University of Lethbridge based community alternative radio station CKXU officially kicked off their annual FunDrive by going country, March 21 at the Slice.

 FunDrive is the time of year CKXU volunteers take to the airwaves and go into the community holding events to raise a little cash to “boost the signal” as per this year’s slogan and buy necessary items needed around the radio station like microphones, computer upgrades, CD players and record players.

Their country night gave them a good start and was good entertainment as local alternative rock acts like Planet Telex and Comic Charley tried their hands at playing country music.

 Planet Telex played a hot set of modern country music and then tackled the always entertaining and obscene “the Rodeo Song,” before ending their set by countrifying Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades.”
 

Country cats Treeline and Shaela Miller showed everyone how it was supposed to be done by playing a solid set with a revamped lineup of more outlaw country songs.

Lead vocalist Ryan Dyck was also playing bass for their set, as lead vocalist Shaela Miller remained on rhythm guitar. Tyler Bird was on drums and Taylor Ackerman added another rhythm guitar.
They sang a lot of two stepping songs mostly about drinking and carousing, but didn’t play many of their own songs for this set.
 CKXU easily surpassed their goal of raising $12,000 near the end of their Fundrive week activities finishing with a total of $13,390 in pledges alone.