This Weekend's Local Metal & Hard Rock Concert Previews!!
Second post of a three post Friday, and it's your concert previews for this weekend! On the hard rock and metal side of things, we have seven concerts featuring five different lineups on both sides of the Twin Saults. Big weekend, let's begin the previews in Sault Michigan with the three concerts over there that I know of! (Check the post below for last month's poll results and the details on our current poll. VOTE TODAY!!)
Firstly, we'll head to The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino, which features the return of Northern Michigan hard rock trio Peril for one night only! Originally scheduled to play on Saturday as well, that date was cancelled a little while ago without a public explanation (as confirmed on their official Facebook page), but they will be in town tonight! This will be their first local date since last month, and this promises to be another fun night of hard rock and metal covers and originals! As is usual for their sets in town, Peril will be on at around 9:00 PM tonight, there will be no cover charge, and you must be 21 to enter. Even if it's only one night this time around, Peril have a great classic metal sound, and you guys should definitely consider going to Kewadin tonight to check them out! For more, including original audio and material from frontman Jeffrey Hudson's solo project, check out the above links! And for a video preview, here's a clip of Peril covering Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" from a show in January!
Meanwhile, in nearby Rudyard, Michigan, this weekend marks the local return of The Darwin Project! Yes, the Cheboygan modern rock quartet will be back in the area tonight and tomorrow night for two shows at Joe's Bar in Rudyard! I'm continually trying to include communities in the Sault Michigan area on the SMS, and Rudyard's only a half hour from Sault Michigan down the I-75, so make note that there's rock there this weekend! These shows will take place at 10:00 PM at this bar located on Main Street in Rudyard, with no announced cover charge, and a likely 21+ age limit. These should be fun shows, so if you want to make the trip down to Rudyard tonight or tomorrow to enjoy some very solid modern hard rock, then do it! For more details and material, visit their Facebook and MySpace pages, and don't worry about the Facebook event pages they made up for this weekend, because there's nothing noteworthy on them. And for a video preview, here's one of the most recent Darwin Project videos on YouTube, a live clip from a Cheboygan show in September where they played their original "The Dark"!
Now to Sault Ontario for the rest of this weekend's heavier concerts, and we'll start at The Canadian Nightclub, where Turner Up will be playing for a pair of dates tonight and tomorrow night! This is their second weekend featuring new frontwoman Krista Marshall (seen here with bassist Jeff Gray from the Johnny Lunchbox days), and their first shows at The Canadian since she replaced Brent Royer earlier this month. These shows were originally scheduled for The Vibe Lounge, but were moved without public explanation earlier this week, so make sure you know where to go before you head to the wrong bar. As is usual, the show starts at around 10:00 PM tonight, there's no announced cover charge (but knowing The Canadian, they should have one, so bring $5 or so), and you must be 19 to enter. These should be fun, and it could be your first chance to see the new lineup in action if you missed them last weekend, so make not if you want to hear some live classic hard rock hits from these talented local veterans! Check the above links for more, confirm your attendance at the Facebook event page, and to click here to check out Krista in action in Johnny Lunchbox!
The last two shows today are (oddly enough) Sunday night affairs, and we'll start at Foggy Notions, where Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison continues his new weekly engagement at Foggy Notions with another acoustic solo set! This is the second of an at least three week run of Sunday solo shows there, and it should be a fun night of mellow laid back acoustic covers of your favourite metal and hard rock hits, and more! There is no announced cover charge, you must be 19 to enter Foggy's on Sunday night, and it all starts at 10:00 PM. While Caveman Morrison searches for a new bassist, it'd never hurt to check out very similar hits in a more intimate setting, so make note of Tym's show there on Sunday! For more details and original material from Tym & Caveman Morrison, check out the above links, and click here to visit the Facebook event page! And remember, if you miss him on Sunday, you can see him next Sunday as well!
