Tarnished Concert Previews, Spades GT Updates, And More!!

As promised, the rest of this weekend's hard rock concert previews are in today's post, with a relatively quiet weekend in the area compared to what July had in store this year! After our E.U.P. show previews, we have some updates from other local bands, so here's what you should know!

Sault Michigan hard rock quartet Tarnished have a double header in store for fans in nearby Cedarville TOMORROW, starting with their outdoor set at this year's Government Bay Barge Bash, followed by a typical nighttime concert that evening at Snows Bar & Grill! The former event is the annual (2020 aside) concert festival currently held outside Bumpas at 74 East Hodeck Street, where bands will literally be playing on a barge floating in Government Bay! Unlike prior years for the Barge Bash in both Cedarville and Hessel, there will be four bands playing tomorrow, with Tarnished and fellow local hard rock quartet Rhythm & Brews (in a rare multi-band event for them) joined by local country cover trio The Three Mile Band and The Bowen/Haske Band, who are the current incarnation of local musician Mark Bowen's pop rock cover band (possibly best known as Paradise Excuse).

Click here for full non-musical details on the Government Bay Barge Bash. This event appears to be free and all ages (boaters welcome!), with festivities starting at 12:00 PM. Tarnished have confirmed that they will be playing on the North Shore Dock Barge at 1:30 PM, with Rhythm & Brews appearing to the be the closing band at 5:30 PM (their set ends at 8:00 PM). If this image's band order gives anything away, then The Three Mile Band will open the bash, with The Bowen/Haske Band playing likely at around 2:00 PM. Weather-wise, 9&10 News is calling for cloudy weather all day in Cedarville (an hour south of the Soo) with temperatures from 77-80° Fahrenheit. As for Tarnished's return to Snows (at 1187 Park Avenue) tomorrow night, that'll be an indoor respite under more standard conditions for their hard rocking originals and covers, so if you missed them three weeks ago, here's your chance for an encore!

The Snows concert takes place at 8:00 PM tomorrow, it does not have an announced cover charge, and it is definitely a 21+ event (if that's a concern, the Barge Bash is in the same town!) Should be a packed day of music for Cedarville-area concert goers and Tarnished, with both they and Rhythm & Brews sure to deliver the hard rock goods, so definitely visit the above links for more on both events, and here's Tarnished live!

Next up, here's the latest from Sault Ontario/Barrie crossover thrash quartet Spades GT, so what have they been up to as of late? In terms of live dates, the former Jack Spades have at least three ahead where they're opening for Toronto metal pioneers Anvil, including a show in Brampton on September 16th, but before then, they will open for Anvil in North Bay and Sudbury on August 24th & 25th as both bands are en route to the Soo area for shows that weekend! Of course, Anvil return to Soo Blaster on Saturday the 27th, but Spades will miss out on the Timmins show on the 26th, presumably due to their commitments at the Northern Vibe Festival in Ophir that weekend, where frontman J.D. Pearce is curating the Forest Stage again, and where the band proper are playing in their first local date post-relaunch. Spades GT have not (yet?) said that they're opening for Anvil locally, which could be a sign that their Northern Vibe set is the same night.

Like last year, organizers have not revealed a daily band schedule for the festival, we will keep you posted if one surfaces. Video-wise, drummer Tyler "Jeeb" Reiner (Anvil drummer Robb Reiner's son) was featured last week in the clip embedded below, where he shows off some Daddario ProMark drumsticks that he was sent as a sample. No scoops relating to the band as a whole, but good promotion for the company, and the sticks should hopefully come in handy! Deceivingly deep voice for Tyler too, but the video was posted at 6:54 AM. Give it a watch below, and see above for more!

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:

 

• The Gutter Creek-headlined concert on Thursday, September 1st has been moved from The Rockstar Bar to the aforementioned Soo Blaster, as per this new Facebook event page. A reason for the venue change was not announced, but note that The Rockstar Bar has not advertised any concert dates since May, with Bone Yard's June 11th show there being cancelled outright. Hopefully things are okay at The Algonquin Hotel, but fingers crossed Gutter Creek (featuring the Soo's own Matt Hanchuck) deliver a solid show at this bigger downtown venue! No word yet on admission fees.
• St. Ignace, Michigan metalcore band Heavy Lies The Crown will be without new rhythm guitarist Christian Thanasiu for their set opening for Nagazi in Battle Creek tonight due to an unspecified illness, as per their Facebook page. The band are jokingly asking attendees for "get well soon" cards, so keep that in mind if you happen to be in the area! As best as I can gather, this show will go forward with H.L.T.C. as a four-piece, which is nothing new for them, as their initial dates had just Ted on guitar. We'll have more from Heavy Lies The Crown soon!
• Sault Ontario/Thompson, Manitoba alternative/hard rock musician Mike Haggith will take a road trip to Flin Flon, Manitoba for a rare in-province date outside of Thompson tomorrow night! Mike will be the fourth-to-last act tomorrow on the Museum Stage at their annual Blueberry Jam concert festival, so click here for full details if you're so inclined. Best of luck to Mike in Flin Flon tomorrow, and hopefully someone's got a camera rolling!
   

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

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (The Killer Dwarfs, Anvil, And Just Leppard), Plus The Opening Act Contest Details!!

With the Rotaryfest weekend concert preview barrage finally over, we can start clearing out our news and video backlog (if slowly), so let's start on the right foot with three LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for big touring bands at the same venue in the coming months! Rounding things out is an admittedly overdue plug for a contest that a few familiar local faces have entered, so here's what you should know!

Toronto metal legends Anvil will return to Soo Blaster for their fifth modern era concert appearance in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday, August 27th! Fans will have seen the "Metal On Metal" pioneers and documentary stars at different venues in 2012, 2014, and 2015, before rocking Soo Blaster in June 2019, so it'll be great to see Lips, Chris, and Robb play established songs and material from their new CD "Impact Is Imminent" next month! Opening bands have not been announced at press time, but for reference, Jack Spades (now Spades GT) opened for Anvil at their last three local dates, and their current drummer just so happens to be Anvil drummer Robb Reiner's son Tyler. Also, keep in mind that Spades GT will return to town that same weekend for the Northern Vibe Festival in Ophir, so yeah, coincidence or not, the timing is noted! We'll keep you posted when/if opening bands are clarified either way.

