Easter weekend rocks with Dave Chomiak’s annual ultimate ’80s Easter Weekend.
The weekend begins Thursday, March 28 with tributes to The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and Alanis Morissette. The fun continues Good Friday, March 29 with tributes to Def Leppard, Dokken and Heart and the fun continues Saturday, March 30 with tributes to Van Halen, Motley Crüe and Judas Priest. Tickets are $60 for all three nights, $50 for any two nights and $30 for single tickets at the door or $25 in advance.
But that’s not all.
The rock begins tonight, Tuesday, March 26 with Chinook High School rocks returning to the Owl Acoustic lounge and an all ages gig at the Moose Hall with death metal band Dying Remains, Calgary metal band, Snakepit, Edmonton/ Fort Saskatchewan thrash metal band Pre Breaker and local metal band Drearius.
There is a $20 cover for the show which begins at 6 p.m.
Wednesday is all about jazz music with Sheena Lawson and the LoveCats returning to the Watertower Grill.
It’s the end of the month so Teri Petz returns to the Owl Acoustic lounge to host the monthly poetry open mic.
Steve Foord hosts the Slice’s open mic on Wednesday, March 27 as well.
HBO 3 returns to the Owl Acoustic lounge on Thursday, March 28.
As usual Gabe Thaine hosts the weekly jam for hunger at Theoretically Brewing beginning at 6 p.m on Thursday.
Danica Sommer has a busy weekend as her Alanis Morissette tribute plays the Place on Thursday to open the ultimate ’80s weekend. She is also playing an acoustic opening set with Austin Phillips on Friday at the Slice. They are opening for Wanda Krein -MacKay’s new project Wildflower Whiskey which features Jack Horne Jr, Kyle Horne Skye Hurd and Reg Osmond.