Theory Of A Deadman Concert Videos & More Assorted Updates!!

After a couple of quiet days (the calm before the Rotaryfest storm?), here's a new news post that largely looks at videos from Friday night's Theory Of A Deadman concert at The Dreammaker's Theatre at the Sault Michigan Kewadin Casino, but there's some assorted Sault Ontario notes at the end to round things out! Fittingly, the videos from Friday's show are all from YouTube user Christopher Paci's channel, which was also the source of almost all of the P.O.D. and Anvil videos that we've seen. Chris often has his camera for big Kewadin Casino concerts and select Sault Ontario events, so kudos to him for all of the footage that he's gotten in the last few years! Chris filmed eleven videos of all three bands on Friday, so let's start with the headliners, British Columbia hard rock quartet Theory of a Deadman, who were the subject of 7 of Chris' videos, including their songs "Angel", "Savages", "All Or Nothing", "Santa Monica", "Not Meant To Be", "So Happy", and as embedded below, "Bad Girlfriend".

The videos can be shaky at some angles, and the scratchy audio on heavier songs does return, but the band sounds generally good if you're a T.O.A.D. fan! Frontman Tyler Connolly does seem to be lacking some energy vocally, but see what you think above and below!



Three of Christopher's videos come from the opening set by Missouri hard rock quintet Shaman's Harvest, including their songs "Country As Fuck", "Dangerous", and as embedded below, "Devil's Gift". Nice Southern rock-tinged sound while still remaining heavy, and Nathan Hunt has a perfect voice for their songs, so check out their videos above and below!



The last of Chris' videos is of local hard rock quartet Ten Kings (with guest bassist Chris Hubbard) covering Audioslave's "Show Me How To Live". By far the longest and most substantial video of Ten Kings that we've seen yet, it's not a bad rendition of my favourite Audioslave song, with Brandon Carr taking his vocal range to some points we don't often see! Solidly done, so give their video a look below!



Finally for today, here's three assorted shorter news items, all from Sault Ontario, and like usual, these are in alphabetical order by artist name:

• Former Chronic Demonic singer Sabrina Strange (credited as Riina Rampage) reemerged in the cover photo of last week's Sault This Week as a busking performer alongside Damjan "Spider Fingerz" Binda on the boardwalk downtown. Nice to see her back in music, hopefully we hear more soon! Note that she did briefly have a post looking for black metal musicians on the Musicians Wanted Facebook group, complete with unlisted videos of her performing, but they've since been deleted for unannounced reasons.
• Local goregrind duo Rotopsy have finally posted their entire recent album onto their Bandcamp page! Select songs from the album (whose title may be seen as offensive) were previously posted there, but now you can stream all 16 songs (all but one under 3 minutes) there for free, and buy them at any price you want! Get your grind fix at the above links!
• Former Sneaky Pete singer/drummer Mike Oakley shared another rehearsal clip of the defunct classic/hard rock quartet covering The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" onto his personal Soundcloud page last month! It sounds a little off without female backing vocals, but it has the grit and talent that they always showed in their run, so check it out above!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for a stacked lineup of weekend concert previews next, with at least three full posts of them to come, including one all about Rotaryfest! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Mike Haggith And The Din) & The First Of The Weekend's Concert Previews!!

Another busy concert weekend is upon us, so let's kick things off with today's first concert preview post for this weekend, mostly touching on shows taking place today or tomorrow, with Saturday-only shows and late notice confirmations to follow! Today, we have a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT and other previews, including another major Kewadin Casino concert, so here's what you should know!

Local hard/acid rock trio Mike Haggth & The Din will fill in for Project 421 in TOMORROW'S concert with glam/power pop trio Caroline Divine at The Rockstar Bar! Apologies for the short notice, this show was announced on Monday via it's Facebook event page, so we held it for this weekend's previews. Originally, this show was to reunite recent Summer Bash participants Project 421 & Caroline Divine, with the other two bands (Long Shot & Stereo North) fittingly following next week. However, a personal matter involving a member of Project 421 has forced their withdrawal, so Mike & The Din will be replacing them for both TOMORROW'S Rockstar Bar show and Saturday's Out Of The Ruins show at The Rednecks Saloon (which we'll preview on the site tomorrow.) Nice of the guys to fill in on short notice, and while I do know why Project 421 out, I won't go into more detail out of respect to the situation (it's not relating to any band strife though.)

I believe this will be The Din's Rockstar Bar debut, and Caroline Divine have quickly been making waves since their debut, so this should be a solid night of music! No word on who's playing at The Rockstar Bar on Saturday, but TOMORROW'S 19+ concert will start at 10:30 PM, and bring $5 or so in the event there's a cover. For more details, visit the above links, and here's Mike & The Din live at The Speak Easy!

