LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Tym Morrison), Carried Away Concert Preview, And New Sault Michigan Videos!!

Due to a very SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, I'm bumping this month's YouTube Channel Profile to tomorrow, so don't worry, it is coming! However, I don't want to let this concert slide, so that's leading off this post, alongside a weeknight concert preview, and some new videos from the Sault Michigan area, so here's what you should know!

Local hard rock solo musician Tym Morrison will indeed return to La Terrazza Franzisi in Richards Landing TODAY for a matinee concert! Profuse apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this show publically via it's Facebook event page this morning, though he had alluded to a Sunday gig on St. Joseph Island last week via his personal Facebook page without naming the venue. Over two weeks following his public debut at this riverfront restaurant, Tym is back for another daytime concert with more hard and classic rock favourites expected for patrons, so if you're on St. Joseph Island or are up for a Sunday drive, keep this one in mind for later TODAY! An early start time of 4:00 PM is advertised for TODAY at La Terrazza Franzisi, and there are no announced cover charges or age limits, but keep in mind that this a formal sit-down restaurant. Check the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Tym live in concert a few years back!



Next up, here's our preview of a special TUESDAY NIGHT concert, as Toronto pop punk quartet Carried Away will rock Sault Ste. Marie for the first time as headliners at The Rockstar Bar! Heading out to Western Canada for the first time, this energetic, alternative-influenced band should deliver a fun set of catchy originals, so if you ca swing coming out on a Tuesday, don't miss out on Carried Away in a couple of nights! Two local opening bands will kick off the proceedings, including new local alternative quartet Man Feelings, whose lineup features former Bizotic keytarist B.J. Swire, among others. You can see a video of them in action on their Facebook page, and while the song isn't heavy, it's well performed, and it'll be interesting to see how Man Feelings do in their debut appearance! Rising local surf rock quartet The Dynowaves (now featuring fellow Bizotic alum Louise Lamothe) will look to keep the momentum rolling following their Northern Vibe Festival set, so come early for their locally original stylings!

Promoted by former A Dire Setback singer Larry Babic and photographer Josh Pace in their first 2018 booking, this 19+ concert has a $5 cover charge, and while the 8:00 PM advertised start time seems early, remember that this is a Tuesday nighter. Punk and alternative fans with accommodating schedules should definitely consider a trip to The Rockstar Bar for all of this high impact action, so visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Carried Away live!



Also today, we have some new videos from the Seether-headlined concert at The Dreammaker's Theater at the Sault Michigan Kewadin Casino earlier this month, courtesy of attendee Jeff Hagan's YouTube channel this morning! Despite posting his 10 Years video shortly afterward, we had to wait almost two weeks for his videos of Seether proper, but better late than never! As he did at the Alter Bridge show here, Jeff filmed most of Seether's set via abbreviated videos, including of their songs "Stoke The Fire", "Gasoline", "Let You Down", "Words As Weapons", "Country Song", "Fine Again", and "Remedy", plus a cover of Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box". Embedded below is Seether playing their classic ballad "Broken", albeit not the duet version, though Shaun does let the crowd sing parts. Filmed from the same sharp angle on his 10 Years clip, the audio makes up for the deep lighting here, but again, these are not full songs, with none exceeding 2:30 in length. Kudos to Jeff for getting so much, and give these a look above & below! (No, he didn't post anything of The Dead Deads.)



Finally, here's a new song from local classical metal project Theatre of Night, as shared by keyboardist Craig Harrison from his personal Facebook page to their Facebook group earlier this month! Entitled "Dark Acoustic Revenge" (which is a hint as to how this track sounds), this is a well composed song with particularly elegant guitar work by Steve Giles, and the thunder and lightning effects on the band logo are a nice touch! Give it a listen below, and stay tuned for more from Theatre of Night as it rolls in!



That's all for now, but stay tuned for this month's YouTube Channel Profile on the site next! Thanks everyone!

Redundant's New EP, Some New Videos, And Much More!!

