LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Soundcheck & The Wyld Stallyns) And Weekend Concert Previews!!

On this Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, there's a fair amount of concerts in store for you guys to check out on the hard rock and punk spectrum, so much so that we're holding our preview of Saturday night's Fluid 5ive concert for tomorrow's post to spread things out. Don't worry, it is coming, but for now, let's kick off our previews with some SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS, with a new video, lineup addition, and some show relocations alongside! (Updated at 9:03 PM)

Local acoustic hard rock trio The Wyld Stallyns will reportedly be the (Fishbowl?) Friday entertainment at Room 21 TOMORROW NIGHT! Apologies for the short notice, the venue's Facebook page only confirmed this concert this afternoon, and while the band hasn't acknowledged the show on their own Facebook page yet, note that the Stallyns haven't plugged any shows of theirs in advance in the past few weeks. This will be the Elements side project's first public concert since last month's Downtown Street Party, and their first stop at the bar above Low & Slow since playing there early last month. I don't know whether this will be another Fishbowl Friday event, as has been common at Room 21 as of late, but don't miss The Wyld Stallyns' fan favourite covers there TOMORROW! This concert has a 19+ age limit, no announced cover charge, and a likely 10:00 PM start time. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's a new videos of theirs!

Uploaded to the Stallyns' Facebook page last Tuesday during their open-mic hosting gig on the M.S. Norgoma,  this is fully representative of the open mic nature of the event, as it's a cover of the jazz standard "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" alongside uncredited guest performers. It's a well done rendition, so give it a look below, and don't miss The Wyld Stallyns' more traditional live experience TOMORROW at Room 21!



Next up, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck are advertised to return to The Water Tower Pub THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Again, apologies for the short notice, this concert was only announced via the venue's new concert calendar earlier this week, as shared via the Sault Music Newsletter Facebook page. This is Soundcheck's first advertised concert at this venue since ex-drummer Scott McLurg's retirement gig in August, and it should prove to be another fun time with their diverse but often heavy blend of covers! This will also be their first solo booking since adding Flat Stanley drummer Glen Thomas to their lineup full time, as cited on their Facebook event page, reuniting him with former Mourning Wood bandmates Terry Eaton and Paul Belair. Glen will be a fine fit with this familiar veteran band, so look for him with Soundcheck on SATURDAY and going forward! Also, note that his 1960s cover band The Peace Vibe will be playing at The Water Tower Pub themselves in two weeks, as noted on the pictured schedule.

As usual for Water Tower Pub bookings, SATURDAY'S one-night-only concert has a 9:00 PM start time, no announced cover charge, and a 19+ age limit. Visit the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's Soundcheck live at the same venue earlier this year!

Moving to previously announced concerts, we'll take a trip south to The Rapids Lounge at the Sault Michigan Kewadin Casino, where Traverse City metal trio Scarkazm will return for shows TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT! This is an unusually quick turnaround for these regional favourites, as Scarkazm just played at The Rapids Lounge three weeks ago. Whether you've seen the Peril side project recently or not, their hard hitting covers and potential originals should go over well at The Rapids Lounge tomorrow and on Saturday night, so consider trips there for all of the action! If you miss these gigs, Scarkazm will apparently be back on November 31st and December 1st at The Rapids Lounge, shows that were originally advertised for the St. Ignace Kewadin before quietly being moved, as per Scarkazm's Facebook event pages. No word on why the shows were moved north, but assuming Scarkazm aren't wrong, keep the new locale in mind!

As usual for Scarkazm's Kewadin bookings, these are 9:00 PM concerts with no announced cover charges and 21+ age limits. Visit the above links and the Facebook event pages liked here and here for more details, and here's Scarkazm live! (Note that this preview video was also shared on Facebook, but it's not overly substantial and has no audio.)

Finally, we'll head back to Sault Ontario for a fundraiser concert THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at The Sault Theatre Workshop, where an array of local musicians will join forces for the #TeamBear benefit in honour of prolific stage actor, director, and cab driver Pirie "Bear" Kaufman! Readers accustomed with local theatre productions will be most familiar with Pirie's work, including with the Chippewa Theatre Guild, and with him currently battling cancer, this benefit concert is designed to raise funds and support for him and his family, so definitely consider coming out to help out the Kaufman family through this difficult stretch! A buffet, cash bar, and silent auction are expected for the cause, so visit the official Facebook event page for non-musical details, but who all is playing? The nominal headliners are local power rock quintet Re:Born in their first live appearance in 4 months, with a largely acoustic opening roster also signed, including most of progressive rock quartet Machines Dream (led by the previously announced Craig West), ...

...ex-Blackberries frontman Norm Rosteck, folk artist M.D. Dunn, a mystery act named The Cheesemakers, and in a new confirmation, hard rock solo artist Tym Morrison, who will replace The Elements due to "unforeseen circumstances". Hopefully all's well in The Elements' camp, but Tym's a fine choice to step in! As well, a planned performance by local drag performer Paris Gore has quietly been removed from the bill for unannounced reasons. Tickets for this ALL AGES event at 121 Pittsburgh Avenue are $30 at The Rad Zone, Games Nook II, Amore For Your Pleasure, and Joe’s Clockwork Computers, plus through organizers, and the show begins at 6:00 PM, while there will be special $10 admission at the door after 9:00 PM on Saturday if you just want to see Re:Born and Tym for the heavier end of things. Hopefully this is a huge hit for Pirie and family, so see above for more details, and here's Re:Born live!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for our Fluid 5ive preview and more tomorrow! Thanks everyone!