Going in chronological order, we'll begin with the return of metal to a classic concert venue that's been getting back into booking bands in recent months! One weekend after they rock Coch's Corner, Caveman Morrison will be playing at....The Roosevelt Hotel on April 2nd and 3rd! Yes, The Rosie's back and metal's back with it! For those of you unaware, it's on Korah Road, which may be a bit out of the way from the downtown area, but a lot of people have fond memories of it, great to see it booking shows again! A start time of 10:00 PM is listed, there is no announced cover charge. If you wanna head down to The Rosie for some awesome metal covers, these could be the shows for you! Get full details at the official Facebook event page! Also, if you wanna know more about The Rosie, check out the "Rosie Nights" Facebook group by clicking here!
Looks like we can confirm this, as it was just posted yesterday on their MySpace page: Sudbury's Killing Queens are indeed playing at The Rockstar Bar on May 17th with Ottawa's Alaskan! After a bit of waiting to see if the venue would change based on some outside recommendations, looks like all is going to be as planned! A start time of 8:00 PM is listed, though from my experience at shows there, it may very well be later. It's nice to see them get a booking here, I hoped they would! Killing Queens have a bit of a unique sound going, their music is straightforward hard rock, but the vocals are harsher and heavier than the music's style, an interesting mix! Alaskan are also good, very doomy hardcore style, down-tempo and slower, neither band have a sound you get much here! This'll be worth hitting if you want something different, click on both band names to check them out on MySpace! If I hear more on this show, you'll find it here!Now I don't know what it is about this time of year, but it seems like metal bands wishing to play in Sault Ontario is getting ever larger! Lately, a lot more metal bands than normal have either contacted me seeking help to get a booking for a Sault Ste. Marie show, or have been seen on external websites advertising a "TBA" show for here, or asking if people knew bookers. Last I heard, Rusted Dawn, Rape Revenge, Lab Rat, Aquila, Cop Shades, AND The Promonium Jesters were still looking for a venue to host them for a Sault Ste. Marie show! And today, I have FOUR MORE that are looking! Let's go in order by planned concert date to outline the next bands that wish for a Sault stop!
Firstly, we have On Burning Shores, a progressive/hardcore band from Markham and Oshawa (or as they conveniently mashed together, "Moshawa"!) Frontman Mike Bacon e-mailed me the other day asking if I could book them for a show in the Soo in late April. Now I don't book shows, but I'm more than willing to help! Very good band, metalcore fans will find a lot to like from O.B.S., their songs are hard hitting and have some cool progressive and death metal moments thrown in too, nice mix! If you're at all interested in helping On Burning Shores get a date in Sault Ontario, e-mail Mike on Facebook, or message the band at their official MySpace page! I think it'd be really cool to see them here!
And then we come to Durban Poison, a glam/punk band from Victoria, British Columbia! If you like Dirty Virgin, Durban Poison are right up your alley! They really remind me of Dirty Virgin soundwise, though they have enough of their own polish and swagger to set them apart! Plus, the fact that frontman Matti Corvette crossdresses in concert will surely draw some attention! Solid sound for what they play! The band has not been in contact with me, but their MySpace page lists a planned Sault Ontario stop for August 10th. Wanna help Durban Poison play here? Click on the links above to send them a messgae!
And finally, the most unique of the lineups that want to play here! Two bands, Ahna and Nu Sensae (pictured), are touring together and would like to play Sault Ontario on August 16th! Ahna are a drone metal duo from Vancouver that play some very unique heavy guitar-less music that, really, I can't describe without doing it an injustice. Click here to check them out on MySpace, let's see what you guys think! Again, this is something we don't get here much, it'd be interesting to see them here! The other band is Nu Sensae, a grunge band who are coincidentally also a two member bass/drums band from Vancouver! Nu Sensae are female fronted, and once again, this music is very hard to explain. It's grunge, but it also has some different "qualities" to it that I find intriguing! Click here to check them out! It never hurts to have variety and uniqueness in the local music scene, Ahna and Nu Sensae would be really interesting to have here! Both bands have an August 16th Sault date listed on their respective concert listings for a joint tour, if you're at all interested in bringing them here, visit their MySpaces above!So let this be an open call to all venue staffers and concert bookers: ALL of the above bands I mentioned are looking to play here! It'd be awesome to see them all here, so if you want a band to play here between April and August, potentially at your venue, MESSAGE THEM A.S.A.P.!
And finally, more video is online from Nixxon Dixxon's shows last Saturday when they played at both The Dreammakers Theater AND Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino! I only shown you their "One Shot Woman" performance in support of Pop Evil, but YouTube user myangels1266 uploaded two more clips! One is a cover of the Ozzy Osbourne classic "Mama I'm Coming Home" from the Rapids Lounge set afterwards (Click here to check it out), while the one I'm showing you here comes from the Pop Evil show! So here you go, live video of Nixxon Dixxon covering the Alice In Chains classic "Rooster"!That's all for now, more news and updates are in the very near future, as well as my newest profiles of out of town bands featuring Saultites in their lineup! Stay tuned!
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