Finally, it's the big show of the weekend that has many local punk and metal fans very excited, and not just cause it's a rare all ages show at The Oddfellows Hall! The headliners have created a lot of buzz, and they are California street punk legends Total Chaos, who bring over 20 years of experience and classic anthems like "Punx Coalition", "What You Gonna Do", and "Complete Control" to the table! They have a nice aggressive punk sound that will be sure to attract lots of fans (myself included), but why is this getting SMS coverage? Well, it's because of the openers, who are mostly cut from the metal mold! Firstly, we have Bring The Fallen in just their second concert since May. Look for a death metal onslaught from these rising stars in the local metal scene, who are surely ready to melt your face off! Also scheduled are local horror punk/metal quartet Frightlight, in their first live concert appearance since their Halloween weekend release of "It's A...Live!" Their heavy punk sound will fit right in at a Total Chaos show, so expect some great stuff from their set! The other metal band scheduled are local grimecore trio Shit Liver, featuring former Bring The Fallen touring bassist Mike Kyle. How will their grinding death/punk sound work for their live debut? We shall see on Sunday night! The other supporting band are Toronto classical/punk trio RedD Monkey, who are one of my favourite non-metal bands with local members, so watch out for their cello-infused punk sound! Check out all of the scheduled bands at the above links!
As previously mentioned, this concert will be at The Oddfellows Hall on Sunday night, in the first major show there featuring hard rock bands since May's Downtown Showdown Battle of the Bands (coincidentally, Bring The Fallen won that night with Mike Kyle on bass.) Doors open at 6:00 PM on Sunday night with a 7:00 PM start time. It costs $8 at the door to get in, which is a perfectly good price, especially at this value of bands! And yes, it's ALL AGES, but if you plan to drink, be responsible and covert about it, lest something bad happens. It's been forever since the last all ages Oddfellows show like this, so drink it in and enjoy it, cause who knows when we'll get another? Hopefully soon, but still, come on out on Sunday! I'll be there, with a review, photos, and videos to come on Monday, hopefully sooner than later! For more, visit the official Facebook event page, and for a preview, here's Bring The Fallen from the Downtown Showdown battle playing their original song "Stand Before", but don't forget about Total Chaos either!
That's all for now, but go see some concerts this weekend!
Firstly, we'll head to The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino, which features the return of Northern Michigan hard rock trio Peril for one night only! Originally scheduled to play on Saturday as well, that date was cancelled a little while ago without a public explanation (as confirmed on their official Facebook page), but they will be in town tonight! This will be their first local date since last month, and this promises to be another fun night of hard rock and metal covers and originals! As is usual for their sets in town, Peril will be on at around 9:00 PM tonight, there will be no cover charge, and you must be 21 to enter. Even if it's only one night this time around, Peril have a great classic metal sound, and you guys should definitely consider going to Kewadin tonight to check them out! For more, including original audio and material from frontman Jeffrey Hudson's solo project, check out the above links! And for a video preview, here's a clip of Peril covering Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" from a show in January!
Meanwhile, in nearby Rudyard, Michigan, this weekend marks the local return of The Darwin Project! Yes, the Cheboygan modern rock quartet will be back in the area tonight and tomorrow night for two shows at Joe's Bar in Rudyard! I'm continually trying to include communities in the Sault Michigan area on the SMS, and Rudyard's only a half hour from Sault Michigan down the I-75, so make note that there's rock there this weekend! These shows will take place at 10:00 PM at this bar located on Main Street in Rudyard, with no announced cover charge, and a likely 21+ age limit. These should be fun shows, so if you want to make the trip down to Rudyard tonight or tomorrow to enjoy some very solid modern hard rock, then do it! For more details and material, visit their Facebook and MySpace pages, and don't worry about the Facebook event pages they made up for this weekend, because there's nothing noteworthy on them. And for a video preview, here's one of the most recent Darwin Project videos on YouTube, a live clip from a Cheboygan show in September where they played their original "The Dark"!
