LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Full Circle) And Weekend Concert Previews!!

It's time to preview this weekend's concerts, but first, I would like to apologize for a missed concert. Apparently, Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison played a short acoustic set at Blueberry Hill Resort in Goulais River this past Saturday afternoon before his scheduled gig at Service Grill Pizza, and it completely slipped me by. That said, I apologize to Tym and anyone who would have been affected for the error! Now as for this weekend, if Tym's Service Grill Pizza arrangement is continuing, there hasn't been announcement about it yet, but I'll let you guys know if I hear anything! For now though, we have six concerts through Saturday to get to, starting with a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!!

Local classic hard rock quartet Full Circle are back this weekend for a pair of shows at The Nicolet Tavern! These shows were previously unlisted on the now-deleted Turner Up Facebook group (which listed gigs through September), so they are very likely a newer addition to their busy schedule. I apologize for the relative short notice, but a Facebook event page for the show was only created for the shows earlier today. The Nic is a frequent stop for this talented local band, so definitely consider going to see Full Circle on Friday night or Saturday night! Both shows have 10:00 PM start times, you must be 19 to attend either night, and there's no announced cover charge. For more details, visit the above links! Should be another good weekend of classic hard rocking from Full Circle, hopefully a good crowd turns up both nights! For a preview, click here and move to 13:20 of the video to see Full Circle cover of Heart's "Alone" from their set at this year's Rotaryfest!

Now to the previously announced shows, and first, it's the 29th Roosevelt Hotel metal night taking place tomorrow night at The Rosie! For a second straight week, an out of town metal band is headlining, that being Vancouver progressive death metal Abriosis! These guys have a very brutal and technical style of death metal to melt faces with, and you certainly won't want to miss them tomorrow night when they rock The Rosie on the next stop of their Canadian Rapture Tour! Two opening bands have been confirmed, including the return of Desbarats death metal band For All That Is Lost! After a month away from playing shows in the Soo following the departure of guitarist Allen Piche, the now four-piece F.A.T.I.L. will return to The Rosie to play their own hard hitting brand of metal once again! Finally, local hardcore quartet Changing Waves will open the show with their own fast rising hardcore sounds that you sure won't wanna be late for tomorrow night! This show will have a $5 cover, you must be 19 to attend, and Changing Waves will kick things off at 9:30 PM. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! Sounds like this will be a brutal night of metal, and with quality bands like these, you won't wanna miss it! For a preview, here's Abriosis playing their song "Idol Fixation" in Vancouver in 2008!



Now we'll take a brief detour to Sault Michigan, where a new local band will make their first ever appearances in Sault Michigan itself! Fresh off of their debut in Rudyard earlier this month, new local hard rockers NoXcape will take over The Satisfied Frog this Friday and Saturday with their own brand of modern hard rock hits! I should note that I received an e-mail recently from Monkey's Uncle singer/guitarist Donny Newell where he said that he'd be filling in for Nick Landreville on vocals this weekend due to Nick's apparent departure from NoXcape, but band pages have not confirmed any possible lineup changes as of today. Keep that in mind though! The shows start at 10:00 PM both nights, there's no announced cover charge, and you must be 21 to attend. Check the above links for more details! Should be a good weekend of shows, and if Donny is indeed singing, it'll be cool to see a mini reunion of Absolute of sorts this weekend! No videos yet though, but go see them this weekend, they should deliver!

And finally for this weekend, local horror punk quintet Frightlight are playing an outdoor set on Saturday evening at this year's Art In The Parking Lot event! This is an annual outdoor art exhibition where local artists can display and sell their original artwork at 69 Church Street behind the The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Museum (also near The Rockstar Bar and Anchors Away for reference.) Though the focus is on local artists and their work, there will also be children's activities, food on sale, and live performances from local musicians and entertainers! Frightlight will be joined by cello punk rockers RedD Monkey, DJ Selectah Sensi Tree & DJ Spruceau from The Level Five Sound Tribe, experimental performances from the Michael Burtch & Alison Huot studio, and local fire spinners! Frightlight themselves will be on at 7:00 PM, though Art In The Parking Lot runs from 4:00 PM-10:00 PM. Admission is free, and it is absolutely an all ages event! For more details, visit the above links and the event page for Frightlight's set! Sounds like a fun event, and why not support local artisitic talent? Great music too, so definitely consider heading down to Church Street on Saturday for Art In The Parking Lot! For a preview, here's Frightlight playing "They All Float" at The Oddfellows Hall in April!



That's all for today, but stay tuned tomorrow as we reveal the results of last month's poll on your favourite concerts of 2011, and kick off our next poll! Thanks everyone!