Tickets will cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door (which is on par from 2019), and they will be on sale at this link, but at press time, they were not on sale online yet. Yes, I saw the No Hits show coming up this weekend, and I wish the local openers had said something before now, but look for more on that soon. This is a 19+ show, and doors open at 7:00 PM. Should be a good time for fans of old school metal, especially given Anvil's fun nature and influence on bigger bands in their wake, so don't miss out on their latest Soo stop next month, and see above for more details!

Next up, Oshawa hard rock icons The Killer Dwarfs will return to Soo Blaster themselves on Tuesday, September 13th! Announced just last week via this image (the show has since been moved a day ahead to accommodate a White River booking the previous night), this will be The Dwarfs' first local appearance since headlining at Soo Blaster in April 2019, a show that got a great reception at the time for their fun-loving old school sound, built on hits like "Dirty Weapons" and "Keep the Spirit Alive", and it'll be great to see them back in town this fall after three+ years! No word on a possible opening band yet, but note that the now-defunct Re:Born opened the 2019 show. Like then, this concert is presented by Ernest Skinner of Border City Rock Talk, so you might see some advance interviews with the band there in due course, knowing the big gets he often talks to there (he even interviewed Randy Rhoads' siblings in his newest video!)

This stop on The Killer Dwarfs' 40 Years Still Standing Tall Tour has a 19+ age limit, and doors open at 7:00 PM. Tickets currently cost $22.23 at this link, with a $319 VIP package also available, but note that the above-linked image for the old September 12th date lists a presumably in-person-only advance fee of $19.50 that jumps to $30 on September 1st. There is no such advertised price jump on that date on Eventbrite, so keep that in mind just in case. More good times ahead for classic metal fans in the Soo, so see above for more details, but that's not quite all!

There's more hard rock tribute action hitting Soo Blaster this fall, as Sudbury-based Def Leppard tribute band Just Leppard will return to town on Saturday, November 12th, but this time, they aren't coming alone, as The AC/DC Show will also be joining them in their own local debut! Both are relatively new tribute bands, though Just Leppard have played here at The Canadian and The Rockstar Bar in 2019 & last year, and their faithful take on Def Leppard's hair metal classics should find an audience once again! Guitarist Gino del Sole is in both bands, and while Sault Ste. Marie is no stranger to AC/DC tributes (Who Made Who and Hells Bells have each played here multiple times in the last 15 years), The AC/DC Show deliver a similarly fitting version of their high voltage rock 'n roll, so don't bypass either band if you're fans of the real thing! Not every day that two tribute bands play the same show here, after all.

Tickets for this 19+, 7:00 PM show are not on sale yet, but head to this link for updates on that front, and also keep tabs on the Facebook event page. Note that both of Just Leppard's prior local dates had $15 advance tickets and a $20 door charge, but neither of those had a second band, so it could well be higher. This should be a fun time for 1980s hard rock fans, and it'll be interesting to compare and contrast The AC/DC Show from prior AC/DC tributes that have played here, so stay tuned for updates! 

To close today's post, let's finally address something that fans of these two bands have been getting steady reminders about as of late, as local party metal duo The Apocalypse Afterparty and punk/alternative quintet These Magnificent Tentacles have both entered The Opening Act, an Audacy-hosted contest to find a band to open at the ninth annual We Can Survive, a massive charity concert at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California for suicide prevention causes this fall. Given the distance and the lack of a sonic link to either band for genres (none of the 2021 We Can Survive acts would normally be covered on the SMS), this seems like a long shot, but as a wise woman once said, "Shoot your shot!" Both bands, along with local indie/pop rock musician Jesse Merineau, have entered The Opening Act, and while I don't know how Audacy is separating the acts by "group", Jesse is currently second place in his group!

The Afterparty are sixth in their group at press time, and the Tentacles are thirteenth in theirs. The winner of The Opening Act also gets $10,000 USD, so stakes are high, and you can cast daily votes (with verification) via the band names linked above, or cast "Together Votes" by donating to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (each $1 donated = a vote). SooToday's Chris Belsito covered the contest (sans The A.A.) at this link, featuring remarks from Jesse and Tentacles guitarist Steve Edwards about why they entered and their recent activity, so don't bypass it either! Vote if you can for all three, and we'll see what happens, as only the top 20 bands advance when this round closes on Thursday!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for a couple of mid-week concert previews and new videos on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!

Anvil Concert Video Showcase, Part 2!!

As promised, here's the second half of our video coverage of last week's Anvil-headlined concert at Soo Blaster, this time focusing on Christopher Paci's footage from the concert, with videos uploaded to his excellent YouTube channel shortly thereafter! Compared to Re:Born's six posted videos from this night, Chris uploaded fourteen videos, so there's a lot more to take in here, but give both sources a look for different and very valid looks at the old school metal action on offer! Starting with the headlining Toronto metal legends, Chris filmed five videos from their set, including their songs "Metal on Metal", "Bitch In The Box", "Badass Rock N' Roll", and one video featuring their opening songs "March of the Crabs" & "666". Embedded below is their song "Mothra", complete with extended instrumental jam in the middle of the performance. Compared to Re:Born's videos, these are closer to the "Soo Lounge" stage, and allow for some nice angles of frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow playing to the crowd.

The audio quality comes through well enough on these videos, if harbouring some muffled moments, but fans of Anvil's classic attack should be right at home here. Give these videos a look above & below!



Next up, Chris also filmed five videos of Edmonton classic metal quintet Striker's co-headlining set, including their songs "Fight For Your Life", "Former Glory", "Head First", "Heart of Lies", and as embedded below, both "Out For Blood" & "Full Speed or No Speed". Chris is a little further back here, but Striker's impressive and proficient original onslaught is captured nicely on these videos, and fans of their throwback sound will definitely appreciate the ample Striker footage above and below!



Chris also filmed three videos of local punk/metal quintet Jack Spades' set, capturing them playing "Rise" and their cover of The Ripcordz' "X", but embedded below is their original "To The Left". I won't fault Chris for the more distant camera angle here as fans weren't really on the floor yet, and I can relate to not wanting to be "that guy" in everyone's road. I just wish the camera wasn't so jittery! That said, Jack Spades are on form despite cramped conditions, so give Chris' videos of them a look above also!



