Before we get into I Mother Earth/Finger Eleven fallout and such on here, we have a weekend concert preview post to tackle, and unusually, every hard rock band playing in the Soo this weekend has SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, as all announced a show or two with seven or fewer days notice! To round things out, we have some new videos from the E.U.P., but let's get our concert announcements/previews rolling!
Local classic/hard rock cover quartet The 3 Day Millionaires will return to Reggie's West for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, these shows were only announced via their official Facebook event page yesterday. After spending their last few concerts at The Rockstar Bar (including last weekend), this fan favourite group will return to the former Roosevelt Hotel for the first time in almost two months TOMORROW & SATURDAY, so if you're up for another hard rocking weekend of classic hits, head to the west end! As usual for The 3 Day Millionaires' Reggievelt stops, expect 9:30 PM start times, no announced cover charge, and 19+ age limits. Visit the above links for more details, and here's The 3 Day Millionaires live!
Next up, prolific local hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will add to his existing Gliss Steak & Seafood matinees TOMORROW & SATURDAY with his debut SATURDAY NIGHT at... Boston Pizza?! Again, apologies for the short notice on the Boston Pizza show, it was only announced via it's official Facebook event page on Monday. This announcement is very unexpected, especially given how you don't often see musical performers at chain restaurants locally, but this should be an intriguing locale to check out Tym's acoustic hard rock classics, so consider sticking around at the restaurant and sports bar at 601 Great Northern Road once the Leafs game wraps up on SATURDAY! Of course, Tym's ongoing arrangement with Gliss will continue with matinee shows tomorrow and Saturday evening, so keep his regular supper-time shows in mind this weekend too!
The Gliss matinees are 6:00 PM shows with no announced cover charges or age limits (but mind the locale), while SATURDAY NIGHT'S concert at Boston Pizza (beside Soo Mill) has an oddly specific start time of 10:15 PM, with a presumed 19+ age limit and no cover charge. Visit this link and above for more details on these three shows, and here's Tym live!
Finally for this weekend's concert previews, here's one more new announcement, as local punk trio Stegadeth will play their first ever solo headlining concert THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at Room 21! Apologies again for the short notice, this show was only announced via it's official Facebook event page this past Saturday. Last seen earlier this month opening for Shit Liver, this should be a prime opportunity for fans to see Bill, Tiffany, and Johnny in a more intimate locale, and with their fan favourite covers and growing roster of originals, don't miss out above Low & Slow on SATURDAY! Note that there have been no public indications as to whether Stegadeth are playing acoustically or with electric instruments, but given the usual artist range and venue size, don't be shocked if the former is an element. A 10:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no announced cover charges are in effect. See above for more details, and here's Stegadeth live at The Rockstar Bar!
Finally for today, here's the latest from Sault Michigan classic/hard rock cover quartet Highway 63, whose teased return from hiatus is advertised for next month, but what can be said now? On April 8th, frontman Henry Switzer revealed on their Facebook page that "my wrist is now beginning to heal and I can play guitar a bit now." He had earlier pointed to focusing on his health as a factor in Highway 63's break, but we hadn't heard this much until this month. Good to hear Henry's wrist is feeling better! The following week, Henry shared two videos from his personal Facebook page of him tracking vocals for studio versions of Cheap Trick's "The Flame" and (embedded below) Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" that he recently recorded. Teasers for upcoming Highway 63 set additions, or just him getting back in the musical groove? It remains to be seen, but how do these sound?
These renditions are solid, and Henry puts his strong vocal range to good use on each, especially on "Immigrant Song", and they're quality teasers of what's ahead, I'd assume! However, the videos themselves feel like they have a frame rate issue, and Henry admitted to being "still a bit camera shy", hence why he's not facing the camera at all on either clip. Check these out below, and stay tuned for more from Highway 63 when it rolls in!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and updates on the site soon! Thanks everyone!
Here's one more post for your Thursday, and today, we'll mostly be focusing on previews for some upcoming metal and hard rock concerts, but I do have a few notes relating to some local metal band's lineups at the end. For the record, if a band like Full Circle or That's Chester have any shows this weekend, I don't know of them at the moment, but if anything's announced, I'll get it up on the site tomorrow! Now, let's begin this weekend's local metal/hard rock concert previews with a notable concert series' return (and check out this month's Defunct Local Band Profile in the post below this one!)
After a three week absence, Roosevelt Hotel metal nights are back TONIGHT! The weekly series of metal concerts at the Korah Road bar initially stopped after booker Rich Moreland's purchase of what's now Feedback, but Rosie manager Stephane Vincent has taken over the metal nights in time for tonight's relaunch! As such, this is the 38th Rosie metal night overall, and for the first time in two months, the lineup is 100% local, so here's who to look out for! The two most frequently seen bands on Thursdays at The Rosie will take the stage tonight, those being headlining death metal quintet The Bear Hunters and grimecore band Shit Liver, so a nice familiar dose of brutality will be in store for fans tonight! And for you punk fans, Redundant will return from their Halloween weekend gigs to rock The Rosie in between the death metal tonight, so get ready for their own musical attack! Sounds like a good return lineup, doesn't it? The ground rules appear to be the same as the past Dismembertainment-promoted metal nights with all local bands, so there will be no cover charge, a 19+ age limit, and an 11:00 PM-ish start time. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page!
It's great to see the Rosie metal nights back at 'em, and hopefully Stephane can make these a success for the long haul, as we could always use more metal! Head out to The Roosevelt Hotel TONIGHT if you can, and for a preview, here's The Bear Hunters playing their song "Render This Void" at The Rosie in June!
Also this weekend in Sault Ontario is the next two solo acoustic concerts from Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison! Lately, we've only seen him playing one show in a given weekend, but you have two chances this weekend, including his first ever show at Feedback TOMORROW NIGHT! Though he's never played at "Feedback" before, he's no stranger to this bar, having headlined a weekly concert arrangement at what was Foggy Notions late last year until February. Nice to see him back there, hopefully he rocks the Feedback stage all night long! And yes, his second show this weekend will indeed be at Service Grill Pizza on Saturday night, continuing the recent bi-weekly trend of his shows there, though whether that's his current schedule for the Korah Road restaurant or not isn't clear. It's always good to see Tym gracing the local stage with his acoustic metal covers, so definitely consider checking him out at either venue this weekend! Neither show has an announced cover charge (bring cash just in case for Feedback though), he'll be on at 10:00 PM tomorrow night & 8:00 PM on Saturday, and though I know it will be a 19+ show tomorrow, I don't believe the age restriction will apply for the Service Grill. Click here and here for each concert's respective event pages!
Tym Morrison's keeping busy this weekend, but with his talent, he'll pull off both shows with ease, so head down to Feedback or The Service Grill for some great metal covers in a more intimate setting! For a preview, here's Tym covering Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven" in 2009 at the future Feedback!
