Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations will return to Jay's Piston Broke Pub for the Family Day long weekend on Friday, February 14th and Saturday, February 15th! Barring an interim announcement, these will be the Jus' Chillin successors' first public shows after taking a near month-long break, and beyond the long weekend appeal, the Friday nighter does fall on Valentine's Day, which they are playing up in their own marketing. Whether you have a special someone or not, Generations' old school range of covers should prove to be a fitting soundtrack in two weeks, so don't miss out at Jay's! No word as of yet if the band (minus Valerie) will return as Thursday jam night hosts that week, but I'll let you know if something is publically said. As usual for the Korah Road nightclub, these are 9:30 PM concerts with 19+ age limits and no announced cover charges. Visit the above links for more details on Generations' next gigs!
Next up, Sudbury-based Def Leppard tribute band Just Leppard will make their long awaited return to Sault Ontario on Saturday, April 26th when they headline at Soo Blaster! Hair metal fans may recall seeing Just Leppard here thrice from 2019-2022, but their planned co-headlining date with Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Saturday Night Special in November 2023 was cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances". Rather than bring Just Leppard 3½ hours west last year, the Kuthy brothers instead played a local date under their Rush tribute guise Rust, so if you've missed their melodic and faithful take on Def Leppard's hit catalogue, come down to Soo Blaster to help send the month of April out in style! This "80's rock party" will be all ages and has an 8:00 PM start time, with tickets on sale online at this link for $25 + taxes/processing fees (this is cheaper than the cancelled 2023 show was, though that one would have had two touring bands).
The price will jump to $35 if buying at the door, but you can also buy tickets in advance at the venue. While not my favourite hair/glam metal band, Def Leppard have loads of hits that Just Leppard pay tribute to well, as evidenced by their three prior shows here, and hopefully their return after 2+ years away is a big hit this spring! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details on Just Leppard's local return in three months!
Now let's wrap up this weekend's hard rock concert previews, and we'll start at Reggie's Place, where local southern hard rock trio Bone Yard 225 will return to the stage TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT! These will be Greg, Alex, and Warren's first concerts after a three week break, extended thanks to the cancellation of their Sudbury gigs last week due to mandatory electrical upgrades at The Coulson Entertainment Center. Disappointing for them and their fans out east, but hopefully they book makeup dates in Sudbury soon! Tonight's show caps off a busy run of nine shows at Reggie's Place in a two month span, and it will also be their first date since releasing their third studio single "Fuck!" on January 20th, which we'll include as a preview of these shows in a second. Yes, we'll have the "Gypsy Spell" lyric video and their recent interview on The Borderline in an upcoming post, so stay tuned for all of that shortly.
This weekend's Reggie's concerts have 9:30 PM start times, no cover charges, and 19+ age limits, while their infamous "Bone Yard shot" and band merchandise will also be on hand. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's their brand new song "Fuck!", courtesy of their YouTube channel! The title is well utilized in the choruses on this defiant song, which has more of a country/bluegrass structure that reminds me of something that The Billy Bastards might have put out, but it's still a hard rocker with good guitar heft and a fun solo, and it'll be a sing-along favourite in concerts. Solid enough song for fans of your local 225's southern side, so give it a listen below or on Spotify and Apple Music!
Finally for this weekend's concert previews, former Project 421/Eclipse frontman Curtis McKenzie will headline at The Dive Gastro Pub for another acoustic concert TOMORROW NIGHT! While attendees at the Joy MacMillan tribute concert at The Dive last week saw Curt there solo and with the one-off Din reunion, this will be his first solo headlining date of 2025, so if you've missed his multi-set nights of grunge and hard rock covers in "the naughty corner", then head to the former Low & Slow tomorrow for all of the action! As usual for Curtis' concerts at The Dive, this is a 9:00 PM event with no announced cover charge, and you must be 19 or older to attend. It'll be good to welcome Curt back to "home base" for a few sets of fan favourite hard rock covers, so definitely visit the above links for more details on his solo debut for the year, and here he is live a few years back!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site next month! Thanks everyone!
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