More Hard Rock/Punk Concert Previews For This Weekend!

Before we begin today's post, I wanted to acknowledge that Wyld Stallyns/ex-Elements singer/guitarist Rob Speers played a late notice & rare solo concert at The Dive Gastro Pub (formerly Low & Slow) yesterday as part of their new "Think It Over Thursday" series featuring acoustic musicians. I'm not sure that I would have been able to cover it before it happened given how crammed this weekend is, but I am also not entirely sure if Rob's solo set was just a solo Stallyns/Elements show or if he played things softer for genre all around. Regardless, I hope his debut at The Dive went well!
 

Now, let's finish up this weekend's hard rock/punk concert previews by looking at Sault Ontario concerts taking place solely tomorrow or on Sunday (anyone that played on Thursday or yesterday is noted in the post below this one), and we'll start with three Saturday matinees, including local acoustic classic/hard rock solo musician Tym Morrison, whose bi-weekly arrangement at Misty's Fifties marches on for another installment TOMORROW! Unless things get extended, Tym only has two more shows left in this series at the Second Line West nightclub, both next month, so if you want to take in Tym's hard rocking solo covers and professional production, head west! As usual for his shows at Misty's, this is a 4:00 PM matinee with a likely 19+ age limit and no cover charge. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's Tym live!

Next up, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge for one night day only TOMORROW! While originally advertised by the band as a normal nighttime concert at the Dennis Street nightclub, Shooters has since confirmed that this show will actually be a 5:00 PM matinee, so keep the earlier timeframe in mind if you want to enjoy Valerie, the Tonys, and Pierre's blend of classic and hard rock covers! Of course, this is a one-nighter due to Shooters' Friday DJ nights this year, and while Shooters said on their Facebook that "we're shaking things up" with Generations' "first matinee" there, the earlier scheduling is actually to accommodate a second concert tomorrow night from Sudbury adult contemporary singer Ashley Woodruff, who also played at Shooters last July. While Generations' concert is considered a separate event and not as Ashley's openers, neither show has a cover charge if you wanna hit both.

Generations will take the stage from 5:00-9:00 PM tomorrow, while Ashley's distinct later concert begins at 9:30 PM. Obviously, both events are 19+. Hopefully things go well a little earlier for Generations, so visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here they are live!

There is some punk-leaning nighttime action to take in TOMORROW as well, as local folk punk/emo solo project Agnosticism (whose only social media account is on Instagram) will be headlining at The Distraction! As far as I know, this will be Agnosticism's first public local concert since releasing their new EP "A Letter Of Resignation" earlier this spring, so this could be considered the de facto release party for it (our review of said EP is coming in the next week). Project leader/prolific local punk guitarist Mikhal Muto is no stranger to the East Street venue, and he should have some entertaining folk punk originals in store for fans tomorrow! This all acoustic solo performer show will be opened by The Floor Between Us frontman Colin Gasparelli (who opened for Jackal Blood at The Distraction in February) and Mikhal's Vanity First bandmate Andrew Beggs (a.k.a. "Andrew Keith") in a rare solo set of his own.

I don't know how Andrew solo will differ from Vanity beyond being unplugged, but a wide array of sounds should be on offer tomorrow! While also a matinee, this has the latest start time of the three shows previewed here (6:00 PM). Unlike the above events however, The Distraction is an all ages venue and admission for this show is under a "$5 or pay-what-you-can" model. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Agnosticism live a couple of years back!

Finally, we'll take things to the slightly misnamed March Street Stage (beside June & Friends Hair Salon at 485 Queen Street East) for an eclectic outdoor concert on SUNDAY NIGHT from local promoters Piecing It Together Shows (née Dryer Fire) in their first hard rock-featured booking of the year! The headliners tomorrow are Victoria, British Columbia noise rock/synth duo Pet Retina in their local concert debut, though drummer Max Patterson played here for Dryer Fire last June at The Drawing Club on Bruce Street under his solo project handle i.o (concert promotion is treating this as "i.o. & Pet Retina so there is a possibility that i.o will have a separate set). Pet Retina have a strong and sometimes wild brand of noise rock, so don't miss out on something different on Sunday! Local support will include "noise art" project Hinterbrane, led by local artist Michael Burtch performing alongside Frank Deresti (of Lake Effect fame) and Annie King.

As well, cryptic local anti-folk/Americana act Tye Lawless Co. (also playing at the It's The Pits Festival in Leeburn in July) will be opening here. Sunday's festivities begin at 6:00 PM, this is definitely all ages, and this is strictly a "pay what you can" event with no recommended cover charge. Weather-wise, it's too soon for an hourly forecast as of this writing, but 9&10 News is currently calling for mostly cloudy weather with a 10% chance of rain and 20° temperatures on Sunday. Of course, keep tabs on the local forecast as we get closer to showtime. Visit the above links for more on the first hard rock-featured P.IT.S. show post-renaming, and for a preview of Sunday's action, here's Pet Retina live!

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That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site this weekend! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Lopstock III) & Darsombra Concert Videos!!

Two topic post on this final day of June, including new videos from a unique outdoor concert from earlier this month, but let's lead off with a big LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for next month!

After an eight year hiatus, Lopstock is back for a third installment at LopLops Lounge on Saturday, July 29th! As you may recall, Lopstock was a Woodstock-inspired "bohemian conclave" that took place in June 2014 & 2015 thanks to then-Gnaeus drummer Brendan Garlick in cooperation with Ears & Eyes (at least in year #1). A third installment in 2016 didn't take place in part due to Brendan moving out of town for a spell, but aiming to help LopLops post-pandemic return to prominence led to him suggesting the return of Lopstock in 2023, which will also serve as the launch event for his new promotion agency Sault Noir. You can read more about Lopstock's rebirth and how the original events came together at this SooToday article by Chris Belsito, and Brendan offers some interesting insights as to the original Lopstock plans in 2014! One note is that Lopstock bands are asked to play all-original sets aside from (if desired) one cover song.

Ten bands are scheduled in the eight hour timeframe for Lopstock III, and while none are returnees from the mid-2010s, there are some returning artists in different bands. The advertised headliners are online page-less indie rock trio Pointless (led by Treble Charger's Bill Priddle), with local alt-hard rock quintet Handsome Sandwich co-headlining in what may be their post-relaunch debut at LopLops. Fellow Rotaryfest Stage 2 band The Hollow Heads will also play at Lopstock 3 with their indie rock originals, while rappers Ethan Stoneburgh & Sawbé will rock the mic in a joint set next month, and Christian rapper Bold Noize will also add to the hip-hop credentials with a set of his own. As far as bands go, you can also see rising young metal trio The BAG, new-ish local hard rock quartet Far From Fine (in their second show of the year), and pop rock quartet Jupiter Marvelous.

