For the first time since April, a major hard rock concert is hitting The Dreammaker's Theater at the Sault Ste. Marie Kewadin Casino TONIGHT, and it will be headlined by Los Angeles hard rock notables Buckcherry! The platinum-selling quintet best known for hits like "Lit Up", "Sorry", "Crazy Bitch", and "All Night Long" were last seen in Sault Michigan in March 2011 with Papa Roach, and they definitely have a known following and some entertaining hard rock songs that fans are bound to recognize, so hopefully they can top the mixed reception from their set last year! Joining them for this show are Tennessee hard rock quartet Fuel, who are likely best known for classics like "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)", "Shimmer", and "Innocent" among their multi-platinum resume! Though only singer Brett Scallions returns from their classic lineups tonight, Fuel's recognizable heavier classics should be welcomed in the Soo, so don't miss their set either! There will be a local opening band, that being the indie rock quartet The London Gentlemen, and though they're not a perfect genre match to the out of town headliners, they're fitting in other ways. Singer/guitarists Steve Sivret & Mike Russo opened for Buckcherry last March in their acoustic band Fallen Heroes, while bandmates Kyle Beaumont & Jake LaLonde have ample experience opening for big name acts at Kewadin Casino with Nixxon Dixxon, so they're well suited to this big opportunity!
Tickets are $35 for this ALL AGES concert, and they are still available as of this writing from the 7th row and back, though note that all of the center section seats are sold out. To pick yours up if you haven't already, click here to purchase them online, or visit the Kewadin box office in person, or call 1-800-KEWADIN! Everything starts at 7:00 PM tomorrow, and for more details, check the above links! It's great to see Allstar Promotions bringing another high quality package of hard rock bands back to The Dreammaker's Theater, and hopefully this show is a huge success to ensure more big shows! One in particular is being announced sooner than you think. I'm not a huge fan of Buckcherry or Fuel, but they have entertaining material and strong fanbases, and as long as Buckcherry can top their set last year, I think everything will come out well tonight! Stay tuned for fallout and news from this show as it comes in this week, but for now, have fun at Kewadin Casino tonight, and for a preview, here's Buckcherry playing "Crazy Bitch" at their show here last year!
Next up, remember on Saturday when I alluded to other MySpace videos from local/Central Algoma death metal quartet For All That Is Lost in our last CASS Cafe video post? Well, here they are, and these are from a full early concert of theirs that you guys can check out! For All That Is Lost's original lineup played a headlining gig at The Hilton Community Hall in Hilton Beach (roughly an hour from here in St. Joseph Island) on June 25th, 2010 (I believe), and each of the 7 songs that they played is on their MySpace page, including their originals "Blood Law", "Graves of the Ancestors", "Viscosity of Blood", their recently less frequent songs "Northern Metal" and "Mask of Divinity", and covers of Lamb of God's "Descending", and surprisingly enough, AC/DC's "Back In Black"! Click each link to see the videos, which were well shot and look surprisingly professional, though the lighting can be dark, and fans do sometimes get in the way. Even at this earlier stage, lineup, and pre-Sault concert stage, F.A.T.I.L. show lots of brutal promise in these videos, and it's disappointing to see them stashed away on MySpace when they could be attracting more notice on other websites. I've embedded their performance of "Northern Metal" below, but check the above links for much more from this early F.A.T.I.L. headlining concert!Finally for today, here's three assorted shorter news stories from the last little while, and as always, these are in alphabetical order by band name:
- On July 29th, SBD bassist Brad Griffith was among the victims of instrument theft from the recording & audio/video company that he's launching, and the stolen items include a guitar, two basses, some microphones, and a portable studio. The gear costs over $2,500, and it's very important for his operations, so if you can help or know of the gear's whereabouts, message Brad at this location or see his post at the Musicians Wanted Facebook group from last week!
- Local grunge band Haggith have announced the addition of Wishbone bassist Steven Flint to their lineup, officially making them a quartet. The news was broken on their Facebook page last night, and Steven will debut with Haggith at a Wawa concert on August 24th. Steven's a talented bassist, and he has heavier chops from his work in Silver Dream, so he should add well to this new band! Check the above links for more info!
- Local punk trio Redundant have replaced horror punk notables Frightlight on the lineup for the Skull Fist-headlined show at The Canadian Nightclub on August 31st, as per the Facebook event page. From what I understand, Frightlight dropped out for personal reasons, though I'm not sure exactly what happened. Redundant may not be a genre match, but their entertaining punk music should go over well amongst the metal on the 31st, so don't miss them at their next concert!
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