Sentiment Dissolve Concert Preview, New Live Videos, And 104.3 The Fox Updates!!

I hope everyone's long weekend is continuing on a good trajectory (and if you're in the E.U.P., hopefully your Memorial Day long weekend goes well next week!) Today's post features new live concert videos, local radio station updates, and leading off, one more long weekend concert preview, so here's what you should know on this Sunday afternoon!

Here's a special Victoria Day concert preview, and if you're into death metal, you'll wanna head to Jay's Piston Broke Pub TOMORROW NIGHT for this one, as London progressive death metal quartet Sentiment Dissolve and Brantford tech/deathcore quartet A Tyrant's Lament will make their local debuts here! Both relatively newer bands as far as Southern Ontario extreme metal goes, Sentiment Dissolve's technical and proficient brutality will be complimented nicely by A Tyrant's Lament's rawer but still skilled aggression, so don't miss out on both bands tomorrow at the former Roosevelt Hotel! Local death/thrash metal trio Pillory and heavy metal trio The BAG (both last seen at The Pit at Soo Blaster) will open tomorrow, with this being an appetizer of sorts before The BAG open for Switzerland's Virvum & Stortregn at Jay's in July. Talented local metal with hard hitting originals will be an ideal kickoff tomorrow!

This stop on the Dissolving Tyrant Entities tour has a 19+ age limit, 8:00 PM start time, and an advance ticket fee of $10 at this link (the price jumps to $15 at the door). While taking place on a statutory holiday, this will be a work/school night for many, but it will be awesome to see some legit extreme/death metal from afar on a local stage, and hopefully there's a decent turnout so that we can have more "Rosie metal nights" anew! Visit the Facebook event page for more details, and here's Sentiment Dissolve live!

Next up, here's a surprise find from when I was looking up potential uploads from The Dayglo Abortions' show at Soo Blaster earlier this month, as I did find videos of them there... albeit from 2023! These come from attendee Rick Sutherland, who only uploaded them to his YouTube channel in March of last year, hence why I never even found them until now. As of this writing, the videos have three views combined, so let's rectify that! Rick filmed the Victoria, B.C. hardcore punk legends for eight minutes of their 2023 local set across three videos, which see them playing their original songs "Sacks Of Meat" and "Proud To Be A Canadian", but the longest of the three is embedded below. Not the highest framerate going here, but Rick had a good view of the stage and the front rows of fans rocking out two years ago, and they still packed in lots of intense fury and attitude into their set, so give The Dayglos' new-ish 2023 videos a watch!

Also today, here's our first look at a heavier local music act rocking Beck's Bar (the former Vibe Lounge) on Goulais Avenue, and this is specifically of local hard rock quartet Half Past there on April 26th for their opening weekend! The 6 minutes-long video features the guys covering most of Tool's "The Pot", which will be old hat for guitarist Alain Fletcher given his old(?) Tool tribute band Parabol. Jordan's voice does get strained at points on this cover, but it's solid throughout, and it gives us a look at the effective staging and lighting at Beck's for bands! If only they hosted live bands more than once a week. Give this new Half Past video a watch below!

Let's wrap things up with programming updates from Sault Ontario rock radio station 104.3 The Fox, which I haven't noted on here in over a month, so what deviations from the norm have they offered on air since? On the Easter long weekend, The Fox and their sister rock stations in Rogers Radio's Ontario loop held a Classic Rock Long Weekend playing just 1950s-1980s songs for three consecutive days in their music rotation. In other words, if you love the Classic Rock Sundays there, you got a triple dose for Easter! Personally, I wanna hear newer stuff too, but I know I don't speak for all rock radio listeners in the market. In lieu of the Sunday Night Vinyl Series that night at 8:00 PM, CJQM morning DJ Heather Williams hosted a Power Up special on AC/DC (in advance of their Canadian tour this year) featuring archival interviews with Angus Young & Brian Johnson. That would have neat for AC/DC fans!

Another programming stunt is ongoing for the Victoria Day/May 2-4 break, namely the Time Machine Long Weekend, where a different year in rock music history is beinfg relived in half hour blocks for three straight days (as in, you'll hear just songs from 1974 for a half hour, then maybe 1996, then maybe 2021, etc.) Fun idea, so look for that on the former Q104 through tomorrow night! As best as I can tell, there was no artist/genre theme week this past week, and I haven't seen any reference to a Sunday Night Vinyl Series episode tonight. That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site this week! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Tym Morrison) & Most Of This Weekend's Concert Previews!!

Due to a trifecta of hard rock concerts later today in Sault Ontario, this round of weekend concert previews is up on the site nice and early so that there's time to get info on them! Well, most of them, as I'll cover Bone Yard 225 and The Nameless' gigs on Saturday in tomorrow's post. Here's what you should know, starting with a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!

Joining his previously announced matinee concerts at Misty's Fifties on SATURDAY and at Beck's Bar on SUNDAY, local classic/hard rock musician Tym Morrison will also hit The Dive Gastro Pub for this week's "Think It Over Thursday" concert TONIGHT! Apologies for the short notice on TONIGHT's show, it was only announced via the venue's concert calendar on their Facebook page on Saturday. Last seen at Misty's two weeks ago after his Eagles Club show last week was cancelled, this unusually busy stretch (at least as far as publically advertised gigs go) will see Tym rock three different local venues in a four day span. Hopefully all three shows go well for Tym, including at Beck's, marking his first show at the former Vibe Lounge since his early 2010s gigs there with his band Caveman Morrison! TONIGHT'S show at The Dive's "Naughty Corner" is at 9:30 PM, but the two matinees are at Misty's at 4:00 PM on Saturday and at Beck's at 3:00 PM on Sunday.

None of these shows have an announced cover charge. Visit the Facebook event pages linked here for more details, and for a preview, here's a new original song on Tym's YouTube channel from last month! Entitled "Hypocrisy", this is about the hypocrisy of religion (Tym is a devout Christian), and features a video with lots of stock and AI footage relating to his viewpoints. I won't go into detail on all of that, but this is an intense classic metal song that will play well for fans of his "Solo Project" CD and 1980s speed metal, complete with a quality solo! Not that this will be very indicative of his acoustic concert sets, but check out "Hypocrisy" below!

