LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Curtis McKenzie & Soundcheck), Plus Weekend Concert Previews (Part 1!!)

Another busy concert weekend is upon us in the Twin Saults, and with Rotaryfest taking place next week, it's going to get worse before it gets better in that regard! I will actually need three posts to get to everything on the hard rock/punk spectrum this weekend, with today's post devoted to SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS and some previously announced artists playing on tomorrow. The current plan is to cover this weekend's Master Nate & The Reprobates, Peril, Project 906, and Generations shows in preview post #2, with The Nameless' Saturday nighter in Sault Michigan being in a news post to wrap things up by that morning. Here's what you should know to lead off this busy mid-July concert stretch!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return for this year's Goulais Community Days THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the band has not publically confirmed this booking, but they are advertised in festival promotion, and members have mentioned it in personal Facebook posts. This will be the (at least) third straight year that Soundcheck have made their way to the Captain Tilley Community Centre at 592 ON-552 in nearby Goulais River for the community's annual summer festival, which will have loads of family entertainment just north of the Soo, so check out the official poster for this weekend's complete itinerary! While not playing tomorrow night, singer/guitarist Terry Eaton will dust off his DJ hat to fill that role as the baseball tournament begins, while SATURDAY's concert has an 8:00 PM start time (running until midnight) and a 19+ age limit.

To see Soundcheck on Saturday, there will be a special $2 cover charge unless you have a bracelet for your pass to Community Days ($5 for a single day, $8 for everything Friday-Sunday), in which case you'd get in to the concert free. Note that The Hwy 17 Band and The Four For All Band are also playing earlier on SATURDAY, but their sets are all ages matinees and don't directly lead into when Soundcheck would take the stage, so they're not "opening" for them. Visit the above links for more on Soundcheck's Goulais Days return on SATURDAY as they warm up for their Rotaryfest Stage 1 return next weekend, and here they are live!

Next up, former Haggith/Eclipse frontman Curtis McKenzie will return to The Dive Gastro Pub for another solo headlining concert THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, Curt did announce this show via his Facebook page last week but I didn't catch advertising for it until this week. This will be Curtis' third show at the former Low & Slow at 648 Queen Street East, all on SATURDAYS during The Dive's "Patio Play" series of outdoor concerts there (he will also be playing an indoor show there on Thursday, August 8th). Since resuming work as a live solo musician this year, Curt has exclusively played at The Dive, and his hard rock covers (you can see full setlists on his Facebook page) have clearly been a hit there, so here's hoping for more of the same on SATURDAY NIGHT! This show has a 9:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no cover charge. 9&10 News is calling for mostly cloudy weather on SATURDAY with a high of 27°, so it will be a warm one.

Be advised that they are also projecting a 10% chance of rain that night, and while it's too soon to go off of an hourly forecast, stay tuned to your preferred local weather report if you have any concerns. Also, if you're curious, tonight's "Think It Over Thursday" musician is The Crossed/Deter alum Josh McNally (haven't heard his name in a long time), who plays blues nowadays. Visit the official Facebook event page for more on Curt's patio gig on SATURDAY NIGHT, and here he is live!

Now to shows that we knew about in advance, starting with southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225's return to The Water Tower Pub for another "uncorked" concert TOMORROW NIGHT! Last seen at the Great Northern Road nightclub at the end of May, this will be Bone Yard's first acoustic concert since rocking Gateway Casino early last month, and is their only public show this month to not take place at Reggie's Place (remember that they are not playing Rotaryfest next weekend, let alone anywhere else at press time). If you like seeing your local 225 unplugged, consider a run to this high quality central venue tomorrow! According to personal Facebook posts, Headrush (John Amendola's new classic rock band that debuted at last year's Toystock) are playing there on Saturday. Tomorrow's concert has an 8:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no cover charge. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's a new lyric video!

We already featured their new single "FAFO" on the site earlier this month, but on their new YouTube channel last week, they also uploaded a lyric video of it, so now you can learn the words and sing along if you so choose! The video proper features a slideshow of pictures of Greg, Alex, and Warren, along with some brief video clips from a gig at The Esquire Club (why they used vertical footage when the video proper is in 16:9, I have no idea). Well put together otherwise, and it lays their view of the world out there, so check it out below, and don't miss Bone Yard 225 tomorrow!

Finally for this first weekend concert preview post, prolific local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will continue his weekly summer arrangements at The Mike Case Memorial Stage outside of The Trading Post TOMORROW NIGHT and at Misty's Fifties on SATURDAY! This weekend sees a return to last month's status quo of the two weekly gigs following Tym not playing at Misty's this past Saturday due to his wedding that same day. Of course, congratulations to the happy couple, and I'm glad things went well! If you're up for acoustic classic and hard rock covers at The Trading Post's outdoor stage tomorrow or want to welcome Tym back to Misty's on Second Line West for Saturday's matinee, you know where to go for all of this weekend's action! Both shows have no cover charge, the Mike Case Stage gig is all ages at 7:00 PM, and the Misty's show is a 4:00 matinee as usual for these ongoing weekly series.

Weather-wise, tomorrow's outdoor Trading Post show is forecasted by 9&10 News to have sunny weather in the 22-25° range, so summer lovers who don't mind the warmer recent temperatures will be right at home tomorrow evening! Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here and here for more details, and for a preview, here's Tym live!

That's all for now, but look for part 2 of this weekend's concert previews on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!