LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Tym Morrison), And The Return Of Mike Haggith's #LockdownLive!!

I was not expecting to rush a new news post on the site today, but with a surprise SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for a matinee gig tomorrow, I had to get this one up as soon as possible. Rounding things out is full coverage of a live-streamed concert that took place earlier this evening, so here's what you should know!

Local hard/classic rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will return to the Motley Market at 132 Gore Street for a special matinee concert TOMORROW! Apologies for the short notice, this show was only announced via it's official Facebook event page this morning. TOMORROW'S surprise booking will be Tym's third appearance at the new performance/vendor marketplace, following his Thursday evening show there three weeks back and a surprise show there tonight that was not publically advertised in advance, and I only learned about it when I saw the link for it's live-stream! Maybe that's partly to blame for why he didn't do any at-home shows this week? If this is publically attendable and not a private function, I do apologize for not covering it with any notice, but alas, there wasn't any, and the above event page only reflects on TOMORROW'S matinee gig, which will also be live-streamed on his his YouTube channel.

Clearly, things have been ironed out between Tym and the venue after the abrupt cancellation of his weekly Thursday series there, and we'll have full coverage on both live-streams next week! As for TOMORROW'S show (which seems like it has tons of notice now), an early 2:00 PM start time is advertised, and there are no announced age limits or cover charges. None of the advertising references social distancing, but if you are curious to see the show live at the Motley Market, please use common sense. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Tym live there earlier this month!



Next up, let's recap the long awaited fourteenth installment of local/Thompson, Manitoba alt-hard rock musician Mike Haggith's #LockdownLive at-home concert series, which just took place tonight on his Facebook page! Readers may recall Mike's 13 weekly shows from April-June during most of the pandemic lockdowns, and despite plans to move to a once a month format afterwards (thanks largely to work resuming for Mike and viewers), we had to wait almost two months due to renovation-linked delays. The episode proper does not have a theme, and it is actually much shorter than later #LockdownLive episodes were getting (this doesn't even run for an hour!), but Mike did explain that "we're just gonna have some fun with it." The set proper begins with Mike's fan-requested cover of The Gourds' version of Snoop Dogg's "Gin & Juice", before Mike promotes his new CD "If Ever Comes The Day", from which he plays his own song "MorningStar".

Afterwards, Mike promotes the return of his contest where the most engaged share of #LockdownLive XIV tonight will get to pick his mandatory cover song next time around, and promoted plans to pump up usage of his YouTube channel with reviews of albums from other artists, specifically mentioning New Jersey indie/ambient solo act Project Atlantis' album "Ghost Stories", which Mike recommended strongly, and he covers "Alice" from that release next. Another cover follows, namely Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (no, Mike doesn't impersonate him mid-song), before he acknowledges that he has been working on some new original material, and he unveils his new song "Carousel" for the first time publically here (I think). Another "If Ever Comes The Day" cut is next, namely "Communique", which leads into his cover of Prince & The Revolution's "Purple Rain".

Next, Mike addresses the fan-vote winner's selected cover from #LockdownLive XIII's contest, and I have to be honest, the post-show where that was announced has not been covered on the SMS at press time, having completely slipped us by after it's live airing on June 29th. Given how news has slowed down as the summer creeped along, missing that is supremely negligent on my part, but I will belatedly include it in a post on the site next week. Apologies for the delay! In case you missed it too, Brandi Martel won the share contest for a second time in three installments, and nominated Mike to cover Joshua Kadison's "Beautiful In My Eyes", which is a sincere cover of an artist Mike likes unironically, similar to her previous request. The set wraps up with The Din's "Missing" and one more from his newest album ("Back Away Slowly") before outlining plans to get #LockdownLive back on a monthly schedule next month, date to be determined in his private fan group.

A shorter, theme-less episode was probably a good idea to ease back into the #LockdownLive routine after two months away, and luckily, nothing felt off or different (even down to talking about his cats at the end!) This will be a good episode to watch if you like Mike's softer influences,  and his vocal and guitar work are as strong as ever, so give episode #14 a watch below, and we will cover episode #13's post-show next week! As best as I can recall, Mike said there wouldn't be one for this installment.



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