Talented young folk/pop rock solo musicians Hannah Lindsay and Juliana Regan (no word on if Blair St. John will join her again) are the advertised openers. This 19+ event has a 5:00 PM start time on July 29th, and tickets run for $25 (plus processing fees) at this link, though no word on in-person availability or a price hike at the door. Brendan will serve as MC, and Crank Sound Distribution will be on hand. This should be a great time for fans of current original music, including via three hard rock-leaning acts, and I hope this does well for Brendan, LopLops, and Sault Noir, so visit the official Facebook event page for more details!

We'll close today with some recent concert videos from Christopher Paci's excellent YouTube channel, and while he did film at the Josey Scott's Saliva concert, those will get their own upcoming post given the amount of bands on that bill. Instead, let's head back to the Darsombra-headlined outdoor show on June 21st on what promoters Dryer Fire called the "March Street Stage", so where exactly was that? My assumption that it was at the corner of March and Queen Street East was almost accurate, as the naming was kind of a misnomer. The stage was built in the open patio area beside June & Friends Hair Salon at 485 Queen Street East, so it was close to but not actually held on March Street. Musicians faced the patio seating and the OLG building in the distance, with their backs to Queen Street proper. Chris filmed three videos of the headlining Baltimore, Maryland psychedelic hard rock duo, so what can you see here?

Firstly, I'll have no luck titling the songs on offer given Darsombra's progressive jam approach and theatricality coming ahead of playing the songs as heard on studio albums, but click here and here to see the shorter videos (the longest one, embedded below, runs for over 15 minutes). Their set features a projector screen full of creative visuals, what appears to be a fly mask, and lots of impressive (if drone-friendly) trippy jam rock that won't be for everyone, but you have to admire what Darsombra are doing here, and with zest and energy! Hopefully the turnout was decent, but give things a look for yourself above & below, and stay tuned for more from him!

Lastly, Chris got one video of local folk punk/extreme metal solo musician Chase Wigmore's opening set, and between the daylight, lack of a projector screen backdrop, and Chris' sharper angle of the stage here, you get a better sense of how things were laid out for this unique outdoor concert. Looks like a decent setup that could hopefully be replicated for other shows! In a surprise, Chase actually covered Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" in this video, but he adds his own intense touches and rapid fire guitar flourish along with his distinct vocals, so fans of his folk punk side won't be left out in the lurch! Give Chase's video a watch below!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for a new news post of some kind tomorrow! Thanks everyone!

New Metal & Hard Rock Concert Footage From OnStage On Shaw TV!!

Before we post this month's Defunct Local Band Profile, we have a new news post for your delectation, all focused on recent concert video uploads from a local TV channel that you can watch on Shaw Cable and/or online, so here's what you should know!

Shaw TV Sault Ste. Marie's YouTube channel has posted new videos for their OnStage series on local musicians in concert, and they include three hard rock or metal bands! Running for a combined two hours, the new rotation of OnStage footage should premiere on Saturday night at 9:00 PM, though it remains to be seen if all of the bands will be aired in one lengthy block, or if they'll be spread out or rotated. The videos on Youtube include Shaw TV's footage of acoustic folk artist Jacob Quarrell (a.k.a. J.Q. or Shit Creek Survivor) at Live705's Easter Bash at The Rockstar Bar last month, while a house party event featuring DJ Seith and rappers Kodex and Joonas "J.S.K." Kamula was also posted, albeit in two parts that you can see here and here. Both are solid segments, with Jacob performing strongly and Seith & company delivering in a unique setting, so give these a look above! No word yet though regarding OnStage features from other bands at the Easter Bash.

The rest of the OnStage videos come from Live705's March Mash-Up event at The Canadian Nightclub, with three of that night's six bands featured in this current wave of videos (The Din and A Dire Setback were previously featured from prior concerts, and the usage of sampled material presumably rules out DJ Seith's set making the series.) That said, what should you know of the other three? In descending set order, we'll start with young blues/hard rock trio Electric Church, who are featured here playing 5 songs back in March, including an instrumental jam, "Muddy Waters", "Ain't Got None", "Carey Baby", and what may be called "Take Me Away" (I'm not 100% positive.) This is a solid performance of this fast rising band, and definitely are best quality and most substantial look at Electric Church yet, so give this multi-camera footage a look below, or on Shaw TV!



Next up, local death metal trio Pillory were also filmed in March for OnStage, who were filmed playing their songs "Angst of Existence", "Sculptor of Cadavers", "Wasting", "Abhorred Apprehension", "The Passing", and two songs whose titles I'm not 100% positive on (linked here and here), so like with Electric Church, click each song name to go to a specific track. This was a ferocious set from Pillory, who continue to brutalize fans like has become standard since their reunion, and this is arguably their best concert footage yet, so give everything a look below!



Lastly for this new OnStage concert video batch, we have new local alternative hard rock quartet Bizotic's set from the March Mash-Up, and they were filmed playing their songs "Record Light",  "Psychic Vampire", "Subway Delay", an instrumental, "Echoes In Your Head", and one more instrumental. (I can't 100% verify either instrumental's name, but one was called "Dirty Time Machine".) This creative band are given a nice showcase here, and Louise's trumpet comes through much better on video than it did originally, so give Bizotic's best live footage yet a watch below!

 
That's all for now, but stay tuned for this month's Defunct Local Band Profile later today! Thanks everyone!

March Mash-Up Concert Review!!

After a day's delay so we could get news about Gnaeus' breakup on the site while that shocking reveal was still fresh, here's our review of Saturday night's March Mash-Up concert at The Canadian Nightclub! The show's set-up was very similar to Live705's January Jam, but merchandise sales were definitely upped, with all bands except Electric Church and Pillory selling at least buttons (notably, The Din sold their first ever t-shirts prior to their set.) Despite weather warnings, the show had a solid turnout, especially for bands in the middle of the night, and I'm pleased to add that promoters kept the show rolling without any major scheduling delays!