Finally for the metal shows I know of at the moment, Marquette hard rock quart Nudge are coming back to Sault Michigan! The local favourites will make their first local stops in over a month when they headline at The Satisfied Frog tomorrow night & Saturday night! It's always good to see these guys make their return to The Frog, and you know their local fans will eagerly welcome them back to town this weekend! Nothing seems too out of the ordinary this weekend, just great hard rock covers from a talented band, and you know that's always welcome! Everything starts at 11:00 PM both nights, there's no announced cover charge, and you must be 21 to attend either concert. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Nudge should tear down the house all weekend, so if you're in Sault Michigan and want some hard rocking good times, The Frog is the place to be! For a preview, here's Nudge covering White Zombie's "Thunder Kiss '65" at a 2008 concert!
Finally for today, here's some lineup news from new local metal band Social Suicide. Firstly, the band has added State of Misery guitarist Ray Cowan to their lineup, officially making them a quartet. This officially reunites Ray with his former Bring The Misery bandmate Tyler St. Amour, which will definitely be interesting! Ray's a very talented guitarist, and he should add really well to Social Suicide, which is quickly getting a stacked lineup of local talent (along with ex-Bear Hunters guitarist Andres Duschene.) That said, if Ray's addition to Social Suicide means anything to his status in State of Misery, I haven't definitively heard, but this, frontman Steve Rhodes' new band View To A Kill, and the lack of S.O.M. news in a month has me wondering. Positive or negative, I'll let you guys know what's up! And finally, Social Suicide are likely bringing drummer/ex-guitarist Storm Perry back to the band to replace Keeghan Rosso (again.) No definitive reason was given on their Facebook page for this switch, but there seemed to be a breakdown in his status over recent days leading to his replacement. Hopefully he gets into a new band soon though, and best of luck to Storm again in the band! As more from Social Suicide comes in, you'll definitely hear it here!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for a likely all-video post tomorrow! Thanks everyone!
Well guys, here's some more news for this Tuesday evening, and we've got a lot of big stuff here! Tonight, we have some big news from a prominent local metal band, new videos from them, and some LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for this month, so here's what you need to know!
Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison has two more acoustic solo concerts lined up for you local fans, both of which take place this weekend! His first new show will be his debut at Feedback on Friday night in a rare non-Service Grill concert from him! Though his acoustic metal covers are new to Feeback as it currently exists, you may remember him from a number of Foggy Notions shows in the past, including a weekly concert arrangement there that started late last year and ended in February, so he's no stranger to this bar! That said, if you're used to his Service Grill shows, never fear, as he'll also be back at the Korah Road restaurant on Saturday night as well with lots of hard rocking hits to play for his fans! He's back there after another off weekend, suggesting a bi-weekly arrangement now for his shows there, but there hasn't been a finite weekly schedule for them since September. Neither show this weekend has an announced cover charge (bring cash just in case for Feedback though), he'll be on at 10:00 PM on Friday and 8:00 PM on Saturday, and though I know it will be a 19+ show on Friday night, I don't believe the age restriction will apply for the Service Grill. Click here and here for each show's respective event pages! It's great to see Tym playing some more solo shows this weekend, so check them out if you can! Stay tuned for more later in the week!
Also for new shows, it's the long awaited return of Sativa Rose to the local stage! The classic metal quintet will finally make their debut live appearance with new singer Marisa Valois at this show, after initially dropping out of Sunday's Skull Fist concert, when they rock The Roosevelt Hotel three weeks from today on November 29th! After a four month hiatus, how will they sound? Time will tell! At this concert, Sativa Rose will be among the local openers for Toronto pop punk trio The Unbelievers, who recently played with local standouts Frightlight when they opened for The Misfits last month in Toronto! Good to see them here, their stylish punk attack will be sure to turn heads at The Rosie! As well, the new local band T. Rex Manning (who were briefly advertised for the Coch's Corner Halloween Party before dropping out) are scheduled to open this concert as well. I still don't know much about them, but I can confirm they're Frightlight frontman (and this show's promoter) J.D. Pearce's new band, alongside guitarist Tiffany Stocco, bassist Bill Bennett, and drummer Daniel MacDonald. Punk covers and some metal, from what I understand, but hopefully we see and hear more from them soon! Thanks to Tiffany for filling me in!
Doors open at 10:00 PM for this concert, you must be 19 to attend, and there's a $3 cover charge, which is well worth it. Check the official Facebook event page for more details! Sounds like an interesting lineup of bands, and hopefully a good crowd turns out for the punk and metal within! If I hear any updates, you'll absolutely hear them here!
Next up, here's some huge news from Gates of Winter! If you've been wondering what they've been up to lately, bassist Steve Furgiuele will tell you in the video below courtesy of the band's official YouTube channel. Firstly, he announced that Gates of Winter's forthcoming second studio album will be entitled "Perihelion" (which means the point of a planet's orbit when it's nearest to the sun), and the planned release for it will be in December... of 2012. That's a ways off, but at least we have a tentative idea of when to expect the CD! He also announced in the video that Gates of Winter plan to re-record some material from their 2008 CD "Lux Aeterna" and release it in some form in the summer. I'm glad to see they're not abandoning it all like past pages had alluded to, and hopefully the new versions of whatever songs they re-record showcase their current talents well! Nothing about a potential live return was announced in the video, but my fingers are crossed! Also, he plugged that "Lux Aeterna" is on sale now on iTunes (click here to pick it up for $8.91 or 99¢ a song), and he referred to the band's website at http://www.gatesofwinter.com which now redirects to their Facebook page, replacing that error-filled fan page that had taken the domain name since 2009.
Nice to see some more detailed word from the band on their next steps, and the audio clips bookending Steve's portion sound brutal and very promising! If the December 2012 release date for "Perihelion" sticks, it will be almost 5 years since their last album came out, but knowing how they want to improve and emphasize newer material, you know they're making it worth every second of waiting! Check out the full video below, and get hyped up for "Perihelion" next year!
And finally in Gates of Winter news, the band has uploaded two new 2008 concert videos onto their YouTube channel! Though their live instrumental demo of "From Nothingness" and their "Gates TV" episode were disappointingly deleted from the channel, the band has replaced them with two live videos from what (I think) was their surprise return show at The Grand Theater in September 2008, and also their first of two local concerts with former drummer David Gold. The posted videos, which apparently have never been released to the public before, are of Gates of Winter playing their song "Winter Flight" and their unreleased song "Torment", which was axed from "Lux Aeterna" before it's release. Very nice quality footage from a high viewpoint, and I've always liked how much heavier the vocals were on the later version of "Winter Flight" especially! Always good to hear "Torment" too, though I wish the band would have released it on a CD. Check the above links to see this newly posted Gates of Winter footage, and here's the "Winter Flight" video! Awesome stuff!
