We'll start with the latest solo dates from Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison! His weekly arrangement with Foggy Notions for acoustic solo concerts every Sunday will continue through December, including concert sets on December 5th, 12th, 19th, and Boxing Day, December 26th! But that's not all, as he has booked concerts for THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY as well! So yes, it will be a Tym-packed weekend at Foggy Notions this weekend, with three concerts on consecutive nights! That amounts to no less than six new solo concerts this month, so if you're in the mood for some acoustic metal and hard rock hits, you know exactly where to go! His schedule on his official website doesn't list any concert dates in the Foggy's arrangement for 2011... yet, but stay tuned if and when they're announced! As is standard, all six of his solo shows next month will have start times of around 10:00 PM, they will all be 19+, and I don't believe they will have a cover charge. For more details, click here for the Facebook event page for the Friday & Saturday shows this weekend, and here for the Sunday show's event page! These all should be great shows, make sure to check him out this month, cause he has some great songs in store! Stay tuned for previews of this weekend's sets on Thursday!
The next new concert is a pleasant surprise: Another Oddfellows Hall concert! I hope this trend keeps up! It's also interesting to note that this is being booked by Jeremy Hannah, former Big Voiced Records head and singer for bands like Lorax and Windsor's own Constructed Apocalypse! Great to see him booking local shows again, it's been far too long! Now, for concert details! This concert will take place on December 28th at The Oddfellows Hall, and is entitled "Soo Music Mash-Up"! Why's it called that? Maybe because the lineup is such a mash-up of different styles and genres, and you can easily categorize them into three groups of two: Two extreme metal quintets, two unique trios featuring ex-Smeltzer members, and two acoustic indie acts! Your headliners are local hardcore band As It Stands, in their first announced concert since the first Roosevelt Hotel Metal Night! Expect a load of moshworthy metalcore from these guys in the headlining position! The other metal band, listed third on the bill, are local death metal band Bring The Fallen, returning to The Oddfellows Hall a month after killing the stage backing up Total Chaos! Their style of brutal heavy death metal will surely cause a stir, like it always does!
As for the non-metal bands, local rock trio The Fury will be the direct support band to As It Stands on the bill for this show, bringing their double bass attack to The Oddfellows Hall once again! They always entertain, so expect a great set from these guys! Also, local/Toronto based cello punk rockers RedD Monkey will be fourth on the bill, bringing their unique brand of punk music back to their local fans! Maybe they'll play "Ace of Spades" again? The lineup is rounded out and will be opened by local acoustic folk duo Tea With Lincoln and local indie band Ocean View. Tea With Lincoln have played many gigs in recent months, and feature half of the new local rock band Shenanigans, while Ocean View is the new acoustic indie project from Jeremy Hannah, which sounds like it will be similar to his old band Armistice. If there was ever a diverse local concert lineup, this would be it! This concert will very likely be ALL AGES, the doors open at 6:30 PM, and tickets are $8! Contact members of the above bands or Jeremy Hannah at jeremyhannah@hotmail.com to get hooked up! No word yet on if tickets will be available at the door, though they should be! Get full details and confirm your attendance at the Facebook event page! This should be a very fun concert, here's hoping I can make it! I'm planning to go to this show, then hit The Canadian Nightclub for Lion Ride, which will be an awesome band marathon for the holiday season! Stay tuned for updates!
Now, for the last show we have, we'll tie it in to one of our new local band additions to our SMS listings, and the first band is one that, frankly, we should have featured here LONG ago. Finally, I'd like to announce the addition of local classic rock quintet That's Chester to future SMS coverage. Why did this take so long? Honestly, I wrongfully saw them as "not hard rock enough" in the past, despite knowing that they covered metal tunes live. In recent months, I've thought about adding them more and more, because really, they are heavier than certain bands we cover, and they have a good segment of metal and hard rock covers in their setlists, like songs by Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Queen, Led Zeppelin, and Sammy Hagar, some of which you can sample at YouTube user RFullyRox's channel from the band's tenure with singer Ritch Fullerton. Honestly, not featuring them on here was becoming quite an elephant in the room, so to speak, so I am gladfully adding them to our covered local metal and hard rock bands from here on out! In case you're unaware, That's Chester play live very frequently, and currently feature five talented local musicians, including Stiffler's Mom, Sin Stereo, and Bone Yard's own Greg Simpson on lead vocals, former Reptiles Band guitarist Gabe Tessaro, fellow guitarist Eugene Orlando, former Wailing Aztecs bassist Aubrey Falls, and Greg's Bone Yard bandmate Ric Datson on drums!That all being said, That's Chester will be at The Rockstar Bar for ONE NIGHT ONLY THIS FRIDAY!! Apologies for the short notice as well! A 10:30 PM start time is hyped, there will be a likely cover charge of some type (I'd assume $5 or less), and you must be 19 to enter. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Expect some great classic hard rock covers from these guys on Friday, they always deliver, and it's about time the Sault Metal Scene gave them some well deserved attention! Check the above links for more, and stay tuned for alerts on their next live concert dates!
And finally, we present one more new addition to our local band listings, but in this case, it's a brand new band! They are a local metal quartet named Late & Loud, and they just launched their Facebook page earlier this month! The band features singer/guitarist Jonathan Tiberi (formerly of Losing Ground), local solo artist Brendan Christie on lead guitar, and former Glass Statues members Benn Garside on bass and Josh Hatherly on drums! All the members share backing vocals, though Jonathan appears to be their general singer. They may be the same band as Herityk, which Brendan alluded to on his pages earlier in the year, but I've seen no proof stating that. Late & Loud have influences ranging from Thin Lizzy and Rush to Dream Theater and The Sword, they've played together for over a year, and are apparently working on a demo! Late & Loud have yet to play an official live concert, but they did make their live debut at a recent open mic night at The Outback at Sault College! Three videos from the set have been posted on their Facebook page, including a cover of Witchcraft's "Chyld of Fire", an original named "Dark Sunrise", and an acoustic original from Josh Hatherly named "Down Like This"!They sound good so far, they have clear chemistry and are pretty heavy, with Brendan's guitar work standing out especially! Jonathan's singing works for their material, but he doesn't appear to have much of a range yet. Still, these guys are very promising, and I can't wait to hear more! To check out the above linked videos along with a jam session recording of a cover of Iron Maiden's "The Trooper", click here! Stay tuned for more from Late & Loud the very near future!
That's all for today, but stay tuned on Thursday for our new "Where Are The New Albums?" update and this weekend's local concert previews! Thanks everyone!
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