Next up, there's two big touring headiners hitting Sault Ontario TONIGHT, starting with the long awaited return of Victoria, British Columbia hardcore punk legends The Dayglo Abortions, who will be taking the stage once again at Soo Blaster! Punk fans will have seen The Cretin and gang at Soo Blaster two years ago, with tonight's show being their fourth in the Soo in the past fifteen years, out of town gigs with Spades GT acknowledged. The Dayglos' hard hitting and in-your-face brand of hardcore punk always draws a local crowd, and while the mid-week timing will be difficult for some, I fully expect a strong turnout! Joining The Dayglo Abortions on tour are Vancouver "west coast skacore" band Dirtnap and Prince Edward Island folk punk outfit The Devil's Punchbowl, who bring their own distinct styles to the table in their first Soo concert appearances, though Dirtnap have a more aggressive punk base.

Don't bypass either group tomorrow, nor the local openers, namely crossover thrash quartet Hails (featuring this show's promoter Mikhal Muto on guitar) in their first public concert set of 2025, and while they're getting a later start to the year, what a way to get back at it! No word on if they'll have copies of "Punk Canada Vol. 4" on sale though. This ALL AGES concert has admission of $20 in advance through Ha!ls members or $25 at the door (online sales have ended) and doors open at 6:30 PM. You won't want to miss out on this diverse punk attack at Soo Blaster tonight, so visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's The Dayglo Abortions live here in 2023!

Also taking place TONIGHT is the third local concert appearance of Australian tribute band Queen: It's A Kinda Magic at the Sault Community Theatre Centre! After not stopping here for their 2024 tour run, Queen: It's A Kinda Magic will rock the former Kiwanis Theatre tonight for the first time in two years, and if you are at all a fan of Queen's, you won't want to miss their faithfully presented and performed take on the British hard rock legends' back catalogue, particularly what was played on their 1986 world tour! This concert at White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School's on-site theatre takes place tonight at 8:00 PM, and tickets have sold very well, with just two floor section seats still available as of this writing, along with a selection of gallery seats. Regardless of location, tickets cost $69 in advance ($40 for kids 13 and under) at this link or at the Station Mall box office, and presumably at the door if any are still available then.

QIAKM have proven to be a steady local success in their prior local stops, and with their huge stage show and replication of Queen's music (let alone touring to support the 50th anniversary of "Bohemian Rhapsody"), you won't want to bypass this one if you're a huge Queen fan! Visit the above links for more details, and here's a kinda magic live!

Finally for this preview post, let's head to The Esquire Club, where local classic/hard rock cover quartet Silent 9 will set up shop TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Last seen at Northern Superior Brewing Co. last month, these will be the first shows at this Second Line West staple from "the Sault's premier party band" since late March, and according to their Facebook page, "our last one until the fall". By that, they mean bookings at The Esquire Club, as Silent 9 will again take the summer off from regular bar/nightclub concerts in favour of festivals and private events, as per their website's concert calendar. They are scheduled at The Water Tower Pub in two weeks, but that'll be their last normal bar gig for the spring, and their next public concert afterwards will be at Rotaryfest Stage 1 on Thursday, July 17th. I traditionally wait to cover all of that for when the full schedule is dropped, but it's good to note that they'll be back there in two months!

For now, you can enjoy Jess, Ryan, Paul, and Steve's eclectic mix of classic and hard rock tunes at The Esquire Club tomorrow and Saturday at 9:30 PM with 19+ age limits and no cover charges. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Silent Nin9 live!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for our Bone Yard 225 and The Nameless previews and more on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!

Dayglo Abortions/Random Killing Concert Video Showcase!!

Today's post is devoted to recent concert videos shot for Christopher Paci's excellent YouTube channel, and I do apologize for the delay in these making the site! The concert in question is the Dayglo Abortions-headlined show at Soo Blaster last month, and yes, I am well aware of his Queen: It's A Kinda Magic videos, which will hit the site soon also! Chris filmed 15 videos at the Dayglos concert, with all four bands that night getting at least three videos, so what can you see there? In terms of the headlining Victoria, British Columbia hardcore punk band, Chris filmed The Dayglow Abortions playing "Proud To Be A Canadian", "Bedtime Story", "Stupid Songs", and as embedded below, their opening two songs "Your Facebook Can Kiss My Assbook" and "Sick Of The Lies". Fast, intense, and rough around the edges, just what you hope for from The Cretin and crew, so fans will definitely like these!

Chris had a good angle of The Dayglos from the floor, and while vocals weren't always audible depending on how hard the song was going, these tracks came through well on this big stage. Crowd was definitely receptive to their long awaited return, so give their videos a look above & below!

Interestingly, Chris actually shot more videos of an opening band here compared to the headliners, perhaps because the openers in question are Toronto hardcore punk icons Random Killing, whose frontman Andrew "Drool" Kiteley is from Sault Ste. Marie! Chris' five videos of Random Killing include performances of "Genocide", "Patios & Beer", and (as embedded below) "Twelve", but Chris didn't title the other two, and I have had no luck trying to identify them, despite both having vocals. Click here and here to give those videos a watch, in any event. Filmed at a similar vantage point, these performances are solid, and Andrew is more audible than Murray was, so fans will enjoy Random Killing's videos below!

Chris also filmed three videos of Vancouver garage/noise trio Motorama's set on May 19th, and again, I was having trouble titling songs despite these not being instrumentals. Despite cross-referencing with their Bandcamp discography, I couldn't find a 100% verifiable name for any of these songs, which says more negative about me than it does about Motorama, I assure you. The longest of the three videos is embedded below, but click here and here to watch the others. While not as hardcore punk-based as their tourmates, Motorama's hard hitting, more lo-fi brand of noise rock drew a good reception, and Chris' more central placement on the floor was fitting here, so give these a look above and below!

Finally, the openers (and promoters via Live705) were local alt-punk trio A Dire Setback in a rare post-pandemic set in Sault Ste. Marie proper, and Chris' videos of their set include their self-titled original, "Drop Dead" (née "Wasting Away"), and as embedded below, what I believe to be a new song. At least here, me not knowing the title would be more natural! A.D.S. have teased recording new material a bit in the past year, and while still a punk song, it does let bassist Matt Quinn really let loose for his on-stage presence and his rangy backing vocals! Good stuff, so check their videos out above & below, and stay tuned for more!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for much more on the site in the days ahead! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Bookclub), The Queen Tribute Concert Preview, And New Videos!!

Packed news post on this Saturday night over the Victoria Day long weekend, including new videos and related updates, the last preview for this weekend's hard rock/punk slate, and leading off, a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for next month! Here's what you should know!

