Weekend Concert Previews, A New Old Treble Charger Interview, And Sault Michigan Updates!!

In what may just be the calm before the St. Patrick's Day storm, this weekend's concert previews are very slight in number, with only two batches of hard rock shows to cover this weekend that have advance notice. To fill things out, we have a new-ish radio interview with a prominent local band, and some assorted Sault Michigan stories, so here's what you should know!

We'll start today's shorter than usual batch of concert previews with the return of prolific local acoustic hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison to Gliss Steak & Seafood for another pair of unplugged gigs TONIGHT & TOMORROW! As his long-term weekly arrangement at The Quality Inn's house restaurant marches on, Tym should have another solid pair of shows in store for fans and patrons alike, so keep an eye out for his skilled blend of classic and hard rock covers over these next two evenings! Note that Tym played Gliss yesterday as well on special request (if that was a public show, our apologies for missing it), while he has also confirmed that his hosting of open mic nights at The Canadian will continue on Thursdays rather than Wednesdays starting next week through at least May 24th, so keep the date change in mind if you like open mic nights! As usual for Tym's Gliss matinees, expect a 6:00 PM start time tonight and tomorrow.

Also, remember that while there are no announced cover charges or age limits, mind the locale, this isn't a traditional nightclub venue. Visit the official Facebook event page for more on these and upcoming Tym Morrison shows at Gliss, and here he is live a few years back!



Next up, here's this weekend's only other previously announced hard rock show, and it's a big one for metal fans, as Sudbury death/thrash metal band Archelon will return to Sault Ste. Marie for a headlining date at The Rockstar Bar TOMORROW NIGHT! Almost 3½ years removed from their Oddfellows Hall concert on Devil's Night 2014, this show could be seen as a delayed final stop from theirs and locals Jack Spades' joint Northern Ontario tour last fall, which didn't have a Soo concert scheduled. Archelon's brutal onslaught should be welcomed back to the local stage tomorrow, so don't miss out on their original tracks then! The aforementioned Jack Spades are the advertised co-headliners in their first concert appearance of 2018, and their second since Tiffany and Johnny returned to their lineup, so look for more high impact metal-tinged punk from them! Might there be a new song to look forward to?! Hamilton punk/grunge trio Doors & Fours will also perform on Saturday in a makeup date of sorts following their drop-out of a headlining show here in November, also with Jack Spades.

No word on why they're playing between locals, but Doors & Fours old school-inspired hybrid sound should garner a solid audience of their own tomorrow night! The openers are new local power rock quintet (and Project 421 successors) Re:Born in their public concert debut, so how will Robert, Blair, Frank, Fred, and Brandan sound in their first live go-around? Find out tomorrow night! This show has a $7 cover charge, 10:00 PM start time, and 19+ age limit, and while the genres on display seem more suited for The Algonquin Pub downstairs, all advertising indicates it's upstairs. This should be a great night of metal and punk action, so visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Archelon live!



Also today, here's a new YouTube find for fans of local/Toronto indie punk veterans Treble Charger, namely an interview with singer/guitarist Greig Nori and then-bassist Rosie Martin on Calgary rock station CJAY 92 back in December 2000! Uploaded to YouTube user Colin MacDonald's channel yesterday, the interview was conducted by CJAY personality Stone Malone, the interview took place during Treble Charger's tour stop in Calgary on December 4th, 2000 alongside Eve 6 and Gob. In the interview, Greig and Rosie talk about how the tour is going, their beginnings as a band, their then-new album "Wide Awake Bored", working with producer Matt Hyde, tour experiences in the United States, their pinball-inspired website, their new music video for "Brand New Low", members' loves & hates, and more (Stone also throws to "Brand New Low" and "Funny", but both tracks and the commercial break are clipped out, likely for copyright reasons regarding the songs.)

Despite a 17+ year wait to see this interview come online, it's a fun listen, and both Greig and Rosie are completely at ease and having a lot of fun bantering and reminiscing with Stone (even joking that they'd be CJAY's new morning hosts), so this is definitely worth listening for Treble Charger fans! Do so below, and hopefully we hear more from Treble Charger in 2018!



Finally for today, here's three assorted shorter news items from the last while, all relating to Sault Michigan in some respect! As usual, these are in alphabetical order by venue, station, or program name:

• Classic Rock: The Bear in Cheboygan (WCHY 97.7 FM) is moving to 95.3 FM on a 5X stronger signal on Tuesday, as per their Facebook page! The move appears to involve the purchase of or trade for existing country station WWSS 95.3 FM in Tuscarora Township (which shares ownership with the Eagle classic hits stations in our market.) Though 95.3 is a much stronger signal, Tuscarora is a half hour south of Cheboygan, so how well will The Bear pick up in the Soo now, especially compared to KLT? We'll find out next week!
• In a name change for our "Other Sault Michigan Links", I have reverted the name of Rock 101's weekday morning drive program back to Scott Cook In The Morning, following co-host Brian Davie's second departure last year. To my knowledge, an online statement wasn't made regarding his exit, but on-air promotion of the show doesn't list Brian anymore, and I haven't heard him on air in months. Hopefully nothing bad happened, it was nice to have him back!
• A second musicians competition will be held at the Superior Cafe (inside Bird's Eye Outfitters on the former Golanka's Bar site) in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday, March 27th! Ground rules are basically identical to January's competition, with gift cards awaiting the winning acts (bands and solo artists welcomed), so visit the official Facebook event page for details! For reference, 9 acts competed in January, including winning alternative quintet Midnight Logic and half of Project 906, among others.

That's all for today, but stay tuned for this month's Defunct Local Band Profile next! Thanks everyone!