvana Campus opened up the show playing bass and vocalizing.
The Front Doors played an eclectic set of alternative rock and ’80s hits including Corinna Thiessen bowing a saw, playing accordion, keyboards and an omnichord. They covered a-ha’s ’80s hit “Take On me” and INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart”and “I Put a Spell on You.
Crooked Smile ended the show with a set of female driven covers (wither chosen by the females in the band or written by including some Tool and ended with some L7.