Edmonton alternative rock band Rend are excited to come to Lethbridge in support of their EP “Winter to Summer” and latest single and video “Scars,” when they visit the Slice, Oct. 2 with Isobel Trigger and the Utilities.
“ We’re in Prince George now, and it is a long way from Lethbridge,” said lead vocalist Carol-Lynne Quinn, who just traveled 14 hours from Victoria from this show.
“It‘s going really well,” she said adding the band is doing short burst of mini-tours.
“We’ve played a lot of cities we haven’t played before and we’ve made contact with a lot of radio stations we haven’t met before and we’re meeting a lot of new people,” she said.
“ I think meeting all of the new people has been the highlight,” she continued.
She noted the band has found their stride and their sound with the EP which is more straight ahead alternative rock along the lines of bands like Metric, Paramore, a touch of Alanis Morissette and a smattering of the Foo Fighters.
They are excited about their live show.
It’s a super rock show. We’ve only played all ages shows in Lethbridge. This is an 18 plus. So I may be jumping into the audience or jumping off the drum kit. We’re all so passionate about our instruments,” she said.
“ It’s a high quality live show,” she said.
The core of the band, Carol-Lynne Quinn, bassist Jeff Quinn and guitarist Steve Roe have been together from the beginning, but they have been though their share of drummers.
“Those ended well, they just didn’t want to be in a full time rock band,” she said adding while they aren’t full time yet, they all work day jobs, mostly as music instructors, which gives them the flexibility to tour.
They are working on the follow-up to their EP.
“ We’re definitely gearing up to release it in 2015,” she said.
“ In Lethbridge we’ll be playing at least three new ones. Our first album was a mixed bag of a lot of different genres,” she said adding the most recent EP reflects the alternative rock direction they want the band to go in, so the new music will continue along that road.
They have just released a new video for their song “Scars.”
Rend along with Isobel Trigger and The Utilities play the Slice at 9 p.m., Oct. 2. There is a five dollar cover.