That's all for today, but in case there's no news tomorrow, stay tuned for our next Defunct Local Band Profiles & weekend concert previews on Thursday! Thanks everyone!
Alright, it's time to continue this weekend's Halloween concert previews, and all but one will be cleared out on the metal/hard rock side of things after today! I'm gonna wait to preview Late & Loud's show on Monday, as it's kinda early to do it yet, so for today, we have a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, a longer preview of a major Halloween tradition's return tomorrow night, and to fill things out, some big news from Woods of Ypres, so here's what you need to know!
After an off weekend, Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison will return to Service Grill Pizza TOMORROW NIGHT for a night of acoustic hard rock hits! While his Caveman Morrison bandmates rock Coch's Corner with Redundant (more on that in a second), Tym will have lots of metal and hard rock covers in store for his fans at The Service Grill tomorrow night, as he often has this year! Apologies for the short notice on this show, it was just announced yesterday. If you want some good pizza and beer, or if you just want some lighter entertainment for the Halloween weekend, Tym will be sure to fill your needs tomorrow night, so keep his show in mind! There's no announced cover charge, he'll be on at 8:00 PM, and though I don't believe there's a cover charge, be wary just in case. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Sounds like fun to me, so hopefully lots of people turn out tomorrow night to rock out with Tym Morrison! For a preview, here's him and former Half Past frontman Luke LeBlanc covering Extreme's "More Than Words" a few years back!
Now to the other Saturday nighter for your Halloween weekend activities, and it's the 6th annual Coch's Corner Halloween Party TOMORROW NIGHT! Presented by Johnny Pints & Coch's Corner, this yearly tradition has rocked the Days Inn bar since 2006, and the spirit of the Halloween season will be in full force tomorrow night with decorations, the right ambiance, a costume contest, and so forth for you Halloween revelers. And yes, there's music to be had, with your headliners being local horror punk/metal quintet Frightlight! Just days after opening for The Misfits in Toronto, these local mainstays will rock the stage with their trademark horror-injected originals for a third straight year, so don't miss them! Also, this will be their first ever local concert with new drummer Chris "FreakNStein" Thompson (Half Past), so welcome him to the band in style tomorrow night! As for openers, one of the bands will be local punk trio Redundant, who'll have a series of exciting punk covers to rock fans with tomorrow night! Note that Redundant have replaced the previously announced 'T. Rex Manning" on the bill, as per this Facebook event page. No reason was announced for the change, but given that I couldn't find a single thing on T. Rex Manning", maybe they're one & the same as Redundant? If I find out, I'll let you guys know!
The other opening band is named The 151s, but aside from a likely Bacardi reference in the name, I know nothing about them. I wanna say that they're one & the same as The Mothermakers from last year, who seem to only play at Coch's Corner Halloween parties under different names and genres, but I don't know for sure. If I find anything, I'll let you guys know! With this special Halloween theme and all that's going on, there will be a cover charge of $5 tomorrow night, which isn't typical, but it's well worth it! You must be 19 to attend, and it all starts at 9:00 PM. Check the above links for more details! I guarantee I'll be at this year's Halloween party, and how could I miss it after how good last year's was! It's slightly more punk-centric than last year's, but there's tons of good music to go around, so hopefully I'll see you guys there to rock the Halloween weekend the right way! Hope to see you guys there, and for a preview, here's Frightlight playing their song "World War Z" at last year's Coch's Corner Halloween Party!
Alright, with the next couple of concerts previewed, I'll close with a really cool find for you guys today, and it's a brand new Woods of Ypres song! This was uploaded onto their label Earache Records' YouTube channel yesterday, and it's called "Career Suicide (Is Not Suicide)" from the forthcoming "Woods V: Grey Skies & Electric Light"! This is an advance mix of the track, and it's the first audio sample of the album we've heard in advance of it's planned release on January 30th (that's new too!), but how does it sound? I'm holding my complete thoughts until I review "W5" in early 2012, but I will say this: It's slightly different in sound than you may expect. Not as gloomy and doomy as much of "The Green Album" was, but David Gold's voice goes places it hasn't before, and Joel Violette's guitar solo sounds great! For the record, it's higher in the mix than Bryan Belleau's usually were on "W4", which is promising! I'll say nothing more for now, but if you're craving some new Woods of Ypres material, give "Career Suicide (Is Not Suicide)" a listen below, and stay tuned for more "W5" updates as they roll in!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for more news this weekend, along with our next CD review (we're probably going really old school this month), possibly a review of a concert tonight, a definite review of the Coch's Corner Halloween Party, our Late & Loud concert preview, and much more! Thanks everyone!
The weekend is near, so let's preview this weekend's local metal and hard rock concerts! I might be missing some late notice shows, but for now, here's all that's going down on the heavy end of the local music spectrum from Thursday-Saturday, including some Sault Michigan shows, and leading things off, SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, so here's what you need to know!
The 36th Roosevelt Hotel metal night will indeed be going down TONIGHT, though it's probably the most punk-leaning we've seen yet, so if you love punk, take note! The only true "metal" band tonight is Espanola metal quartet Fifth Column, who are making their first ever appearance in Sault Ste. Marie for this show! Nice to see some new Northern Ontario blood making their way to the Soo, and they're definitely talented with some clear hardcore and death metal influences, so definitely check them out at their official Reverbnation page! Hopefully this won't be the last we see of Fifth Column! Aside from them, we've got a ton of punk in store, including headlining punk trio The Nailheads from Montreal! I dig these guys and their old school punk sound, and if you miss seeing attitude-filled punk rock shows in town, The Nailheads will be up your alley for sure! As well, local punk trio Redundant will return to The Rosie as local support, and with a talented lineup of local veterans (all with metal pasts), you won't want to miss them tonight either! I apologize for the short notice of this show, Dismembertainment only just formally announced it last night. There will be a $2 cover charge, you must be 19 to attend, and everything should start at 9:30 PM or later TONIGHT! Check the above links for more details!
This should be another solid Thursday nighter at The Rosie, so head there TONIGHT if you can! Punk fans will be right at home, but there's something for you metalheads too, and with Fifth Column making their local debut, you know you're in for some heavy metal you've never seen locally before! Check out the above links to hear each band, and for a preview, here's Fifth Column's music video for their original song "Beyond Good & Evil"!
Also new to the weekend schedule is the return of Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison to Service Grill Pizza on Saturday night! This is his third straight weekend at the Korah Road restaurant, and note that the Facebook event page says that he's playing there "every Saturday" again, implying that he's back on a weekly schedule at the Service Grill. Good to hear if this sticks, I know his summer series there went well! So look out for Tym's acoustic hard rock and metal covers all night on Saturday, I know they'll be great! Like his last few Service Grill shows, Tym will only be playing the night set at 8:00 PM, there's no announced cover charge, and I don't believe there's a cover charge. For more details, check the above links! It's always good to see Tym break out the acoustic guitar for a solo concert, so don't miss him on Saturday night at the Service Grill if you want some live hard rock! For a preview, here's Tym Morrison and former Half Past singer Luke LeBlanc covering Extreme's "More Than Words" in Heyden in 2008!
