Gutter Creek & Killer Dwarfs Concert Video Showcase!!

Before we get into today's post, just a heads up that the Kim Mitchell/54-40 concert at GFL Memorial Gardens on Tuesday has indeed been cancelled, as per this SooToday article yesterday. Promoters F7 Entertainment cited "unforeseen scheduling issues" for the cancellation but did not elaborate further (note that the Paul Brandt show on Wednesday, also part of the Mocha Concert Series, was cancelled last month for the same stated reason). Ticket refunds will be offered at point of purchase. Very disappointing for both the Shriners and fans alike, but hopefully Kim and/or 54-40 try again to play in the Soo down the road!

Now, today's post is devoted to new concert videos from the ever-prolific Christopher Paci's YouTube channel, as he was in attendance for two recent metal concerts at Soo Blaster and got videos of all four acts across both concerts! In between these shows and Rotaryfest, Chris also shot videos at the Cole Swindell concert in Sault Michigan, so if you like modern country music, visit his channel to see those. We'll go in reverse chronological order with these so as to lead off with the bigger of the two shows, namely the return of Oshawa classic/glam metal quartet The Killer Dwarfs last night! He filmed them playing "Doesn't Matter" (albeit padded out with mid-song crowd banter) and, as embedded below, two songs in one video, including "Comin' Through" & "Hard Luck Town". While not especially close to the stage, Chris made good use of zoom to capture the band in action on these songs, and the audio quality holds up!

Depending on the lighting, the video can sometimes be a little hazy, but The Dwarfs sound good and melodic on these three classic tracks, so fans won't wanna miss them above & below! Here's hoping they come back!

The opener for this show was local hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison in a rare opening slot for a touring act, at least as far as his unplugged modern solo show goes. Unusually, Chris filmed more songs of the local opener, getting four covers from Tym's set, namely Aerosmith's "Dream On", Toto's "Africa", Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love", and as embedded below, Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters". Clearly Tym didn't expressly tailor his set for the hair metal onslaught ahead, but his acoustic covers came through well here, despite some occasionally grainy visuals. Give these a look above and below, and no word on if his Trading Post series ended last week or if he was back today (if the latter, my apologies!)

Now let's backtrack to the Gutter Creek show at Soo Blaster on September 1st, albeit only posted onto YouTube yesterday, as Chris filmed the multi-national groove metal band (featuring the Soo's own Matt Hanchuck of Wreck-Defy fame) playing four original songs from their album! Specifically, those are "Hellryder", "Mesmerized", "No Slave Religion", and as embedded below, "Slipping Through The Scars". Unlike at the Killer Dwarfs show last night, Chris got onto the floor to film Gutter Creek's set, which definitely helps the view, despite some still hazy lighting. Nice & heavy attack from this stacked foursome, and good to see Matt on home soil, so give their Soo Blaster videos a look above & below!

Finally for tonight, the openers at the Gutter Creek concert were local punk trio Vanity First, which is a bit of a genre leap but still good to see Andrew, Mikhal, and Keegan get a big support slot like this! They were filmed thrice, including (most of) their covers of NOFX's "Stickin' In My Eye" and Streetlight Manifesto's "Giving Up, Giving In", but embedded below is the former Vanity playing their own song "White Ghosts". Strong and energetic performances from this rising young group, who seem to be adapting well to their reduced lineup, and hopefully they left a solid impression on the 1st! Give their videos a look above & below as well!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for weekend concert previews on the site next! Thanks everyone!