There are a couple very cool shows this week.
 If you like mainstream country music, Alberta country musician Paul Brandt plays the Enmax Centre, March 7 with special guests High Valley.
 The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $41 and $59.

There is also country music at Casino Lethbridge this weekend, where Kixxsin will be playing March 9 and 10. The band includes members of Jo Hikk, who have had a couple songs played on contemporary country radio.
There are a couple excellent blues/ folk shows this week. Calgary blues/ folk singer- songwriter Erin Ross plays the Mocha Cabana, March 9 and the Owl Acoustic Lounge, March 10.
She promised a variety of originals and blues classics.
There is no cover for either show.

Tristan Skretting returns to the Mocha Cabana, March 10.
 For more uptempo blues, Calgary blues/ rock trio Bluesmyth play the Slice, March 8.
 For local blues, Paul Kype and Texas Flood host the open mic at the Slice, March 13. Kype is also playing a solo showcase at the Black Tomato Lounge, March 7.
 It’s never too early to get in the mood for St. Patrick’s Day.

Winnipeg Celtic rock band the Dust Rhinos make their first visit to Lethbridge, March 9 at the Slice.
Though they have been together  for 19 years, they have never played Lethbridge before.

 The Slice is also presenting a unique take on folk music as Craig Cardiff will be experimenting with looping effects and stories, March 17. There is $12 cover in advance or $15 at the door.
 Sidney York, combining  Brandi Sidoryk, oboist Sheryl Reinhardt and bassoonist Krista Wodelt’s talents are also back at the Slice March 11 with the Fortunate Isles, Violent Kin and Sister Gray.
The Owl Acoustic Lounge spreads their rock wings, March 9, with Dead Eye Strobe Light, who were a hit at the Lethbridge College Student’s Association band wars in February.

There is a lot more than just music this week.
 New West Theatre opens the Kitchen Witches, March 8.
 The hilarious comedy  features two competing food show hosts and starts Erica Hunt, Jeremy Mason, Karen Johnson-Diamond and Kelly Malcolm. New West Theatre  is running a special promotion where you can join the cast on stage for a cooking demonstrations. You receive four tickets to the show worth $100, a tax receipt for $100, an autographed poster of the show and you get to join them on stage.
 The Kitchen Witches runs March 8-17 in the Sterndale Bennett Theatre.