Finally, Chris filmed a single solitary video of opening power rock quintet Re:Born (minus Frank) covering Kissin' Dynamite's "Sex Is War" last week. Filmed at a similar angle to Jack Spades, the cover is well done, if with somewhat inaudible vocals, and luckily there's no heckling this time around! Check out Chris' Re:Born clip below, and see more from the show above!



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

Anvil Concert Video Showcase, Part 1!!

Before we begin this post, I wanted to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Big Wreck guitarist Brian Doherty, who passed away last Wednesday at the age of 51, following a lengthy battle with cancer. A co-founder of Big Wreck who played on all of their albums and tours (as well as the last Thornley tour that led to Big Wreck's reunion in 2010), local fans will have just seen Brian on stage in February 2018 when Big Wreck headlined at The Machine Shop during their "In Loving Memory Of..." anniversary tour. The guys previously played locally in 2001, though potential 1990s shows here are not well archived online. Big Wreck had just released their new single "Too Far Gone" last month and were scheduled for festival dates this summer, so follow along on band or regional news sources for updates on their near future plans. By all accounts, Brian was a kind and generous person who added a lot of skilled playing & songwriting to Big Wreck, and hopefully fans will hold onto the good memories. R.I.P. Brian!

Now, today's post is entirely devoted to videos from Sunday's Anvil-headlined concert at Soo Blaster, as solid quality videos of each band have turned up on two familiar public sources! We'll start with the videos filmed by one of the local opening acts, namely power rock quintet Re:Born, who posted six videos from every band at this concert onto their Facebook page on Monday. Of course, they filmed one video of headlining Toronto metal legends Anvil playing their song "Badass Rock N' Roll", which was also filmed for Chris Paci's YouTube channel (more on his videos in a couple of days.) Filmed in typically solid quality from the floor, the performance is up to Anvil's lively yet heavy standards, and fans definitely seem receptive to the metal on metal action! See more from Anvil's (and every band's) set on Chris' channel linked above, but give Re:Born's Anvil video a look below!



Possibly a sign of how well Re:Born members liked their set, two videos of co-headlining Edmonton metal band Striker made their page, featuring the NWOBHM-inspired quintet playing their songs "The Front" and, as embedded below, "Born To Lose". Here, the filmer got much closer to the stage, and was way happier to zoom in on their intense throwback attack here. Very strong and melodic performances are on display here, and Striker helped make up for lost time after 6 years, so check out their videos above & below!



One video was uploaded of fellow local punk/metal quintet Jack Spades' set on Sunday, with the video in question featuring J.D., Tiffany, Daniel, Rob, and Johnny playing their original "Fear Corps." The filmer got a wider angle of the band like Anvil, but there were less fans on the floor at this juncture. The guys are definitely cramped on stage due to Anvil's setup, but this fast paced and aggressive original comes through just fine, so give Jack Spades' continued planet-jacking a look below!



Finally, we'll actually look at Re:Born's own videos from their opening set, with one video featuring them covering both Kissin' Dynamite's "Sex Is War" (also filmed by Chris) & Motley Crue's "Live Wire", but embedded below is their own original "Die Another Day." While still sans Frank, these performances showcase Re:Born's increasing confidence and chemistry, and the covers come through really well in their own right, but Elly needs to loosen up a bit still to match her stage presence with her vocal ability more. Give Re:Born's videos a look above and below as well!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for weekend concert previews and more next! Thanks everyone!

Oh!No Concert Festival Lineup Information, Plus The Anvil/Striker Concert Preview!!

Today's post features a preview of a big Sunday night concert, but first, here's the full lineup for the third annual Oh!No festival is now out! Returning to Robbie Adamson's church in nearby Leeburn, this year's installment is the biggest yet, as Oh!No III will be a two night event on Friday, September 6th and Saturday, September 7th! As such, we're not calling this as a proper local concert alert until daily schedules are revealed, but the odds that there will be a day without heavier acts are basically nil. After having an 18 act marathon last year, the two night structure will allow promoters Six, Two, Oh. to spread this year's 25 acts out, but who all is scheduled for this fall? Eleven of the scheduled performers are from out of town, including 6 returnees from past Oh!No festivals. Sudbury punk quartet Lightmares and Thunder Bay desert rock quintet The Franquilizers will return to Leeburn for a third straight year each, while Peterborough hardcore punk trio Cross Dog (featuring the Soo's own Mark Rand) is among the returning performers from last year.

The other touring attractions back from 2018 include Sudbury "party violence" quintet The Therapists, Peterborough doom rapper Garbageface, and Toronto indie rock quartet Forest City Aurora. No Beaver Slap this year, but the five Oh!No (and Sault Ste. Marie-area) newcomers from afar will include Thunder Bay hardcore-influenced bands Femur & Lord Hidetora, St. Catharine's crossover thrash quintet Pisser, Barrie punk quartet The Speed Humps, and Montreal classic rock solo project Wrecker. Lots of old and new talent here, be sure to check all of these bands out before September! The local performing roster will feature punk/metal quintet Jack Spades and funk/hard rock quartet The Elements back for their own third straight appearances, while surf rock quartet The Dynowaves, hip-hop duo Planet Rock, and indie/folk musician Shae Tull will all return from last year, and Dynowaves bassist Brenton Ellis will bring his online page-less solo project Slumshine back to Oh!No after last playing there in 2017.

Locally based newcomers to Oh!No this fall will include punk trio Stegadeth, cybergrind solo project Malignant Neoplasm, rappers Conika and Kodex, and new pop rock band Dusty Hazelwood (featuring co-promoter Jamie Vincent & Dynowaves members.) A new & yet online page-less punk trio named The Angry Spells are also advertised, though we await information on them beyond a description of their sound. We'll let you know when/if anything is said! Treble Charger guitarist Bill Priddle is advertised with a solo set this year after playing in his drone/noise band Pointless in the past two Oh!No festivals, though note that Oh!No's own 2019 artist bio on him credits him jointly as Pointless. Finally, local lo-fi acoustic punk solo project Telephone & Address are advertised to play this fall, marking their first live appearance since 2017 after being on public hiatus for well over a year. This is very encouraging news, and hopefully Chris has more in the pipeline, so Telephone & Address are back in our active band links!

