Before we begin this post, I wanted to acknowledge two shows that were/weren't fully addressed in this weekend's concert previews. Firstly, I apologize for missing local acoustic hard rock duo Dodge This' headlining concert at The Dive Gastro Pub last night, a show that was only announced via the venue's Facebook page yesterday afternoon (Dodge This have not updated their Facebook page in over a month). Simply no time to rush a post to cover it once I heard, and I apologize again for missing it, but hopefully there was a great turnout despite the late notice! Also, last night's planned Ha!ls-headlined mixed-genre concert at The Stellar Door under The Distraction was cancelled on Friday night, as per venue owner P.J. D'Agostino (a.k.a. ex-Danger Cats guitarist Paula Panther), due to her falling ill and unable to open. Definitely disappointing, but hopefully Hails, The Apocalypse Afterparty, and Eli Russell turn up on stage again in 2025, and that P.J. gets well soon!
Today's post otherwise has recent updates from a prominent local band, and leading off, a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT and new videos, as local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will return to Gateway Casino for one night only on Saturday, January 11th! Their second announced show of 2025 (following another one-nighter at The Water Tower Pub one week prior), this will be Valerie, the Tonys, and Pierre's first stop at the downtown casino since October. Hopefully this talented veteran quartet delivers lots of hard rocking covers for fans once again in three weeks! Expect an 8:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no cover charge. See above for more details! While we're on the subject, I should note that new videos from a recent private booking were posted to the band's Facebook group by drummer Tony Santoro on Friday, but all feature young attendees playing musical chairs to pre-recorded music, not Generations themselves, so keep that in mind!
Finally, here's some more recent updates from local/Barrie crossover thrash band Spades GT from the past month! On November 13th, the band posted a "Reel" onto their Facebook page, which alleges to have "old found footage" of the band's current members, plus ex-guitarist Jay Sarrazin. It's 13 seconds long, so you can't expect the "found footage" to be substantial, but it's something! It's also vertical and unembeddable on external sites like this. Spades' search to find their new permanent bassist was ongoing as of November 258h, and are hoping to fill the position A.S.A.P., especially as they plan to record their new album in February, so click here for full details on how you can apply! Remember, this is far more amenable to musicians living in the GTA given where the former Jack Spades relocated to in 2021. The band is also supporting a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money for next month's celebration of life for guitarist Daniel Horton's mother Joy MacMillan, who died earlier this month. Click here to consider helping out!
On December 15th, the title track from last year's "Sewer City Radio" was played on Barrie rock radio station Rock 95 (CFJB 95.7 FM) during their Sunday night program Garage To Glory, so it's great to see that they're getting terrestrial radio airplay in their homebase again! Aside from teasers and reminders about their album recording plans for 2025, the other big news for the guys is that they will be playing at the third annual Walterstock at The Rockpile in Toronto on Saturday, January 4th! This memorial event in honour of beloved GTA metalhead and concert fixture Walter Froebrich will see 24 bands joining forces for charity, which is awesome to see again! Note that one of the bands is Stand Against Fear, who used to feature ex-Spades bassist James Roy Daley in their ranks, but the rest are not immediately familiar to me in a local context. 2025 is looking like a big year already for Spades GT, so stay tuned for more from them in the coming weeks and when announced!
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