On Thursday, I told you guys that The Canadian Nightclub was plugging an Alice Cooper tribute band as playing there on June 18th, this Friday. Well, I can now confirm which band it is, along with details on the concert! Second Coming: The Tribute To Alice Cooper will be at The Canadian on Friday for a night full of shock rock classics! Based out of Toronto, Second Coming deliver a very authentic Alice Cooper experience, both visually and musically! I've seen a few videos of these guys on YouTube, and not only do they pull off the Alice Cooper sound very well, they have a really good stage show full of theatrics similar to those you might have seen at the real Alice's shows here, just pared down to fit smaller stages! Singer Robby Cooper especially looks and sounds the part! They perform songs from Alice's 1970s albums all the way to more recent fare, and they do take requests too! Jay Perron, who you may have seen DJing at The Canadian, highly praised Second Coming to me, and I can see what he sees, I'm impressed myself! Check Second Coming out at their official MySpace page!The show is at 10:00 PM Friday night, you must be 19 to get in, and admission is $8 at the door. Steep for a bar show? Maybe, but keep in mind the amazing theatrics you're going to get for your money along with all the Alice Cooper classics! This will be a tribute show unlike any you're likely to see here, so make it on out for this one! I'll have to see how my schedule lines up, but this sure sounds like fun! Confirm your attendance at this location, and in case you're wondering if the weekend tribute band streak continues next weekend for The Canadian, it does, as Led Zeppelin tribute Black Dog comes back to Sault Ontario!
Next up, wanna help book or play on a concert? Two bands that have recently been searching for a local booking are pairing up for a tour and wanna play here in August, so here's what you should know! It's for August 11th and it will feature Toronto instrumental progressive metal trio The Isosceles Project! You may remember me mentioning this possible show in March, the date hasn't changed from my initial posting on it. This time though, they're opening for another band that was recently searching for a local concert: Toronto classic metal band Skull Fist (pictured), last seen trying to slot us in for a concert last month! The show may also include North Bay's Thekillingfield, who just played here last month at Foggy Notions with Derelict. The e-mail I recieved couldn't 100% confirm them, but The Isosceles Project list them as opening for the Sault date on their MySpace page.Tiffany Stocco e-mailed me, she's been trying to help set up this show for here, though not everything's finalized. The Canadian was pointed to as a likely spot for the concert, but they still need an actual booker. If you want to either book this show or play on it (cause they're looking for local openers) on August 11th, e-mail Tiffany at this location! I guarantee some awesome music if it happens, though it'd be quite the diverse lineup of bands. Click the links above to check them out, and HELP GET THIS SHOW HERE!!
Thirdly, I have more Browbeat news! Yeah, I know, I've had them a lot lately, but they've had some big stuff to share, and today continues with that pattern! Frontman Dutch Vanderploeg has uploaded some audio demos onto their new Reverbnation page, on which he played all instruments! Nothing with the current lineup yet, though I imagine it can't be too far off. This is the first time I can recall that they've had audio on a band page, previously I think it's just been jam and live videos. Three songs are uploaded there, a slower song named "Days Gone By", a mid-tempo tune named "Delays", and my favourite, "So They Think", which has an awesome intro and some nice heaviness to it! Dutch is definitely better on guitar and bass than drums, but these are cool samples into what to expect from Browbeat going forward! Solid stuff, heavy enough to headbang to but with nice melodies and structure as well, check the songs out by clicking here! Can't wait to hear some songs with the current lineup too, I've heard nothing but good things about the band as they are now!
Next, I have a news story that I frankly should have had up on the weekend but it got pushed aside a couple times too many. You guys remember that Kiss are planning to play here, right? Or are you still a skeptic on the subject? Well, let's see what you guys think of this. Craig Huckerby of SooNews.ca posted an article on the site on Thursday where it's mentioned that Rock 101 was teasing radio listeners that Kiss ARE coming here, they just can't say when. Essar Center events manager Trevor Zachary wouldn't confirm or deny what Rock 101 said on-air, saying that nothing would be announced without word from the promoter, though Scott Cook from Rock 101 said that a date had been tentatively reached. My take on this: It's at least a sign of life that the show will happen, I have faith that it will, I'm certainly not a skeptic. Kiss are good with their word, and we'd be sure to make Kiss happy with the turnout and all that! Click here to read the article!And finally, three quick news stories in order by band name:
- Another new band has announced their involvement in the Kewadin Casino 25th Anniversary Summer Festival! Grand Rapids pop punk band Dannison are listed as playing at Kewadin on July 23rd, which is night two of the festival, with Three Doors Down as headliners. Not metal, but seeing as they're on the same festival as confirmed metal acts, they're worth mentioning! Check them out above if you want! Dannison join Finding Clyde & StilrizE as confirmed openers on night two, no openers for other nights are known yet.
- Sault Ontario hard rockers Half Past have joined Reverbnation! Their page there includes a short band bio, member listing, and three videos of live performances of their originals! Nice to see another band taking advantage of Reverbnation, more should! Check out their page there at this location!
- A couple quick Woods of Ypres updates! The band are currently in Sault Ontatio, though sadly not for a concert, just for pre-tour rehearsals. No local show yet, hopefully they'll play one here at some point! Their North American tour kicks off on Friday in Thunder Bay, with the band heading west, then through the States, before a handful of Ontario shows to cap off the tour! Also, remember how the band are closing up merchandise/CD sales? Well, according to a status update on their Facebook page, you will still be able to buy their stuff on iTunes, so keep that in mind!
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