Consider this a free post. I woke rather late, but not too late to miss my 11 a.m. interview with Scott Middleton from the Cancer Bats -- they play at the Exchange in Regina on Sept. 12...
Surreal Concerts presents: Cancer Bats, Black Lungs, Johnny Truant - The Exchange, September 16, 7:00pm - 11:45pm, www.myspace.com/cancerbats
When I first heard of the band not long after they formed, I thought the name was kinda stupid - but after listening to their first CD, I was less putt off - and with the release of Hail Destroyer earlier this year, I became an official fan. They have a really nice contemporary sound that pays pretty close attention to old-school riffs and melody. Heavy, but not too heavy, if that makes sense.
I'd heard that Scott had used First Act guitars -- and we chatted more about why he likes them and how his relationship with the Boston-based company came about. I won't get into the details here - it will spoil my story slated for the What's On section on Sept. 11 - but he told me the custom-made guitar axe they made for him was the first-ever new guitar he's owned. Check First Act out here.....
http://www.firstact.com/
This show should be a good one for metal fans. For fans of 80's metal, the Cancer Bats are a great band to help get introduced to contemporary metal.
As for shows tonight, the big one is the Backstreet Boys at the Brandt Centre, JJ Voss continues his weekend run at the Pump and there's something called a Hot Pants Party at the Distrikt - no live music at the city's best live music venue. Boo.
Check back on Sunday with a surprise story. It will be worth the visit.
A.M.
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