No sign of A Dire Setback or Winkstinger this year, but still, how's all this for a stacked and nicely varied lineup? Tickets will go on sale for a flat $40 at Case's Music, The Rad Zone, and Dryer Fire's pop-up location on Bruce Street, while camping will be available on site as usual, and while there's no stated age limit, a "B.Y.O.B." policy remains in effect. Doors open at 8:00 AM on Friday and 11:00 AM on Saturday, with daily schedules to be revealed. This should be another excellent time for concert goers able to make the trip an hour east to Leeburn, but there's still a lot to learn, so visit the above links for complete and ongoing details on Oh!No III!

Finally for today, here's our preview of a special Sunday night concert TOMORROW at Soo Blaster, as Toronto metal legends Anvil will return to Sault Ste. Marie for their fourth local show in the 2010s! It's been a long four year wait since we last saw Lips, Robb, and Chris deliver their requisite "metal on metal" to a local audience, and with the momentum of their newest CD "Pounding the Pavement" still ongoing, they should deliver another heavy set of classic hits and newer originals tomorrow night! Co-headlining tomorrow are Edmonton metal quintet Striker in their first local concert appearance since headlining at The Rosie six years ago, and with their finely tuned NWOBHM throwback sound, they should melt many faces in their own right at Soo Blaster! Remember, this was originally advertised as a Striker headlining show before Anvil were confirmed. The aforementioned Jack Spades will join power rock quintet Re:Born as openers, who should set the tone well with their own diverse takes on their genres!

Advance tickets are on sale for $20 at Soo Blaster (or $25 at the door), this is a 19+ event, and a somewhat early 7:30 PM start time is advertised. Also, note the $200 VIP booth option for a party of 6, if you are so inclined for that experience. It's great to have Anvil and Striker back for a night full of old school metal intensity, with Re:Born more than up to the task on another big stage for them, and don't forget about Jack Spades' punk-influenced attack either! Don't miss out on all of tomorrow's action if you can swing it, visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Anvil live!



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

Anvil's Return To Sault Ste. Marie, Plus New Live Performance Videos!!

Here's a new news post to check out on this Sunday afternoon, so what's in store? Lots of big updates from a prominent local solo artist (including an apology for a missed concert), a new live concert video from just yesterday, and leading off, big updates to a previously announced concert, which now has a brand new and very notable headline act!

Remember how Edmonton metal quintet Striker are playing at Soo Blaster on Sunday, June 9th with locals Re:Born opening? Well, we know a lot more on that show now, as Striker aren't headlining: Toronto metal legends Anvil are! After headlining at The Canadian Nightclub in 2012 & 2014 and at The Rockstar Bar in 2015, the "Metal on Metal" icons and eponymous documentary stars will finally return to Sault Ste. Marie for another night of entertaining originals from across their career, including from last year's new album "Pounding The Pavement." It's great to have Anvil back in town after a 4 year wait, so don't miss them at Soo Blaster next month! As for the teased second local openers, they will be punk/metal quintet Jack Spades (fronted by co-promoter J.D. Pearce), who opened for Anvil at their last two local dates and at a short Northern Ontario tour run in 2014, so they're a great pick to reprise that role! For what it's worth, the new Facebook event page lists Striker between the local bands.

As this is no longer just a Striker concert, the advance ticket price has doubled from $10 to $20 (or $25 at the door), and it now has a 7:30 PM start time, but it remains a 19+ event. A VIP package also exists that includes a private booth for 6 people costing $200, so keep that in mind also, and advance tickets of any stripe are on sale at Soo Blaster. Suddenly, this concert has been injected with a lot more metal, so don't miss Anvil, Striker, and locals for another big Soo Blaster concert in just over a month's time!

Next up, here's a new video from last night's Hells Bells (and Dave Evans) concert at The Rockstar Bar, courtesy of Christopher Paci's excellent YouTube channel once again! At press time, he has only posted two videos from Hells Bells' Dave-less set, but if he posts anything with the original AC/DC frontman, we will let you guys know. Chris' clips features the Barrie-based AC/DC tribute band tackling "Back In Black" and, as embedded below, their eponymous song, and while the vocals seem not as raspy as we know Brian to be with the actual band, the renditions are solid overall. Give it a look below, and keep watch in case videos with Dave Evans surface!



Let's wrap things up in Sault Michigan, starting with the latest from Banned frontman and local solo musician Alex Traynor, who recently got another local television performance under his belt! Like in March, Alex was the featured performer on the "Friday Sessions" segment on 9&10 News' lifestyle newsmagazine series The Four last week, where local viewers got to see him play the title track from his "Crazy World" EP. Similarly filmed as his March performance, this is a nice unplugged rendition of this harder rocking track, and hopefully it gets Alex lots of exposure across the Cadillac-Traverse City TV market! I can't embed 9&10 News website videos here, but you can watch it at this link, even if you're in Sault Ontario, and watch The Four on channel 10 (Spectrum) or 10.1 (antenna) on Fridays for more regional musicians! Now, Alex was back in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend for a Thursday matinee gig at Kewadin Casino, but that was't all for him back home!

I profusely apologize for missing this, but Alex played a special 2:00 PM matinee gig yesterday at Biggby Coffee at 2502 Ashmun Street, which was only announced on the venue's Facebook page on Thursday. Biggby Coffee tends to host solo acoustic performers in early timeslots, sometimes as part of open mic nights, so it's not a venue that often comes across our radar, but I do apologize again, we'd have covered it on the site had we known about it! For what it's worth, Insipid Brutality/Condemned alum Tyler Dettloff played an acoustic matinee show of his own today, though I don't know much about his music work nowadays. As it turns out, Biggby Coffee actually shot two videos of Alex's set for their Facebook page, including this distant clip of him covering Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary", but embedded below is a much closer, face-forward video of Alex covering Matchbox Twenty's "Push". Both are on a vertical camera angle, but that's fine for a solo performer.

Alex seems to be in his element with these unplugged clips, and while the cover choices are softer than his studio originals, remember that this is a coffee shop (part of a big chain, no less) at 2:00 in the afternoon. Solidly done renditions overall, especially if you can get past the distant view on "Prud Mary", so give Alex's videos a look above & below, and we'll try harder to stay on top of Biggby Coffee gigs if they happen to fit the SMS' coverage!