Despite the event poster advertising Bizotic as the opening band, they switched places with Shane "DJ Seith" Erickson for unannounced reasons, placing the popular local turntablist as the first act of the night. After encouraging fans to rub their hands together and send the heat energy to the stage, he commenced with a set full of his usual vinyl record mixes that entertained early fans! I admittedly didn't recognize many of the songs he had spinning, but I did detect ZZ Top and Rob Base among the tracks, not to mention, DJ Seith even played a kazoo at one point. It is still hard in ways to compare Seith to full bands, but he's very good at what he does, has a nice way of amping up the crowd and getting them to interact with the set, and at least he's not playing pre-recorded songs on a laptop like some DJs do. Hopefully we hear much more from DJ Seith in the coming months!

Next on Saturday was new local alternative/hard rock quartet Bizotic in their Canadian debut, and the first time that I've had the chance to see them live, so what can I say? Well, they played a short 6 song set (visibly all original) with intriguing track names like "Psychic Vampire" and "Dirty Time Machine", and musically... well, having a keytar and trumpet in your repertoire helps you stand out on those merits alone! Compared to frontman Brad Griffith's prior band Infinity Grinder, Bizotic aren't as aggressive, but there's enough hard-edged creativity to go around, and at times, his vocals sounded a little like Chris Shoust from Telephone & Address. B.J. Swire handled the keytar well, and new drummer Travis St. Amour was reliably good as ever, even if I'm still more used to his work in death metal. However, trumpet player Louise Lamothe was often inaudible, especially on Bizotic's heavier tracks, and they should really turn her up or everyone else down to help correct that, as she lends a unique element!

For a first time seeing them, Bizotic had a nice free-form chemistry and energy, and I like the visualizations of that plasma clock (is there a better name for it?), so hopefully they continue fine-tuning things, as they're definitely a band to watch in 2017!

Third up was local death/thrash metal trio Pillory, who brutalized fans with a set full of newer death metal original songs, which definitely got a great crowd reception! Why else would Jack Spades frontman J.D. Pearce lead a chant of their name post-set? Their set included such songs as "Sculptor of Cadavers", "The Passing", and "Angst of Existence", as nicely realized with Robert Sartini's fast-improving harsh vocals, and a masquerade raven mask-clad Jordan Leach kept the rhythm steady on bass. However, the MVP of the set may be Bret Shuttleworth, whose forceful blast beats on the drums felt like I had a rapid heartbeat! If I was deaf, I'd have been concerned for my health! If there was an issue, it's that Robert really needs to work on his on-stage confidence regarding banter between songs, as he still comes across as too shy, especially between such ferocious songs. All in all though, Pillory were on fire, and don't miss them at month's end at The New A!

The next band was young local blues/hard rock trio Electric Church, the second of two bands I was seeing for the first time on Saturday, so what should you know on them? Well, if you missed their recent belated launch of their Facebook page, you may have been expecting them to stick to Jimi Hendrix and blues covers, but their set was actually all original, as far as I could tell, with songs like "Ain't Got None", "Take Me Away" (I believe), and an untitled instrumental jam among their setlist. The best crowd levels of the night to that point gathered to witness a very promising, talented, and well-dressed young band, and if you were only hearing the audio, you'd never guess that these guys were current White Pines students. Spencer Pine plays the guitar well beyond his years, Elijah Nielsen was a solid compliment on his unusually minimalist bass, and Beau "The Beast" Whitfield was aptly named on drums, and I like how deftly and effortlessly they meld blues & hard rock.

That all said, Electric Church need to be more lively and animated on stage, and it came across as slightly odd that Spencer introduced the band during their first song (albeit during the instrumental), but these guys are well on their way, and getting the blues from a younger original band will immediately set them apart as they move forward! The future definitely looks bright for them, so don't miss them when they play next!

Co-headlining was local alternative/hard rock trio The Din in their last announced show before opening for Quiet Riot, and they delivered another fun and well received set of originals and select covers, which their fans gave in to! Playing originals like "Alleyways & Apartments", "High Park", and their newest original "35's The Limit", The Din also broke out a few covers of frontman Mike Haggith's old solo tracks like "75" and an unannounced rendition of "Leon the Janitor" during their surprise extension of their set at night's end, which saw "Out Of My League" dropped, but other songs gained, like their cover of "Blow At High Dough". Aside from the absence of Mike's glasses, their set went about normal other than the extended set, with his singing and bass playing on point, and Tammy Hill was a standout on guitar as usual, while Mike and drummer Brandan Glew kept up their fun banter between songs. Solid set as usual from The Din, and good luck later this month!

And finally, the last band on Saturday was newer local alternative punk quartet A Dire Setback in what may have been their first ever headlining set, though it was preceded by frontman Larry Babic receiving a birthday card signed by many of the performers and attendees that night (happy belated birthday!) Their eight song set, not counting the intro, included such increasingly familiar originals as "Wasting Away", "Catastrophe", and "Kicking & Screaming", as well as the debut of a new song named "Everlasting Despair", and their cover of OneRepublic's "Counting Stars". Remaining fans definitely ate up their energetic set, with Chris Nielsen a spark plug on guitar as usual, and Larry delivering some solid and well suited vocals, even if his jacket implied that he was looking for a way out of here!  Everyone held up their own ends of the bargain, playing to the crowd and delivering a solid wallop of original punk rock, and I know they have lots more in the pipeline for 2017!

Overall, this was another entertaining concert from Live705, who have quickly established themselves among local concert promoters (and with good reason), and I know everyone found at least one band to enjoy on Saturday! You can check out our photos at this link and via our Facebook page, but I do apologize for the quality again, as between the reflective paint on the road signs on the stage and Shaw TV's cameras (yes, they were filming for OnStage again!), it was tough to get good photos without getting in everyone's road. I did get videos of each act too, but due to Facebook flagging the DJ Seith video for copyrighted material (as he was mixing other artists' music), I am hosting it muted with no audio there, until I can think of a different solution. Dailymotion also flagged it, and I wouldn't even bother trying YouTube. However, I'll list sampled songs in the title on Facebook if you're curious, especially if I can never think of an option that doesn't involve changing the pitch to an unnatural level.

Below, you can check out our videos, and they include DJ Seith's "Quick Mix" (primarily of Lyn Collins & Rob Base songs, apologies again for the audio issues), Bizotic playing "Record Light", Pillory playing "Abhorred Apprehension", Electric Church playing "Muddy Waters", The Din playing "35's The Limit", and A Dire Setback playing "Forget This Memory"!