Online page-less local alternative/punk cover quintet Bookclub will return to the stage on Friday, June 16th for an outdoor set at the corner of Queen Street East and Gore Street as part of the third annual Summer Moon Festival! If you're unaware of this event, the S.M.F. is an annual arts festival that grew from outdoor murals amid pandemic restrictions in 2021 to a full scale festival with arts and music events at multiple downtown locations over the Father's Day weekend next month, so definitely visit the official website for complete details on the Summer Moon Festival itinerary this year! Live music debuted at this festival last year, and while the vast majority of the artists don't fit our active coverage, Bookclub will provide a rock respite during the Street Yourselves Street Party on the 16th alongside a meet & greet session with muralists who painted in the area, a mini-comic/collector's convention, and vendors from restaurants in the area of the street party proper.

Bookclub will be joined by local roots rock veterans The Hustle Brothers for the street party, and in a mild surprise, The Wyld Stallyns will not play at the Summer Moon Festival at all, which (I believe) is a first for a Bookclub gig. As far as the Street Yourselves Street Party goes, this is an all ages event at 8:00 PM with no cover charge, and bars in the vicinity of the stage will be open. Weather permitting, this should be fun for outdoor concertgoers, so visit the above links for more detail!

Next up, we'll wrap up this weekend's hard rock concert previews by heading east to the Sault Community Theatre Centre, where Australian tribute band Queen: It's A Kinda Magic will return for another high profile local concert TOMORROW NIGHT! As Queen fans may recall, this tribute played here in May of last year to a strong turnout, despite being postponed twice across an almost two year span due to the pandemic. Assuming that there isn't another deadly pandemic breaking out this weekend, this Sunday's concert should hold, and if you saw Queen: It's A Kinda Magic last year, you'll know that their faithful looking and sounding stage show will deliver the goods compared to what you know of Freddie, Brian, John, and Roger's heyday, particularly their 1986 world tour! While selling well like last year, tickets are still available from the fourth row and back (side sections) and the eleventh row and back (centre section).

Tickets for this all ages & 7:00 PM concert are available at this link or at the S.C.T.C. box office at Station Mall for $72 (adults), $43 (kids 12 and under), and $67 apiece in a group of 6+ adults, price points all being $10 higher than last year. Hopefully things go just as well for this bohemian rhapsody of rock classics from Queen: It's A Kinda Magic tomorrow night, so visit the above links for more on their returne, and here they are live!

Staying in the realm of new videos, I was unable to attend the Dayglo Abortions/Random Killing concert at Soo Blaster last night due to a trip, but we can get a glimpse of the headlining Victoria, B.C. hardcore punk band's set via the video below! Uploaded to promoters Live705's Facebook page earlier today, this 6 minute clip captures three songs from The Dayglos' set, though there's not much in the way of breaks between them, so note that when checking this out. It features most of "Two Dogs Fucking", "My Girl", and "Dog Farts", and don't shoot the messenger, I didn't title these songs! While unfortunately shot vertically, and including an odd aside where the filmer left the bar proper during "Dog Farts" (did he take the suggestion if he wanted to work or not?!), the video comes through nicely and was shot with good stable views of the stage and even some of the fans! I like the video projection behind the drumkit too.

Murray's vocals can be hard to hear, complicating my work identifying the songs, but fans of The Dayglo Abortions will take to this video below, and we'll let you know if any more footage from last night turns up!

We'll close with some updates from local/Barrie crossover thrash quintet Spades GT, starting with the reveal that they are shooting their first ever music video! The former Jack Spades didn't make one for their local output, but despite their bigger platform in the GTA, they did call home to get this video done, specifically bringing in ex-Shit Liver frontman Josh Penno's Spacebag Productions for the shoot! He's also filming a video for guitarist Daniel Horton's other current band The Fast Life while in town. Lots of teaser images from the set have been shared on the band's Facebook page, indicating that they're playing in a (well lit) barn, with a plotline involving an axe wielding maniac (played by bassist James Roy Daley) stalking a female victim. Based on the video plot, it seems likely that the song in question will be "Final Girl". It'll be interesting to see how the final product looks, presumably before June 2nd!

Before wrapping things up, the band released one more advance single from their forthcoming album "Sewer City Radio" to their YouTube Music channel on Thursday! The song in question is "XS" (as in "excess"), which is the track featuring Fast Life frontman Andrew Moorehouse on a guest verse. I'll hold comment on the song pending our eventual album review, but the band said that it is a "lil (sic) something different for us", so judge for yourself below, and stay tuned for more from Spades GT!

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

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck) & Victoria Day Weekend Concert Previews!!

The Victoria Day (a.k.a. May 2-4) long weekend is drawing near, so let's preview most of this weekend's hard rock and punk concerts, though due to the amount, Sunday's Queen: It's A Kinda Magic concert will be previewed in our next news post. Here's what you should know, starting with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Jay's Piston Broke Pub for traditional concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the band only announced the shows on their Facebook page this afternoon, with the venue only following suit after Soundcheck first announced them. Yes, these shows follow their usual Thursday night hosting duties at the former Reggie's West tonight, but those are typically sans-Cameron and we've never treated them as concerts for our purposes due to their unpredictability by design. Fresh off of Esquire Club gigs last week, TOMORROW & SATURDAY'S shows will be Soundcheck's first standard concerts at Jay's since the Bring Back Summer party three weeks ago, and will be their first gigs since Jay's underwent a renovation of some type to the stage area, so it'll be interesting to see what's different compared to the old Rosie days!

For the record, no holiday/long weekend-related themes are suggested for TOMORROW and/or SATURDAY. These shows have no cover charges, 9:30 PM start times, and 19+ age limits as usual, so visit the above links for more details, and here's Soundcheck live!

Next up, we'll move to shows with advance notice, like the highly anticipated return of two legendary hardcore punk bands, as Victoria, British Columbia's own The Dayglo Abortions and Toronto mainstays Random Killing will make their respective Soo Blaster debuts TOMORROW NIGHT! Local fans have been waiting nearly a decade since the last Dayglo set in Sault Ste. Marie (September 2013 at what's now Jay's), so if you're up for another blast of old school punk from The Cretin and company, including cuts from their new album "Upside Down World", head downtown tomorrow! As for Random Killing and their Saultite frontman Andrew "Drool" Kiteley, we last saw them at The Rockstar Bar in July 2019, and it will be great to have them back for another hardcore homecoming of sorts tomorrow, with their own new album "Bring Out Your Dead" also fresh to deliver songs from to the Soo Blaster faithful! Vancouver garage/noise trio Motorama will make their local debut tomorrow as well.

