Vacation and new shit for 1014! NYE!

We have been taking a break from posting over the holidays .. you know , because we have to do the drinkin and family stuff too .. But we will be coming back next year like a mothafucka with some great new shit for you all! Sneak peek you get now is that we will be doing a couple of NYE show reviews from both me and Zeb that will be ready for when your hangovers are somewhat gone! I hope you all had a wicked Xmas or whatever yall ended up doing :) .. Cheers to a new year!!

Punk show vs Metal

10 BANDS for 10 BUCKS AFTER THE PROFIT PERVCORE FRIGHTENSTEIN ELECTRIC REVIVAL THE RIGORMORTITIONS A WAR WITHIN CITIZEN RAGE BLACKEST SIN THE ATIVANS CADAVOR DOG This is where I will be - BSK Hit up the Stetson by Anderson station to come chill and ring in the new year with me and many others!!

Interview with Josh of SKYMIR!!

A little past due but here is the interview with Josh from Skymir !!!!
Actually I just freed up some time tonight .. so yeah I am down for sure!
Josh Bell-Surette
Sweet, sounds great !
Brad Sysko Kidd
Right on! .. well as usual I like to have a smoke and crack a brew before I put together some questions .. sound good?
Josh Bell-Surette
That's fucking awesome hahaha
Brad Sysko Kidd
hahaha k back! wanna get this goin? My hands are freezin so don't mind my slow typing
Josh Bell-Surette
Yeah for sure man !
Brad Sysko Kidd
K first up is , How did you get into playing music and what was your biggest influence?
Josh Bell-Surette
The funny thing is is I start really wanting to play guitar through guitar hero, I got really good at it and had been into metal for a while at that point, I think my biggest influence has got to be pretty hard to nail on the head but megadeth and the faceless have got to be up there for sure.
Brad Sysko Kidd
Haha I still have pretty much every guitar hero for ps2 but my cords are missing  .. Some people see it as a gateway and some see it as a poser way to learn but I believe it can be a great gateway! .. What was your scariest time playing a show?
Josh Bell-Surette
Probably our last show we just played, we opened up for gypsy hawk, trollfest and alestorm, it was very nerve racking watching professional musician set up do their sound check and then having five minutes to set up and just start playing basically as people are flooding in, and playing in front of some great bands
Brad Sysko Kidd
Great bands for sure!! ..That would be a bit intimidating but you get to learn more and more every show you play  ..
What would be the best place for you to ever play outside of this city?
Josh Bell-Surette
I'd really love to go and play in Quebec I heard it's an awesome place and their music seen especially metal is just wicked
Brad Sysko Kidd
You know of any venue out there that you may have heard of for the people who may read this and look to tour that way?
Josh Bell-Surette
I have no clue about the venues over there to be honest but if someone who reads this can gets into one do it up !
Brad Sysko Kidd
They can comment if they know one  What would you consider your passion for your future in music ?
Josh Bell-Surette
I am very passionate about lots of different types of music not just metal, I've always wanted to do my own solo project, probably something progressive in nature, but I still am very passionate about what we do in Skymir, we can't really be label at least that's were I stand, we each bring some sort of different influence and we all contribute to the music itself,
Brad Sysko Kidd
Well to the last question ... What would you do if the worlds lights shut out and the only weapon you had was a truck and some ammo enough to last you 2 weeks with no food?
Josh Bell-Surette
I would find myself a camp of weak people and drive my truck right through it firing at all of them, two weeks of ammo is quite a bit so it's probably worth the food for it anyways
Brad Sysko Kidd
Probably one of the darkest of answers I have gotten .. Fuckit .. what would you do in a Zombie Apocalypse??
Josh Bell-Surette
Hey you gotta do what ya gotta do, I would head over to one of my buddy's houses that near by and pick up some guns then I'd probably wanna get out of the city as fast as I could so find a big truck some I could mow people off the road with that can carry the people I need, get into the mountains up high so it's hard for the zombies to reach you, hard for them to get to the game you need to survive if your up that high anyways, or I could go the other way and just kill and take everything from everyone, I watch to much walking dead and zombies
Brad Sysko Kidd
Fuckin eh dude! Thanks for the interview dude!!!
No problem at all thank you! Cheers

Happy Holidays from AlTCiTY Calgary!!!!

