Hey Woods of Ypres fans, here's some more videos you guys should enjoy! These are both from their current North American tour, and there's some good stuff here to be watched! Firstly, we have new live footage from their concert last Friday in Ramona, California! This comes from drummer Evan Madden's YouTube channel, and just like his other Woods of Ypres uploads, this is from the "drum cam" angle, so Evan is once again the video's focus! The video is of Woods playing the songs "Shams of Optimism" & "Crossing The 45th Parallel" from the concert, and they sound pretty good! Audio's clear, the songs were awesome already, and they have a nice live energy that you'd expect! Though the angle is mostly of Evan behind the drumkit (he's a great drummer), you can also see frontman David Gold in action at the right! Good stuff, check that out below, along with the other new video: The second entry in the Woods of Ypres tour vlog! David Gold uploaded this video to his YouTube channel, where you can see such mid-tour entertainment as: What car David wants to buy, their map of their tour routing, after-concert parties, the sights of the road, and many clips involving guns or alcohol! Oh, and there may just be a bunch of concert clips too! Good stuff, looks like the tour's going real well! Check both new Woods videos out below!
Next up, local hard rockers Browbeat have uploaded three new songs onto their Reverbnation page! Like with the rest of the songs, the singing and instrumentation is solely done by frontman Dutch Vanderploeg, with one exception. Actually, their page now notes that they're now solely a "one man studio band", insinuating the departure of Rich Moreland and Sean See from the band. That sucks, it looked like the new lineup was gonna work out! Well, in any event, there are three new songs posted, here's what you should know! One is called "Yesterday", a nice fast paced rocker with a nice beat and a good solo! Bass seems kinda low, and the song could use grittier vocals, but it's a good track! "Vampired" is another new song, and it honestly reminds me of early 90s Megadeth in structure and vocals! Nice song, I really like the guitar, and the vocals are used very effectively compared to some other Browbeat material! Definitely a highlight for me! It also features the drum work of former Browbeat drummer Chris Smith (of Wishbone fame), which is cool to see! The other new song, "A Thousand Words" feels like two different songs smushed together, particularly because of the slower vocals not meshing with the instruments. It's well played, but it didn't really click for me as much as the others. Still good though! Check out all of the new Browbeat songs, and more, by clicking here!
Closing today's post are a pair of local hard rock bands that are looking for bassists! Odd that both of their searches were made public yesterday, isn't it? This one really surprises me, as Stillbroke have parted ways with bassist Kyle McKey. Kyle played on the band's debut E.P. "Never Enough", and really added a nice flavour to the band that will be missed! This is the band's second lineup change in six months, following drummer Jenny Hooper's exit in February. No statement has been made from Stillbroke as to why Kyle's out, but frontman Jesse Frigault confirmed that the band was looking for a new bassist in a posting on his local bands support discussion group on Facebook. Jesse says that interested bassists should message him at his Facebook page or by phone at (705) 759-8696. He also added that the ability to provide harmony vocals would be a bonus. Hear that, bassists? Message Jesse A.S.A.P. if you wanna try out for Stillbroke! Kyle's leave might explain why we haven't seen a Stillbroke show since March, and I'd love to see them gigging again, so inquire soon! Sad to see Kyle go, he has a good track record of local bands, like Stillbroke, Sailor's Tongue, and Hat Trik, so hopefully he'll be back gigging at some point!
The other local hard rock band looking for a bassist is local cover band Sneaky Pete, as they have parted ways with bassist Dave Grimaldi. Again, no announced reason as to why, but the band confirmed this in a posting on their Facebook page. Sneaky Pete have yet to play a live concert, but if you wanna check out Dave's bass skills, the band do have audio samples posted on Facebook, so visit their page to hear what they have! Dave wasn't a bad player, I wonder what happened? Well, if you play bass and wanna audition for Sneaky Pete, here's what you should know! You must enjoy entertaining a crowd, and be up for playing classic and new rock. The band have a 40 song setlist and their own P.A. and lighting, and will be ready to play live when you are. You must be able to jam twice a week and play local gigs. If you're at all interested in playing bass for Sneaky Pete, message the band by clicking here! Hopefully they get a new bassist soon, I've been wanting to see Sneaky Pete live for months now! I'll keep you posted on both Stillbroke & Sneaky Pete's bassist searches as they happen!Before we close, two quick notes: The planned Silver Dream concert tonight is 100% cancelled (Broken House's Franco DiBerardino confirmed that on his Facebook page), so something is definitely up with Silver Dream. If I hear more, I'll let you know! Also, if you've noticed a different layout to the SMS, that's cause I rearranged the link lists, widgets, and sections to better accentuate and promote certain sections! Nothing's missing that's locally relevant, just moved around. If you guys have any problems with a section, list, or widget's placement, e-mail me!
That's all for today, stay tuned for a new news post on Sunday, complete with a Frightlight concert review! I will see you at Coch's Corner TONIGHT, this'll be a good one! Remember, I'll be tweeting LIVE from Coch's Corner during the show, so if something cool or noteworthy comes up, I'll have it for you guys! So follow us on Twitter at this location, or check the Twitter feed widget on the SMS itself between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM for any tweets! Stay tuned!
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