Not a hardcore punk band, but they will help get things on the right foot with their hybrid sound! Local alt-punk trio A Dire Setback will play their first local date of 2023 as the openers in a rare Sault Ste. Marie set post-pandemic, and with usual Dayglo/Random Killing promoter J.D. Pearce moved out of town, their promotion company Live705 have reemerged to put this show on. Great to see A Dire Setback & Live705 back, and this should do well for them! This 19+ concert has an 8:00 PM start time and $20 tickets that you can buy at this link and at the door while available. Hopefully this is a huge show for all involved, so visit the Facebook event page for more details, and here are The Dayglo Abortions live!

Also, let's head a little further downtown to Shooters Downstairs Lounge, where local punk trio Vanity First will make their first appearances TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Following a one-off test of the conceit at Reggie's last month, these will be solo headlining dates akin to cover-centric bands who play on the weekend nightclub circuit, so expect lots of covers along with Andrew, Mikhal, and Keeghan's established originals this weekend! Nothing else too shocking to report for these gigs, but whether you're going to the Dayglos' concert or to see Vanity First tomorrow, punk fans will have a lot to like this weekend! These concerts have 9:00 PM start times, no announced cover charges, and 19+ age limits. Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here & here for more details on Vanity's Shooters debuts this weekend, and here they are live!

Finally, we'll head back up Queen Street East, let's next preview new local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations' gigs at Reggie's Place TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! This union of the final Jus' Chillin lineup and ex-Obsession singer Valerie Powley last took to the stage at The Esquire Club late last month, and they have gotten a good reception for their initial gigs this spring, so hopefully they set things off on the right foot on this holiday long weekend! If you can't make this weekend's shows, or would prefer to see them in the west end, Generations will be back at The Esquire Club next week. Tomorrow & Saturday's Generations concerts have 19+ age limits, no cover charges, and 9:00 PM start times. With the talent and skill level on display from Generations, classic and hard rock fans should find something to like here, so don't miss out at Reggie's this weekend, and here they are live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes (and the Queen tribute preview) on the site shortly! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (The Dayglo Abortions & Soundcheck), Plus More Recent Updates!!

Third post in two days, as there are LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS to take note of on this busy St. Patrick's Day weekend, two on SHORT NOTICE! Rounding things out are some shorter items, so here's what you should know!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will reportedly return to The Esquire Club for concerts TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT! I profusely apologize for the short notice, the band has not promoted these shows on their Facebook page (sadly not that unexpected), with the venue's Facebook page only first announcing them last night. That said, these dates were originally advertised to be featuring bassist Jim Michaud's old band Obsession by them and the venue alike, so the possibility that Soundcheck took on Obsession's announced 2023 bookings (schedules permitting) is noted, and if so, keep an eye on March 31st & April 1st at Shooters next. TONIGHT & TOMORROW'S concerts are definitely St. Patrick's Day themed, with The Esquire Club revealing that there will be free pool TONIGHT, drink and wings specials, green-dyed beer, and porketta TOMORROW before Soundcheck's nighttime concert.

Also, the Gael Force pipe & drum band will bring some Irish music flair to both porketta and, in a downscaled form, as rare openers for Soundcheck TONIGHT, so keep that in mind for your seasonal entertainment despite the late notice! Expect a 9:00 PM start time TONIGHT (9:30 PM TOMORROW), no cover charges, and 19+ age limits. Visit the above links for more details on Soundcheck's newest entertaining classic & hard rock cover-filled weekend, and here they are live at The Esquire Club!

Next up, a big hardcore punk show was announced last night, as Victoria, British Columbia hardcore punk legends The Dayglo Abortions and Toronto hardcore punk veterans Random Killing will return to Sault Ste. Marie on Friday, May 19th at Soo Blaster! While a mid-2010s return was once teased, this show will mark the first Dayglo Abortions show here since they headlined at the former Roosevelt Hotel back in September of 2013, so if you've missed the Cretin and crew's intense, well travelled brand of old school punk rock, this will be more than well waited by genre fans! As for Random Killing (fronted by Saultite Andrew Kiteley), we've seen them twice since then via gigs at The Rockstar Bar, most recently in July 2019, so while they're fresher in fans' minds, it's still been too long to see Mr. Magoo in a mohawk dotted around a concert venue, and their explosive hardcore punk originals should be well received in two months as well in this hardcore homecoming!

Vancouver garage/noise trio Motorama will also come along for this tour in their local debut, and while Motorama take more of a genre hybrid approach, they have more than enough punk attitude and aggression to fit in on this tour, so don't bypass them on May 19th! Local alt-punk trio A Dire Setback will open this one in a rare pandemic-era live set within city limits,  and this should be a good chance to see what Chris, Matt, and Nick have been up to in studio if you missed their festival and benefit gigs in the last two years! With 2010s Dayglo/Random Killing promoter J.D. Pearce moved out of town, promotional duties have fallen to A Dire Setback's own company Live705 in their first announced booking since the pandemic began, and hopefully this is just the first of many more shows to come from them, so make this one a success to encourage more bookings!

No word on the potential Tangents concert that Live705 floated earlier this year though. This stop on The Dayglo Abortions' Upside Down Tour is a 19+ event with an 8:00 PM start time, and admission will be $20 in advance at this link or $30 at the door (for reference, the 2019 Random Killing show was $15 in advance or $20 at the door, so add in The Dayglos and the value is more than justified). Many a local punk fan has been waiting for a touring concert like this, so do not miss out on all of the action at Soo Blaster in two months, and visit the above links for more details!

Finally for today, here's three assorted shorter news items from the last while, and as usual, these are in alphabetical order by artist name:

• Local alt-hard rock quintet Handsome Sandwich's second advance single for their debut album "Deconstructed" was released to "all streaming services" (if by "all", you mean Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and Tidal) on Wednesday, so head to any of the four to hear "Better Off" in all of its studio splendor! A planned music video for the song has been delayed due to "complications", as per a comment reply on their post on their Facebook page about the single release. I'll hold comment on the song pending our album review this summer, but give "Better Off" a listen, and stay tuned for the video release!
• New-ish local noise punk duo No Funeral's self-titled debut album got a surprise review by Jeff Sorley of the indie/punk music website That's Good Enough For Me last week, which is as much about telling us who they aren't (as in, not other bands named No Funeral) as it is about the album contents. No rating, he just says "it's pretty good", but hey, I'm sure Jamie & Connor will take that! Give it a read above!
• Local indie/punk quintet The Northwest will play their first ever Southern Ontario gig on Tuesday, April 4th when they headline at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto! This concert is part of the venue's Nu-Music Night series, where rising bands take the stage on a Tuesday night for a free show, with The Northwest being joined here by Napanee ska punk band Master Nate & The Reprobates, Windsor rock quartet Two Years Apart, and Niagara Falls indie rock band Real Kevin. Keep this in mind if you're near the GTA, click here for details, and best of luck on the road!
   

