What better way to celebrate  the opening of a music store a with a day full of live music? That was the scene, June 18. While the Slice was jumping with a jazz jam, which was a highlight of the Lethbridge Jazz Festival, the parking lot next to it was rocking with the sounds of several local performers,  mostly the bands of Long and McQuade staff members. Performers included Matt Groenheides band j.a.m.ani, Matt Robinson’s family band Lancaster, Psycomantium, Vista Park, the Chevelles and the Necessities.
 Also helping Long and McQuade celebrate their grand opening, were teachers including pianist Cal Toth as well as a couple bands made of students.
 Throughout the afternoon before the rain hit, people milled about, eating food  from the Owl Acoustic Lounge as well as exploring the Blueprint records’s booth.