Now to the previously announced hard rock/metal concerts in the Sault area (all in Sault Michigan that I know of), and we'll start with the return of local hard rock quintet Splitshot to The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino! The band featuring former Nixxon Dixxon members Chris Hubbard & Kyle Beaumont will return to the local stage for the first time in almost two months when they rock Kewadin Casino's bar tomorrow night and Saturday night for what should be two hard rocking nights of music! The band haven't plugged the shows on their Facebook page yet, but they should be on as scheduled, especially with Kewadin Casino plugging them on their entertainment page. So head to Kewadin to see Splitshot tomorrow night & Saturday night at around 9:00 PM each night! There's no announced cover charge, and you must be 21 to enter. Check the above links for more details! These should be good shows, and you know there's talent to be had, so don't miss Splitshot this weekend! I wish I could preview them further with a video or some audio samples, but I still have nothing from them, despite the fact that they've been around for almost a year. Hopefully soon, but check them out over the next few days, they'll rock!
And finally, local hard rock quintet Swayze Train are scheduled to return to The Satisfied Frog in Sault Michigan this weekend as well! The new-ish band formed out of the ashes of Electric Motor Fish this summer were originally scheduled to play at The Frog tomorrow night & Saturday night, but the Friday show's Facebook event page is no longer featured on their pages, with just Saturday's event page remaining. I take it that means the Friday show is now off (for publically unknown reasons), but in all fairness, I haven't seen plugs on their pages for Saturday's show either. That's slightly concerning, but unless I hear otherwise, I'll assume that Swayze Train are still rocking The Frog on Saturday night. With that said, they should be on at around 10:00 PM on Saturday, you must be 21 to attend, and there's no announced cover charge. For more details, check the above links! Swazye Train should deliver a great show this weekend, and if you want something to do on Saturday night, head to The Satisfied Frog for some talented female fronted local hard rock, you won't wanna miss them! Stay tuned for possible videos or media from Swayze Train if it comes in!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for this week's classic video, another archive album upload, and more either tomorrow or Saturday! Thanks everyone!
We've got some more news today before we preview this weekend's concerts and review "Woods II" over the next couple of days, including the sudden closure of a local concert venue, the status of a previously advertised concert scheduled for today, and LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, so here's what you need to know!
The 35th Roosevelt Hotel metal night will go down TOMORROW NIGHT as expected, and for the seventh time in eight weeks, Dismembertainment are bringing some out of town headlining talent to The Rosie for this show! This week, the headliners are Rimouski, Quebec hardcore quintet La Promesse, whose punk influenced metalcore sound should bring in some high energy pits on Thursday night! Honestly, their vocals need to grow on me, but they'll fit right in this week, so don't miss them! Two local opening bands are projected for Thursday, including local classic metal quartet Late & Loud, in just their third ever Thursday metal night at The Rosie! Nice to see them back getting shows in following their hiatus, and hopefully they wow the crowd with their covers and originals tomorrow! A second opening band is expected, but has yet to be formally announced, so stay tuned for updates on that front! As always, this show should have a start time of around 10:00 PM, you must be 19 to attend, and there will be a cover charge of $2, which is definitely more than enough for the bands you'll get! For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! This is shaping up to be a good concert with some diverse metal bands, and hopefully this goes off without a hitch! Stay tuned for more updates on this concert!
Also for new concerts, Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison has announced his next solo acoustic concert for THIS SATURDAY at Service Grill Pizza! It's his second straight Saturday nighter at the Korah Road restaurant after intermittent Saturday bookings this month, so I'm starting to think he's no longer on a rigid schedule for shows there. No matter what though, we have another night full of hard rock and metal classics in a more intimate setting on Saturday night, so if you need something to do this weekend, keep Tym's next solo show in mind! Like last week, Tym's only playing from 8:00 PM onward with no afternoon set, there's no announced cover charge, and I believe it's all ages (given it's restaurant locale.) For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Sounds like a good night of music, and hopefully Tym has lots of great music in store for fans and Service Grill patrons alike on Saturday night! Stay tuned for more on this show tomorrow when we preview this weekend's concerts!
Next up, according to recent postings on their Facebook page, The Vibe Lounge on Goulais Avenue is closing tomorrow. The west end bar and concert spot will have their "last night open" on "Broke Ass Wednesday" tonight (as cited here), ending a 17 month local run that started last April. No reason has been publicized for the bar's sudden end, but if something comes out, I'll definitely have it here! Launched by some of the staff responsible for the former Nite-Life Dance Club, The Vibe Lounge seemed to be a nicely maintained bar, and it hosted heavier concerts from headlining bands like Caveman Morrison, Full Circle, Sneaky Pete, That's Chester, Throat Kick, and We The Undersigned during it's run. It's really surprising to hear of The Vibe Lounge's apparent end, but I imagine it's very west-end location couldn't have helped attendances sometimes. I know the guys at The Vibe Lounge did their best to make it a great new bar and lounge, and it will be surprising to not have it around anymore, if this all is true. If you're a Vibe fan, definitely head there tonight to send the bar out with a bang, and hopefully down the road, another bar comes to that spot! If I hear any more on the Vibe Lounge's closure, I'll let you guys know!
That said, I've moved The Vibe Lounge from our Sault Ontario Concert Venue Listings to our Other Local Metal Links section due to their impending closure. While I was moving inactive venues, I also moved The Bottoms Up Lounge out of the venue links due to it's inactivity as a metal concert spot, especially given that only Tym Morrison (of SMS-covered acts) ever played there. Another older Tym Morrison venue (The Big Cheese in Heyden) was removed for the same reason, but they don't have a website for me to use to keep them around. Things should be up to date now for which venues are active for concerts!
Finally today, I wanted to address a concert some of you guys may have heard about since last month. On August 19th, you may have seen a SooToday article on their entertainment page promoting a concert taking place TODAY at The Oddfellows Hall that would be headlined by Vancouver punk/metal outfit Kill Matilda. Solid band, nice mix of punk, metal, and horror movie themes, and with a female singer too, so they'd definitely be worth checking out! Kill Matilda's publicist confirmed the show with me by e-mail last month, and the local date is listed on the tour poster on your left. That said, I never publically confirmed the show on the SMS because Dismembertainment (who were going to book the show) never publically announced it. But with SooToday plugging it, I had to address it, so are Kill Matilda playing in Sault Ontario tonight? Nope. When doing some research, I found this topic on the 705 Video Magazine forums (registration required to view) where Dismembertainment's Rich Moreland confirmed that he had to cancel the show. Had it went on, there was apparently tentative plans for some professional filming & an interview, which would have been awesome, but that's out now. Shame this show didn't go through, it'd have been great, but Dismembertainment have lots of awesome stuff on the horizon (like Napalm Death), so keep an eye out!
