LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Tym Morrison), Fort Creek Concert Preview, And Much More!!

For our first news post of the fall, we have two topics to get to: A preview of a (sadly) rare concert from a local band at this stage of the pandemic, and leading off, a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for this weekend from a prolific musician who has a new video to share from a concert that slipped us by earlier this week. Here's what you should know!

Local classic/hard rock solo musician Tym Morrison will return to The Motley Market on Gore Street for his fifth public show there THIS SATURDAY! Apologies for the short notice, he only announced it via his Facebook event page yesterday, but it's still more notice than his concert on Monday got! In case you didn't catch Tym's late notice advertising that morning or our Facebook page post that afternoon, Tym played the new performance/vendor space for a third time in four days on Monday around supper time, but this gig served as live entertainment at the end location of A Walk To Remember, a march downtown in honour International Overdose Awareness Day, as put on locally by Save Our Young Adults. Of course, this is a wonderful cause and very relevant locally, as anyone who saw the W5 documentary will know, and it looks like a great time was had by all! Of course, had Tym or S.O.Y.A. announced his set with even a day's notice, I'd have covered it here.

Apologies for missing it on the SMS proper! As far as I know, SATURDAY'S show is just a regular concert, but if you want some live entertainment at this rising downtown locale, keep this one in mind! An early 3:00 PM start time is in effect, there are no cover charges or age limits advertised, and please use common sense re: masks & social distancing. For a preview, and as he has done for his other Motley Market dates, Tym did live-stream Monday's show on his YouTube channel, making this episode #41 of his live-streamed concert series, and the third straight to be shot at 132 Gore Street. For the record, he skipped at-home shows again this week, so barring a second virus wave, those may have ended outright. If you like Tym's unplugged covers, you are in luck, as Monday's live-stream runs for over three hours, his longest to date, so nothing was lost from that set if you missed out at the time! The set proper begins after 8 minutes of setup.

In order, Tym started on Monday by covering Richard Marx's "Hold On To The Nights", The Beatles' "Golden Slumbers", and Simon & Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)", before playing his original song named "Someday" (I think). The covers resume with Wayne Cochran's "Last Kiss" & Eric Carmen's "All By Myself", but he dipped into the original well again next with a jazz instrumental. Afterwards, Tym tackled Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jenny", Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole", The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", The Steve Miller Band's "Abracadabra", two Billy Joel songs ("She's Always A Woman" & "Just The Way You Are"), A Great Big World's "Say Something", and The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love", before closing the first half of the show with his Spanish guitar instrumental. Tym takes a break for the next 50 minutes, ceding the floor to S.O.Y.A. member speeches, presentations, and mingling.

Yes, the camera is rolling for the duration, and there are some important things said about the organization and the walk, so keep all of that in mind! Tym returns for another 40 minutes of music to close, including covers of Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke", Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", The Bangles' "Eternal Flame", The Beatles' "Blackbird", Starship's "We Built This City", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin' In The Dark", Kim Mitchell's "Patio Lanterns", Aerosmith's "Dream On", and finally, Abba's "The Winner Takes It All" (the last of three repeat songs from Saturday's live-stream, joining "All By Myself" & "Blackbird"). This was another solid set from Tym, full of established covers and a few surprise inclusions (I did not expect Nine Inch Nails), and this was easily the best crow he's had at the Motley Market! That said, he was a little too far left for the camera's viewpoint, and his banter with the crowd between songs could stand to be boosted a bit still.

Despite the very short notice, Tym's set was well recieved and well performed, so give it a watch below, and look for more similar live entertainment there on SATURDAY, perhaps with another live stream?!



Finally, new local southern hard rock quintet Fort Creek will become the first live band at the re-opened Reggie's Place on Queen Street East when they play there for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Well over a year after their public launch, this will be your first public opportunity to see Justin, Shane, Matt, Robin, and Tony on stage together, and while no one could have guessed it would be in the midst of a pandemic, hopefully the Halfway Loaded successors deliver a hard hitting night of covers (and perhaps originals?) tomorrow at Reggie's! Of course, Reggie's re-opened on Tuesday after a year-long closure and the sale of the nightclub from Reggie Daigle to Randy Lapossie, and while a lot of the old accoutrements and menu will remain the same, how much will be freshened up in this new era? Also, is this show the first sign of a live music slate there that isn't dedicated to country cover bands (Soundcheck aside), or are Fort Creek more country-leaning than past teasers let on?

An 8:00 PM start time is advertised for this 19+ show, there is no announced cover charge, and while social distancing measures aren't elaborated on in promotional materials, wear your mask (Fort Creek are even selling official band masks for $10), and use common sense. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's one of Fort Creek's few public videos with a full band performance, namely a snippet of the guys covering Lynyrd Skynyrd last fall! Trust me, the band is playing off camera.



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site soon! Thanks everyone!