Local Concert Previews, Northern Rocks Magazine News, And More!!!

I'm in Detroit Rock City as we speak, so updates may or may not be slow over the next few days. It all depends on how busy I am. So, I hope you guys enjoy the concerts this week and keep coming here for any news as it happens! Let's start today's post with your local concert previews for this weekend!

There are three shows in this first weekend of May, with the first two taking place in Sault Michigan! Tonight and tomorrow night, local classic hard rockers Bad Side will take the stage at The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino for a pair of concerts! Both will start at 9:00 PM, and should be further examples of why Bad Side are so popular and successful! I'd say go check them out, but if you want a preview, here's a video for their song "Hit Me"!

Meanwhile, in Sault Ontario, there is one concert this weekend! On Sunday night, local metallers Necropolis will be among the support bands at a show headlined by Toronto-based classical/punk band RedD Monkey! Joining Necropolis as support acts are two local punk bands: The Fury and Stealing Kisses! This show will take place at The Oddfellows Hall, tickets are just $5, and the doors open at 7:00! For more information on this concert, head over to the official Facebook event page! And to check out what you might expect from Necropolis, here's a video from their winning performance at March's YMCA Battle of the Bands, while still known as The Undead "Brown Pelican" Warriors!

Next up, if you're a subscriber to Northern Rocks Magazine, you should have recieved this month's issue in your inboxes today at some point! There isn't a lot about local metal in this issue, but there's a few things I can mention! First off, they're running a contest this month, where you can win one of eight prize packs featuring items based around Thunder Bay death metal band Norris (who are coming to Sault Ontario on June 11th with Today I Caught The Plague!) To enter, send an e-mail including your name, city, and e-mail address to contests@northernrocksmagazine.com, and if you're a winner, you will recieve Norris' new album "Bone Crusher", as well as a Norris poster, button, and stricker! The deadline is May 31st at midnight, so enter today! And check out Norris on Myspace too!

Besides that, Norris are also featured in this month's Local Spotlight, and there's a three page interview with Sudbury black metal band Wolven Ancestry's frontman Mark Howitt about his record label, Archaic North Entertainment! If you're not yet a subscriber, and would like all the news on any and all bands and genres of music in Northern Ontario, join the mailing list at Northern Rocks Magazine's official website!

Finally, here's a convenient note for you Sault Ontario metal fans for any future shows coming to Kewadin Casino! You can now buy tickets to events at Kewadin Casino on this side of the border! Where, you might ask? At the GraphixTwo box office beside A&W on Great Northern Road! For more information, call 251-5716 or e-mail them at info@graphixtwo.com! Tickets at this location are limited, so when a big metal band hits The Dreammaker's Theater, get tickets while you can! There's no real "metal" shows on the horizon at the moment, but when one's announced, I'll let you all know!

This computer is as slow as Chinese Democracy was to come out, so I'll leave this post for tonight. But I promise to have some news for you guys soon!