Moving to previously announced concerts, local hard rock solo artist Tym Morrison will keep his recent busy stretch going at both The Harp Bar & Grill and Gliss Steak & Seafood, with his new arrangement at Gliss continuing TONIGHT only, before hitting The Harp TOMORROW only! No word on why Tym's only at Gliss tonight rather than Friday & Saturday also (like he's had in recent weeks), but he's very likely not playing at The Harp on Saturday due to their broadcast of UFC 189, as is usual when The Harp broadcasts a UFC pay per view. In any event, Tym's hard rock covers should play well in his dual weekly concert arrangements, so whether you want some Thursday matinee action during supper time, or Friday night entertainment at a local bar, you have options for this week even with the pared down schedule! Neither show has an announced cover charge (but remember that Gliss is a restaurant), and while that show has a 6:00 PM start time and no announced age limit, tomorrow's Harp show will be a 19+ affair starting at 10:00 PM. Click here & here for more details, and here's Tym live at Mill Square!



In a brief detour to Sault Michigan, the second major Kewadin Casino hard rock concert in a week will go down TOMORROW NIGHT, when British Columbia hard rock quartet Theory of a Deadman return to our area for a headlining concert at The Dreammaker's Theater! Last seen headlining there in 2012, Theory of a Deadman are well known for hits like "Nothing Could Come Between Us" & "Bad Girlfriend", and have sold three platinum albums in Canada alone, so their familiar hard rock & post-grunge originals should get a solid reception tomorrow night! Missouri hard rock quintet Shaman's Harvest will join them tomorrow, and they have some familiar rock radio hits of their own like "Dragonfly" & "Dangeorous", so check out their modern and edgy sound as well if you get a chance! Local support will come via local hard rock quartet Ten Kings in the biggest show of their young run, but they'll feature guest bassist Chris Hubbard (415E) in place of Barney Gravelle due to out of town commitments, giving fans a one night reunion of Chris & his former Nixxon Dixxon bandmate Brandon Carr, so keep that in mind too!

This ALL AGES concert is the third from Allstar Promotions since their local resurgence, but the first in their usual modern rock wheelhouse since 2013. Tickets are still available for $36.50 from the fourth row & back at the in-person box office, this link, or at 1-800-KEWADIN, but note that center section seating is sold out. Click here and see the above links for info on some giveaway contests, and to get more details on the show! Sounds like there will be a great turnout for Theory of a Deadman's second local show, and they have their fair share of hits, so stay tuned for fallout on this show as it comes in, and here's T.O.A.D. live last fall!

We'll close back in Sault Ontario, where Toronto folk/punk trio Stinkbox will make their local concert debut TOMORROW NIGHT at The Gore Street Cafe! Not unlike our recent Out Of Town Profile subject The Sunk'n City Gypsys, Stinkbox blend a punk attitude and energy with folk and roots rock, complete with unique instruments like a tin canjolele and double bass, and they should find fans in a variety of backgrounds tomorrow night! Support will come via Toronto folk musician Caela Butt, who is a talented artist in her own right, and should get a nice response from folk and alternative fans in attendance! Ye Olde Mold Pickers frontwoman Rihkee Strap will open the show for some local supporting content, and it's nice to see her back in town, so don't be late! Note that a previously advertised solo set from Honest Job frontman Mister Tahti has been removed from the lineup.

This show will have admission in a "pay what you can model", though promoters recommend $5. Everything starts at 7:00 PM, and there's no announced age limits. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Nice marriage of styles for this Gore Street Cafe show, so keep it in mind for TOMORROW if you like folk and/or punk! For a preview, here's Stinbox live in February!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for this month's Defunct Local Band Profile and more weekend concert previews next! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (P.O.D. & Theory Of A Deadman), The Return Of I.S.O.M., And Theatre Of Night Updates!!

For the first time in what seems like way too long, we have an all-Sault Michigan post for you guys on this Saturday afternoon, so what lies within? Updates from a popular local studio metal project, a surprise return of a related metal band, and two major LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for the Soo Kewadin this summer, so here's what you need to know!

A huge modern/alternative rock concert is hitting The Dreammaker's Theatre at the Sault Michigan Kewadin Casino on Friday, July 3rd that will feature three multi-platinum selling rock bands! The listed headliners are San Diego alternative metal quartet P.O.D. (best known for hits like "Alive" & "Youth of the Nation") in their first local concert appearance, and they'll be joined by fellow California hard rockers Hoobastank (who you may remember from their hits "Crawling In The Dark" & "The Reason") and Pennsylvania post-grunge quartet Fuel (of "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" & "Shimmer" fame), and given their familiar rock radio hits and long standing success, it's great to have all three here! You may also recognize Hoobastank & Fuel from opening for Staind in 2009 and Buckcherry in 2012 respectively at The Dreammaker's Theatre, though Fuel have since changed drummers, with Shannon Boone now behind the kit in place of Ken Schalk. If you've missed both bands in recent years, then circle July 3rd on your calendars!

