Eldebrock, an up-and-coming rock band, recently won an award for their website, www.eldebrock.net.
The award, presented by the Interactive Media Council, was for website design in the music category.
The five-member band, including guitarist Del Bannerman, who attended high school in North Battleford, enlisted the help of British designer Andy Screen for their website. Screen is a Worcester-based illustrator, artist, designer and sculptor, whose most recent clients include Hooters and Rubber Roosters. He is perhaps best known for his comic book-style illustrations of half-naked women and what he calls "dirty, trashy urban style."
Bannerman was pleased with the award and said, "All those sleepless night were worth it and we couldn't have done it without Andy's help."
The website features illustrations by Screen, and includes biographies of the band members.
A free copy of the band's debut single, Release Me, is available for download for a limited time and there is a contest for a 32 GB iPad.
Eldebrock formed in early 2009 and their self-titled debut album is set to be released mid-September.
This year, the band received a piece of awful news: Del Bannerman's uncle, who was set to be the tour bus driver, was diagnosed with cancer. This news came only a week after Bannerman found out one of his cousins had breast cancer.
Realizing how many people he knew with cancer - 15 off the top of his head - Bannerman approached the band with the idea of donating a portion of their album sales to a cancer charity.
The other band members agreed wholeheartedly and will be donating one dollar of every album sold to the International Union Against Cancer, a leading non-governmental organization in cancer research and prevention.
Eldebrock will be performing at Bridgefest Saturday on the main stage at 8:15 p.m.
