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Event

Title:: Blueprint’s fourth birthday with Fist City,Heat-Ray, Savk, the Moby Dicks, Chief Mountain
When:: Fri, Sep 17
Where:: The Slice - Lethbridge
Category:: Rock

Description

Time: 9 p.m.

cover: none

Celebrate Blueprint Records’ fourth anniversary with local garage rock/ punk band Fist City and Heat-Ray from Calgary.

Fist City are vocalist/ guitarist Kirsten Griffiths her sister Brittany on bass, guitarist Evan Van Reekum and drummer Ryan Grieve who just released their new record “Hunting You.”

http://www.myspace.com/fistcitycult

www.myspace.com/heatray77

In an age when the lines between pop, electronic and rock are increasingly blurred, when it seems rock bands are more likely to lug Mac books than Marshall stacks, the guitar-driven assault of Calgary, Alberta's Heat-Ray is a refreshing blast of pure rock energy. Drawing on the legacy of bands like My Bloody Valentine and Th' Faith Healers, Heat-Ray add pop hooks and a pure rock'n'roll sensibility to the classic wall-of-noise template to create a thoroughly modern take on shoegazer rock. Winning audiences and puncturing eardrums with their devastating live show since 2007, Heat-Ray brought their sonic attack to home stereos with Loveallover - their scorching 2009 debut release on Pop Echo Records. They followed that up in the summer of 2010 with Never Forever, a tasty blue-vinyl 7 inch single/digital download release. With a line up featuring Calgarians Aaron Smelski (Hot Little Rocket and Lotus Galaxy), Sheila Mann (Lotus Galaxy), Jon Pynn and Joel Tobman (both formerly of Shiver), and transplanted Edmontonian Matt Pahl, (The Floor, Columbus), Heat-Ray are no strangers to the studio or stage. This veteran savvy is apparent on both Never Forever and Loveallaver, as the band offers catchy pop-based hooks while pushing the edge of noisy experimentalism. With Never Forever and Loveallover, Heat-Ray have re-established shoegaze as a vital genre while pushing it in new directions.

Sounds like: Silversun Pickups, Swervedriver, Eric's Trip, Skywave, Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr., PJ Harvey, My Bloody Valentine, Th' Faith Healers

Instrumentation
Sheila Mann-vocals
Matt Pahl-guitar and vocals
Aaron Smelski-guitar and vocals
Joel Tobman-bass
Jon Pynn-drums

The Moby Dicks http://www.myspace.com/themobydicksandstuff are Paul Lawton, Joel Butler and Evan Van Reekum a local punk/ garage rock trio.

Chief Mountain www.myspace.com/chiefmountainband is will/geetarr ...... nigel/trash can drums, back alley bass ...... huskalero/dirty looks, macho hooks....tico/rhythm geetarr & choke slams, a local garage rock/ surf rock band.

Savk www.myspace.com/savksongs

Savk (Stephen A. van Kampen) has been writing, singing and playing his own songs for many years in many different bands, including Beija Flor (2003-2010 RIP). Though it is only recently that he decided to try his hand at going solo, Savk is finally realizing his complete musical vision. Raw, rough and sometimes uncomfortably honest, Savk not only wears his heart on his sleeve, but rips it out and throws it at the audience. Between his dynamic guitar, whiskey soaked vocals, and his stomping foot percussion board, it is hard to believe so much sound can come from one person. With punk rock roots, old soul sensibilities, and a love for all things tarnished and worn, Savk captures a sound that defies the usual “folk” sound, yet still embraces its principal messages of storytelling, and social justice. With his brand new release slated for early 2010, Savk is gaining momentum quickly, and making a lot of new friends along the way. Savk's greatest inspirations include: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Feist, Neil Young, Radiohead, Devendra Banhart, Nick Drake, Red House Painters, Animal Collective, Ray Charles, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Billy Holiday, The White Stripes, Simon and Garfunkle, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, The Clash and everyone he has played with over the years. Confused? It’s best to just give Savk listen.

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/savksongs#ixzz0yu99gjiw

Venue

Venue:: The Slice - Website
Street:: 314 - 8th Street South
ZIP:: T1J 2J6
City:: Lethbridge
State:: AB
Country:

Description

403-320-0117

Not only do we have the best pizza in town, we are also the center of Lethbridge's NightLife.

We are the only bar in town featuring live music every day of the week. Canadian touring artists, local legends and new emerging artists, everyone stops here.