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Local Rockers The Hailers Open for UK New Wavers The Alarm at The Canyon Club on Thursday
The Hailers and The Alarm share more than great music: They're well-known Welsh-born performers known for cool songs that rewrite history.
By DONNA BALANCIA
Before there was Fun., there was The Alarm.
The Alarm, a major force in 1980s music, will be taking the stage at The Canyon Club and will get support from The Hailers, a favorite Los Angeles band of rockers. Both bands have Welsh roots.
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The Alarm
Perhaps best known in the U.S. for its songs "The Stand," "Blaze of Glory," and "Sixty Eight Guns," the Welsh rockers have literally gone down in the history books for their contribution to European music. Their patriotic-sounding songs have influenced many bands today including U2 and Fun.
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Lead singer Mike Peters has had a remarkable career spanning four decades. He and The Alarm have toured the world as headliners and also opening for U2, with whom the band formed a close relationship.
The Alarm has been on the Vans Warped Tour and continues the rockin tradition. Peters has been fighting cancer and started his charity, the Love Hope Strength Foundation.
The Hailers Bring It
Opening for The Alarm at the Canyon are The Hailers, with lead singer and guitarist Robert Mills, bassist April Carson Hailer and the gang. They're well-known in Los Angeles and spent lots of time on the Hollywood music circuit. Their style is pure upbeat rock and roll.
The Hailers were featured recently on 88.5 KCSN-FM where they played two new songs, "Cupid," and "Blues Sista" off their soon-to-be-released album.
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