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

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Caroline Divine) And Anvil Concert Videos!!

To cap off another week at the SMS (barring a very late notice show announcement), we have new videos from a big metal show from a few months back, but first, here's a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for next week!

Local glam/power pop trio Caroline Divine and rising indie rock band Aldous will hit LopLops Lounge for a show this coming Saturday night! The concert will serve as an encore performance for both bands, as they're among the lineup for the returning Rotaryfest Second Stage at Clergue Park that same day, so while LopLops are no longer curating Stage 2, it's clear they're still backing the bands and original music! As best as I can tell, this will be both bands' first LopLops set since Lopstock II last month, and they've both been making steady waves in recent months, so whether you want some hard edged retro rock or "that strange electric taste", you have options in the day and at night on Saturday! The Loplops show has an announced 9:00 PM start time, no announced cover charge, and a 19+ age limit, but if you're underage and want to see both bands, head to the stage outside of The Art Gallery that afternoon during Rotaryfest. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page, and stay tuned for more on both events!

The rest of this post focuses on nine videos from the Anvil-headlined concert at The Rockstar Bar on April 1st, which were finally uploaded by attendee Christopher Paci on his YouTube channel in the last few days! No word on why it took over 3 months for these to make it online, but it's definitely better late than never! Chris filmed all three bands that night, but we'll start with the headliners, Toronto metal legends Anvil, who are the focus of 6 of his uploads, including of their songs "Running", "On Fire", and "Metal On Metal", and two parts of Robb Reiner's drum solo (here & here), but embedded below are their set openers "March Of The Crabs" & "666". Christopher had a good close angle of the new Anvil lineup (including new bassist Chris Robertson), and while the audio is a little scratchy and vocally muffled, these videos are all solid and help give a nice glimpse into this successful and packed concert! Give his Anvil videos a look above and below, and hopefully Anvil come back to the Soo soon!



Chris also filmed two videos of local punk/metal quintet Jack Spades from their co-headlining set on April Fools Day, including of their cover of The Ripcordz' "X" and, as embedded below, them playing their original songs "They Live" & "Rise". Compared to the Anvil videos, Chris filmed these from one of the tables at the bar, so the view suffers from that and people being in the way, but the quality is otherwise comparable, and the guys sound solid as usual! Give these videos a look above and below also!



Finally, Chris shot one video of opening classic metal quartet Project 421 (with then-drummer Larry Mousseau) in their first regular concert following March's battle of the bands sets, and their video is of their cover of Black Sabbath's "Children of the Sea". The vocal parts are a little out of Blair Burch's range, but he acclimates himself well here, and the guys have a nice handle of this Dio-era Sabbath classic, so give it a watch below as well!



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

Anvil Concert Preview, A Major Lineup Change, And Much More!!

Our busiest month at the SMS since last July is almost at it's end, but before April rolls around, we have one last news post for the month of March, so what's on tap today? A new song posting, two newly announced shows that still await a venue announcement, and a surprise guitarist change for a prominent local hard rock band, but first, here's a big concert preview for a major Canadian metal band's local return!

We'll start with a special Wednesday night concert preview for TOMORROW, as Toronto metal legends Anvil will play their third local show since their resurgence, and I guarantee this is not an April Fools joke! Though fans will remember them from their packed appearances at The Canadian Nightclub, tomorrow's show will be at The Rockstar Bar, adding to a more intimate atmosphere that will still suit the metal to come during this stop of their 2015 Hope In Hell Tour! Also, this will be Anvil's first local show with new bassist Chris Robinson (who replaced Sal Italiano last year), but how will he fare with Lips & Robb? Two of the same bands who opened for Anvil last year will return to open tomorrow, including punk/metal quintet Jack Spades and classic metal quartet Project 421, who will both add their skilled renditions to the fray to open up this highly anticipated concert! FYI, if you were hoping for Caym to come back too, we have info on their own return (as headliners) in a bit, so don't worry!

Tomorrow's concert has a 19+ age limit, 10:00 PM start time, and a $15 ticket charge (they're available in advance at The Algonquin Hotel's front desk or through promoter J.D. Pearce), though note that the door charge will be $20. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! It's great to see Anvil back inthe row, so do NOT miss this show ieat turnout tomorrow, so do NOT miss this show if you can help it! See above for more info, and here's Anvil live earlier this year!

Next up, we have a major lineup change to mention today, as local alternative/hard rock quartet Haggith have welcomed back former bassist Caleb Cachagee as their new guitarist, replacing founding member Daniel Horton. Other than to say his departure was "in similar circumstance" to his brief exit in late 2012, a reason for Daniel leaving hasn't been announced, but Haggith revealed the change on their Facebook page on Sunday, assuring fans "that this is for the best", and this is "the next chapter" in their evolution. While I had heard about some internal issues in the band as of late, this is still disappointing to hear, especially given Daniel's songwriting contributions and clear talent, but he's still in Project 421, and hopefully we hear much more from him musically in the near future! However, seeing Caleb back in the Haggith fold is a nice surprise following his two departures last year, but what does he bring to the table on guitar?

Haggith are next slated to open for Zaum at The Rednecks Saloon on May 11th, so we'll know by then! That said, it's yet to be determined what the guitarist switch means (if anything) for Haggith's upcoming albums "Apocalypse II" & "XIV", including if songs will be dropped like was once planned when Daniel left in 2012, but I'm sure we'll hear more shortly. For more details, visit the above links!

Before we wrap up with a Haggith-related video posting, here's some preliminary news on two upcoming concerts that fans are already anticipating, though both await venue confirmation. One will take place on Friday, May 15th, and it will feature the return of Toronto death metal band Caym for their third local concert appearance, with local support courtesy of Jack Spades, The Bear Hunters, and at least one more band to be announced. Promoted by J.D. Pearce, this show will have a $10 admission fee, but again, no venue has been announced yet (for reference, Caym's past local shows were at The Canadian.) Click here for more details in the interim! The other planned show will be on Thursday, June 25th, and it will see Dayton, Ohio "cyber pornoslam" band Menstrual Munchies (that's their name, don't shoot the messenger!) make their local debut alongside local metal bands Rotopsy, Brutally Fatal, Them, and Crucify the Whore, and rapper Mikey Thomas, along with a co-headliner to be announced.

