For this last concert weekend of April 2025, things are just busy enough to spill our hard rock weekend concert previews into a second post, so Sunday's Robbie G-headlined rap show (featuring The Apocalypse Afterparty as openers) will be previewed in tomorrow's post. Otherwise, here's what you should know for Saturday (nothing heavier tomorrow, oddly), starting with a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT at a new-ish locale!
Local hard rock quartet Half Past will hit the stage for one night only on SATURDAY NIGHT at... Beck's Bar? Apologies for the short notice, this show was only announced via the band's Facebook page yesterday, but there is a good reason for the show to be on late notice, as Beck's only opens its doors tonight! Beck's Bar (named for owner Becky Sawyer) is located at 232 Goulais Avenue beside/below the Polish Canadian Hall, which SMS readers will best know from its run as The Vibe Lounge from 2010-2011 (and previously as the Stir Pub in the mid-2000s). It is neat to see someone give another kick at making this west end venue a thing again, and Becky seems to have big plans in mind for the nightclub! Like at Shooters Downstairs Lounge, bands are only scheduled at Beck's on Saturday nights, with Fridays devoted to DJ nights, though they will also be hosting acoustic matinee performers on Saturdays and Sundays.
Visit Beck's Bar's Facebook page for details on the launch and more particulars about this new-ish local nightclub! Surprisingly, this will be Half Past's first show of 2025, last having played at Soo Blaster in October, so hopefully the guys rock the stage well on SATURDAY in 232 Goulais' return to hosting live rock bands after fourteen years! Enjoy their hard rocking covers on SATURDAY NIGHT at 9:00 PM with a 19+ age limit and no announced cover charge. Visit the above links for more details on the show and Beck's Bar, and for a preview, here's Half Past live!
Next up, here's three more shows on SATURDAY that did have advance notice, and we'll start with that day's matinee gig from local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison, who will be rocking Misty's Fifties that day! While we're on the subject, it appears that Tym has cancelled his planned May 3rd matinee at The Fraternal Order Of Eagles Club, as per its quiet removal from the batch Facebook event page for his spring shows there. A reason for the cancellation wasn't announced, but he will be back at the Wellington Street West venue for another matinee on May 17th, and if you really can't wait, why not come to Misty's in two days' time? Tym's unplugged rock cover attack will return to Second Line West at least twice more next month, but Saturday's show should deliver the classics and hard rock favourites in the short term! This is a 19+ event with no cover charge and a 4:00 PM matinee start time.
Visit the Misty's show's official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's a new revision of an old original song for his YouTube channel! Tym had originally posted his song "His Sacrifice" on YouTube back in 2012, but I didn't offer my thoughts then because he was (at the time) working on his still-unreleased second album again. Lyrically about Jesus Christ (Tym's faith has been very important to him since) and featuring another video full of AI and stock footage content, this is a full-on classic metal song with catchy galloping riffs and a quality guitar solo, so fans of Tym's metal originals will be right at home here! Give it a listen below!
Also in early concert action on SATURDAY, let's head to Huck's Pub & Grill in Rudyard, where local hard rock quartet Unfortunate Sun will take the stage for a rare matinee concert of their own! For reasons unknown to me, the former Joe's Bar will be hosting the Fake Chow successors in the 4:00-8:00 PM matinee timeslot, and while a double booking with a separate group on Saturday night would be the most logical explanation, the venue hasn't advertised a nighttime concert then on social media. In any event, this appears to be a one-off matinee booking for Unfortunate Sun, as their Huck's stops in July and November will be in the normal 9:00 PM timeslot. Early or not, Unfortunate Sun should rock the stage with their hard hitting covers, so don't miss out on all of the action in Rudyard! This is a 21+ show with no cover charge. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Unfortunate Sun live!
Finally for this preview post, we'll head back to Sault Ontario for one of the two big concerts with touring acts at Soo Blaster this weekend, as Sudbury-based Def Leppard tribute band Just Leppard will return to town THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Hair and glam metal fans will have seen this talented tribute thrice here from 2019-2022, but in the interim, the Kuthy brothers instead brought their Rush tribute band Rust here for a gig last year, while a planned double bill between them and Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Saturday Night Special in 2023 was cancelled outright. While I'm not a massive Def Leppard fan, Just Leppard pay strong homage to their 1980s hits, and if you're one to listen to The Hair Scare on Saturday nights, there's no better show to attend this weekend! This "80's Rock Party" has an 8:00 PM start time, no age limit, and tickets running for $25 at Soo Blaster and at this link (plus processing fees and taxes there).
This show is cheaper than the cancelled 2023 show would have been, though this time, there's only Just Leppard advertised. If you wait to pay admission at the door, the price will jump to $35. Just Leppard's entertaining and faithful take on Def Leppard should get another strong attraction in their fourth Soo date, so see above for more details, and here they are live!
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