That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes as this week rolls along! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (A Dire Setback & Telephone And Address), Concert Previews, And More!!

Before we begin this post, I wanted to note that local classic rock quartet RPM are playing at this year's Passport To Unity multicultural festival tomorrow at The Machine Shop! Though not a full hard/metal band, drummer Ben Pascuzzi asked if I could mention it here, especially as they don't have any online pages, so if you're at this year's Passport To Unity, look for RPM's fan favourite covers tomorrow afternoon! Unfortunately, a full performer lineup hasn't been announced publically. Now, today's post features LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (one on SHORT NOTICE), plus a unique concert preview and a new live video, so here's what you should know!

Local acoustic post-punk solo project Telephone & Address will return to The Gore Street Cafe TONIGHT to open for Mayhemingways frontman Benj Rowland! Apologies for the extremely short notice, the show was only just announced via it's Facebook event page on Friday, with the venue confirming that this was a last-minute booking. Taking place just one day prior to the official kick-off of this year's Fishbowl Festival (click here for full details on that event), this will mark Telephone & Address' first local concert appearance of the year, last seen launching their new CD at the laundromat when the Chris Shoust-led solo project opened for Iansucks in October. It's great to see Chris back out there with a new unplugged night of punk originals, so don't miss him TONIGHT! As for Benj Rowland, folk and indie music fans will remember him from playing with the Peterborough-based Mayhemingways four times locally since 2014, most recently at the Gore Street Cafe's Fortnight Festival last summer.

Benj should be a nice fit at the laundromat once again, so if you're a folk fan, don't miss him TONIGHT either! This all ages concert takes place TONIGHT at 7:00 PM, and while a $7 admission fee is suggested, this is technically a "pay what you can" event, and is not visibly included with any ticket package deals for official Fishbowl Festival events. This should be a quality night of reserved folk and punk solo music, so check the above links for full details, and here's Telephone & Address live!



Next up, here's a newly announced concert with advance notice, as newer local promoters Live705 are hosting their third concert on Saturday, March 11th at The Canadian Nightclub! Entitled "March Mash-Up" presumably to reference the genre disparity of the night's lineup, promoters have enlisted six acts, so who all is scheduled to play in three weeks? In listed order, the lineup includes Live705's flagship alt-punk quartet A Dire Setback, alternative hard rock trio The Din, and the 2017 debut of young online page-less classic rock trio Electric Church, while three newcomers to Live705 shows will round things out, including death metal trio Pillory in their first show of the year, newer alt-hard rock quartet Bizotic (more on them in a bit), and DJ Seith spinning some vinyl mixes, though it's not yet clear if he'll get his own set block, or if he'll play a bit between the other bands. Solid lineup with a little something for everyone, including some extreme metal, which I think is a first for Live705!

This is a 19+ concert with doors opening at 8:00 PM and a $10 door charge, but rather than selling advance tickets, Live705 are experimenting with vouchers for $2 off admission, which you can obtain from band members upon request. I don't know if that idea will take hold, as it sort of introduces an extra step when you could just buy an $8 advance ticket and leave it at that, but we'll see how it goes! This is shaping up to be a fun concert with a nice and diverse but largely heavier/punk base, so visit the official Facebook event page for full details, and stay tuned for updates!

Also today, here's a special concert preview for a show THIS TUESDAY NIGHT, as promoters Six, Two, Oh. are merging the worlds of punk and rap at The New American Pub! The rap half of the show will sandwich the punk half, with the latter bands including the local debut of Toronto punk trio Pseudo, whose energetic hybrid sound should prove to be a well received attraction at The New A on Tuesday! The aforementioned A Dire Setback will play beforehand, and should continue to be riding high following their January Jam set last month, so if you want a preview of next month's March Mash-Up, you know where to be this week! The rappers on Tuesday will include headlining Peterborough doom rapper Garbageface, whose industrial and dark material should appeal to many fans, while local rap standout Mikey Thomas will open the show with his own skilled rhymes. An intriguing blend of styles to be sure, so keep this in mind for Tuesday!

This concert has a $5 cover charge, 9:00 PM start time, and 19+ age limit, so visit the official Facebook event page for full details on everything on Tuesday night, and here's A Dire Setback live last fall!

Finally for today, here's the first public video of the aforementioned Bizotic live in concert, as posted to their Facebook page on Thursday! This comes from their debut set on December 30th at Six, Two, Oh.'s holiday funk show at The New A, and it's of an original song named "Subway Delay". Filmed on multiple cameras, the song itself reminds me of a 1990s alternative song, which is certainly not a bad thing, and it has a bit of an edge to it, especially from Brad Griffith's hard-worn lead vocals, and he has some solid guitar solos too! I will say that Louise Lamothe's trumpet playing is really buried on this video, but I'd need a better look at Bizotic to know if it's the song's fault or if she needs to be louder in the mix. Musically, Bizotic aren't as aggressive as Brad's other band Infinity Grinder are (were?), but they have a fuller alternative sound that definitely fits our coverage, and that plasma circle item is a nice addition to their stage setup! Give "Subway Delay" a look below, and don't miss Bizotic in their Canadian Nightclub debut on March 11th!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes this week! Thanks everyone!

Two Inactive Local Bands, New Grunge/Alternative Covers, And Some Deleted Links!!

Let's keep our recent busy stretch going at the SMS with another news post, but what's on the docket this time around? Along with some link deletions from the site, we also have new covers from a pair of inactive & linked grunge/alternative bands, but first, we have some bands to consider as now likely inactive, so here's what you need to know!

I've opted to move two linked Sault Ontario metal bands to our inactive band links, those being local hardcore/death metal acts March Into Regression & With Blood Builds Character. Neither has issued a public update since last summer, and most of their personnel have been busy in other projects lately (Ray Cowan & Christopher Neveau in Unbound, Josh Stephney in The Bear Hunters & Giwakwa, Jeremy Hannah with solo indie material, and Tyler St. Amour in Social Suicide), so both bands seem to be on the backburner, or worse. As you may remember, March Into Regression (formerly Bring The Misery in mid-2011) was relaunched by drummer Travis St. Amour last June with a new larger lineup & a looser jam feel for shows in Laird & at The Rosie, but they were essentially succeeded by With Blood Builds Character in July, who featured the same lineup (minus Josh & Travis), though all of March Into Regression's last members played in some form at W.B.B.C.'s only gig last August in Laird. Note that M.I.R.'s return last year coincided with Travis' return home from college last spring, but I've heard nothing about a similar resurrection of either of these bands in 2013 (at least, not yet.)