Also for possible concerts, The Nicolet Tavern's marquee board is advertising Full Circle for this Friday and Saturday, but I'm not positive if these shows are going on as announced or not. The band has yet to publically announce any dates for this weekend (via a Facebook event page or otherwise), so I'm not sure what's up. For what it's worth, the band hasn't played anywhere in two weeks, and I heard that drummer Scott McClurg recently came down with a cold, but whether either will affect this weekend's shows or not isn't known. If I hear definitively that Full Circle are playing at The Nic this weekend, I'll let you guys know!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for weekend concert previews tomorrow and our review of Woods of Ypres' "Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth" on Friday! Thanks everyone!
Shorter post today, mainly because I wasn't expecting to have enough things to write about, but I'll cobble everything together! Today, we have a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, ticket details for a major upcoming concert, and some new videos, so here's what you need to know!
Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison will indeed be rocking Service Grill Pizza TONIGHT! The prolific and talented singer/guitarist will return to the Korah Road restaurant tonight after spending last Saturday in Goulais River, continuing the speculation that his arrangement at the Service Grill is now bi-weekly. If that's the case, we won't see him back there until October 8th (with a possible show elsewhere next week), but time will tell if this trend continues. Apologies for the short notice for tonight's concert though, Tym only just announced it earlier today on this Facebook event page. Late notice or not, it's good to hear Tym's back on familiar territory tonight! Despite what the poster says, he did not start at 3:00 PM today, he's only playing one set from 8:00 PM onward, so you won't have missed a thing! There's no cover charge, and seeing as it's a restuarant, I can't see it being 19+ tonight. For more details, check the above links! Should be a good night of hard rocking unplugged covers, so if you need something to do tonight in Sault Ontario, head to the Service Grill for Tym Morrison! For a preview, here's Tym covering "More Than Words" with former Half Past singer Luke LeBlanc in 2008!
I was actually going to move on to another new concert on October 15th, but while it's now publically announced, I'm waiting for confirmation on where exactly it's being held before we plug it on here. For now though, let's discuss another concert taking place that night, and it's the widely anticipated metal show at The Riuniti Hall featuring Napalm Death, Hallows Die, Wake, Shit Liver, and The Bear Hunters! Tickets are now available for this mega-concert on October 15th, but where can you pick them up? The Rad Zone at Wellington Square Mall and Northland Music on Queen Street East have them right now for you guys to purchase, or you can directly contact promoter Rich Moreland in person or through Dismembertainment's Facebook page to get hooked up! If you wanna wait a day or two, members of The Bear Hunters and Shit Liver will have tickets to sell as well, so keep that in mind! Tickets are $20, which is more than worth it to see this high quality amount of bands, including the living death metal legends that are Napalm Death, so snap them up today! Stay tuned for updates on this concert as they come in!
And finally for this short Saturday night post, Half Past/Frightlight drummer Chris Thompson has posted the rest of the videos from Half Past's set at Hempfest last month onto his YouTube channel! Unlike the first two, the only things he's added to the new videos are title cards, and we've seen these before on the band's Facebook page, but it's nice to finally get these on YouTube! The "new" videos are of Half Past covering Drowning Pool's "Bodies", "I Stand Alone" by Godsmack, Disturbed's song "Down With The Sickness", and System of a Down's "Hypnotize", and as I've previously said, the band sounds great but I think Jordan Rains should stick to more melodic songs, as the songs with harsher vocals sound a bit rough. Good stuff though, so check the above links for all of the Hempfest videos of Half Past, and here's the video of the band covering "Down With The Sickness"!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more over the next few days, including this week's Out of Town profile on Paricide on Monday! Thanks everyone!
I wasn't planning to have a new news post today, but it's amazing how rapidly some big news falls into place, so I felt I should slap one together! In that regard, don't forget my Defunct Local Band Profiles on From The Ashes Of Angels and TraynWreck from this morning, especially if you're from the Sault Michigan area! So today, we have a cool new audio clip from a local band, some updates to one of our monthly feature posts, and kicking things off, two SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, so here's what you need to know!!
Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison is indeed back at Service Grill Pizza TODAY! After a one week absence for a St. Joseph Island concert, Tym's back at the Korah Road restaurant today for two sets after he returns from his set this afternoon at The Searchmont Music Festival, and apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this show earlier today. Also to note, the Facebook event page still says that he's there "every Saturday", so it looks like his weekly summer arrangement there has been extended into at least one fall month! With the Searchmont gig, his usual times at the Service Grill are slightly amended, as he'll now be hitting the stage a bit later at 4:30 PM, with a second set likely to start around 8:00 PM tonight. There's no announced cover charge, and I don't believe there's an age restriction. Check the above links for more details! Sounds good, hopefully Tym knocks it out of the park tonight, even if it's short notice! Remember to go see him TODAY, and for a preview, here's Tym (and a special guest) covering Extreme's "More Than Words" a few years ago!
Meanwhile, Sault Michigan hard rock trio Scofflaw will return to the local stage TONIGHT for a set at The Merchant's Bar! The popular band featuring singer/guitarist Jeff Barnes, Bucksaw bassist Barney Gravelle, and PowerSlug drummer Ivan Schliska will make their first advertised local concert appearance since LemmaFest when they rock The Merch for a night of drunken metal originals! They're a fun band and well worth hitting up shows for, but hearing them announced in advance is nice, so it's good to finally be able to plug a concert of theirs on here! That said, it's still short notice for the announcement, and I apologize for that. They'll be on at 10:00 PM tonight, you must be 21 to attend, and there's no announced cover charge. For more details, click here! If you like and miss Scofflaw, you'll wanna be at The Merchant's Bar TONIGHT, so don't miss it if you're across the river! For a preview, here's Scofflaw playing their original song "Love Destroyer" at a 2008 jam session!
Thirdly today, I received a cool new audio track from Sneaky Pete frontman Bill Brouillard that I'd like to share with you guys! Yesterday, Bill e-mailed me an mp3 file of the band covering both Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" and Judas Priest's "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" into a mashup that they call "Another Crazy Thing Comin'", and I decided to post it on The Sault Metal Scene's YouTube channel to show to the world! It basically starts as a "Crazy Train" cover, then segues into Judas Priest, then closes with the "Crazy Train" cover's last portion, resulting in over 10 minutes of hard rocking! The band sounds good, this is probably the best quality audio I've heard of theirs, and though the vocals aren't as rangy, there's added grit and heaviness to them, so it all works out! So enjoy this Sneaky Pete cover mashup, and hopefully it encourages you to check them out at their next live concerts! Give "Another Crazy Thing Comin'" a listen!