Support will come via Saginaw rap/rock band Redburn (who opened for Saving Abel earlier this year, among other local appearances) and.... Integrated System of Machines?! You read that right, the local epic metal band has reunited after a 6 year breakup and will play live for the first time in the 2010s at this show, which is awesome to hear! Though fans did get unofficial successors End of Existence in studio in recent years, I.S.O.M. had their own big following at their late 2000s peak, including one CD, but what else do we know about their reunion? While I haven't found a newly updated online page for I.S.O.M., personal Facebook postings imply that their new lineup features original singer Bob Helsten (a.k.a. Orb Hearthstone), his Power Slug bandmate Chris Leask on bass, drummer Bart Rennels (a.k.a. Black Trab), and guitarist(?) Art Dietz, with longtime keyboardist Craig "Tubesock" Harrison noticeably absent.

This doesn't appear to be a one-off, as one Facebook posting suggests that I.S.O.M. are working on a demo of some kind, but we'll keep you posted when/if more is announced, and Integrated System of Machines are now back in our active band links! As for the P.O.D./Hoobastank/Fuel concert in general, it is being promoted by local MMA promoter Robin Cook via his new concert promotion agency Superior Entertainment (also now in our links), who also put on the Saving Abel show earlier this year. Tickets for this ALL AGES show are $38.50 in advance or $42.50 at the door, and you can buy tickets right now at this link, at the in-person box office, or at 1-800-KEWADIN. For more details on this huge upcoming show, check the above links, and stay tuned as updates roll in!

One more big modern rock concert is hitting The Dreammaker's Theatre this year (just one week after P.O.D. in fact), as British Columbia hard rock quartet Theory of a Deadman will rock the Sault Kewadin on Friday, July 10th! Making their second local concert appearance (after a headlining show at The Dreammaker's Theater in 2012), Theory of a Deadman have 3 platinum albums in Canada, and are well known from hit songs like "Bad Girlfriend", " Lowlife", and "Nothing Could Come Between Us", and their own familiar hits and selection of heavier favourite should serve them and fans well during this stop on their Summer Savages Tour The announced openers are Missouri hard rock quintet Shaman's Harvest, who have charted some rock rasdio hits with songs like "Dragonfly" & "Dangeorous", and should fit in nicely in their local concert debut on July 10th! There will reportedly be one more band added to the lineup, we'll let you know when/if they're announced.

Promoted by Allstar Promotions in their third show since resurging (though their first in their usual modern rock wheelhouse since then), this show has a flat $36.50 ticket fee, and like the P.O.D. show, tickets for this ALL AGES event are available at this link, at the in-person box office, or at 1-800-KEWADIN. For more details (including a Facebook contest from Allstar Promotions where you could win backstage and/or meet & greet passes), visit the above links! These two shows will help bolster the summer concert season in the twin Saults, so if you enjoy modern hard and alternative rock, definitely keep your eyes on these two July shows! Stay tuned for more info!

We'll close today's all-Sault Michigan post with some news from local classical metal band Theatre of Night, so what's been going on in their camp? In terms of new music, the band featuring I.S.O.M. and End of Existence alumni have uploaded new "zombie soundtrack" songs named "Demonslayer" and "Revenge of the Living Dead" to their Reverbnation page, but whether this is an intended album theme or not isn't stated there. Both sound good and dramatic, so check them out above! Theatre of Night have also launched a campaign on the crowdfunding website Patreon, which is like Kickstarter, but allows fans to fund artists per each completed work to help them continue producing more in their medium. A lengthy biography written by keyboardist Craig Harrison can be read there, where he outlines Theatre of Night's history and past work, and it's a nice read! That said, if you pledge money to fund Theatre of Night projects, what will you get?

If you pledge $1 per song, you can get new songs as released for free plus possibly studio outtakes and Craig's own art prints. Higher amounts (i.e. $100 and $200 a song) could see money donated to the Wounded Warrior Project or you recieving ALL produced music. Crowdfunding is still a new and hit & miss idea for local bands, but hopefully fans can jump on board to help Craig, Steve, and Gaby to continue making music and finally get that third CD out, so click here for full details on the Patreon campaign, and stay tuned!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for an all-Sault Ontario news post tomorrow! Thanks everyone!