Despite the informal nature of their shows, I thought both March Into Regression & With Blood Builds Character had a lot of promise (their originals proved that), and I hoped that one of the bands would last longer than they did locally, but at least most of the guys are keeping active in the local scene. Best of luck to Jeremy, Josh, Ray, Christopher, Dan, Tyler, Travis, and other ex-members in the future, and here's hoping we see more from them all shortly!

Next up, a pair of inactive projects from local musician Dann Pichette have some new audio uploads to check out via his YouTube channel on Friday! One is a cover of The Beatles' "I'm Not Sleeping", which is credited to his old grunge band No Arrow (though Dann played all instruments on the track), and while I'm not a scholar of Beatles material, Dann did seem to put in a good sound and effort on this cover, even if it's not that heavy! The vocals are somewhat punk-inspired & listless, but it gives it vibe similar to that of Dann's later SBD work. Check out his "I'm Not Sleeping" cover below!



Also, Dann also uploaded this cover of Syd Barrett's "Octopus" (credited to his most recent local band project, alternative/grunge trio SBD) onto YouTube as well! Featuring bassist Brad Griffith on drums in place of Shane Triplett, this is in line with many of SBD's live covers (lots of early Pink Floyd/Syd Barrett songs), and it shows more originality and a closer link to their sound than The Beatles one arguably did, so I like it more on that basis alone! Check out SBD's new/old Syd Barrett cover below!



Finally for today, here's some notes on deleted links leading from our recent layout changes. One deleted page was that of Andrea Gosselin Photography (who did lots of local concert photography and the photos for Garden of Bedlam's latest album), as her website is currently unavailable. No word on why this happened, but with no indications of it being temporary (or replacement pages), I've deleted it from our links... at least for now. The other deletions are inactive local metal-relevant message boards, as the forums for both defunct hard rock band Renderware & the former regional music webzine Northern Rocks Magazine have been taken down by their respective hosts. No reason was publicized for Renderware's forum, but the Northern Rocks forum was a casualty of the migration of old Forumer-hosted boards to the newer Yuku platform, similarly to why the old Sault Music Scene forums were taken down. It can be saved & completely migrated if requested by March 21st, but seeing as the magazine hasn't been produced since mid-2009, the odds are extremely slim. (I really wish the magazine was still around though, it had great content and a great purpose!)

With these closures, we're down to 5 active local metal-relevant message boards that I know of (Woods of Ypres & Gates of Winter's forums, Freq's Music Planet, SooNet Musician Central, and the 705 Video Magazine forums), but the 705VM boards are currently down (possibly due to spam issues), and only Freq's Music Planet has been otherwise maintained in the past year. This seems odd to see the dropoff, but maybe social media is diminishing the need for forums? I think there's still a place for message boards (even if my own attempts failed), and hopefully more will pop up soon!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for more news and notes shortly! Thanks everyone!

Two New Local Metal Bands, New Tym Morrison Material, And More!!

It's time for a new news post at the SMS, including lots of notable updates, but first, just letting you guys know that I don't think there's a Rooosevelt Hotel metal night tonight, despite today being next on the recent bi-weekly schedule. Nothing official has came out about the 48th and next installment of the Thursday metal concert series, so I doubt there's anything imminent, but I've heard rumblings about a show on August 2nd, so stay tuned for updates! Now, today's post features updates to one of our monthly series, new material from a prominent musician, and leading things off, two new local metal bands, so here's what you need to know!

Our first new band is a local progressive hardcore outfit named With Blood Builds Character, and you may recognize their lineup as featuring four members of March Into Regression! This new band features Like Father Like Son frontman/sometimes concert promoter Jeremy Hannah on vocals, guitarists Ray Cowan (ex-State of Misery) and Christopher Neveau, and Social Suicide bassist Tyler St. Amour (no drummer has been announced yet), and they will play their first show under this band name as the last confirmed band at the F.A.T.I.L. Requiem in Laird on August 4th! They'll take the 6:00 PM slot, but they forgot the "With" in their name on the Facebook event page. This all said, what does this new band's formation mean in terms of the status of March Into Regression? M.I.R. drummer Travis St. Amour (who, along with Josh Stephney, is not visibly in this new band) commented on the event page above that the two bands "have no affiliation", and he has been looking on the Musicians Wanted Facebook group this month for singers & guitarists to work with, so it sounds like the four members of W.B.B.C. broke off and started a more formal new band for some reason or another. That said, M.I.R.'s Facebook page hasn't been updated since July 9th, so I can't say for certain if they are completely gone, or what M.I.R.'s next steps are, but I'll keep you posted!

With Blood Builds Character do have promise judging by the Jeremy-sung songs that they did when I saw March Into Regression, and hopefully they can last locally and inject some creative heavy metal into some upcoming concerts! Stay tuned for updates on both With Blood Builds Character and March Into Regression as it all rolls in, as well as the Laird show next month!

Today's other new band to add to the SMS listings is the Sault Michigan metal project Denaturant! Currently, the band only has one member, that being former Hammerspace guitarist Justin Smith, but he's currently on the hunt for additional musicians to complete a full lineup that would "take a specific journey through music." Denaturant was actually launched last July, but Justin has only recently returned to actively updating the band's Facebook & Reverbnation pages towards a proper launch. Plans are for Denaturant to play all original music and to bring back "the raw energy and skill that it deserves", but more musicians are needed to further those goals, so message Justin at this location if you wanna try out! Aside from a video of a brief original sample from last fall, there's no previews yet of Denaturant's sound, but that video has promise, and I liked Justin's work with Hammerspace, so hopefully he can get this new band even further off the ground and bring some more active original metal to Sault Michigan! Check them out at the above links, and both Denaturant and With Blood Builds Character are now in our active band links on the SMS!

Next up, here's some news from local metal musician Tym Morrison! Though best known recently for his solo acoustic cover gigs and his sets with his band Caveman Morrison, long time fans are bound to remember his original music as well, which led to the release of his debut album "Solo Project" in the mid-2000s. Samples of 9 songs for a planned "next album" have been streamable on his official website for some time now, but in recent months, all we've heard from Tym in terms of solo material has been newer compositions, mostly of a softer or comedic nature. However, he's been posting a bunch of new solo original recordings onto his YouTube channel over the last couple of days, including new versions of the planned album tracks "Dungeons & Dragons" & "Lay It On The Line", new takes of his songs "Someday", "The After Life", and the 9/11 tribute song from his website, and two newly posted originals entitled "His Sacrifice" and "Termination of Exystance", so click each link to check them out! Apparently, Tym is working again on his second CD according to recent posts on his personal Facebook page, and if these new songs are any indication of what to expect, I think things are in good hands!

