Local Concert Previews, A New Local Band, And More!!!

Hey everybody, it's that time of the week again, where there's local metal concerts to preview for you guys! Following that, I have another new local band that I found on MySpace, and some more updates, so let's get right to it!

We shall begin in Sault Ontario, where tomorrow night, there will be some hard rock on an indie show! Locals Quite Frankly will be among the performers at a concert tomorrow night at The Speakeasy at Algoma University! This show will be headlined by indie rockers The Outside Lights (featuring Lorax bassist Nathan Bouliane), with fellow locals The Narrow Door Band and Caddy Street Avenue also on the bill! Sure, this show isn't entirely metal, but I know some of you guys like indie/alternative music, so click on each band's name to check out their material!

Tickets are just $5 at the door, doors open at 6:30 PM, and yes, it is ALL AGES! The bar will also be open for those of you 19+ers who wanna have a wobbly pop! As for Quite Frankly, they'll make this show even more rocking with their unique brand of hard rock! Sure, they just play covers, but the band are very talented, including ex-members of bands like No Arrow and Devastation of the Heavens, and will no doubt put on a great show tomorrow night! I don't have any videos to show you guys yet, but I hope to real soon! Check them out on Facebook!

Also, on Friday night, Windsor rock and roll band Time will be playing at Coch's Corner! The first in a number of shows at Coch's Corner in the next couple weeks, Time will take the stage at 10:00 PM! Admission is free, as is standard there, but remember to buy some drinks and have a good time! Time are a really good band with a nice classic rock sound, but with an added modern/heavy flair! Give them a listen at their official MySpace page, maybe you'll be a fan and wanna go see them on Friday! And for a preview, here's a video slideshow set to their original "White Window"!



Now we'll head to Sault Michigan for the rest of the weekend metal shows! Now, when you hear of shows in Sault Michigan, they generally occur over consecutive nights on Friday and Saturday, right? Well, here's a little change to that trend! Michigan hard rockers Nudge are playing THREE consecutive shows this weekend at The Satisfied Frog, starting with a special "Nudge-coustic" set tomorrow night, followed by two normal shows on Friday and Saturday! All three shows will take place at 10:00 PM! Though I haven't found any video or audio to show of these guys either, they definitely seem very good, from their extensive tour schedule to the bands they cover (everything from Cheap Trick to System of a Down), so these shows should be well worth attending!

And before I get to the last shows, I do believe the Graveyard Tan shows scheduled for this weekend at The Satisfied Frog are off. Though they still list the shows on their official MySpace page, the Nudge shows make no mention of Graveyard Tan, so I take it they're not playing this weekend. But don't worry, they'll be back here in October!

Finally, Nixxon Dixxon return for a pair of shows this weekend at The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino! Just one week after their appearance at The Sugar Island Fest, they'll play at Kewadin at 9:00 PM Friday and Saturday nights! I've said loads about Nixxon Dixxon in the last few months, they're a great great band with loads of potential, and they're definitely worth your time to go see live! Check them out on MySpace to hear some of their songs! I hope that I can see them one of these days, and now that I'm going to LSSU, and turning 21 in May, it might be a lot easier soon! For a video preview, check out this live clip of Nixxon Dixxon covering the Def Leppard classic "Pour Some Sugar On Me" from a show at The Bird!



Remember, if you guys are going to see any of these bands this weekend, we'd love to hear from you! Now, it's time to alert you guys to a brand new local band I found last night! They are 7/47, a new band who describe their sound as a mix of classic rock and metal! You may recognize frontman Mike Pascoe and lead guitarist Tyler Wall as the guitarists from fellow locals Free Refill! Their MySpace page was launched on August 3rd, and between then and now, they've already played three shows: August 9th at The Satisfied Frog, August 16th at Foggy's, and August 18th at The Soo Theater, but as I didn't know of these guys until yesterday, I never knew of these shows. My bad, but I'll be sure to keep tabs on 7/47 shows and updates from here on out! Check out their official MySpace page, and they're now in the Local Metal Band Links to your right!

Next, I have another new local metal-related business to add to the Other Local Metal Links! It is The Guitar Studio, a new guitar/bass lesson studio started by Shift/Wild Fate guitarist Joey Beairl! They feature personalized guitar and bass programs, and promote a yearly Summer Rock Camp to help budding young musicians form bands and play live shows! Hey, maybe some of you Sault Michigan metal fans wanna learn how to play guitar, this could be a good way to start! If you're interested, contact Joey at this location!

And finally, remember a few weeks ago when I mentioned that No Arrow might be returning to the local scene and finally releasing their debut album "Souls For Sale"? Well, it appears more progress is being made towards that! Frontman Dann Pichette has uploaded two promo videos for the album onto Youtube, featuring two studio-quality songs expected to be featured on the album! The videos feature some well-edited slideshows of band images, but were obviously made with the free pared-down version of a pay video program. You'll see once you check it out. But the songs sound great, here's hoping "Souls For Sale" will definitely see the light of day real soon, it's been so long to wait! Check out the video with "The Pissing Song" at this location, but here's the promo video posted for the song "Genocyde Revealing"!



That's all for today, more news to come very soon! Thanks everyone!