LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Teenage Head), More Weekend Concert Previews, And More!!

Before we begin this post, we have one more late update for tonight & tomorrow night's HeadFirst concerts at Jay's Piston Broke Pub, as the guest drummer filling in for Anthony Boudreau will actually be ex-Bourbon Blue drummer Brent Royer, as per the band's Facebook page this morning. The originally planned guest drummer (local/Waterloo musician Celeste Bond) will still be present to guest on vocals on a few songs. I think that finally covers the changes to expect at Jay's this weekend, and hopefully things go well for HeadFirst, Brent, and Celeste!

Now, we're wrapping up this weekend's advertised hard rock concert previews today (and more), but first, here's a big LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for this fall, as Hamilton punk legends Teenage Head will headline at The Machine Shop on Saturday, September 21st! Quietly announced on social media back in February, this is the first local appearance on record for Teenage Head (I'm sure they must have played here in the pre-internet days), who punk fans will know dating back to the 1970s for hit songs like "Somethin' On My Mind" and "Tornado", among others. It'll be neat to see Teenage Head in the Soo this fall, and their garage-influenced punk originals should attract a good audience! Interestingly, Korah Collegiate's student band Mustang Sally are the advertised local openers. Definitely surprising, but they always have a talented lineup and are well known locally from diverse events and covers alike, so don't bypass them!

This concert is being promoted by, believe it or not, Martin's Trailers & Accessories on Fifth Line East. Quite a big first leap into concert promotion, hopefully it's a big hit for Martin and crew! Tickets are now on sale for this all ages concert at this link for $45 ($60 for the VIP mezzanine access), and proceeds will go to the Sault Ste. Marie branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Sounds like an intriguing night of music for classic punk fans, and for a great cause, so visit the above links for more details!

Next up, let's resume this weekend's concert previews with two upcoming one-nighters, starting with local classic/hard rock solo musician Tym Morrison, whoss bi-weekly arrangement at Misty's Fifties is scheduled to resume TOMORROW! The former Caveman Morrison & Nostalgic Band frontman is back for another acoustic matinee concert at the long-running Second Line West venue, and here's hoping that Tym's proficient and extensive setlist of classic and hard rock covers finds another receptive audience to end April with! If you can't make it, Tym will be back like clockwork every two weeks until the end of June, so fans will have at least four more chances to see Tym on Saturdays at Misty's in this run. Expect a 19+ age limit, no cover, and a 4:00 PM start time as usual. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's Tym live last year!

Lastly for known/announced hard rock shows this weekend in the Twin Saults, fans can check out local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225 for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT when they go unplugged ("uncorked" if you like) at Gateway Casino! Last seen at the downtown casino a little over a month ago, this will be the fourth consecutive traditional concert for Bone Yard at as many venues, with full weekends at Reggie's bookending this string of April one-offs (not to mention their hosting duties of the Thursday jam nights at Reggie's, though that was cancelled this week). As usual for their casino stops, tomorrow's show is acoustic, so prepare for a stripped down but still hard rocking night of covers from your local 225 then! Expect an 8:00 PM start time, no cover, and 19+ age limits tomorrow. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's a new live video of Bone Yard!

Live-streamed to their Facebook page, this comes from last Friday's late notice one-nighter at The Esquire Club, and it sees Greg, Alex, and Warren playing a lively cover of Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" to cap off their final set. Despite being deep into the 1:00 AM hour, fans were engaged and rocking out to this strongly performed classic, and while the vertical camerawork is far from ideal (if not unexpected), the filmer did get a good look at the band and crowd in good measure. Check it out below, and don't miss Bone Yard 225 "uncorked" tomorrow at Gateway Casino!

We'll close today with new "Shorts" videos from local progressive/djent metal band Convergence, who quietly teased two songs from their upcoming "Gemini" EP on their YouTube channel two weeks ago! One is the title track and is embedded below (at least you can embed "Shorts" externally, unlike "Reels"), but the other song is called "In Bloom", related in name only to the Nirvana song. I'll hold comment on these songs pending a possible review of "Gemini" later this year (even if it's out quickly, I'm only reviewing "Convergence" in the next few days), but fans of proficient instrumental prog-metal will want to check these out above & below!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for this month's YouTube Channel Profile next! Thanks everyone!