In addition to a plethora of Whoop-Up Days related entertainment this week including April Wine on Wednesday who will be opening up for 
Hippodrome, country musicians Tatum Williams, The Original Caste (who had a ’60s hit called “One Tin Soldier”) and Trevor Panczak perform Thursday. As well, rising Canadian country star Shane Yellowbird (who has several Top 40 hits on modern country radio including “Pick-Up Truck” and “Bare Feet on the Blacktop” and “I Remember the Music”) and local classic rockers Fast Times and DNR on Aug. 27, not to mention the Chevelles, plus pop star Karl Wolf on Aug. 28, there is a lot going on in Lethbridge this week.
Local musician Andrew Scott has returned from Japan to visit for a couple weeks to play a couple local shows. He has a solo acoustic set at the Mocha Cabana, Aug. 26 and has another show the next day at the Slice, Aug. 27 with Jesse and the Dandelions, the Necessities and Sleeping With Tuesday. Another long lost face, Mike Grabow is also back this week with a gig at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Aug 28 with special guest Greg Gomola. Grabow spends much of the year performing down in Mexico.
The Lethbridge Casino is going outlaw on the weekend as well with outlaw country band Diezel performing.
So is Coyote Joes, who are bringing in the Cropdusters both Friday and Saturday.
If you just want to dance, a new dance club called Pulse is opening in the old Roadhouse building, Aug, 27 as well.
Most of the local music community will be at Bigwood III outside of Lethbridge on Research Road. This semi-private party is also a fund-raiser for the Lethbridge Food Bak. But there is a full slate of entertainment performing all day including the Skilletlikkers, Treeline, Phantom Creeps, New Weather Machine, Randy Shaver, Rob Ursel, Duus Blues Band, Mr. Personal, The Bookies and Dirti Speshuls.
The Slice has a couple excellent roots shows this week as well, with Blackberry Wood on Aug. 26 and Diana Catherine and the Thrusty Tweeters with special guests George Arsene playing on Monday, Aug. 30.
Winnipeg folk/old tyme country/ roots quartet Oh My Darling are returning to the Slice, Aug. 28.
There are several excellent open mic this week as well. The New Weather Machine hosts the Slice’s open jam tonight, as well L.A Beat is sponsoring the open jam at Owl Acoustic Lounge on Wednesdays. Plus the Lethbridge Folk Club has their open mic at the Wolf’s Den, on Friday as well. Everyone is welcome to play at all of these.
