Rotaryfest Main Stage & Tym Morrison Concert Previews!!

In our second concert preview post of the weekend, we're tackling the Rotaryfest main stage at Clergue Park shortly, and though the main stage is focusing on local cover bands and scattered out of town cover acts as usual, there is one band that will satisfy some hair metal needs! First though, we have previews for a couple of hard rock concerts unrelated to Rotaryfest this weekend, as Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison is bringing his solo acoustic concerts back to The Service Grill on Korah Road TODAY & TOMORROW! Similarly to his other recent Service Grill stops, he'll be breaking out his unplugged hard rock covers for sets at 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM on both days, and from what I understand, it's Tym's birthday today, so go out and wish him a happy birthday at The Service Grill as he rocks out for his fans! Admission should be free, and as the shows are in a restaurant, I'd expect no age limits. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page! It's great to see Tym back for some more acoustic hard rock concert sets this weekend, and though he'd seemingly fit well at Rotaryfest as well, these shows should work well for his fans! For a preview, here's one of Tym's newly uploaded original recordings "Someday", and happy birthday, Tym!



Now to the rest of the Rotaryfest previews, as the main stage is on TODAY at Clergue Park! In the second of three days of entertainment, today's lineup is country-leaning, but there's no shortage of talent, so here's who to look out for! In order from 10:00 PM down, the bands include local country acts Mustang Heart, Thin Ice, Spyder's Web, Bone Yard, and Summer Thunder, psychedelic retro rock band The Trippy Hippies, local country notables Asylum Country, big band Brass Taxx, a pair of out of town historical music acts (The Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps & the comedy trio The Zoom Daddys, who are on RIGHT NOW), while new alternative rock trio The Pesto Shirts opened the Friday festivities at 11:30 AM. As well, another "1812 Historical Moment" will take place after The Trippy Hippies' set, but what that entails isn't entirely clear. No metal to speak of (though I think The Trippy Hippies cover some late 60s hard rock occasionally), but local music fans should appreciate the talent here, especially if you love country music! Also, aside from the main four bands, none of today's acts played last year, so the variety is welcome! Also of note: Kyle McKey from Sailor's Tongue & KT, Kyle, and The Pocket is co-MCing today's main stage with James Warner-Smith, which is cool to see! Keep today's bands in mind, and click here for the full schedule!

Now to TOMORROW'S Rotaryfest main stage lineup, which is headlined by the only hard rock band of this stage this year, that being the Ontario-based Bon Jovi/Journey tribute band Bon Journey Canada! Yes, this tribute band covers both Bon Jovi AND Journey, and they handle both very well, doing only the biggest hits of both, so expect lots of 1980s hair metal goodness when they tackle Bon Jovi classics! Plus, even Journey have the occasional hard rock-tinged track, so if you love 1980s rock, don't miss them tomorrow! They'll headline tomorrow's main stage entertainment at 10:15 PM, with a full day of bands preceding them, so here's who else to look out for: Classic rock band Fusion (one of two bands tomorrow that are returning from last year) will co-headline tomorrow at 9:00 PM, and they'll be joined by new local rock band KT, Kyle, and The Pocket (featuring tomorrow's co-MC K.T. Antler on vocals) at 8:00 PM, blues sextet The Bebop Blues Band at 7:00 PM, pop rockers Cherry Crush at 6:00 PM, another "1812 Historical Moment" at 5:50 PM, local cover rock band Coverfly at 5:00 PM, and returning R&B big band The Reptiles at 4:00 PM.

Tomorrow's main stage opens with Pop Idols tributes of Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift at 2:00 PM, while the first bands will be Mike Case's Junior All Star Bands (country & rock) at 1:00 PM (any possible connection to the Case's Music rock camps there?) Check the above links for all details on the main stage entertainment tomorrow! Tomorrow definitely has the most varied lineup, and there's a little something for everyone amongst the scheduled bands, so don't sleep on anyone playing tomorrow, especially with the amount of new bands compared to last year! For a preview, here's an assortment of Bon Jovi & Journey cover clips from Bon Journey Canada, as though the look may not always be there, they have the sound down well on both sides, so don't miss them!



That's probably all for today, but stay tuned for more news and an all video post of some type (likely our last CASS Cafe metal video showcase) tomorrow! Thanks everyone!