In this final concert weekend of February 2026, we again have too many hard rock shows for one post, so Saturday's Project 906 and A.S.D.P./Apocalypse Afterparty shows will hit the site in our next news post. Here's what you should know to start off, including SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!
Former Haggith/Eclipse frontman Curtis McKenzie will play his second solo acoustic concert of the year TONIGHT at The Dive Gastro Pub! Apologies for the short notice, Curt only announced this "Think It Over Thursday" gig on his Facebook page on Monday, where he said that he "just got word that I will be performing", though at press time, The Dive has not corroborated this booking on social media. Curtis kicked off his 2026 solo calendar at the same venue last month, and hopefully his return to "The Naughty Corner" provides another solid evening of hard and alternative rock covers, so don't miss out TONIGHT if this is what the doctor ordered! As usual for concerts at the former Low & Slow, this is a 19+ show with no announced cover charge, and Curt mentioned a 10:00 PM start time despite generally listing 9:00 or 9:30 PM there in the past. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's Curtis live!
Next up, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Separate Wayz will return to The Esquire Club for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, the band also only announced these shows via their Facebook page on Monday, and the venue has yet to post their early 2026 concert calendar on social media. Last seen in their joint matinee with sister band Soundcheck at The Tap Room this past weekend, these will be Separate Wayz' first Esquire Club dates since early January, which were their only two gigs with Brent Royer behind the kit before Johnny Amendola came on as their current drummer. Hopefully Nicole and the guys deliver a fun weekend of rocking covers for west end fans TOMORROW & SATURDAY despite the late notice! These shows are 9:30 PM affairs with no announced cover charges and 19+ age limits, as usual there. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's Separate Wayz live!
Also newly announced for this weekend is a show sandwiched in between Separate Wayz' Esquire Club gigs, as guitarist Terry Eaton and his Soundcheck bandmate Travis Sharpe will play an acoustic matinee concert together at Misty's Fifties on SATURDAY! Apologies again for the short notice, this show was only announced via the venue's Facebook page on Monday, and Sound Track Soundcheck have not confirmed the booking either, though it is only half of the band. Yes, Trav(is) & Terry are replacing Tym Morrison, who was originally slated to play at Misty's on SATURDAY before he broke his pinky finger (he is scheduled to return to live concerts late next month). While the idea of Soundcheck's original/current guitarists playing an unplugged show is relatively new for our coverage, you may recall seeing Terry back up his old bandmate Cameron Oliver in acoustic country concerts last year.
With Travis back, it's safe to assume that this acoustic gig with Terry will be similar in tone to Soundcheck's hard and classic rock-leaning full band shows, and it'll be a second straight busy SATURDAY for Terry, after Soundcheck played two concerts in one day last week, so keep this one in mind if you want some unplugged mid-day rock! As usual for Misty's Fifties on Second Line West, this is a 4:00 PM gig with a 19+ age limit and no cover, before Terry heads down the road to join Separate Wayz that night. Visit the above links for more details, and we'll you know if public videos of Terry & surface!
We'll close this preview post with a show that did have advance notice before Monday, as local classic/hard rock cover quartet Generations are scheduled to return to The Full Throttle Saloon for one night only on SATURDAY NIGHT! Just to clarify, the band erroneously announced this show as taking place tomorrow night when first mentioned on their Facebook group on January 11th (source here), but the former Primavera Hall typically doesn't book bands on Fridays, and the venue has since corrected the date in recent promotion. Two weeks removed from their Valentine's Day show at the Full Throttle Saloon, this should be another prime opportunity for fans to see Generations rock out in Steelton, so keep this Saturday nighter in mind for your weekend plans! As usual for Full Throttle gigs, this is a 19+ event with no announced cover charge and a 9:30 PM start time. See above for more details, and here's some brand new videos of Generations live!
Uploaded to new guitarist Joe Miller's personal Facebook page and shared to the band's Facebook group (yes, I can embed these ones), these come from their Water Tower Pub show last week, and include covers of The Tragically Hip's "Blow At High Dough" (with bassist Pierre Anthony on vocals), and as embedded below, Loverboy's "Working For The Weekend" with Valerie Powley singing. While neither is the full song, both are horizontal (thank goodness!) and capture the band in good form from two different camera angles, so if you like their brand of old school rock covers, these should be up your alley! Check them both out above & below!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for our A.S.D.P. and Project 906 previews (and more) next! Thanks everyone!
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