Hello! Brad here.. I am not much for the holidays but I send my love and energy to all of our readers all the time and send thanks for our first year of having amazing people reading and sharing our page with many people !! The people involved are very happy to have you read about what we can say about the industry we are trying to help! Thank you! To all of those interviewed or featured keep it up and we love ya!! for the readers who have been so loyal keep posted for more in the new year because I am working on some great things for you! Have a ton of fuckin turkey , get really drunk and go to any of the numerous shows that are playing on new years!!! get your yuletide on and support local music!! Happy Holidays and have a great time!! -Cheers!! Brad Sysko Kidd out.. Talk to you soon!

Zeb's 2013 in Review

Well it's that time of year where everyone makes their lists on what was what of 2013. Here are my top 5 favorite local albums released this year, 5 favorite local songs and 5 up and coming bands to watch out for in 2014

Top 5 Local Albums (In No Order)

~ The Evidence - Potiental (Progressive Rock)(Self Released).

Follow up to 2011 Currents. Casey Lewis and company release what they call a homege to Queen and their best album to date. Recorded at Echo Base Studios by Lewis himself this album has the typical Evidence feel but it feels like their is new life back into the band. Essential Tracks 'Lies','The Difference' and 'Again & Again'
Listen to it Here

~ Tanner James - How to Ruin Your Life With Women (Folk)(Self Released).

Former Nix Dickson's frontman spreads his wings and flys solo for the first time. Instead of party rocking and loud guitars Tanner strips down to the basics and digs down into his country roots . Recorded by Lorrie Matheson at Arch Audio. This concept album about the girls who got away and the ones that end up better off that they left. The names aren't changed to protect the identities of any of these ex lovers. Essential Tracks 'Blue Eyed Girls','Dear John Letter to My Fair City' and 'How To Ruin Your Life With Women'
Listen To It Here

~ Jenny - Love and Politics (Folk/Punk)(Sudden Death Records).

Jenny hit the big time and while opening up for Joey Shithead of D.O.A. last year, sparked interest in the legendary punk rocker. Recorded with producer Steve Kravac (Blink-182,MXPX, Less Than Jake) in L.A. Their first label release is more polished then the previous releases but shows the band has strong songwritting and a future in Canadian punk rock.
Essential Tracks 'How Far Can This Thing Go?' 'I Think I Like You ft. Dylan S. Keating' and 'The Middle'
Listen to it Here

~ DELUGE! - The Quiet Things (Indie Rock)(Self Released).

Vetran's in the Calgary music community, DELUGE! relese their sophmore album The Quiet Things. After having their single "Anatomy of Me" played last summer on X92.9 The quartet went into Echo Base Studios trying to make the best album they could. It's full of pop punk melodies and tongue in check lyrics. The standout track on this is 'Art School' featuring Aislinn Grant. Frontman Dave Drebit's first Duet. Essential Tracks 'Anatomy of Me' 'All I Could Do' "19 Years'
Listen to it Here

~ Rockets and Dinosaurs - Angry Gnarly Love (Self Released)

2012 Xposure winners release their first full length album. Recorded at Taylor Sound it's jam packed with Pop Punk melodies and teen angst and semi dirty lyrics. You'll be humming some of these tunes for days on end. Essential Tracks 'Unloveable' 'Knockin Knees' and 'Malarky'
Listen To It Here



Top 5 Favorite Local Songs (In No Order)

~ Black Earth - Boss Fight
~ Jenny - I think I like You ft. Dylan S. Keating (Love & Politics)
~ Hair of the Ghost Town Gentlemen - The Beggining (Single)
~ Won Over Nothing - Self Destruct Button
~ DELUGE! - All I Could Do (The Quiet Things)

Top 5 Bands to Watch in 2014 (In No Order)


~ Mudd. (Funk/Rock)
~ Set and Stoned (Rock)
~ Black Opus (Rock)
~ Won Over Nothing (Hip Hop/Rock)
~ Aberdeen (Rock)

Sysko's Band Of The Week! - Black Earth!

