For those who attended the sold-out premiere of Michael Hurcomb and Ryan Lalonde’s music documentary The Radius Project at Market Hall in Peterborough on Saturday night (February 3), there was a special musical treat following the film: a new music video featuring a reunion of The Spades.
The Spades — James McKenty (vocals and guitar), Tommy Street (drums and vocals), and Josh Robichaud (bass and vocals) — were one of Peterborough’s most popular indie rock bands of the early 2000s. Their Friday night performances at the former Montreal House were legendary among local music fans. They decided to disband in 2013 after Street began suffering from health issues, and played their farewell show at The Hootenanny on Hunter Street on August 10, 2013.
The new music video, called “See You When The Weather Breaks”, features the band reuniting on September 5, 2017 to perform three songs at Quality Service Recording.
VIDEO: The Spades – See You When The Weather Breaks
It’s the first episode of the seventh season of “Bandwagon”, the web series by Mexican Cheesus, Hurcomb’s video and multimedia production company, which features performances by local musicians.
Members of The Spades were also in the audience on Saturday night for the premiere of The Radius Project, along with members of other bands featured in the documentary such as Three Days Grace and Thousand Foot Krutch.
Incidentally, if you missed The Radius Project premiere — which was warmly received by the Market Hall audience, who gave the filmmakers a standing ovation — Hurcomb and Lalonde plan to arrange an additional screening in the near future.
