Faps Concert Preview, Plus New Videos!!

No need to wake up with September ending, as we're already raring to go with a new post to kick off the month of October 2018, and it is largely devoted to new videos, but leading off is a special Wednesday night concert preview, so here's what you should know! (Edited at 10:09 AM)

October will kick off with a bang at LopLops Lounge on WEDNESDAY NIGHT when Saskatchewan trash-punk duo The Faps return to Sault Ontario for another headlining concert! After three prior local concerts (one in 2014 and two last year), this fan favourite two-man band should be in fine form with another high impact set of noise rock intensity, so don't miss Blair and Skyler's fourth local jaunt on Wednesday! Local rapper Conika (who opened for The Faps locally in 2014) will pull double duty at LopLops tonight, as while she has been advertised with a solo set right along, she will also front her new jazz/hip-hop quartet Bom Cronik to kick off the show, alongside Honest Job, Blackwater, and Bananas Guerrillas alumni. While not a metal band, it'll be interesting to see how Conika, Mister, James, and Brendan do in a hybrid genre show like this, so keep Bom Cronik in mind as well! This stop on The Faps' Grimelda Goes East Tour is a 19+ event with a $5 cover charge and a 9:00 PM start time, as is often the case for LopLops concerts.

While the mid-week scheduling isn't optimal for many, you should consider a trip to LopLops on Wednesday if you can swing it, as The Faps are known for their fun and hard-edged live concerts, as anyone who saw them here will attest, and there's some intriguing hip hop to open also! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's The Faps live!



Next up, here's the newest video from local/Thompson, Manitoba solo hard rock musician Mike Haggith's YouTube channel, namely an entire concert set of his from Saturday! This was recorded at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Thompson as part of their acoustic coffee house series, which Mike first performed at back in April. Mike's entire 40 minute set was filmed, where he played 6/10ths of his upcoming studio album "Bridges", and in order, those songs are "The Nature of The Times","From The 55th Parallel", "Over Indecision", "Dangerous Town", "Bridges" (after talking about moving to Thompson and the inspiration for the title track), and "Come On Home". The set closed with two covers, namely his old band The Din's "The Price That You Pay" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird".... no, seriously, he actually knew/learned it! The church acoustics can make the audio a little muffled, but it's nice to hear more of Mike's new material in a casual setting!

While these may be stripped down compared to how the final studio product sounds, these showcase Mike's vocal and guitar talents nicely, and fans should get a kick out of this full concert! However, note that the camera angle changes to a side-stage position for the final three songs (there is a clear edit when this happens), and the "Free Bird" cover alone was also posted on Mike's Facebook page. Give Mike's recent concert a look below!



Also today, here's another new rehearsal video from Sault Michigan classical metal band Theatre of Night as they continue their preparations for their second Christmas tour! As uploaded to their Facebook page on September 23rd, this is identical in composition to their most recent jam videos (Craig filming Steve, Scott, and Erik), but it is definitely the following day, and nice to see Scott dressed in some holiday red! The carol being rehearsed here is "Carol of the Bells", which sounds solid in this instrumental form, and is well filmed from behind the keyboard once again, so give it a look below, and watch for Steve and Scott getting close to the camera late!



Finally for today, here's a new video discovery of local pop rock cover quartet The Killer Hooks dabbling into a few heavier songs! This was filmed and edited by YouTube user DeMenezes-Erme (likely a relation of drummer Paolo Erme) when the guys took a road trip to Burlington for a concert there in February. It's basically a supercut of songs that they played during said concert, and in order, you'll catch the Tonys, Rob, and Paolo covering AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" and Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer", alongside covers of songs by Walk The Moon, Rick Springfield, an artist I can't place, Robin Schulz, another I can't 100% identify, The Neon Trees, and Loverboy. When songs change here, DeMenezes-Erme changes the camera angle, orientation, and/or filter to match, so some clips will look better than others. The Killer Hooks are a diverse and appealing band for cover fans, and there's some solid hard rock within the poppier stuff, so give these a look below!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for this month's "Where Are The New Albums?" post next! Thanks everyone!