With weekend concert previews and our latest monthly feature post in the rear view, let's get back into regular news and updates on the SMS with this news post, featuring some assorted updates, new videos, and a long awaited album release! Here's what you should know!

Over three weeks after it's Toronto release at the Vans Warped Tour, local punk trio Redundant have finally released their self-titled debut EP for digital download on Friday! The EP features five songs, namely "By Myself", "Miles Apart", "Should've Known", "That December", and "What Will You Do" (a.k.a. The Scary Uncles' "Labatt 50"), and you can buy it for $4.95 on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, while you can stream the EP for free on both Spotify and Apple Music. As far as I can tell, Redundant haven't posted the EP on Bandcamp, for what that's worth. No word yet on physical in-store availability, let alone their next local gigs, but could they be saving that for a proper local release concert? We'll hold our thoughts on "Redundant" for our forthcoming review of the EP, but when can you expect to see that on the SMS? Honestly, I don't know, as we have quite a log jam of new albums to review right now, with Mike McCleary, Sykotyk Rampage, and SweetKenny also waiting in the wings for their newest releases.

If any of the four acts play a public live concert this month, our choice would be easy as a more direct tie-in, but I don't believe any have one scheduled. As the newest of the four, Redundant has more wiggle room, assuming I can review all four this year, but I guarantee we'll review Redudnant's EP on the site soon! This has been a long road to get this released and completed, and the production quality's top notch, so visit the above links to hear/buy Redundant's first EP!

Next up, here's some new videos, starting with two Facebook videos from Sault Michigan hard rock quartet Project 906's headlining concert at The Superior Cafe/Bird's Eye Outfitters on Friday! One video was uploaded via local music store Crooked Music's Facebook page, and it features the guys covering Wolfmother's "The Joker & The Thief". Though it runs for just a minute, the quality's good, and Billy's vocals are a nice fit with this rendition! If you're hoping for a longer video or a less sharp camera angle, this video shared from attendee Cindi Jenkins' personal Facebook page should suffice! This is a cover of AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long", which is similarly well handled and lively, and fans of theirs should be right at home with this performance! Give it a look below, see more above, and don't miss Project 906 in Rudyard on Saturday!



Also today, here's a new solo performance video of Chronic Demonic guitarist Kevin Powe, courtesy of that band's Facebook page, which see him playing the Sault Ontario notable covering what I believe to be Entombed's "Wolverine Blues" (it's "old school Swedish death 'n roll" at any rate!) Solid rhythm track that he has a good handle on, but will this song be in the long awaited live repertoire of Chronic Demonic? Give it a look below!

 

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

• New local surf rock quartet The Dynowaves (featuring Lion Ride and Bizotic alumni) have been added as the second openers for the Carried Away concert at The Rockstar Bar on August 28th, as per the Facebook event page last week. The Dynowaves have gotten some positive notices since debuting with their locally unique sound, and this should be a nice showcase for their surf rock stylings! Yes, we know they're playing at The Northern Vibe Festival, stay tuned for coverage of that when full daily timeslots are announced!
• As per it's new naming rights agreement, and as a tie to the former Sault Memorial Gardens, The Essar Center formally changed it's name to GFL Memorial Gardens on August 1st, complete with a redesigned website. Physical signage and advertising will be slowly rolled out to reflect the name change, so keep tabs on local news media (or head downtown) for updates. The new name isn't bad, and it's great to see the Memorial Gardens name back in action, but how long before a hard rock or punk concert comes there again?
• In the first formal reveal of their new lineup, Sault Michigan classic/hard rock cover band Highway 63 have added former Absolute, NoXcape, and Exiled drummer Justin Lawless to the band, replacing Ron Suchey, as per a post share on their Facebook page yesterday. A reason for Ron's departure wasn't publically announced, but hopefully nothing bad happened, and don't miss him and fellow (former?) Highway 63 bandmates in Cousin Eddie. Justin's a solid drummer who should fit in fine with Highway 63, so stay tuned for more updates from them as they roll in!

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

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Carried Away), Rotaryfest Footage, And A Unique New Record Store!!

