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StreetSounds by Aubrey McInnis Field Day’s lead singer and guitarist, John Hiebert, is excited to be playing the only Western Canadian date for the Warped Tour when it breezes through Calgary on July 6 at Race City Speedway. Not only will it let people know that Field Day are up and playing again after another personnel switch, but it will also give the trio a chance to debut material from their forthcoming album, The Dawn of a New Day (Onefoot Records) due out in August. Talking to John about the show, he’s most excited to see TSOL because he’s been listening to them for the last 18 years, ever since his brother introduced him to their debut EP and their seminal record, Dance With Me. Once he’s played his own set and seen TSOL, he’ll be making tracks to go see skateboard legend Steve Caballero, whose sport’s influence on Field Day is as important as TSOL’s music. Well, most of Field Day. "I do a little bit of skateboarding, not very much – John and Jay are way bigger skaters," corrects Steve Elaschuk (Thousandsticks, Earthquake Pills, Wagbeard), the new bass player for Field Day. "Jay just built a ramp in his backyard and he’s always out front riding his BMX... they’re still pretty hardcore skater guys." No kidding. John says that the little ramp which he and Jay Kreway (on drums) constructed is actually a 16-foot wide halfpipe. So to the kids who are endlessly in search of a place to skate: you may want to buddy up to the boys in Field Day. One of the hardest working bands in town, Belvedere, will be appearing on three Warped Tour dates: Calgary, Bozeman (Montana), and Salt Lake City (Utah). The quartet will be showcasing tracks from their new album, Angels Live In My Town, and then leaving town with the tour and – with the exception of a three-week period – not return from the road until December. Steve Rawles, lead singer and guitarist, is looking forward to seeing Snapcase, NOFX (being a fan since ’91) and, like the boys in Field Day, Steve Caballero. "Oh yeah, Caballero’s rad. He’s been around for so long – when I was a kid, I wasn’t huge into skating, but you always heard about Tony Hawk and Steve Caballero. They’ve been the inspiration for a lot of people to start skateboarding," Rawles says before explaining that other than Caballero, he’s just looking forward to the experience of playing live in the Race City setting. "I’ve never been to a show (at Race City Speedway), but I can hardly wait to play outdoors. I think it’ll be good. "This is the kind of music where you don’t make a lot of money at, so the biggest thing that you have to rely on is having fun playing this music and I get really excited when I see kids come up time after time and they always seem to have a good time, and we try to do whatever we can to have fun, too."

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