Band of the Week! - Black Earth
Like them! Like them! .. Some good friends of the Calgary music industry who rock like no other in their genre..I have to say many thisngs but I am sure it will speak for itself in the below link to their music that they graciously put out for you to hear! The vocals are awesome! The whole band will rock you! My buddy Anthony J who I previously interviewed is on the drums! Listen for yourself with this link !!

listen here! >

Interview with Jesse Lafeber of World Class White Trash!!

Interview with Jesse L of World Class White Trash!!!

Brad Sysko Kidd
I am all good to go !
Jesse Lafeber
Brad Sysko Kidd
lemme have a smoke and get ready then I will be down quick.
Jesse Lafeber
Gonna do the same thing!
Brad Sysko Kidd
K dude I am good to go!
Jesse Lafeber
right on man, fire away!
Brad Sysko Kidd

Well first I want to know what you have to say about the work you are doing with World Class White Trash!
Jesse Lafeber
well, that kinda depends on how you define work hahaha as far as new songs, we have some cool ones were working on right now, should be ready to bust em out pretty soon. also, were in the process of recording a new album called blood sweat & the beers, andy has all his drum tracks done, so once those have been edited iim gonna get in there and start throwing down bass tracks. it never really feels like work though, you know what I mean?
Brad Sysko Kidd
Well put about the work part .. As long as you love it, It will never feel like work.  How long have you been involved in playing music, What was your start?
Jesse Lafeber
gotta go way back here.... I remember when I was about 11 or 12, my dad bought a bass guitar for my brother, saw him playing it, said hey I can do that, and been in love ever since. first song I ever learned, long before I actually listened to it and realized what I was playing was cowboys from hell actually hahaha
Brad Sysko Kidd
That my friend is not a very easy song to play at that experience! Where do you see yourself going in the future with music / WCWT or even life itself ?
Jesse Lafeber
honestly, I haven't really been thinking much about that. as far as world class goes, were all in it to win it so, and we have a couple solid opprutunities on the table right now, so were just gonna work on pushing ourselves as hard as we can to make something of it. that's a huge part of my life, other than that though I just wanna live and be happy anyway I can, maybe try and get a side project going outside of wcwt, I have a solid job so, you know just gonna live life.
Brad Sysko Kidd
Any words to say to the readers who may be interested in coming up in the local scene? I know that it can be complicated for some people to start contacting people and jumping into " The music scene" without knowing the local crowd?
Jesse Lafeber
all I can really say, get out there, meet people. making friends is really the easiest way to get into or start up a band. other than that, just stay motivated, keep positives, and good things happen
Brad Sysko Kidd
What would be your greatest influence ? If you could name one that changed your life?
Jesse Lafeber
Heavy metal man, its always been the thing that's been there, anytime ive felt down and out, or super stoked, those moments are always fueled by metal. biggest influence in my life for sure, and if I had to narrow it down from there, it would be pantera.
Brad Sysko Kidd
K now for the obscure questions .. and I am going to flip it up A bit and not ask the Zombie question .. If a stranger was at your door saying that he was a prophet and he had news for you and your loved ones but the only way he would spread the truth about your future was that you made him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich .. what would you do? Keep in mind there are zombies outside.
Jesse Lafeber
id probably let the dude in, and make him a pb and j sandbitch hahaha, definitely would want my story told
Brad Sysko Kidd
hahahaha Sandbitch .. nice! IO am going to call this pt 1 of this interview because I unexpectedly have to go .. But we will chat again soon
Cheers dude! and thanks for the chat!!!!
Jesse Lafeber
sounds good man, fuck thank you my friend! its been a pleasure!
Brad Sysko Kidd
No worries bro! talk to you soon!
Jesse Lafeber
hell yeah brotha!
Cheers!