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes in the coming days! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Banned), Recent Pixo Control Activity, And Much More!!

Believe it or not, this is our first news post since Friday, partly due to my own schedule and a slower general news spread in the fall, but with October now upon us, and Halloween approaching closer and closer, that will definitely change! To start our news catch-up, we have a bunch of assorted recent notes, an apology-laden write-up on a local band's September activity, and to kick things off, LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for next month, so here's what you need to know!

Kinross, Michigan hard/classic rock trio Banned have confirmed two new regional concert weekends for next month! The guys will return to The Runway Bar in Hessel for the first time in three months on Friday, November 14th & Saturday, November 15th, while they'll make their first appearances at the Dondee Lanes in Sault Michigan of 2014 the following weekend (November 21st-22nd), so if you've been hoping for some new non-Kewadin gigs from the Traynors and Wayne in our area, there you go! These shows were confirmed on Banned's Facebook page on Sunday, and join upcoming dates in Drummond Island, Gould City, and Engadine over the next few months, plus previously announced Kewadin Casino gigs. Banned's Hessel and Soo shows next month are both 21+ affairs with no announced cover charge, and while they'll be on at 9:00 PM at The Runway Bar, their Dondee shows have an earlier start time of 8:00 PM.

For more details, check the above links! It's great to see Banned continuing to rock some consistent dates (and add some new non-Kewadin dates to their fall schedule), so stay tuned for more, and if you're up for the trip, go see Banned in Drummond Island next weekend!

Next up, have you been wondering why we haven't covered The Pixo Control on here yet this fall? To be completely honest, I hadn't seen much from them since The Emergency Festival, but blame my Facebook news feed for not posting what they did last month on my wall, as I just realized yesterday that we missed two unique concerts of theirs over the past month. In the midst of songwriting, the local alternative hard rockers played a set at the Soo's first annual Pridefest on September 7th at The Roberta Bondar Pavilion alongside solo sets by Ryan Seabrook & The Wild Iris' Jake Rendell (source here), before joining local indie acoustic trio K.I.C.K. and other artists at the MS Norgoma (yes, the boat-turned-museum) on September 19th for the second annual 46th Parallel, Music, Art & Media Festival, even making the poster. Very unique setting that you can check out courtesy of Local2's video coverage of this cool event (though The Pixo Control aren't featured), while Pridefest is a great cause itself, and it's awesome to see the LGBT community coming together for an event of this calibre in the Soo!

Still, the fact that we missed a month's worth of updates from The Pixo Control is inexcusable, especially for such a promising young band (let alone one of the few "heavy" bands in the Soo with over 1,000 Facebook likes), so our sincere apologies for what we missed over the past month! I'll try my best to make sure we're more on top of their news and notes, and hopefully we see the guys on the local stage again soon! Stay tuned for more! 

Finally for today, here's eight assorted shorter news items from the last little while, and as usual, these are in alphabetical order by artist name:

• Local death metal rockers The Bear Hunters have confirmed that the booklet for their debut album "Eternal Hibernation" will have lyrics for each song. Great news for fans, especially if some find it hard to discern Nik's growling, so keep that in mind for the release next month! Our source is the band's Facebook page on Saturday.
• Local goregrind solo project Crucify The Whore will apparently join fellow local metal bands AlgomA, Bad Back, and The Apocalypse Afterparty in Toronto on October 16th for their "Northern Horde" concert there, marking C.T.W.'s Southern Ontario debut as well. This is a huge opportunity for Tyler, hopefully everyone shows Toronto what the Soo's made of! Our source is The Apocalypse Afterparty's Facebook page.
• Local post-punk quartet Gnaeus have begun a new studio recording session of some type, as per their Facebook page's newest photo on Sunday. Just an outlet to record a new original song or two, or is this something more? We'll let you know if we hear anything!
• Local promoter J.D. Pearce's promotional Facebook group is already teasing some 2015 concerts, including a new Dayglo Abortions show in May, his involvement in co-promoting the second annual Das Bunkerfest (more on that in our next news post), and in a surprising development, a full Fistmagnet reunion show in June?! If you enjoyed Garry's guest turn with Destroilet at Hardcore Homecoming, you'll definitely want to pay attention, so stay tuned for updates! No word yet though on next month's teased Whiskey Shits concert.
• A local musician named Jordan Leach is looking for a singer, guitarist, and drummer for a new downtown-centered punk band that he's starting. He'd prefer a female singer, and it's assumed that he's the bassist in the band, who would cover some indie and metal songs as well. Practices would be between Friday & Sunday, and if you're interested in trying out, message Jordan at this link or via his Musicians Wanted Facebook group post on Monday!
• I've deleted the short lived Redundant predecessors The Quims from our inactive band links due to the recent deletion of their Facebook page for unannounced reasons. Active briefly in late 2010, The Quims had planned to play "raunch hillbilly redneck rock n' roll", but fell inactive before forming Redundant as a more typical punk band the next year. Stay tuned for more from the Redundant camp as we hear it!
• In case you saw recent live videos of That's Chester at a private wedding gig in the Elliott Lake area and were hoping to see them on the site, then I can't help, as drummer Ric Datson had to pull them from his YouTube channel due to copyright complaints. Disappointing, but maybe he can try posting them on Facebook? For reference, the videos were covers of Supertramp and AC/DC songs.
• I've replaced the link for defunct local goregrind trio Tomgrindy in our inactive band links due to the quiet deletion of their Facebook page, but luckily they're still on Reverbnation for all you Blood Shed Productions fans! We won't get into the details of their split and falling out though.

That's all for now, but stay tuned for another news post far sooner than this one was, and for this month's "Where Are The New Albums?" post TOMORROW! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Tantrym Tyme), Plus New Videos!!

Well, we better start clearing out some back news tonight before I've flooded with it, and thankfully, I have more reason to thanks to a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for TOMORROW! So I've supplemented it with some more assorted recent news items, and if a big story you've been expecting isn't here, don't worry, it's coming! Sometimes you have to hold some things to give them the optimal coverage they deserve. Now, read on below for the latest news, notes, and videos!

