There are a lot of excellent shows this week, not to mention and impressive variety of music. The big show of the week takes place at the Yates Centre with Los Lobos and special guests, Leeroy Stagger and his band. They play the Yates Jan. 23.
There is a big metal show at the Moose Hall, Jan 25.
Several
metal bands will be playing including Black Pestilence, Path to
Extinction, local bands the Avulsion and the Morbidly Depraved and Death
Pledge plus Vythrak and Descending Abomination.' The all ages show
begins at 6 p.m.. There is a $10 cover.
Death Pledge is also featured in a day long local band showcase at the Smokehouse.
This
huge show begins at noon with Dory and the Weathermen followed by Death
Pledge, local grunge/ alternative band Fox Eyes, blues band the Johnny
Rains Band, Danny Douglas, Form 9, rock band the Raw Dogs, pop-punk
band Open 24-7, traditional First Nations folk duo Curt Young and Young
Medicine.
Classic rock blues band Driving While Blind, Temple City
and classic rock band Undefined who wind things up around 6 p.m. Each
band plays for 30 minutes.
There is no cover for the show. An open
jam session will follow.
In a similar vein, classic rock band the
Chevelles rock the Casino, Friday and Saturday.
For something
completely different, Calgary based classically rained electro pop band
Sidney York play the Slice, Jan 25. They are touring in support of
their new CD ‘Hearts <3s’ There is a $10 cover for that show.
The Slice also has a really different show which was just announced.
Quadra Island, B.C. based one man band Shane Philip returns to Lethbridge to play the Slice, Jan. 23.
He
plays a multitude of instruments, most prominently three didgeridoos,
and uses them all to blend blues music with a touch of reggae, some
world music and rock and folk music.
Tickets cost $8 in advance, $10 at the door for the show, which begins at 9:30 p.m.
For jazz buffs, Herb Hicks returns to the Mocha Cabana, Friday and Saturday. And James Oldenburg plays his regular gigs at Ric’s Grill, Jan. 22 and the Cotton Blossom Lounge on Thursday, Jan. 23. Sheldon Arvay plays an acoustic show at Ric’s Grill with his band on Jan. 25.
The Owl Acoustic Lounge has some great talent from Edmonton on the weekend,
Evan
Uschenko’s new band the Palmers play their debut gig of old school rock
and roll inspired music at the owl Acoustic lounge, jan. 24 with
Edmonton songstress Cayley Thomas.
And Edmonton folk singer Alex Vissa returns to the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Jan. 25.
One
of Saskatchewan’s best up and coming bands Johnny Don’t will be
blending indie rock with a touch of jazz and R and B and just a touch of
funk at the Slice, Jan 24.
The Blue Ridge Mountain Country Society
has their monthly afternoon jam session on Sunday, Jan 25 as well
beginning at 1 p.m. It is one of many regular open jams happening in
Lethbridge.
And if you want
to bang your head ’70s style, don’t miss Hamilton based riff rockers
Monster Truck, when they roar into Average Joes on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Tickets are $20 for the show which begins at 9 p.m..
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor