All of the metal/hard rock shows this weekend that I know of are in Sault Ontario, and we'll start with Turner Up, who return to the stage once again this weekend for a pair of shows at Foggy Notions! The local classic hard rock cover quintet return there tomorrow night and Saturday night for two more concert sets, both of which are taking place at 10:30 PM. Both shows will have a likely $3 cover, as is the typical Foggy's policy, and you must be 19 to enter. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! So if you wanna be taken "back to school" by Turner Up this weekend, Foggy's is the place to be tomorrow and Saturday! Should be fun, sucks that I can't make it this time around! Click the above links for more, and here for a video of Turner Up covering Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Wanna Be"!
Meanwhile, Saturday night marks a notable return for a local band, as Caveman Morrison make their return to the live stage for just the second time since April! This time however, they'll be playing at a rather unique show, as they play support to... a hypnotist? Yes, they'll be directly supporting Tony Lee, XXX Hypnotist on Saturday night at The Outback at one of Sault College's Frosh week events! Click the above link for more on his work, which is entertaining but certainly not family friendly. The XXX was a giveaway, right? As for Caveman Morrison, this is also notable in that it's their debut concert featuring new drummer Johnny Belanger, who replaced Jeff Richards in the band last month. You'll also recognize Johnny from his work in The Bear Hunters, D.O.T.H., and other defunct local bands! By all accounts, the new Caveman lineup is bound to impress, so consider seeing them on Saturday! This show will be at 8:00 PM on Saturday night at The Outback, with Caveman Morrison playing from 8:30 PM until before 10:00 PM, when Tony Lee hits the stage. Tickets are $8 in advance on campus, or $10 at the door.It is ALL AGES, but I believe that non-students have to come as a guest of a Sault College student and be signed in. If I'm wrong on that, let me know! For more details, visit this location! Sounds like a fun and unique show, and I can't wait to see Tym, Dutch, and Johnny in action! Sadly, it can't be this weekend, but I'll definitely be at Foggy's next weekend to see them when they play two dates then! For a video preview, here's Caveman Morrison covering Metallica's "Seek and Destroy" from a show late last year!
Now to some assorted news stories to cap off this post, and we'll start with significant lineup changes in a Sault Michigan metal band. It was announced on Monday that local progressive metal band Hammerspace have parted ways with singer Logan Reed and bassist Tim Padoba. According to a posting on the band's MySpace blog, Hammerspace let Logan go due to "style differences", and guitarist John Bergeron will be taking over on vocals full time for the band. It was added that Tim quit Hammerspace, apparently from thoughts about a less than ideal practice schedule. So the band is now comprised of John Bergeron on vocals and guitar, fellow guitarist Justin Smith, and former Bent Rollercoaster drummer Paul Burns, with a search now ongoing to find a new bassist. Shame to see Logan and Tim gone, but hey, hopefully this change is for the better! They're a solid band, and here's hoping they're back gigging real soon! For more information, and/or if you know of any available bassists interested in joining or trying out for Hammerspace, head to the above links!
Finally, here's a note from a local solo project that we've been following for a while now! Remember, I try to pay attention to local solo metal artists who treat their solo work as an actual musical project rather than just demos and fiddling around as such. That being said, remember April Eyes, the solo band from Bear Hunters/Lorax/Eyes Set Fire guitarist Mitch Sirie? Well, he's made some updates concerning his solo work, so here's what you should know! Firstly, he's changed the name of his solo stuff again, now calling it Animas. I still think By The Gods was the best name he had, but hey, to each their own! That being said, Animas have a new solo song on their MySpace page, named "Fall"! It's an acoustic instrumental, but it's well played, and shows that he can play other stuff effectively! Check it our at the above links and see what you think, but remember, if you want something heavy, the other two songs on his page bring it, so check them out too! Lots of potential here, fingers crossed that Mitch and Animas have more in the works!And to cap today's post, just a housecleaning note concerning a removal from our band listings on the SMS. I deleted the MySpace page for Sault Michigan metal band Dillusional Greed earlier today, after the page quietly had all band information erased from it, or made private. The band was just a solo project to my knowledge, but had been around since at least June 2007, and had some bio info and possibly an audio track. I looked for a replacement page for Dillusional Greed but couldn't find one, so I opted to remove their page from the SMS, but if I find a new page for them, I'll surely re-add it!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for news as it comes in, and if I come across some notable news while in Detroit, I'll make sure you guys get it! Stay tuned, and I'll be back home on Sunday!
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