Hot off the heels of the all ages show at The Roosevelt Hotel on Sunday night, it looks like another is on the horizon, only this one will be at The Oddfellows Hall! On July 20th (next Wednesday), two out of town headliners will hit Sault Ontario on their "Annihilation Of The Nation" tour, including headliners Sanktuary, a speed metal trio from Halifax! They're really good too, so if you like classic influenced speed metal, you'll really enjoy Sanktuary! Joining them are fellow Halifax metal band Black Moor, who'll bring their own classic metal sound to The Oddfellows Hall next week, with some NWOBHM and thrash influences thrown in as well! Awesome to see some straight up metal bands coming for an Oddfellows Hall show! The local openers are local death metal quintet The Bear Hunters (guitarist Mitch Sirie actually is booking this show, nice work!) and local classic metal rockers Sativa Rose, who'll both be sure to set the tone really well for this concert! Tickets are projected to be $5, a tentative 6:00 PM start time is listed, and I believe it's all ages, but this all could be subject to change. For more details, visit the official Faceboom event page! Kudos to Mitch for getting this package of bands here, this should definitely be worth hitting for some old school metal (and a pinch of death!) Pencil me in to attend, and stay tuned for updates if they come in!
Next up, have you been waiting for Hempfest updates? Well, I have a bunch today! I admit a lot of this news could have came earlier than now, but much of it was confirmed on a Hempfest Facebook group I didn't know existed until this month, so I'm slow to the party, so to speak. My apologies! So over the past two months, Hempfest organizer Robert Neron has unveiled the full schedule for this year's performers at the familiar outdoor stage in nearby Ophir, and first, we'll go over the bands that dropped out and who were replaced. I should note beforehand that I imagine that schedule conflicts were the reason for most of the droputs, as the original bands signed on when it was announced for the August 25th weekend, but it's now taking place over the August 11th weekend, which I can see being an issue for bands who didn't plan to be in the area then. With that said, these bands dropped off of the Hempfest band lineup for this year: Local horror punk quintet Frightlight, London hard rock trio Violet Fuse (featuring Saultite Thom Edwards), Vancouver metal band 4Ward, and Arizona solo artist Scott Huckabay. Disappointing news, but hopefully they'll all play here sooner rather than later, cause I know they were looking forward to rocking Hempfest this year originally!
No worries though, as in their place, there's FIVE new bands, none more notable on a metal scale than Garden of Bedlam! Yes, the local metal band will return to the Northern Ontario Hempfest for a third time next month, for what should be a high energy set of heavy metal originals! Nice to see them back, and stay tuned for more news on another upcoming local show of theirs! The other newly added bands include local folk/classic rock trio The Blackberrys, St. Catharine's indie rap band Theatre Crisp, a band I'm not positive on the identity of named Radar (any help?), and local punk trio Motion Carried. However, I should note that Motion Carried formally broke up last week as per their Facebook page, so what will happen to their spot isn't known yet. Will former members take their spot over in a new band, or will a completely different act get it? I'll keep you all posted!
Continuing with Hempfest stories, the complete entertainment schedule is now out! I love that there's finally a full publically viewable schedule for the festival, there never was one when I covered Hempfest under it's old ownership. In order, here's what you guys should watch out for! On Thursday, August 11th, Hempfest opens with opening ceremonies at 4:00 PM, along with the 4:20 siren at (when else?) 4:20 PM, and The Willy High Games, which amount to the first rounds of the spitting and gram sprint contests that day. Click the above link to see the full Willy High Games schedule! Then, the lineup includes (in order) The Blackberrys at 4:30 PM, local hard rock quartet Half Past at 6:00 PM (in their first currently announced show with new singer Jordan Rains), Hamilton ska-punk band Lo-Fi at 7:30 PM, Motion Carried(?) at 9:00 PM, Burlington reggae rockers The Killin' Time Band at 10:30 PM, local sideshow performer D.J. Williamson (of The Dark Karnival Entertainment) at 11:30 PM, followed by a second Killin' Time Band set at 12:15 AM. Friday, August 12th's schedule is even longer, beginning with Blind River folk artists T.J. Kirby at 12:00 PM & Josh Odair at 1:30 PM respectively, followed by West Virginia rappers Northern Lights at 3:00 PM, and then more Willy High Games at 4:00 PM (Round 2 of the Thursday games, plus the junkyard bong contest), plus the 4:20 siren.
The remainder of the Friday schedule includes Theatre Crisp at 4:30 PM, Radar at 6:00 PM, Lo-Fi once again at 7:00 PM, then frequently seen AC/DC tribute band Who Made Who at 9:00 PM (who also have a vendor table at Hempfest this year), D.J. Williamson once again at 10:45 PM, and headlining at 11:30 PM, prominent Canadian tribute band Misery: The Metallica Xperience, so make sure to stay up for them on Friday, metalheads! Saturday, August 13th's lineup includes (in order) Half Past at 12:00 PM, Who Made Who at 1:30 PM, Misery at 3:00 PM, more Willy High Games at 4:00 PM (including the finals of the previous games and the bucket race), the 4:20 siren, Motion Carried(?) at 5:00 PM, Northern Lights at 6:30 PM, Radar at 7:00 PM, Lo-Fi at 7:30 PM, the Halloween costume contest between 8:30 & 9:00 PM, then Garden of Bedlam at 9:00, The Killin' Time Band at 11:15 PM, D.J. Williamson at 12:15 AM, and The Killin' Time Band one more time at 1:00 AM. Joshua Odair, T.J. Kirby, and The Blackberrys play an abbreviated Sunday set as well on August 14th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, before the Hempfest closing ceremonies and 4:20 siren wrap things up that day. For complete Hempfest main stage lineup details, click here!Nice to see such an extensive lineup, and there's a ton of solid bands, including lots of local talent! Shame that three metal bands had to drop out, but there's plenty here for every preference, including (yes) marijuana in general! And in case you're wondering, the second stage runs from midnight to 10:00 AM Thursday-Saturday, featuring three DJs spinning tunes all night long (including former Renegades guitarist Jason "Wyza" Wysynski Thursday morning), so click here for that schedule, game descriptions, and much more for the scheduled goings on this year! There is a ton of stuff going on to celebrate marijuana culture, music, and good times this year (as always), so click here and here to get all current details on tickets, events, and much more! Hempfest is back where it belongs, this year's should be awesome!
That's all for now, but I have a lot more news to share very soon, so keep an eye out! Thanks everyone!
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