We'll start with the new local band, Sault Ontario's own State of Misery! They're a relatively new group, with the earliest materials I can find referring to their existence coming from October and November of this year. I don't know a ton about them yet, especially given that their only internet page so far is a Facebook group with the "invite-only" format, and it was only recently made open to the public. With that said, no official band information is there beyond wall conversations, but judging by the initial four members and later postings, I believe I know the band's lineup. If I'm correct, State of Misery are comprised of singer/guitarist Steve "Sykcy Ace" Rhodes, guitarist Ray Cowan, and former Stealing Kisses & Losing Ground bandmates Kevin Dorazio on bass and Nick Kainula on drums! Of course, if there is a lineup error, please let me know! State of Misery have kept busy jamming in recent months, and according to Steve Rhodes' Twitter page, the band have recently been working on original demo material, possibly to be included on a four song EP. I'm not positive on their sound, but they are metal, I guarantee you that! The band's live "debut" will be on Wednesday at the weekly jam night at Foggy Notions, but when can you see them in their official live debut? The answer is below!
For our first LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, we'll head to The Roosevelt Hotel, which will host it's second ever monthly metal night this coming Thursday! Sorry for the short notice, band confirmation was only made recently. Unlike last month's Breaking The Fourth Wall-headlined lineup, this one has no out of town bands (not yet, at least), but there are three confirmed local metal bands ready to melt some faces! Two are returnees from last month's metal night, including local hardcore quintet As It Stands and death metal rockers Bring The Fallen! Always great to see As It Stands on the stage, they'll bring lots of original devastation to the fans on Thursday, while Bring The Fallen will ride the wave of their brutal set at the Total Chaos show to The Rosie once again as well! The other confirmed band is the aforementioned State of Misery, in their live concert debut, not counting jam nights! Hopefully they'll set the tone nicely and leave a great first impression! This concert will have a 9:00 PM start time, no cover charge, and a 19+ age limit. I should note that there are three separate Facebook event pages for this concert, one by The Rosie, one by As It Stands' new Facebook page (become a fan today!) and one by State of Misery, so visit each for details! Those and the band's pages are my sources, though The Roosevelt Hotel's event page above hasn't been recently updated to reflect the current lineup.This should be a brutally good lineup of young local metal talent, so make it out for this one if you can! Check out the above links for info and material on each band, and stay tuned for more updates on this concert, including possible band additions and more info on State of Misery as I hear it!
Next, here's another big show marking the return of a popular cover band to Sault Ontario! Crued: The Notorious Motley Crue Tribute will make their first local appearance since September when they return to The Canadian Nightclub for a night of glam metal mayhem on April 30th! To my knowledge, this is the first metal concert of 2011 in Sault Ontario that features an out-of-town headliner, so make note of that! Crued, based out of Toronto, will bring an authentic looking and sounding Motley Crue experience back to The Canadian Nightclub next spring for what should be a great show! Check them out for yourself at this location, their attention to detail is very good! A 9:30 PM start time is listed on the official Facebook event page, I'd expect there to be a cover charge of around $5, and you must be 19 to enter. The other big story about this concert is that Crued are looking for local openers! I've seen interest from bands like Bring The Fallen, Browbeat, and Half Past on the event page, but to my knowledge, an opener hasn't been selected yet. The door's still open if you or your band want to open for Crued in April, so contact the band at the above links to show your interest! This sounds like a perfect opportunity for a band like Dirty Virgin, but they've seemingly disappeared in the past year, so I figure the opening band that is selected won't be a perfect genre match. No worries though, variety is good! This will be a great concert for classic and glam metal fans alike, so circle April 30th on your 2011 calendars! Stay tuned for updates as I hear them!
The other new show is courtesy of Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison, who's continuing his recent influx of acoustic solo shows with another new date, but this one isn't part of his Foggy Notions arrangement! This time, he'll be back at The Bottoms Up Lounge for the first time in almost two months when he heads there for a show on December 23rd! It's a Thursday night, so make note of it being a midweek concert, but this and Tym's Boxing Day show at Foggy Notions perfectly bookend the Christmas weekend, so it's good timing in that respect! This show will have a 10:00 PM start time, no cover charge, and like any other bar show, you have to be 19 to enter. Get full details at the Facebook event page! It's always great to see Tym live, and if you want a change of location from Foggy's, The Bottoms Up Lounge could provide a nice intimate atmosphere that could appeal to you over the holidays! So if you want some acoustic metal and hard rock covers later this month, here's another option! Check the above links for more details and information on Tym's solo project!That's all for tonight, but stay tuned for more news very soon, including more new local bands, our next CD review, and much more! Thanks everyone!
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