LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Project 906, Soundcheck, And Fluid 5ive), And Weekend Concert Previews!!

The final concert weekend of April 2018 is upon us, so let's tackle most of this weekend's concert previews for you guys today! Due to the amount, we'll hold our previews of the previously announced Scarkazm shows in Sault Michigan for tomorrow's post, so don't worry, they are coming, but let's start today with LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, mostly on SHORT NOTICE!

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck are advertised to return to The Esquire Club for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the shows were only confirmed online via the Sault Music Newsletter Facebook page this week, though note that Soundcheck proper have not publically confirmed these dates on their Facebook page at press time. After their Water Tower Pub shows two weeks ago, this will be the Mourning Wood successors' first concert weekend at The Esquire Club in a couple of months, and with another round of Catch the Ace ongoing at this popular west end venue, hopefully there's a solid crowd TOMORROW & SATURDAY for all of Soundcheck's hard hitting yet varied cover action! As usual for Soundcheck's Esquire Club stops, TOMORROW & SATURDAY's shows should be 19+ affairs with no cover charges and 9:00 PM start times. See above for more details, and we have no public videos of theirs yet!

Next up, we'll head to Sault Michigan, where local hard/blues rock quartet Project 906 will play at The Superior Cafe on SATURDAY as part of their first musician showcase event! Again, apologies for the short notice, a performer lineup was only announced late last week, which we couldn't immediately slide into a post at the time. This event is basically the sequel to The Superior Cafe's prior two musicians competitions, but as they are "trying something a little different", SATURDAY'S concert is "no longer" a competitive event, as per their Facebook page earlier this month. No word on exactly why they're not having a battle this time out, especially as band registration seemed to be good, but hopefully this change works out as well as cafe staff hopes! Project 906 are joining at least four advertised acts on SATURDAY, including alt-rock quintet Midnight Logic, and a new(?) local band named Halfway to Hanna who I know nothing about. If you can identify them, let us know!

The other two listed performers are Ordinaires frontman Raven Griffin and Dead Water Tapes alum Garrett Chevrette, while more acts are also teased. If you want in on this musician showcase at the Bird's Eye Outfitters-hosted cafe, you can sign up for FREE at Crooked Music or via contacting aarondepalma@yahoo.com, while performers will get a free drink. There is a 5:00 PM matinee start time on SATURDAY, no announced cover charge, and this is an ALL AGES event. It'll be interesting to hear how this event does without a competitive element, but the talent is certainly there regardless, so see above for more details, and here's Project 906 live!



Finally for late notice hard rock shows this weekend, we'll head back to Sault Ontario, where new-ish hard rock cover quintet Fluid 5ive will make their Canadian Nightclub debut with a one-night-only concert THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies again for the short notice, we only heard about these shows via guitarist Joe Miller on our Facebook page earlier this week, with SooToday also confirming the dates, though like with Soundcheck, the band proper hasn't plugged them on their Facebook page at press time. Conversely, they haven't acknowledged another newly announced show of theirs either, as they'll return to The Rockstar Bar for one night only on Saturday, May 12th, as per the venue's Facebook event page. Fans will recall seeing this veteran quartet finally make their live concert debut in late February at that venue, and after taking March off, they're back for more live shows at The Canadian and Rockstar Bar, so be at the former on SATURDAY for your next shot at seeing them live!

No word on why either show is a one nighter, but axe throwing fans will be happy to know that the Northern Axperts throwing cages will be open at The Canadian on SATURDAY between sets! You can see Fluid 5ive cover everyone from (perhaps) The Allman Brothers Band to Kim Mitchell to Deep Purple both nights at around 10:00 PM, neither venue has a cover charge, and these are 19+ events. Hopefully this is a good sign for future local cover bands at The Canadian Nightclub, and that Fluid 5ive knock it out of the park for their second and third live concerts! See above for more details, and when public videos turn up, we'll let you know!

We'll close this concert preview post with shows that did have lots of advance notice, namely prolific hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison's ongoing Gliss Steak & Seafood arrangement, as he'll return for two more matinees there TOMORROW & SATURDAY! Fresh off a busy stretch that included shows at Gliss, Mark's Breakfast Plus, and even Boston Pizza, this weekend appears to be just focused on the Quality Inn's house restaurant, with another quality weekend of hard hitting and fan friendly covers expected for fans downtown over these two evenings! Note that we will tackle Tym's May concerts (including his expected Gliss continuation) next month when publically confirmed beyond his website. As usual for Tym's shows at Gliss, expect these to be 6:00 PM matinees with no announced cover charges or age limits, but mind the locale, this isn't a typical nightclub. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Tym live!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for our Scarkazm previews and more next! Thanks everyone!