SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (SBD), Weekend Concert Previews, And The Return Of Hempfest?

The weekend's upon us, and we have some local metal/hard rock shows to preview, along with a note on the apparent return of a local music festival (sort of), but first, we have a short notice LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!!!

I apologize for the short notice announcement of this show, but it was only just announced today. Local experimental/grunge rockers SBD will return to the stage on SATURDAY NIGHT for the first time in three months when they hit Foggy Notions, the site of their debut concert! There should be a $3 cover, there will definitely be a 19+ age limit, and it will start at 10:00 PM. According to the Facebook event page, there might be CDs for sale, and fingers crossed that there are, cause I might just wanna pick one up! SMS review, maybe? This will be the first time we've seen them since their fourth place finish at May's Downtown Showdown Battle of the Bands, so if you've been missing SBD in recent months, this weekend's as good a time as any to get caught up! I'll try and make it out for this one, fingers crossed that I can! Click the above links for more, and because this is basically a preview for the show as well, here's SBD playing "It Just Won't Work" from their debut concert in May!



Now, to preview the concerts we already knew about, and firstly, we'll head to Sault Michigan, as Marquette hard rockers Nudge return to The Satisfied Frog for three shows this weekend, and yes, I said three! Remember, Nudge tend to play shows on the Thursday as well, with that night being a "Nudge-coustic" set with frontman Danzo McCracken playing some acoustic metal and hard rock covers. So expect to see that at The Frog TONIGHT, with the plugged in hard rocking with the full band, as usual, taking place tomorrow and Saturday night! All three shows take place at 10:00 PM, there is no announced cover charge, and you must be 21 to enter. If you miss them this weekend, watch out for their local return in November. These should be some entertaining shows, I like what I've heard from Nudge, and they have a nice grasp on the songs they cover! Confirm your attendance at the official Facebook event page, check the above links for more on Nudge, and for a video preview, here's Nudge covering Ozzy Osbourne's "I Don't Know" from a 2009 outdoor concert!



Finally for shows this weekend, classic hard rock cover band Turner Up are back at The Vibe Lounge this weekend for a pair of concerts! The band are hyping the Saturday show as their "End of Summer Beach Bash", and you never know what might go down knowing that! Regardless, go either night for some great hard rock covers! There's no announced cover charge, both shows start at 10:00 PM, and you must be 19 to enter. The Vibe Lounge is a bit far from most of the local concert spots, but make it on out this weekend to celebrate the end of summer with five talented local music veterans as they rock out one more time for the season! Confirm your attendance at the Facebook event page, check out more from Turner Up at this location, and for a video, click here to see Turner Up's current lineup covering Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Wanna Be"! Stay tuned over the next few days for some LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS for Turner Up's newest announced shows!

And finally for today, Hempfest is back...well, sort of. As I'm sure you remember, the annual marijuana culture festival (which often featured metal bands) ended after an 11 year run last year due to rising costs and the R.I.D.E. program, but it's been revived in a way! Longtime Hempfest supporter Robert Neron has revived the festival, which takes place THIS WEEKEND, starting tonight over a four day period! The theme is "Hempfest on Vacation", alluding to the fact that this year, it's taking place in Robert's hometown of Moonstone, Ontario, which is about 7 hours away from Sault Ste. Marie, roughly a half hour north of Barrie. Rules are about the same as previous Hempfests, but this year, admission is FREE with a canned food donation! Get full details, including restrictions, directions, plus bands and events, at the Hempfest 2010 Facebook group. It's great to see Robert keeping Hempfest alive, even if it's not locally based this year. Fingers crossed that Hempfest will return to Ophir, or somewhere else near Sault Ste. Marie, when the time is right! So if you want to support marijuana legalization and enjoy some music and events, Moonstone's the place to be this weekend! Also, check out Chelsey Romain's Sault Star article about the 2010 Hempfest at this location!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for much more soon, including a possible SBD concert review, my next local metal CD review, a statement on Woods of Ypres' end, Turner Up's newest shows, and much more, so keep an eye out!