Just four days away from their debut concert, local hard rockers Sneaky Pete have already announced their second show, which will take place on Saturday, May 7th at The Roosevelt Hotel! The band officially announced the show on Saturday night with a status update on their Facebook page. Full details haven't been announced as of today, and there's no Facebook event page yet either, but I suspect it will have a 10:30 PM start time, no cover, and a 19+ age limit, much like their debut show on Friday night at The Rockstar Bar. It's great to see bookings for Sneaky Pete after so long, and hopefully they have much more in store than just a show a month! I've heard promising things from these talented local veterans, and they should deliver a fun night of hard rock on Friday and next month! Check out the above links for more details, and stay tuned for more Sneaky Pete news as I hear it!
Next up, here's a lineup update for a local metal band! Sativa Rose have announced the addition of guitarist Anthony Orazietti to the band, officially making the band a quartet. I don't know exactly when he joined (I'm assuming last month) but he was added to the lineup on their official Facebook page at around the same time as when they added some amusing changes to their band info. I'm not aware of Anthony's musical background before joining Sativa Rose, but bassist Adam Veale highly praised him to me in recent e-mail conversations, so I have faith that this will work out! They're smart guys, and they know this will only add to their sound! With that said, Anthony will make his live debut on Saturday night at The Sewer Swampstravaganja all ages concert at The Oddfellows Hall, so if you're curious how Sativa Rose will sound with two guitarists, you'll find out on Saturday! Sounds good to me, and I'll be there on Saturday to tell you how Anthony does with the band! Stay tuned for more from Sativa Rose as it comes in!
Thirdly, here's the latest from Brimley hard rockers Half A Man, who've been keeping very busy lately! Firstly, the band have announced that they are now signed to Blackened Moon Records, the label that drummer Mikey Bishop's Lansing black metal band Summon are signed with! Details on the signing are kinda sparse, but the band are planning to record their debut album very soon, and release it through Blackened Moon Records afterwards, with attached CD release shows in both Sault Michigan and Lansing. Sounds good, hopefully we hear some concrete recording details soon! As well, the band have announced brand new t-shirts that honestly look better than the ones they were previously selling, and as you can see on your right, those are all the details on them! The shirts go for $15 or higher for larger sizes, and you can call (906) 440-8712 for ordering details! Plus, I assume you can buy these at their Merchant's Bar concert on April 16th. It sounds like Half A Man have things under control, and hopefully these big plans follow through, they deserve it! Check out the above links for more from Half A Man!
Fourthly, here's the latest from local horror punk/metal quintet Frightlight! The band recently launched a brand new Facebook page, presumably to replace or compliment their Facebook group, and it does feature some new band information! A ton of concert photos have been added to the page, which you can check out at this location, and they include album "title cards" and assorted photos that aren't even necessarily of Frightlight. Good shots though! The page also includes what appears to be an updated stage name for drummer Jeff De Rose, as he's now credited as "Mr. Bates" rather than "The Count". I'll assume this is a reference to Norman Bates from Psycho, and maybe this will be a future on-stage costume theme? Check the above links for more details on their new Facebook page! As well, remember their Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands campaign to make it to the Vans Warped Tour stop in Mississauga in July? Since March 21st, they've catapulted from 22nd to 8th in the voting, and are only 856 votes away from the top 5! I'm very happy for Frightlight for getting this far, and I've been voting the whole way through, so let's help get them further in this contest! Click here to vote, you must have a free account though. VOTE TODAY!!And finally, here's three shorter news stories from the last while, in alphabetical order by band/website name:
- In case you haven't heard, Motley Crue tribute band Crued are looking for openers for their show on April 30th at The Canadian Nightclub. If you or your band are interested, click here! This seems like it'd be up Browbeat 101, Dirty Virgin, or Sativa Rose's alley, but who knows who could get the gig? If an opener is announced, I'll let you guys know who it is!
- This is over a month late, but SooToday's Friday Hot Shot from February 25th was of Maximum RNR guitarist Keith Carman during their local concert six days earlier at Foggy Notions! Nice picture, thanks to Donna Hopper for taking it! Click the above links to check it out!
- If you noticed that our "Saultites In Out Of Town Bands Profiles" list on the SMS was longer lately, it's because I visibly separated the links so that each profiled band gets their own link. The posts aren't altered, but now the last band alphabetically each month isn't listed last for each link. So if you were wondering what happened, there you go!
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