We have just one weekend left of the true summer season (equinoxes aside) before fall schedules begin and school re-opens, and in a weekend concert preview sense, we're going out quietly after last weekend's packed schedule required five posts to preview all scheduled hard rock and punk concerts in the area! Barring late notice confirmations that could still come, we only need one post this weekend, and there's no festivals or special charity events to take note of on this Labour Day long weekend. Here's what you should know in rough chronological order, starting with LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS alongside two of them!
Joining his previously listed Mike Case Memorial Stage gig outside of The Trading Post TOMORROW NIGHT and his matinee on SATURDAY at Misty's Fifties, local classic/hard rock solo artist Tym Morrison will conclude(?) his summer arrangements at both venues with concerts next month! Tym has since clarified that his run of outdoor shows at the Mike Case Stage will only run for two final Fridays in September (the 6th and 13th) before the seasonal stage beside the Big Moose Ice Cream Parlour closes for 2024, so despite initially listing shows after then, do not expect him there beyond Friday the 13th! However, the former Nostalgic Band frontman will be back at Misty's on Second Line West for every Saturday in September (the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th). Being indoors, there's no seasonality to worry about there, but Tym has not listed October dates there or hinted at an extended run, so we'll keep you posted if he does return there beyond next month!
Before those six dates, Tym will rock both venues with his classic and hard rock covers tomorrow & Saturday, so keep both in mind for your long weekend entertainment! None of the referenced shows have a cover charge, with Trading Post gigs being at 7:00 PM with no age limit, and Misty's Fifties matinees being at 4:00 PM and 19+. Weather-wise, 9&10 News is calling for mostly cloudy skies with 19° temperatures tomorrow evening, and the forecasted thunderstorms should dry up before 7:00. Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here and here for more details, and for a preview, here's Tym live last year!
Next up, we'll head to The Water Tower Pub for the first of two hard rock-leaning cover bands to play there this weekend (the venue never hosts the same band on consecutive nights), as local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225 will set up shop there TOMORROW NIGHT for another "uncorked" concert! Fresh off of this year's Dragonfly Run on Sunday, tomorrow's one-nighter will see Bone Yard go acoustic for the first time since they last rocked the Great Northern Road nightclub last month, and will be their first of two straight unplugg.... sorry, "uncorked" gigs, preceding a Gateway Casino stop next week. Hopefully this proves to be another entertaining night of stripped down covers from Greg, Alex, and Warren, so keep their return in mind! This show is a 19+ affair with no cover charge and an 8:00 PM start time. It is worth noting that Bone Yard 225 have already confirmed that they'll back for Dragonfly Run III at The Grand Gardens next year as well!
We're way too soon to be listing 2025 concerts on the SMS, but this has been confirmed to return to The Grand Gardens on August 25th on the band's social media and on this YouTube highlight video of bikers leaving for the ARCH benefit rally on Sunday (as best as I can tell, the backing audio is not played by Bone Yard). The Dragonfly Run is a great event for a great cause, so fingers crossed that all goes smoothly for next year! For now, see above for more on their acoustic Water Tower Pub show tomorrow, and for a preview, here's your local 225 live!
As for the band playing at The Water Tower Pub on SATURDAY NIGHT, that would be local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck! Not counting 3/4ths of their lineup's guest turn with The Hoovers at the ARCH Run this past weekend, this will be Soundcheck's first concert since rocking Echo Bay last Friday, and their first show at The Water Tower Pub in two months. Unlike Bone Yard 225, Soundcheck's shows at the Great Northern Road venue are fully electric, so if that is your preference, head down to see the guys' entertaining blend of genres and covers at this familiar central locale on Saturday! Yes, we will have more on their upcoming Esquire Club gigs in a post on the site soon. Like with Bone Yard, the Soundcheck show on Saturday has an 8:00 PM start time, 19+ age limit, and no announced cover charge. Visit the above links for more on this one-nighter, and here's Soundcheck live!
Finally for this weekend's known hard rock concert previews, we'll head downtown to Shooters Downstairs Lounge, where local hard rock quintet HeadFirst are slated to return for one night only THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! While the band hasn't freshly plugged this show on social media in the last two months, it is listed on their summer season concert calendar from June, and will be their first show at the Dennis Street nightclub since dropping out of their planned August 17th show there. Assuming that their lack of promotion for Saturday's gig isn't a bad sign, hopefully their hard rocking originals and covers find a solid audience once again at Shooters this weekend! Also, just as minor clarification, the YouTube "Shorts" video of drummer Anthony Boudreau dancing at the ARCH Run in his work clothes was indeed to Bourbon Blue's cover of Men Without Hats' "The Safety Dance". They just dubbed in the original song to give it a wider reach.
Thanks to frontman Red Jettison for mentioning that to me, and even letting me see the raw video in Facebook Messenger! A one-nighter due to Shooters' Friday DJ nights this year, Saturday's HeadFirst concert has a 19+ age limit, no cover, and a likely 9:30 PM start time. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's HeadFirst live (and yes, our review of "Head Trauma" will hit the site on Saturday!)
That's all for now, but stay tuned for a new news post on the site next! Thanks everyone!
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