As promised, the rest of this weekend's hard rock concert previews are in today's post, with a relatively quiet weekend in the area compared to what July had in store this year! After our E.U.P. show previews, we have some updates from other local bands, so here's what you should know!
Sault Michigan hard rock quartet
Tarnished have a double header in store for fans in nearby Cedarville TOMORROW, starting with their outdoor set at this year's
Government Bay Barge Bash, followed by a typical nighttime concert that evening at
Snows Bar & Grill! The former event is the annual (2020 aside) concert festival currently held outside
Bumpas at 74 East Hodeck Street, where bands will literally be playing on a barge floating in Government Bay! Unlike prior years for the Barge Bash in both Cedarville and Hessel, there will be
four bands playing tomorrow, with Tarnished and fellow local hard rock quartet
Rhythm & Brews (in a rare multi-band event for them) joined by local country cover trio The Three Mile Band and The Bowen/Haske Band, who are the current incarnation of local musician
Mark Bowen's pop rock cover band (possibly best known as Paradise Excuse).
Click here for full non-musical details on the Government Bay Barge Bash. This event appears to be free and all ages (boaters welcome!), with festivities starting at 12:00 PM. Tarnished have confirmed that they will be playing on the North Shore Dock Barge at 1:30 PM, with Rhythm & Brews appearing to the be the closing band at 5:30 PM (their set ends at 8:00 PM). If
this image's band order gives anything away, then The Three Mile Band will open the bash, with The Bowen/Haske Band playing likely at around 2:00 PM. Weather-wise, 9&10 News is calling for cloudy weather all day in Cedarville (an hour south of the Soo) with temperatures from 77-80° Fahrenheit. As for Tarnished's return to Snows (at 1187 Park Avenue) tomorrow night, that'll be an indoor respite under more standard conditions for their hard rocking originals and covers, so if you missed them three weeks ago, here's your chance for an encore!
The Snows concert takes place at 8:00 PM tomorrow, it does not have an announced cover charge, and it is definitely a 21+ event (if that's a concern, the Barge Bash is in the same town!) Should be a packed day of music for Cedarville-area concert goers and Tarnished, with both they and Rhythm & Brews sure to deliver the hard rock goods, so definitely visit the above links for more on both events, and here's Tarnished live!
Next up, here's the latest from Sault Ontario/Barrie crossover thrash quartet
Spades GT, so what have they been up to as of late? In terms of live dates, the former Jack Spades have at least three ahead where they're opening for Toronto metal pioneers
Anvil, including
a show in Brampton on September 16th, but before then, they will open for Anvil in North Bay and Sudbury on August 24th & 25th as both bands are en route to the Soo area for shows that weekend! Of course,
Anvil return to Soo Blaster on Saturday the 27th, but Spades will miss out on the Timmins show on the 26th, presumably due to their commitments at
the Northern Vibe Festival in Ophir that weekend, where frontman J.D. Pearce is curating the Forest Stage again, and where the band proper are playing in their first local date post-relaunch. Spades GT have not (yet?) said that they're opening for Anvil locally, which could be a sign that their Northern Vibe set is the same night.
Like last year, organizers have not revealed a daily band schedule for the festival, we will keep you posted if one surfaces. Video-wise, drummer Tyler "Jeeb" Reiner (Anvil drummer Robb Reiner's son) was featured last week in the clip embedded below, where he shows off some Daddario ProMark drumsticks that he was sent as a sample. No scoops relating to the band as a whole, but good promotion for the company, and the sticks should hopefully come in handy! Deceivingly deep voice for Tyler too, but the video was posted at 6:54 AM. Give it a watch below, and see above for more!
Finally for today, here's three assorted shorter news items from the last while, and as usual, these are in alphabetical order by artist name:
- The Gutter Creek-headlined concert on Thursday, September 1st has been moved from The Rockstar Bar to the aforementioned Soo Blaster, as per this new Facebook event page. A reason for the venue change was not announced, but note that The Rockstar Bar has not advertised any concert dates since May, with Bone Yard's June 11th show there being cancelled outright. Hopefully things are okay at The Algonquin Hotel, but fingers crossed Gutter Creek (featuring the Soo's own Matt Hanchuck) deliver a solid show at this bigger downtown venue! No word yet on admission fees.
- St. Ignace, Michigan metalcore band Heavy Lies The Crown will be without new rhythm guitarist Christian Thanasiu for their set opening for Nagazi in Battle Creek tonight due to an unspecified illness, as per their Facebook page. The band are jokingly asking attendees for "get well soon" cards, so keep that in mind if you happen to be in the area! As best as I can gather, this show will go forward with H.L.T.C. as a four-piece, which is nothing new for them, as their initial dates had just Ted on guitar. We'll have more from Heavy Lies The Crown soon!
- Sault Ontario/Thompson, Manitoba alternative/hard rock musician Mike Haggith will take a road trip to Flin Flon, Manitoba for a rare in-province date outside of Thompson tomorrow night! Mike will be the fourth-to-last act tomorrow on the Museum Stage at their annual Blueberry Jam concert festival, so click here for full details if you're so inclined. Best of luck to Mike in Flin Flon tomorrow, and hopefully someone's got a camera rolling!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site this weekend! Thanks everyone!
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