LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Project 906, Double Down, And Headrush), And Weekend Concert Previews!!

Another wave of weekend concert previews is upon us, and most of this post is comprised of SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS as a result! Due to the amount, Saturday night's Mike Haggith & The Din-headldined Joy MacMillan tribute concert at The Dive will be previewed in tomorrow's post. Here's what you should know on this Thursday night!

Local classic/hard rock cover quintet Headrush will return to The Esquire Club for their first concerts of 2025 TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, bassist John Amendola only announced the shows via the official Facebook event page on Tuesday. This newer veteran group were last seen at The Esquire Club ("their favourite bar", if you believe the venue's Facebook page) just under a month ago, so it'll be good to see the Johns, Wes, and crew back on Second Line West for another weekend of 1980s-leaning rock covers! No major frills or themes to note, just two nights of old school rock hits, so don't miss out on all of the action from Headrush (not HeadFirst) TOMORROW and/or SATURDAY NIGHT! As usual, expect 9:30 PM start times, 19+ age limits, and no cover charges both nights. See above for more details, and here's Headrush live!

Next up, fellow local classic/hard rock cover quartet Double Down will return to Jay's Piston Broke Pub for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT themselves! Again, apologies for the short notice, these shows were only announced via their Facebook page on Monday, and we await any sort of concert calendar for upcoming dates like they were posting every so often last year. These will be Double Down's second and third shows of the year, last having played at Jay's back in November, so if you've missed seeing the Syrettes, Brad, and Ric in the west end, you'll get your fill of classic and hard rock cover action by doubling down with Double Down TOMORROW and/or SATURDAY! For the record, Tex Riviera & The Ride hosted the Thursday jam night there tonight (I don't believe Double Down has ever hosted one of those). TOMORROW & SATURDAY'S concerts are at 9:30 PM with 19+ age limits and no cover charge. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Double Down live!

Also, let's head across the International Bridge for the return of Sault Michigan blues/hard rock quartet Project 906, who will play their first show of the year THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at The Strongs Tavern in nearby Eckerman! Again, apologies for the short notice, the band only announced this show via their Facebook page on Monday (the venue has not corroborated the booking on social media at press time). While Project 906 haven't been seen at The Strongs Tavern since September, they actually have played one public concert since that I profusely apologize for missing on the SMS, as they returned to Brimley on November 9th to headline the Brimley Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9023's annual Veteran's Day ATV ride for a second straight year. This was publically advertised and attendable (here was its Facebook event page), and I do apologize again for missing this concert last fall, especially given the aims of the event, but I hope the veterans, riders, and Project 906 had a great time at the ride in November!

SATURDAY'S Strongs concert appears to be regular fare for the guys as they kick off 2025, though I don't know if their choice of picture in the post announcing this show (from a gig featuring guest hand drummer Brian Duford) is a hint as to who will be playing here or if it was just the picture that they chose to use. Everything goes down on SATURDAY NIGHT at 8:00 PM with a 21+ age limit and no announced cover charge. See above for more details, apologies again for missing the Brimley show in November, and here's Project 906 live!

Finally for this preview post, we'll head back to Sault Ontario for local acoustic classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison's return to Misty's Fifties for another matinee concert on SATURDAY! Previously announced on Monday the 13th, this will be Tym's third straight Saturday matinee gig at Misty's and fourth out of the past five Saturdays, so whether this is a revival of his weekly arrangement or not, fans of his skilled and prolific slate of rock covers will want to head to the west end in a couple of days to check everything out! Fans can see the former Caveman Morrison and Nostalgic Band frontman on Saturday at 4:00 PM with no announced cover charge and a presumed 19+ age limit. If you want a more relaxed brand of acoustic classic and hard rock hits from this talented local mainstay, head to Second Line West for all of the action on Saturday! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Tym live!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for the Mike Haggith & The Din reunion/tribute concert preview and more next! Thanks everyone!