A New Local Hard Rock Band, Sykotyk Rampage's New Music, And More!!

In our last news post of the month, we have new media and plans from a local punk project, plenty of new material from a popular veteran hard rock band, and first, a new local band, so here's what you need to know! (Updated at 2:07 PM)

We have a new local hard rock band to add to our listings, and they are Long Shot! A newer local quartet that formed as early as January of this year (months prior to their Facebook page's launch), their lineup is mostly comprised of artists that are largely unknown from other recent bands, including singer/guitarist Evan Dawe, guitarist Nathan Muto, bassist Adam Dawe (presumably Evan's brother?), and drummer Jeremy Ganuelas. Long Shot have largely played at unfamiliar venues and corporate events so far in their run, including debuting at a Sault Community Career Center function in January (Evan and Nathan both work there), playing private gigs in Heyden & Echo Bay, and even playing at two functions relating to the Soo's new ultimate frisbee association, most recently at LopLops. For a taste of Long Shot's sound, the band has uploaded six (generally incomplete) cover videos onto Facebook, including bass-less covers of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman", Velvet Revolver's "Fall To Pieces", and The Darkness' "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"  at their debut in January, so click each link to see them!

The videos are rounded out by a cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" at The Bellevue Park Bandshell to launch the SUPA ultimate frisbee association, and covers of the Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper" and "Baba O'Riley" again at a private birthday party in Echo Bay (both sans Jeremy, but with cowbell for the former clip!) From what I've heard so far, Long Shot have a good sound that doesn't stick to predictable covers, and Nathan's a very solid guitarist, but Evan's vocals could be a bit more forceful on louder songs. I'm curious to see what Long Shot are up to next, so check them out above, and here's their Darkness cover from January!



Next up, local "blue Chinese metal crash punk" quartet Sykotyk Rampage released their newest "albums" to their Reverbnation page between August 11th & 13th! I apologize for the delay on these, as we were both waiting to make sure the songs went up in full, and making sure that every album went up. Originally, Sykotyk Rampage had indicated plans to release seven albums in February, but 4 of the previously announced albums ("Wyrd Radio", "Padre Pwj with Ready for Revival", "Santa's Night Out", and "Double LIVE) have either been cancelled or postponed for unannounced reasons. The three of those albums that actually did come out this month (the band's 44th-46th) are "Kitty Farts & Other Play Full Noises", and two sequels to earlier concept releases, those being "Environ-Mental Suits 2: Anvil of Antioch" & "Captain Awesome Sex & Chastity Boy Episode 3: Who's Driving Spaceship Earth?", though I'll note that a fourth separate release that wasn't announced in February entitled "Bring The Heavy", is still listed for a September release, but has no online songs yet.

The second batch of new Sykotyk Rampage original songs with current bassist Tony Briglio, each album is fairly long as far as SKR releases go, with none having less than 17 songs, and "Who's Driving Spaceship Earth" having 24, so that might make up for the dropped albums! "Kitty Farts..." appears to be a general new release, while the other two albums exploit the conceptual nature with between song "scenes" to explain each album's storyline, and both are humorous and irreverent, just like long time Sykotyk Rampage fans should expect! Of the songs I've heard, fans can expect Sykotyk Rampage's usual improvised crash stylings, and like on prior releases, drummer Paul Becker appears to sing on most tracks. Now, like Sykotyk Rampage's other post-2011 albums, all three of these are available for free streams without a full album purchase option (though certain songs can be bought), though I will note that according to a recent e-mail that Reverbnation users (like myself) recieved, Reverbnation's store is being discontinued on September 30th, so a sale posting there wouldn't have done much good anyway.

The reason for the move is due to Reverbnation's new relationship with MerchOutfitters, who they encourage bands with stores on Reverbnation to switch over to for merchandise sales, but it's unclear as of yet how many local bands will launch presences there. Regardless of the release nature of Sykotyk Rampage's new "albums", fans have a lot to like, so give them all a listen at the above links, and stay tuned for more new Sykotyk Rampage song uploads on Reverbnation!