Young Sault Michigan metal quartet Tantrym Tyme will apparently be playing a tailgate party of some kind TOMORROW outside of Pullar Stadium before the Soo Eagles NAHL hockey game! Apologies for the short notice, the band only announced this on their Facebook page earlier today, and the Eagles have not mentioned it either. Tomorrow's game marks the second of a three night home stand between the Soo Eagles and the Johnstown Tomahawks, and it's at least the second time that Tantrym Tyme have played a live set to coincide with an Eagles game, also doing so in March for a game over their military & parents weekend. The Rock Till You Drop winners will be playing outside and behind the arena (at 435 East Portage Avenue) tomorrow at 5:00 PM, and it's obviously all ages given the setting, but while I don't figure there will be an admission charge for their tailgate set, the game itself has it's own fees and times, so click here for information if you're looking at going, and check the above links for more details!

It's great to see Tantrym Tyme keeping busy with another high profile concert set, and hopefully they can convert some Eagles fans into fans of their own tomorrow before the game! Remember, the Eagles play the same level of hockey as the Soo Thunderbirds on the Ontario side of the border, and they both played together in the NOJHL until the end of the 2011-2012 season. Don't miss Tantrym Tyme's latest concert tomorrow, and for a preview, here's the guys covering Pantera & Iron Maiden last year!

Now to some more videos to clear out of our news cache, starting with something a little different: an interview with Dayglo Abortions frontman Murray "The Cretin" Acton from their headlining show at The Roosevelt Hotel earlier this month! Uploaded to the YouTube channel of Boyd Rendell (a.k.a. AlgomA frontman Darby Wigwaus) on Wednesday, the interview is done by former Chronic Demonic singer Sabrina Strange, where they talk about how The Dayglo Abortions' tour was going, standout moments from the tour, the two year gap between local stops, the band's message to leave to local fans, their next album plans, and more. Sabrina needs more experience as an interviewer, but she came across as kind and invested in the discussion, and the video is well put together! Along with some titles and credits (plus a plug for Darby's Big Loonie Bus Show next month in Echo Bay), the video also includes three clips from the show itself, two bookending the interview, and one about 3:50 into the video for a few seconds.

The last clip will likely be the most interesting, as it's a video from the show of The Dayglo Abortions playing "Kill Cunt Brain" (they titled it, not me), and compared to the earlier abbreviated clips, this is from behind the crowd rather than a near side-stage angle. Solid audio, if dark, and it's a nice capper to this video! Check out Sabrina's interview and more below, and for reference, it begins a minute in ends about 4:50 in!



Also today, here's a new demo of a Theatre of Night original song by keyboardist Craig Harrison! Uploaded to his YouTube channel on Tuesday, it's a short two minute clip of his part for their song "Twilight of the Gods", with the camera focused on his hands while playing (and with a colour filter overtop, presumably for effect/mood.) It's a well done composition, dark and fitting for one of their songs, so give it a look below!



Finally for today, here's an archive video find courtesy of the YouTube channel of Nikkfitt guitarist Robert Ross, courtesy of what appears to be an old edition of Hempfest in nearby Ophir, Ontario! I have no idea what band this is (or even if Robert's playing on stage), but it's a live cover (likely from 2009 or earlier) of Kiss' "Rock & Roll All Nite" with at least two guest backing singers. The description implies there was 2,000 people there, which I can see during the annual marijuana culture festival's peak, and it's a solid cover on a good quality stationary camera, so if you love Kiss or old local videos, give this one a look, and if you can identify anything extra on the date or band, let me know!



That's definitely all for today, but stay tuned for a big news post tomorrow featuring some long overdue updates! Thanks everyone!

Dayglo Abortions Concert Review!!

It's now time for our review of last night's Dayglo Abortions-headlined concert at The Roosevelt Hotel, but first, just some acknowledgement of the severe rainstorm we had last night. The West End was hit hard by flooding, but the area of The Rosie was neither flooded nor lost power for the balance of the night, and no bands dropped out either! This reminded me in many ways of Oddzfest 2013 Metal Mash-Up in July, which was also severely dampened by a rainstorm, but even though last night's was worse, a solid crowd turned out to see the hardcore punk action! Visibly smaller than The Dayglo Abortions concert at The Rosie in 2011, but along with the weather, the Monday/fall scheduling has it's own challenges. Even still, dozens of fans braved the weather to rock out, with the pits and floor hopping like mad by night's end! As for the reports of flooding at The Canadian Nightclub on Pim Street, I'm well aware of what happened (I live near there), and that will lead off tomorrow's news post, so keep an eye out for that and related updates in our next post. Now, let's look at how each band did last night!

Opening last night's concert was the full live debut (one song preview sets aside) of new local band Jack Spades (essentially T-Rex Manning + The Bear Hunters), so how'd they sound? The band played three originals (mainly based on horror movies, a'la frontman J.D. Pearce's Frightlight work), while their covers (which weren't Misfits focused) included Judas Priest, Ripcordz, and Pennywise songs, among others. Their sound is reminiscent of J.D.'s other bands, and while the songs leaned heavier (especially their original "Breakneck Speed"), there was more of a straight punk sensibility. Talent-wise, J.D. and guitarist Tiffany Stocco played about as well as you'd expect from T-Rex Manning shows, but seeing Justin Lam and new drummer Johnny Belanger play a more punk style was a change from their usual death metal work. Luckily, everyone played well, and hopefully their next shows get tighter and better attended up front! (Also, I can't believe I forgot until now, but Jack Spades are now in our active Sault Ontario band links!)

Next on the bill was Peterborough hardcore punk trio Cross Dog, including the first local concert appearance by bassist/Sault native Mark Rand since Lion Ride's last show in July 2011! Soundwise, they have similarities with Mark's old band Detroit, only with a female singer and no guitarist, but on some songs, it was easy to forget there was no guitar player, with Mark's bass cutting through everything nicely! Their set included all 10 songs from their debut album and a cover of Fu Manchu's "King of the Road", which fans definitely responded to (even if some prodding was needed for the night's first mosh pit), and Tracy Ashenden's piercing lead vocals definitely lent a unique edge & solid stage presence to their material! Solid rapport with the crowd, Mikey Reid's drumming was quality too, and even if they were oddly low on the lineup for an out of town band, they fit right in, and hopefully Mark brings Cross Dog back home again!