And finally, I've updated the info on a few of the profiles in our Defunct Local Band Profile Series & our GarageBand Profile Mini-Series to keep them more accurate, so here's what's changed! I've updated both the M7K and Death Rise defunct profiles to add references to Mike Vincent and Adam Brett's current band The Dead Kings, and slightly downplay the now-defunct Skull After Betrayl. I updated the Life's Eclipse* profile to refer to frontman Jason Mills' work in Swampghas, and to note that both he and and his brother, bassist David Mills, share vocal duties in the band. Finally for the defunct profiles, I edited the State of Misery* profile to mention that guitarist Ray Cowan was in the local band The Unforgiven, a band he won "Best Guitarist" at the 2008 Case's Music Battle of the Bands with. As for the GarageBand Profile Mini-Series, I edited the Sin Stereo profile to change the references to the members' later band Stiffler's Mom, as they broke up earlier this year. Lastly, I edited the Gates of Winter profile to condense things a tiny bit (mostly in the notes on their drummers), and I added references to my reviews of their two released CDs in lieu of substantial song critiquing in that profile. Check the above links for each of the updated profiles in those two monthly feature series!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news soon, and in case anything doesn't go up tomorrow, pay your respects tomorrow on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, and never forget. Thanks everyone!
The news keeps rolling in, and actually, today's post is quite similar to yesterday's in content, with Tym Morrison and Whitesnake taking up most of the stories! Add some Woods of Ypres updates too, and things are shaping up nicely for today, so let's end the weekend right with some big news! Here's what you need to know!
We'll start with some more new videos from Friday night's Whitesnake concert at The Dreammaker's Theater at Kewadin Casino, and let's open with some great videos from Wawa author Duane Roy ("Soo Stories" & "Castle Stories"), who is a frequent sight at major local hard rock concerts like this! Duane filmed at least four videos at the concert, which have been split among his Flickr page and his YouTube channel, oddly enough. His YouTube channel just has his video of Whitesnake playing their classic song "Here I Go Again", while he posted clips of Whitesnake playing "Bad Boys", "Love Ain't No Stranger", and "Still of the Night" on Flickr, though none of the Flickr videos are of the full song, mostly lasting around a minute each. The quality's really nice, and though David Coverdale is the focal point of the videos, he basically is Whitesnake, so it works out. Everything looks nice, Duane was close to the stage, and it's cool hearing the audience sing along with "Here I Go Again" like it's second nature to them! Great footage, definitely check it all out at the above links, and here's Whitesnake playing "Here I Go Again" in Sault Michigan on Friday night!
The other new Whitesnake videos I've came across are from YouTube user Joelle Aikens, who you may remember as an uploader of videos from Kewadin Casino concerts featuring Staind and Firehouse (openers for Skid Row) from the past few years. Well, she made it to the Whitesnake concert as well, and got two videos for us, including the band playing "Still of the Night" and drummer Brian Tichy's drum solo! Joelle was right at the front row in front of Doug Aldrich, and she gets some nice angles of the band, though her camera does fall short a bit for audio quality. Whitesnake sound good, if downtuned from the original version of "Still of the Night", and Brian Tichy's solo is awesome and actually the longest of her Whitesnake videos, so drum solo fans should love this one! Kudos to Joelle for uploading these yesterday, so visit her YouTube channel to check them out, and here's "Still of the Night" from this past Friday!
Now to some Woods of Ypres news from the last little while! Sessions for "Woods V" appear to have wrapped up, with producer Siegfried Meier tweeting on Wednesday that this was their final day at Beach Road Studios, including the photo on your right of him with David Gold and Joel Violette. David himself commented to say that the tunes are "MASSIVE", this could be the band's first 10/10 record, and that it's the best record they've ever done (read his quote at this location.) Now there's some great news, I can't wait to hear the finished product! So while we wait for "Woods V", the band has officially launched a search for a new bassist and drummer to replace the Madden brothers, who suddenly parted ways with the band in June. The only visible conditions must be that you're able to play shows, tour, and record with Woods of Ypres, so if you're at all interested in trying out to join Woods of Ypres as their new bassist or drummer, send a serious inquiry to davidypres@gmail.com (source here.) This could be a big opportunity for some musicians out there, local or otherwise, so if you have the talent to play some blackened doom metal, give David a shout and show him what you can do! Stay tuned to the SMS for more Woods of Ypres news as I hear it!
And finally, you know how Tym Morrison's been playing at Service Grill Pizza on Saturdays since late June? Well, the Caveman Morrison frontman is featured in a new video article & interview posted yesterday by Local2 (the former SooNews.ca) which you can now read at this location! Credited as "Caveman Tym Morrison" in the video, it shows Tym playing Heart's "Alone" (same as the Full Circle clip from Rotaryfest) at the Service Grill at what looks like their outdoor patio, which is likely where he is each week. We get the full performance, sort of, as the middle part is overlayed with an interview with Local2's Mike Caruso where Tym talks about his solo project, Caveman Morrison, how long he's been playing guitar, his album, and his musical genres. Nice interview, and Tym gets time to add in extra notes about his music, so it's definitely worth checking out! The article itself seemed to suggest more emphasis on the Service Grill itself though, and the video actually starts with Service Grill owner Mike LaRue talking about the renovations, hours, and menu at the Korah Road restaurant. The article itself also mentions that the Service Grill plans to bring in more musicians too, which should be interesting! I'm surprised that an article hyping the venue didn't talk much about it, but it's still worth checking out!
I can't embed the video here, but click here to check the video out and move to 1:08 in the video for Tym's portion, which more or less runs the rest of the video. Stay tuned for more from Tym and Caveman Morrison as it comes in! That's all for today, but I do tentatively have our review of Sykotyk Rampage's latest album "Zombies" pencilled in for tomorrow, so stay tuned for that! Thanks everyone!
After a couple days of previews and profiles, it's back to the news today on this last weekend of August, and today, we have the first videos from yesterday's Whitesnake concert and more assorted news, but first, here's a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!!
Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison will in fact be playing an acoustic solo concert at Service Grill Pizza TODAY! Apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced the show last night, which is oddly late, but better late than never! As has generally been the case each Saturday since late June, Tym will be on for two sets today at 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM at the Korah Road restaurant, where you can expect some great and proficient covers of your favourite hard rock hits in a more intimate setting! There's no announced cover charge, and I expect both sets to be all ages. No word yet on if his weekly arrangement at the Service Grill will continue into September, though remember that when this originally started, it was just for every Saturday "this summer", so I guess we'll have to see if he'll be back there next weekend or not. For more details on TODAY'S sets, visit the official Facebook event page, and click here for details on his show in Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island tomorrow, in case you wanna make a road trip! Sounds like fun, and hopefully a big crowd turns out to see Tym in action, so head to the Service Grill TODAY!! For a preview, here's Tym covering Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven" at Foggy Notions in 2009!