Visibly promoted by C.T.W.'s Tyler Gibson (who's apparently working on a split of some kind with the headliners), there's no venue for this planned show yet either, but given the track record of Blood Shed & Heavy North Entertainment events, this will likely either be an Oddfellows Hall or house party event. Click here for current details, but as always, we don't call concerts on here without a confirmed venue, so stay tuned for more info on both as we hear it!

Finally for today, here's a new song from Haggith drummer Mike Haggith's solo project, courtesy of his YouTube channel yesterday, and it's "A Drive Through The Peninsula", the same song that Mike teased via this Facebook photo of the lyrics. Featuring bandmate Curtis McKenzie on guitar solos, the song is planned for Mike's upcoming solo album "The Warinside", and it continues his recent orchestral rock trajectory, but we'll hold on reviewing the song until our likely review of the whole album later this year. Check out Mike's new song below!



That's all for today (and this month), but stay tuned for weekend concert previews and more in the coming days! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Anvil, One Bad Son, & Telephone And Address) And A New Local Band!!

Before we get into this post, we have concert cancellations to acknowledge, as new Sault Michigan hard rockers Ten Kings are not playing at the Sault Michigan Kewadin this weekend. The guys revealed the news on their Facebook page last night, citing a scheduling conflict. Another hard rock band is playing this weekend instead, and we'll have more on that in this weekend's concert previews, but check out more from Ten Kings (including their first live photos) above! Now, today's post features three LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS over the early spring, but first, here's a new local hard rock band discovery!

We have a new-ish local hard rock band to add to our Sault Ontario band links, and they are Meant To Last, who are more less the successors to These Sins of Time! As it turns out, Meant To Last were the intended band from frontwoman Alexa LeClair's various musician searches in the past year, so T.S.O.T. appear to be defunct, and they've been moved to our inactive links. Launched last April, their lineup features Alexa alongside T.S.O.T. bandmate/ex-Acention frontman Dalton James Boissineau, as well as Tantrym Tyme drummer Ethan Twardy, showcasing a rare sight: a local hard rock band with members from each side of the border! Meant To Last are technically active on our scale for now, but they haven't updated their Facebook or Twitter pages since the month it's launch, and have never announced the addition of a bassist, so I'm not sure if they're a functioning band right now.

When they were posting, they revealed "I Can't Help Myself" as a planned demo title, shared some original lyrics, and announced plans to play at last June's Algoma Ride For Autism alongside the then-Suicide Kings, though I don't believe either actually played the event. Hopefully Meant To Last pop up again, as Alexa's past T.S.O.T. work showed a lot of promise, but check out what's available to check out on them above!

Next up, here's three LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, starting with the official CD release party for local post-punk/grunge solo project Telephone & Address' new album "Rust Orchid"! In a change from Chris Shoust's last two CD release shows, this one will be a solo headlining appearance at The Gore Street Cafe at 164 Gore Street (down the road from 180 Projects) on Thursday, March 12th. Far cry from last year's IDNS show, but this will likely be a better fit for the ambient instrumental sounds on "Rust Orchid", though I admit now knowing much about The Gore Street Cafe as a concert venue. Of course, "Rust Orchid" was released online on Bandcamp last week, but if you attend the CD release show on the 12th, you can pay a special $10 price for a CD copy of the album for that night only (prices likely will be $15 after that), so keep that deal in mind! There's no announced age limit for this show, an 8:00 PM start time is advertised, and admission is via a "pay what you can" system.

For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! This should be a nice concert for fans of Telephone & Address and their varied acoustic originals, so keep it in mind for next month, and remember, our review of "Rust Orchid" is very possible next month too!

Our last new concerts today both take place at The Rockstar Bar in the early spring, starting with the return of Saskatoon hard rock quartet One Bad Son to the Soo and this venue on Saturday, March 21st! Our source is The Rockstar Bar's Martin Fiser in a recent e-mail, while the band also revealed the show earlier this month on their own Facebook page. Last seen opening for Crash Karma at The Rockstar Bar in October 2013, One Bad Son's freewheeling D.I.Y. hard rock should fit in nicely as they headline in the Soo next month in support of their new album "Black Buffalo"! Joining them on their spring tour are Kelowna southern hard rock quartet The Wild, whose aggressive country-influenced rock n' roll should find a strong audience as well on March 21st, so don't miss their opening set! This will be a 19+ concert with a likely 10:00 PM start time, but the venue has yet to confirm the ticket or door prices. We'll let you know when we hear anything!

For more details, check the above links! It's great to see One Bad Son back after almost a year & a half, and The Wild should live up to their name as well, so don't miss this show on a busy weekend next month (remember, Metallica tribute Sandman return to the Soo on the 20th as well, and $12 advance tickets are now on sale at The Algonquin Hotel!)

We're saving the best for last though, as Toronto metal legends Anvil will return to Sault Ontario on Wednesday, April 1st for the third time since their resurgence! After two shows at The Canadian Nightclub, the Juno nominees will make their first ever Rockstar Bar appearance on April Fools Day (no, it's not a joke) in the midst of their 2015 Hope In Hell Tour, and their hard hitting classic originals like "Metal On Metal" should be more than welcomed back to the Soo! This will also be Anvil's first local date since Chris Robertson replaced Sal Italiano on bass, but how will he sound alongside Steve & Robb come April 1st? Unlike last March's show, Anvil have no bands joining them from out of town for this show, but 2 of last year's local openers will pick up where they left off, including punk/metal quintet Jack Spades and classic metal quartet Project 421, both fresh off of high profile Canadian Nightclub sets, so be sure to come early for them on April Fools Day!

Promoted by Jack Spades frontman J.D. Pearce, $15 advance tickets for the show can now be bought at The Algonquin Hotel's front desk (the price jumps to $20 at the door), this is a 19+ event, and a 10:00 PM start time is advertised. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! It's great to see Anvil back, and at what might be their most intimate venue of this short tour, so be sure to keep their return in mind, and I assure you, this is no prank! Stay tuned for potential updates as they roll in!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news, previews, and feature posts later this week! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Zaum & Stiffler's Mom), An Older Punk Band Discovery, And More!!