I hope all of our Caandian readers are having a great Civic Holiday! Today on the site, we have some long overdue coverage of a unique new-ish record store, a lengthy full-set concert video, and leading off, a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for later this month, so here's what you need to know!

Toronto pop punk quartet Carried Away will make their local concert debut on Tuesday, August 28th when they headline at The Rockstar Bar! Already making waves in Southern Ontario since their launch 3 years ago, this female fronted outfit have impressed fans with their high energy punk sound, complete with emo and alternative influences, and they should keep up their positive and proficient original material with Saultite fans in three weeks! The only announced opening band is Man Feelings, a new (and online page-less) local alternative rock band featuring Bizotic/Sounds From The Green Room alum B.J. Swire, though I don't know anything else about their lineup or sound. Other than a cancelled Downtown Street Party set last month, I have no other details on Man Feelings, but we'll let you know if we hear anything! This concert is a co-presentation of former A Dire Setback singer Larry Babic and photographer Josh Pace, in their first promotional booking of 2018.

This 19+ concert has a $5 cover charge, and it currently has an advertised start time of 8:00 PM, which may not be inaccurate given the work-week scheduling, but we'll let you know if it's actually later. The Tuesday night scheduling may not be optimal for many local punk fans, but if you can make it to The Rockstar Bar for this one, you should be musically rewarded! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details!

Next up, have you been hoping for some more videos from Rotaryfest's stages? Well, how does the entire Stage 1 set (more or less) from early-2010s classic/hard rock cover veterans Turner Up sound? Yes, the former Full Circle were the focus of this video from new local filmmakers Passionate Wolf Productions, as uploaded to their YouTube channel last week. After a nicely detailed introduction, Turner Up's set included covers of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times", The Stone Temple Pilots' "Plush", Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell", April Wine's "Just Between You & Me", Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jenny", The Outfield's "Your Love", April Wine's "Sign of the Gypsy Queen", Velvet Revolver's "Slither", and Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band on the Run", so visit each link to hear each song. Travis Sharpe's between song banter was usually cut from the final upload, and the audio is often somewhat muffled, but the video quality is great otherwise here!

While this is a composite lineup from across Turner Up's prior runs (and Travis was previously their bassist, not singer), this performance seems to have been a success, and Passionate Wolf had a nice close angle of the action, but will this be the last we've seen of Turner Up? Give their Stage 1 set at Clergue Park a watch below, and don't miss Travis with Soundcheck in the interim!



Also today, here's something that I admittedly should have acknowledged on the site long ago: A new local record store named Oosik Records! That said, it may be easy to miss, given that owner Al Bjornaa set it up in a used meat trailer, and it's believed to be the smallest record store in the world! I profusely apologize for the delay in covering this joint on the SMS, it has been open since June of last year, but better late than never! I can't find a firm address for Oosik Records, but it's home base is nearby Batchewana Bay along the highway. In it's trailer locale, Oosik (named for a specific part of whale anatomy in Inuit) plays host to hundreds of vinyl records and cassette tapes, plus books, art, stickers, patches, old record & tape players, and even vintage toys from local retailer Puke Skywalker. Hours are flexible to nonexistent at Oosik Records, with a come-and-go, pay-what-you-can model when Al's not around.

If you peruse the albums on past and present offer on their Instagram page, you'll find a ton of independent artists who I've never even heard of, plus many we all have, so you never know what you'll come across! And if a trip to Batchewana is too far or impractical, Al has brought stock with him for sale at Sault Ste. Marie events affiliated with Nicole Dyble's Dryer Fire promotion company, from the old Gore Street Cafe to her recent open mic, concert, and night martket events on the M.S. Norgoma. They even hosted an acoustic show at Oosik Records headquarters last month, so maybe more is on the horizon there in that regard? I don't have many Batchewana connections (partly hence why Oosik Records was off my radar for so long), but this definitely warrants a trip that direction! I like Al's ambition and generosity, and the eclectic selection is more than welcomed, so be sure to visit the above links and this SooToday article by Jeff Klassen for more on Oosik Records!

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