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The Study will host some great local bands for the sake of The Argus

Derek Wall
A&E Editor

In order to raise some awareness toward the fantastic student publication that is the Argus (*cough cough*), The Argus executive is hosting a concert at The Study coffeehouse here on the Lakehead campus. If you’ve got some time, love live music, and want to support LU’s student paper, come spend some time with us on Friday night.
The band’s lined up to perform are Thunder Bay performers Jon Reid, Marley Giunta, The Other Colour, and The Promise.
The Promise is made of vocalist Alex Onski, guitarist Timo Pehkonen, keyboardist Sara Salokari, bassist Taylor Perrault, and Master’s degree-holding percussionist Michael Wright. Onski describes the group’s sound as, “a mixture of indie rock, blues, jazz, [and] a tiny bit of folk.” This makes narrowing the sound genre difficult, and Onski further commented, “We don’t really know what to call it!”
The Promise’s line up will consist of both original material and cover tunes.
Jon Reid will also be entertaining the crowd with Jared Schaaf accompanying on guitar. Jon Reid, along with Matt Sellick, won the Youth Talent competition in Thunder Bay last year, so we can expect a solid show from the young entertainer.
In order to get some live talent to perform at the party, The Argus has written off pulling in any profound amount of money from the event. The purpose of the concert is to get as many people out as possible and have a good time. “I like that it’s not so much about raising money,” quoted Argus Editor-In-Chief, Brandi Cameron, “It’s a community event and more about raising awareness and just have people hang out.” The hope is that people, Argus readers or otherwise, come out and just have a good time.
The acoustic theme of the concert will fit right in at Lakehead’s relaxed Study Coffeehouse and should prove to be a great way to kick off the weekend.
The Argus hopes to see many people out at the concert. Price of admission is a mere $5, but remember that if you wish to criticize or complain about The Argus, it is customary to buy the executive a round of beer before doing so. Not sure why this is a custom, it just is.