Under the premise that these will be on an album coming out, I'll hold detailed thoughts for a future review, but these songs do cover a wide range of topics and sounds, and if you like heavy metal, most of these will fill that void! I'll share "Dungeons & Dragons" below (featuring some very good singing on Tym's part), but check the above links for more, and stay tuned for updates on Tym's second CD and future original compositions!



And finally for today, here's the rest of the recent updates to our Battle of the Bands Rewind Mini-Series posts to make them more current and accurate! On the Algoma University Battle profile, I added a trivia note on Creedon & The Animal Detectives drummer Terrence Gomes' future battle appearance as Changing Waves' bassist at the Battle For The Blood last month, while the Sault College/Scotties Tournament Battle's profile saw updates to reflect first place winners Blackwater's inactive status, third place act Sykotyk Rampage's current album count, and the current solo projects for Blackwater frontman Cody McMillan & Sykotyk Rampage bassist Brian Cattapan. Finally for this batch of updates, the Downtown Showdown profile now refers to third place winners The Tenagens' recent reemergence in the local scene and guest Bring The Fallen bassist Mike Kyle's almost-return to a battle when his current band Shit Liver were listed to play at the Battle For The Blood at one point. Things aren't completely up to date with these profiles though, as these were part of edits I made so long ago that there's stuff I missed (i.e. With Blood Builds Character's formation), so stay tuned in the near future for more updates and fact changes to this and our other monthly feature series at the SMS!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for previews of this weekend's Rotaryfest Second Stage TONIGHT! Thanks everyone!

Two "New" Local Hard Rock Bands, David Gold Tribute Album Updates, And More!!

Here's one more news post before TONIGHT'S 3 Inches of Blood show! So here, we have news on two new additions to our local band links, including a hard rock band we alluded to last week and an old school metal band from the late 1990s, plus updates on a locally relevant tribute album, updates to one of our feature series, and much more, so here's what you need to know!

Remember that 2008-2009 CASS Cafe band The Diego Experience that we mentioned in our first CASS Cafe metal video showcase? Well, they're still alive & active under a new name, and they have a Facebook group to go along with it! Apparently, they changed their name to Durera at some point between the fall of 2010 and last summer (unsure of an exact date), and though I don't know what prompted the name change, Durera does mean "shall last" in French, so that could be it's origin. Their lineup still includes the members from half of their YouTube videos (though with less visible instrument switching), including Mike "Diego" Brown & Keegan Gjos on vocals, A.J. Biron (Vendetta) & Brent Hurley on guitar, Column Ruins bassist Ben Eppert, and Brent's brother Ty on drums. They've lessened their ties to simply CASS Cafe events since 2010, and are apparently working on original material, but updates to their page are very scattered. With members divided between Sault Ontario, Echo Bay, and Desbarats for residence, they definitely fall within our coverage range, and luckily, they cover enough hard rock material to warrant SMS coverage based on their YouTube videos, so we've added them to our active band links!

The name change would explain why finding online pages for this band was so difficult, but thanks to A.J. for letting me know about them! Durera's old videos were a mixed bag for quality, but they could rock well when given the right cover, and on Def Leppard and Blue Oyster Cult material, there was definitely talent present that I hope carried over on a greater stage for any originals! Check out Durera at the above links!

Next up, here's our other new band addition, that being the defunct local "noise rock" trio BeeFMouTH! We've previously had them in our band links in the past, but after ruling that their YouTube channel didn't count as a band page, we hadn't featured them in recent months. That changes now though, as I just recently came across two posthumous band pages for them that were launched in December, including a Facebook page and a Tumblr page! The latter mostly links live concert videos from their 1997-2001 run, but there's some more interesting stuff on their Facebook page! It indicates that the members had the stage names "Bwaad", "MoDez", and "Neunen", but I'm unsure of their full identities (I believe 2 members were Kevin Campbell & Boyd Rendell though), and a bunch of photos give us some glimpses into their active local tenure, including stickers, the "BeeFMouTH head", and some cool retro concert posters, so click here to see them all! Nice to see the posters especially, from shows at venues at Koolies N' Cues and the Club Princess, with old local punk bands like Downshift and Bankshot, and I'm very curious about the Thessalon hardcore band Foul Play that are on most of the posters. I wonder how they sounded?

It's nice to see another posthumous band page like this, and BeeFMouTh are definitely a good candidate for some looks back! Their material reminds me of a doomier Winkstinger in some respects, but their sound is hard to pin down. High pitched yelling vocals, hard and slow riffs, but with a punk attitude at the same time... you'll have to hear them, but they're definitely metal! Click here and check the above links to give BeeFMoutH a listen or look, and they too are now in our Sault Ontario band links!

Also today, here's the latest news on the upcoming David Gold/Woods of Ypres tribute album! Among the most recent updates on "A Heart of Gold: A Tribute To Woods of Ypres" (whose recordings are still in progress) are another updated song listing for the album, which you can check out at this link, though it's missing some later or space-constrained additions. So far, the album now includes 20 tracks, including eight of the bands from the David Gold memorial concerts from the spring, including local death metal quintet The Bear Hunters for their cover of the second half of "Kiss My Ashes Goodbye", which is awesome to hear! I just hope they work on some improvements from their live version of it if this does make the final cut. I won't get to in depth yet about the track listing, as it's changed a lot since initial plans began, but one change I will note is that Gypsy Chief Goliath are now doing "Suicide Cargoload" in place of Rob Cranny following his sudden passing earlier in the year. The album will also apparently feature paragraphs from the contributing bands with rememberances of David Gold and Woods of Ypres, and ideas for an album cover are being bandied about, with this one by British artist Steve Cowan getting a lot of positive responses, though a final choice hasn't been made yet.

Progress on this album is ongoing, and I hope it lives up to David's memory and music as well as his talent and legacy deserves! Stay tuned for much more on this album as it comes in, as well as a great find concerning their last show from June 2011, so keep an eye out!

