March is here, so let's kick things off with an all-video post from a major recent concert, namely the Hair Scare Live event at The Dreammakers Theatre at the Sault Michigan Kewadin Casino on February 22nd! This special concert sold out, proving how big of a draw hair metal is locally, and having branding and co-hosting ties with the popular Rock 101 show never hurts in this regard! This was a Saturday nighter, same as the radio show's regular airtime, so Rock 101 and host Scott Cook got around that by broadcasting The Hair Scare at a special early start time of 4:00 PM that day, live from the casino. Smart move, and if you went to the concert, it meant double the glam metal action! There's a lot more to see from both YouTube and the Hair Scare Facebook group in the coming days, but for now, let's take a look at the always prolific Christopher Paci, who posted sixteen videos on his YouTube channel last week, so what can you see here?
Half of Chris' videos come from former Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer's headlining set (his first local appearance in nine years), and they include Tom and his solo band playing his original songs "It's Not Enough", "Rise", and "Hype", as well as covers of Cinderella's "Somebody Save Me", "Nobody's Fool", and "Gypsy Road", plus a long video featuring two back-to-back Cinderella songs, namely "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" & "Shake Me". Embedded below is Tom's first song, an original named "Touching the Divine". Chris has a good angle of the stage, if a little jittery, but the over-exposed stage lighting can be a drawback at points. Musically, Tom and crew sound good for hair metal fans, and he can still hit high notes pretty well! Fans seemed to like the new originals as well, which is good to see, though of course, bigger Cinderella hits seemed to get the best response. Check out all of Tom & crew's videos above & below!
Next up, Chris filmed Maryland hair metal veterans Kix playing five original songs, including "Midnight Dynamite", "Love Me With Your Top Down", "Don't Close Your Eyes", "Blow My Fuse", and as embedded below, "Girl Money". To my ears, Kix sound the closest to their 1980s sound of the three bands at The Hair Scare Live, and they deliver a strong melodic performance with energy, and what more could you ask for at a hair metal concert? Give Kix's videos a look above & below, and look for more on the site soon!
Finally, Chris got three videos of opening Los Angeles hair metal quintet Faster Pussycat playing "House of Pain", two songs in one video ("Bathroom Wall" & a cover of The Supersuckers' "Pretty Fucked Up"), and as embedded below, their set-opener "Jack the Bastard". A little harder edged than the bands ahead, Faster Pussycat sound solid for genre fans to help kick things off on the 22nd, so check out these videos above & below as well!
Thanks again to Chris for his great work filming these once again, and while there are much more to come, that's all for today, but stay tuned for this month's "Where Are The New Albums?" post next! Thanks everyone!
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