Kewadin Casino has updated their entertainment page to show all the scheduled bands at The Rapids Lounge through December, and yes, there will be metal! There's some shows scheduled from area bands like The Hixx, Paul Perry, and Electric Motor Fish (who aren't metal), plus a couple groups with no known internet pages, so I can't confirm if they're metal or not, like Rainbow and Stone Soup. Hell, there's even two listed weekends that have NO scheduled band, and that's odd in and of itself! But yes, there are confirmed metal bands, including the previously confirmed Driven shows on the September 17th weekend, but here's what you should know that's new!
We'll go in chronological order by band, and we'll start with... Blind Baby? Didn't Tadd Gravelle leave them in July? Well, here's the story. Blind Baby are listed for weekend sets on September 3rd-4th, November 5th-6th, and December 10th-11th. When I did some research to see if these were on in some way or another, I came across a new local hard rock band named River Witch. This band just happens to feature Blind Baby guitarists Darian Causley & Chris Leask, and drummer Ivan Shliska, along with new singer Aaron Fasel and bassist Chris Gurnoe. So it looks like Tadd and Bill Ogston both left Blind Baby, and the remaining members have regrouped with new members and a new name. Not a lot is said about River Witch yet, they play classic/modern rock, have played at least once live (in St. Ignace), and have confirmed that they are playing THIS WEEKEND at The Rapids Lounge! Like previous shows there, both the Friday and Saturday shows are 9:00 PM deals with no cover and a 21+ age limit. Chances are, River Witch are playing all of the scheduled Blind Baby dates, so they're listed as such in the SMS concert listings on your right! Stay tuned for more from River Witch, who sound promising, if Blind Baby were any indication! Click here for more!
Next up for new metal/hard rock shows at The Rapids Lounge are two weekend sets from Monkey's Uncle! The local hard rock trio will return to Kewadin Casino's bar in October for four shows, on the weekends of October 8th-9th and 22nd-23rd! Odd that they're playing there twice in the same month, you don't see that often. As has been the case with most of the Monkey's Uncle shows I've covered in the past year, their MySpace page does NOT list these shows, none have been listed since they were known as Jager, my only source for these is the Kewadin Casino entertainment page linked above. Like the River Witch shows, these will have 9:00 PM start times with no cover charge, and you must be 21 to enter. Should be fun, Monkey's Uncle are a solid hard rock band with a nice classic twist, and they have some pretty good originals too! Check the above links for more, and if I hear of any more Monkey's Uncle shows, I'll let you all know!
The other new shows come courtesy of Northern Michigan classic metal trio Peril, who have scheduled at least one weekend at The Rapids Lounge this weekend, possibly two! How do I mean? Well, both Kewadin and a photo on their Facebook page have confirmed that they will be rocking Sault Michigan on October 15th and 16th (their MySpace page incorrectly lists those shows as being in St. Ignace), so make note of that! However, Kewadin Casino also lists Peril as playing there on the weekend of November 19th and 20th. It should be noted that their MySpace page doesn't list dates for that weekend at all, and the photo linked above says they're in St. Ignace that weekend, but if Kewadin list the shows, there must be some truth to them. All of the above shows have the same ground rules as the other new Kewadin concerts, with 21+ age limits, no cover, and a 9:00 PM start time. Peril are a great band, here's hoping these shows are awesome! I have both of these weekend sets listed on the SMS just in case, but if either is moved or called off, I will definitely let you guys know!
To close today's post, here's a concert preview for a notable concert taking place tomorrow evening! Death metal fans take note, as Jagermeister presents the Metal Made Me Deaf Tour, as it makes it's way to Foggy Notions! Your headliners are Montreal death metal band Endast, who are fucking brutal, you have my word, so let the moshing commence! Relentless extreme death metal, click here to check them out! Joining them are Kamploops grindcore band Blood Drunk, who immediately stand out with their female lead singer and intense musical style! Definitely check them out on MySpace as well! Opening this show are the returning As It Stands, in their first show under that name since January 2009! After a year's absence while members played in Out Of The Mouth Of Babes, they're back to rock the Sault once again with their own brand of metalcore that will be sure to get some mosh pits going! This promises to be one of the heaviest concerts of 2010, do check out all of the above bands! Now, this concert has a $5 cover charge, you must be 19 to enter, and it will be taking place at 6:30 PM tomorrow evening rather than the typical 10:00 PM start time at most bars. This is because the scheduled karaoke night with Jeff July and Silverfox Entertainment is not being moved or postponed, so the metal will just be early to accomodate that! But think about sticking around for the karaoke, cause with metalheads lurking, you could hear some good stuff! For more details and to confirm your attendance, visit the official Facebook event page!This will be one hell of a concert, and you can guarantee I will be there! I will have a review with photos and videos on Friday, and I hope to see you guys at Foggy's tomorrow at 6:30 PM! Check all of the above links for more, you will not want to miss this show! For a preview, here's Endast's music video for their song "The Craving"!
That's all for now, but I have news about the Kiss show, Stillbroke, a new local music forum, and the rest of the weekend concert previews, and more very soon! But first, stay tuned at midnight sharp for our September update to our "Where Are The New Albums?" post! Thanks everyone!
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