Music Beat
Another show worth staying up late for was the return of Wild T and the Spirit, who returned to the Slice March 13. Paul Kype and Greg 
Gomola started late with an acoustic set for about 35 people. Wild T aka Toney Springer and his band, bassist Guenther Kapelle and drummer Murad Gunduz didn’t waste any time pulling out all the licks, getting up on stage and tearing into “Freedom Train,” then jamming for two and a half solid hours, closing things off at close to 1 a.m. with one of his big hits ”Midnight Blue,” before being called back for an encore of a few solo bars of “I’ve Got the Rhythm, ” and a scorching Hendrix style version of “O Canada.”
Wild T proved himself to be master of the Stratocaster tearing up plenty of mind-boggling guitar licks, psychedelic solos and lots of groovy, funky bass and solid rhythm.
While hits like “Loveland,” were notably absent from the set list, they played a variety of covers including several huge jams on Jimi Hendrix’s “All Along The Watchtower,” Hey Joe,” as well as some James Brown.
There was also an excellent array of songs from throughout his 20-odd year career including a hilarious version of “Telephone Freak,” during which he did a shot while playing some of his solo, and Yvonne,” which I’d never heard before plus newer material like “Life Goes On” and a beautifully soulful version of “I’ll Play the Blues For You,” both from the latest CD “Fender Bender.”
I especially enjoyed one of his songs early in the set called “Boogie man,” which was followed by an extended version of “All Along The Watchtower,” which he dedicated to the hippies in the audience.
He was called back for another encore of the blues rocker “Mean Mama,” before calling it a night.
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great start, Friday, March 11 with a sold out crowd of enthusiastic music fans. 
They played it with glee. The girls, bassist Marie Josee Dandeneau, banjo player Allison De Groot, fiddler Rosalyn Dennett and guitarist/ lead singer Vanessa Kuzina, showed mad skill on their instruments as well as impressive vocal harmonies.
I stopped by Cudos Lounge to see a full house for Audio/Rocketry as well as Calgary punk band Rumrunner. They were in the middle of major technical issues, but the crowd was pretty patient. 
Band Wars 2 the Revenge returned to the Lethbridge College Barn for another sold out crowd.
s set which won this event. They placed second in the last band wars in January.
One of my other favourite bands, the Mahones, blew black into Lethbridge, March 9, with a rollicking set of upbeat Celtic -punk getting people into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit a week early at the Slice. 
