L.A. Beat

Event

Title:: LCSA Band Wars
When:: Fri, Oct 19
Where:: Lethbridge
Category:: Rock

Description

Time: 7 p.m.

Cover: $10 non students or at the Door, $5 students in advance

The Avulsion http://www.reverbnation.com/theavulsion

Formed in 2010 as Celestial Coffin, The Avulsion was formed with intentions of being one of the next heaviest acts to come out of Lethbridge. The Avulsion started playing shows in November of 2010, followed by a string of successful shows for most of 2011, opening for bands such as Death Toll Rising, Auroch, Scythia, The Killing Field,The Order of Chaos, Titan, Naraka, and many others. During these times, members left and joined, and the musical direction changed. What was a notorious Black/Death act is now a full-out brutal assault, taking traits from Death Metal, Thrash Metal, and Grindcore. The Avulsion is eager to play more shows in 2012 and even more eager to play the new material written by the new lineup.

Rex; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rex/350645914109

Formed in mid 2009 from the ashes of the Allegations, Rex rose phoenix-like....

Ryan Dyck, Sean Simpson and Jeff Carlson added Mark De Georgio to the fold, and a few months later Mr. Sheldon Arvay came on the scene to round out the lineup.

Unfortunately, Rex and Sheldon parted ways in April of 2010, due to personal commitments.

Rex then welcomed Mr. Shane Olson to the group - He brought a heady mix of energy, professionalism and skill to our organization.

In September of 2011 Mark De Georgio and Rex parted ways due to vocal injury.

October 2011 saw Adam Morris join to fill the vacant spot and brought discipline, drive, and direction with his almost 5 octaves of classically trained vocals.

In May 2012, Rex invited Dana Beauchemin to add his killer fretboard mastery to the line-up to fill out the ever growing sound...

Rex plays a mix of classic hard rock that is not of the sort heard every day, some songs that a lot of bands wont dare to do, a few favorites, and even a few b-side covers that just need to be heard... endless energy and skilled musicianship are the hallmarks of this band of talented men.

Come and see for yourself.....join the party!!!!

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Sophmore Jakes http://www.myspace.com/sophmorejakes or www.sophmorejakes.com

Sophmore Jakes Since 2004 Southern Alberta's Sophmore Jakes have been honing their unique brand of indie pop punk rock into a sound that can only be characterized as "The most fun I've ever seen someone have while playing music". Their unforgettable live show, boundless energy and sanguine songwriting is filled with the humor and social commentary of five young men Committed to the dream of being working musicians. Sophmore Jakes Newest album "There's More to Life than Satellites" is a high energy adventure through the superior vena cava of pop punk, blazing a new trail through an already defined genre. With comparisons to Blink 182, Fall out Boy and All Time Low, "Satellites" has the mature composure of seasoned songwriters with enough youthful hook to keep any listener entertained. www.sonicbids.com/sophmorejakes www.reverbnation.com/sophmorejakes www.facebook.com/sophmorejakes www.youtube.com/sophmorejakesrock "Sophmore Jakes are a feast for the senses. Your attention is constantly being drawn from one to another, all the while in disbelief at the quality of musicianship for men so young in years, but obviously not in talent and ability." View Sophmore Jakes's EPK @ www.sonicbids.com/sophmorejakes For booking please contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Members
Ryland Moranz - Vocals, Guitar, Ewoks .. .. Jessie Goodfellow - Drums, 6 pack since kindergarden .. .. Geoff Markey - Bass, Musical Hatchet .. .. Jetton Cooper Fleming - Merch, Graphic design, Making things for the telly, Computer hacking skills, Official band secret agent. .. Kris Goodfellow - Moog, Synth, Vocals, Ginger

The Utilities http://theutilities.bandcamp.com/

he Utilities are an Indie Rock band from Lethbridge, Alberta. They have just finished their second full length, "Flint", set to be released on Esper Records on April 14th, 2012. With lots of shows planned, new songs being written, and new fans being won, The Utilities are making a splash in the Western Canadian indie-rock scene. Watch for the new album in April and shows near you coming up soon!