Local hardcore punk quintet Destroilet occupied the middle slot in the band order, and they were up to their usual tricks during their well recieved set! The guys played all of the songs from their album (except "My Life"), along with select covers, including a surprise Dayglo Abortions cover midway through, and musically, they were on form from past live gigs! However, like their last Roosevelt Hotel appearances, they did seem more restricted on the small stage, which benefits my photography but not their stage presence. I'll give special notice to the backing vocals from Christian Foisy & John Conway, which added an extra kick to Mike Hull's aggressive lead singing, which was louder than the last time I saw them, which was welcome! The hardcore punk fury saw a good response, and though the hyped possibility of new song debuts didn't come to fruition, Destroilet are continuing their local resurgence, and here's hoping for more awesome live shows when they rock Echo Bay and the Halloween Party next month!

Co-headlining was Victoria, British Columbia's own The Last of the V8 Interceptors in their second local stop of the year, and if you missed them in July, you may notice that they looked very familiar, maybe because Dayglo Abortions bassist Willy Jak and drummer Blind Mark were also in this band? Very different style though, with hardcore elements replaced by a grittier and bluesier sound that feels just right for driving down the highway (which fits with their Mad Max themes and personas.) They're definitely heavier live than they were in studio tracks (though they've had lineup changes since), and frontman Rhys Palmer delivered a deliberate and casual, yet aggressive style on songs like "Five Tall Cans In" and "Suicide Machine"! Though the crowd levels retreated somewhat, The Last of the V8 Interceptors delivered a fun set, and hopefully they made as many (or more) fans as they did at the BFGs show!

And of course, your headliners were Victoria hardcore punk legends The Dayglo Abortions, and fans definitely ate up their slightly abbreviated set, as rain can't keep them down! The biggest difference from their 2011 show here in terms of their set was the addition of new songs towards their next album, including "Sick Of The Lies" and "I Love My Mom", but aggressive classics like "Proud To Be A Canadian" and "Religious Bumfucks" kept longtime fans and supporters going! Even if the crowd was smaller, the pit was rough and almost caused me to fall a few times, so you know that's a good sign! Murray "The Cretin" Acton's vocals were much clearer to hear this time around, while Willy Jak & Blind Mark contibuted well in their second set of the evening (Jak was even more animated), and their classics, offensive as some may be, fueled a very entertaining night! Their set was sadly cut a bit short, but what we got was awesome, and hopefully we're not waiting two years for the next local Dayglo Abortions concert!

Overall, this was a great show that no amount of bad weather could stop, and though the rain probably hurt the turnout a lot, kudos to everyone for making it (and to Redundant bassist James White for providing awesome sound all night!) I got plenty of photos that you can check out at this link or at our Facebook page (which also has a "Tag Yourself!" crowd picture), and as for videos, I got one of each band, so here's Jack Spades playing their originals "We're Here To Chew Bubble Gum & Kick Ass, And We're Out Of Gum" & "Rise", Cross Dog playing "Martyr's Cross". Destroilet covering The Ducky Boys' "Cross To Bear", The Last of the V8 Interceptors playing "Night Rider" & "Style", and The Dayglo Abortions playing "Your Facebook Can Kiss My Assbook", "Stupid Songs", and "Argh Fuck Kill"!











That's all for today, but stay tuned for news on the Canadian Nightclub's status and more tomorrow! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (The Hydra's Teeth), Dayglo Abortions Concert Preview, And More!!

Back to the news on this Sunday, so what's on tap? We have news on a recent local album upload to tie in with a recent SMS feature, an extended preview of a big concert going down tomorrow night, and to start, a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for later this month, so here's what you need to know!

New local metal quartet The Hydra's Teeth will make their live concert debut at The Algonquin Pub on Friday, September 20th! As you may remember, this is the new band from ex-Late & Loud singer/guitarist Brendan Christie & bassist Benn Garside, former Sativa Rose/Winkstinger guitarist Anthony Orazietti, and ex-Leaves Off Trees drummer Roy Kreutzberger, and if their videos are any indication, we're in for a power & classic metal spree on the 20th that Loudmouths and other fans should easily take to! They'll be among 3 bands playing that night, including prominent local grunge/alternative quartet Haggith (in their second live set at the pub downstairs from The Rockstar Bar) and another debuting band named The Danger Cats, who I'm told are an all-female rock band of some kind. That should be very intriguing, I'll let you guys know when I hear more! A 10:00 PM start time is likely for this 19+ show, and there will be a $6 cover charge in effect. For more details, visit Haggith's Facebook event page!

Note that I'm not sure if this is one & the same as the gig that The Hydra's Teeth originally hyped for The Canadian Nightclub on their Facebook page, or if this is a separate event. This should be a must-see event for both the band debuts and Haggith's ever popular live sets, so don't miss the return of original rock and metal to The Algonquin Pub one week from Friday, and stay tuned for updates!!

Next up, here's a big concert preview for TOMORROW NIGHT at The Roosevelt Hotel, as Victoria, British Columbia hardcore punk legends The Dayglo Abortions will make their long awaited return to Sault Ontario for a hard hitting night of metal, punk, and hardcore intensity! Last seen in the Soo at the 20th Rosie metal night in June 2011, The Dayglo Abortions' return should be even bigger (especially with the extended notice for this concert compared to two years ago), and you know The Cretin & company will be raring to tear up the stage with their intense, reckless, and attitude-fueled originals! A mix of out of town and local support bands with varying levels of familiarity will open tomorrow night, including Victoria, B.C. garage punk trio The Last of the VB Interceptors (who opened for The Bunchofuckingoofs at The Rosie in July), local hardcore punk notables Destroilet (who may have new songs to debut tomorrow), Peterborough hardcore punk trio Cross Dog (featuring bassist/Sault native Mark Rand's first local concert appearance in over 2 years), and in the opening set, new local punk/metal quartet Jack Spades' first full concert!

Basically a combination of T-Rex Manning & The Bear Hunters, Jack Spades features singer J.D. Pearce (who opened for The Dayglo Abortions with Frightlight in 2011), guitarist Tiffany Stocco, bassist Justin Lam, and drummer Johnny Belanger (who quietly replaced T.J. Case in the band for unknown reasons this summer, as per their Facebook page.) Though they've played live in short previews earlier this year, this apparently all-original band will fully launch tomorrow night, so be there to see what they have in store! Admission will be $10 in advance or $15 at the door, with advance tickets still available at The Roosevelt Hotel and The Rad Zone, so get yours A.S.A.P. just in case! You must be 19 to attend, doors open at 9:00 PM, and Jack Spades will kick things off at 9:45 PM. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! This should be an awesome concert all around, with both new sights, familiar favourites, and legendary hardcore punk to appease everyone in attendance!

