Thursday, September 29, 2011

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Full Circle) And This Weekend's Concert Previews!!

It's time to preview the coming slate of concerts over this weekend! Though we're light on advertised shows in the Sault Michigan area, there's a good amount of harder rocking shows on the Canadian side this weekend, so let's kick things off with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!!

As previously advertised, classic hard rock quartet Full Circle will indeed be playing concerts this weekend, just not at The Nicolet Tavern. Despite what The Nic's marquee board said earlier in the week, Full Circle will instead be rocking Docks Riverfront Grill for the first time since changing their name from Turner Up on Friday & Saturday night! My source for the new venue is this Facebook event page, which was oddly created by bassist Robert Brown this time around (usually drummer Scott McLurg handles that.) No reason was publicized for the venue change, but these shows mark Full Circle's first shows after two weekends off, and the first to take place after the end of the old Turner Up concert listings from their deleted Facebook group. So if you want some solid classic hard rock from this talented local band, Docks is where you'll wanna be this weekend! There should be a cover charge of around $4 both nights, you must be 19 to attend, and a 10:30 PM start time is listed. Check the above links for more details!

Should be some good nights of music, and it's nice to see Full Circle back out there after missing the last two weeks, so go check them out if you can at Docks! For a preview, here's Full Circle covering "Alone" by Heart at Rotaryfest in August!



Now to the previously announced concerts, and first, the 35th Roosevelt Hotel metal night is going down TONIGHT! For the seventh time in eight weeks, Dismembertainment are bringing in another high quality out of town headlining band, and tonight, your main attraction is Rimouski, Quebec hardcore band La Promesse! If you enjoy hardcore and moshpits, La Promesse will be sure to suit your desires tonight, so prepare for some punk-inspired metal and intensity from this talented quintet later tonight! The opening bands include local classic metal quartet Late & Loud, in just their third ever Thursday metal night at The Rosie! Interesting style clash to have them open for a hardcore band, but Late & Loud have proven to be a talented and charismatic band since their debut last year, so get ready for a quality set of originals and covers from them tonight! A second opening band was originally planned, but nothing official on if a third band will play tonight or not has been revealed, though I'll let you guys know if Dismembertainment announce anything. There will be a $2 cover charge tonight, you must be 19 to attend, and it all starts at around 10:00 PM.

For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! This should be another entertaining Rosie metal night with some newer sounds to enjoy, so if you're free tonight, metal awaits on Korah Road! For a preview, here's a La Promesse tour video featuring one of their studio originals!



Now to Sault Michigan briefly as local hard rock quartet Powerslug return to the stage at The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino tomorrow and Saturday night! One weekend after rocking two venues(?) in the area, the band formerly known as River Witch will return to the Kewadin Casino bar for the first time there in four weeks to deliver some hard rocking good times as only they can! Though their badly outdated Facebook page doesn't hype the shows, Kewadin Casino does on their entertainment page, and that's as good a source as any! Admission should be free, things should start at 9:00 PM tomorrow and Saturday night, and you must be 21 to attend either night. Check the above links for more details! These should be good concerts, so don't miss a chance to check them out for some harder rocking music across the river this weekend! I still don't have an audio or video sample of Powerslug to preview their shows with, but get ready for some good music this weekend, I know that can be expected!

And finally, Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison is back at Service Grill Pizza on Saturday night! Tym will bring his talented acoustic hard rock sounds back to the Service Grill for a second straight week, following alternating weeks away from the Korah Road restaurant over the past few weeks. Tym's Saturday concerts at the Service Grill have been well recieved this year, and he'll be sure to rock out with some great covers on Saturday as usual, so if you want some unplugged hard rock sounds, you know where to be! Admission should be free, I don't believe there's an age limit, and like his last couple of Service Grill shows, Tym will only be playing the 8:00 PM set. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Tym's solo shows are always entertaining, and he proves that you don't need electric instruments to rock each time, so keep his Saturday night show in mind for your weekend plans! For a preview, here's Tym covering Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven" at Foggy Notions in 2009!



That's all for now, but stay tuned for my review of Woods of Ypres' "Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth" tomorrow, and more news this weekend! Thanks everyone!

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