LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Tym Morrison), Spades GT Updates, And New Videos!!

Two topic post on this Saturday night, including the latest from a prominent local band, and leading off, a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT and related videos from a prolific musician, so here's what you should know!

Local hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will return to Reggie's Place for a matinee concert TOMORROW! Apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this show via its Facebook event page earlier today, with the venue similarly only mentioning it today on their Facebook page. Fresh off his return to Tazzi's last night (no word on if he is playing there again tonight or not), this will be Tym's first Sunday matinee at Reggie's in over a month. Hopefully his unplugged classic and hard rock covers find another solid downtown audience TOMORROW despite the late notice, and of course, remember that Reggie's and Tazzi's aren't far away from each other at all! TOMORROW'S matinee gig has a 3:00 PM start time, no cover charge, and a 19+ age limit. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, Tym has been busy, as he's uploaded four new-ish songs/music videos to his YouTube channel in the past two months!

The only song with Tym himself singing is "Drug Dealers", as already heard on his 2006 "Solo Project" CD. Featuring a newly made video full of stock and familiar video footage based on the lyrics, the song was a hard hitting highlight on his album! The other three songs feature vocals from his "old singer" named Bob Cook (no word on if this is the same Bob Cook from Sault Michigan's Clownsack or not) named "Violet Rose", "Dark Entity", and as embedded below, "Tormented". The first one (which Bob wrote) appears to be based on an original concept, with footage of historic and fictional battles alike featured along with the song, which is a little slower but still a classic metal rocker that fans of Tym's past electric band work will be right at home with! "Dark Entity" is about a man's struggle between choosing God & Satan (remember, Tym's Christian beliefs are very present in his modern day life and music).

As for "Tormented", it is about being stuck in an insane asylum, and features assorted video footage related to the conceit, like the other new videos. Both this and "Dark Entity" are more amped up classic metal songs that old Caveman Morrison and Hollow fans will appreciate, and they're well produced too! Maybe not a representative sample of what he'll play at Reggie's TOMORROW, but you never know what he'll play given his vast setlist, so check these out for yourselves above & below!

Finally for today, remember how local/Barrie crossover thrash quintet Spades GT teased "a big announcement" on their Facebook page on Wednesday night? Well, that announcement was the launch of their new official website! Cleanly designed, if somewhat plain in a black & white colour scheme, and there are some new details to take note of there. On the main page, the band revealed that their new album will be called "Sewer City Radio" and is still scheduled for a May release, exact date yet unknown. The brief band biography and "about us" listings still present them as having "formed in early 2022" without acknowledging their 2013-2020 Jack Spades run in the Soo, or having officially announced the band's Barrie relaunch in late 2021. The events page only lists the previously announced Anti-Queens show in Barrie next week (erroneously listed as taking place next year) and one new concert, albeit taking place in Toronto.

That event will see Spades GT play at Indie Night In Canada, a special music showcase concert on June 6th at El Mocambo in Toronto featuring 18 rock bands across two stages (none of them aside from Spades GT are familiar from prior local concerts). Should be a good platform for the guys, and hopefully things go well in June! That could end up being their first show after the "Sewer City Radio" release, though we'll let you know if an actual release concert (if likely not here) is announced. At press time, the website has a store page to buy their official t-shirt, a photo gallery, and three videos cribbed from this full-set video of them opening for Random Killing at The Queens Nightclub in Barrie last year. They feature ex-bassist Daniel Rodbard and predate Jay Sarrazin joining on rhythm guitar, for what it's worth. The guys have also pushed their "one Reel a day" streak on their Facebook page forward too, so what else can you see?

The new "Reels" include one on Wednesday of the guys playing "Rise" in concert last year, one on Thursday of drummer Tyler Reiner in studio, yesterday's "Reel" of guitarist Daniel Horton playing "Motorwolf" in concert, and in today's reel, the current lineup playing behind heavy post-production filters, almost giving a neon lights effect. I still don't like "Reels" for multiple reasons, but they're making the most of them! I can't embed them here, but give them a watch above, and stay tuned for much more from Spades GT soon, as there's definitely good stuff on the horizon! That's all for today, but look for more on the site next wee! Thanks everyone!