Lightworker http://www.reverbnation.com/lightworker

There was a time in southern Alberta when a flood of screamo, punk, and metalcore bands were the fuel for a thriving music scene, but those days have gone with the changing of times. Today, Rock music, complimented by a small hardcore scene, are the main substance of southern Alberta music. We are in need of something new. Something heavy hitting, melodic, fast paced, and emotional. The scene needs more local shows, for the masses of kids and adults alike who have the innate desire to get
up and move, scream at the top of their lungs, and connect with a community brought together by nothing more than the love of great music.

In the summer of 2010, the band concept was born in the minds of vocalist Levi Tolman and guitarist Tyler Holt. The idea was to write the music they loved: heavy, melodic, and filled with energy. After 9 months of hunting, guitarist Grant Gauthier, drummer Zac Beres, and bass player Jess Peterson rounded out the line up, and Lightworker was born. With influences derived from 21st century bands like Atreyu, Senses Fail, Thrice, Story of the Year and loads of others, these guys pump out hard hitting tunes that lull you into a melancholic state before tearing your face off with break downs worthy of most passionate hardcore fans.

With a solid set of songs and a high energy live show, Lightworker is sure to turn heads. They are on a mission to build a scene.
Southern Alberta is in need of something new. A new scene. A new sound. A new community of music.

Southern Alberta is in need of Lightworker.

Outlets

Lustre Creame http://www.reverbnation.com/lustrecreame

The band Lustre Creame came into existence in the winter of 2007. Three individuals sharing like-visions of moving over and beyond the rock and roll status-quo: that of Aaron Trozzo, Willis Orriss, and Christopher Lipinski. It was this instantaneous mesh of ideas, creative drive, and individual blue-collar jadedness that had Lustre Creame immediately punching out new and exciting original material. As time ran on, it became obvious that the band had something of a special rock & roll relationship; individualistic in nature and breaching pure-rock-fury.
Lustre Creame have been described as “...the most entertaining live act in Lethbridge, not to mention the most technically proficient” but seeing is believing. Every song has been crafted from the ground up, largely abandoning the standard popular approaches to verse/chorus/verse writing methods, but maintaining values of melody, structure, and dynamic. Think of their musical styling as a delicious layer cake incorporating elements of progressive rock, funk, grunge, blues, world rhythms, and a thin stratum of weird pop. It it this flexibility within their music that makes them able to adapt and earn fans in any type of live performance setting.
Lustre Creame have released two EP's (independently written, recorded, mixed, mastered, packaged) and their first full-length is currently in the works, due mid-summer 2012. It's been said that the future holds good things for those who are willing to work hard for them; if this bears any truth, Lustre Creame should have a very interesting future ahead of them.

Sacred Savage http://www.reverbnation.com/sacredsavage

Myron Fox - Vocals/Guitar, Terry Eagle Speaker - Bass, Dwayne Eagle Speaker - Drums

Sacred Savage is an metal band from the Kainai Nation and have been playing under this name since 2010 with this lineup. The band was known as Dr Blood for most of the 90's and early 2K's. Sacred Savage has recently been writing and recording original metal tunes that touch on the tribal icons and history of the North American First Nation and has been drawn to the darker side of sonic imagery. The band's sound is a basic primal assault and desecration of the senses riding hard towards the heaviest of metal. Sacred because of the dedication to personal discipline and hard working personas and Savage because of the deadly intent and precision of clear minded warriors armed with modern music weaponry. S.S. is inferior to no one.......

The Void http://www.reverbnation.com/musicisvoid

Jon Vornbrock/Guitar/Vocals Dean Wilson/Drums Rob Cooper/Guitar Jonny On Here/Bass

The Void has been a solid dump bin of songs for Jon Vornbrock since 2007. The first record "Play.Make.Believe" was recorded by Jon in his bedroom in 2007 and is now a limited pressing. A few other recordings have been lost in piles of compact discs and tapes but may be released in the future. An acoustic album that was recorded in December of 08 has been dug up, dusted off and released in the summer of 2012. 4 additional tracks were recorded to fill out the album. That record will be a limited run of 50 copies. The Void is now in the mixing process of a full length first ever group album. Since all other projects from Void members have been put on hiatus the group now has a driving force that will not be stopped any time soon. Demo tracks will be posted in the near future.

$5 Students in Advance at LCSA
$10 Non-Students/Door