Fourth today, here's three assorted shorter stories from the last little while, and as always, these are in alphabetical order by band or event name:

• Sault Michigan music/tribute festival LemmaFest got an online commercial of sorts from Blueberry Video last month, so click here to check it out! It just has descriptive info on the bands and general events, with drumming for backing music. Nothing over the top, but effective, and I'm sorry it's so late!
• According to a post on the Musicians Wanted Facebook group earlier today by drummer Travis St. Amour, local hardcore/death metal band March Into Regression are apparently looking for a new singer & guitarist. If anyone left their latest lineup, I haven't heard about it, but this could just be for loose jamming and what have you. If you're interested, e-mail Travis A.S.A.P. at this location!
• On June 17th, Bear Hunters guitarist Mitch Sirie launched a new Facebook page for a progressive metal project named The Sorrow Fields, but few updates have came since. Whether this is a renaming of his April Eyes material or something new isn't known yet, but if this Facebook page gains any extra use and updates, I'll let you guys know!

And finally, here's two more updates to our Battle of the Bands Rewind Mini-Series entries, but first, remember that both of these were in have already been updated to reflect Bring The Misery's renaming to March Into Regression and recent lineups in the section for current bands from battle alumni, as Bring The Fallen played at both. For our YMCA Battle of the Bands profile, I've added references to 4th place band Operation: Killdozer's ties with their successors Winkstinger, including how Jesse & Jonas' current band saw later battle success at last month's Battle For The Blood, and how they reworked the Operation: Killdozer song "Pieces of You" into what's now "Where'd We Go Wrong". For our Kiss Battle of the Bands Profile, I've replaced Trail's End, The Southern Fried Band, The Business Suit Trappers, Asylum Country, Havadder, and The Wild Turkeys with newer bands in the section for battle alumni's current projects, with their replacements being The London Gentlemen, Skeyes of Seven, Dustin Jones & The Rising Tide, Sailor's Tongue, Barrie rock band Angels of Fire, and March Into Regression. I also briefly noted for the competitors' current statuses that winners Garden of Bedlam are playing at this year's Rotaryfest, and noted Sykotyk Rampage's updated album count and Huckster's likely inactivity. There's more updates to come, so keep an eye out!

That's all for tonight, but I'll see you guys at The Rosie very soon for 3 INCHES OF BLOOD! Thanks everyone!

Rosie Metal Night #47 Review!!

It's time for my review of last night's 47th Rosie metal night, which got me thinking: We're nearing the 50th, which would be on August 16th if the current schedule holds up. Will anything special happen on that date? I have no idea, but it'd be a fitting day for something big! For now though, what happened at last night's show? Read on to find out, and check our our first of four CASS Cafe video showcases from this morning in the post below this one!

First, let's talk about March Into Regression, who were playing their second live concert since their name changes from Bring The Misery & Unleash The Blackened Sky, and their first Sault Ontario show since June of last year! Believe it or not, there was even more lineup ambiguity last night, so I'll address everything I noticed as we go. First, their bassist last night was Tyler St. Amour, who quietly returned to his former band to replace Dan Souliere at some point after their return gig in Laird. Not sure why Dan left, but it's odd that in both of M.I.R.'s incarnations, he left after their first gig. Either way, it was good to see Tyler on stage again with his brother and old bandmates, even if he only played three songs. For reasons unclear to me, he didn't play on two songs with the rest of the band, or their set-ending jam covers, but when he was playing, he sounded good! As for the vocalist position, singers Josh Stephney & Jeremy Hannah actually traded lead vocals for the first six songs of their set, each doing three songs, rather than performing together. That's not something you see every day, but it gave the band distinct flavours! With Josh singing, it reminded me of an old Bring The Fallen set, which included two BTF covers as well as Black Dahlia Murder & Lamb of God renditions, and his growling was nice to hear again over a year after Bring The Fallen's last show!

When Jeremy sang, their set included some newer original material and more of a hardcore sound, with Jeremy breaking out some higher pitched clean singing and effective harsh vocals that contrasted well with Josh's songs. Years after I last saw Jeremy do metal live, it was nice to see him front a heavy band again, and hopefully I'll get a video the next time around! The rest of the members were effective, with Christopher Neveau fitting in well on rhythm guitar, Ray Cowan's lead guitar work standing out as usual, and Travis St. Amour returning to the Rosie stage with lots of fast and dynamic drumming! In fact, he was the only person to play on every song last night, including the last three covers, which took on an informal jam session feel, with him & Josh joined by former guitarist Daeson Lesage for some loose & incomplete covers of Bring The Fallen, Metallica, and Megadeth material (Josh's Bear Hunters bandmate Nik Deubel even joined in for the Metallica cover!) On the whole, March Into Regression's set was a mixed bag, with the music quality & chemistry improved from last year's Bring The Misery sets, but the informality & minimal fuller lineup performances dragged down the quality a bit. Hopefully for their next concert, things will be tightened up to compliment the members' musical talents!

Next up last night were local hardcore quartet Changing Waves, who delivered a much better set than the disappointingly small crowd number on the floor would indicate! Where'd everyone go? Though their set was abbreviated due to a broken guitar string, they pumped through some heavy originals like "Kiss My Ass Again", "Tital", and my new favourite "Scum City", along with some well recieved Austrian Death Machine and System of a Down covers, and they sounded about as good as they ever do! Benjamin Kallonen's yelling and developing clean vocals meshed well on their varied original material, and I'm liking the increased inclusion of backing vocals from Mike Hagerman and Terrence Gomes, which helped add a new layer on the vocals, especially on Mike's part! Changing Waves' development and heaviness is definitely helping them make more of a local name, and I enjoyed their set before it was abbreviated, but aside from the exclusion of "Jung Jung", I can't complain too much. Hopefully next time, there's more people up front though!

Finally last night was local death metal/hardcore quartet The Valentine's Day Massacre, in the first time I've seen them in 2 months, and though Kyle Umgeher's beard was absent, their deathcore onslaught was not! The guys busted out an energetic set of original material and select covers for their fans, who thankfully added some life to the floor, and they rocked the Rosie with songs like "Make Death Wait", "Vampiric", and "Let It All Bleed Out" in their headlining set! The talent was there, as Andrew Angelic ripped some nice shredding riffs & solos (when they weren't looking for his pick), and Adam Veale's bass work stood out once again, but Steve Rhodes didn't really show as much stage presence as I'm used to, mostly pacing left to right on the stage. Also, and this is a point I've never really thought about before, but I'd like to see the guys play a bit less breakdowns. I'm not against them, but I wouldn't say they're always needed for a band of their intensity. Still, they had a great and very heavy set that ended the night well without too many caveats, and don't miss them next week at the second Sewer Swampstravaganza at The Oddfellows Hall!

