Weekend Concert Previews, TONIGHT'S Rosie Headliners, And More!!

Now it's time once again to preview this weekend's slate of metal and hard rock concerts! Mostly in Sault Ontario, but some cool stuff is there's a bit of good stuff going on across the river too, so hopefully you guys find some concert action to hit over the next few days! For the record, unless his set was halved, it doesn't look like Tym Morrison will be playing a solo concert at the Service Grill on Saturday, as a Facebook event page confirms he'll be playing a show in Richards Landing on St. Joseph Island that afternoon, but if I hear anything different, I'll let you guys know. Now, to the announced shows!

First up, it's TONIGHT'S 31st Roosevelt Hotel metal night, and we have a major update to the lineup, as promoters have confirmed the 3rd band, who just happen to be out of town headliners! Vancouver death/thrash quintet Tribune will hit The Rosie tonight to melt faces with their extreme and melodic take on death metal that you shouldn't want to miss! I apologize for the short notice on the headliner announcement, we only got confirmation of it via a Facebook event page earlier today. Hopefully the news of Tribune's presence will get some more fans out to raise their horns and mosh the end of summer vacation away! As previously reported, local hardcore quartet Changing Waves and local punk trio Redundant will open tonight's concert, so don't miss them either! Changing Waves should fit right in with their hard hitting sounds, but hopefully Redundant's mostly-punk based setlist won't seem out of place. Their talent speaks for itself though! Doors open at 9:00 PM tonight with a likely 10:00 PM start time, you must be 19 to attend, and there will be a cover charge of $2. That's low for Dismembertainment shows with out of town headliners, so you have even less reason to skip out! Check the above links for more details on TONIGHT's concert!

This should be a solid night of metal (and punk), so if you can make it out, do it! I have classes in the morning, so it'll be tough for me to swing it (having Friday classes after not having them for 2 years sucks), but hopefully a huge crowd turns out! For a preview, here's Tribune's music video for their song "Coming Of Cain"!



Next up, Sault Michigan hard rock quartet River Witch are back at The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino this weekend, or, what used to be River Witch. Of course, with no Facebook page updates to speak of since April, I wouldn't have known about any changes (like their split with guitarist Darian Causley earlier this year), but it looks like the band has changed their name to PowerSlug, as confirmed on guitarist Chris Gurnoe's personal Facebook page. No reason was announced for the name change, but it looks like they switched to this name in early August, and I have no clue if Darian was replaced or if the lineup had any adjustments to go along with it. I have to say, I find that the name's a downgrade, but I imagine I can get used to PowerSlug with time! That said, I have missed River Witch/PowerSlug concerts at The Bird & The Merchant's Bar over the past month due to lack of advertising from the band and/or venue, so I apologize for not plugging them here! I'll try to stay on my toes better when it comes to future PowerSlug concerts, and I actually have a couple new ones to plug in our next news post tomorrow! So I have changed their name in our band links, and now, back to their shows this weekend!

As I said above, PowerSlug (the former River Witch) will rock The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino for two concerts tomorrow night & Saturday night, with likely 9:00 PM start times both nights. I'd expect a 21+ age limit and no cover charge either night as well. Should be good shows, hopefully PowerSlug deliver some great hard rock! Stay tuned for more news from them as it comes in, including a couple more confirmed shows of theirs in our next news post!

Let's head back to Sault Ontario for the rest of the weekend previews, and first, local classic hard rockers Full Circle will return to The Roosevelt Hotel tomorrow night! The talented quartet featuring 3/4s of the classic Lois Lane lineup and frontwoman KT Antler will have a weekend full of classic and hard rock hits to end summer in the best way they can! As is standard, they'll be on at 10:30 PM tomorrow & Saturday night, you must be 19 to attend, and there is no cover charge for either show. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Sounds good to me, hopefully Full Circle can rock The Rosie all weekend long and bring fall in with a bang! For a preview, I've decided to finally upload the only video footage I've came across of the current Full Circle lineup to YouTube as this week's classic video! I know it's not even 2 months old, but seeing as their only posted videos that I know of are from the Turner Up days, I'll make an exception this week. That said, this week's classic video is a 1 minute clip of Full Circle covering "Alone" by Heart at this year's main stage at Rotaryfest on July 16th!

This clip came from Mike Caruso's video coverage of Rotaryfest's main stage for local news site Local2, which was part of a 16 minute long video of all of the bands that played at Rotaryfest that day. To see the original video, head to http://local2.ca/ssm/viewarticle.php?id=1872 and move to 13:20 to see Full Circle's set. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED! All credit for the Full Circle clip below goes to the band, Local2, and Mike Caruso, they put in all the hard work! I'm just sharing it with a wider audience like it deserves! Sure, it's not too long or all that heavy, but Full Circle's talent is evident here, and KT Antler's voice is strong and powerful, so give this first Full Circle video a look below, and go see them at The Rosie this weekend!



And finally, Sault Ontario hard rock quartet Sneaky Pete will return to the local stage for the first time in over a month when they rock The Rockstar Bar on Saturday night! It was odd not seeing them around town in August, but they're back in full force this weekend, so don't miss them on Saturday night for a concert full of hard rock classics, and maybe some stickers! Remember, they are NOT playing tomorrow night, just Saturday. You must be 19 to attend this show, it all starts at 10:30 PM, and though no cover charge is announced, bring cash just in case, as The Rockstar Bar usually has a cover for concerts even if none are announced ahead of time. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! This should be a solid night of hard rocking good times, so if you have nothing to do on Saturday night, head to The Rockstar Bar and get sneaky! For a preview, check out some sadly unembeddable videos from some Rockstar Bar concerts on their Facebook page!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news very soon, including our next "Where Are The New Albums?" post tomorrow! Thanks everyone!