Toronto hardcore punk/sludge metal quartet The Cancer Bats will return to Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, September 12th when they headline at Soo Blaster! Four time nominees for the Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of the Year, local fans will have last saw The Cancer Bats when they opened for Billy Talent at what's now GFL Memorial Gardens back in March 2010, but as far as I know, this will be their first headlining show here since 2006. Fans will surely know how entertaining The Cancer Bats' subgenre hybrid is, let alone with 9 years of built-up good will and new material to show for it, and they should get a great crowd at Soo Blaster this fall! London post-hardcore quintet The Single Mothers will open in their first local show on record, and their varied sound and often pointed, direct lyrics should attract them to a solid local audience! Also playing is Sharptooth, a female fronted hardcore punk quintet from Baltimore, Maryland.
With a strong political slant in their lyrics and an explosive sound of their own, Sharptooth should get lots of fans in their own right! Local punk trio Redundant will kick things off in their first advertised concert of 2019, though no word as of yet if their teased bassist switch has had any public update. Solid choice to set the tone in their Soo Blaster debut! Notably, this concert is a presentation of Loffredo & Associates, a long-running and respected promotion agency out of Thunder Bay, and their reputation and past concerts both there and elsewhere in Northwest Ontario speak for themselves, so I wouldn't expect any Rock The Border Fest-style hangups. Hopefully Frank and company bring some more big shows out east, it's great to have them doing some work out here! This 19+ concert has doors opening at 8:00 PM, and tickets are available in advance for just $20 at this link (+ a $5 service fee) or at Soo Blaster.There's a few months of anticipation ahead, but this is a huge show for metal & punk fans alike, and hopefully The Cancer Bats deliver strongly after nine years away! Visit the official Facebook event page for current details, and stay tuned for potential updates as they roll in!
We'll close today with new videos, starting with local promoters Six, Two, Oh.'s own videos from The Faps' headlining concert at The New American Pub on April 23rd! Much like at the West of Hell show, the guys filmed short videos during the show, but here, they did actually film the local openers. These include one video of revived local acoustic folk solo act Slumshine (link here), and Brent does show promise in a more reserved setting like this, hopefully he keeps at it! Two videos were streamed of new local indie/alt-rock supergroup Dusty Hazelwood that you can see linked here & here, albeit from an oddly distant camera angle. While not heavy by any stretch in these videos, Dusty Hazelwood have a talented base and nice melodies, and I think they'd play really well at a venue like LopLops! Of course, Six, Two, Oh. filmed the headlining Saskatchewan trash-punk duo for three videos, so you can see The Faps in action at the links here & here, plus the longest video embedded below.The Faps delivered in their usual eclectic way on this night, with their impeccable yellow/cross-dressing stage attire and a nice aggressive, minimalistic, and lively sound all at once! I need to get out and see The Faps at some point, as I'm sure these videos don't do their live show justice, but give them a look above and below, and hopefully they come back soon!
Finally, here's local power rock band Re:Born's own videos from last week's Killer Dwarfs concert at the aforementioned Soo Blaster, as per their Facebook page on Sunday! Three videos were taken from their own camera during their set on the "Soo Lounge", including their covers of Edguy's "Lavatory Love Machine" and Black Sabbath's "Children of the Sea", but embedded below is their original/Project 421 carry-over "Running Away". Nice quality aside from somewhat over-exposed lighting, and the performances are overall very solid, with Elly more than holding her own on vocals! Give Re:Born's videos a look above and below!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for weekend concert previews & our next "Where Are The New Albums?" post soon! Thanks everyone!
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