Next up, here's the first videos from last night's Whitesnake concert at The Dreammaker's Theater at Kewadin Casino! We'll start with one from YouTube user dfunker76, who's been a good source of Kewadin concert footage since 2009, including some nice videos from the Staind and Cinderella shows there. Well, he was at the Whitesnake concert, and filmed at least one video there, and it's now on his YouTube channel! Though a song name isn't given, the video's of Whitesnake playing their classic song "Bad Boys", and it's not bad quality! He got a good spot to film the band, and you see everything well! Audio lacks a bit, but you can at least make out everything decently well. The band sounds good, David Coverdale still sounds great, and if they sounded like this for the whole show, I reckon it'd be hard to complain! Check out Whitesnake playing "Bad Boys" in Sault Michigan last night, and stay tuned in case dfunker76 has any more videos from the show for us!
The other video is actually the first one I saw, and it comes from YouTube user Dwayne Lehn, who posted this onto his YouTube channel last night. He filmed Whitesnake guitarist Reb Beach's guitar solo at the concert, and you can watch it below! Not the best quality video, with a very dark side stage angle and distorted audio, but you can still hear Reb's talents through the technical limitations! If you wanna see Reb's solo last night, watch it below, and stay tuned to the SMS for more Whitesnake concert fallout as I hear it!
And finally for today, here's three assorted shorter stories from the last while, and as always, they're in alphabetical order by band or event name:
You may be aware of a concert at 200 Maple Street in Thessalon TONIGHT with Ottawa metal band Biipiigwan, Thessalon's own For All That Is Lost, locals The Bear Hunters & Shit Liver, and two mystery bands. Though not confirmed, it looks like one will feature ex-members of Bring The Misery, as their Facebook page plugged the show saying that "random members" would be playing. If I had to guess, I'd assume some band members are playing in one or both mystery bands, but this doesn't look like anything more than a one off. If I hear more, I'll let you guys know, and click here for show details!
Four new acts have been confirmed for the Searchmont Music Festival on September 10th, including local big band The Reptiles, Blackwater frontman Cody McMillan, a blues act of some kind named Tuff Gig, and local burlesque troupe The Salty Mollies. They should be good additions, metal or not, so keep an eye out for them at the festival!
I have removed defunct comedy metal project T.E.N. from our inactive Sault Ontario band links, as their Facebook page was quietly deleted earlier this month, and there's no alternative pages to replace it that I know of. Disappointing, but check out two of their demos at this location and best of luck to their old members!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for more Whitesnake fallout, some "Woods V" updates, our review of Sykotyk Rampage's "Zombies", and much more very soon! Thanks everyone!
Hey guys, we have some good news today, and hopefully you guys caught my last minute note that Winnipeg hardcore quartet Method were also added to the Rosie metal night last night! If you missed the announcement or didn't make the concert, click here to check them out, they're definitely worth your time! Now to today's news, as we have a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, a prominent band's return, a related band's apparent demise, and a new video, so here's what you need to know!
Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison is indeed back with acoustic solo concerts this weekend, starting with the continuation of his Service Grill Pizza weekly arrangement TOMORROW! I only just heard about the shows last night, so he'll definitely be back at the Korah Road restaurant tomorrow to deliver two great sets of acoustic hard rock covers! Again, this could be one of your last chances to see him there given earlier statements that the arrangement was for the summer only, so definitely go tomorrow just in case! He'll have two sets at 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM, there's no announced cover charge, and there's likely not an age restriction. Click here for more details, and remember that he'll be back at The Tilt'n Hilton in Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island on Sunday afternoon again as well, so click here for details on that show! Bit far, but worth the drive! It's always good to see Tym rocking a local stage, and hopefully this weekend's shows go well, so don't miss him tomorrow at the Service Grill! For a preview, here's Tym Morrison covering Extreme's "More Than Words" in Heyden in 2008 with guest singer Luke LeBlanc!
Next up, it looks like local death metal quintet State of Misery are back! After a three month breakup that started in May, the popular (but initially short lived) band have left a few updates on their Facebook pages over the last few days indicating that they have in fact reunited. Drummer Nick Kainula said "Big things happening here!" on their Facebook page on Tuesday, their lineup on their Facebook group was updated that same day to restore their five-piece lineup from the spring, and in a comment there yesterday, Nick said "We're back, suckaas!" Plus, frontman Steve Rhodes confirmed he's back with the band on his Twitter page yesterday. Seems pretty clear that State of Misery are back on the scene, but aside from the recent statements about it, nothing's came out concerning a return to the stage or a possible resumption of their old demo plans. I'm glad to see the guys back together after their very rapid deterioration three months ago, as they were definitely a talented band with chemistry and lots of promise! I'd never have guessed this would happen so quickly, but I'm glad it did, so stay tuned for State of Misery updates as I hear them!
Also, I've updated our Defunct Local Band Profile on them from a couple weeks ago to reflect their return, and similarly to Life's Eclipse, I've added notes about their return and an asterisk (*) to the title of the post to reflect that State of Misery are indeed back. I have more updates to come in this series at some point too, so stay tuned for that!
While we're on the subject, I assume the reunion news effectively renders Unleash The Blackened Sky defunct, so I've moved them to our inactive Sault Ontario band links, though credited as Bring The Misery, as it's the only name they played concerts under. As you may remember, Bring The Misery featured State of Misery's own Steve Rhodes & Ray Cowan during the SoM breakup along with ex-members of Bring The Fallen, Fountain of Betrayal, and The Shit, though they only played two concerts in June. Notably, their second & last show was filmed as part of Shaw TV's interview with Dismembertainment founder Rich Moreland, which you can watch here. With the State of Misery reunion, bassist Tyler St. Amour's work with Social Suicide, and drummer Travis St. Amour's out of town college plans, their breakup seems extremely likely, if nothing else. They had promise from their old bands' reputations, but things didn't gel live like I'd assumed, and it looks like we won't know if they'd have been able to work out the kinks. That said, I think the members' current bands & goals will probably be the best moves for them, musical or otherwise. Best of luck to Steve, Ray, Daeson, Tyler, Travis, Dan, and Kory in their future plans, I know good things will come no matter what!
And finally, here's some new updates from Sault Ontario solo guitarist Mike Cliffe! Over the last little while, a number of songs I didn't recognize were posted onto his Reverbnation page to stream, so click here and head to the bottom to check most of them out! The songs vary in length, genre, and recording quality, but there's some very nice solo instrumentals here if you're willing to look for them! The "bgc" songs in particular have a nice classic rock groove, but there's much more than that on there! One of the newer songs is called "Talk Is Cheap (So Is Talc)", and Mike posted a video of him playing the song onto his YouTube channel on Wednesday! Nice pacing and a catchy melody, reminding me of the solo section of a 1970s hard rocker. Mike mentioned on the video that he recorded this as a basement jam on an old cassette tape, then brought it back and redid it, and now we can check it out! Nice to see some video footage of him playing too, as overlayed onto fast moving landscape and water shots and photos, so give Mike's video for "Talk Is Cheap" a look below!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news, notes, and videos this weekend! Thanks everyone!