Overall, last night's show was pretty good, though maybe not as long or tight as some Thursday nighters I've seen. I took a bunch of photos, so click here to check them out or visit our Facebook page! As for videos, here's March Into Regression (with Josh Stephney on vocals) covering The Black Dahlia Murder's "Deathmask Divine", Changing Waves playing their song "Distance", and finally, The Valentine's Day Massacre's original "Vampiric"!







That's all for today, but stay tuned for some overdue news stories tomorrow, including some major new shows! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Banned), Weekend Concert Previews, And More!!

After a day full of new unveilings and what have you for our 5th anniversary, we're back on the news grind today starting with previews of this weekend's metal and hard rock concerts! However, note that our 3 Inches of Blood preview will likely be on Sunday, as it's too early to preview it just yet, but get your tickets A.S.A.P. for $10 so you don't miss this huge show! Also, if I'm missing any shows this weekend (i.e. anything late notice), I'll get them up as soon as I hear of them, so hopefully I'll miss nothing! Now, to the previews, starting with a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!!

Kinross hard rockers Banned are returning to the local stage TONIGHT for an outdoor show in Rudyard! I apologize for the short notice, the show was only announced on Tuesday afternoon, and I couldn't fit it in to any of our posts since without it seeming tacked on. Tonight's show will see the guys return to the Rudyard Township Park for their "Music In The Park" concert series, which also saw the live debut of Banned last July, so what better place to play at under the summer sun? Also of note for this show: Banned have recently confirmed that former bassist Alex Schrovenwever (who had been guesting at many of their shows this year) has returned to Banned full time as their second guitarist, making them a quintet. Nice to see him back, and he definitely fits in well on guitar from what I've seen! However, their Facebook page now only credits Mike Straw as an occasional vocalist, which isn't surprising, given that I've only seen him sing once in any live Banned videos. I think he needs a fairer deal, as while he can sing, why have him in the band if he doesn't sing lead much? Either way, Banned are rocking the Rudyard park this evening, so don't miss them, no matter who's singing!

Admission is free, the show starts at 7:00 PM tonight, and it's definitely an all ages event. Check the above links for more details! Sounds like a fun show, and hopefully some of you can see all 4 or 5 guys rock the park in Rudyard tonight with their diverse brand of hard rock! For a preview, here's Banned's then-trio lineup covering Quiet Riot's "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" at last year's Music In The Park show!



Now to previously announced shows, starting with TONIGHT'S 47th Roosevelt Hotel metal night! The fourth to be booked by Bear Hunters guitarist Mitch Sirie (and first since March that one of his bands aren't playing on), a quality lineup of hardcore and death metal bands will descend upon The Roosevelt Hotel tonight to melt faces before the heat does, including headliners The Valentine's Day Massacre! Making their third Rosie metal night appearance and first in almost 4 months, this talented quartet will bring their well recieved blend of hardcore and death metal back to the stage tonight, so don't miss them! Joining them are local hardcore standouts Changing Waves, who will make their 13th Rosie metal night appearance tonight, a number only three other bands have surpassed! Their recent resurgence in the local scene is definitely welcomed, and their diverse mix of hardcore and other genres won't come amiss tonight either? The opening band will be local death metal sextet March Into Regression in their second show since their return & renaming and first Sault Ontario concert since June of last year when they were Bring The Misery, and if you missed the F.A.T.I.L. Gathering in Laird, you won't wanna miss their current lineup tonight!

In case the lack of lineup updates on their Facebook page has thrown you for a loop, here's all of the changes... I think. From their last full lineup last summer, only guitarist Ray Cowan & drummer Travis St. Amour are back, with the new band now enlisting two singers to replace now-VDM singer Steve Rhodes, those being Bear Hunters guitarist Josh Stephney on harsh vocals & Like Father Like Son frontman/local metal concert booker Jeremy Hannah on clean vocals. This returns both to metal singing, after prominent stints with Bring The Fallen & Lorax in past years. As well, Christopher Neveau has replaced Daeson Lesage on guitar, and original rhythm guitarist Dan Souliere has rejoined his former band on bass to replace Tyler St. Amour (I think?), so hopefully that addresses their current lineup! Though no public reasoning for the lineup changes has came out, I heard good things from March Into Regression's return in Laird last month (with 3 ex-Bring The Fallen members, how could you not?), so don't be late for their set tonight! Admission is FREE for this 19+ concert, and a start time of 9:00 PM or later has been announced. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page!

This should be an entertaining metal concert, and there's plenty of quality death metal and hardcore to go around tonight, so don't miss the mayhem, and in one case, the Sault Ste. Marie return after over a year! For a preview, here's The Valentine's Day Massacre playing "My Sweet Delilah" at The Rosie in February, and I hope to see you guys there!



And finally, local metal trio Caveman Morrison will return to the live concert stage TOMORROW NIGHT at The Roosevelt Hotel! After over a month off from live concerts, Tym Morrison and company will rock The Rosie for one night only (no word on why they're not playing Saturday) for their first of 5 concerts in the next 5 weeks, in what may also be the debut of their new bassist! Since the departure of James White last month, band pages have yet to 100% confirm their new bassist, or if a temporary replacement will be joining in, but if I hear anything on the bassist front, you know you'll hear it here! Also, while we're on the subject, just a note that Caveman Morrison's scheduled concerts next weekend at The Rosie have been postponed three weeks to August 3rd & 4th, as per those shows' Facebook event page. A reason for the postponement hasn't been announced, but hopefully it's as simple as a scheduling error. Still, that leaves us with a Caveman Morrison concert weekend every second week for the next month, and that works! As for tomorrow's concert, they'll bring their metal & hard rock covers to The Rosie at 10:00 PM tomorrow night, you must be 19 to attend, and there's no cover charge. For more details, visit this concert's Facebook event page!

It's always good to see Caveman Morrison rocking the local stage, and hopefully they have lots of great music in store for their fans at The Roosevelt Hotel tomorrow night! For a preview, here's Caveman Morrison covering Living Colour's "Cult of Personality" at what's now Coch's Corner in 2010!



That's all for now, but stay tuned for an all-Sault Michigan post later tonight featuring tons of new local concerts in St. Ignace! Thanks everyone!