Finally for today, here's the latest media from the revived local pop punk solo project For July! Frontman Dave Hunter uploaded a work in progress clip of a new original song onto their Facebook page on Tuesday which has a definite emo/power punk sound going for it, and a bit more aggression to it than some of For July's earlier songs! Also, Dave's YouTube channel has been recently updated regarding For July, which included a video looking for donations to crowdfund their debut album, but it's since been privatized for unknown reasons (though I'll note that Dave was very hard to hear in the video.) I liked the idea of a Kickstarter-esque funding model, hopefully Dave still pursues that for an album! Instead, embedded below is their new YouTube posting of their original "The Emo Song", which is basically what is says on the tin, but fans of mid-2000s pop punk should be right at home with it, and it's well recorded! Give it a look below, and stay tuned for more on For July!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for this month's CD review TOMORROW, and I'll see you guys TONIGHT at The Rockstar Bar for Soo Band Roulette, the most unpredictable battle of the bands that Sault Ontario has ever seen! Thanks everyone!

Haggith/Jack Bryant Benefit Preview, Zombie Walk Clarification, And Much More!!

Now full swing into October, I fully expect this month to ride our busy September into even busier and news-packed weeks ahead, and this post should help! Today, we have some new songs from a local solo grind project, new album uploads, clarification of an upcoming concert event, and leading things off, a preview for a very special event going on tomorrow before we preview the Friday-Saturday concerts. Read on below for all the details, and for this month's "Where Are The New Albums?" post from this morning, check the post below this one!

As you may remember, local grunge/alternative hard rockers Haggith will return to The Rockstar Bar TOMORROW NIGHT for a special benefit event along with a diverse lineup of bands in honour of the late Jack Bryant. They'll join debuting local rock quartet Nikkfitt (featuring Fitswitch & W.F.O. alumni), classic rock cover trio The Seven Year Itch (a.k.a. Griphook minus Brian Oja), and local country band Thin Ice in an acoustic set on the lineup, so there's a little something for everyone! Plus, both Nikkfitt singer Nikki Bryant and Haggith frontman Curtis McKenzie's girlfriend April Bryant are relatives of Jack's, so it's great to see everyone coming together to raise money for his final expenses tomorrow night! I will note that, from what I've read, The Seven Year Itch are definitely more classic rock based than their heavier counterparts Griphook, but they get less online promotion too (I don't think they have any pages yet), so keep that in mind if you're attending. The benefit will have a dinner and raffle prizes to help fundraise, and tickets are $20 through event hosts at the Facebook event page (and likely at the door), so check the above links for more details!

This should be a great event to help out the Bryant family with the funeral expenses, and all 4 bands deserve props for helping out! Nikkfitt's debut intrigues me, and Haggith of course should deliver some heavier hits as well at the site of their battle of the bands 2nd place run, so if you want to show your support to Jack's family, be at The Rockstar Bar tomorrow night! For a preview, here's Haggith at The Rockstar Bar this spring!



Next up, here's some clarification on the music schedule for this year's Soo Zombie Walk on October 26th, and thanks to Sykotyk Rampage guitarist Dirk Becker (who has a greater organizing role this year) for the information! In short, the previously announced sets from Sykotyk Rampage and Haggith will NOT be part of the afterparty, they will instead be during the day before the walk actually begins. Sykotyk Rampage will play at The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre that day at 4:30 PM, with Haggith at 3:30 PM, and solo sets from former Terminal bassist Greg Callaghan & ex-Blackwater bassist James Watterworth at 2:45 & 2:00 PM respectively. The bands will be a part of greater & longer pre-walk activities including games, vendors, and more, which you can get more word on at the Facebook event page, though the bands aren't detailed there publically yet. There will still be an afterparty, which will be held at Coch's Corner that night after the walk, returning to this location for the first time since the former Foggy Notions hosted it in 2010. Details on their schedule are forthcoming, but note that since Coch's Corner moved to Queen Street East last year, the venue's live music has generally trended towards acoustic artists.

