Sault Ontario Hard Rock Concert Previews, Including Lots Of New Videos!!

Another concert weekend is upon us to start a new month, and while this isn't that busy compared to what we saw in July 2022, I'm breaking up our previews into two posts, as one of the bands playing this weekend has a ton of new videos to address. Here's what you should know to start the weekend, and don't worry, E.U.P. readers and/or Tarnished fans, we'll cover their Saturday gigs tomorrow!

We'll start in Sault Ontario at Shooters Downstairs Lounge, where cover-centric hard rock acts are playing the next two nights, starting with local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck TOMORROW NIGHT! Fresh off of their regular weekly Reggie's West jam night hosting duties tonight, this will be Soundcheck's first traditional concert at Shooters in almost two weeks, so downtown fans of their often heavy blend of classic covers will wanna head down to the Dennis Street nightclub tomorrow only for all of the action! This is a one-nighter, no word on if Soundcheck are playing anywhere on late notice on Saturday. Tomorrow's concert has an 8:00 PM start time, no cover charge, and a 19+ age limit. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, we have a lot of new videos to share from drummer Glen Thomas' YouTube channel....thirty-one of them! There is a lot to take in, so what's to see?

All shot at their Prince Township pavillion gig this past Saturday, these all appear to focus primarily on Glen drumming, almost from behind him & the rest of the band. Unique vantage point, but it does highlight the crowd engagement, for better or worse depending on the video. Of their two guitarists, Cameron Oliver gets most of the vocal duties here, via Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" & Kenny Loggins' "Footloose" (both in the same video), Morgan Wallen's "Whiskey Glasses", Sublime's "Santeria", Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Mary Jane's Last Dance", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin' In The Dark", Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69", Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", Eric Church's "Drink In My Hand", Garth Brooks' "That Summer", Def Leppard's "Hysteria", Collective Soul's "Shine", Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle", Big & Rich's "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)", 38 Special's "Hold On Loosely", ...

...John Mellencamp's "Hurts So Good", Luke Bryan's "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)", Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl", and Blink-182's "All The Small Things". Meanwhile, guitarist Terry Eaton handles vocals on David Wilcox's "Riverboat Fantasy", Shania Twain's "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!", The 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up", Van Morrison's "Wild Night", Styx's "Too Much Time On My Hands", The Go-Gos' "We Got The Beat", REO Speedwagon's "Take It On The Run", Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me", Grand Funk Railroad's "Some Kind of Wonderful", Theory Of A Deadman's "Lowlife", Big Sugar's "Diggin' A Hole", Bryan Adams' "Cuts Like A Knife", and Trooper's "We're Here For A Good Time (Not A Long Time)". How's that for a motherload of live videos? The acoustics at the venue aren't great, but Soundcheck are dependably strong and engaging throughout, with grit added where needed!

Interesting how often Cameron is seen just singing, guitar either slung on his back or not on him at all, I've never seen him just on vocals this much before in their videos. Also, while Cameron does lead Terry 19-13 for lead vocal duties in the 32 songs, the two guitarists actually split the two filmed covers each of Van Morrison & Bryan Adams. Look for some of these songs and more tomorrow at Shooters in the Soo proper, and here's Soundcheck covering Def Leppard, as linked above!

Finally for today, let's address the Shooters concert on SATURDAY NIGHT, as local southern hard rock quintet Fort Creek will take the stage for a one-nighter of their own! I'm unsure whether this is a one-nighter due to or the result of the Soundcheck show tomorrow, but it's on, despite Fort Creek's surprising lack of a Facebook poster for this event. Alas, I can't confirm if there will be a merchandise giveaway on Saturday or not, but as their solo bar dates go, you know they've been pretty regular up to now. Fort Creek last rocked Shooters on the same day they played at Rotaryfest last month, so at least on Saturday, they won't be as overworked with two gigs in the same day! You can take in their hard rocking brand of covers and presumed originals from their upcoming EP on Saturday at 8:00 PM with no cover charge or age limit. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Fort Creek live!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for the Tarnished concert previews and more on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!