There are several outstanding and unique shows coming up this week.
But first , there is a new open mic this week beginning tonight at the Stone. Everyone is welcome to play at tonight’s open mic hosted by James Clare and Vercetile. Sign up is 8 p.m. Solo singer songwriters are welcome to play first followed by an open jam for anyone who wants to group up and jam together.
Toques and Beards host another open mic at the Slice tonight.
The other big event is this weekend, when LSCO rocks the block all day Saturday. There will be numerous bands playing beginning at noon with classic metal band Rex. They will be followed by Wheeler Dealer, the Chevelles, Hippodrome, Who’s Yer Daddy, Texas Flood , Alter Ego and Double Jack.
The Hibikiya drummers will be performing tweeners in between the hour long sets. There will be a beer gardens and an assortment of vendors as well. And best of all, in addition to raising money to keep programs at the Lethbridge Senior Centre Organization operation, there is no charge to attend this fun, outdoor event.
There are also a couple cool Wednesday shows including Austin songwriter / producer Gurf Morlix, who will be bringing his tribute to his friend Blaze Foley who was murdered back in 1989.
Numerous people have covered Foley’s songs including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, and John Prine, just to name a few.
Lucinda Williams wrote a song about him called “Drunken Angel.” Morlix will be bringing his Blaze Foley tribute to the Geomatic Attic on Wednesday, June 8.
The evening will begin with an hour long documentary by filmmaker Kevin Triplett, who never knew Foley, but spent 12 years interviewing people who knew him to make his debut film. Triplett himself joins the tour and will be answering questions after the film. Morlix will then play a set of songs from his new Blaze Foley tribute Album, Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream.
Tickets are $25 for members, $27.50 for non-members or $30 at the door. The show begins at 8 p.m.
Also on Wednesday, get ready for some fun roots with Winnipeg’s The F-Holes, who play the Slice, June 8.
Raleigh is also back in town, June 10. The innovative three peice , cello powered folk trio will be performing with Dojo Workhorse at the Slice.
And the rock doesn’t stop on a Monday as the Stellar Radio Choir kicks off their cross Canadian Tour at the Tongue n Groove, Monday, June 13. Mobina Galore and local rock band Planet Telex are also playing.
More importantly, be at Average Joes, Thursday to help choose the local band who will be opening up for Nazareth, July 21.
Gravity Crash, Dalliance Elixir, Curt Young and Lance Tailfeathers are the finalists who will be performing. Crowd support is one of many factors the bands are being judged on. So be there. The winning band not only gets to play a 30 minute set opening for Nazareth and record a single, but get 15 free tickets to the show to give to their supporters. So come on out and show there is something to do in Lethbridge.
Advance tickets for the show, which begins at 9 p.m., cost $20.
While it isn’t music related, there are a variety of crafts related events happening this week in honour of Knitting in Public Week June 11-18. Activities begin Friday, June 10 with the Lethbridge Etsy Craft Party Scrap meet, which take place at the Parlour (407 2nd Ave South) from 7-9 p.m. for you to trade in scrap material, yarn, paper, glues, scissors or supplies.
Saturday, June 11 is International yarn bombing day. Yarn bombing, yarnstorming, guerrilla knitting or graffiti knitting is described as a employing colourful displays of knitted or crocheted cloth to decorate walls, trees or other things with them instead of chalk or spay paint. Find out more at www.craftateria.blogspot.com