I do apologize for any confusion regarding our initial reports of the Zombie Walk entertainment, but given how each of the past 3 years only featured live bands for the afterparty, and that fuller information wasn't available at the time, the assumption did seem to make sense. The expanded pre-walk activities do seem like a bonus to help make this more of an all day event, but I hope that there is still a pull for big entertainment at Coch's Corner for the afterparty, so stay tuned in case we hear anything, and don't miss the Zombie Walk or the bands before it on the 26th!

Speaking of Sykotyk Rampage, five more of their eight announced 2013 albums are now up for free streaming on their Reverbnation page! "Environ-Mental Suits", "Wonder About Baby", "Revenge of Professor Perv & The Crimson Nipple", "Eye For An Eye", and "The Electric Mirror" are now online, joining the previously uploaded "Beat Your Ox With A Bag Of Kittens" & "Yamaraja" from last month, with only one album ("The Adventures of Captain Awesome Sex & Chastity Boy") still remaining as of this writing, and I do enjoy the cover artwork on all 5, either on an artistic or humorous basis! Note that "The Electric Mirror" is a new title confirmation (earlier covers didn't feature it), while the "Revenge of..." album is referred to as "Revenge of Prof. OCD" in all uses on Reverbnation aside from the official artwork. The vast majority of the songs are not ones I'm familiar with from live concerts (though some titles are familiar), and note that three of the five albums have linked song names that could point to a running theme or concept.

Now, like their 2012 albums and the second "Genius Mushrooms" album from 2011, none of these are available for sale as a full paid download, but stream the new albums (their first batch with Tony Briglio on bass) above, as I plan to do soon, and stay tuned for the last of the eight 2013 albums soon!

Finally for today, here's a pair of new songs from local medical goregrind solo project Malignant Neoplasm! Entitled "Neuroepithelioma" & (as embedded below) "Carcinosarcoma", these cancer/tumour-named songs from their split demo with Brutaly Fatal & Rotopsy were uploaded to their label Blood Shed Productions' YouTube channel in the last few days. Ringsnaps continues to deliver a divisive but unapologetic grindcore blend on these tracks, with guttural pig squeal vocals, and more programming than his other work. Interesting short songs here, but still feeling like they could use more instruments. Check out "Carcinosarcoma" below, and stay tuned for more from his bands!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for weekend concert previews tomorrow! Thanks everyone!

Battle Of The Bands, Coch's Corner, Late & Loud, Reverbnation, And Winkstinger News!!

We're very behind on news around here, so let's get another post up on the site, our 8th in the past 5 days alone! This is completely dedicated to news, including details on a local concert venue's impending move, some lineup news for the upcoming battle of the bands, a local metal act's new original recordings, upgrades to a popular music site's layout (and how your bands are affected), and another local metal band's latest updates, so here's what you need to know!

Local bar/concert venue Coch's Corner's days at it's current location will end next weekend, according to recent Facebook postings. Employee (and Frightlight/T. Rex Manning frontman) J.D. Pearce has revealed on their Facebook group that this coming week is their "last week" at the old Days Inn location on Bay Street, and they're serving discounted food and Caesars through the end of next week. Final events will include an open mic night on Tuesday and an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner on Thursday, with proceeds going towards the move, which is expected to be to the old Foggy Notions/Feedback location at 708 Queen Street East. Coch's Corner pages haven't publically acknowledged that they're in fact taking over the Foggy's building, but from what I understand, they apparently purchased the lease to the location earlier this year and have been renovating the interior in recent months. Note that there's been exterior renovations around the old Coch's Corner location recently too, but I'm not sure what will exactly become of that. An opening date for the new Coch's Corner has not been announced yet, but I don't believe it's coming right away from what I've read online.