Now to Sault Ontario for the rest of this weekend's heavier concerts, and we'll start at The Canadian Nightclub, where Turner Up will be playing for a pair of dates tonight and tomorrow night! This is their second weekend featuring new frontwoman Krista Marshall (seen here with bassist Jeff Gray from the Johnny Lunchbox days), and their first shows at The Canadian since she replaced Brent Royer earlier this month. These shows were originally scheduled for The Vibe Lounge, but were moved without public explanation earlier this week, so make sure you know where to go before you head to the wrong bar. As is usual, the show starts at around 10:00 PM tonight, there's no announced cover charge (but knowing The Canadian, they should have one, so bring $5 or so), and you must be 19 to enter. These should be fun, and it could be your first chance to see the new lineup in action if you missed them last weekend, so make not if you want to hear some live classic hard rock hits from these talented local veterans! Check the above links for more, confirm your attendance at the Facebook event page, and to click here to check out Krista in action in Johnny Lunchbox!
The last two shows today are (oddly enough) Sunday night affairs, and we'll start at Foggy Notions, where Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison continues his new weekly engagement at Foggy Notions with another acoustic solo set! This is the second of an at least three week run of Sunday solo shows there, and it should be a fun night of mellow laid back acoustic covers of your favourite metal and hard rock hits, and more! There is no announced cover charge, you must be 19 to enter Foggy's on Sunday night, and it all starts at 10:00 PM. While Caveman Morrison searches for a new bassist, it'd never hurt to check out very similar hits in a more intimate setting, so make note of Tym's show there on Sunday! For more details and original material from Tym & Caveman Morrison, check out the above links, and click here to visit the Facebook event page! And remember, if you miss him on Sunday, you can see him next Sunday as well!
Finally, it's the big show of the weekend that has many local punk and metal fans very excited, and not just cause it's a rare all ages show at The Oddfellows Hall! The headliners have created a lot of buzz, and they are California street punk legends Total Chaos, who bring over 20 years of experience and classic anthems like "Punx Coalition", "What You Gonna Do", and "Complete Control" to the table! They have a nice aggressive punk sound that will be sure to attract lots of fans (myself included), but why is this getting SMS coverage? Well, it's because of the openers, who are mostly cut from the metal mold! Firstly, we have Bring The Fallen in just their second concert since May. Look for a death metal onslaught from these rising stars in the local metal scene, who are surely ready to melt your face off! Also scheduled are local horror punk/metal quartet Frightlight, in their first live concert appearance since their Halloween weekend release of "It's A...Live!" Their heavy punk sound will fit right in at a Total Chaos show, so expect some great stuff from their set! The other metal band scheduled are local grimecore trio Shit Liver, featuring former Bring The Fallen touring bassist Mike Kyle. How will their grinding death/punk sound work for their live debut? We shall see on Sunday night! The other supporting band are Toronto classical/punk trio RedD Monkey, who are one of my favourite non-metal bands with local members, so watch out for their cello-infused punk sound! Check out all of the scheduled bands at the above links!
As previously mentioned, this concert will be at The Oddfellows Hall on Sunday night, in the first major show there featuring hard rock bands since May's Downtown Showdown Battle of the Bands (coincidentally, Bring The Fallen won that night with Mike Kyle on bass.) Doors open at 6:00 PM on Sunday night with a 7:00 PM start time. It costs $8 at the door to get in, which is a perfectly good price, especially at this value of bands! And yes, it's ALL AGES, but if you plan to drink, be responsible and covert about it, lest something bad happens. It's been forever since the last all ages Oddfellows show like this, so drink it in and enjoy it, cause who knows when we'll get another? Hopefully soon, but still, come on out on Sunday! I'll be there, with a review, photos, and videos to come on Monday, hopefully sooner than later! For more, visit the official Facebook event page, and for a preview, here's Bring The Fallen from the Downtown Showdown battle playing their original song "Stand Before", but don't forget about Total Chaos either!
That's all for now, but go see some concerts this weekend!
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