  We describe the spectral statistics of the first finite number of eigenvalues
in a newly-forming band on the hard-edge of the spectrum of a random Hermitean
matrix model. It is found that in a suitable scaling regime, they are described
by the same spectral statistics of a finite-size Laguerre-type matrix model.
The method is rigorously based on the Riemann-Hilbert analysis of the
corresponding orthogonal polynomials.
