A Windsor band is doing its part to raise funds to aid the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Alice Stops Time will be among the host of bands playing a show on April 24, at the Seahorse Tavern in Halifax. The concert is organized by Music For Good, a group dedicated to promoting local emerging music acts and raising money for charities.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and there is a minimum donation of $6 to enter. All proceeds go to Oxfam Canada to help support the recuperation efforts in Japan.
Tyler Dempsey plays guitar for Alice Stops Time and serves as the group’s lead vocalist. He’s looking forward to playing the benefit show.
“It’s great for exposure,” Dempsey said. “There’s always great crowds and it’s great to be part of something that’s for a good cause.”
This isn’t the first time that Alice Stops Time has played a benefit concert. They also played for shows that raised money for victims of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, and the tsunami in Indonesia in 2004.
The band got involved with the Aid in Japan show through Facebook. Music For Good posted an ad on their page asking local bands to volunteer to play in the show. Dempsey says it was an easy decision to sign up.
“As far as I know, it’s the only straight up musical event in Nova Scotia put together to help in Japan.”
As far as I know, it’s the only straight up musical event in Nova Scotia put together to help in Japan. - Tyler Dempsey
Alice Stops Time began five years ago when “friends started jamming,” Dempsey says. The band members all went to Avon View High School and shared a love for music. Dempsey describes the musical style of the band as ranging from pop rock, to alternative to surf. He said the band’s influences vary from U2 to Alexisonfire.
The band participated in the East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown when they played at the performing stage this month. Dempsey says the band was lucky for the opportunity, something that came about thanks to friends in the music arts program at NSCC.
Dempsey says a highlight of the band’s career was when they got the chance to meet and perform for Gene Simmons in Moncton earlier this year. It was at the Atlantic Brand Confabulation, where Simmons was the keynote speaker of the evening.
As for the future, Dempsey says the band is focused on playing as many shows as possible, while also being in and out of the studio to record new music. Dempsey says the band has been playing a lot of shows in Halifax lately, but they are looking to play more shows in Windsor in the upcoming months.
If people want to see what the band is all about, they have a Facebook page and a YouTube channel.