I've always liked Coch's Corner as a concert spot, especially it's warmth, usually free admission, and solid concert bookings since I hit drinking age, but I assume that the move will be a benefit for them, especially with such a nice location as the old Foggy Notions building! I just hope that they handle the noise complaint issues that dogged Foggy's are addressed well, as that's an elephant in the room no one wants. I don't know what's happening to the old Coch's Corner spot, but hopefully it's used well in it's next purpose, and if you love Coch's, head there this coming week to send it off fittingly until the move and re-opening! Stay tuned for more on this as it comes in!

Next up, here's the latest updates towards the Sault Humane Society Battle of the Bands next Friday at The Grand Theater! The current lineup appears to be three bands smaller, partly because classic hard rock quintet Turner Up & funk rock trio The Vertically Impaired have both been removed from the battle's lineups on their online pages. I have not heard any reasons for their withdrawl, but hopefully nothing bad happened to them! The other band that has dropped out is local blues rock quartet The Moves, as per conversations I had with bassist Nathan Bouliane Thursday morning. Their withdrawl is due to external commitments, which include work that drummer Dave Pihlaja has with the Manitoulin Island folk project Lyndon's Frozen Lake that day. It's disappointing to see them drop out, especially knowing the battle success that their members have had recently (every member has been in a battle winning band), and I had pegged them as an early dark horse to watch at the event. Hopefully the three bands are back out there soon, they're all very talented! Replacements for the three bands are not being sought, so the battle will now have 9 bands at the most, but it's still a huge battle with lots of metal talent, so stay tuned for more updates as they roll in!

Thirdly today, remember how local extreme metal quintet Winkstinger has apparently been working on studio recordings towards a debut EP? Well, five unmastered original songs from the sessions have been posted onto the band's new Soundcloud page, so we can check out some of their recent hard work! The posted songs include their originals "Stop! You Can't Interrogate Someone With Brain Damage!", "Sadist", "Move It, Peenie Weenies, My Hands Are On Fire", and two songs I don't recognize off hand with the titles "Bidniz" and "Nunya", so click the above links to stream each new song! I don't know if this is all they recorded or not, but it'd be cool to hear studio versions of songs like "Fuck The Rest" and "Where'd We Go Wrong" too! Still, these are nice to hear in clearer quality, but you can tell they're not mastered yet. Assuming that these still have a physical release in the works, I won't give detailed thoughts on them yet, but if you enjoy Winkstinger's chaotic and often amusing concerts and originals, definitely stream these tracks, and I'll keep you posted if we hear more from these recording sessions!

Also in the news today, here's the latest stuff from local classic metal quartet Late & Loud! Remember how they hinted at possibly releasing their debut EP at the Sault Humane Society Battle of the Bands that they're competing in next week? Well, don't get your hopes up, as they revealed in a posting on their Facebook page on Monday that the release has been postponed. A reason for the delay wasn't announced, though they admitted being bummed, while adding that "awesome recordings take time." The current tentative plan is to release the EP in May, but have a full blown release party weekend in July in it's honour, but what could that entail? In a post on the Musicians Wanted Facebook group on Thursday, guitarist Jonathan Tiberi inquired about bands interested in playing a "3 day festival" in early July (my guess is over the July 7th weekend), and though he didn't go into great detail, he said to message him on Facebook if you're interested in participating. From what little I've heard, this sounds fairly ambitious, but hopefully this flies as well as the early word suggests, so stay tuned for any possible updates relating to the EP & it's release as it all comes in!

