After laying low throughout the month of August, local hard rock cover band Sneaky Pete are returning to the stage THIS SATURDAY for a one night concert at The Rockstar Bar! The talented quartet will return to the site of their debut concert with new material in hand, so definitely consider checking out Sneaky Pete on Saturday night! Who knows, there might be a sticker in it for you? This concert will start at 10:30 PM on Saturday, you must be 19 to attend, and though there's no announced cover charge, bring cash just in case. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! It's nice to finally see Sneaky Pete back out there, and hopefully a great crowd turns out! I'll be out of town, but go check them out if you can, and get sneaky at The Rockstar Bar!
The other new shows I have today are courtesy of Pickford metal quintet NoXcape, who will return to The Satisfied Frog in Sault Michigan for at least 8 dates through February! The new local quintet featuring the classic Absolute lineup and former Shift guitarist Joey Beairl will rock The Frog on September 16th and 17th, October 28th and 29th, December 30th and 31st, and (in our first confirmed metal concerts of 2012) February 3rd and 4th! Nice to see them on stage for the Halloween and New Year's weekends, and it's always nice to get verifiable advance word on these shows! However, I will note that the shows on the 16th and 17th of this month conflict with scheduled dates from singer Donny Newell's other band Monkey's Uncle that weekend at Kewadin Casino, so I don't know what will happen with that. If I hear anything, I'll let you know, but I'll treat both as on for now. All 8 new concerts have 10:00 PM start times, you must be 21 to attend any of them, and there's no announced cover charges. For more details, visit their official Reverbnation page! Sounds like the guys in NoXcape have things well in hand for the next while, and hopefully some more area dates turn up soon! Stay tuned for more from NoXcape as I hear it!
(EDIT: 12:40 PM) I originally reported on here that Sault Michigan/Grand Rapids metal quintet End of Existence had surprisingly broken up yesterday after the band unexpectedly began closing, renaming, and privatizing their online pages and accounts, some of which stated "RIP END OF EXISTENCE" on them. My word, I wouldn't lie about this. However, everything seems to be restored and back in order across the board, with no explanation given as to the brief breakup or sudden return today, though their Facebook page now says "the waters are receding" in the About section. Does this mean that they did briefly break up, but cooler heads have prevailed? I don't know enough about it to say, but nonetheless, I'm glad to see that End of Existence are alive and well! I always hate to see bands with promise like they have split up, and it's even more disappointing when the band in question takes down any trace of their existence (no pun intended) after the fact. Hopefully things will be all well for the long term, as I know I'm not alone in hoping for End of Existence to hit the stage in the future! Stay tuned for more (hopefully good) news from End of Existence as it comes in, and yes, they're back in our active Sault Michigan band links!
And finally for today, here's three assorted shorter stories all relating to new Facebook groups from local concert venues. As always, these are in alphabetical order by venue name:
- The Canadian Nightclub on Pim Street now has a new Facebook group (launched in May) to replace it's old one due to it's planned archival in the upcoming Facebook group format changeover. Nothing major is posted there yet, but keep an eye out, as I've heard rumblings that The Canadian could be back in operation soon following the major flooding that took place last month!
- Coch's Corner on Bay Street has their own new Facebook group as well, as launched on August 17th. Owner Paul Coccimiglio confirmed on there that he plans to "scrap" the old group, but a reason wasn't given beyond that. Again, there's little there in terms of bar events and concerts, but keep an eye out, as you never know what will be announced!
- Foggy Notions on Queen Street launched a group called "Foggy Events!" in June to update people on upcoming events, shows, and theme nights, though it is separate from their existing general page. Since then, it's plugged Frightlight & As It Stands shows there, so definitely join up and stay in the loop for future events at Foggy Notions!
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