Grady Concert Review, And An Update To The Devil's Night Concert!

Good morning! Time to review last night's Grady concert at The Canadian Nightclub! As well, I have an update to the concert this Friday at The Oddfellows Hall, but first, here's my concert review!

Starting time of 9:00 was inaccurate, but I didn't mind, as I got to see and hear Domenica (the opening band) tuning their sound and getting everything ready, including playing a song to test the speakrs and instruments! When the concert officially started, Domenica had a great set! Frontwoman Bekki Friesen has a good hard rock voice, kinda soulful at times, but heavy when it needs to be! The rest of the band were very solid, some very catchy songs that would fit well on any hard rock station! Some songs were faster than others, some had more of a slower groove, it was all pretty good! I wouldn't label them as the most technically proficient band ever, but they played their songs as well as I could have expected! I'm a fan, and they did a great job!

The wait for Grady was really long, but worth it in the end, as they were awesome! They delivered a great mix of metal and country, perfect music to drink to! And for those of you assuming they have more of a country sound than metal, you obviously haven't heard them. Frontman Gordie Johnson has a good voice with both a Southern flair and a heavy edge, and he's a great guitarist too! He even used steel finger picks and slides to their full effect, which you don't see a lot. Bassist Ben Richardson also played effectively, as did drummer Nina Singh (props to her for her Crank Sound Distribution tanktop!)

However, not everything was perfect. Some songs really seemed to drag, and at times, I could barely hear Gordie's singing over the instruments, but it wasn't as bad as the Sykotyk Rampage show. But that's minor, for it was a fun show! Grady were excellent, and more people definitely should have attended! Also, I gotta say, the cow's skull in front of the drumkit that emitted smoke from it's nostrils was badass! Great merchandise selection too, including different things like keychains, bandanas, and vinyl records! Hopefully Grady come back soon! Now I'm not so bitter that I missed their April 2008 concert when I was a month too young to go!

I took lots of pictures at the show, which you can check out on our official Facebook page! But mine will get trumped, SooToday's Donna Hopper was there taking photos too, her's will be of infinitely better quality than mine, so keep a lookout on SooToday for her review and photos! They'll be way better than mine, trust me!

And finally for today, a major update to an upcoming local concert. North Bay metal band Inflict have officially dropped off of the concert this Friday at The Oddfellows Hall. According to a note from frontman Dan Rogers (which you can view at this location), they dropped off of the show due to not getting confirmation of requested guarantees by the promoters. However, Dan says that the band loves playing here and hope to return soon! Well, that sucks, especially for you guys that are fans of Inflict! I can't make the show anyway, but if I was going, I'd be disappointed! Curiously, the official Facebook event page hasn't removed Inflict from the lineup yet, but that should be updated soon! The lineup now features Sudbury's Upheaval of an Exorcist, with locals Garden of Bedlam, Bring The Fallen, and Out Of The Mouth Of Babes as support! Tickets are still $10 at the door!

That's all for now! 12 straight days with a post now, with 13 posts in that span! We're on pace to pass January of this year as the busiest month in this blog's history! But when you have a lot of news, this kind of stuff happens! Stay tuned for more news and updates in the next day or so! Thanks everyone!