LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Bookclub), New Videos, And More!!

Before we get into weekend concert previews, here's a new news post on this Wednesday night, which is mostly devoted to recent new videos. Leading off though, here's a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for next month!

New local alternative rock supergroup Bookclub and funk/hard rock band The Wyld Stallyns will join forces for a special holiday season concert on Saturday, December 17th at LopLops Lounge! A recently rare all-local show at the Queen Street nightclub (who haven't been open on a pre-pandemic schedule this year), this will reunite two bands from Outspoken Brewing's Oktoberfest lineup last month (more on that in a second), with the online page-less Bookclub playing just their second public concert and first ever headlining date at this one. Featuring Inner City Surfers, Fairmounts, Rising Tide, and Room 206 alumni, their old school brand of alt-rock covers (including some heavier leaning cuts) should find an audience in their LopLops debut! As for The Wyld Stallyns, fans should be well accustomed to their fun and varied but often hard rock-focused range of covers, so don't be late for their set in a few weeks!

While just featuring two local covers-centric bands, this will have advance tickets running for $15 via the official Facebook event page (yes, you can buy them through there), with the price jumping to $20 at the door. No word on any seasonal frills beyond the bands (the poster's motif acknowledged), but this is a 19+ event starting at 10:00 PM. Should be a good time for live music fans interested in some distinct live cover action, so visit the above links for more on this concert!

Before we move into the Oktoberfest content alluded to above, it's worth noting that The Wyld Stallyns' Facebook page now describes them as a "6-pc rock/blues/funky band that is all about having a good time and bringing the party." This finally puts in public writing that saxophonist Josh Norling (arguably best known from Blues Harvest) has joined the band full time, confirming his regular presence in shows this year after previously being a guest performer for bigger events and pending his own availability/the venue's size. Having Josh's smooth sax skills helps The Stallyns stand out every time, so it's good to see them finally confirm it outside of their concerts! As for Oktoberfest, you can see Josh with both The Stallyns and The Hustle Brothers in this new highlights video from the event, courtesy of Outspoken Brewing's Facebook page! Other bands from that weekend are shown, including Bookclub.

Filmed by Connor Stoneman, you also get good looks at the non-musical activities (like the stein hoisting competition) and attendees enjoying the music, but you won't hear most of the bands. For the first 1:56 of the 2:39 video, the German drinking song "Heute is Schutzenball" is dubbed overtop with no background audio, but Saturday headliners The Uncanny Valley are seen and heard finishing their set to close the montage. Looked like a cold night, but everyone seemed to have fun with the bands and beer alike, though it'd be interesting to hear the bands' performances even clipped up. Alas, Facebook content matched "Heute is Schutzenball", so I can't embed the video here, but click here to check it out!

Next up, here's a new video of local indie punk quintet The Northwest playing "Shoreline" when they opened for Marianas Trench & The Trews at GFL Memorial Gardens in September! Filmed by attendee Cara Lynn and belatedly uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on Friday, this vertical cell phone camera video is filmed from the opposite side of the arena as prior videos I've seen from this concert, and while Cara wasn't super close to the stage, she did use zoom and didn't let the portrait orientation cut too much off. Nice clean audio too, so fans will get to see a strong performance from The Northwest at the Gardens below!

Finally, here's a new original song from local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison's YouTube channel on Sunday! Entitled "Mystic Shadows", Tym calls it "a dark and mystical sounding instrumental", which is true enough, and it gives Tym lots of room to let loose and show off his skills! Assorted thematic video clips play alongside the song, many eerie in nature and/or having to do with weather & the environment. We haven't heard much from Tym since the end of his short bi-weekly run of acoustic concerts at Shooters, but it's good to see him staying busy, and this is a solid rocker in its own right, so give it a listen below!

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