MUSIC PREVIEW: Deathcore takes a holiday
This weekend features two evenings of deathcore bands whose itineraries find them in our fair city.
The first is Thursday night, when the Massachusetts band The Acacia Strain (above) lands in town at the Starlite Room. Ably supported by Left Behind, I Am, and Arrival Of Autumn, frontman and leader Vincent Bennett’s band has an impressive eight albums to their credit, including last year’s Gravebloom, which received solid ratings across the board, and snuck into the top ten of Billboard’s hard rock albums. Tickets to the 7 pm show are $19.50, BUY.
Saturday evening, Florida’s Traitors play right next door, at the Temple showroom. The band released their newest album, Anger Issues, in February of this year, and are in the midst of a continent-wide tour to support the album. Only four years in, the band seems ready to set sail on an epic career. Fellow deathcore projects Signs Of the Swarm from Pittsburgh and Windsor’s Falsifier are also on the bill. Show art 8 pm, tickets $18, BUY
Thursday 2
Texas King – Jordan McDonald’s project is one of London, Ontario’s hottest exports at the current moment, and is currently touring across Canada to support their debut album Circles. A raw, raucous in-your-face band, it’s arena rock being hosted in the most intimate of settings. The Unfortunates, The Motorleague, and Jon Creeden & the Flying Hellfish are also on the bill. Buckingham, 8 pm, NO COVER.
Friday 3
Colour By Numbers – A rousing mixture of alternative rock with folk and punk influences, this Winnipeg project released its second EP Among the Stars in late 2017, and have been getting exceptionally positive response to a couple of its tracks, including being featured regularly on CBC Radio One. Arkavello, who always put on an extraordinary show themselves, Evergreen, and Desperado Pilots are also on the bill. Aviary, 8 pm, $10. BUY
Magnet and the Magnettes – Led by the incredible musicianship and songwriting of Evan van Ramshorst, this burgeoning project will take you on an emotional and sonic journey centered around indie rock, with both elegant sophistication and raw chaos. The band is releasing their newest EP, Where the Wind Blows, as part of the evening. The Prototype and Bert McClure also perform. Bohemia, 8 pm, $10.
Kristoff Krane – For something entirely different, this experimental hip hop artist out of Minneapolis will melt your face off with his brash tapestry of sound and fury. With seven of his own releases, never mind all his work with Face Candy, the multi-disciplinary artist winds his way across the continent in between writing poems and essays, and teaching creative music in his hometown. With J-Reds. Temple at Starlite, 8 pm, $15. BUY
Sunday 5
Justin Hogg – This Morinville native and budding country musician was recently nominated by the Alberta Country Music Awards for song of the year for Smoke Signals, his first ever single. Station On Jasper, 8:30 pm, NO COVER.
