LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Tarnished & Tym Morrison) And Weekend Concert Previews!!

A good old fashioned weekend concert preview post is now live on the SMS, and it includes some SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT  ALERTS on both sides of the border, one recently familiar, and one with a bigger scale, all told. As well, we have some news on a prolific local cover band's new weekly role that will be familiar for long-time fans, so here's what you should know!

 

Local hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will play his third solo headlining concert at The Mike Case Memorial Stage at The Trading Post TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, Tym only announced this show via it's Facebook event page on Sunday, though this date did have two more days' word than last week's show there. Given how quickly Tym's dates at The Trading Post's outdoor concert stage have piled up (this will be his third show there in four weeks), he's clearly making a good impression, and it's great to see Tym finding a new locale to play concerts are frequently in this late stage of the pandemic! Like Tym's two shows at 1332 Great Northern Road last month, TOMORROW'S date is a 2 hour set at 7:00 PM with no cover charge or age limit. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Tym live! 

 

 

Next up, let's head to Sault Michigan, where local hard rock trio Tarnished are rocking The Northern Pines Lounge at the St. Ignace Kewadin Casino TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT as previously announced, but that's not all for them this weekend, as they will also play outside of Crooked Music at 540 Ashmun Street THIS SATURDAY as the closing act during the local music store's slate of live musicians during the returning Sidewalk Sales event! Again, apologies for the short notice on Sidewalk Sales, Crooked Music only announced who was performing on their Facebook page on Monday. Tarnished have confirmed that they will be the headliners at 3:00 PM, and while they didn't specify if this would be a two-man acoustic set or not, their current three-piece lineup is pictured in event advertising. That said, the other acts are all acoustic leaning, so who else is playing on SATURDAY?

The apparent performance order also includes Rudyard Musicians Festival regular Kevin Blakeney at 2:00 PM (he does cover some grunge/alternative songs), while Project 906 singer Billy Bernier & guitarist Joe Jenkins will play a rare acoustic duo set at 1:00 PM. Nice to see them 906 back in the Soo for the first time since the pandemic begin, even without Dustin & Gary, so don't bypass their set! The preceding artists are all solo, including former Pick-Me-Ups frontman Trevor "T.S." Yake at 12:00 PM (no word on if his modern day music is punk-leaning), ex-Inspid Brutality guitarist Tyler Dettloff's current blues project at 11:00 AM, and classic rock/country musician Annis George leading off at 10:00 AM. Crooked Music's Sidewalk Sales Serenade is FREE & ALL AGES, snacks of some kind will also be available, and consider shopping at the store and at other participating local merchants on SATURDAY!

As for Tarnished's Kewadin dates in St. Ignace, attendees will be able to see Alex, Nathan, and Josh in more traditional setting delivering their usual hard rocking covers and originals for gathered fans, so don't miss out there either! Those shows are tomorrow and Saturday night at 9:00 PM with 21+ age limits and no cover charges, and both there and at Crooked Music, please respect either venue's current social distancing/mask protocols where applicable to ensure everyone's safety. Click here and visit the above links for more details on all three dates, and here's Tarnished live!

Finally, this isn't a full fledged concert per say, but Sault Ontario classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck began hosting the weekly Thursday open mic nights at Reggie's West last week, and night #2 of their run there begins tonight! Now, this isn't a new concept for Terry Eaton-featured local band, as their predecessors Mourning Wood did host a brief series of open mic nights at The Rednecks Saloon in 2015, but this time, it's not a brand new thing for this venue, as blues rock cover trio Mojo had been hosting the Thursday jam nights at Reggie's West successfully for a few years. However, Mojo have moved their open mic nights downtown to Reggie's Place (I don't know if that was their call, the venue's, or both), so Soundcheck have stepped in to keep the open mic nights going at The Reggievelt. That said, historically, I don't cover open mic nights as concerts on the SMS.

By design, these events allow for an unknown number of outside performers, either joining the house band or by themselves, and if things are busy enough, there's no guarantee that the house band will even play much. Still, open mic nights are fun and a good way for musicians to play on stage without the usual stress, and you'll likely see Soundcheck tackle some hard hitting classic covers in between time, so keep their second open mic night in mind for tonight at around 9:00 PM! 19+, no cover. That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site soon! Thanks everyone!