There are some hot local shows coming up in the first week of January.
This week is all about guitar pulls or songwriter’s circles.
The first Windy City Opry of the season, Wednesday, Jan. 8 will be a songwriter‘s circle featuring a lot of local talent including Ali Stuart, Bailey Kate, Skinny Dyck, John Wort Hannam, Shaela Miller and Zach Passey. They will be playing two sets, with three songwriters in each set. As always the show begins at 8 p.m. sharp. There is a $10 cover.
The Slice has another songwriter’s circle on Jan. 11 featuring Chris Drew and Friends.
The next night, Jan. 9, Corduroy Brown aka the Decadent Phases James Swinney, hosts to Slice’s Thursday open mic.
Megan Brown, aka Makiisma will be at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Jan. 10. She will be joined by unique musical collective Joshua Beebe and the Forest Orchestra, who play their own show, Jan 18 at the Slice. They include Joshua Beebe - vocals/guitar/ukulele; guitarist Barry Livingstone; keyboardist Leif Nordholm ; bassist Bee S-O; flautist Beth Wilson; clarinetist/keyboardist Ty Vanden Dool; cellist Seth Harasem-Mitchell ; Gabe Thaine Olsen playing trombone/percussion and drummer Devin Gergel.
It is a big local rock night at the Slice, Jan. 10, where Medicine Hat’s Indifferent will be playing with local retro rock band the Cayley and the Waterfront. That show begins at 9 p.m.
The Lethbridge Folk Club features their first open mic of the year, Jan. 10 at casa at 7 p.m. Admission is five dollars.
If you are in the mood for a little country, Driven is at Casino Lethbridge for the weekend.
Lemba and the New Testaments featuring Ajay Jameson are at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Jan. 11.
It is always pretty special when Winnipeg folk/ punk musician Greg Rekus returns to the Owl Acoustic Longe. He hosts their open mic, Jan. 13 with Grotko.
Gabe Thaine is all over the place in the coming weeks. in addition to performing with Joshua Beebe and the Forest Orchestra, he also hosts the Slice of blues jam on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
That is competing with a special Tuesday night show at the Owl Acoustic Lounge,Jan 14, where Montreal based multi-disciplinary Métis artist/ poet and musician Moe Clark will be performing.
HBO3 brings in the New Year with the first jazz jam of 2020, Jan. 15 at the owl Acoustic lounge. It begins at 8:45 p.m. Admission is by donation.
The Slice has a great show on Wednesday, Jan. 15 as country/ roots musician Daniel Romano shows his punk side with ancient Shapes. He was last in Lethbridge in 2018. local punk band Facecut and Red Deer stoner rock band King Bull will be joining them.
Tyler Bird hosts the Slice’s Jan. 16 open mic.
It is all about rock and metal on Jan. 17.
Calgary band Shuffalo make their debut at the Owl Acoustic lounge with North Cold, Jan. 17.
The Slice welcomes local melodic hardcore band Invicta heights with Calgary hardcore punk band Citizen Rage with fellow Calgarians, Celtic rock/symphonic metal band Syryn. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
For more mainstream Celtic music, the Lethbridge Folk Club opens their Spring season on Jan 18 with Edmonton based Celtic band Celtara. Tickets are $10 students $30 or $25 for members The show begins at 8 p.m. sharp.
And Zojo Black play the blues at Casino Lethbridge, Jan 18.
And Kyle Gruninger returns to Lethbridge as part of the queen Musical “We Will Rock You,” At the Enmax Centre, Jan. 19.
