Scarkazm Concert Previews, New Sault Michigan Videos, And Id Iota Updates!!

As promised, we're closing up this weekend's concert previews with one more pair of shows for fans in the E.U.P., but we also have some new Sault Michigan performers to touch on via new videos of theirs! Rounding things out is the latest from a prominent Sault Ontario band, so here's what you should know on this Friday afternoon!

We'll start with this weekend's remaining hard rock concert previews (barring another late notice confirmation), as Traverse City, Michigan metal trio Scarkazm will return to The Rapids Lounge at the Sault Ste. Marie Kewadin Casino TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT! While E.U.P. fans will have seen this fan favourite band live in St. Ignace in January, this will be Scarkazm's first concert weekend in the Soo since October of last year, so if you've been patiently waiting for a Rapids Lounge return in the last 6 months, here's your chance! Oddly, Scarkazm forgone their usual concert poster picture for this weekend in favour of this 9 second video of them live with pertinent details added in post. No audio, but it's something different for sure! As usual for Scarkazm's northern jaunts, tonight & tomorrow's shows are 21+ affairs with 9:00 PM start times and no announced cover charges. Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here & here for more details, and here's Scarkazm live!

Next up, here's some more new Sault Michigan videos, starting with a new clip from local classical metal project Theatre of Night that goes along with one we previously shared on here! Earlier this month, you may recall seeing a shared Facebook video of a "late night jam session". Well, it was uploaded to keyboardist Craig Harrison's YouTube channel around that same time, and there's some more context there! We now know that this jam session was held in Grand Rapids, and featured members of both Theatre of Night and Grand Rapids death metal veterans Flesh For The Beast, who do have a local tie of their own, as future Half A Man drummer Mikey Bishop played for them in the early 2000s during their run as Sadomasochism. Performer credits aren't given on YouTube, but I believe that the video features Theatre of Night's Steve Giles and Erik Sales jamming with Flesh For The Beast bassist Craig Riley (though I could be wildly off base.)

That said, a second 15 video from the same jam was also uploaded (and is embedded below), which looks like it features a different bassist who I absolutely can't identify. In any event, this new video sounds solid for it's short length, and might this be leading somewhere beyond an informal jam from members of the two bands? When I first saw this video this morning, it still had no views, so help boost it's totals by giving this Theatre of the Beast jam a look below, and stay tuned for more from their camp!



Also today, here's a new performance clip of Project 906 guitarist/Crooked Music instructor Joe Jenkins, as shared from his personal Facebook page to the local music store's Facebook page on Monday! This 39 second clip features Joe demonstrating a Peavey Wolfgang guitar that is/was available in-store, and Joe has some fun shredding on this clip, even calling then guitar "incredible". Solid performance for what it is, so check it out below, and don't miss Project 906 TOMORROW at The Superior Cafe's musician showcase!

 
We'll close today's post back in Sault Ontario, with the latest from local indie/alt-hard rock quartet Id Iota, starting with some new reveals regarding their May 19th concert at LopLops Lounge, via it's Facebook event page! This show is titled "Indie Spring", appears to be put on by guitarist/Pointless bassist Dustin Goodall's recording studio Unsalted Audio (sort of bringing back Unsalted Records as a result), and copies of headlining Sudbury garage rock band The Almighty Rhombus' new EP will be on sale. Crank Sound Distribution will even be on hand for the best sound possible! As expected, this is a 19+, 9:00 PM show, but the cover charge is $10, so keep that in mind. On April 14th, Id Iota revealed on their Facebook page that their forthcoming second studio album will have 11 songs, and that they were "getting busy again" on recording sessions, as "2 years (since releasing their "Maudlin Fair EP) is long enough."

To close, Id Iota shared this new video onto their Facebook page yesterday to hype the Indie Spring concert. The video features the guys reflecting on the changing of the seasons and what would be the best way to host a spring show, with new bassist Robert Sartini suggesting that they summon Father Spring, and then they do. I refuse to spoil how they summon Father Spring (or even who he is), but it's a funny and well edited commercial, especially thanks to the guys' reactions in the second half, so give it a look below!



That's all for today, but if all goes according to plan, stay tuned for this month's CD review on the site next! Thanks everyone!