As the news keeps coming in and piling on, let's get a post up on this Saturday morning, so what's on tap? Today, we have assorted recent updates, LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for the spring, and first, a new-ish band discovery that we honestly should have touched on in last summer's initial punk band integration, so here's what you need to know!

We have a defunct local punk band to add to our band links, and they are Stealing Kisses! Their lineup featured singer/guitarist Kevin Koprash, bassist Kevin D'Orazio, and drummer Nick Kainula (who all formed the 2009-2010 metal band Losing Ground with Late & Loud's Jon Tiberi after going on hiatus), while some MySpace photos indicate that they had a lead singer briefly as well (likely Mike Palarchio, source here.) Primarily active in early 2009, Stealing Kisses did play a number of concerts during their brief run, including opening for The Artist Life that May, and also playing with the likes of RedD Monkey and Caddy Street Avenue before going on hiatus later that year due to school commitments. Kevin D'Orazio and Nick did achieve far larger success with their early 2010s death metal band State of Misery, but they too had a brief main run. The band still has a Facebook group and MySpace page, the latter of which containing 6 songs, so how do they sound?

Credited to albums named "One Little Peck" & "Shit Happens" that I don't believe were ever released, these were at least partly recorded with C.S.A.'s Adam Fortais at Room Fire Studios. While a far cry from the metal that Kevin D. and Nick are best known for, they had a good consistent sound that captured pop punk well, with Mark Hoppus-esque vocals at times and some catchy riffs! Give Stealing Kisses a listen above, and stay tuned in case we find more archive punk bands on MySpace!

Next up, here's some LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for the spring, starting with local party hard rock cover trio Stiffler's Mom, who will headline a chili cook-off fundraiser for Ride For Sight at the Garden River Community Centre on Saturday, March 28th! Last seen at The Rockstar Bar last month, this is a natural fit for Greg, Mike, and Jon, as Stiffler's Mom (and Greg's other bands That's Chester & Bone Yard) have all been very active in supporting Ride For Sight, the annual motorcycle rally at Searchmont that supports and raises funds for blindness prevention, and I imagine at least one of Greg's bands will be playing at this year's installment over the July 10th weekend. Before then though, Stiffler's Mom will provide musical entertainment at this chili cook-off in Garden River, with raffles and prizes also planned, and you may recognize some familiar faces among the cook-off's competitors, including Greg's wife Kerry, and Redundant frontman Justin Langlois!

This (presumably) all ages event at 7 Shingwauk Street will take place at 5:00 PM, and there is a $20 admission fee, but organizers are requesting that you buy your tickets at either Scotiabank branch in the Soo, as both are matching the sale of each ticket for Ride For Sight, which is awesome of them! You can likely pay at the door as well if you can't get to a Scotiabank in the next month. For more details, including on the chili-cook off itself, visit the official Facebook event page! Great idea for a great cause, so keep posted above and here for possible updates!

Also in the realm of new concerts, a very unique selection of out of town bands will hit The Rednecks Saloon on Monday, May 11th, with Moncton, New Brunswick "Middle Eastern mantra doom" duo Zaum headlining! An intriguing band who merge doom metal with ethnic chanting and dark overtones, they're definitely not something we see a lot of in town (unless you lump them with the recent spread of 1-2 man metal bands), so don't bypass them in May! Joining them are The Jealousy Mountain Duo, a German experimental/jazz duo that (though not a heavy band) will bring their own interesting sounds to the table in under two months! Local support will include local grunge/alternative quartet Haggith (in their first set at the former Nicolet Tavern in almost 8 months) and a band to be announced, though note that The Elements have expressed interest, and Mike Haggith & The Din were suggested before their sister band was officially confirmed.

A rare non-Bear Hunters concert promoted by Mitch Sirie, this show will take place at 9:00 PM on May 11th, this is a 19+ concert, and admission costs are yet to be announced. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page, and apologies for the week's delay to get this on the site! This is definitely a different sort of concert given the genres of the out of town bands, but that makes it all the more interesting to check out, so stay tuned for more updates as we hear them!

Finally for today, here's three assorted shorter updates from the last little while, and these are in alphabetical order by artist, event, or venue name:

• Remember how Docks Riverfront Grill became a Chinese buffet restaurant named Waterfront Legend last fall, but recently welcomed blues band Mojo there for a run of jam nights? Well, we now know more about the new band setup, as they opened a new live entertainment area of the building named Club 89 in January, which will once again host live bands in the upstairs playroom and DJs and dance parties in the downstairs lounge. How this all integrates with the buffet isn't clear, but stay tuned for updates on if heavier bands play at Club 89!
• Local punk/metal quintet Jack Spades have revealed on their Facebook page that they'll be opening for Toronto metal legends Anvil once again at a local show on Wednesday, April 1st! No word yet on the venue, admission fees, other openers, or anything else, but I can confirm that this is not an April Fools joke. When more is announced, we will definitely let you know!
• A full lineup has been finalized for next month's VM Radio Battle of the Bands on each Wednesday in March at The Canadian Nightclub, and promoter J.D. Pearce will announce the last 2 bands and complete lineup for the semifinals on March 4th, 11th, and 18th this coming Monday! Our source is the Facebook event page, where J.D. also noted that there may be special guest performers of some kind, which could be like the out-of-competition set that T-Rex Manning played at the Battle for the Blood that he promoted in 2012. Stay tuned on Monday for much more info!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for much more updates to come, plus this month's YouTube Channel Profiles TOMORROW! Thanks everyone!

A New Album Release, More Anvil Concert Fallout, And Swampstravaganza Updates!!

We're back with a stacked news post today, including big updates from an upcoming all ages show, more notable fallout from a recent event, and leading off, updates on a new local hard rock album release and our spring CD review schedule, so here's what you need to know!

Dafter, Michigan solo hard rock artist Ken Sutton (a.k.a. SweetKenny) has officially released his eighth studio album "Ink!", over a week ahead of schedule! Originally slated to come out this coming Monday, Ken confirmed on his Facebook page yesterday that the new album can now be purchased on CD Baby at this link for $9.99 in digital formats, $12.97 on CD, or for 99¢ for each individual song, so visit the above links for more details! Self described as a heavy rock & fun album, "Ink!" has 10 songs, no credited guest perfomers, and features vocals again after not including any on last fall's "Cracks in the Wall". Ken also recently confirmed on his website that his ninth album "This End Up" (artwork here) is now in the writing & recording phase, and it is currently projected for a July release, though further details are not yet public. With all of that said, when can you guys expect a new SweetKenny album review at the SMS?

