We have a new local band to add to our links, and they are young skate punk trio Worst Case Scenario! Publically debuting this past Tuesday at the Hails-headlined all ages concert at The Speak Easy, their lineup is comprised of singer/guitarist Skyler Corbett, bassist Devon Pyne, and drummer Gage Lacasse, whose father is Half Past/Fort Creek bassist Arthur Lacasse. None are overtly familiar from past local bands (their ages acknowledged), but at least Skyler was in Superior Heights Collegiate's student rock band Steel Rock in the past school year. Interestingly, there are "rival" Instagram pages for bands named "Mediocre Scenario" and "Best Case Scenario", so props for keeping the in-joke going extra! WCS' first gig was a private event of some kind last month, where they were filmed covering Pennywise's "Fuck Authority" and Operation Ivy's "Knowledge" for Instagram-exclusive videos linked here
Videos from later events in the same locale followed where they covered The Descendents' "I'm Not A Loser" and Bad Religion's "You" (both of which were cross-posted to Facebook in perma-"Reel" vertical dimensions despite being shot horizontally), plus a Halloween cover of Millencolin's "Bullion". That and their video below from the Speak Easy (also of "I'm Not A Loser") are also only on Instagram. So far so good to me, Worst Case Scenario have clear talent for their age, some surprising cover choices that don't go with just the obvious mainstream punk singles, and Skyler's vocals hit the right melodic notes throughout, so they'll be a band to watch entering 2027! See more from Worst Case Scenario above and below!
Next up, local alt-hard rock band Riverside Stasis will play a somewhat unusual concert on Friday, December 4th, when they will be the only proper band opening for local rapper Mike "Sawbe" Preston's album release party at Blaster Powerhouse! The idea of a rock band outlier on a rap bill at the former Soo Blaster is usually the territory of The Apocalypse Afterparty (no word on if they turned this booking down or not), but you may recognize Riverside Stasis singer Tea Emlaw from guesting on the hook of Sawbe's song "All Eyes", so a link is definitely there. No word on who will be behind the drumkit in three weeks, but Riverside Stasis' newest Facebook post confirmed that Brandan Glew was just filling in for their shows last month (Anthony's departure was not addressed). If we hear anything about who is drumming next month, we'll let you know! In support of Sawbe's new album "Nikamowin", other openers will include his frequent collaborator Stoneburgh, rapper/one-time punk musician Bold Noize, ...
...and fellow local hip hop artists Greasy Goods, ColdXWorld, and Notorious Nate. If Tristan ever reposts the whole "God Save Me" album, I would still be interested in reviewing it on here! A live DJ will be present for an afterparty once Sawbe's set wraps up, but this all ages show will cost $15 in advance at this link or $20 at the door, with $50 VIP passes also available, though the perks of VIP tickets are not yet given on Eventbrite or the Facebook event page. A 7:00 PM start time is given for general attendees. Sawbe is a talented rapper with a good local following, and congratulations in advance on the release, so see above for more on the release party (with a dash of rock!)
Staying in the realm of local rock bands with a female singer, we'll resume this weekend's concert previews briefly, as local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will return to Gateway Casino for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Private events aside, Generations will be playing their first show since another one-nighter at Reggie's last month, with Valerie and the guys last playing at the downtown casino two months ago. Should be a fun night of classic rock hits and some heavier selections from this veteran group, who hopefully won't have "certain circumstances" to force a late notice Jus' Chillin show tomorrow! Tomorrow's action goes down at 8:00 PM with a 19+ age limit and no cover charge, as usual for Gateway Casino dates. Visit the above links for more details on tomorrow's concert, and here's Generations live!
Finally for tonight, let's come full circle at the aforementioned Speak Easy concert at Algoma University on Tuesday. First, the Algoma University Music Facebook page mentioned the show after the fact, noting that the one band (made up of members of Algoma's jazz ensembles) was actually named Peasant Poetry, not The Mario Kwon Quartet as seen on the posters. Regardless of name, that band is pictured in the photo with the post, and hopefully everyone involved had a good set! If you want to see some more videos from that night (and not ones on Instagram or crammed into vertical dimensions), then good news, as 5 Dollar Bribe's Facebook page has a couple! One is a 14 seconds-long clip of them covering Suicidal Tendencies' "Cyco Vision" (their cover pulls impress me more and more), and the raison d'etre of sharing this one is that guitarist Tyler Greely left the stage to play with moshing fans!
I don't see a need for the hard-coded caption in the bottom right, and I really wish this was longer than 14 seconds, but it's fun while it lasts! The teenage hard rock quartet were also filmed by bassist Randy Lundigran's dad Chad for the video embedded below that 5DB shared to their Facebook page, which sees them playing their new original song "Cold". This has another 1990s alt-grunge vibe with a hard rock edge, with Tyler on lead vocals and Randy dropping some impressive screams for good measure, and it's well performed overall! It helps that it's the full song (and horizontal), so give it a watch below, and stay tuned for more from 5 Dollar Bribe!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for more concert previews and updates on the SMS tomorrow! Thanks everyone!
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