Finally, it's not just Facebook and YouTube that has seen their music pages see an upgrade in recent months, as another popular website for local bands has seen major upgrades. That site is Reverbnation, which launched a new layout and look in (I think) March which is mandatory for all users, including local bands and musicians on the site. It's designed to be more modern and easier to use, with easier to use administrative tools, an enhanced music player, and more integration with Facebook, though your band's control room looks essentially the same from what I can tell. Read more about the new look at this location! It's overall a very nice upgrade, though early on, I did have issues with song playback. Luckily, this doesn't destroy the look and feel of your band as much as the MySpace layout change did in 2010, so you shouldn't have to go back and edit too much of your pages. I recently added some new favourite bands and approved some old comments to the SMS Reverbnation page, so click here to check it out and get a sample of the new look of Reverbnation! Notably, another music site with local bands has also had a major facelift recently, but we'll have that in a future post, so stay tuned, and go make sure your band's Reverbnation pages flow well with the new look!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for an all-video post later tonight! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Nudge & Hammerspace), Concert Updates, And The SMS On Reverbnation!!

We're kicking off February in style with a packed news post, including possible upcoming concert, an official lineup change for another upcoming show, and a big SMS related story, but first, here's a bunch of LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!!!

Marquette hard rockers Nudge have announced TEN more local dates this year at The Satisfied Frog! A frequent sight locally, Nudge will be back at The Frog for Friday and Saturday shows THIS WEEKEND, April 29th-30th, August 5th-6th, September 23rd-24th, and November 11th and 12th! Each show will be preceded by a Thursday solo acoustic set by frontman Danzo McCracken, so if you're interested in chilling out with some acoustic rock, head to The Frog on the Thursdays before the above dates! Incidentally, thanks to Danzo for telling me about these concerts, as my usual source for their shows (their MySpace page) isn't updated. However, their full concert schedule is listed on their Reverbnation page, so there's a good online source! Looks like all of the above dates have 10:00 PM start times with 21+ age limits, and there is no announced cover charge for any of the above shows. For more details, check out all of the above links! Nudge are a talented hard rock band with good handles on their material, and they're absolutely worth checking out, first and foremost, THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! I'll keep you all posted!

The other absolutely confirmed new concerts that I know of are also in Sault Michigan, courtesy of local metal quartet Hammerspace! You hopefully already know about their backup slot at THURSDAY'S Half A Man show at The Bird, but thanks to their new Reverbnation page, I can confirm an additional two concerts for the band in Sault Michigan at two venues we don't see too many concerts for. One will take place on February 10th (one week from Thursday) at Zim's, which is a relatively newer local concert spot on Ashmun Street that has hosted Hammerspace before at concerts we regrettably missed here. Two days later, they'll return to The Merchant's Bar on Spruce Street for another night of metal! This is a another venue that is slightly new to the SMS, but they have a good following and is well known in the area, so you never know what shows could pop up there either! Of course, with either venue, shows have proven hard to source, so let me know if you hear of anything going on there! Both shows appear to have 10:00 PM start times, 21+ age limits, and no announced cover charge. Check the above links for more details!

Sounds good, but before I move on to another topic, I should add a couple more Hammerspace notes. A day or so ago, the band officially launched a new Facebook page to replace their now deleted old page, and with their new presence on Reverbnation as linked above, I can confirm a few new band details! Guitarist John Bergeron is officially singing for the band now as well, officially replacing Kirk Labadie in that position. Their Reverbnation page confirms that they formed in late 2009, and that Half A Man guitarist Denny Breslin was briefly a band member as well. No mention is made of their past singers either. Three songs were posted on Reverbnation as well, but all are instrumentals. Good promising stuff though, they're heavy charging tracks that sound like they'd be pretty good in concert! Check out their pages, and stay tuned for updates on their show on Thursday, as part of the fourth annual I-500 Pub Crawl!

Speaking of the I-500 Pub Crawl, I have an additional update related to that event to kick off this paragraph of concert updates for this week. Now if you don't know, the Thursday before the annual I-500 snowmobile race in Sault Michigan is the famous I-500 Pub Crawl, where concertgoers, social drinkers, and I-500 fans can crawl area bars and have a blast! Concerts tend to pop up at some of the bars at "Pub500", and one looks like it will feature Charlevoix metal trio Peril! The band confirmed on their Facebook page they'd be playing in Sault Michigan this Thursday, but they have yet to announce or confirm a venue. Common wisdom would suggest a return to The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino, where they'll be hitting at least six times this year, but until they confirm it either way, I won't list it as an official concert on here. Stay tuned though!

