Local Concert Previews, Plus More News!!!

Hello all, it's time for another post! Before we start, I'll direct you all to the icon beside the address bar on your web browser. Let that serve as a "preview" of our new logo, as the icon features one part of it. I'll leave it at that until July 4th. Now, to local metal news! There are four local metal concerts this weekend, so as usual, here are your local concert previews for this weekend!

All four shows are in Sault Michigan, and to my knowledge, are the last metal shows taking place in this first half of 2009! First of all, Pickford Michigan hard rockers Absolute are back at The Bird tonight and tomorrow night for a pair of concerts! Both take place at 10:00 PM! Nice to see them back here, they have some great sounding covers, and a few quality originals too! Check out some of their songs at their official MySpace page! And if you miss them this weekend, don't worry, they'll be back at The Bird next weekend!

For a preview, check out this live video of Absolute covering the Rage Against The Machine classic, "Killing In The Name"!



Meanwhile, at The Satisfied Frog, local hard rock band Shift will return for two more high energy shows! Both of these will also be at 10:00 PM, so choose the shows you wanna hit wisely! But keep in mind, Shift have nothing else scheduled until August for the Sault area, so keep that in mind! They've always sounded like a good band, and for once, I can prove it! Videos have finally been put up on their MySpace page! Check out this live video of Shift covering the Linkin Park hit "One Step Closer", which is definitely neat to hear with a female lead singer! Quality isn't perfect, but here's hoping more videos pop up soon!



So if anyone's gonna be at any of the shows this weekend, feel free to let us know! The next local metal shows on the horizon are in July, on our second anniversary weekend, which will include Absolute's next two shows, Dreadnaut and Domenica at Foggy Notions, and the next band I'll talk about, Garden of Bedlam!

An event page has been posted on SooToday for both of Garden of Bedlam's upcoming CD release shows next weekend, which you can check out at this location! It sums up many of the things you need to know about both concerts, but of course, to get the full scoop, check out the event pages on Facebook (This one for July 3rd at The Canadian, and this one for July 5th at The Canadian Legion!) Remember, tickets for the July 3rd show are on sale NOW at CD Plus, The Rad Zone, and Forsaken Tattoo Studio, for just $5! For more info as I hear it, you'll find it here!

And finally, new local hardcore band Lorax (previously known as It's Just Me, and Loyalty is Dead) have found their new bassist! He is Nathan Bouliane, who you might remember from local bands like As It Stands, The Crossed, Moncton, and The Outside Lights! Interesting choice, here's hoping it works out! That's all for today, stay tuned for more local metal news! And remember, our second anniversary is in just EIGHT DAYS!!!