LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck, Tym Morrison, And Rob Speers & Jesse Cook) And Weekend Concert Previews!!

Before everyone heads down to the OHL Championship Series opener at The Essar Center (and preceding street party on Queen Street East at 4:00 PM), here's this weekend's hard rock concert previews! Remember, you guys can watch game 2 at some of these venues on Saturday before/during the concerts in question, so if you want to cheer on the Greyhounds, I'm sure you'll have lots of chances! Now, let's begin this weekend's concert previews with LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, some on SHORT NOTICE!

Elements bandmates Rob Speers & Jesse Cook (credited as "The Wyld Stallyns" again) will return to Room 21 TOMORROW NIGHT to headline their Star Wars Day party! Apologies for the short notice, this show was only announced via it's Facebook event page on Tuesday. Last seen at the Low & Slow sister bar last month, TOMORROW'S show coincides with the Star Wars fan holiday ("May the Fourth be with you"), and with that in mind, Room 21 have drink specials for the occasion, and attendees who show up in Star Wars costumes will get exclusive specials, so keep that in mind if you're planning to come out! As for Rob & Jesse, expect more fan favourite covers once again TOMORROW, with guest appearances and crowd involvement likely, so don't miss out at 10:00 PM! This show is a 19+ event with no announced cover charge. Visit the above links for more details, and here's Rob, Jesse, and guests live at The Rockstar Bar!



Next up, we'll add local unplugged singer/guitarist Tym Morrison's May slate of Gliss Steak & Seafood shows to our concert listings, so you can see him there TOMORROW & SATURDAY, and then on May 11th-12th, 18th-19th, and 25th-26th! Again, apologies for the short notice on this weekend's shows, remember that we take Tym's Gliss bookings on a month-by-month basis due to their long term nature. TOMORROW & SATURDAY's shows continue a busy week for Tym Morrison, who just played three nights at Mark's Breakfast Plus from Monday through yesterday, and with a new month of Gliss shows now listed, fans can get more of his acoustic hard rock hits over the coming days! As usual for Tym's long term run at The Quality Inn's house restaurant, expect 6:00 PM matinee start times TOMORROW, SATURDAY, and throughout the month, with no advertised cover charges or age limits.

No word yet regarding shows of Tym's at other venues this month, but his hard rock covers should go over well with Gliss patrons at supper time this month, and definitely consider a run downtown to see him in May for a prolific slate of acoustic rock classics! Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Tym live!



Also this weekend, fans can check out classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck twice to start the month, including returns to The Water Tower Pub TOMORROW NIGHT and The Rockstar Bar on SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies again for the short notice, we only heard about the former show via the Sault Music Newsletter Facebook page on Tuesday, and the latter via The Rockstar Bar's Facebook event page on Monday. The band proper has not publically plugged either concert online at press time, but for reference, they only mentioned their Esquire Club shows last month on their Facebook page hours out from the Friday nighter. The Water Tower Pub has been a more frequent venue for Soundcheck in 2018 so far, but SATURDAY'S show will be their first at The Rockstar Bar in almost three months. This talented veteran quartet should have a pair of solid nights of hard rock and classic rock covers in store, so don't miss them on Great Northern Road TOMORROW to start!

Note that Soundcheck's shows are split across two venues this weekend due to The Water Tower Pub traditionally booking different acts each night (a one-off Tom Petty tribute is there on Saturday), while The Rockstar Bar has booked bands for single nights often lately as it is. TOMORROW'S Water Tower Pub show is at 9:30 PM, while SATURDAY'S Rockstar Bar show is listed at 9:00 PM, with both having no cover and a 19+ age limit. Visit the above links for more details, and no public Soundcheck videos yet!

We'll close today's concert previews with shows that had lots of advance notice, as Kinross, Michigan classic/hard rock trio Banned will return to The Northern Pines Lounge at the St. Ignace Kewadin Casino for concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! After taking April off from advertised concerts, this constant live favourite will play their first non-Sault Michigan concerts since February, where they played in Hessel, Engadine, and yes, St. Ignace. These may be Banned's only shows this month (barring a possible confirmation to come), so don't miss Alex, Don, and Wayne's hard rocking covers at The Northern Pines Lounge over these two nights! As usual for Banned's Kewadin bookings, these are 21+ concerts with 9:00 PM start times and no announced cover charges. Visit the official Facebook event pages linked here & here for more details, and here's Banned live!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes over the weekend! Thanks everyone!