The other concert update that I have relates to another Thursday concert, this one being the next metal night at The Roosevelt Hotel! State of Misery are now confirmed as the replacements for Bring The Fallen, who dropped off of the show yesterday. Solid choice for a band, hopefully the short notice won't affect their performance! They'll join Desbarats death metal band For All That Is Lost and locals The Bear Hunters for this heavy night of death metal on Thursday! Stay tuned for more details in our upcoming concert preview post!

And finally, I have news on a brand new SMS page, and honestly, we should have been on here years ago. I'd like to officially announced that The Sault Metal Scene is now on Reverbnation! With the growth of local usage of Reverbnation in recent years, it only made sense for us to have a presence there, especially with some people's arguments that it's better than MySpace for band pages. I find it's easier to get concert news there, a number of prominent local bands are there now, and it has some cool advantages for bands and musicians, like online stores, press boxes, and the ability to get material on external pay music sites. For us, I don't know if we'll prominently update and focus on it as much as I'd like, but Reverbnation is still largely unknown to me as a "member", so I have to check around and see what all it offers and what we can do through there. I'll update you guys as to what we do next on and with Reverbnation, but I've officially "liked" a number of bands there, and I hope to get an audience going over there, so click here to check our page out, like it, add it, whatever you want to do!

That's all for tonight, but stay tuned tomorrow for our latest "Where Are The New Albums?" post! And remember, our draw for the $20 Rad Zone gift card ends TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:00 PM! Click here, scroll to our contest status from January 26th, and add your name A.S.A.P. to enter if you haven't already! We randomly draw a name at 8:00 PM sharp tomorrow for the gift card, so stay tuned to our official Facebook page to see if you won! Thanks everyone, and good luck!

Three New Local Metal/Hard Rock Acts & Three New Reverbnation Pages!!

Before we get to news as usual, I wanted to wish you guys a happy Remembrance/Veterans Day. Pay respect to your veterans today and wear your poppies with pride! Now this isn't something we see often, but I actually have THREE newly discovered local metal/hard rock projects to share with you guys in this second post today! We have a local solo artist, a brand new band, and a "mystery" project that we could use info on to share, as well as some local Reverbnation pages never featured before on the SMS, so let's get right to everything! We'll go through each new band in alphabetical order.

The first new local act that I discovered recently is a local solo artist named Mike Haggith. Originally from Windsor, Mike has a long history in both solo and band work dating back to his early work in the late 1990s. He's primarily a guitarist, but also supplies bass and vocal tracks on his original material. His band credits include such Windsor-based groups as The Thorns and S.C.A.R., among many others. I won't go into too much detail on his specific bands, as they aren't locally based, but Mike is personally based out of Sault Ontario at present, and continually records and releases solo material along with his bands. This may seem surprising by volume, but Mike has recorded and released over 100 albums since 2005 in his different projects! Over 40 of these are solo albums, but I should note that I don't believe most of these have been sold as "albums". I'm not sure how distribution of most of them was accomplished, but I only see one ("Ace" from 2009) for sale on any of his pages. I think his albums are distributed similarly to the albums from Sault Michigan solo artist Mike Libertoski, but I could be wrong. Mike's local connections are overshadowed by his Windsor past, but his Reverbnation page does indicate that he is among the artists who work with fellow local musician Mike Cliffe's Audio Fumes venue, and it lists an upcoming solo open mic performance at The Outback at Sault College on Wednesday!

