SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Fifth Column & Tym Morrison) And Weekend Concert Previews!!

The weekend is near, so let's preview this weekend's local metal and hard rock concerts! I might be missing some late notice shows, but for now, here's all that's going down on the heavy end of the local music spectrum from Thursday-Saturday, including some Sault Michigan shows, and leading things off, SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, so here's what you need to know!

The 36th Roosevelt Hotel metal night will indeed be going down TONIGHT, though it's probably the most punk-leaning we've seen yet, so if you love punk, take note! The only true "metal" band tonight is Espanola metal quartet Fifth Column, who are making their first ever appearance in Sault Ste. Marie for this show! Nice to see some new Northern Ontario blood making their way to the Soo, and they're definitely talented with some clear hardcore and death metal influences, so definitely check them out at their official Reverbnation page! Hopefully this won't be the last we see of Fifth Column! Aside from them, we've got a ton of punk in store, including headlining punk trio The Nailheads from Montreal! I dig these guys and their old school punk sound, and if you miss seeing attitude-filled punk rock shows in town, The Nailheads will be up your alley for sure! As well, local punk trio Redundant will return to The Rosie as local support, and with a talented lineup of local veterans (all with metal pasts), you won't want to miss them tonight either! I apologize for the short notice of this show, Dismembertainment only just formally announced it last night. There will be a $2 cover charge, you must be 19 to attend, and everything should start at 9:30 PM or later TONIGHT! Check the above links for more details!

This should be another solid Thursday nighter at The Rosie, so head there TONIGHT if you can! Punk fans will be right at home, but there's something for you metalheads too, and with Fifth Column making their local debut, you know you're in for some heavy metal you've never seen locally before! Check out the above links to hear each band, and for a preview, here's Fifth Column's music video for their original song "Beyond Good & Evil"!



Also new to the weekend schedule is the return of Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison to Service Grill Pizza on Saturday night! This is his third straight weekend at the Korah Road restaurant, and note that the Facebook event page says that he's playing there "every Saturday" again, implying that he's back on a weekly schedule at the Service Grill. Good to hear if this sticks, I know his summer series there went well! So look out for Tym's acoustic hard rock and metal covers all night on Saturday, I know they'll be great! Like his last few Service Grill shows, Tym will only be playing the night set at 8:00 PM, there's no announced cover charge, and I don't believe there's a cover charge. For more details, check the above links! It's always good to see Tym break out the acoustic guitar for a solo concert, so don't miss him on Saturday night at the Service Grill if you want some live hard rock! For a preview, here's Tym Morrison and former Half Past singer Luke LeBlanc covering Extreme's "More Than Words" in Heyden in 2008!



Now to the previously announced hard rock/metal concerts in the Sault area (all in Sault Michigan that I know of), and we'll start with the return of local hard rock quintet Splitshot to The Rapids Lounge at Kewadin Casino! The band featuring former Nixxon Dixxon members Chris Hubbard & Kyle Beaumont will return to the local stage for the first time in almost two months when they rock Kewadin Casino's bar tomorrow night and Saturday night for what should be two hard rocking nights of music! The band haven't plugged the shows on their Facebook page yet, but they should be on as scheduled, especially with Kewadin Casino plugging them on their entertainment page. So head to Kewadin to see Splitshot tomorrow night & Saturday night at around 9:00 PM each night! There's no announced cover charge, and you must be 21 to enter. Check the above links for more details! These should be good shows, and you know there's talent to be had, so don't miss Splitshot this weekend! I wish I could preview them further with a video or some audio samples, but I still have nothing from them, despite the fact that they've been around for almost a year. Hopefully soon, but check them out over the next few days, they'll rock!

And finally, local hard rock quintet Swayze Train are scheduled to return to The Satisfied Frog in Sault Michigan this weekend as well! The new-ish band formed out of the ashes of Electric Motor Fish this summer were originally scheduled to play at The Frog tomorrow night & Saturday night, but the Friday show's Facebook event page is no longer featured on their pages, with just Saturday's event page remaining. I take it that means the Friday show is now off (for publically unknown reasons), but in all fairness, I haven't seen plugs on their pages for Saturday's show either. That's slightly concerning, but unless I hear otherwise, I'll assume that Swayze Train are still rocking The Frog on Saturday night. With that said, they should be on at around 10:00 PM on Saturday, you must be 21 to attend, and there's no announced cover charge. For more details, check the above links! Swazye Train should deliver a great show this weekend, and if you want something to do on Saturday night, head to The Satisfied Frog for some talented female fronted local hard rock, you won't wanna miss them! Stay tuned for possible videos or media from Swayze Train if it comes in!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for this week's classic video, another archive album upload, and more either tomorrow or Saturday! Thanks everyone!