Bastardane, the band featuring drummer Castor Hetfield, the son of Metallica frontman James Hetfield, will make a stop at The Brass Rail on Sunday, Nov. 12.
With high-gain riffs, groovy grooves, and dissonant chord progressions, the Savannah, Georgia, three-piece supplies an untamed concoction of Southern sludge, thrash, and melodic hard rock.
In addition to Hetfield, the band includes Jake Dallas on vocals and bass and Ethan Sirotzki on guitar. They released their 10-song debut album, Is This Rage?, last spring.
Joining them at the Rail will be Fury in Few and Klept.
Tickets for Bastardane are $10 in advance and $12 day of the show. You can get your ticket via Eventbrite.
Celebrated songwriter stopping at B-Side
The B-Side at One Lucky Guitar will present An Evening with Mark Eitzel on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Eitzel, best known as leader of the iconic indie rock band American Music Club, is one of the most celebrated and idiosyncratic songwriters of his generation. Rolling Stone once gave him their Songwriter of the Year award.
Eitzel’s B-Side performance will present an evening of impassioned balladry and heart-breaking love songs that you won’t soon forget.
To take part in this intimate, cathartic experience, get your tickets at undertowshows.com.
Guitar wizard set to cast spells at Piere’s
On Saturday, Nov. 18, Stan’s Room in Piere’s will be rockin’ when guitar wiz Marc Rizzo hits the stage.
Best known for his time in bands like Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Ill Nino, and his solo projects, his shows display his deep musical roots in metal, classical, and flamenco.
Concertgoers can expect to see a performance with virtuoso-type guitar playing that is technically tight with doses of improvisation and horn-raising metal.
Opening the show will be the hard rock outfit SevenStones out of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
This is an all ages show with tickets available through etix.com and all Wooden Nickel locations.
Blackhawk Ministries hosting Idol finalist
Danny Gokey, third-place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol, will make a stop in Fort Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Blackhawk Ministries, 7400 E. State Blvd.
Following his Idol experience, Gokey hit the road in support of his debut album, My Best Days, in 2010. Since then, he has continued to record Christian-focused music which has earned him a few Grammy nominations.
When it comes to album making, Gokey is on his eighth, 2021’s Jesus People.
Anyhow, when he strolls through town on the Stay Strong Tour, he will be accompanied by Austin French and Natalie Layne. Together, they are hitting more than 20 cities for acoustic nights of stories and songs that are sure to refresh and remind you to “Stay Strong” in the midst of whatever life might bring.
Tickets are available via ticketmaster.com.
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