“High-energy brand of hard rock music, with epic guitar solos and an in-your-face rhythm section.”
SMALL CITY BLUES is a five-piece rock band, formed in the winter of 2013, currently operating out of Regina, Saskatchewan. SCB plays a "High-energy brand of hard rock music, with epic guitar solos and an in-your-face rhythm section."(Adam Hawboldt, The Verb). SCB consists of: Adam Hoffart – vocals, Austin Kot – guitar, Dalton Lemon – guitar, Luke Brunskill – drums, Evan Mass – bass. Influences include Rival Sons, Jimi Hendrix, Alice in Chains, Metallica, etc.
Small City Blues has performed at numerous venues including The Gateway festival, Noise Fest, The Exchange and several bars in southern Saskatchewan. SCB has also opened for touring bands such as “The Blue Stones”, “Whale and the Wolf”, “Enter Sandman”, “The Faceplants”, “Dead Levee”, and “The Hazytones”. SCB has also qualified for Regina’s rock station 104.9 The Wolfs’ Queen City Rocks competition three times, winning the title of “Queen City Rocks Winners of 2018”.
In Support of The Gateway Music Festival, SCB has performed acoustic versions of their songs on Global Regina twice. The latest video received over 18,000 views on Facebook.
SCB released the EP “Cold White Snow” that was recorded at Blue Door recording studio, produced by Miguel Dey, and mastered by Big Bass Brian. This EP is available for purchase on most online music platforms. “Gimme Something” and “Cold White Snow”, singles from the EP, have been played in general rotation on Regina’s rock station 104.9 The Wolf. “Gimme Something” has also been featured on Weyburn’s rock station K106.7, Mellvile’s Parkland Rocks radio, and is Featured on podcasts by “The Film Guild”.
SCB released the singles “Kind of Feeling” in 2019, and “Something Missing” in 2020. Both songs were recorded at Blue Door Recording studio and mixed and mastered by Justin Bender from Divergent Sounds.
Most Recently in 2020, SCB released the single “Doin’ Fine” recorded at Recording Arts Institute Saskatoon. “Doin’ Fine” was also mixed and mastered by Justin Bender from Divergent Sounds.
Small City Blues plans to continue writing and recording new material.