LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck), And This Weekend's Concert Previews!!

(Updated at 5:22 PM) I know things have been slow on the site lately, but so has news from the local hard rock, metal, and punk spectrums. Hopefully this weekend concert preview post will help, as there's a solid amount of concerts to take, so let's start with SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS!

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, these shows were only announced earlier this week on SooToday's events calendar courtesy of the venue, and the band proper has not publically acknowledged them on their Facebook page at press time (they hadn't for their shows two weeks ago either.) After splitting their last weekend across two venues, the Mourning Wood successors will return to this popular west end nightclub TOMORROW & SATURDAY for the first time in three weeks with another weekend of hard rocking covers, so keep Soundcheck's new gigs in mind for some solid and familiar action this weekend! As usual for their Esquire Club stops, TOMORROW & SATURDAY's shows are 10:00 PM affairs with no announced cover charge and a 19+ age limit. See above for more details, and no public videos of theirs yet!

Next up, we'll move to previously announced concerts, starting with the ever-prolific Tym Morrison's ongoing weekly concert arrangement at Gliss Steak & Seafood, which continues for yet another week TOMORROW & SATURDAY! Fresh off of his short notice Monday-Wednesday returns to Mark's Breakfast Plus, Tym will play his fourth & fifth shows in six days this weekend, and should have another stacked slate of classic and hard rock covers ready for Gliss patrons and fans alike tomorrow and Saturday, so keep these downtown matinees in mind as usual! As is standard for Tym's supper-time concerts at this restaurant, expect 6:00 PM start times tomorrow and on Saturday, and while these shows do not have announced age limits or cover charges, mind the locale. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Tym live!

Also this weekend, Sault Michigan fans can take in a pair of shows from Sault Michigan blues/hard rock quartet Project 906, including shows TOMORROW NIGHT at Bird's Eye Outfitters, and then a trip west to Hulbert Happy Hour in Hulbert Township THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! As announced last week, these will give fans their first chance to see Project 906 on a solo stage since their Hulbert debut in March, having solely stuck to multi-band showcases and competitions at The Superior Cafe in the interim. Tomorrow's Soo show is a relatively rare headlining concert in their hometown, and while logic would dictate that The Superior Cafe would be the host venue compared to it's hunting/outdoor store on the same complex, all band and venue advertising says that the show will be in Bird's Eye, so the cafe proper must be geared more to smaller or unplugged acts. Venue advertising indicates that a duo act named Brian & Keith will be opening for 906 tomorrow, and while I don't know much about them, I believe they've played at here before.

The Hulbert Happy Hour show on Saturday appears to be a standard stop for this well traveled hard rock group, so if you're out that direction, keep that show in mind too! Tomorrow's stop on the former Golanka's Bar location has a 7:00 PM start time and no announced age limit or cover charge, while Saturday's Hulbert show is at 9:00 PM with no cover and a 21+ age limit. Click here and visit the above links for more details, I've added Bird's Eye Outfitters and The Superior Cafe to our Sault Michigan venue links, and here's Project 906 live in concert earlier this year!



Lastly for known hard rock shows this weekend, fans of Sault Ontario indie/hard rock quartet Id Iota can see them back on stage THIS SATURDAY NIGHT when they take part in the Indie Spring concert at LopLops Lounge! As memorably hyped in this Facebook video where Id Iota summoned "Father Spring", this concert will mark Id Iota's third local concert appearance with their current lineup, and with new songs from their forthcoming full length album expected, look for more good times from this fan favourite quartet on Saturday! Id Iota will play support to Sudbury garage rock band The Almighty Rhombus, who are touring in support of their brand new EP "Swish", and with their lively, upbeat brand of rock music, they'll be a fine fit at LopLops this weekend too! Also playing support is local drone/noise rock trio Pointless (featuring Treble Charger's Bill Priddle and Id Iota's Dustin Goodall), who should deliver in their own unique way on Saturday as well, so don't be late for their set!

Promoted by Dustin Goodall via his recording studio Unsalted Audio (in a pseudo-revival of his old Unsalted Records agency), this concert has a $10 cover charge, 19+ age limit, and 9:00 PM start time. Indie rock fans should take to this show well, and with some hard rock and punk glimmers to boot, so visit the Facebook event page for more details, and here's Id Iota live!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for last month's poll results and our newest poll on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!