Alright, it's now time for our second part of our three-post weekend concert previews, and today, we have five shows in Sault Ontario itself to preview, one of which is newly announced, so that's a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT too! And yes, Sault Michiganders, we'll preview your weekend concerts early tomorrow! Now, to this weekend's previews on the Ontario side, starting with the new show! (And for my preview of this weekend's Hempfest, check the post below this one!)
As could be expected, Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison will return to Service Grill Pizza on Saturday for some acoustic metal goodness! His weekly arrangement there continues for two sets on Saturday, after just playing the afternoon set there last week due to the Hollow reunion show. So if you wanna see Tym at 3:00 PM or 8:00 PM, you're good this week! Actually, knowing that this arrangement was only scheduled for the summer, this could be one of the last times you could see him at the Korah Road pizza joint this year (barring an extension), but I assume it will run at least through the end of August. Also note that he'll be back at the Tilt'n Hilton in Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island Sunday too, so if you wanna make the long drive out there on Sunday afternoon, then definitely go see Tym on Sunday! There is no announced cover charge, and again, it appears to be all ages on Saturday. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Sounds like fun, hopefully Tym tears it up this weekend! Go see him here or in Hilton Beach if you can, and for a preview, here's Tym covering Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven" in 2009!
Now to the previously announced shows, and first, it's TONIGHT'S 28th Roosevelt Hotel metal night! However, if the lineup seems familiar to a non-Dismembertainment show at The Oddfellows Hall three weeks ago, it's no coincidence, as Halifax classic metal bands Black Moor & Sanktuary are coming back to Sault Ontario tonight to rock The Rosie! Awesome to see them back so soon, seeing as they slayed The Rosie the first time around! However, there will be changes, including cooler temperatures and a new band order. This time, Black Moor will headline, with Sanktuary again co-headlining the concert. Local death metal band The Bear Hunters (who played last three weeks ago) will instead be third on tonight's bill, in what will also be their record 13th appearance at a Thursday metal night! The opening band for tonight will be grimecore rockers Shit Liver, in their first metal night appearance in 7 weeks. Good to see them back, they're piling on the bookings now that they're back gigging! With the out of town bands (which we haven't seen on a Thursday since The Dayglo Abortions), there will be a nominal cover of $3 (it's worth every penny though, and cheaper than three weeks ago.) As usual, it's a 19+ show, and Shit Liver start things off at 9:30 PM. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page!
Awesome show all around, hopefully a big crowd shows up! And if you missed Sanktuary and Black Moor last month, do yourself a favour and check them out tonight, their classic metal sounds aren't to be missed! Check the above links for more, and for a preview, here's Black Moor playing "Acid Biker" at The Oddfellows Hall last month!
Also this weekend is a very cool all ages show taking place tomorrow night at The Oddfellows Hall featuring three metal bands and the return of alternative rock trio Smeltzer! They were a talented & prominent sight in the mid-2000s, and now they're back for one night only to headline this all ages concert! Not metal, but if you saw them, you know how entertaining they were! Not sure which of their old lineups will reform for this show, but for reference sake, their last active lineup featured RedD Monkey frontman Steve Mozarowski, bassist Paul Stanghetta of The Fury, and ex-RedD Monkey/Gates of Winter drummer Kevin Overton. Conveniently, RedD Monkey are also scheduled for tomorrow night as the co-headliners, which should ensure a punk filled finish for tomorrow's show! Below them, the show includes local hardcore band Changing Waves (replacing Winkstinger tomorrow), indie rockers The Tenagens, and one day after the Rosie metal night, Shit Liver & The Bear Hunters once again! That's the performance order, but I should address the lineup, as it's changed since the show was first announced.
The Tenagens & The Bear Hunters flipped their spots at 7:45 PM & 9:00 PM (now 9:15 PM), but now, Changing Waves have been promoted from opening at 7:00 PM to third on the bill at 9:15 PM, bumping The Tenagens, Shit Liver, and The Bear Hunters back a slot each to 8:30 PM, 7:45 PM, and 7:00 PM respectively, with Smeltzer & RedD Monkey playing at 10:45 PM & 10:00 PM. This show is ALL AGES with a $5 cover, and doors open at 6:00 PM. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Sounds like fun, and I will be there to enjoy the local talent! It's been forever for me to see Smeltzer, and you can't beat an old school all ages show like this! Hope to see you guys there, and for a preview, here's RedD Monkey covering Motorhead's "Ace of Spaces"!
Finally for this weekend, local classic hard rock quartet Full Circle are back at The Roosevelt Hotel for a weekend set tomorrow night and Saturday night! Their busy schedule of weekends continues at The Rosie this weekend, and they should have some great covers in store from all eras of hard rock over the next two nights! Nothing too different for their shows this weekend, but remember that the new patio at The Rosie is open, if that's a selling point! They'll be on at 10:00 PM both nights, you must be 19 to attend, and there is no cover charge. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Always good to see Full Circle out and about, and hopefully they'll deliver a great weekend of music as always tomorrow night & Saturday night! Hopefully Hempfest doesn't sap the attendance either, but fans will come out either way! For a preview, click here and move to 13:20 of the video to see Full Circle cover of Heart's "Alone" at this year's Rotaryfest!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for Sault Michigan weekend concert previews and more news tomorrow! Thanks everyone!
Finally for this weekend's concert previews, here's one more new announcement, as local punk trio Stegadeth will play their first ever solo headlining concert THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at Room 21! Apologies again for the short notice, this show was only announced via it's official Facebook event page this past Saturday. Last seen earlier this month opening for Shit Liver, this should be a prime opportunity for fans to see Bill, Tiffany, and Johnny in a more intimate locale, and with their fan favourite covers and growing roster of originals, don't miss out above Low & Slow on SATURDAY! Note that there have been no public indications as to whether Stegadeth are playing acoustically or with electric instruments, but given the usual artist range and venue size, don't be shocked if the former is an element. A 10:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no announced cover charges are in effect. See above for more details, and here's Stegadeth live at The Rockstar Bar!
Finally for today, here's the latest from Sault Michigan classic/hard rock cover quartet Highway 63, whose teased return from hiatus is advertised for next month, but what can be said now? On April 8th, frontman Henry Switzer revealed on their Facebook page that "my wrist is now beginning to heal and I can play guitar a bit now." He had earlier pointed to focusing on his health as a factor in Highway 63's break, but we hadn't heard this much until this month. Good to hear Henry's wrist is feeling better! The following week, Henry shared two videos from his personal Facebook page of him tracking vocals for studio versions of Cheap Trick's "The Flame" and (embedded below) Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" that he recently recorded. Teasers for upcoming Highway 63 set additions, or just him getting back in the musical groove? It remains to be seen, but how do these sound?