Mike Haggith's genre of music is described as "alternative/grunge/rock", which is about right for what he plays! Many of his internet pages, including ones on Reverbnation, Facebook, YouTube, Soundclick, and ImRadio feature many of his more recent solo songs recorded through his independent label Rotten Records, and I have to say, I'm digging a bunch of them! His style isn't too experimental, but he tries different things and different styles in his solo songs, and there's enough heaviness to go around! His singing voice is deep and in control, and his riffing and notation are pretty good! The production quality varies greatly depending on the album each song is from, so make note of that. On songs like "The Institution" and "The 113 Suite", he makes good use of heavy darker tones, and he also has some affecting slower songs too, like "The Day You Left Me"! But really, this is the kind of project that will have a little something for everyone, and you'll have to browse his pages to find a song that suits your preferences! I've done some cherry picking and found some favourites of my own, I recommend you guys check Mike's stuff out for yourself at the above links and see what's there! He's got some real talent, and maybe a review of his "Ace" album is in the cards for the near future!

Secondly, here's a project that I, frankly, know next to nothing about. In recent Google crawling for Sault Michigan concerts, I came across a project from across the river named Mugwort. Now, this page has very little to speak of. The page was launched in December 2008, there are seven friends, one wall post, and little else. I also know that mugwort is a type of plant, but that's all. There's just one thing that made this worth posting on the SMS: A song! This artist or band posted a song titled "Hunter's Moon", and it's honestly of good quality! Solid melodic death metal kind of tune, with decent production and good singing, and a nice orchestral tinge! The singer sounds a bit like Orb Hearthstone of End of Existence fame, but no musicians in this project are listed. Definitely check this song out, it's a surprising discovery, if nothing else! But who are/is Mugwort? The page is friends with Integrated System of Machines and Clownsack bassist Slappy, but does that mean anything as to the members? Mugwort's profile picture is also the profile picture used by "Andy Bord", a MySpace friend who also has many connections to local band members. Is Andy in Mugwort, or just a friend? If someone out there can help, e-mail me at robertfigures@hotmail.com, and check out the above links for more!

The final new band that we have today is the only band that is actually "new" in terms of when it was formed. They are The Quims, and they're a new band featuring three local music veterans, including Scary Uncles frontman Justin Langlois, Frightlight guitarist Rick White, and Browbeat bassist James White! A drummer is not listed as of yet. Justin and Rick teamed up in the defunct local bands Scattered and The Pisstanks, whereas the White brothers recently paired up in a recent incarnation of Browbeat, so they are quite familiar with each other! The Quims have a listed genre of "raunch hillbilly redneck rock n' roll", and list some interesting influences and likes on their Facebook page that suggest a grimy Southern influenced hard rock sound! Of course, we don't know for sure what they sound like yet, but as their newest wall post says, they're coming, be patient! I have a feeling that The Quims might be close in sound to The Pisstanks judging by the descriptions on The Pisstanks' MySpace page, but we'll have to see! Check out the above links for more, and I'll keep you posted as updates roll in from the Sault's new raunch n' roll band! And yes, The Quims, Mike Haggith, and Mugwort are now in the band listings on the SMS!

Closing today's post are three newly discovered pages on Reverbnation, that I discovered in the same browsing session that I found Mike Haggith in. Let's go through these quickly in alphaebtical order, as none have anything majorly different from their primary pages. The links to the pages are in each band's name.:

• I can't believe I never mentioned this on here, but local punk/metal band Destroilet are on Reverbnation! The page hasn't been updated in months, but they're there, so become a fan today! Little is there that we haven't seen before from their other pages, so keep that in mind.
• Sault Michigan hard rockers Elipzis also have a new Reverbnation page, which is updated! It lists them as being from the Sault & Grand Rapids, and it features photos, a bio, upcoming shows, and four original song samples! Nothing too different from their other pages, but become a fan today!
• Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison has launched his own solo Reverbnation page as well! It features an updated biography, all 10 songs from his "Solo Project" album, and a bit more! This is the newest of the three pages, so become a fan and stay in the loop!

That's all for today, but stay tuned this weekend for more news, my Garden of Bedlam concert review, and more! Thanks everyone!