If you read our Facebook page yesterday, you would have gotten first word of this concert, and now I'll give you everything I know about it (admittedly, it's not much though.) According to an ad in the Hot Spots section of Sault This Week, Hamilton hard rockers 40 Sons are returning to Sault Ontario! They will apparently be playing at Coch's Corner on January 23rd, exactly three months after they last played there! I wouldn't expect a cover charge, and yes, it is 19+. Seeing as this show was mentioned in a dated and posted ad in a reputable newspaper, the show looks like a go, but 40 Sons' MySpace page only lists two concert dates, one of which has already happened, the other is not for here. So I'll list this concert for now, if 40 Sons list the show or Sault This Week pulls the concert from the paper, I'll let you guys know! As for the band themselves, 40 Sons are an award winning rock band that notably won last year's Bodog Battle Championship! I remember liking what I heard from there guys last year, especially Mike Repic's slightly unique voice! Check them out on MySpace, I'll keep you guys posted on their concert!And now, it's time to preview this weekend's slate of local metal concerts! Two shows each in Sault Ontario and Sault Michigan, let us start in Sault Michigan!
Local rising hard rockers Nixxon Dixxon are back this weekend, when they hit Dondee Lanes! Their MySpace page says they'll be on tomorrow and Saturday night at around 8:00 PM, which seems earlier than normal. But hey, it's all good! Nice to see Dondee Lanes booking shows, you don't hear a lot from there like you used to (I wish they'd update their site though.) Of course, if you need a concert to hit this weekend in Sault Michigan, going to see Nixxon Dixxon should fit nicely! They're, as I've said dozens of times, an extremely talented young band, and they prove it each time they play! Making the finals of the Kiss Battle is obvious proof, but you should see a full concert of theirs as well! Hope the concerts go well! For a preview, check out their MySpace page and this clip of Nixxon Dixxon performing their original "High Life" from the Kiss Battle finals last month!
The other concerts this weekend are a double shot from a new/returning local hard rock band! Social Play (formerly known as Browbeat) are finally back on the local concert scene, and will play at Foggy Notions tomorrow and Saturday night! Both concerts are pegged to start at around 10:00 PM, I'd expect a cover charge of about $2. Seeing as this is a bar, you have to be 19 to get in. I believe the last time we saw the former Browbeat together on stage was when they took part in the Rock 2 Roll skatepark fundraiser in August 2008, so it's a long time coming! As a refresher, the band features Dutch Vanderploeg on vocals and guitar, Tiffany Emmerson on bass, and Wishbone bassist Chris Smith on drums. They used to be a frequent sight at local concert venues in the mid 2000s, and notably supported Econoline Crush at their March 2008 show at The Canadian Nightclub. Now as Social Play, they are back, and will hopefully deliver in their return! They had a good sound, hard rock that anyone can get into, hopefully things are similar this weekend! They don't have a MySpace page now, but trust me, they have the talent! Confirm your attendance at the Facebook event page!Will I be at any shows this weekend? Yes I will! It's been too long since I last saw the band now known as Social Play live, I believe I'll be there for the Friday show! Better not be anything that stops me from going like when I was prevented from seeing Ultraviolence and Sense of Truth on Tuesday....I'm still bitter over that. Review, photos, and a video will come on Saturday!
Next up, when we talk about local bands on here, I tend to link to their MySpace pages. Why? Because that seems to be the standard for band pages, most bands have one. Only a scattered few have actual websites with paid domain names, and one of the few is Woods of Ypres. I didn't find myself visiting their actual website much because it was often badly outdated, but David Gold has finally updated the site to add lots of more relevant material! The news page lists info on "Woods IV: The Green Album" now, as well as other relevant links! Among other updates: "Woods IV" is now in the discography, and album lyrics are posted as well. Overall, there's no sweeping changes, just making things more current, which works! The site always had a nice design, it just needed some attention, and it got it! Check out Woods of Ypres' official website at http://www.woodsofypres.ca!Two more tiny updates to close today's post. First, if you visit the SooNet forums often, you may have noticed that they've underwent a facelift! Looks nice, makes it look a bit more professional (that's not to say it wasn't before, I just like the improvement.) No posts are deleted, luckily, though the links have changed, so if you want to discuss local music there, click here. That's the new link. The other new update is that The Sault Metal Scene's Facebook page now has a custom user name! I completely forgot that you could add one to it, and last night, I finally gave us one! So the new URL for the SMS Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/saultmetalscene!
Thanks everyone, more news to come, including my Social Play concert review, the next SMS poll (it will be the best "something" in 2009) and more! Stay tuned!
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