Alright, here is post #3 of our Rotaryfest weekend concert previews! After looking at Stage 1/Tym Morrison first and Kewadin Casino lounge gigs second, this post covers SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS on the weekend nightclub circuit in Sault Ontario, as well as Rotaryfest's Second Stage! This is longer than I would normally like for weekend concert preview posts, but this is a very busy weekend and I really don't want to have to cram a fifth post for that purpose in, especially with other news and content that I want to get to this month. Here's what you should know!
Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will follow up their Rotaryfest Stage 1 headlining appearance tonight with normal concerts at Reggie's Place TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, Reggie's only announced the shows on their Facebook page on Monday, and Soundcheck have not mentioned them publically on theirs (though in their defense, Rotaryfest is obviously first priority given the nature of the festival). TONIGHT & TOMORROW'S Reggie's shows will be their first there since April, and hopefully they ride the momentum of their third Rotaryfest set into some well received hard rocking and country tinged covers further downtown! Due to their headlining set on Stage 1 at 10:20 PM, TONIGHT's Reggie's show will have a special late start time, so don't look for them to begin there until at least 11:30 PM, maybe later than that, so it may only run for half the time or less.
TOMORROW'S show will be full at their normal 9:30 PM start time, and both are 19+ affairs with no cover charge. If you want to keep the party going post-Rotaryfest TONIGHT or just enjoy Soundcheck, head to Reggie's this weekend for even more action, so see the above links for more details, and for a preview, here they are live in concert!
Next up, fellow local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will also have some post-Rotaryfest concert action this weekend, as they'll be rocking Gateway Casino for one night only TOMORROW NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, drummer Tony Santoro first announced this gig on the band's Facebook group on Thursday (in this case, the venue has not confirmed any band playing TOMORROW there). This will be Generations' second show at the downtown casino after debuting there two months ago, and is their second gig in a three day span after they kicked off Rotaryfest's live music slate on Stage 1 just last night (photos and videos are already on their Facebook group but I'll save those for our inevitable Rotaryfest fallout coverage next week). Generations will have to compete with Sound Of Sting & Double Down for much of TOMORROW'S runtime, but hopefully there's a good turnout for both events!
Like in May, this one-nighter at Gateway Casino has a 9:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no cover charge. Visit the above links for more on the classic and hard rock action there TOMORROW, and for a preview, here's some new videos from their show this past Saturday at Jay's Piston Broke Pub! Filmed by attendee Audrey Marshall for the band's Facebook group, the videos were all included in a batch post on Sunday that also included pictures from the show. In the four videos, Generations covered Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Runnin' Down A Dream" (mostly focusing on Tony Kajnar's song-ending solo), Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" (with bassist Pierre Anthony on lead vocals), and Alannah Myles' "Black Velvet" (shot vertically unlike the others). Embedded below is their cover of Nazareth's "Turn On Your Reciever", which showcases a very healthy dance floor, as nicely captured from a stationary angle.
The camera can be shaky at times, and no video captures a full song, but kudos to Audrey for filming what she did on Saturday, and it's nice to see some harder rocking covers compared to what attendees usually film at Generations shows! Check these out above and below, and don't miss Generations at the casino TOMORROW NIGHT!
Finally for weekend concert preview post #3, here's our extended preview of Rotaryfest's seventeenth annual Stage 2, which returns to Clergue Park beside the Art Gallery of Algoma for the eighth year of the "Redirected" era! Like the past two years, Stage 2 is a two day affair, starting with a hard rock/punk-free lineup of Friday Night Blues tonight, as curated by The Sault Blues Society. Bands playing tonight are Mudfoot Mike & The Muckrakers (featuring members of Generations) at 8:30 PM, the debuting That There Blues Band at 7:30 PM and The Associates (featuring Bone Yard 225 bassist Warren Reville) at 6:30 PM, Treble Charger guitarist Bill Priddle's current classic rock/blues trio All The Tired Horses (one of just two returning Stage 2 bands this year) at 5:30 PM, and new local blues quartet The Eight Seventies (whose sister band The Rhythm Junction play on Stage 1 later tonight) at 4:30 PM. Blues fans will find a lot to like!
As for TOMORROW'S main lineup, this is where the usual Stage 2 format of original-leaning musicians, often of an indie/alternative persuasion, take the stage, and there will be a couple of SMS-amenable acts! Headlining tomorrow are new local bluegrass/folk quartet The Golden Scoundrels (featuring Shit Liver and Handsome Sandwich alumni) at 8:30 PM, while your co-headliners at 7:30 PM are Crystal Falls, Michigan folk/Americana band The Seth Brown Duo in the first post-pandemic Stage 2 set from a touring band. Alternative rock band The Hollow Heads (replacing The Crossroad Magdalenes) will become the fourth band to play Stage 2 in three straight years when they take the stage at 6:30 PM, while the highest slotted heavier/punk band are veteran punk supergroup The Gambit at 5:30 PM. With original material in the works, this union of Bankshot, Downshift, and 12 Gauge Ready alumni should get a strong reception tomorrow!
The Jacob Valois Group (led by the Convergence/Rhythm Junction guitarist) will bring an original jazz-leaning set to Stage 2 at 4:30 PM. The preceding hour-long set is interestingly split in half for two half hour sets from indie-folk singer Juliana Regan at 4:00 PM and Handsome Sandwich guitarist Brandon Ruch at 3:30 PM. Whether Brandon backs up Juliana or not (he has in the past), he has a very busy day ahead, as he's playing with Bookclub on Stage 1 after this, then heads back to Stage 2 with The Hollow Heads and The Golden Scoundrels, so kudos to him for juggling four (five?) distinct sets tomorrow! The 2:30 PM slot belongs to "Miss Madii", which is essentially pop rock cover quartet Lime, rebranded to reflect that they're playing frontwoman Madii Schomogyi's own original material, meaning that they're jetting from their Stage 1 opening set tomorrow to pull the double. It'll be interesting to hear how that goes for (Miss) Madii and the guys!
Opening tomorrow at 1:30 PM are hard rock quintet HeadFirst, who will release their debut EP "Head Trauma" in limited CD copies at Rotaryfest, so consider buying one for $15 if you want it before it drops on streaming services and/or in wider quantities next week! As always, Stage 2 is FREE & ALL AGES. Currently, The Weather Channel is calling for mostly cloudy weather at 20-24°, and there is a sub-20% chance of rain, but check back closer to showtime for a more accurate projection. This should be a fun time for fans of original and rising local music, with some heavier chasers within, so visit the above links (and your programs) for more on Stage 2, and for a preview, here's The Gambit live at LopLops last year!
That's all for now, but stay tuned either tonight or tomorrow morning for our Ace Frehley, Vaegon, and Pridefest Loud & Proud concert previews to cap off this busy preview stretch! Thanks everyone!
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