Promoted by Winkstinger frontman Josh Amendola, this 19+ concert at The New A has an advertised start time of 9:00 PM, and while cover charges had not been announced at press time, note that the Dumpster Mummy show in 2016 had an advertised entry fee either $4 or "pay what you can." Despite the Sunday night placement, this should be a fun concert for extreme metal lovers, and hopefully there's a solid turnout at The New A in a month's time! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details!
Next up, the second band playing Rotaryfest's main stage at Clergue Park this year has been confirmed, as local/Toronto indie/punk quartet Treble Charger will headline the Friday, July 20th lineup at the Soo's annual summer festival! Though not yet listed on the Rotaryfest website (expect a full lineup announcement by early July), Treble Charger's involvement was confirmed via this official Facebook event page earlier this week. While it is possible that Greig, Bill, and company played Rotaryfest during Treble Charger's original run, this is the first time on the current online record that the Juno nominees have played either Rotaryfest stage, so it'll be awesome to see them on such a big event in their first local show of the year! No word yet on who's opening for Treble Charger on July 20th, but Rotaryfest's Friday lineup tends to have 5 or 6 total acts (2011-2013 aside), and remember that Calgary classic rock legends The Stampeders will headline Stage 1 on Saturday the 21st.Also, given their stature and past billing from Toronto, I imagine that Treble Charger will be exempt from the "covers only" rule for local performers (though that could be an oversight on my part!) As always, expect all three nights of music at Rotaryfest's main stage (including Thursday the 19th) to be FREE & ALL AGES, and while time slots are not out yet, expect Treble Charger to be on at 10:00 PM, with the bands proper beginning at 6:00 or 5:00 PM, pending if there's 5 or 6 bands. Hopefully Treble Charger deliver a solid set and get a sizeable crowd down to Clergue Park in a couple of months, and stay tuned for continuing lineup details!
We'll close today with some new videos, starting with some from former Din frontman Mike Haggith's Facebook page! One video from Monday isn't music-related at all, instead the result of a post from the Wholesome Memes Facebook page relating to a posted story about a lasagna dinner. It's cuter if you're familiar with the post he references, but if you're hoping for some new music, Mike does have you covered! He uploaded this video on Sunday of him playing a new original song called "If Only You Could Hear Me" that he wrote last summer, but wasn't sure what he wanted to do with it in studio, so he opened up the lines for fans to give input. In this format, it's an acoustic demo with Mike's softer, higher register vocals, and honestly, the guitar work reminds me slightly of "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison. I don't know if that's a viable inspiration for where to take this song, but it works for what it is, and give it a look below!Finally for today, here's a video of A Dire Setback frontman Chris Nielsen performing at Room 21's open mic night on Tuesday, as live streamed on the band's Facebook page! Cited in the description as "the best way to warm up vocals" before their set opening for The Steves on Wednesday, the video features Chris covering "Don't Look Now" by comedian and country singer Rodney Carrington, which definitely shows his range extends beyond punk! The humorous lyrics are hard to make out in the muffled audio, but the vertical camera angle works fine given that this is a solo performance, and give it a look below to see a different side of Chris on stage!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and updates on the site soon! Thanks everyone!
