It’s a blues, blues world this week with several blues and roots shows happening. 
The week kicks off on Feb. 20 with the jazz jam at HBO3 at the Owl Acoustic Lounge.
If the Derina Harvey Band didn’t give you enough of a Celtic rock fix last week, don’t miss Newfoundland’s the Irish Descendants’ return to Average Joes, Feb. 21. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.
But there are also several alternative rock shows at the old Firehall. There will be a loud experimental rock and keyboard pop show at the Old Firehall, Feb. 21 with local electronic noise pop duo Touching God, Calgary electronic experimental techno artist Trigger Warning and local garage rock duo Cope. The show begins at 8 p.m. There is a $10 cover.
The next night, Feb. 22, is all about metal with Red Deer hard rock band Dusty Tucker, Medicine Hat metalcore band For A Life Unburdened, Calgary metal core band Lacuna and Taber hard rock/ metal band Eons of Earth. Admission is $10 for the show which begins are 8 p.m.
St. John born, Vancouver based rock band Chase the Bear and local band the Decadent Phase play the Slice, Feb. 22.
The Owl features a special show, Feb. 22— the return of Bands as bands begins at 8:15 p.m with Black Roses for Breakfast as Billie Eilish, Mercury as Metallica , Chief Mountain as the Ramones, Mombod as the Runaways and The Rainbow Patrol being KISS.
And Pretty, Witty and Gay kicks off with a new play reading at Club Didi as Calgary playwright Ryan Diller makes the first public reading of “Public Arts Ohio,” at 9 p.m. There is $10 cover.
Pianist Cal Toth is playing Mojos pub on Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. and that is only part of the fun happening on Saturday
Over at Casino Lethbridge, Fast Times will be rocking the pop on Friday and Saturday.
Saturday, Feb. 23 is all about the blues.
Calgary’s Erin Ross returns to the Slice, Feb. 23 with Chris Drew plus George Arsene playing an opening set and previewing the upcoming new Rancho Deluxe album.
The Owl Acoustic Lounge is competing with that blues and roots show with the always popular Papa King and The Boogiemen. King will be joined by bassist Doug Freeman and keyboardist TJ Waltho. Admission is by donation.
And the Lethbridge Folk Club welcomes back Bill Bourne, who will be playing The Lethbridge College Cave, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. sharp with openers Reid Seibert and Bruce MacKay. Bourne can play everything from Celtic music to blues and folk. He was last in Lethbridge at the GeomaticAttic with Tri Continental, last March, was half of Celtic duo Bourne and MacLeod, Celtic band The Tannahill Weavers and was even a member of the Real McKenzies in their early days. Tickets are $25 members, $20 for invited guests which, as always includes an annual membership for Folk Club events.
St. Louis based musician Pokey laFarge isn’t restricted by genres. He’ll play everything from jazz to blues to folk to outlaw country music. The show begins at 8 p.m.sharp. Tickets are $30 in advance $35 at the door.
The biggest blues show of the week is Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Slice when Harpdog Brown and his trio come to town. The music begins at 8 p.m.
Over at the Ten Ten Pub, singer songwriter series returns with Cody Hall and Amy Allred performing beginning at 8 p.m.
The Enmax Centre has a lot of things happening this week. The International peace powwow is Saturday Feb. 23 and Sunday Feb. 24 with two full days of powwow dancing and music competition plus Miss Blackfoot Canada. Admission is $17 general, $7 children and $15 for post-secondary students and seniors.
There is a big country pop show at the Enmax on Tuesday, Feb 26 with Little Big Town plus Midland and Ashley McBryde. Tickets are $45.90, $65.90, $85.90 and $100.90. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Two plays are coming up Playgoers of Lethbridge Break in the newly renovated Sterndale Bennett Theatre, Feb. 20-23 with The hilarious comedy “Where’s Oscar,” running at 7:30 p.m. each night.
Right after that ends, Theatre Outré presents, Calgary based playwright/actor Brett Dahl’s drama ”Like Orpheus.” The Jay Whitehead production runs at Club Didi Feb. 25-March 1.