I'm curious to hear The Last of the V8 Interceptors & Jack Spades more, Destroilet always deliver a good time, it'll be nice to see Mark back with his new band, and who could miss The Dayglo Abortions? I have my ticket, and I definitely hope to see you guys there TOMORROW NIGHT! For a preview, here's The Dayglo Abortions playing 3 songs at The Rosie in 2011!



Finally, I just wanted to alert you guys to a local metal album that I just recently posted on YouTube, that being our most recent CD review subject, Bring The Fallen's "Stand Before"! As you may remember, the defunct local death metal quintet finally released theit only EP on July 26th at Oddzfest 2013 Metal Mash-Up in honour of their one-off reunion (albeit four years after the recording sessions), but with their re-breakup & the lack of a digital download copy, I assume it's out of print save for possible unsold CDs from Oddzfest. As a result, I decided to post the whole EP onto our YouTube channel yesterday (including in a full playlist), so now it's fully streamable! In order, the songs are the title track, "Night Riders", "Kill Your Life", "Exposed Embankment", and "Defiling Despondence", so click each link to check them out, and note that all but "Night Riders" & "Kill Your Life" are re-uploads. I had posted the other three tracks (sans cover art) onto YouTube as a Christmas surprise a couple years back, so I re-posted them just for consistency.

I won't rehash my thoughts on this EP (you can read my full review if you want in the post below), but this EP and the Oddzfest set fittingly closed the door on their local run, and I wish everyone in Bring The Fallen the best (musically & otherwise) in the future! I've embedded the song "Stand Before" below, and check out more from Bring The Fallen's only CD at the above links!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for either a new news post or this month's Defunct Local Band Profiles next, and in case I have nothing new before then, I'll see you at The Rosie TOMORROW NIGHT! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Sugar Island Music Festival), Your First Look At Chronic Demonic, And More!!

Well, I wasn't expecting to have a second post today, but with a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for TONIGHT, I had to get this up, so read on below for that (plus a new song posting, ticket availability for some upcoming shows, and the first video from a newer local band), and check out some new concert announcements (including one for tomorrow) and more Sault Michigan weekend previews in the post below this one!

I completely forgot about this (blame slow updates for the schedule), but there will be one hard rock band at this year's Sugar Island Music Festival, as Kinross, Michigan quintet Banned will be playing at this annual event once again TONIGHT! This probably explains why Banned are only playing in Hessel tomorrow night rather than all weekend. The guys (and girl) will be on at 8:00 PM tonight, with new Dafter classic rock band Thieves In The Night headlining at 10:15 PM, and they're preceded by Flint duo 3-Zip at 9:30 PM, The Fosters Sportsmen's Club Band at 8:45 PM, Banned at 8:00 PM, Junior and the Dinosaurs at 7:15 PM, Hillsdale indie quartet All Arms at 6:30 PM, 3 and a Half Men at 5:45 PM, and local pop duo Missy & Chelsea opening at 5:00 PM. Apologies for not knowing about some bands, this is a recurring theme for the Sugar Island Festival's schedules. The rest of the schedules feature no heavier leaning bands that I can source, but everyone playing today except Banned and Thieves of the Night have another set coming up tomorrow or Sunday, so keep that in mind.

Emceed by Rudy Villareal, admission is $10 for the weekend (no single day options), while kids 12 and under get in FREE. For more details on events, schedules, games, and advance ticket locations, click here! Sure, there have been heavier years for metal/hard rock bands, but The Sugar Island Music Festival is a consistent success in the region, and it gives an American alternative to Buskerfest and Hempfest, so don't miss Banned and the other bands TONIGHT and this weekend! Remember, it's about 45 minutes east of the Soo, and for a preview, here's Banned at the 2011 Sugar Island Festival covering AC/DC!



Next up, remember last week's benefit concert at The Roosevelt Hotel to fund Frightlight bassist Mike Gingras' short film "The Kid Who Made The Face"? Well, aside from the previously announced bands (Frightlight, The Bear Hunters, and Redundant), two newer local metal/punk bands played surprise mini-sets at the show, including Jack Spades and Chronic Demonic! The former (featuring T-Rex Manning, Bear Hunters, and Asylum Country members) was confirmed through personal Facebook posts, and while I don't know much on what they played in their second preview set, Chronic Demonic confirmed their brief performance on their own Facebook page the following day, complete with a video! Featuring members of Frightlight and Faithless Sin in their lineup, the video (which was uploaded to Facebook and is unembeddable here) was filmed by attendee April Fogal, and while the song's name wasn't given, my first thoughts point to what Frightlight would sound like if they had a female singer (Ririe "Sabrina Strange" Lavoie), and it works on that level!

The audio quality isn't great, and make sure your speakers are low, but there is something there, and I'm curious to hear more when they make their full debut! Click here to check out Chronic Demonic's first video, and don't miss the full debut of Jack Spades on September 9th at The Rosie when they open for The Dayglo Abortions! Speaking of concerts promoted by Frightlight/Jack Spades frontman J.D. "Johnny Pints" Pearce, tickets for his upcoming Bunchofuckingoofs and Dayglo Abortions concerts are now on sale at both their host venue (The Roosevelt Hotel) and at The Rad Zone in the Wellington Square Mall, so get yours A.S.A.P., especially as the BFGs show is THIS MONDAY! J.D. also announced that if you buy tickets for the BFGs show and the Airbourne concert on August 19th, bring them with you to the Black Cat Attack-headlined show on the 17th and you will get in FREE! Sounds like a good deal to me, so keep that in mind, and don't miss the BFGs on Monday and the get more details on all of J.D.'s upcoming metal and punk shows at the above links!

Finally for today, here's a new YouTube song upload from defunct experimental/grunge trio SBD! Uploaded to frontman Dann Pichette's YouTube channel this past Saturday, it's of the No Arrow successors' original instrumental "Ess", though I don't know off hand if this is the same recording from their "Sonic Experiments" album. Nice psychedlic tinged take on alternative rock with solid instrumentation, but it does hint towards the largely instrumental nature of their album. I miss Dann's local music work since SBD's hiatus began in 2011, but hopefully this helps fill the void, so check out SBD's "Ess" below!



That's all for today, but stay tuned tomorrow for this month's Defunct Local Band Profile on Infrastrate! Thanks everyone!