If an awesome show happens and there is no-one there to hear it, did it really happen, or was it just a figment of your imagination?
Calgary blues-rock trio Bluessmyth returned to the Slice, March 8 to play a wicked couple of sets of carefully crafted original blues-rock for about a dozen people.
The low attendance may be due to the fact that Lethbridge has been inundated with awesome shows over the past couple months with more to come. Nonetheless, Bluesmyth brought a lot of big riffs, sexy slide guitar and didn’t play a note out of place in their solos — and all three, guitarist vocalist Chris Yaholkoski, bassist Jason Yaholkoski and drummer Celene Yohemas got to solo.
They added a lot of three part vocal harmonies as well as a sultry blues groove to get the feet moving.
Chris Yaholkoski played some sweet slide and added tasteful wah wah, while Celene Yohemas kept the time like an expensive Swiss watch.
Jason Yaholkoski got lost in his intricate bass groove.
While they played a few blues standards, most of their set was original including their epic Emmett Till trilogy about the rise of the American Civil Rights movement after Till’s death. There was plenty of intricate playing and multiple time changes.
“Rosemary’s Blues” was another uptempo highlight of a set which featured a lot tasteful and groove filled playing.
They also introduced a brand new song. “You’re only the second audience to hear it,” Celene Yohemas said.