Epicness ensues
Ten Second Epic is back in Edmonton
Ten Second Epic is set to play the Starlite Room Nov. 4.
Jessica Johns – writer
Ten Second Epic, the five-piece rock band from Edmonton, is playing at The Starlite Room on Nov. 4, for the first time since 2009.
“We’re really excited,” says Andrew Usenik, lead vocalist of the band. “We haven’t played a headline show in Edmonton in two-and-a-half years now. It’s been a long time in between writing the record, actually recording it, and in between then we were focused on touring in Europe and Japan. So it’s been a long time coming.”
“It’s cliché to say but there are very few things that beat a home town show so we’re pretty excited to finally be back here,” Usenik continues.
The band released their new album Better Off in September of 2011, with the single “Young Classics” as its big hit, and they are excited to kick off their Canadian tour in the City of Champions.
“There’s a lot of really great cities in Canada,” Usenik begins, “and certain cities that stick out across the world,” says Usenik, “but for us, it’s the only city where we have so many friends and family at the show as well and that just makes it a really cool dynamic.”
“And everyone in Edmonton is always proud of anything that comes from Edmonton,” Usenik continues, “so I think there’s that extra sense of pride when it comes to the local shows.”
Acres of Lions, a rock band from Victoria, will be accompanying the band on this much-awaited tour. “We haven’t toured with them before,” says Usenik.
“It’s important for us to have quality control. A lot of people have political decisions behind their support but for us we want to make sure we have the best show and we want people to have a good time, so the choice was obvious for us.”
So how does this hometown band keep Edmonton shows exciting? “I think an important part is not overplaying Edmonton,” says Usenik. “It’s an easy thing to do, but for us we make a conscious effort not to do that because when we do play here, we want to do it right.”
The band constantly strives to create a unique show for the dwellers of the city that the members grew up in. The band’s 2009 show at The Starlite Room was a release party for their album Hometown.
This live performance was filmed. For the Nov. 4 show, that footage is going to be released for the first time as a bonus feature to a documentary of Ten Second Epic making the record on DVD.
“We’re really excited to show people this,” Usenik says. “It’s a way for people to get a glimpse at what it’s like making a record. And for those people not in Edmonton, it gets to show them what an Edmonton show is like.”
The band has always put on high energy, passionate shows and there is no doubt the show on Nov. 4 will live up to the expectation.
