LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Tym Morrison) & Sault Ontario Hard Rock Weekend Concert Previews!!

For the last concert weekend of February 2024, we again have too many concerts for one post, so I'm bumping Sault Michigan/E.U.P. concerts to tomorrow's post, as the ones we currently know about (Saint Asonia/Black Stone Cherry and Tarnished) are both on Saturday. Don't worry, they are coming! Now, here's what you should know north of the border, starting with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!

Local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will return to Tazzi's Pub & Restaurant TOMORROW NIGHT, before playing another acoustic matinee concert at Misty's Fifties on SATURDAY! Apologies for the short notice on both gigs, they were only announced via their respective Facebook event pages linked here and here yesterday. The current live venues du jour for Tym's acoustic solo act, TOMORROW's show at Tazzi's will be his first at the intimate Queen Street East venue since their fancy Valentine's dinner two weeks ago, and his first standard admission gig there of 2024.  Meanwhile, west end fans are already spoiled by Tym's recent announcement of a bi-weekly arrangement at Misty's Fifties, but this was supposed to be an off week in the rotation, so adding an extra show there on SATURDAY will hopefully keep the good vibes rolling for fans of his unplugged hard and classic rock hits!

These presumed 19+ concerts have no announced cover charges, and while TOMORROW'S gig at Tazzi's has an 8:00 PM start time, the SATURDAY matinee at Misty's takes place at 4:00 PM. Visit the above links for more on Tym's busy weekend of acoustic concerts, and here he is live!

Next up, here's some shows that had advance notice, starting with the return of local hard rock trio Sylo to the public concert stage TOMORROW NIGHT at The Distraction! After a year and a half's hiatus, this will be the former Raincourt's first live set since their headlining gig at Reggie's Place back in August 2022, though you may have seen frontman Eli Russell since with his solo project. This will also be their first live appearance since enlisting Alder Devries as their new second guitarist (replacing the long since departed Raine Rancourt), as per a quiet update to their Instagram page. I'm not familiar with Alder musically, but he is/was a White Pines Collegiate student (like his new bandmates), he has stage musical experience, and while he has a minor footprint online as a guitarist, much of his posts and media are either taken down or private. Hopefully he fits in well with Sylo tomorrow, and come on down to the East Street venue for a first look!

Local party metal trio The Apocalypse Afterparty will open in their first show of 2024, so be early for their upbeat guitar-less brand of hard hitting originals and covers! This all ages concert has doors opening at 5:00 PM tomorrow, and while admission is "pay what you can" as usual for The Distraction, $5 is suggested. Unless you saw Sylo's couple of mid-2022 gigs post name/lineup change, they'll be a bit of a mystery to many, but they're a talented young group, so definitely consider coming down to The Distraction for all of the festivities tomorrow night, complete with The A.A.'s intensity! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's one of Sylo's original songs from their first run!

Also this weekend, fans can see the aforementioned Raine Rancourt and his current hard rock band HeadFirst in that band's debut appearances at Jay's Piston Broke Pub TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Fresh off of their first Shooters concert this past Saturday, HeadFirst are going west (...young man) to the former Roosevelt Hotel/Reggie's West, where their classic-leaning array of rock covers should find a receptive audience across both nights! They will be back here at the end of March, if you can't make it this weekend or want an encore. As usual for concert at Jay's, both tomorrow's and Saturday's festivities begin at 9:30 PM, while these are both 19+ events, and neither has an announced cover charge. HeadFirst have showcased a strong maturity and diverse setlist, with a fun stage presence from Red to boot, so look for much more of the same from this fast rising band at Jay's this weekend! See above for more details, and here they are live at Shooters this past weekend!

Finally for today's previews, we'll head to The Water Tower Pub, where local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard will return for another unplugged concert on SATURDAY NIGHT! While their new jam session hosting run at Reggie's Place may have broken things up depending on how you view such events, their "uncorked" show at the Great Northern Road nightclub will be Bone Yard's second straight traditional concert in their acoustic format, following their Gateway Casino concert this past Saturday. If you're up for Bone Yard's stripped down brand of southern fried classic & hard rock covers, head to this popular & upscale northern venue on Saturday! As is traditional for The Water Tower Pub, this is a one nighter, as they host different musicians every night, with blues rockers Smokehouse playing there tomorrow instead. Saturday night's action begins at 8:00 PM, there's no cover charge, and you must be 19 or older to attend. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's Bone Yard live and uncorked a few months back!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for our Sault Michigan concert previews and more next! Thanks everyone!