The Geomatic Attic has a busy week of shows, but none of them are actually at the Attic.
 First up are two big fundraising concerts for the U of L Global Drums. The first is a dinner at the Mocha Cabana, April 14 featuring Vancouver rockabilly trio Cousin Harley and Ottawa blues rock trio MonkeyJunk. Doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner is served at 6 p.m and the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $82.50.

If you missed that, the two groups will be playing an evening show at the German Canadian Club, April 15. Tickets for that show cost $42.50.

 The Geomatic Attic continue their University of Lethbridge series, April 18 with Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland aka husband/ wife folk/country/ rock duo Whitehorse. That show is almost sold out. Their latest CD “Leave No Bridge Unburned is doing well with singles “ Downtown” and “ Baby What’s Wrong” doing well on the chart.

 That show is competing with another very popular event at the Slice- The annual South Country Fair Songwriting Contest finals.
A panel of judges will choose the best newcomer and best seasoned pro’s song, submitted from songwriters from all over Alberta. The winners get to play their song during the Fair on the South Stage. The finalists are Jolaine Kelly, Tyra Whitson, Andrew Scott, Laurie Anne Fuhr, Leanna Copithorne, Chris Gheran, Michael Granzow, Cathy Hawley, George Arsene, Derek Hrynyk, Robb Moss and Rob Lagace.
There is no charge to attend the finals, which begin at 7 p.m.

The Slice hosts a fundraiser for the Heliocentric  Radio Theatre Workshop on CKXU, April 17 featuring the music of the Ruby Plumes and Johnny G and the Spots. This is a new group which will be performing original radio plays on CKXU beginning in September. There is a seven dollar cover for the show.

April 18 will be a busy night with a lot of variety as there is also an excellent punk/ metal show at Inferno featuring Calgary  hardcore metal band Stab Twist Pull plus Medicine Hat’s Morbidly Depraved, Calgary metal duo Perception of Pain and local metal band the Avulsion. Admission is $10 at the door.

 There's no music, but  a whole lot of fun happening at the Bill Kergan Centre, April 18 where Rock Paper Scissors players will be lending a hand or two to the Lethbridge Association for Community Living. Rock Scissors paper players will be competing for a $250 cash prize for first place and  cash prizes for second and third place.

 Tickets are $10 from Kapow Comics and the Lethbridge Association for Community Living. The event starts at 5 p.m. Registration is 4 p.m.
 If you want to dance, the Onion features the last Kick it Saturday of the season featuring Calgary DJs Strange Manner, Carbon Copy, and Lethbridge’s  Erwin the Intern and Shanks. There is a n optional cover charge to help organizers Unified Vibe, who have been doing Kick it Saturdays once a month, bring in other acts.

 

For something completely different, the Lethbridge Community Gold Band play their annual show at College Drive community Church, April 18 as well. Their annual spring concert this year is called the “Planets. ” They will be playing Allen Vizzutti’s “ Mystic  Warriors” based on Ulysses as well as  Gustav Holt’s seven movement work “The Planets.”
 The performance features guest conductor Karly Lewis as well as conductor Ken Rogers and guest soloists Don Robb and Dr. Josh Davies. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15.
 The Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra also performs this weekend, April 17 at Southminster United Church.

 Chamber Series 5 features Classics with a twist as the Symphony tackles  Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18 in B-Flat major and the world premiere of the Brian Black String Quartet’s performance  Schubert’s String Quartet on C Major Op 163.
 Nigel Boehm will be the guest soloist on cello.

The other big event this weekend is the Men’s TnT  show, April 18-19 at the Enmax Centre. There will be  a variety of “man-centric” activities and attractions including Playboy Playmate of the Year Kennedy Summers, plenty of toys, tattoos, cars plus music from Lethbridge rockabilly trio Bent 8 who play at 2:30 p.m. each day of the show. The event runs 11 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. Admission is$17 per day or $25 for a weekend pass.

 If you like country music you will want to be at Average Joes where the always popular Julian Austin will be holding court, April 17 with special guests the Old Man River band. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $15 on the day of the show.

Other interesting shows include Edmonton Indie rock folk trio Scenic Route to Alaska who play the Owl Acoustic Lounge, April 18 and  Carter Felker and Lukas Chiasson at the Owl on April 17
 Local rock band Soup of Flies rock the Casino  Friday and Saturday. There are also a couple excellent early week shows as  Hamilton slacker poet, funnyman and crazy character B.A. Johnston returns to The Owl Acoustic Lounge in support of his new CD  to play a show with local punk trio Advertisement and Internet Love on April 21. The Owl also features Mark Mills and Windmills on Monday, April 20.