LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (HeadFirst & The Nameless) And The First Of This Weekend's Concert Previews!!

An unusually busy concert weekend is upon us, so just to clarify the schedule, I have to break up this weekend's hard rock/punk concert previews into three posts! Today's will focus on SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS and gigs taking place earlier tomorrow than others, so if you're looking for the It's The Pits festival, the teddy bear picnic at Thomson Farms with Bookclub, Inconsistent Me, Bone Yard 225, Double Down, Soundcheck, or anything else that I may have missed, check back in the coming days! Now, here's what you should know to start!

Sault Michigan hard rock quintet The Nameless will make their Bird's Eye Outfitters debut TONIGHT during the outdoors store/venue's summer kickoff party! Apologies for the short notice, The Nameless' involvement was first confirmed via the official Facebook event page last week but it didn't cross our radar until the last few days. Presumably scheduled for TONIGHT to coincide with the summer solstice (literally making this a summer kickoff party), this is curiously themed after summer camp, so attendees at "Camp Bird's Eye" TONIGHT will get to tell ghost stories, have s'mores, and make bracelets, while also trying food/drink specials, including craft cocktails/mocktails and wine. Should be a fun evening, so definitely consider a run to the site of the former Golanka's Bar/Bird nightclub TONIGHT for all of the action! Given the alcoholic beverages on tap, I would expect this to be a 21+ event, but it should be an early night.

There is no cover charge at 107 East Portage Avenue for TONIGHT's event, and everything starts at 6:00 PM. Scheduling this on a work night won't be ideal for many, but hopefully it's a blast whether you're in it for the music, the refreshments, the summer camp vibes, supporting Bird's Eye Outfitters, or a combination thereof! Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, click here to watch The Nameless' sole public concert video! It remains unembeddable here due to content matched background audio.

Next up, let's head to Sault Ontario, where local hard rock quintet HeadFirst will return to Jay's Piston Broke Pub for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, these shows were only announced via the band's Facebook page on Tuesday. HeadFirst have a busy weekend ahead, as not only are they rocking Jay's both nights, TOMORROW will see them play two concerts, as they are also playing at Go Skateboarding Day TOMORROW beforehand! We are previewing that next, so scroll down a little bit for that event. Last seen at Jay's at the end of April, hopefully HeadFirst's hard rocking cover slate and quickly developing originals get another solid audience TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! These are 19+ events with no cover charge and 9:00 PM start times. Visit the above links for more on the west end action this weekend, and here's HeadFirst live!

Moving to shows that did have advance notice, we'll next head to Queen Elizabeth Park outside of The John Rhodes Center, where Tidal Records will host their ninth annual Go Skateboarding Day event TOMORROW, with bands present for year #8! June 21st is on a Friday for the first time since the local Go Skate Day began, which should be huge for encouraging turnout for local skateboarders and extreme sports practitioners to bring their gear to the skatepark to enjoy themselves! Three bands will rock the top of the big ramp this year, including punk/crossover thrash trio Hails in their second straight Go Skate Day set and first of two shows this weekend (stay tuned for our It's The Pits Festival preview tomorrow), alongside guitarist Mikhal Muto's party metal/double bass trio The Apocalypse Afterparty, and the aforementioned HeadFirst, both making their first Go Skateboarding Day appearances tomorrow evening.

Beyond the music, expect refreshments, vendors, and skate games to encourage (especially) young skaters to come out to enjoy all of the festivities! Go Skate Day is absolutely ALL AGES, everything starts tomorrow at 6:00 PM, and there is no cover charge whether you're in it for the skating or music. 9&10 News is currently calling for 22° temperatures and cloudy weather with a 30% chance of rain tomorrow evening, so if you are at all concerned about possible rain during the event, keep tabs on your preferred local forecast as we inch closer to showtime. Visit the above links for more on Go Skateboarding Day in Sault Ste. Marie tomorrow, and for a preview of all of the action, here's Ha!ls live!

Finally for concert preview post #1, local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will continue his currently weekly arrangements at The Mike Case Memorial Stage outside of The Trading Post TOMORROW NIGHT and at Misty's Fifties on SATURDAY! This is quite a crammed weekend for hard rock fans, but if Tym's unplugged stage show full of classic covers is your cup of tea, you will have two options to see him this weekend, in the fourth week of his current double duty at the Great Northern Road outdoor stage and the Second Line West nightclub, so keep both shows in mind! If you can't make it to either, Tym will be back at both venues (almost) weekly through at least September. Tomorrow's Trading Post show is at 7:00 PM for all ages, and like at Go Skate Day, 9&10 News is calling for cloudy 22° weather with a 30% chance of rain, so if you have any worries about Tym getting rained out, watch for updates as we get closer to showtime.

As for the Misty's show is a 4:00 PM matinee and 19+, and neither show has a cover charge. Hopefully Tym draws a good attendance for both of this weekend's shows, and if they were paid events, you'd definitely be getting your money's worth with his talents! Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here and here for more details, and here's Tym live!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for our second weekend concert preview post either tonight or tomorrow morning, which will cover the Double Down and Soundcheck concerts, the It's The Pits Festival, and maybe more, so stay tuned then! Thanks everyone!