Taking the stage in Drumheller will be a first for Canadian country music band Jason Hastie and the Alibi.
While Hastie has made tracks through the valley a number of times going from his hometown of Birsay, Saskatchewan to his current home base of Calgary, he is looking forward to taking to the stage in the valley.
Jason Hastie and the Alibi will be in Drumheller on Saturday, April 18 to rock the Badlands Community Facility. Hastie has been plugging away in the Canadian country music industry since 2005, first as a solo act and then part of a duo. In 2013, he released a six song EP that gained some traction. Recorded in Nashville, it spent time as the number one Canadian Country Album on iTunes. The track “She Ain’t Pretty” hit #46 on the Mediabase charts in Canada.
His music took the next evolutionary step with his band “the Alibi”. Onstage they commanded a presence at the Calgary Stampede and the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. This earned them a distribution deal with Southbound Records and eOne Music in Canada.
Not one to rest on this success, their second album is close to being completed.
“It will be nice for it to be done. We have spent a lot more time on this album. Patience is tough in this industry, but I have learned it definitely pays off,” he said.
“My guitar player Joe Fraser and I coproduced the album so, we have really added a lot of elements of our own sound and our own experience to it. We rocked it up a little bit and the songs have a lot of drive to them. There are also a couple songs that are quite emotional.”
With all of this work in the studio, Hastie say fans can expect a stellar show.
“The whole band is very lively, everybody loves interacting with the crowd and I think that sets us apart from other country bands,” he said.
Along with Hastie and the Alibi, local singer Abby Fooks will be performing at the show.
The show is Saturday, April 18 and it is an all ages show with a concession and beer garden. Tickets are available at For Sight Vision, Riverside Dental, Western GM, the BCF and Power Realty.