I had originally projected May (the earliest point after our 6 month buffer from our "Perception" review clears), but if another new album does indeed come out in July, I may hold it until then to determine whether "This End Up" is heavier than "Ink!" or not. There's still time to figure out scheduling for the late spring, so stay tuned as we hear anything, and check the above links to buy or preview SweetKenny's new album! As for this month, unless I get a copy of Telephone & Address' "Rotten EP" this week (or there's a flash new release), I've decided to give a long overdue review of Woods of Ypres' "Allure of the Earth" vinyl single this week, so look out for it shortly!

Next up, here's some more Anvil concert fallout, as the show is spotlighted in the third episode of Tuned with Donna Hopper, Local2's new music spotlight webseries! Posted on Saturday, it's the first Tuned episode to feature metal bands outside of their concert calendar segment, and it features excerpts from host/SooToday reporter Donna Hopper's interview with Anvil frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow (which you can watch in full at this link) before moving to Donna's interview with promoter/Jack Spades frontman J.D. Pearce, which also was previously online at this link. The "What's Happening" concert calendar segment spotlighted last weekend's Medifest fundraiser show at The Grand Theater and the upcoming fourth Sewer Swampstravaganza in May, before closing with some exclusive Anvil footage of Jack Spades' set! Coming from at least two songs (including their cover of The Ripcordz' "X"), 4 different video clips are included, and they capture the individual members well! Check out the full new Tuned episode (plus outtakes at the end) at the above links!

Lastly for our recent Anvil show fallout is YouTube user Christopher Paci's last concert video from the show on March 15th, this being opening classic metal quintet Project 421's cover of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave"! Filmed at a similar angle and clarity as his Suicide Kings video (partly thanks to lower crowd levels on the floor), the video captures their talents well, and Curtis McKenzie handles the song well on vocals, so give the full clip a look below!



Finally today, we have a bunch of updates for the aforementioned fourth annual Sewer Swampstravaganza at The Oddfellows Hall, which has been postponed a week from May 3rd to May 10th, as per the Facebook event page two weeks ago. A reason for the date change wasn't announced, but it had came out a few days prior that the show was booked on the same day as the well anticipated A Tribe Called Red show at Sault College, so that could be related. The postponement is a bit disappointing, but no full bands had to drop out since, which is good, so hopefully things go well on the 10th instead! In terms of the lineup, this year's Swampstravaganza has actually gained two bands, one of which being local thrash metal quartet Pillory! Fresh off their late notice set opening for Commencing Human Desperation at the same venue, this will be this rising young band's first appearance at this annual event, though frontman Robert Sartini did play last year's installment as Crimson Crusade's guitarist. Very nice to see them staying active, hopefully they tear it up this year!

The other new band addition is young local hard rock quartet Ashes To Dust, who you may remember from numerous Superior Heights Collegiate performances and at the 2012 Swampstravaganza (which is still the only non-school event I've heard of them playing.) They quietly dropped out of last year's show, and I haven't heard a public update on their Facebook page since then, so how different will things look from their camp come May? We'll hopefully find out soon! Last for lineup alterations, the previously announced joint set credited to the reunited Ye Olde Mold Pickers & their Grand Rapids-based successors The Filthy Cur has been contracted into just a Ye Olde Mold Pickers set for unannounced reasons, though remember that only Mickey MacKenzie of The Filthy Cur wasn't a Y.O.M.P. member, so he might be unavailable. Disappointing, but a full Mold Pickers reunion will be welcomed by many! Currently sitting at 9 bands (same as last year), the Facebook event page still advertises a band search, so if you want to see if your band can play on May 10th, message promoters above, and stay tuned for updates!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news this week, along with this month's Saultites In Out Of Town Bands Profile and this month's CD review! Thanks everyone!

Anvil Concert Video Showcase!!

Today's post is 100% devoted to new video postings from last weekend's Anvil concert at The Canadian Nightclub, as frequent local concert attendee Christopher Paci was on hand once again to get lots of footage for his YouTube channel! Uploaded on Thursday and Friday, he got 3 videos of Anvil and one each of the opening bands, but for the sake of spreading things out and not making this post too long, I'll hold our full feature of Project 421 video (a cover of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave") for an upcoming post, so look for it then! Now, let's take a look at the Anvil videos first, as Christopher filmed Anvil's songs "March of the Crabs", "Metal on Metal", and (as embedded below) "Thumb Hang" from this entertaining concert, so how'd they turn out? Chris got a good angle of Anvil, and he captures Steve "Lips" Kudlow's crowd invasion well from the start of the set, but the vocals on his camera aren't very audible. Solid work as usual though, so check out "Thumb Hang" below, and more at the above links!



Next from the show is Christopher's footage of fellow Toronto metallers Caym playing their originals "Corvus" and "Tighter Than Your Dad's Boots", followed by some solo sections by band members, though it cuts off during Tyler Reiner's drum solo. Nice extended video that has a more central angle, though there are more fan heads in the line of fire than his angle for the Anvil videos had. He captured Caym's hardcore intensity nicely, so check out the full video below, or go to individual songs above!



Moving to local bands, Christopher's video of local punk/metal quintet Jack Spades was of their cover of SNFU's "Drunk on a Bike" (which was a late addition, replacing a cover of The Misfits' "Helena" on their setlist for that night.) The camera angle is further here, so fan heads are more of an issue (especially when trying to see Justin Lam), but it's another nice video for fans of J.D.'s local projects and hardcore punk, so check it out below, and stay tuned soon for more Jack Spades/Anvil-related media coverage!



Finally for today, Chris' video of local hard rock quartet The Suicide Kings was of their original song "Beaten Down" (I believe that's it's name), which benefits in a sense from the low turnout of fans on the floor, as we do get a zoomed in full angle of the band in action! Mike Gaetano's vocals are hard to hear in the verses, but it's a nice clip otherwise, and their talent and chemistry comes through again, so give their video a look below!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news (including Chris Paci's Project 421 video) this week! Thanks everyone!