'Death' coming to Atlin Arts and Music Festival

If you read the line upfor the 2015Atlin Arts and Music Festival, one name jumps out: DEATH.

The band and yes, it's spelled in all caps is coming to Atlin in July.

The group's history goes back to Detroit in the 1970s. Three brothers played "some of the hardest-driving rock-n-roll," of their era but never foundsuccess at the time.

The band's demos,recorded in 1975, could not find an audience. DEATH'sbiography says the group was "rejected for their sound, their nameand their color" and they only managed to fund the printing of 500 copies.

A Detroit record label rediscovered the group years later. Drag City records re-released their songs in2009as analbum calledFor the Whole World to See.

The second time around it caughtfire.

Although one brother haspassed away, the two remainingbrothers have reformed the band. Their act hasreceived good reviews and was the subject of a documentary in 2012.

Something for everyone in Atlin

This year's musicfestival will have plenty for families and a diverse variety of music.

The festival is welcoming80-year-old Canadian country songwriter Ian Tyson, known for Four Strong Winds.

It's also booked folk and rootssongwriter James Keelaghanand Canadiansinger-songwriter Danny Michel,a favourite performer on CBC's Vinyl Cafe.

Other acts in the festival's eclectic line upwill perform jazz, ragtime, ballads and Afro-folk.

The festival takes place July 10 to 12.