A second post today was not in the cards, but an extremely SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT fell into our laps, so here's what should you know there along with another new show and a pair of new videos!
Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will play a special Monday nighter at Beck's Bar TONIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, this show was only announced three hours ago on the venue's Facebook page. The very late notice weeknight booking is basically Beck's' attempt to capitalize on the late cancellation of tonight's Goo Goo Dolls concert at GFL Memorial Gardens due to a band member illness (source here). This way, if you were planning to see a concert tonight, you don't have to cancel plans if you don't want to. TONIGHT'S concert is even better timed than this past weekend's Jay's shows were for Terry & Travis' birthdays this week, so give them good birthday wishes if you can come out! Note that, when Soundcheck plugged TONIGHT's show on Facebook, they did so using this image featuring both their AI-generated band logo as well as that of their sister band Separate Wayz, implying that Nicole will also be on hand.
Neither Beck's nor Soundcheck have firmly confirmed that Nicole/Separate Wayz will be joining in for an "epic crossover" beyond that image, but keep things in mind! Everything goes down TONIGHT at Beck's on Goulais Avenue from 8:00 PM "til the party stops" (a.k.a. 12:00 AM), this is a 19+ event, and there is no cover charge. Kudos to Becky and Soundcheck (and Nicole?) for coming together to ensure that there is some live rock music to check out even with the Goo Goo Dolls cancellation, so visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Soundcheck live!
Next up, here's a newly announced concert with plenty of advance notice, as local classic/hard rock cover quintet Headrush will return to The Full Throttle Saloon for one night only on Saturday, April 25th, courtesy of the venue's Facebook page! Next month's show comes fresh on the heels of Headrush's return to the concert stage after a two month break this past Saturday, and things definitely went well over the weekend, so look for more of the same party anthems and epic rock all night long at the end of April! As usual for their Full Throttle Saloon gigs, next month's show will be a 9:00 PM event with a 19+ age limit and no cover charge. Visit the above links for more details, and while we're on the subject, the venue's Facebook page uploaded a new video of Headrush (one word) live there on Saturday! Normally, I'd wait for our next preview of one of their shows (April 25th or otherwise), but you can't see the band well and it's short, so what all is actually in this clip?
This video features 10 seconds of Headrush covering Bon Jovi's "Runaway", and while short, muffled, vertical, and from a side-stage angle that better accentuates attendees than the band, what we do hear isn't bad while it lasts! And while framing a vertical video like this to include that much ceiling is never ideal, at least the Full Throttle staffer who shot it added in descriptive text overtop of the ceiling, so it's not entirely wasted space. Give it a watch below, and we'll have more from Headrush soon!
We'll close today with new videos, starting with a brand new original song from local classic/hard rock musician Tym Morrison's YouTube channel! Freshly premiering tonight, this is "Deep In My Heart", a love song that Tym wrote in his 20s but only just finished this year. This ballad is accompanied by a lyric video full of stock/AI footage, but the song is all Tym's doing. The percussion may be a little loud compared to the emotional resonance of his vocals, but it's a well composed love song, and it's good to see Tym staying busy in the studio even as he just ended his 6+ week break from concerts, so give it a watch below, and stay tuned for more from him!
Finally, here's the third public video from newer local sludge/doom metal duo The Spaceship Opening's Facebook page! Uploaded last week, this is from the same event seen in their previous black & white clip (reportedly a Sault Theatre Workshop fundraiser that completely passed me by in November), and it captures a 3+ minute instrumental that harbours more of a 1990s alternative flavour, if still leaning into sludge metal. Andrew does face away from the audience a lot here (reminds me of early AlgomA shows in that way), but it's a solid performance that fans accustomed to two-man bands will get a kick out, so check out some more "east end rock & roll" below!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for more news and updates on the SMS this week! Thanks everyone!
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